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AANDERUD, ZACHARY	Variation in hydraulic redistribution in a desert ecosystem and the role of rhizosphere moisture in stimulating litter decomposition. Aanderud, Zachary*,1, Richards, James1, 1 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA FULL ABSTRACT
AARSSEN, LONNIE	Species size and survival under intra- and interspecific competition: implications for the coexistence of small and large plant species. Schamp, Brandon*,1, Aarssen, Lonnie1, 1 Department of Biology, Kingston, Ontario, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
ABBOTT, KAREN	Insect outbreaks and synchrony: the interplay between stochasticity and dispersal in local and regional population dynamics. Abbott, Karen*,1, Dwyer, Greg1, 1 University of Chicago, Chicago, IL FULL ABSTRACT
ABEKU, TAREKEGN	Biological amplification, climate trends, and malaria resurgence in African highlands. Pascual, Mercedes *,1, Chaves, Luis 1, Ahumada, Jorge 2, Rodo, Xavier3, Bouma, Menno 4, Abeku, Tarekegn4, 1 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI2 Conservation International, Washington, DC3 University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain4 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England FULL ABSTRACT
ABHILASHA, DIPTI	Evidence for evolutionary decreased defense against generalists in invasive horseweed Conyza canadensis. Abhilasha, Dipti*,1, Joshi, J1, 1 University of Zurich, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland FULL ABSTRACT
ABRAHAM, JOEL	Native perennial bunchgrass resistance to invasion by Foeniculum vulgare (fennel) in a California coastal grassland. Abraham, Joel*,1, Corbin, Jeffery1, D'Antonio, Carla2, 1 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA2 University of California, Santa Barbara, Goleta, CA FULL ABSTRACT
ABRAMS, PETER	The dynamics of food web models containing dynamic traits; implications for defining and measuring interspecific interactions. Abrams, Peter*,1, 1 University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
ABRAMS, PETER	A theoretical model and a behavioral experiment of asymmetric predation. Nakajima, Mifuyu*,1, Abrams, Peter2, Yodo, Taiga3, Matsuda, Hiroyuki4, 1 University of Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo, Japan2 University of Toronto, Canada, Toronto, Canada3 Mie University, Japan, Mie, Japan4 Yokohama National University, Japan, Yokohama, Japan FULL ABSTRACT
ABTS, A	86 Farms of the future: soybean productivity and yield in a high- CO2, high- O3world. McConnaughay, K1, Brewer, E1, Abts, A1, Beaver, P1, Morris, S1, Morgan, P2, Long, S2, 1 Bradley University, Peoria, IL2 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL FULL ABSTRACT
ABTS, ANNA	71 Intergenerational differences in defensive chemical production in Alliaria petiolata. Abts, Anna *,2, Lang, Kimberly *,2, Vaughn, Steven 1, Morris, Sherri 2, McConnaughay, Kelly 2, 2 Bradley University, Peoria, IL1 United States Department of Agriculture, Peoria, IL FULL ABSTRACT
ABU BAKER, MOHAMMAD	46 Patch area, substrate depth, and richness effects on the giving-up densities of mourning doves. Abu Baker, Mohammad*,1, Brown, Joel1, 1 University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ACKER, STEVEN	58 Comparing presence-only models with logistic regression in predicting the potential distributions of invasive species. Jones, Chad*,1, Acker, Steven2, Halpern, Charles1, 1 University of Washington, Seattle, WA2 National Park Service, Port Angeles, WA FULL ABSTRACT
ACKERLY, DAVID	180 Reproductive dynamics of Dirca occidentalis, a rare, endemic shrub. Graves, William*,1, Ackerly, David2, 1 Iowa State University, Ames, IA2 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA FULL ABSTRACT
ACKERLY, DAVID	A trait-based approach to community assembly: linking niche breadth, plasticity, and functional diversity. Ackerly, David*,1, Cornwell, W2, 1 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA2 Stanford University, Stanford, CA FULL ABSTRACT
ACKERLY, DAVID	Do species' functional trait values predict abundance and rarity? Cornwell, William*,1, Ackerly, David2, 1 Dept. of Biological Sciences, Stanford, CA, USA2 Dept of Integrative Biology, Berkeley, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ACKERLY, DAVID	The interactive effects of water, temperature, and community composition on California grassland CO2 fluxes. St.Clair, Sam*,1, Fisher, Marc2, Torn, Margaret2, Ackerly, David1, 1 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA2 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA FULL ABSTRACT
ACKLEH, AZMY	Modeling responses of wetland plant populations to salinity stress. Pathikonda, Sharmila*,1, Ackleh, Azmy1, Mopper, Susan1, 1 University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ACOSTA SUáREZ, JORGE	76 Methodological alternative on territorial planning formulation to indigenous reservations of Colombia. Acosta Suárez, Jorge 1, Sell, Marcia*,1, Acosta Suárez, Pablo *,, 1 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil FULL ABSTRACT
ACOSTA SUáREZ, PABLO	76 Methodological alternative on territorial planning formulation to indigenous reservations of Colombia. Acosta Suárez, Jorge 1, Sell, Marcia*,1, Acosta Suárez, Pablo *,, 1 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil FULL ABSTRACT
ADAIR, KAREN	Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria or ammonia-oxidizing archaea - who is the dominant nitrifyer in northern Arizona soils? Adair, Karen*,1, Hart, Stephen1, Hungate, Bruce1, Schwartz, Egbert1, 1 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
ADAIR, WILLIAM	Comparing conceptual and empirical range vegetation classification systems for the Intermountain West. Adair, William*,1, Ramsey, R Douglas1, Lowry, John1, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT FULL ABSTRACT
ADAMS, JONATHAN	56 Are low latitude butterflies really more colorful? June-Wells, Mark*,1, Adams, Jonathan1, Cheng , Shouxian 2, Weintraub, Jason3, 1 Rutgers University Newark, Newark, NJ2 New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ3 Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA FULL ABSTRACT
ADAMS, JONATHAN	42 Testing the enemy release hypothesis: a comparison of insect herbivory of the exotic Acer platanoides and the native Acer saccharum. Cincotta, Christy*,1, Adams, Jonathan1, 1 Rutgers University, Newark, NJ FULL ABSTRACT
