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WACHNICKA, ANNA	Paleoecological determination of effects of salt-water encroachment on community migration in coastal South Florida wetlands. Gaiser, Evelyn*,1, Ruiz, Pablo1, Wachnicka, Anna1, Zafiris, Angelikie1, Ross, Michael1, 1 Southeast Environmental Research Center, Miami, FL FULL ABSTRACT
WACHTER, PAUWEL	Group structure, population density and the emergence of Ebola in African Apes. Walsh, Peter*,1, Wachter, Pauwel2, Marc, Ella Akou2, Huijbregts, Bas2, Idiata Mambounga, Daniel3, Lahm, Sally4, Ndong Obiang, Sosthène 3, White, Lee5, 1 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton, NJ, USA2 WWF Central Africa Regional Program Office, Libreville, Estuaire, Gabon3 Ministère de l'Economie Forestière, des Eaux, de la Pêche chargé de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature, Libreville, Estuaire, Gabon4 Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale, Libreville, Estuaire, Gabon5 Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WADDELL, PAUL	Valuing proximity to forest patches at the neighborhood scale: A hedonic model using landscape metrics. Mills, April*,1, Bjorn, Andrew1, Waddell, Paul2, Alberti, Marina1, 1 Department of Urban Design and Planning, Seattle, WA, USA2 Evans School of Public Affairs, Seattle, WA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WAGNER, C. MICHAEL	Condition-specific asymmetric competition between threatened native and aggressive non-native minnows may mitigate an ongoing invasion. Wagner, C. Michael*,1, Grossman, Gary1, 1 Warnell School of Forest Resources, Athens, GA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WAGNER, DIANE	54 Effects of N deposition, increased summer rains and trampling on nitrogen fixing ability of biological crusts in the Mojave Desert. Zimpfer, Jeff*,1, Wagner, Diane 2, Smith, Stanley1, 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Las Vegas, NV2 Biology and Wildlife Department, Fairbanks, AK FULL ABSTRACT
WAGNER, RACHEL	Root foraging for patchy nutrients: Morphological, physiological and demographic plasticity in four species. Bliss, Kristin*,1, Jones, Robert 2, Wagner, Rachel2, Mou, Paul3, 1 Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, VA, USA2 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA3 Department of Biology, Greensboro, NC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WAHL, EUGENE	Using AOGCM output to assess the performance of teleconnection patterns derived from climate proxies. Wahl, Eugene*,1, Ammann, Caspar1, 1 National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WAHREN, CARL	Phenological responses to changing climate in arctic plant communities. Walker, Marilyn*,1, 2, Carroll, Amy1, 3, Wahren, Carl1, Borner, Andrew1, 3, 1 Boreal Ecology Cooperative Research Unit, Fairbanks, AK2 USDA Forest Service PNW Station, Fairbanks, AK3 Dept. of Biology and Wildflie, Fairbanks, AK FULL ABSTRACT
WAIT, ALEXANDER	150 Ecological contributions of hypolithic cryptobiotic soil crusts in hyperarid ecosystems. Heckman, Katherine*,1, Anderson, Wendy1, Wait, Alexander2, 1 Drury University, Springfield, MO, USA2 Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WAIT, ALEXANDER	Boundary permeability to marine subsidies affects arthropod community structure on Gulf of California islands. Anderson, Wendy*,1, Bethmann, Cory1, Wait, Alexander2, Allfree, Leslie3, 1 Drury University, Springfield, MO, USA2 Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, USA3 National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WAIT, D. ALEXANDER	121 Small island biogeography in the Gulf of California: Lizards, the subsidized island biogeography hypothesis, and the small island effect. Barrett, Kyle*,1, 3, Wait, D. Alexander1, Anderson, Wendy2, 1 Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO3 Auburn University, Auburn, AL2 Drury University, Springfield, MO FULL ABSTRACT
WALBRIDGE, MARK	Landscape analysis of soil characteristics of 12 forested floodplains in the southeastern US. Walbridge, Mark*,1, Cade-Menun, Barbara2, Dress, William1, 1 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV2 Stanford University, Stanford, CA FULL ABSTRACT
WALBRIDGE, MARK	Chemical characteristics of river and floodwaters of forested floodplains in the SE United States. Dress, William*,1, Whitmire, Stefanie1, 2, Walbridge, Mark1, 1 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV2 Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI FULL ABSTRACT
WALDE, SANDRA	Stability of pitcher-plant microfaunal populations depends on food web structure. Trzcinski, Kurtis*,1, Walde, Sandra1, Taylor, Phillip2, 1 Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada2 Atlantic Cooperative Wildlife Ecology Research Network, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
WALDROP, JOEL	The virtual longleaf pine forest Orlando Science Center exhibit. Weishampel, John1, Riedel, Teresa*,2, Breedlove, John3, Waldrop, Joel4, Hughes, Charles3, Moshell, Michael4, Stapleton, Chris5, Smith, Eileen6, 1 Department of Biology, Orlando, FL, USA2 Carillon Elementary School, Oviedo, FL, USA3 Computer Science Department, Orlando, FL, USA4 Digital Media Department, Orlando, FL, USA5 Institute for Simulation and Training, Orlando, FL, USA6 Orlando Science Center, Orlando, FL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WALDROP, THOMAS	35 Structural and functional restoration effects on soil microbial activity in two contrasting ecosystems. Boerner, Ralph*,1, Waldrop, Thomas2, Brinkman, Jennifer1, Callaham, Mac2, 1 Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA2 U.S.D.A. Forest Service Southern Research Station, Clemson, SC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WALDROP, THOMAS	The national fire and fire surrogate study: an interdisciplinary comparison of methods to reduce fuels and fire risk. Waldrop, Thomas*,1, McIver, James2, 1 USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Clemson, South Carolina2 USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Le Grande, Oregon FULL ABSTRACT
WALKER, AMBER	77 Land use, land cover and socioeconomic variables as predictors of bird species composition in St. Louis, MO. Walker, Amber*,1, Nilon, Charles 1, 1 University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO FULL ABSTRACT
WALKER, BRIAN	Environmental endocrinology and invasive cowbird species. Hahn, Caldwell*,1, Wingfield, John2, Fox, David3, Walker, Brian2, Richie, Jill4, 1 Caldwell_Hahn@usgs.gov, Laurel, MD, USA2 University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA3 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA4 Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WALKER, DONALD	40 Plant community and ecosystem properties in Arctic frost-boil systems. Kelley, Alexia1, Epstein, Howard*,1, Walker, Donald2, 1 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA2 Univeristy of Alask Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK FULL ABSTRACT
WALKER, ERIN	108 Plant responses to variation in timing and magnitude of precipitation in Big Bend National Park. Robertson, Traesha*,1, Walker, Erin1, Zak, John1, Tissue, David1, 1 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX FULL ABSTRACT
WALKER, JOAN	Endemism, hot spots of diversity, and ecosystems in the Southeast: the template on which climate change will act. White, Peter*,1, McKnight, Meghan1, Walker, Joan2, 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA2 US Forest Service, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WALKER, JOAN	Structure and composition of 70–80 year–old Fraser fir forests on Roan Mountain. White, David*,1, Walker, Joan1, 1 Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Clemson, SC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WALKER, JOHN	35 The influence of ericaceous shrubs on forest floor and soil properties in the southern Appalachians. Clinton, Barton1, Horton, Jonathan2, Nilsen, Erik2, 3, Walker, John2, Beier, Colin4, 1 USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, Otto, NC, USA2 Department of Biology, Blacksburg, VA, USA3 Botany Department, Honolulu, HI, USA4 Institute of Arctic Biology, Fairbanks, AK, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WALKER, MARILYN	Phenological responses to changing climate in arctic plant communities. Walker, Marilyn*,1, 2, Carroll, Amy1, 3, Wahren, Carl1, Borner, Andrew1, 3, 1 Boreal Ecology Cooperative Research Unit, Fairbanks, AK2 USDA Forest Service PNW Station, Fairbanks, AK3 Dept. of Biology and Wildflie, Fairbanks, AK FULL ABSTRACT
WALL, DIANA	Stoichiometric evolution of Antarctic Dry Valley landscapes. Barrett, J*,1, Virginia, Ross1, Wall, Diana2, Lyons, William3, 1 Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA2 Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Fort Collins, CO, USA3 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WALLACE, JAMES	19 Relative response of consumers, resources, and ecosystem function to nutrient enrichment in a detritus-based system. Rosemond, Amy*,1, Suberkropp, Keller2, Cross, Wyatt1, Greenwood, Jennifer1, Gulis, Vladislav2, 4, Mulholland, Pat3, Wallace, James1, Weyers, Holly1, 5, Benstead, Jonathon1, Hilten, Roger1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA2 University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL4 University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal3 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN5 USGS MD-DC-DE District, Dover, DE FULL ABSTRACT
WALLACE, LINDA	Phenological differences among winter annuals in warmed plots in tallgrass prairie. Sherry, Rebecca*,1, Wallace, Linda1, Luo, Yiqi1, Zehrbach, Nancy1, 1 University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK FULL ABSTRACT
WALLACE, LINDA	25 Grasshopper herbivory of Solidago speciosa varies with distance from Juniperus virginiana in tallgrass prairie. Sheik, Cody*,1, Oliver, Taylor1, Wallace, Linda1, 1 University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK FULL ABSTRACT
