PARENT SESSION Contributed Orals Thursday, August 10, 8:00-11:30 am COS 78 - Nitrogen cycling I L-4, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: K Buckeridge Thursday, August 10, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 101 - Fish ecology: habitat, behavior, food webs, and human impacts L-13, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J Saha Monday, August 7, 8:00-11:30 am COS 11 - Remote sensing L-3, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: G Carter and D Rocchini Thursday, August 10, 8:00-11:30 am COS 79 - Stoichiometry, allometry, and scaling Mississippi, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: D Jenerette Monday, August 7, 8:00-11:30 am COS 7 - Evolutionary ecology I L-14, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: K Mercer Thursday, August 10, 8:00-11:30 am COS 80 - Plant species interactions II: allelopathy, competition, and facilitation Sultana, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: S Raghu Thursday, August 10, 8:00-11:30 am COS 81 - Plant-herbivore interactions I Plantation Room, Cook Convention Center Presiders: L Altfeld Thursday, August 10, 8:00-11:30 am COS 82 - Restoration ecology III: forest ecosystems Ballroom E, Ballroom Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: D Aubrey Thursday, August 10, 8:00-11:30 am COS 83 - Ecophysiology IV: photosynthesis and environmental gradients Chickasaw, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: R Boyce Thursday, August 10, 8:00-11:30 am COS 85 - Predator-prey interactions L-11, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J Laundre Thursday, August 10, 8:00-11:30 am COS 86 - Fire ecology: behavior, effects, and management L-12, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: N Turrill Welch and J Beyers Monday, August 7, 8:00-11:30 am COS 8 - Aquatic ecology I: river ecosystems, Part I L-2, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J Cromartie and J Titus Thursday, August 10, 8:00-11:30 am COS 88 - Estuarine and wetland ecology L-14, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: D Kashian and HN Morzaria Luna Thursday, August 10, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 89 - Decomposition and detrital dynamics II Chickasaw, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J DeForest Thursday, August 10, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 90 - Invasive species VI: spread, distribution, variation, and adaptations Ballroom A, Ballroom Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: S DeWalt Monday, August 7, 8:00-11:30 am COS 10 - Mammalian ecology Sultana, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: M Wolf Monday, August 7, 8:00-11:30 am COS 12 - Savanna ecology L-4, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J Franklin Monday, August 7, 8:00-11:30 am COS 13 - Avian ecology Heritage Ballroom I, Marriott Presiders: J Martin and B Reynolds Monday, August 7, 8:00-11:30 am COS 14 - Amphibian and reptile ecology and decline Plantation Room, Cook Convention Center Presiders: D Nelson Tuesday, August 8, 8:00-11:30 am COS 16 - Disturbance ecology L-2, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: S Pathikonda and S Riffell Tuesday, August 8, 8:00-11:30 am COS 17 - Invasive species I: environmental and habitat factors Ballroom A, Ballroom Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: H Balbach and J Joshi Tuesday, August 8, 8:00-11:30 am COS 23 - Biogeography Plantation Room, Cook Convention Center Presiders: M Calef Tuesday, August 8, 8:00-11:30 am COS 18 - Biodiversity II: environmental gradients and habitat factors, Part II Ballroom E, Ballroom Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J Bossart Tuesday, August 8, 8:00-11:30 am COS 19 - Population dynamics II: animals L-4, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J Maerz Tuesday, August 8, 8:00-11:30 am COS 20 - Food webs I: trophic interactions Mississippi, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: D Gruner Tuesday, August 8, 8:00-11:30 am COS 21 - Carbon cycling II L-11, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: E Ayres and L Anderson Tuesday, August 8, 8:00-11:30 am COS 24 - Community ecology I: community structure and assembly L-12, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: M Parris and A Trafton Tuesday, August 8, 8:00-11:30 am COS 25 - Urban ecology I Chickasaw, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: S Faeth Tuesday, August 8, 8:00-11:30 am COS 26 - Disease ecology I: parasites L-13, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: E Lehmer and S Altizer Tuesday, August 8, 8:00-11:30 am COS 27 - Aquatic ecology II: river ecosystems, Part II L-14, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: T Barnwell Tuesday, August 8, 8:00-11:30 am COS 28 - Agroecology Heritage Ballroom I, Marriott Presiders: M Laszio Tuesday, August 8, 8:00-11:30 am COS 29 - Forest ecology I L-3, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: C Tripler and C Wayson Tuesday, August 8, 8:00-11:30 am COS 30 - Invertebrate ecology L-5, L-6, L-7, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: C Johnson Tuesday, August 8, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 31 - Invasive species II: invasibility of communities and species invasiveness Ballroom A, Ballroom Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: R Smith and S Jose Tuesday, August 8, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 33 - Metapopulations and metacommunities Plantation Room, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J Fox Monday, August 7, 8:00-11:30 am COS 1 - Biodiversity I: environmental gradients and habitat factors, Part I Ballroom A, Ballroom Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: D Cocking and H Pereira Monday, August 7, 8:00-11:30 am COS 2 - Population dynamics I: plants Chickasaw, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: K Klemow Monday, August 7, 8:00-11:30 am COS 3 - Foraging strategies and behavior L-11, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: R Whyte and L Hernández Monday, August 7, 8:00-11:30 am COS 4 - Carbon cycling I Ballroom E, Ballroom Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: A Diochon and K Stephan Monday, August 7, 8:00-11:30 am COS 5 - Paleoecology L-12, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: W Gosling Monday, August 7, 8:00-11:30 am COS 6 - Behavioral ecology L-13, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: S Hampton Tuesday, August 8, 8:00-11:30 am COS 22 - Seed