ADAMS, MARY BETH	The Fernow Watershed Acidification Study: results from the first 15 years. Peterjohn, William*,1, Adams, Mary Beth2, 1 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV2 USDA Forest Service, Parsons, WV FULL ABSTRACT
ADAMS, SHEHEREZADE	61 Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stiltgrass) abundance and native diversity. Adams, Sheherezade*,1, Tessel, Samantha1, 2, Engelhardt, Katharina1, 2, 1 University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Frostburg, MD, USA2 Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ADAMS, WILLIAM	116 Potential changes in photosynthetic performance of two Mojave Deserts shrubs in response to elevated CO2. Ebbets, Allison*,1, Barker, David1, Ebbert, Volker2, Rosenstiel, Todd2, Adams, William2, Tissue, David3, Smith, Stan1, 1 University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV2 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO3 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX FULL ABSTRACT
ADDICOTT, JOHN	Can mycorrhizal fungi indirectly affect plant-ant mutualisms? Laird, Robert*,1, Addicott, John1, 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Calgary, Alberta, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
ADIRISIO, ADAM	Resistance to Beech Bark Disease: nature and nurture in the New England forest. Coe, Natalie*,1, Valliere, Justin 1, Sleith, Robin1, George, Adam 1, Adirisio, Adam1, 1 Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT FULL ABSTRACT
ADL, SINA	The effects of pasture intensive grazing management on soil community ecology. Mills, Aaron*,1, Adl, Sina1, 1 Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
ADLER, LYNN	Influence of above and below ground herbivory on pollination and plant reproduction in Cucurbita moschata. Hladun, Kristen*,1, Adler, Lynn2, 1 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA2 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA FULL ABSTRACT
ADLER, PAUL	Potential long term impacts of global change on C and N cycling in forest and grassland ecosystems. Del Grosso, Stephen*,1, 2, Parton, William2, Adler, Paul3, Ojima, Dennis2, 1 USDA ARS, Fort Collins, CO2 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO3 USDA ARS, University Park, PA FULL ABSTRACT
ADLEY, ERIN	Humans in the urban food web: insights from integrating social and biophysical science approaches in Phoenix and Baltimore. Warren, Paige*,1, Grove, J. Morgan2, Tarrant, Philip3, Adley, Erin4, Lerman, Susannah1, Shochat, Eyal3, 1 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA2 USDA Forest Service, Burlington, VT3 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ4 Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN FULL ABSTRACT
AFFOLTER, JAMES	The effects of ultra-violet radiation (UV-B) on the foliar concentration and emission of mono- and sesquiterpenes in lemon verbena (Aloysia citriodora). Chapman, Rebekah*,1, Affolter, James1, Kays, Stanley 1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
AGARWAL, PANKAJ	The three dimensional structure of canopy trees: how to model crowns for light-driven growth. Wolosin, Michael1, Clark, James1, Dietze, Michael1, Chakraborty, Sukhendu2, Agarwal, Pankaj2, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC2 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
AGER, ALAN	130 Modeling bark beetle pressure for pine forests of Mexico. Salinas-Moreno, Yolanda*,1, Vargas, Carlos1, Zuniga, Gerardo1, Ager, Alan2, Hayes, Jane 2, 1 Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico DF, Mexico2 Pacific Northwest Research Station, La Grande, OR, USA FULL ABSTRACT
AGRAWAL, ANURAG	Individual and combined influence of predators and heritable plant traits on arthropod communities of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca). Mooney, Kailen*,1, Agrawal, Anurag1, 1 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Ithaca, NY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
AGRAWAL, ANURAG	The biodiversity hierarchy: a historical overview of biodiversity research from genes to ecosystems. Agrawal, Anurag*,1, Johnson, Marc2, 1 Cornell Univeristy, Ithaca, NY2 University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario FULL ABSTRACT
AGUILERA, LORGIO	74 The effects of shrubs on ephemeral plants: soil or canopy? Gutiérrez, Julio*,1, 2, 3, Squeo, Francisco1, 2, 3, Aguilera, Lorgio1, Valdivia, Luis1, Meserve, Peter4, Kelt, Douglas4, 1 Universidad de La Serena, La Serena, Chile2 Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas, La Serena, Chile3 Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad, Santiago, Chile4 Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL FULL ABSTRACT
AGUIRRE HERRERA , MARíA VERóNICA	3 Susceptibility for occurring landslides of the soils and rocks of the province of Manabí and the incidence of the anthropic action in the cases in which landslides had taken placed. Aguirre Herrera , María Verónica*,1, 1 University is the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral in Guayaquil, Ecuador FULL ABSTRACT
AHN, CHANGWOO	Effects of disked microtopography on vegetation in mitigation wetlands in Virginia. Moser, Kurt*,1, Ahn, Changwoo1, Noe, Gregory2, 1 George Mason University, Fairfax, VA2 U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA FULL ABSTRACT
AHN, CHANGWOO	118 Assessing microbial communities in treatment wetlands as affected by phosphorus loading - a microcosm experiment. Ahn, Changwoo*,, Gillevet, Patrick1, Sikaroodi, Masoumeh2, 1 George Mason University, Fairfax, VA2 FULL ABSTRACT
AHUMADA, JORGE	Biological amplification, climate trends, and malaria resurgence in African highlands. Pascual, Mercedes *,1, Chaves, Luis 1, Ahumada, Jorge 2, Rodo, Xavier3, Bouma, Menno 4, Abeku, Tarekegn4, 1 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI2 Conservation International, Washington, DC3 University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain4 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England FULL ABSTRACT
AICHER, REBECCA	78 Community assembly models as predictive tools in restoration. Aicher, Rebecca*,1, Suding, Katharine1, 1 University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States FULL ABSTRACT
AINSWORTH, ADAM	90 The regulation of gender expression in Ceratopteris richardii gametophytes. Hamilton, Robert1, Ainsworth, Adam *,1, 1 Mississippi College, Clinton, MS FULL ABSTRACT