WALLACE, LINDA	Phenological response of tallgrass prairie to experimental warming and clipping. Wallace, Linda*,1, Sherry, Rebecca1, Luo, Yiqi1, Zehrbach, Nancy1, Wan, Shiqiang2, 1 University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK2 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN FULL ABSTRACT
WALLACE, LINDA	NSF-IRCEB interannual climate variability and ecosystem processes in tallgrass praire: Non-destructive measures of soil nutrients. Johnson, Dale*,, Arnone, Jay, Verburg, Paul, Royce, Gitane, Wallace, Linda, Luo, Yiqi, Zerbach, Nancy, FULL ABSTRACT
WALLACE, LINDA	126 NSF IRCEB interannual climate variability and ecosystem processes in tallgrass prairie: Controls on litter decomposition. Weatherly, Heather*,1, Su, Bo2, Wallace, Linda2, Arnone, John1, 1 Desert Research Institute-Reno, Reno, NV, USA2 University of Oklahoma, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WALLACE, LINDA	NSF-I.R.C.E.B. Interannual climate variability and ecosystem processes in tallgrass prairie: Effects on ecosystem CO2 fluxes. Arnone, John*,1, Schorran, David1, Johnson, Dale2, Wallace, Linda3, Luo, Yiqi3, Coleman, James1, Schimel, David4, Verburg, Paul1, 1 Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV2 University of Nevada, Reno, NV3 University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK4 National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO FULL ABSTRACT
WALLACE, MICHAEL	Robust multivariate approaches for developing ecological indicators to classify landscapes on a military disturbance gradient. Krzysik, Anthony*,1, Kovacic, David2, Wallace, Michael2, Graham, John3, Zak, John4, Duda, Jeffery5, Emlen, John5, Freeman, D.6, 1 Prescott College, Prescott, AZ, USA2 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA3 Berry College, Mount Berry, GA, USA4 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA5 U.S. Geological Survey - BRD - WFRC, Seattle, WA, USA6 Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WALLACE, MICHAEL	Soil mineralization potential as an indicator of ecological disturbance. Kovacic, David1, Krzysik, Anthony2, Wallace, Michael1, Duda, Jeffrey3, Freeman, D. Carl4, Graham, John5, Zak, John6, Balbach, Harold7, 1 University of Illinois, Champaign, IL2 Prescott College, Prescott, AZ3 U.S. Geological Survey - Biological Resources Division, Seattle, WA4 Wayne State University, Detroit, MI5 Berry College, Mount Berry, GA6 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX7 U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Champaign, IL FULL ABSTRACT
WALLENSTEIN, MATTHEW	Nitrogen fertilization alters fungal and bacterial biomass and microbial community structure in three long-term experiments. Wallenstein, Matthew*,1, 2, Schlesinger, William2, S.K., Rhee3, Zhou, Jizhong3, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC2 Duke University, Durham, NC3 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN FULL ABSTRACT
WALLENSTEIN, MATTHEW	Community composition and photosynthetic rate of photoautotrophs under quartz pebbles in the southern Mojave Desert, California. Pippen, Jeffrey*,1, Schlesinger, William1, Wallenstein, Matthew1, Klepeis, Debra 2, Mahall, Bruce2, 1 Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Durham, NC, USA2 Department of Ecology, Evolutionary and Marine Biology, Santa Barbara, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WALLER, DEBORAH	77 Population densities of the fungus-growing ant Trachymyrmex septentrionalis in southeastern Virginia. Howell, Jonathan1, Waller, Deborah1, 1 Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WALLER, DEBORAH	78 Ant species diversity in a mainland coastal ecosystem and nearby barrier island. Waller, Deborah*,1, March, John1, 1 Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WALLER, DONALD	Tri-trophic interactions of wolves, deer, and plant communities in the Northern Wisconsin and Michigan. Anderson, Dean*,1, Rooney, Thomas1, Turner, Monica1, Waller, Donald1, Wydeven, Adrian2, Wiedenhoeft, Jane2, Beyer, Dean3, Alverson, William4, 1 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA2 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Park Falls, WI, USA3 Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Marquette, MI, USA4 The Field Museum, Chicago, IL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WALLER, LANCE	A priori prediction of disease invasion dynamics in a novel environment. Russell, Colin*,1, Smith, David 2, Waller, Lance3, Childs, James 4, Real, Leslie5, 1 University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom2 University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland3 Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia4 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia5 Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia FULL ABSTRACT
WALLER, LANCE	Ecological phylogeography of fox rabies in Ontario. Real, Leslie*,1, Snaman, Jennifer1, Lambert-Jack, Tracy2, Waller, Lance2, Childs, James3, 1 Department of Biology and the Center for Disease Ecology, Atlanta, GA2 School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA FULL ABSTRACT
WALLINGFORD, BRET	Landscape effects on dispersal of juvenile male white-tailed deer. Long, Eric*,1, Diefenbach, Duane1, Wallingford, Bret2, Rosenberry, Chris2, 1 PA Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University Park, PA2 PA Game Commission, Harrisburg, PA FULL ABSTRACT
WALLS, ELIZABETH	Movement patterns and population dynamics of the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. Grogan, Whitney*,1, Walls, Elizabeth2, Berkson, Jim1, 1 Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Science, Blacksburg, VA2 Center for Environmental Studies, Richmond, VA FULL ABSTRACT
WALLS, ELIZABETH	Post-bleeding mortality of Horseshoe Crabs, Limulus polyphemus, used in the biomedical industry. Hurton, Lenka*,1, 2, Walls, Elizabeth1, 2, Berkson, Jim1, 2, 1 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia2 Horseshoe Crab Research Center, Blacksburg, Virginia FULL ABSTRACT
WALSH, EMILY	Evolution of negative phototaxis in a Daphnia population revealed by reanimation of resting eggs. Hembre, Leif *,1, 2, Peterson, Laura1, Walsh, Emily1, Forman, Rebecca2, Engstrom, Dan3, 1 Hamline University, St. Paul, MN, USA2 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA3 St. Croix Watershed Research Station, Marine on St. Croix, MN, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WALSH, PETER	Group structure, population density and the emergence of Ebola in African Apes. Walsh, Peter*,1, Wachter, Pauwel2, Marc, Ella Akou2, Huijbregts, Bas2, Idiata Mambounga, Daniel3, Lahm, Sally4, Ndong Obiang, Sosthène 3, White, Lee5, 1 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton, NJ, USA2 WWF Central Africa Regional Program Office, Libreville, Estuaire, Gabon3 Ministère de l'Economie Forestière, des Eaux, de la Pêche chargé de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature, Libreville, Estuaire, Gabon4 Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale, Libreville, Estuaire, Gabon5 Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WALSH, PETER	Deforestation and the climate of equatorial African parks. Baidya Roy, Somnath1, Walsh, Peter1, Pacala, Stephen1, 1 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WALTER, ACHIM	Diurnal leaf growth variations in Populus deltoides grown at different external CO2 -concentrations. Walter, Achim*,1, Christ, Maja1, 2, Barron-Gafford, Greg1, Murthy, Ramesh1, 1 Biosphere 2 Center, Oracle, AZ, USA2 Forschungszentrum Julich, Julich, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
WALTERS, JOSHUA	Effects of Simulated Hydrologic Regimes on Twelve Tree Species of Everglades Tree Islands. Jones, David*,1, Ross, Michael 1, Hwang, Bernice1, Walters, Joshua1, Oberbauer, Steven1, Jayachandran, Krish1, 1 Florida International University, Miami, Florida FULL ABSTRACT
WALTERS, MICHAEL	Decaying wood species composition and distribution limit eastern hemlock and yellow birch seedling establishment. Marx, Laura*,1, Walters, Michael1, 1 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI FULL ABSTRACT
WALTERS, MICHAEL	33 Regional and local effects of white-tailed deer herbivory on vegetation structure and composition in northern hardwood forests. LeBouton, Joseph*,1, Laurent, Edward1, Walters, Michael1, Liu, Jianguo1, 1 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI FULL ABSTRACT
WALTERS, MICHAEL	29 Carbon allocation in roots: to forage or for storage? Iyer, Meera*,1, Kobe, Richard1, Walters, Michael1, 1 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI FULL ABSTRACT
WALTERS, MICHAEL	Deer and sedge effects on vegetation dynamics in a deer altered landscape. Randall, Jesse *,1, Walters, Michael*,1, 1 Department of Forestry, East Lansing, Michigan FULL ABSTRACT
WALTERS, MICHAEL	Productivity and leaf/canopy traits for deciduous and evergreen conifers over a soil resource gradient. Gerlach, John1, Walters, Michael*,1, 1 Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WALTERS, MICHAEL	Association of root morphology and gas exchange with northern temperate tree species landform affinity. Kunkle, Justin*,1, Walters, Michael1, Kobe, Richard, 1 Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WALTERS, MICHAEL	Evaluating the effects of landcover classification parameters on landscape indices used to investigate wildlife-habitat relationships. Laurent, Edward*,1, LeBouton, Joseph2, Walters, Michael2, Liu, Jianguo1, 1 Department of Fisheries & Wildlife, East Lansing, MI, USA2 Department of Forestry, East Lansing, MI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WAN, SHIQIANG	Phenological response of tallgrass prairie to experimental warming and clipping. Wallace, Linda*,1, Sherry, Rebecca1, Luo, Yiqi1, Zehrbach, Nancy1, Wan, Shiqiang2, 1 University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK2 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN FULL ABSTRACT