ecology: dispersal, predation, and pathogens Sultana, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J Schnurr Tuesday, August 8, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 32 - Biodiversity III: ecosystem function Ballroom E, Ballroom Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: P Stoy Wednesday, August 9, 8:00-11:30 am COS 52 - Restoration ecology I: aquatic and riparian ecosystems L-3, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: B Clinton Wednesday, August 9, 8:00-11:30 am COS 58 - Temperate deciduous forest ecology Sultana, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: G Wang Wednesday, August 9, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 63 - Species richness, species-area relationship, and mid-domain effect L-14, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: V Chavez-Varela Tuesday, August 8, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 38 - Ecophysiology I: hydrology and hydraulics L-2, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: D Fischer Thursday, August 10, 8:00-11:30 am COS 84 - Community ecology III: species composition L-5, L-6, L-7, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: C Paine Tuesday, August 8, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 39 - Community ecology II: community dynamics and change L-3, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: K Beard and Y Wang Friday, August 11, 8:00-11:30 am COS 108 - Species movement and dispersal L-5, L-6, L-7, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: A Boyle Monday, August 7, 8:00-11:30 am COS 15 - Ecological modeling I: populations, communities, and ecosystems L-5, L-6, L-7, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: S Railback and M Calef Friday, August 11, 8:00-11:30 am COS 106 - Species interactions: mutualism, symbiosis, and parasitism L-3, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: L Altfeld Friday, August 11, 8:00-11:30 am COS 109 - Marine ecology Mississippi, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: C Bird Friday, August 11, 8:00-11:30 am COS 107 - Ecological education II: interdisciplinary and community education L-4, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: R Jordan Friday, August 11, 8:00-11:30 am COS 110 - Tropical ecology Sultana, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: G Selaya Friday, August 11, 8:00-11:30 am COS 111 - Subalpine and boreal forest ecology Plantation Room, Cook Convention Center Presiders: V Chavez-Varela Friday, August 11, 8:00-11:30 am COS 112 - Riparian ecology L-11, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J Ely Friday, August 11, 8:00-11:30 am COS 113 - Uses of stable isotopes in ecology L-12, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: B Hough Friday, August 11, 8:00-11:30 am COS 114 - Environmental impact and risk assessment, ecoinformatics, and decision theory L-13, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: A Krishna Friday, August 11, 8:00-11:30 am COS 115 - Shrub and woodland ecology L-14, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: K Haskins and S Saha Tuesday, August 8, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 42 - Microbial ecology Chickasaw, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: L Aldrich-Wolfe Tuesday, August 8, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 34 - Food webs II: environmental and habitat factors L-11, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: G Uzochukwu Tuesday, August 8, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 35 - Plant species interactions I: competition L-12, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: K Wiens Tuesday, August 8, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 36 - Pollination ecology I L-13, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: S Travers and R Spigler Tuesday, August 8, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 41 - Disease ecology II: viruses and epidemics L-4, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: K LoGiudice Tuesday, August 8, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 37 - Evolutionary ecology II: life history, speciation, and coevolution L-14, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J Cavender-Bares Tuesday, August 8, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 40 - Urban ecology II Heritage Ballroom I, Marriott Presiders: A Walz and M Walton Tuesday, August 8, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 44 - Grassland ecology II Heritage Ballroom IV, Marriott Presiders: J Ely Tuesday, August 8, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 45 - Forest ecology II: population dynamics and regeneration Sultana, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: D Chojnacky and C Paine Wednesday, August 9, 8:00-11:30 am COS 46 - Climate and global change I: carbon cycling Chickasaw, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: A Dikou and K Treseder Wednesday, August 9, 8:00-11:30 am COS 47 - Invasive species III: impacts on native species, communities, and ecosystems Ballroom A, Ballroom Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: D Blumenthal and J Martin Wednesday, August 9, 8:00-11:30 am COS 48 - Biodiversity IV: grasslands, soil communities, and tools Ballroom E, Ballroom Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: H Reynolds Wednesday, August 9, 8:00-11:30 am COS 49 - Biogeochemical processes and dynamics L-13, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J Edwards and C Cleveland Wednesday, August 9, 8:00-11:30 am COS 50 - Effects of herbivory I L-2, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: C Ivey Wednesday, August 9, 8:00-11:30 am COS 51 - Pollination ecology II L-14, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: S Pathikonda Wednesday, August 9, 8:00-11:30 am COS 53 - Ecophysiology II: respiration, transpiration, and primary production L-4, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: M Coleman and M Fuller Wednesday, August 9, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 64 - Carbon and nitrogen dynamics Ballroom E, Ballroom Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J Baron and M Santana Wednesday, August 9, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 70 - Forest ecology and management L-5, L-6, L-7, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: S Bigelow and C Miller Wednesday, August 9, 8:00-11:30 am COS 54 - Disease ecology III: host-pathogen interactions and disease dynamics