AKERS, FRED	11 Reference site characterization for ecological monitoring in the Great Egg Harbor River, New Jersey. Cromartie, William*,1, Keltos, Lauren1, Dwyer, Amy1, Mott, Karl1, Akers, Fred2, Chirenje, Tait1, 1 Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ2 Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association, Newtonville, NJ FULL ABSTRACT
AKITA, TETSUYA	18 Inter-relationships between canopy features and fruit yield in citrus as detected by airborne multispectral imagery. Ye, Xujun*,1, Sakai, Kenshi1, Asada, Shin-Ichi2, Akita, Tetsuya1, Sasao, Akira1, 1 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan2 Kanagawa Prefectural Agricultural Research Institute, Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan FULL ABSTRACT
AL-KHAFAJI, KARIM	Diffusion approximations with autocorrelation and nonlinearity. Haridas, Chirakkal*,1, Tuljapurkar, Shripad1, Al-Khafaji, Karim1, 1 Stanford University, Stanford, CA FULL ABSTRACT
AL-SUHAIBANI, ALI	25 Susceptibility of some dry date palm varieties to infestation by Oryzawphilus surinamensis (L.) (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) in relation to their chemical composition. Aldosari, Saleh*,1, Al-Suhaibani, Ali2, Ali, A3, 1 King Saud Universtiy, Riyadh, Riyadh2 King Saud Universtiy, Riyadh, Riyadh3 King Saud Universtiy, Riyadh, Riyadh FULL ABSTRACT
ALABACK, PAUL	Species phenology in response to climatic variability in a grassland-forest ecotone. Alaback, Paul1, Krebs, Michael1, 1 University of Montana, Missoula, MT FULL ABSTRACT
ALABACK, PAUL	171 Teaching herbaria in GK-12 education. Piotrowski, Jeff*,1, Alaback, Paul1, Roberson, Amanda1, Brewer, Carol, 1 University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ALABACK, PAUL	158 Sustaining the impact of scientist − educator partnerships: Montana ECOS Program. Brewer, Carol*,1, Alaback, Paul1, Fontaine, T.J.1, Hailer, Kate1, Loehman, Rachel1, Machura, Mike1, Maclean, Johnny1, McBride, Brooke1, Perkins, Alison1, Rosier, Carl1, Steir, Sam1, Threlked, Bruce1, 1 University of Montana, Missoula, MT FULL ABSTRACT
ALABACK, PAUL	161 An interactive web-based natural history guide to support schoolyard ecology. Alaback, Paul*,1, Burnham, Josh2, Brewer, Carol2, 1 College of Forestry and Conservation, Missoula, MT, USA2 Division of Biological Sciences, Missoula, MT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ALADOS, CONCEPCION	Self-organized spatial patterns of vegetation in Mediterranean ecosystems along a degradation gradient. Alados, Concepcion*,1, 1 Insituto Pirenaico de Ecología, Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain FULL ABSTRACT
ALARCON, RUBEN	Agave palmerii facilitates mutualistic hawkmoth-plant interactions in the southwestern US. Alarcon, Ruben*,1, Bronstein, Judith1, Davidowitz, Goggy1, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
ALARD, GLYNN	32 Comparing grass quantity and quality in sodic and crest patches in the semi-arid granitic savanna of the southern Kruger National Park, South Africa. Alard, Glynn*,, Scholes, Mary, FULL ABSTRACT
ALAVI MOGHADAM, MOHAMMAD REZA	67 Uptake of arsenic by macroalgae: phytoremediation. Ghassemzadeh, Fereshteh*,1, Alavi Moghadam, Mohammad Reza2, Arbab Zavar, Mohammad Hossein1, Babaee, Yasaman2, 1 Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IRAN2 Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, IRAN FULL ABSTRACT
ALBA LYNN, CHRISTINA	Prairie dogs and harvester ants as disturbance agents on the shortgrass steppe: implications for habitat heterogeneity. Alba Lynn, Christina*,1, Detling, James1, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
ALBERT, KRISTIAN	Climaite - a three factor climate change ecosystem manipulation study: set up and approaches for data analysis. Mikkelsen, Teis *,1, Beier, Claus1, Kappel Schmidt, Inger2, Michelsen, Anders3, Albert, Kristian3, Ambus, Per1, Andersen, Kirsten3, 1 Risoe National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark2 Royal Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark3 University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark FULL ABSTRACT
ALBERT, MARIA	160 Spatially explicit population modelling of the gypsum endemic Helianthemum squamatum. Quintana-Ascencio, Pedro*,1, Caballero, Idoia2, Olano, Jose 3, Escudero, Adrian4, Albert, Maria4, 1 University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL2 Laboratorio de Botánica., Bilbao, Spain3 Universidad de Valladolid, Soria, Spain4 Universidad Rey Juan Carlos., Madrid, Spain FULL ABSTRACT
ALBERTS, ALLISON	Ecology of resident and relocated northern red diamond rattlesnakes (Crotalus ruber ruber). Brown, Tracey*,1, 2, Lemm, Jeff2, Tracey, Jeff3, Montagne, Jean-Pierre2, Alberts, Allison2, 1 California State University, San Marcos, San Marcos, CA, USA2 Conservation and Research for Endangered Species, San Diego, CA3 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
ALBRECHT, MATTHEW	171 Interspecific variation in seed dormancy and germination of temperate woodland herbs threatened by human harvesting. Albrecht, Matthew1, McCarthy, Brian*,1, 1 Ohio University, Athens, OH FULL ABSTRACT
ALDOSARI, SALEH	25 Susceptibility of some dry date palm varieties to infestation by Oryzawphilus surinamensis (L.) (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) in relation to their chemical composition. Aldosari, Saleh*,1, Al-Suhaibani, Ali2, Ali, A3, 1 King Saud Universtiy, Riyadh, Riyadh2 King Saud Universtiy, Riyadh, Riyadh3 King Saud Universtiy, Riyadh, Riyadh FULL ABSTRACT
ALDRICH-WOLFE, LAURA	Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi of arctic tundra differ in their ability to use different sources of nitrogen. Aldrich-Wolfe, Laura*,1, Simpson, Nicholas1, Walker, John2, Trowbridge, Justin1, Barbare, Holly1, Jumpponen, Ari1, 1 Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS2 Appalachian State University, Boone, NC FULL ABSTRACT
ALDY, JOE	Resistance and resilience as frameworks for understanding the justice implications of global climate change. Miranda, Marie Lynn*,1, Aldy, Joe2, Schlesinger, William 1, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC2 Resources for the Future, Washington, DC FULL ABSTRACT
ALE, SOM	Finding snow leopards in the fear of their prey. Ale, Som*,1, Brown, Joel2, 1 University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Chicago, IL2 University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Chicago, IL FULL ABSTRACT
ALEXANDER, HELEN	140 Spatial patterns of infection of two plant pathogens with different transmission modes. Finch, Debra*,1, Alexander, Helen 1, 1 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS FULL ABSTRACT