WAN, SHIQIANG	Responses of roots of two deciduous tree species, Acer rubrum (red maple) and A. saccharum (sugar maple), to elevated CO2 and temperature. Wan, Shiqiang*,1, Pregitzer, Kurt2, O'Neill, Elizabeth1, Norby, Richard1, 1 Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN2 School of Forestry and Wood Products, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI FULL ABSTRACT
WAN, SHIQIANG	62 Reducing carbon substrate affects nitrogen availability in relation to soil respiration in a tallgrass prairie. Su, Bo*,1, Wan, Shiqiang1, Belay, Asfaw1, Hui, Dafeng1, Luo, Yiqi1, 1 University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WANG, CHUAKUAN	Effect of time since fire on growing season length and annual transpiration from boreal black spruce forests. Ewers, Brent *,1, Gower, Stith2, Bond-Lamberty, Ben2, Wang, Chuakuan3, 1 Department of Botany, Laramie, Wyoming, USA2 Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Madison, Wisconsin, USA3 Department of Biology, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
WANG, LIQIN	Physiological responses of roots to pulses of nutrients. Eissenstat, David*,1, Wang, Liqin1, 2, 1 Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA2 Shandong Agricultural University, Tian, Shandong, China FULL ABSTRACT
WANG, LIXIN	89 Physiological and morphological plasticity of plants nutrient foraging. Wang, Lixin1, Mou, Paul1, Robert, Jones2, 1 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.2 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S. FULL ABSTRACT
WANG, WEI	80 Giant panda herbivory effects on bamboo dynamics. Franklin, Scott*,1, Wang, Wei1, Ouellette, John2, 1 Department of Biology, Memphis, TN, USA2 Research & Conservation Department, Memphis, TN, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WANG, XIANLI	Forest dynamics visualization using models. Wang, Xianli*,1, Song, Bo1, 1 Clemson University, Georgetown, SC, US FULL ABSTRACT
WANG, XIANZHONG	113 Carbon assimilation in wild type and starchless mutant of Nicotiana as affected by CO2 concentration. Wang, Xianzhong1, Griffin, Kevin2, 1 Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana2 Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, New York FULL ABSTRACT
WANG, YUNG-HO (OPHELIA)	Understory palms and cyclanths impose strong recruitment limitation on seedlings in a Neotropical rain forest. Wang, Yung-Ho (Ophelia)*,1, Augspurger, Carol1, 1 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WANG, ZHENGQUAN	21 Uncertainty in scaling up carbon estimates in peat soils of Finland: Comparison among four methods. Li, Harbin*,, Minkkinen, Kari , Wang, Zhengquan , Trettin, Carl, FULL ABSTRACT
WARD, BESS	Microbial diversity in functional guilds: Does diversity matter in ecosystem function? Ward, Bess*,1, Jackson, George2, 1 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ2 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX FULL ABSTRACT
WARDROP, DENICE	Modeling ecological condition in upstream watersheds and downstream estuaries in the Atlantic Slope region. Wardrop, Denice*,1, Brooks, Robert1, Myers, Wayne1, Patil, G.1, Taillie, Charles1, 1 Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WARNER, TIMOTHY	Aerial census of Haleakala silverswords using high resolution color-infrared imagery. Landenberger, Rick*,1, McGraw, James, Warner, Timothy, Brandtberg, Tomas, 1 Department of Biology, Morgantown, WV, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WARREN, PAIGE	Human socioeconomic factors and avian diversity: A cross-site comparison. Warren, Paige*,1, Kinzig, Ann2, Nilon, Charles3, Grove, Morgan4, Cox, Mary5, Martin, Chris2, 1 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA2 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ3 University of Missouri at Columbia, Columbia, MO4 USDA Forest Service, Burlington, VT5 Parks and People Foundation, Baltimore, MD FULL ABSTRACT
WARREN, ROBERT	Colonization and Establishment of Red Maple (Acer Rubrum) in a Southern Appalachian Wetland. Warren, Robert*,1, Rossell, Irene2, Moorhead, Kevin2, 1 Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC2 University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC FULL ABSTRACT
WATANABE, MORIYOSHI	98 Monitoring the ecosystem condition of the shallow sea by using the sound of snapping shrimp. Watanabe, Moriyoshi*,1, Sekine, Masahiko1, UKITA, Masao1, IMAI, Tsuyoshi1, 1 Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi, JAPAN FULL ABSTRACT
WATKINS, JAMES	Diversity and abundance of epiphytic (canopy and understory) and terrestrial ferns along an elevational gradient: Implications for dispersal and migration. Watkins, James*,1, Cardelus, Catherine1, Moran, Robbin2, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA2 New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WATKINSON, JONATHAN	94 Genome-wide effects of elevated CO2 in the loblolly pine FACE experiment. Moura, Catarina*,1, McElrone, Andrew1, Watkinson, Jonathan2, Grene, Ruth2, Jackson, Robert1, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC2 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA FULL ABSTRACT
WATSON, MAXINE	86 Seasonal change in the composition of the mycorrhiza of mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum. Ingram, Ella*,1, Watson, Maxine1, 1 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN FULL ABSTRACT
WATTERS, GEORGE	Age at maturity and maximum reproductive fitness in male Coho salmon (Onchorhynchus kisutch). Snover, Melissa*,1, 2, Watters, George1, 1 Center for Stock Assessment Research, Santa Cruz, CA, USA2 NOAA/NMFS/Pacific Fisheries Environmental Lab, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950 FULL ABSTRACT
WATTS, SEAN	The evolutionary response of plants to root herbivory. Watts, Sean*,1, Reichman, O. 1, 1 University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WATTS, T	Gene expression patterns underlying host shifts in Drosophila melanogaster. Carsten, L*,1, Watts, T1, Bosco, G1, Markow, T1, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
WAUGAMAN, ROBIN	Induced floral resistance in a native California annual, Nemophila menziesii. McCall, Andrew*,1, Waugaman, Robin1, 1 University of California-Davis, Davis, CA FULL ABSTRACT
WAYSON, CRAIG	96 Comparison of methods to estimate annual soil respiration in a mid-latitude deciduous forest. Wayson, Craig*,1, Randolph, JC1, Schmid, Hans Peter1, 1 Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana FULL ABSTRACT
WEAKLEY, ALAN	Developing a blueprint for conservation of the longleaf ecosystem based on centers of endemism. Sorrie, Bruce 1, Weakley, Alan*,1, 1 University of North Carolina Herbarium / NC Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WEAR, DAVID	7 Linking stream ecosystems and landscape trajectories in the southern Appalachians. Gardiner, Ned*,1, Sutherland, Andrew2, Meyer, Judy2, Pringle, Cathy 2, Helfman, Gene2, Benfield, Fred3, Bolstad, Paul4, Wear, David5, 1 American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY2 Institute of Ecology, Athens, GA3 Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA4 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN5 US Forest Service, Raleigh, NC FULL ABSTRACT
WEAR, DAVID	The changing face of Southern forest lands: findings from the Southern Resource Assessment. Wear, David*,1, 1 USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WEARING, HELEN	Dynamical effects of demographic stochasticity in stage-structured population models. Wearing, Helen*,1, Rohani, Pejman1, Cameron, Tom2, Sait, Steven2, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia2 University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K. FULL ABSTRACT
WEATHERLY, HEATHER	93 NSF-IRCEB interannual climate variability and ecosystem processes in tallgrass prairie: Controls on root length density. Royce, Gitane*,1, 2, Arnone, John1, 2, Weatherly, Heather1, 2, 1 Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV2 Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV FULL ABSTRACT
WEATHERLY, HEATHER	126 NSF IRCEB interannual climate variability and ecosystem processes in tallgrass prairie: Controls on litter decomposition. Weatherly, Heather*,1, Su, Bo2, Wallace, Linda2, Arnone, John1, 1 Desert Research Institute-Reno, Reno, NV, USA2 University of Oklahoma, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WEATHERS, KATHLEEN	Canopy tree species, nitrogen fertilization and soil solution chemistry in forest ecosystems of the Catskill Mountains, New York. Fitzhugh, Ross*,1, Lovett, Gary2, Weathers, Kathleen2, Arthur, Mary3, 1 University of Illinois, Urbana, IL2 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY3 University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY FULL ABSTRACT
WEAVER, S	73 Diversity of phytotelm fauna along a deforestation gradient in the Peruvian Amazon. Yanoviak, Stephen*,1, 2, Lounibos, L1, Weaver, S2, Tesh, R2, 1 University of Florida, Vero Beach, Florida2 University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas FULL ABSTRACT
WEBB, SARA	119 Comparison of sympatric native and invasive maples: Five years of seedling bank dynamics. Rubino, Lucy*,1, Webb, Sara1, Passafaro, Steve1, 1 Drew University, Madison, NJ, 07940 FULL ABSTRACT
WEBB, THOMPSON	Responses to Past Global Change: Biogeographic Change in the Southeastern United States over the Past 21,000 years. Shuman, Bryan*,1, Jackson, Stephen2, Webb, Thompson3, 1 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN2 University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY3 Brown University, Providence, RI FULL ABSTRACT
WEBBER, MICHELE	Response of Eggert's sunflower (Helianthus eggertii) to disturbance at Mammoth Cave and Coffee County. Starnes, John*,1, Hewitt, Jennifer2, Webber, Michele1, 2, Meier, Albert1, Cruzan, Mitchell3, 1 Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY2 Mammoth Cave National Park, Mammoth Cave, KY3 Portland State University, Portland, OR FULL ABSTRACT
WEBSTER, THEODORE	11 Polyethylene mulches suppress purple nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus) and yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) growth. Webster, Theodore *,1, 1 USDA-ARS, Tifton, GA FULL ABSTRACT
