1:30 PM: Cappuccino, Naomi^*,1, ¹ Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Herbivory, secondary chemistry and invasiveness of exotic plants.

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1:50 PM: Emery, Sarah^*,1, Gross, Katherine ¹, ¹ W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI, USA, Dominant species regulate invasion in oldfield plant communities.

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2:10 PM: Buckley, Yvonne^*,1, Bolker, Ben², Rees, Mark³, ¹ The Ecology Centre, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia² Zoology Dept., Gainesville, Florida, USA³ Dept. of Animal and Plant Sciences, Sheffield, UK, Facilitation of ecosystem disturbance by invasive plants can cause an Allee effect.

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2:30 PM: Davis, Mark^*,1, Ungier, Daniel¹, Kujala, Brianna¹, ¹ Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN, USA, Non-native grasses impede oak establishment by altering soil conditions.

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2:50 PM: Drake, John^*,, Knight, Tiffany, Chase, Jon, , When management might backfire: Density-dependent population dynamics of the invasive biennial Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard).

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3:20 PM: Davis, Heather¹, Taylor, Caz², Civille, Janie¹, Lambrinos, John^*,1, Strong, Donald¹, ¹ University of California, Davis, CA, USA² Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Pollen limitation causes an Allee effect in a wind pollinated invasive grass.

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3:40 PM: Hyatt, Laura^*,1, Rodriguez, Rebecca¹, Mann, Rajmeet¹, ¹ Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA, What causes population size variation of invaders? Resources and demography of Alliaria petiolata.

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4:00 PM: Christen, Douglas¹, Matlack, Glenn^*,1, ¹ Environmental and Plant Biology, Athens, Ohio, USA, The role of roads and trails in invasion of deciduous forest by nonnative plant species in southeast Ohio.

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