ALEXANDER, HELEN	Plant traits and pathogen infection from marginal and more central populations of the woodland sedge Carex blanda. Alexander, Helen*,1, 1 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS FULL ABSTRACT
ALEXANDER, JOHN	Do bird-habitat models accurately predict effects of large-scale disturbance? Seavy, Nathaniel*,1, 2, Alexander, John1, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL2 Klamath Bird Observatory, Ashland, OR FULL ABSTRACT
ALI, A	25 Susceptibility of some dry date palm varieties to infestation by Oryzawphilus surinamensis (L.) (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) in relation to their chemical composition. Aldosari, Saleh*,1, Al-Suhaibani, Ali2, Ali, A3, 1 King Saud Universtiy, Riyadh, Riyadh2 King Saud Universtiy, Riyadh, Riyadh3 King Saud Universtiy, Riyadh, Riyadh FULL ABSTRACT
ALI, M.M.	Impacts of fishers and gears on biodiversity of fish and prawn in Gawha Beel, Nawabganj, Bangladesh. Saha, Jayanta K.*,1, Hasan, M. R.2, Habib, M. A.B.1, Ali, M.M.1, 1 Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh2 Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN, Rome, Italy FULL ABSTRACT
ALISA, SCHOTZKO	Can 13C and 15N of leaf litter be used to infer canopy isotopic composition? Marshall, John*,1, Kavanagh, Kathleen1, Alisa, Schotzko1, Duursma, Remko2, 1 Department of Forest Resources, Moscow, ID, USA2 Department of Forest Ecology, Helsinki, Finland FULL ABSTRACT
ALLAIN, LARRY	Fire effects on the invasive tree Chinese Tallow (Triadeca sebifera): an analysis using structural equation modeling. Anderson, Michael*,1, Grace, James1, Allain, Larry1, 1 National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, LA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ALLAK, AMIR	125 Utilization of a landscape level airborne mercury survey network to evaluate residual contamination from agricultural use in the Shenandoah Valley, VA. Temple, Susan*,1, Allak, Amir2, Kelley, Allison 3, Lumbi, Zamda1, Ditzler, Kristin1, Wilson, James4, Cocking, Dean1, 1 James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA2 University of Virginia Medical School, Charlottesville, VA3 Augusta Medical Center, Fishersville, VA4 Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA FULL ABSTRACT
ALLAK, AMIR	126 Spatial distribution of airborne mercury in an urban landscape as related to point source river contamination in Waynesboro, VA. Lumbi, Zamda*,1, Allak, Amir2, Kelley, Allison3, Wilson, James 4, Cocking, Dean1, 1 James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA2 University of Virginia Medical School, Charlottesville, VA3 Augusta Medical Center, Fishersville, VA4 Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA FULL ABSTRACT
ALLAN, BRIAN	The effects of forestry practice on human risk of tick-borne diseases in the Missouri Ozarks. Allan, Brian*,1, Ostfeld, Richard2, Chase, Jonathan1, 1 Washington University, Saint Louis, MO2 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY FULL ABSTRACT
ALLAN, ERIC	Interactions between invertebrate herbivores: insects maintain diversity, molluscs reduce it. Allan, Eric*,1, Crawley, Michael1, 1 Imperial College, London, United Kingdom FULL ABSTRACT
ALLAN, GERY	Differential survival of cottonwood hybrids and parental species in relict populations. Woolbright, Scott *,1, 2, Martinsen, Gregory1, 2, Gitlin, Alicyn1, 2, Allan, Gery1, 2, Keim, Paul1, 2, Whitham, Thomas *,1, 2, 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Flagstaff, Arizona2 Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research, Flagstaff, Arizona FULL ABSTRACT
ALLEN, ANDREW	The role of temperature in the origin and maintenance of biodiversity. Allen, Andrew*,1, Gillooly, James2, Savage, Van2, Brown, James3, 1 Nationa Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara, CA, USA2 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA3 Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ALLEN, BRUCE	10 How long do lianas live and how fast do they grow in a temperate floodplain forests? Allen, Bruce 1, Goebel, P. Charles1, Sharitz, Rebecca2, 1 School of Evironment and Natural Resources, Wooster, Ohio2 Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, South Carolina FULL ABSTRACT
ALLEN, CRAIG	A test of the cross-scale resilience model: functional richness in Mediterranean-climate ecosystems. Wardwell, Donald*,1, Allen, Craig2, Peterson, Garry 3, Tyre, Andrew4, 1 Nebraska Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Research Unit, Lincoln, NE2 USGS - Nebraska Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Research Unit, Lincoln, NE3 McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada4 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE FULL ABSTRACT
ALLEN, CRAIG	Cross scale structure, thresholds, and the generation of novelty in discontinuous complex systems. Allen, Craig*,1, 1 USGS Nebraska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Lincoln, NE FULL ABSTRACT
ALLEN, JONATHAN	76 Ecosystem response to the urban atmosphere in the Sonoran Desert. Hall, Sharon *,1, Grimm, Nancy1, Kaye, Jason2, 3, Allen, Jonathan3, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA2 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA3 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ALLEN, MICHAEL	28 The influences of local and regional dynamics on investment in prolonged dormancy by Daphnia. Allen, Michael*,1, 1 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL FULL ABSTRACT
ALLEN, PETER	Using remote sensing and modeling to detect small dam influences on land-use changes in downstream riparian zones. Duke, Jacquelyn*,1, White, Joseph1, Prochnow, Shane1, Zygo, Lisa1, Allen, Peter 1, Muttiah, Ranjan2, 1 Baylor University, Waco, TX2 Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX FULL ABSTRACT
ALLEN-DIAZ, BARBARA	Response of grassland soil carbon cycling to two years of experimental rainfall increase. Chou, Wendy*,1, Silver, Whendee1, Jackson, Randall2, Allen-Diaz, Barbara1, 1 University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI2 FULL ABSTRACT
ALLESINA, STEFANO	Quasi sign-stability in large food webs: consequences of small network motifs. Allesina, Stefano*,1, Pascual, Mercedes1, 1 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI FULL ABSTRACT
ALLEY, KERENSA	Demographic structure and range limits of Andean tree populations along an elevation gradient. Alley, Kerensa*,1, Miles, S1, 1 Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC FULL ABSTRACT