WEBSTER, THEODORE	139 Rapid increase of tropical spiderwort (Commelina benghalensis L.) in herbicide-resistant crops of southeastern USA agroecosystems. Burton, Michael*,1, Webster, Theodore 2, Prostko, Eric 3, Culpepper, A.3, York, Alan1, Sermons, Shannon1, 1 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC2 USDA-ARS, Tifton, GA3 University of Georgia, Tifton, GA FULL ABSTRACT
WEDIN, DAVID	The dominant role of plant species in controlling the response of N mineralization to altered plant diversity, atmospheric CO2, and N deposition. West, Jason*,1, Wedin, David2, Hobbie, Sarah1, Reich, Peter1, 1 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN2 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE FULL ABSTRACT
WEDIN, DAVID	141 Soil nutrient dynamics across a fire frequency gradient in oak savanna. Norris, Mark1, Reich, Peter 1, Hobbie, Sarah2, Wedin, David3, 1 Department of Forest Resources, St. Paul, MN, USA2 Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, St. Paul, MN, USA3 School of Natural Resource Sciences, Lincoln, NE, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WEEKLEY, CARL	Demographic variation with fire in an endemic mint. Quintana-Ascencio, Pedro*,1, Menges, Eric1, Weekley, Carl1, Gaoue, Orou1, 1 Archbold Biological Station, Venus, Florida, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WEICHT, THOMAS	Impacts of temperature and moisture regimes on Scottnema lindsayae population dynamics, an Antarctic soil nematode. Weicht, Thomas*,1, Moorhead, Daryl1, 1 University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio FULL ABSTRACT
WEIHER, EVAN	58 Patch- and landscape-level effects on bird diversity in an oak savanna - bottomland hardwood forest mosaic. Brezinski, Brian*,1, DeGroot, Kristin*,1, Weiher, Evan1, 1 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI FULL ABSTRACT
WEIHER, EVAN	Functional traits, diversity, and other components of community assembly: tools, linkages, and beyond. Weiher, Evan*,1, 1 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI FULL ABSTRACT
WEIN, GARY	83 Monitored natural remediation at U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site, South Carolina. Wein, Gary*,1, 1 WSRC-Soil and Groundwater Closure Program, Aiken, SC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WEINSTEIN, DAVID	Long-term nitrate export from Hubbard Brook Watershed 6 driven by climatic variation. Hong, Bongghi*,1, Swaney, Dennis1, Woodbury, Peter2, Weinstein, David1, 1 Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY, USA2 US Forest Service, Durham, NH, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WEINTRAUB, MICHAEL	Plant uptake of amino acids in the Arctic tundra of Alaska. Weintraub, Michael*,1, Schimel, Joshua1, 1 University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA FULL ABSTRACT
WEIR, ENRIQUE	55 Bird richness and abundance at The Olivitos Wildlife Refuge and Fishing Reserve, Zulia State, Venezuela. Weir, Enrique*,1, Gil-Weir, Karine*,2, Casler, Clark, 1 Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA2 Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WEISER, MICHAEL	Rapaport's rule, latitudinal patterns, and the frequency distributions of range sizes of New World woody plant species. Weiser, Michael *,1, Enquist, Brian1, 2, Boyle, Brad1, 2, Reddy, Srinivas1, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA2 Center for Applied Biodiversity Science- Conservation International, Washington, DC FULL ABSTRACT
WEISHAMPEL, JOHN	Nutrient flow from sea turtle nests to dune vegetation. Plog, Laura*,1, Weishampel, John1, Roth, James1, Ehrhart, Llewellyn1, 1 University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL FULL ABSTRACT
WEISHAMPEL, JOHN	11 Characterizing successional volumetric patterns of canopy architecture. Weishampel, John*,1, Parker, Geoffrey2, 1 Department of Biology, Orlando, FL, USA2 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WEISHAMPEL, JOHN	The virtual longleaf pine forest Orlando Science Center exhibit. Weishampel, John1, Riedel, Teresa*,2, Breedlove, John3, Waldrop, Joel4, Hughes, Charles3, Moshell, Michael4, Stapleton, Chris5, Smith, Eileen6, 1 Department of Biology, Orlando, FL, USA2 Carillon Elementary School, Oviedo, FL, USA3 Computer Science Department, Orlando, FL, USA4 Digital Media Department, Orlando, FL, USA5 Institute for Simulation and Training, Orlando, FL, USA6 Orlando Science Center, Orlando, FL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WEISS, JOHANNA	Mechanisms promoting a wetland rhizosphere ferrous wheel. Megonigal, Patrick*,1, Weiss, Johanna2, Neubauer, Scott1, Emerson, David3, 1 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, USA2 George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA3 American Type Culture Collection, Manssas, VA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WEISSBURG, MARC	Claming Up: Mercenaria Reduce Apparancy to Whelk Predators Via Waterborne Chemical Cues. Smee, Delbert*,1, Weissburg, Marc1, 1 School of Biology Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WELCH, NICOLE	99 Carbon and macronutrient content of herb layer vegetation in an Indiana temperate deciduous forest. Welch, Nicole*,1, Belmont, Jonathon2, Randolph, J.C.2, 1 Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN2 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN FULL ABSTRACT
WELLBORN, GARY	Ecology and mechanisms of coexistence in three sympatric cryptic species in a freshwater amphipod species complex. Wellborn, Gary*,1, Cothran, Rickey1, 1 University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK FULL ABSTRACT
WELLMAN, MARJORIE	85 Stressor identification with the ecosystem model AQUATOX, Release 2. Wellman, Marjorie *,1, Norton, Susan1, Park, Richard2, Frithsen, Jeffrey1, 1 US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA2 Eco Modeling, Diamondhead, MS, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WELLNITZ, TODD	110 Does heterogeneity in near-bed current mediate competition between stream herbivores? Wellnitz, Todd1, Poff, LeRoy1, 1 Biology Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado FULL ABSTRACT
WELLS, CHRISTINA	12 Isolation and identification of cyanogenic rhizobacteria from the roots of peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch]. Tanner, Shann*,1, Wells, Christina1, Reighard, Gregory1, Kluepfel, Daniel1, Riley, Melissa1, 1 Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina FULL ABSTRACT
WELLS, CHRISTINA	38 Fine root dynamics of peach (Prunus persica) under two irrigation regimes. Wells, Christina*,1, Layne, Desmond1, 1 Department of Horticulture, Clemson, SC, 29634 FULL ABSTRACT
WELTER, JILL	Soil organic matter storage in a Sonoran Desert landscape: Patterns according to scale. Sponseller, Ryan*,1, Welter, Jill 1, Fisher, Stuart1, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
WELTZIN, JAKE	135 How does plant competition mediate the interactive effects of CO2, temperature, and soil water availability? Engel, E. Cayenne*,1, Weltzin, Jake 1, 1 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN FULL ABSTRACT
WELTZIN, JAKE	30 Forest understory community responses to elevated CO2. Belote, Travis *,1, Weltzin, Jake 1, 1 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WELTZIN, JAKE	30 Interspecific and intraspecific competition in old-field plant communities. Fortner, Allison *,1, Weltzin, Jake 1, 1 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN FULL ABSTRACT
WELTZIN, JAKE	Changing climates, invasive species, and encroachment of woody plants in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. Weltzin, Jake*,1, 1 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN FULL ABSTRACT
WELTZIN, JAKE	Multivariate analysis of ecosystem response to precipitation pulses. Potts, Daniel*,1, Huxman, Travis1, Enquist, Brian1, Weltzin, Jake2, Williams, David3, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ2 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN3 University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY FULL ABSTRACT
WELTZIN, JAKE	Demonstration of a light/water trade-off in the non-native invasive grass Microstegium vimineum. Cole, Patrice*,1, Weltzin, Jake1, 1 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WENDEL, HEATHER	63 The effects of invasive exotic annuals on the water relations and productivity of native endangered Eriastrum densifolium ssp. sanctorum (Polemoniaceae) shrubs. Wendel, Heather*,1, Sandquist, Darren1, 1 California State University, Fullerton, CA FULL ABSTRACT
WENDER, NAOMI	Genetic constraints on the evolution of dispersal are mediated by phenotypic plasticity. Wender, Naomi1, Donohue, Kathleen1, 1 Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Cambridge, MA, 02138 FULL ABSTRACT
WENGER, SETH	Assessing effects of development on imperiled fishes for the Etowah Regional Habitat Conservation Plan. Wenger, Seth1, Freeman, Byron1, 2, Freeman, Mary3, Roy, Allison1, Ensign, William4, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA2 Georgia Museum of Natural History, Athens, GA3 United States Geological Survey, Athens, GA4 Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA FULL ABSTRACT
WENNERBERG, SARAH	42 Ecological education enrichment in grades 5-10 of West Virginia schools by NSF GK-12 teaching fellows. Wennerberg, Sarah*,1, Klugh, Katrina1, Springer, Clint1, Pyle, Eric*,1, 1 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV FULL ABSTRACT
WENTWORTH, THOMAS	Southern pine beetle impacts on the ecosystem dynamics of a white pine watershed. Kloeppel, Brian*,1, Mazzarelli, Lisa1, Swank, Wayne2, Vose, James2, Wentworth, Thomas 3, 1 University of Georgia;, Otto, NC, USA2 USDA Forest Service;, Otto, NC, USA3 North Carolina State University;, Raleigh, NC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WENTWORTH, THOMAS	97 Rare vascular flora of the longleaf pine-wiregrass ecosystem: Spatial structure of populations. Gray, Janet1, Wentworth, Thomas*,1, 1 XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, Fort Bragg, NC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WENTWORTH, THOMAS	Toward a more inclusive ecology: Increasing career commitment through curricular intervention. Rosenfeld, Kristen*,1, Damschen, Ellen1, Murphy-Medley, Deena1, Wentworth, Thomas1, Wyer, Mary1, 1 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC FULL ABSTRACT
