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Symposium 18: Biological Invasions in a Time of Global Change
Organized by: J Weltzin and J Dukes
Thursday, August 7. 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM, SITCC Chatham Ballroom C.

8:00 AM Introduction.

8:05 AM Mack, Richard1, 1 Washington State University, Pullman, WA Biological invasions, stochastic events and global change: an uncertain world becomes more uncertain.

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8:30 AM Huxman, Travis*,1, 1 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tucson, AZ Plant invasions and elevated CO2: interactions with climate variability and plant growth form.

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8:55 AM Weltzin, Jake*,1, 1 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Changing climates, invasive species, and encroachment of woody plants in arid and semi-arid ecosystems.

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9:20 AM Sanders, Nathan*,1, 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Arcata, CA Do we need to worry even more about invasive ants?

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9:45 AM Kolar, Cindy 1, 1 U. S. Geological Survey, La Crosse, WI Invasions by freshwater non-indigenous species: interactions with other global changes.

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10:10 AM Break.

10:25 AM Parmesan, Camille1, 1 University of Texas - Austin, Austin Invasions as a consequence of climate-mediated range shifts.

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10:50 AM Shaw, Rebecca*,1, 1 The Nature Conservancy, San Francisco, CA Invasives, climate change, and conservation challenges.

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11:15 AM Synthesis and Discussion.