ALLISON, STEVEN	Nitrogen alters fungal communities but not carbon cycling in boreal forest soils. Allison, Steven*,1,, Hanson, China1, Czimczik, Claudia1, Treseder, Kathleen1, 1 University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA FULL ABSTRACT
ALONSO, DAVID	Simple stochastic time series models in ecology and infectious diseases. Alonso, David*,1, Pascual, Mercedes1, Smith, David2, 1 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI2 National Institute of Health, Washington, DC FULL ABSTRACT
ALONZO, SUZANNE	Understanding conflict and cooperation within and between the sexes in the Mediterranean wrasse, Symphodus ocellatus. Alonzo, Suzanne*,1, 1 Yale University, New Haven, CT FULL ABSTRACT
ALPERT, PETER	The community ecology of clonal growth. Alpert, Peter1, Holzapfel, Claus*,2, 1 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA2 Rutgers University, Newark, NJ FULL ABSTRACT
ALTIERI, MIGUEL	Assessing the sustainability of agroecologically based rural development initiatives in Latin America. Altieri, Miguel*,1, 1 University of California, Berkeley, CA FULL ABSTRACT
ALTIZER, SONIA	Infectious diseases and extinction risk in wild mammals. Pedersen, Amy*,1, Altizer, Sonia1, Nunn, Charlie2, Jones, Kate3, 1 Institute of Ecology, Athens, GA2 Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany3 Institute of Zoology, London, UK FULL ABSTRACT
ALTIZER, SONIA	Virulence evolution in monarch butterfly parasites. de Roode, Jacobus*,1, Altizer, Sonia*,1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
ALVAREZ-YEPIS, JUAN CARLOS	134 Does history make the difference?: Land use practices and the ever-changing tropical dry forest of Sonora, Mexico. Alvarez-Yepis, Juan Carlos*,1, Martinez-Yrizar, Angelina1, 1 Institute of Ecology, UNAM, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
AMARAL, LUIS	A robust measure of food web intervality and the dimenson of niche space. Stouffer, Daniel*,1, Amaral, Luis1, 1 Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois FULL ABSTRACT
AMARASEKARE, PRIYANGA	The devil is in the detail: theory for empirical model systems. Bjornstad, Ottar*,1, Amarasekare, Priyanga2, 1 Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA2 University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA FULL ABSTRACT
AMARASEKARE, PRIYANGA	Trade-offs, temporal variation and species coexistence in multi-trophic communities. Amarasekare, Priyanga*,1, 1 University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA FULL ABSTRACT
AMATANGELO, KATHRYN	Cell wall chemical diversity among ferns and angiosperms. Raab, Ted*,1, Amatangelo, Kathryn1, Vitousek, Peter1, 1 Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
AMATANGELO, KATHRYN	Fern stoichiometry and decomposition in Hawaii. Amatangelo, Kathryn*,1, Raab, Ted1, Vitousek, Peter1, 1 Stanford University, Stanford, CA FULL ABSTRACT
AMBUS, PER	Climaite - a three factor climate change ecosystem manipulation study: set up and approaches for data analysis. Mikkelsen, Teis *,1, Beier, Claus1, Kappel Schmidt, Inger2, Michelsen, Anders3, Albert, Kristian3, Ambus, Per1, Andersen, Kirsten3, 1 Risoe National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark2 Royal Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark3 University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark FULL ABSTRACT
AMSBERRY, LINDSAY	Variation in mating system and defensive traits in the Mimulus guttatus species complex. Carr, David1, Eubanks, Micky2, Amsberry, Lindsay2, 1 University of Virginia, Boyce, VA2 Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn, AL FULL ABSTRACT
ANAGNOSTAKIS, SANDRA	Steps toward restoration of butternut Juglans cinerea L. to Southeastern North American forests. Brosi, Sunshine*,1, Schlarbaum, Scott1, Thompson, Laura1, Anderson, Robert2, van Manen, Frank3, Anagnostakis, Sandra5, 1 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN2 Consulting Forest Pathologist, West Plains, MO3 U. S. Geological Survey, Knoxville, TN5 Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT FULL ABSTRACT
ANAND, MADHUR	Lognormal parental investment in offspring size of a clonal plant in a variable environment: resolving theory and data. Charpentier, Anne, Anand, Madhur, Bauch, Chris*,, FULL ABSTRACT
ANAND, MADHUR	Tinkering with transitional temperate forests. Anand, Madhur*,1, 1 Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario FULL ABSTRACT
ANCHOR, THEODORE	84 Standards for the management of natural lands on Wisconsin vegetable farms. Anchor, Theodore*,1, Knuteson, Deana1, Barzen, Jeb 2, Gratton, Claudio1, Mathews, Nancy1, Zedler, Paul1, 1 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI2 International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, WI FULL ABSTRACT
ANDELMAN, SANDY	Environmental effects dominate direct interactions between plant productivity and diversity. Grace, James*,1, Anderson, Michael1, Smith, Melinda2, Seabloom, Eric3, Andelman, Sandy4, Weiher, Evan5, Sankaran, Mahesh6, Harpole, Stanley7, 1 USGS, Lafayette, LA2 Yale University, New Haven, CT3 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR4 NCEAS, Santa Barbara, CA5 University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI6 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO7 University of California, Irvine, CA FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERIES, JOHN	Linking community structure to biodiversity in urban settings: why is species diversity lower in cities? Shochat, Eyal*,1, Warren, Paige2, Faeth, Stan1, Anderies, John1, 1 Arizona Atate University, Tempe, AZ2 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSEN, GARY	High abundance and diversity of iron-reducing bacteria in wet tropical forest soils. Dubinsky, Eric*,1, 2, Brodie, Eoin2, Andersen, Gary 2, Firestone, Mary1, 2, 1 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA2 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSEN, JENNIFER	100 Integrated studies of post-glacial expansion of yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) in eastern North America. Lesser, Mark*,1, Andersen, Jennifer1, Booth, Robert2, McLachlan, Jason3, Minckley, Thomas1, Poinar, Hendrik4, Reeves, Kelly 1, Jackson, Stephen1, 1 University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY2 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA3 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA4 McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSEN, KIRSTEN	Climaite - a three factor climate change ecosystem manipulation study: set up and approaches for data analysis. Mikkelsen, Teis *,1, Beier, Claus1, Kappel Schmidt, Inger2, Michelsen, Anders3, Albert, Kristian3, Ambus, Per1, Andersen, Kirsten3, 1 Risoe National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark2 Royal Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark3 University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSON, CARLOS	High complexity of whisker spot patterns of polar bears permits noninvasive individual identification. Anderson, Carlos*,1, Waterman, Jane1, Roth, James1, 1 University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSON, CHRISTOPHER	81 Bottomland hardwood forest productivity as a result of hydrologic restoration and flood connectivity. Anderson, Christopher*,1, 2, Mitsch, William2, 1 School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences, Auburn, AL, USA2 Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park, Columbus, OH, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSON, KRISTINA	Temporal patterns in rates of community change during succession. Anderson, Kristina*,1, 1 Biology Department, Albuquerque, NM, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSON, KURT	Transient population responses to spatial variability in advection-dominated systems. Anderson, Kurt*,1, Nisbet, Roger2, McCauley, Ed3, 1 Biological Science Department, Tallahassee, Fl2 Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, Santa Barbara, CA3 Department of Biological Sciences, Calgary, AB, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSON, LAUREL	72 Gas exchange strategies in invasive Alliaria petiolata and co-occurring native species. Anderson, Laurel*,1, Blyth, Lauren1, Hatch, Jacquelyn1, Reif, Nicholas1, 1 Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSON, LAUREL	173 Deer as seed dispersers: the importance of scat decay, and effects on plant communities. Blyth, Lauren*,1, Milligan, Laura1, Johnson, David1, Anderson, Laurel1, 1 Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSON, M REBECCA	73 Separating the effects of population size and plant size on reproductive output of American ginseng. Anderson, M Rebecca*,1, Loew, Sabine1, 1 Illinois State University, Normal, IL FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSON, M REBECCA	Alternating patch characteristics in Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard). Bauer, Jonathan*,1, Anderson, Roger1, Anderson, M Rebecca1, 1 Illinois State University, Normal, IL, United States FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSON, MICHAEL	Fire effects on the invasive tree Chinese Tallow (Triadeca sebifera): an analysis using structural equation modeling. Anderson, Michael*,1, Grace, James1, Allain, Larry1, 1 National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, LA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSON, MICHAEL	Environmental effects dominate direct interactions between plant productivity and diversity. Grace, James*,1, Anderson, Michael1, Smith, Melinda2, Seabloom, Eric3, Andelman, Sandy4, Weiher, Evan5, Sankaran, Mahesh6, Harpole, Stanley7, 1 USGS, Lafayette, LA2 Yale University, New Haven, CT3 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR4 NCEAS, Santa Barbara, CA5 University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI6 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO7 University of California, Irvine, CA FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSON, PETE	Physiological girdling of pine trees via phloem chilling: proof of concept. Johnsen, Kurt*,1, Maier, Chris 1, Sanchez, Felipe 1, Anderson, Pete 1, Waring, Richard 5, 1 USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, Durham, NC5 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSON, ROBERT	Steps toward restoration of butternut Juglans cinerea L. to Southeastern North American forests. Brosi, Sunshine*,1, Schlarbaum, Scott1, Thompson, Laura1, Anderson, Robert2, van Manen, Frank3, Anagnostakis, Sandra5, 1 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN2 Consulting Forest Pathologist, West Plains, MO3 U. S. Geological Survey, Knoxville, TN5 Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSON, ROGER	119 Compositional changes in central Illinois woodland. Mullarkey, Alicia*,1, Smith, Japhia1, Anderson, Roger1, 1 Illinois State University, Normal, IL, United States FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSON, ROGER	The importance of a fluctuating resource to the success of an exotic invasive herb, garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata). Timpe, Megan*,1, Anderson, Roger1, 1 Illinois State University, Normal, IL, United States FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSON, ROGER	Alternating patch characteristics in Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard). Bauer, Jonathan*,1, Anderson, Roger1, Anderson, M Rebecca1, 1 Illinois State University, Normal, IL, United States FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSON, ROGER	Patterns of witness tree selection by surveyors in the Government Land Office survey records. Anderson, Roger*,1, Jones, Suzanne1, Swigart, Richard1, 1 Illinois State University, Normal, IL, United States FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSON, SEAN	59 Resilience of an urban coastal sage scrub remnant to wildfire fuel modification. Lambrinos, John*,1, Anderson, Sean2, Huggins, Thomas3, Prigge, Barry3, Gillespie, Thomas3, Schrott, Greg4, Malone, John5, Burns, Kevin6, 1 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR2 Cal State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA3 University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA4 Western State College, Gunnison, CO5 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ventura, CA6 Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSON, TODD	Effects of land use on fatty acid profile and lipid weight of spadefoots in playas of the Southern High Plains. Ghioca, Dana*,1, McMurry, Scott2, Anderson, Todd2, Smith, Loren2, 1 South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD2 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSON, WENDY	117 Do biennial prescribed fires in closed oak/hickory forests initiate savannah restoration. Wait, D. Alexander*,1, Anderson, Wendy2, 1 Missouri State University, Springfield, MO2 Drury University, Springfield, MO FULL ABSTRACT