WENTWORTH, THOMAS	Species richness and species pool size variation across pH gradients in southern Blue Ridge forests. Gramling, Joel*,1, Peet, Robert1, Fridley, Jason1, Wentworth, Thomas2, 1 Department of Biology, Chapel Hill, NC, USA2 Botany Department, Raleigh, NC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WENTWORTH, THOMAS	Landscape fire ecology: Defining fire compartments and a topographic index of fire probability. Langley, Susan1, Frost, Cecil2, Fels, John3, Wentworth, Thomas3, 1 Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA2 North Carolina Plant Conservation Program, Raleigh, NC3 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC FULL ABSTRACT
WENTWORTH, THOMAS	124 Nested versus non-nested characterization of vegetation composition and species richness at multiple spatial scales. Wentworth, Thomas*,1, White, Peter2, Wheeler, Brooke2, Taverna, Kristin2, Kuppinger, Dane2, Jacobs, Lee Anne2, Fridley, Jason2, Peet, Robert2, 1 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC2 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC FULL ABSTRACT
WERNER, KIRWIN	Amphibian malformations and parasite infection: An emerging disease? Johnson, Pieter*,1, Lunde, Kevin2, Zelmer, Derek3, Werner, Kirwin4, 1 Center for Limnology, Madison, WI, USA2 The Roberts Environmental Center, Claremont, CA, USA3 Department of Biological Sciences, Emporia, KS, USA4 Department of Environmental Sciences, Pablo, MT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WESSMAN, CAROL	Patterns of recovery of a wind disturbed and salvage-logged subalpine forest. Rumbaitis-del RIo, Cristina*,1, 2, Wessman, Carol1, 2, 1 Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO, USA2 Department of Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology, Boulder, CO, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WEST, GEOFFREY	Effects of size and temperature on population growth. Savage, Van*,1, 2, Gillooly, James3, Brown, James1, 3, West, Geoffrey1, 2, Charnov, Eric3, 1 Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM, USA2 Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA3 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WEST, GEOFFREY	Biophysical scaling relationships for tree structure and stand patterns: Extensions to semiarid ecosystems. Breshears, David*,1, West, Geoffrey1, Brown, James2, Allen, Craig3, Enquist, Brian4, 1 Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM2 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM3 US Geological Survey, Midcontinent Ecological Science Center, Los Alamos, NM4 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
WEST, JASON	The dominant role of plant species in controlling the response of N mineralization to altered plant diversity, atmospheric CO2, and N deposition. West, Jason*,1, Wedin, David2, Hobbie, Sarah1, Reich, Peter1, 1 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN2 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE FULL ABSTRACT
WESTBURY, HUGH	Conducting ecological studies on military reservations. Westbury, Hugh*,1, 1 USACE ERDC CERL, Fort Benning, GA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WESTON, LESLIE	132 Growth and invasive potential of two mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) populations in contrasting habitats and under different management practices. Barney, Jacob*,1, DiTommaso, Antonio1, Weston, Leslie1, 1 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY FULL ABSTRACT
WESTOVER, KRISTI	Soil pathogens and maintenance of plant community diversity. Westover, Kristi *,, Bever, James, FULL ABSTRACT
WESTRICK, LAWRENCE	19 Interactions between oak regeneration and Rubus discolor, an invasive blackberry, in Northern California. Williams, Kimberlyn*,1, Williams, Bob2, Westrick, Lawrence1, 1 California State University-San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA2 Shasta County Cattlemen's Association, Redding, CA FULL ABSTRACT
WETZEL, PAUL	Using classification tree analysis and structural equation models to investigate changes in tidal marsh communities. Wetzel, Paul*,1, Kitchens, Wiley2, Dusek, Marsha2, 1 Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA2 University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WEYERS, HOLLY	19 Relative response of consumers, resources, and ecosystem function to nutrient enrichment in a detritus-based system. Rosemond, Amy*,1, Suberkropp, Keller2, Cross, Wyatt1, Greenwood, Jennifer1, Gulis, Vladislav2, 4, Mulholland, Pat3, Wallace, James1, Weyers, Holly1, 5, Benstead, Jonathon1, Hilten, Roger1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA2 University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL4 University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal3 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN5 USGS MD-DC-DE District, Dover, DE FULL ABSTRACT
WHEELER, BROOKE	124 Nested versus non-nested characterization of vegetation composition and species richness at multiple spatial scales. Wentworth, Thomas*,1, White, Peter2, Wheeler, Brooke2, Taverna, Kristin2, Kuppinger, Dane2, Jacobs, Lee Anne2, Fridley, Jason2, Peet, Robert2, 1 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC2 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC FULL ABSTRACT
WHICKER, JEFFREY	64 Comparative measurements of wind and water erosion in semiarid grassland, shrubland, and forest ecosystems. Johansen, Mathew*,1, 2, Breshears, David3, Whicker, Jeffrey3, Pinder, John2, 1 Department of Energy, Los Alamos Area Organization, Los Alamos, NM2 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO3 Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM FULL ABSTRACT
WHIGHAM, DENNIS	5 Ramet dynamics of the clonal understory tree, Asimina triloba. Hosaka, Naomi*,1, 3, Stuefer, Josef2, Whigham, Dennis1, Kachi, Naoki3, 1 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, Maryland3 Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan2 University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld, Nijmegen, The Netherlands FULL ABSTRACT
WHIGHAM, DENNIS	134 Reproductive life history traits and competition as explanations for the success of the invasive perennial Rubus phoenicolasius. Innis, Anne*,1, 2, Forseth, Irwin1, Whigham, Dennis2, 1 University of Maryland, College Park, MD2 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD FULL ABSTRACT
WHIPPLE, AMY	Long-term effects of herbivory on male and female reproductive function of a dominant tree. Dirzo, Rodolfo*,1, Whipple, Amy2, Cobb, Neil2, Witham, Thomas2, 1 Instituto de Ecologia, Mexico, DF2 Merriam-Powell Center, Flagstaff, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
WHIPPLE, STUART	Discrete-time dynamic environ analysis of indirect effects in ecological networks: Basic considerations. Patten, Bernard*,1, Borrett, Stuart 1, Whipple, Stuart2, Christian, Robert3, Thomas, Cassondra4, 1 Institute of Ecology, Athens, GA2 Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Savannah, GA3 Biology Department, Greenville, NC4 Department of Environmental Sciences, Charlottesville, VA FULL ABSTRACT
WHITBECK, JULIE	147 Assessment of aboveground litter decomposition rates across a hydrologic gradient in bottomland hardwood forest. Marse, Todd*,1, Whitbeck, Julie1, 1 University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WHITBECK, JULIE	137 Setting bounds on belowground NPP: Evaluating three approaches in a bottomland hardwood forest. Whitbeck, Julie*,1, 1 University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WHITE, CARLETON	Regional-scale drought increases potential soil fertility in semiarid grasslands. White, Carleton*,1, Moore, Douglas1, Craig, John1, 1 Biology Dept., Albuquerque, New Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
WHITE, DAVID	Structure and composition of 70–80 year–old Fraser fir forests on Roan Mountain. White, David*,1, Walker, Joan1, 1 Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Clemson, SC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WHITE, ETHAN	Linking the scaling of body size distributions and the species-area relationship. White, Ethan*,1, Marquet, Pablo2, Brown, James1, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM2 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile FULL ABSTRACT
WHITE, JENNIFER	Should I stay or should I go? Parasitoid foraging for intermittently concealed hosts. White, Jennifer*,1, Andow, David1, 1 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN FULL ABSTRACT
WHITE, JOSEPH	The effect of fire on a mixed Chihuahuan Desert plant community. McKernan, Pamela*,1, White, Joseph1, Gutzwiller, Kevin1, Barrow, Wylie2, Randall, Lori2, 1 Baylor University, Waco, TX2 U.S. Geological Survey, Lafayette, LA FULL ABSTRACT
WHITE, JOSEPH	Modeling vegetation community response to climate change and CO2 increases in the Chihuahuan Desert. White, Joseph*,1, Gutzwiller, Kevin1, Barrow, Wylie2, Randall, Lori2, 1 Baylor University, Waco, TX2 U.S. Geological Survey, Lafayette, LA FULL ABSTRACT
WHITE, LEE	Mitochondrial phylogeography of western lowland gorillas. Anthony, Nicola*,1, Clifford, Stephen2, Johnson-Bawe, Mireille2, Abernethy, Kate 2, 3, Tutin, Caroline 3, White, Lee 4, Wickings, Jean2, Bruford, Michael5, 1 University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148, USA2 Centre International de Récherches Medicales, Franceville, Gabon3 University of Stirling, Stirling, U.K.4 Wildlife Conservation Society, New York, NY, U.S.A.5 Cardiff University, Wales, Cardiff, Wales, U.K. FULL ABSTRACT