L-5, L-6, L-7, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: S Hall Wednesday, August 9, 8:00-11:30 am COS 55 - Forest ecology III: historical and enviornmental changes L-11, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: W Currie Wednesday, August 9, 8:00-11:30 am COS 56 - Soil ecology Mississippi, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: S Baer and J Six Wednesday, August 9, 8:00-11:30 am COS 57 - Ecological modeling II L-12, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: A Edwards and K Sakai Wednesday, August 9, 8:00-11:30 am COS 59 - Conifer and mixed-conifer forest ecology Plantation Room, Cook Convention Center Presiders: K Haskins and M Drescher Wednesday, August 9, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 61 - Decomposition and detrital dynamics I L-13, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: C Swan and J Kominoski Wednesday, August 9, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 71 - Landscape ecology Sultana, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: G Benson Wednesday, August 9, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 60 - Climate and global change II: impacts on ecosystems at varying scales L-12, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: L Hidinger and J Schedlbauer Wednesday, August 9, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 73 - Ecological modeling III L-11, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: M Kenney and S Hoeppner Wednesday, August 9, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 62 - Invasive species IV: trophic interactions and competition Ballroom A, Ballroom Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J Orrock Wednesday, August 9, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 65 - Ecosystem processes and services Mississippi, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J Beyers and HN Morzaria Luna Wednesday, August 9, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 66 - Effects of herbivory II Chickasaw, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: S Louda Wednesday, August 9, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 67 - Restoration ecology II: prairies, savannas, and aridlands L-2, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: R Anderson Wednesday, August 9, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 69 - Disease ecology IV: transmission and land use L-4, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J Brunner and A Radomski Wednesday, August 9, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 68 - Ecophysiology III: thermoregulation, nutrition, and photoreception L-3, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: U Rascher Wednesday, August 9, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 72 - Prey preference and prey defense mechanisms Plantation Room, Cook Convention Center Presiders: G Wang and S Raghu Wednesday, August 9, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 74 - Mycorrhizal ecology Heritage Ballroom I, Marriott Presiders: J Sharma Monday, August 7, 8:00-11:30 am COS 9 - Grassland ecology I Mississippi, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: S Baez and B Molano Thursday, August 10, 8:00-11:30 am COS 75 - Invasive species V: detection and prediction Ballroom A, Ballroom Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: G Ervin Thursday, August 10, 8:00-11:30 am COS 76 - Spatial ecology I L-2, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: E Damschen Thursday, August 10, 8:00-11:30 am COS 77 - Niches and habitat selection L-3, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: N Nicholas Thursday, August 10, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 92 - Nitrogen cycling II Sultana, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J Ely and S Baer Thursday, August 10, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 93 - Plant reproductive ecology Plantation Room, Cook Convention Center Presiders: B Molano and R Spigler Thursday, August 10, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 94 - Plant-herbivore interactions II Ballroom E, Ballroom Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: C Sagers Thursday, August 10, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 95 - Ecological education I: undergraduate teaching L-2, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J Berkson Thursday, August 10, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 96 - Population and community genetics L-3, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J Lau Thursday, August 10, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 97 - Statistical ecology L-4, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: D Ford Thursday, August 10, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 98 - Forest and habitat fragmentation L-5, L-6, L-7, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: A Radomski and C Tripler Thursday, August 10, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 100 - Conservation ecology II L-12, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: N Nicholas Thursday, August 10, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 103 - Ecology of natural and created wetland ecosystems Heritage Ballroom I, Marriott Presiders: G Ervin and S Hoeppner Friday, August 11, 8:00-11:30 am COS 104 - Invasive species VII: prevention, control, and models Ballroom E, Ballroom Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: T Langkilde Friday, August 11, 8:00-11:30 am COS 105 - Nutrient cycling Chickasaw, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: D Bryant Thursday, August 10, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 102 - Arid ecosystem ecology L-14, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: J Fehmi Thursday, August 10, 8:00-11:30 am COS 87 - Conservation ecology I: reserve selection, design, and management L-13, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: R Winfree and J Griffith Tuesday, August 8, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 43 - Aquatic ecology III: lake ecosystems Mississippi, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: O Sarnelle Thursday, August 10, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 91 - Spatial ecology II Mississippi, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: V Chavez-Varela and B van Wesenbeeck Thursday, August 10, 1:30-5:00 pm COS 99 - Predation risk L-11, Lobby Level, Cook Convention Center Presiders: E Preisser and S Hall

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