ANDERSSON, ERIK	Linkages beyond borders: managing spatial processes in fragmented urban landscapes. Lundberg, Jakob*,1, Andersson, Erik1, Cleary, Grainne 1, Elmqvist, Thomas 1, 1 Department of Systems Ecology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden FULL ABSTRACT
ANDRE, JOHN	70 Woodland restoration in the Ozarks. Melnechuk, Maria *,1, Andre, John 2, Zollner, Doug1, 1 The Nature Conservancy, Little Rock, AR2 USDA Forest Service, Hector, AR FULL ABSTRACT
ANDREW, CARRIE	Biomass and communities of ectomycorrhizal fungi are affected by elevated CO2 and O3 during three growing seasons. Andrew, Carrie*,1, Lilleskov, Erik1, 2, 1 Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI2 USDA - Forest Service, North Central Research Station, Houghton, MI FULL ABSTRACT
ANDREW, WOOD	35 Quantifying multispecies interactions between crops (soybean: Glycine max) and weeds: a new approach. Gibson, David*,1, Andrew, Wood1, Bryan, Young1, John, Connolly2, Laura, Kirwan2, Kathy, Millar1, Joseph, Ely3, 1 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Carbondale, IL2 University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland3 Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO FULL ABSTRACT
ANDREWS, JOHN	Comparative ecology of microorganisms and macroorganisms. Andrews, John*,1, 1 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI FULL ABSTRACT
ANDREWS, SUSAN	SMAF – a potential policy tool for guiding soil resource restoration. Karlen, Douglas*,1, Andrews, Susan2, Wienhold, Brian3, Zobeck, Ted4, 1 USDA ARS, Ames, IA2 USDA Naturual Resources Conservation Service, Greensboro, NC3 USDA- ARS, Lincoln, NE4 USDA ARS, Lubbock, TX FULL ABSTRACT
ANGERT, AMY	Functional trait variation and differential responsiveness to precipitation in a guild of Sonoran Desert winter annuals. Angert, Amy*,1, Barron-Gafford, Greg, Pearson, Catherine, Huxman, Travis, Venable, David, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
ANGILLETTA, MICHAEL	Evolutionary responses to spatial and temporal variation in temperature. Angilletta, Michael*,1, 1 Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN FULL ABSTRACT
ANGUIANO, MICHAEL	Trophic dynamics in urban habitat fragments: does fragmentation induce a top-down cascade? Bolger, Douglas *,1, Diffendorfer, James2, Walters, Eric1, Anguiano, Michael3, Morin, Dana3, Patten, Michael1, 4, 1 Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH2 Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL3 San Diego State University, San Diego, CA4 University of Oklahoma, Bartlesville, OK FULL ABSTRACT
ANGULO, ELENA	2 Endangering the endangered: how the value we place in rarity can trigger extinction. Hall, Richard*,1, Courchamp, Franck1, Angulo, Elena 1, Bull, Leigh1, Meinard, Yves1, Rivalan, Philippe1, Signoret, Laetitia1, 1 Universite Paris-Sud, Orsay, Ile-de-France, France FULL ABSTRACT
ANNIMITA, LISA	169 The earth is crying: a Native American perspective. Hawk, Daniel*,1, 2, 3, 4, Smith, Lola*,1, Annimita, Lisa*,1, Hargrove, Jennifer*,1, 1 College of Menominee Nation, Keshena, WI, USA2 SEEDS, Keshena, WI3 University Wisconsin Green Bay, Green Bay, WI4 Excelsior College, Albany, NY FULL ABSTRACT
ANSLEY, R	66 Influence of fire and woody plant invasion on the carbon dynamics of a southern Great Plains grassland system. Hollister, Emily*,1, Boutton, Thomas1, Ansley, R1, 2, 1 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX2 Texas Agricultural Experiment Station - Vernon, Vernon, TX FULL ABSTRACT
ANTEN, N	Interspecific differences in light interception and use of plants the first years of secondary succession in tropical forest. Selaya, N*,1,2, Anten, N2, 1 Utrecht University, The Netherlands2 Programa Manejo de Bosques de la Amazonía Boliviana, Riberalta, Bolivia FULL ABSTRACT
APPLE, JENNIFER	Succession, stoichiometry, and inverse density dependent herbivory at Mount St. Helens. Bishop, John*,1, Apple, Jennifer, 1 Washington State University, Vancouver, WA FULL ABSTRACT
ARANGO, CATALINA	Water flux in the rhizosphere: structuring cycling of C and N. Cardon, Zoe*,1, Gage, Daniel1, Stark, John2, Herron, Patrick1, Arango, Catalina 1, 1 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT2 Utah State University, Logan, UT FULL ABSTRACT
ARAúJO NETO, MARIO DINIZ	77 Indigenous lands on Brazilian Legal Amazon and the environmental management. Ferreira da Silva , Alzira Maria *,1, Araújo Neto, Mario Diniz 1, 1 University of Brasilia, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
ARBAB ZAVAR, MOHAMMAD HOSSEIN	67 Uptake of arsenic by macroalgae: phytoremediation. Ghassemzadeh, Fereshteh*,1, Alavi Moghadam, Mohammad Reza2, Arbab Zavar, Mohammad Hossein1, Babaee, Yasaman2, 1 Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IRAN2 Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, IRAN FULL ABSTRACT
ARCE-FLORES, SOFIA	Long-term consequences of biochemical and biogeochemical changes in the Horseshoe Bend LTREB agroecosystem, Athens, GA. Coleman, David*,1, Hunter, Mark2, Hendrix, Paul1, Crossley, Deryee1, Arce-Flores, Sofia1, Simmons, Breana1, Wickings, Kyle, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA2 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI FULL ABSTRACT
ARCHER, STEVE	Shrub encroachment across North America: a multi-site synthesis of patterns, mechanisms, and consequences. Briggs, John*,1, Knapp, Alan2, Archer, Steve2, Bret-Harte, Syndonia3, Collins, Scott4, Ewers, Brent5, Peters, Debra6, Young, Donald7, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ2 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO3 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ4 University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK5 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM6 USDA ARS, Las Cruces, NM7 Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA FULL ABSTRACT
ARCHER, STEVE	102 Spatial patterns and trends in woody plant (Prosopis velutina) biomass accumulation with contrasting grazing practices (1932 to 1949). Browning, Dawn*,1, Archer, Steve1, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
ARCHER, STEVEN	85 Relationships between aboveground woody biomass and soil organic carbon in a semi-desert grassland. Throop, Heather*,1, Archer, Steven1, McMurtry, Chad1, McClaran, Mitchel1, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