WHITE, LEE	Group structure, population density and the emergence of Ebola in African Apes. Walsh, Peter*,1, Wachter, Pauwel2, Marc, Ella Akou2, Huijbregts, Bas2, Idiata Mambounga, Daniel3, Lahm, Sally4, Ndong Obiang, Sosthène 3, White, Lee5, 1 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton, NJ, USA2 WWF Central Africa Regional Program Office, Libreville, Estuaire, Gabon3 Ministère de l'Economie Forestière, des Eaux, de la Pêche chargé de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature, Libreville, Estuaire, Gabon4 Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale, Libreville, Estuaire, Gabon5 Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WHITE, LUTHER	123 Modeling net ecosystem exchange using auto-regression model with exogenous inputs. Xu, Tao*,1, Hui, Dafeng2, Luo, Yiqi2, White, Luther*,1, 1 Department of Mathematics,601 Elm Avenue ,University of Oklahoma, ,Norman, ,Oklahoma, ,USA2 Department of Botany and Microbiology,University of Oklahoma,770 Van Vleet Oval, ,Norman, ,Oklahoma, ,USA FULL ABSTRACT
WHITE, PETER	Endemism, hot spots of diversity, and ecosystems in the Southeast: the template on which climate change will act. White, Peter*,1, McKnight, Meghan1, Walker, Joan2, 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA2 US Forest Service, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WHITE, PETER	The sudden emergence of rabbit hemorrhagic disease. Hudson, Peter1, White, Peter2, Boots, Mike2, Trout, Roger2, Forrseter, Naomi 2, 3, Gould, Ernest3, 1 Penn State University, State College, PA2 Stirling University, Stirling, Scotland, UK3 CEH, Oxford, England, UK FULL ABSTRACT
WHITE, PETER	124 Nested versus non-nested characterization of vegetation composition and species richness at multiple spatial scales. Wentworth, Thomas*,1, White, Peter2, Wheeler, Brooke2, Taverna, Kristin2, Kuppinger, Dane2, Jacobs, Lee Anne2, Fridley, Jason2, Peet, Robert2, 1 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC2 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC FULL ABSTRACT
WHITE, PETER	Influence of soil, topographic, and stand characteristics on Cornus florida distribution before and after anthracnose. Jenkins, Michael*,1, Jose, Shibu2, White, Peter3, 1 National Park Service, Gatlinburg, TN2 University of Florida, Milton, FL3 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC FULL ABSTRACT
WHITE, SUSAN	Will the marsh paradigm hold? Spartina distributions along the length of the Altamaha River Estuary, GA. White, Susan*,1, Alber, Merryl1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
WHITEHEAD, DAVID	111 Influences of sap flow and respiratory activity on CO2 efflux from woody stems in a New Zealand podocarp forest. Bowman, William 1, Barbour, Margaret2, Tissue, David 3, Turnbull, Matthew 4, Whitehead, David2, Griffin, Kevin 1, 1 Columbia University:, New York City, New York, USA2 Landcare Research:, Lincoln, New Zealand3 Texas Tech University:, Lubbock, Texas, USA4 University of Canterbury:, Christchurch, New Zealand FULL ABSTRACT
WHITEHEAD, DAVID	132 Scaling photosynthesis from shoots to the canopy in a rimu dominated rainforest in New Zealand. Tissue, David*,1, Turnbull, Matthew2, Griffin, Kevin3, Barbour, Margaret4, Hunt, John4, Schuster, William5, Brown, Kim6, Whitehead, David4, 1 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX2 University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand3 Columbia University, Palisades, NY4 Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand5 Black Rock Forest Consortium, Cornwall, NY6 Ohio University, Athens, OH FULL ABSTRACT
WHITEHEAD, DAVID	53 Relationships between leaf physiological activity and spectral reflectance in vegetation along a soil chronosequence with a gradient in nutrient availability. Griffin, Kevin*,1, Boelman, Natalie 1, Turnbull, Matthew2, Tissue, David3, Richardson, Sara 4, Peltzer, Duane4, Whitehead, David4, 1 Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, USA2 Department of Plant and Microbial Sciences, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand3 Department of Biology, Lubbock, TX, USA4 Landcare Research, Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand FULL ABSTRACT
WHITHAM, THOMAS	Host plant genetic diversity affects arthropod diversity at multiple scales. Wimp, Gina*,1, Young, William1, Woolbright, Scott1, Martinsen, Greg1, Keim, Paul1, Whitham, Thomas1, 1 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona FULL ABSTRACT
WHITLOW, LINDSAY	Historical changes in native clam traits after crab invasion. Whitlow, Lindsay*,1, 1 Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME FULL ABSTRACT
WHITMIRE, STEFANIE	Chemical characteristics of river and floodwaters of forested floodplains in the SE United States. Dress, William*,1, Whitmire, Stefanie1, 2, Walbridge, Mark1, 1 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV2 Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI FULL ABSTRACT
WHITTEN, W	Evolution of photosynthetic pathways in the Orchidaceae: Evidence from stable isotopes and phylogenetic analysis. Silvera, Katia*,1, 2, Santiago, Louis1, Schuur, Edward1, Williams, Norris1, Whitten, W1, Winter, Klaus2, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA2 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panama, Panama FULL ABSTRACT
WICKINGS, JEAN	Mitochondrial phylogeography of western lowland gorillas. Anthony, Nicola*,1, Clifford, Stephen2, Johnson-Bawe, Mireille2, Abernethy, Kate 2, 3, Tutin, Caroline 3, White, Lee 4, Wickings, Jean2, Bruford, Michael5, 1 University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148, USA2 Centre International de Récherches Medicales, Franceville, Gabon3 University of Stirling, Stirling, U.K.4 Wildlife Conservation Society, New York, NY, U.S.A.5 Cardiff University, Wales, Cardiff, Wales, U.K. FULL ABSTRACT
WICKLAND, ALLISON	Forest composition influences transmission of Phytophthora ramorum (Sudden Oak Death) in California oak woodlands. Davidson, Jennifer*,1, 2, Maloney, Patricia2, Wickland, Allison2, Rizzo, David2, 1 Pacific Southwest Research Station, Albany, CA, USA2 University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WIEDENHOEFT, JANE	Tri-trophic interactions of wolves, deer, and plant communities in the Northern Wisconsin and Michigan. Anderson, Dean*,1, Rooney, Thomas1, Turner, Monica1, Waller, Donald1, Wydeven, Adrian2, Wiedenhoeft, Jane2, Beyer, Dean3, Alverson, William4, 1 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA2 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Park Falls, WI, USA3 Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Marquette, MI, USA4 The Field Museum, Chicago, IL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WIEGERT, RICHARD	Prevalence of parasitic Hematodinium sp. in Georgia blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus): a result of habitat degradation? Wrona, Amanda*,1, Sheppard, Michael2, Lee, Richard3, Wiegert, Richard1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA2 Savannah State University, Savannah, GA3 Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Savannah, GA FULL ABSTRACT
WILCOX, BRADFORD	An ecohydrological framework for determining the landscape effects of woody plant encroachment. Snyder, Keirith*,1, Huxman, Travis 2, Breshears, David3, Wilcox, Bradford4, Small, Eric5, Scott, Russell6, Jackson, Rob7, Hultine, Kevin2, 1 USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, NM2 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ3 Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM4 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX5 University of Colorado - Boulder, Boulder, CO6 USDA-ARS Southwest Watershed Research Center, Tucson, AZ7 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
WILL, RODNEY	The effect of resource availability on canopy dynamics and biomass accumulation in fertigated hardwood stands. Allen, Christopher*,1, Will, Rodney1, Coyle, David2, Coleman, Mark2, 1 Warnell School of Forest Resources, Athens, GA, USA2 USDA Forest Service, New Ellenton, SC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WILLARD, DEBRA	Long-term geomorphic and vegetation change on the Roanoke River floodplain, North Carolina. Townsend, Philip*,1, Brown, Roger1, Willard, Debra2, 1 University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Frostburg, Maryland2 U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia FULL ABSTRACT
WILLIAMS, ALISSA	The effect of hydroperiod and productivity on food-chain length in Everglades wetlands. Williams, Alissa*,1, Trexler, Joel1, 1 Florida International University, Miami, FL FULL ABSTRACT
WILLIAMS, BOB	19 Interactions between oak regeneration and Rubus discolor, an invasive blackberry, in Northern California. Williams, Kimberlyn*,1, Williams, Bob2, Westrick, Lawrence1, 1 California State University-San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA2 Shasta County Cattlemen's Association, Redding, CA FULL ABSTRACT
WILLIAMS, CHRISTOPHER	Population dynamics across geographical ranges: Time-series analyses of three small game species. Williams, Christopher 1, Ives, Tony1, Applegate, Roger2, 1 Department of Zoology, Madison, WI, USA2 Department of Wildlife and Parks, Emporia, KS, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WILLIAMS, CHRISTOPHER	135 Carbon dioxide exchange over an evolving successional landscape. Emanuel, Ryan1, Albertson, John2, Epstein, Howard*,1, D'Odorico, Paolo1, Williams, Christopher2, 1 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA2 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
WILLIAMS, DAVID	Multivariate analysis of ecosystem response to precipitation pulses. Potts, Daniel*,1, Huxman, Travis1, Enquist, Brian1, Weltzin, Jake2, Williams, David3, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ2 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN3 University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY FULL ABSTRACT
WILLIAMS, JACK	Scale dependence in the relationship between diversity and productivity: Assessing the role of spatial and temporal turnover. Chalcraft, David*,1, 2, Williams, Jack1, Smith, Melinda1, Willig, Michael2, 1 National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara, CA2 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX FULL ABSTRACT
WILLIAMS, JOHN	Have human activities altered productivity-diversity relationships in California? Williams, John1, Seabloom, Eric1, Slayback, Daniel2, Stoms, David1, Shafer, Sarah3, Bartlein, Patrick4, 1 University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA2 University of Maryland, College Park, MD3 US Geological Survey, Corwallis, OR4 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR FULL ABSTRACT
WILLIAMS, KATHY	Using embedded assessment to enhance learning in college biology classes. Williams, Kathy*,1, 1 San Diego State University, San Diego, CA FULL ABSTRACT
WILLIAMS, KIMBERLYN	19 Interactions between oak regeneration and Rubus discolor, an invasive blackberry, in Northern California. Williams, Kimberlyn*,1, Williams, Bob2, Westrick, Lawrence1, 1 California State University-San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA2 Shasta County Cattlemen's Association, Redding, CA FULL ABSTRACT
WILLIAMS, LORI	Terrestrial salamanders in managed forest systems: Early results from the Appalachian silviculture and biodiversity study. Haas, Carola*,1, Knapp, Shannon2, Harpole, Douglas3, Williams, Lori1, 1 cahaas@vt.edu, Blacksburg, VA2 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN3 Virginia Cooperative Extension, Warrenton, VA FULL ABSTRACT
WILLIAMS, NICHOLAS	The influence of plant species attributes on local extinctions in urban and rural grasslands. Williams, Nicholas*,1, 2, McDonnell, Mark1, 2, Morgan, John3, 1 Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, Australia, Australia2 University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, Australia3 Latrobe University, Melbourne, Australia, Australia FULL ABSTRACT
WILLIAMS, NORRIS	Evolution of photosynthetic pathways in the Orchidaceae: Evidence from stable isotopes and phylogenetic analysis. Silvera, Katia*,1, 2, Santiago, Louis1, Schuur, Edward1, Williams, Norris1, Whitten, W1, Winter, Klaus2, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA2 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panama, Panama FULL ABSTRACT
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM	Nocturnal warming of Eucalyptus pauciflora. Loveys, Beth1, Williams, William*,2, Edwards, Everard1, Egerton, Jack1, Pippen, Wayne1, Loveys, Brian3, Ball, Marilyn1, 1 Research School of Biological Sciences, Canberra, ACT, Australia2 St. Mary's College of Maryland, Saint Marys City, MD3 CSIRO Plant Industry, Adelaide, SA, Australia FULL ABSTRACT
WILLIG, MICHAEL	Scale dependence in the relationship between diversity and productivity: Assessing the role of spatial and temporal turnover. Chalcraft, David*,1, 2, Williams, Jack1, Smith, Melinda1, Willig, Michael2, 1 National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara, CA2 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX FULL ABSTRACT
WILLIS, JONATHAN	35 Investigations of a coast-wide Spartina alterniflora marsh dieback event: Preliminary results of environmental tolerance trials. Willis, Jonathan1, 2, Hester, Mark2, Mckee, Karen3, Mendelssohn, Irv4, 1 Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA2 University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA3 National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, LA4 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA FULL ABSTRACT
WILLIS, THEODORE	Impacts of invasive crayfish on trophic structure in lake littoral zones. Wilson, Karen*,1, Willis, Theodore2, Vander Zanden, M. Jake2, 1 Carleton College, Northfield, MN2 Center for Limnology, Madison, WI FULL ABSTRACT
WILLSON, CYNTHIA	62 Interspecific variation in hydraulic architecture in Juniperus (Cupressaceae) species in a phylogenetic context. Willson, Cynthia*,1, Maherali, Hafiz2, Manos, Paul1, Jackson, Robert1, 1 Duke University, Durham, North Carolina2 University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
WILSEY, BRIAN	Plant species diversity in native and restored tallgrass prairies: Patterns and controls. Polley, Wayne*,1, Wilsey, Brian2, Derner, Justin3, 1 USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Temple, Texas2 Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa3 USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Cheyenne, Wyoming FULL ABSTRACT
WILSON, ALAN	4 Trophic position of planktivorous fishes altered by the invasive bivalve, Dreissena polymorpha: A stable isotope study. Wilson, Alan*,1, Knoll, Lesley2, Montoya, Joseph1, Sarnelle, Orlando2, Hamilton, Stephen3, Hay, Mark1, 1 Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 303322 Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 488243 Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, Michigan, 49060 FULL ABSTRACT
WILSON, ALEXIS	90 Population dynamics of black spruce at its northern limit in Alaska. Lloyd, Andrea*,1, Wilson, Alexis1, Fastie, Christopher1, 1 Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT FULL ABSTRACT
WILSON, GAIL	81 Mycorrhizal symbiosis and insect herbivory in tallgrass prairie. Kula, Abigail*,1, Hartnett, David1, Wilson, Gail1, 1 Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS FULL ABSTRACT
WILSON, JACQUELINE	Competitive ability of two marine gobies: How do they coexist? Wilson, Jacqueline*,1, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL FULL ABSTRACT
WILSON, KAREN	Impacts of invasive crayfish on trophic structure in lake littoral zones. Wilson, Karen*,1, Willis, Theodore2, Vander Zanden, M. Jake2, 1 Carleton College, Northfield, MN2 Center for Limnology, Madison, WI FULL ABSTRACT
WILSON, RICHARD	Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on soil microbes in the Intensive Forestry Biome of Biosphere2. Dane, Laura*,1, Lipson, David1, Strahm, Spring1, Wilson, Richard1, Murthy, Ramesh2, Barron-Gafford, Greg2, 1 Department of Biology, San Diego, CA2 Columbia University, Oracle, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
WILSON, SCOTT	100 Above- and belowground contributions to nitrogen cycling in aspen forest and northern prairie. Steinaker, Diego*,1, Wilson, Scott1, 1 University of Regina, Canada, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
WILSON, WILLIAM	2 Importance of predator and prey territory size on stability within a Rosezweig-MacArthur framework. Nelson, Jennifer1, Wilson, William1, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
WILSON, WILLIAM	The influences of ecological processes on stigma-height dimorphic species. Zhang, Yu*,1, Baker, Angela2, Wilson, William1, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC2 University of Oulu, Oulu, FI FULL ABSTRACT
WILSON, WILLIAM	3 Evolution of dispersal distance in a predator-prey system: Living on the edge of criticality. Smith, Curtis*,1, Wilson, William1, 1 Duke University, Durham, North Carolina FULL ABSTRACT
WIMBERLY, MICHAEL	Simulating ecological responses to static versus dynamic landscape patterns. Wimberly, Michael*,1, 1 Warnell School of Forest Resources, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
WIMP, GINA	Host plant genetic diversity affects arthropod diversity at multiple scales. Wimp, Gina*,1, Young, William1, Woolbright, Scott1, Martinsen, Greg1, Keim, Paul1, Whitham, Thomas1, 1 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona FULL ABSTRACT
WINEMILLER, KIRK	Piscivore exclusion experiments predict impacts of commercial fishing on fish assemblages in tropical river lagoons. Layman, Craig*,1, Winemiller, Kirk1, 1 Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, 77843-2258 FULL ABSTRACT
WINFREE, RACHAEL	High offspring survival in a novel habitat for an invasive species, the brown-headed cowbird. Winfree, Rachael*,1, 1 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton, NJ, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WINGFIELD, JOHN	Environmental endocrinology and invasive cowbird species. Hahn, Caldwell*,1, Wingfield, John2, Fox, David3, Walker, Brian2, Richie, Jill4, 1 Caldwell_Hahn@usgs.gov, Laurel, MD, USA2 University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA3 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA4 Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WINSOME, THAIS	Functional differences between exotic and native earthworm species in a California grassland. Winsome, Thais*,1, 2, Horwath, William 1, Epstein, Lynn1, Hendrix, Paul2, 1 University of California, Davis, CA2 University of Georgia, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
WINSOR, JAMES	Herbivores, herbivore-vectored disease, and inbreeding in Cucurbita pepo ssp texana. Winsor, James *,1, Leyshon, Bradley2, Travers, Steven1, Stephenson, Andrew1, 1 The Pennsylvania State University-Altoona, Altoona, PA, USA2 The Pennsylvania State University-University Park, University Park, PA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WINTER, KLAUS	Evolution of photosynthetic pathways in the Orchidaceae: Evidence from stable isotopes and phylogenetic analysis. Silvera, Katia*,1, 2, Santiago, Louis1, Schuur, Edward1, Williams, Norris1, Whitten, W1, Winter, Klaus2, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA2 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panama, Panama FULL ABSTRACT
WINTERHALER, WADE	The effect of asymmetric plasticity on rugged fitness landscapes. Winterhaler, Wade*,1, Mousseau, Timothy1, 1 University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina FULL ABSTRACT
WINTERS, JUSTIN	The effect of a trematode parasite on the response of a snail to light and gravity. Levri, Edward*,1, Itle, Carolyn1, Lunnen, Shane1, Winters, Justin1, Platt, Robert 1, 1 Division of Mathematics and Natural Science, Altoona, PA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WINTERS, MONICA	124 The effects of an invasive plant community on the coastal sage scrub soil microbial community. Winters, Monica*,1, Lipson, David2, 1 San Diego State University, San Diego, CA2 San Diego State University, San Diego, CA FULL ABSTRACT
WIPF, SONJA	60 Winter climate change in snow-rich environments: Reactions of arctic and alpine plant communities. Wipf, Sonja1, 2, 3, Mulder, Christa2, Stoeckli, Veronika1, Schmid, Bernhard3, 1 Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland2 University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK3 Insitute for Environmental Sciences, University of, Zurich, Switzerland FULL ABSTRACT
WISE, DAVID	Initial response of leaf-litter arthropods to altered rainfall predicted by models of climate change. Lensing, Janet*,1, Wise, David1, 1 University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY FULL ABSTRACT
WITHAM, THOMAS	Long-term effects of herbivory on male and female reproductive function of a dominant tree. Dirzo, Rodolfo*,1, Whipple, Amy2, Cobb, Neil2, Witham, Thomas2, 1 Instituto de Ecologia, Mexico, DF2 Merriam-Powell Center, Flagstaff, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
WITHINGTON, CYNTHIA	Nutrient uptake and decomposition in the forest-alpine tundra ecotone of the Colorado Front Range. Withington, Cynthia*,1, Sanford, Robert1, 1 University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WITMAN, JON	Gulls and cormorants exerting nutrient exchanges between marine and terrestrial ecosystems at the Isles of Shoals (Maine-USA). Farina, Jose*,1, 2, Ellis, Julie1, Witman, Jon1, 1 Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA2 CASEB-Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, RM, CHILE FULL ABSTRACT
WITMAN, JON	Marine masting: episodic prey recruitment and the synchrony of community dynamics on large spatial scales. Witman, Jon*,, Genovese, Salvatore, Bruno, John, Altieri, Andrew, FULL ABSTRACT
WOFSY, STEVEN	136 Quantitative assessment of climatic effects on seasonal and interannual variabilities in net ecosystem exchange. Hui, Dafeng*,1, Xu, Tao1, Luo, Yiqi1, Wofsy, Steven 2, 1 University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK2 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA FULL ABSTRACT
WOJCIK, NATHAN	72 Effects of fire on soil nutrients following cheatgrass invasion of Sierra Nevada yellow pine forests. Wojcik, Nathan 1, Sanford, Robert*,1, McGinnis, Thomas2, Keeley, Jon2, Brooks, Matt3, Belnap, Jayne4, 1 University of Denver, Denver, CO2 U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Discipline, Western Ecological Research Center, Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park, Three Rivers, CA3 U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Discipline, Western Ecological Research Center, Las Vegas Field Station, Las Vegas, NV4 U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Discipline, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Moab, UT FULL ABSTRACT
WOJCIK, NATHAN	Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) and seasonal patterns of soil phosphorus availability in arid ecosystems. Sanford, Robert*,1, Belnap, Jayne2, Gopalani, Sarah1, Wojcik, Nathan1, Richardson, Maxwell1, 1 University of Denver, Denver, CO2 USGS - Biological Resources, Moab, UT FULL ABSTRACT
WOJDAK, JEREMY	Species richness effects on ecosystems depend on ecological context: An experiment with aquatic grazers. Wojdak, Jeremy*,1, 2, 1 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI2 W. K. Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI FULL ABSTRACT
WOJDAK, JEREMY	Crayfish alter succession of pond communities. Dorn, Nathan *,1, Wojdak, Jeremy1, 1 W. K. Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI FULL ABSTRACT
WOLF, AMELIA	Effects of elevated CO2 on microbial respiration in a Florida scrub oak ecosystem. Wolf, Amelia*,1, Megonigal, Patrick1, Hungate, Bruce2, Day, Frank3, Drake, Bert1, 1 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD2 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ3 Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA FULL ABSTRACT
WOLF, AMY	Historical and recent approaches to the assessment of ecological condition. Howe, Robert*,1, Karr, James2, Wolf, Amy1, 1 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI2 University of Washington, Seattle, WA FULL ABSTRACT
WOLF, EVAN	1 Climate- and beaver-induced hydrologic variation of small streams: Implications for willow persistence in Yellowstone National Park. Wolf, Evan*,1, Cooper, David1, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
WOLF, JOY	A comparison of restoration strategies in oak openings. Wolf, Joy*,1, 1 University of Wisconsin - Parkside, Kenosha, WI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WOLF, JULIE	116 Elevated CO2 increases sporocarp production and intraradicle sporulation of one AMF species at Biosphere 2. Wolf, Julie*,1, Murthy, Ramesh 2, Barron-Gafford, Greg2, 1 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA2 Columbia University's Biosphere 2 Center, Oracle, AZ, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WOLF, MOSHEH	Morphological divergence in populations of the plains pocket mouse Perognathus flavescens in adjacent habitats. Wolf, Mosheh*,1, Salazar-Bravo, Jorge2, Frggens, Mike3, 1 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois2 Texas Tech, Lubbock, Texas3 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
WOLFE-BELLIN, KELLY	Assemblages of annuals exhibit nonlinear responses to gradients of elevated air temperature and atmospheric CO2. Bazzaz, Fakhri*,1, Wolfe-Bellin, Kelly1, 1 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WOLFE-BELLIN, KELLY	Nonlinear responses of tree seedlings to gradients of superambient air temperature and atmospheric CO2. Wolfe-Bellin, Kelly*,1, He, Jin-Sheng1, Bazzaz, F.1, 1 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA FULL ABSTRACT
WOLOSIN, MICHAEL	10 Canopy area, growth, and fecundity in a mixed-hardwood forest. Wolosin, Michael*,1, Clark, James1, LaDeau, Shannon1, Dietze, Michael1, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
WOLSKI, LAWRENCE	Assessing visitor impacts from long-term sampling of wetland communities in the Everglades National Park, Florida. Wolski, Lawrence*,1, Trexler, Joel1, Nelson, Eric2, 3, Perrry, Sue3, 1 Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA2 South Florida Natural Resources Center, Homestead, FL, USA3 Fish & Wildlife Service, West Palm Beach, FL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WONHAM, MARJOIRE	Invasion model for West Nile virus. Wonham, Marjoire*,1, de Camino-Beck, Tomas1, Lewis, Mark1, 1 Centre for Mathematical Biology, Edmonton, AB, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
WOOD, STANLEY	Human Needs and Ecosystems Services: How Are Ecosystems Coping? Wood, Stanley*,, FULL ABSTRACT
WOOD, TANA	144 Determinants of leaf litter nutrient cycling in a tropical rainforest: fertility versus topography. Wood, Tana*,1, Lawrence, Deborah1, 1 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA FULL ABSTRACT
WOOD, TANA	145 Leaf litter addition effects upon soil nutrients in a wet tropical forest. Conner, Cristin*,1, Wood, Tana1, Lawrence, Deborah1, 1 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA FULL ABSTRACT
WOOD, TANA	146 Litter addition effects on root biomass and nutrient concentrations in a wet tropical forest in Costa Rica: an experimental approach. Hubbard, Jakara*,1, Wood, Tana1, Lawrence, Deborah 1, 1 University Of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA FULL ABSTRACT
WOOD, WAYNE	Does spatial variation in barnacle and mussel recruitment affect rocky intertidal community dynamics? Krenz, Christopher*,1, Chaney, Maxine1, Wood, Wayne1, 1 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
WOODBURY, PETER	Long-term nitrate export from Hubbard Brook Watershed 6 driven by climatic variation. Hong, Bongghi*,1, Swaney, Dennis1, Woodbury, Peter2, Weinstein, David1, 1 Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY, USA2 US Forest Service, Durham, NH, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WOODS, JOEB	Listening to fish: Science and Wisdom on the Alaskan Arctic Coastal Plain. Ford, Jesse*,1, Allen-Gil, Susan2, Seigle, John 1, Nashagnik, Joshua, Woods, Joeb, Akpik, Maasak , 1 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR2 Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY FULL ABSTRACT
WOODS, KERRY	Interactions between beech bark disease and wind disturbance with consequences to stand structure and composition. Papaik, Michael *,1, 2, Canham, Charles 1, Woods, Kerry3, Latty, Erika4, 1 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY2 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA3 Benningon College, Bennington, VT4 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI FULL ABSTRACT
WOODSON, BROCK	Microbial chemical defense of carcasses: Testing Janzen's "Why Fruits Rot, Seeds Mold, and Meat Spoils" hypothesis. Burkepile, Deron*,1, Parker, John1, Woodson, Brock1, Hay, Mark1, 1 Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia, USA FULL ABSTRACT
WOODWARD, GUY	Strong density dependence in a stream insect: large scale manipulations. Hildrew, Alan*,1, Woodward, Guy1, 2, 1 School of Biological Sciences, London, UK, United Kingdom2 Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, Cork, Ireland, Ireland FULL ABSTRACT
WOOLBRIGHT, SCOTT	Host plant genetic diversity affects arthropod diversity at multiple scales. Wimp, Gina*,1, Young, William1, Woolbright, Scott1, Martinsen, Greg1, Keim, Paul1, Whitham, Thomas1, 1 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona FULL ABSTRACT
WOOLEY, STUART	Mycorrhizal fungi may increase plant resistance to herbivory, but at a fitness cost. Wooley, Stuart *,1, Paine, Timothy 1, 1 University of California, Riverside, CA FULL ABSTRACT
WOOLFENDEN, GLEN	Individual variation in demographic traits of Florida Scrub Jays. Kendall, Bruce *,1, Fox, Gordon2, Woolfenden, Glen3, Fitzpatrick, John4, 1 University of California, Santa Barbara, CA2 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL3 Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, FL4 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY FULL ABSTRACT
WOOTEN, MICHAEL	115 Post-hurricane dune restoration techniques on vegetation recovery at Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama. Moffett, J. Mincy*,1, Boyd, R