ARCHER, STEVEN	143 Spatial variability of soil organic carbon in a subtropical savanna landscape and its implications on sampling design. Liu, Feng*,1, Wu, Ben1, Bai, E1, Boutton, Thomas1, Archer, Steven2, 1 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX2 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
ARCHER, STEVEN	Post-fire stand structure of woody plants: implications for remote sensing of biomass. Huang, Cho-ying*,1, Marsh, Stuart1, McClaran, Mitchel1, Archer, Steven1, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
ARIMOTO, HANAYO	Linking infection decisions in entomopathogenic nematodes to life history characteristics. Stevens, Glen*,1, Arimoto, Hanayo1, Lewis, Ed1, 1 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA FULL ABSTRACT
ARKEBAUER, TIMOTHY	98 Addressing spatial and temporal variability of soil CO2 flux using an automated 16-chamber multiplexed system. Madsen, Rodney1, Xu, Liukang1, McDermitt, Dayle*,1, Burba, George1, Garcia, Rick1, Demetriades-Shaw, Tanvir1, Scoby, David2, Arkebauer, Timothy2, 1 LI-COR Biosciences, Lincoln, NE2 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE FULL ABSTRACT
ARMAS, CRISTINA	87 Plant interactions and community dynamics in a semi-arid coastal sand dune ecosystem. Armas, Cristina*,1, Pugnaire, Francisco2, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC, USA2 EEZA - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Almeria, Spain FULL ABSTRACT
ARMITAGE, KEN	6 Linking genetic structure to dispersal and mating system in a population of yellow-bellied marmots. Floyd, Chris*,1, Van Vuren, Dirk2, Armitage, Ken3, May, Bernie4, 1 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI, USA2 University of California at Davis, Davis, CA3 University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas4 University of California at Davis, Davis, CA FULL ABSTRACT
ARMSTRONG, MELISSA	170 The history of the diversity movement within ESA. Armstrong, Melissa*,1, Hoffman, Katherine1, Taylor, Jason1, Strickland, Jeramie1, 1 Ecological Society of America, Silver Spring, MD FULL ABSTRACT
ARNDT, STEFAN	34 Leaf water 18O enrichment in different Eucalyptus species - effects of leaf physiology and morphology. Kahmen, Ansgar*,1, Merchant, Andrew2, Callister, Andrew3, Arndt, Stefan 3, 1 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA2 University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia3 University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia FULL ABSTRACT
ARNOLD, A	Fungi in the seed bank: distinguishing between seed and seedling pathogens. Gallery, Rachel*,1, Dalling, James1, 2, Arnold, A3, 1 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL2 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancon, Panama3 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
ARNOLD, A. ELIZABETH	Moth transmission of mycoparasites and endophytes associated with a grass pathogen. Feldman, Tracy*,1, 2, O'Brien, Heath1, Arnold, A. Elizabeth1, 3, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC, USA2 Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK, USA3 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ARNOLD, L	Applying indicators of condition to evaluate the state of the Colorado Front Range region environment. Baron, Jill*,1, 2, Conant, Richard2, Arnold, L3, Owens, Tom3, Wessman, Carol4, Golubiewski, Nancy5, Langer, William3, 1 US Geological Survey, Fort Collins, CO2 Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Fort Collins, CO3 US Geological Survey, Denver, CO4 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO5 New Zealand Centre for Ecological Economics, Palmerston North, New Zealand FULL ABSTRACT
ARNONE, JAY	Response of fine roots to experimental nitrogen and water additions in a Mojave Desert ecosystem. Verburg, Paul*,1, Young, Andrew 1, Stevenson, Bryan1, Glanzmann, Isabelle1, Arnone, Jay1, Nowak, Robert 2, 1 Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV2 University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV FULL ABSTRACT
ARNOTT, SHELLEY	Saturation in time: global patterns of diversity and stability in lake zooplankton communities. Shurin, Jonathan*,1, Arnott, Shelley2, Hillebrand, Helmut3, Longmuir, Allyson1, Pinel-Alloul, Bernadette4, Winder, Monika5, Yan, Norman6, 1 University of British Columbia, British Columbia, BC, Canada2 Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada3 University of Cologne, Köln, Germany4 University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada5 University of Washington, Seattle, WA6 York University, York, ON FULL ABSTRACT
ARRIGONI, ALICIA	Spatial contingency in restoration targets - suppose where an ecosystem is affects how it can perform? Findlay, Stuart*,1, Arrigoni, Alicia2, Nieder, William3, Tockner, Klement2, 1 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY2 EAWAG/ETH, Dubendorf, Switzerland3 HRNERR, Annandale, NY FULL ABSTRACT
ARTHAUD, GREG	135 Where the deer, the antelope, and the snowmobiles play: ecoregions and ownership. Klubnikin, Kheryn*,1, Arthaud, Greg*,1, 1 USDA Forest Service Research & Development, Rosslyn, VA FULL ABSTRACT
ARTHUR, MARY	129 Nutrient contents and aboveground biomass in developing northern hardwood stands. Fatemi, Farrah1, Yanai, Ruth 1, Hamburg, Steven2, Arthur, Mary3, 1 State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY2 Brown University, Providence, RI3 University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY FULL ABSTRACT
ARTMAN, VANESSA	91 Leaf litter, nutrient cycling, and forest ecology in the vicinity of an abandoned limestone quarry. Artman, Vanessa*,1, Buehler, C1, Byers, C1, Drake, S1, 1 DePauw University, Greencastle, IN FULL ABSTRACT
ARTZ, DEREK	Reproductive ecology and floral scent variation in two subspecies of Oenothera cespitosa (Onagraceae). Artz, Derek*,1, Raguso, Robert1, 1 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC FULL ABSTRACT
ARéVALO, JOSé	8 Tree mortality and regeneration following a 2003 tornado in a Cross Timbers forest, Oklahoma. Shirakura, Fumiko*,1, Arévalo, José2, Palmer, Michael3, 1 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK2 Universidad de La Laguna, Laguna, Tenerife, Spain3 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK FULL ABSTRACT
ASA, CHERYL	172 Sustainable hunting among indigenous groups in the BOSAWAS Biosphere reserve, Nicaragua. Lugo, Aurora*,, Williams-Guillen, Kimberly, Camilo, Gerardo, Asa, Cheryl, FULL ABSTRACT
ASADA, SHIN-ICHI	18 Inter-relationships between canopy features and fruit yield in citrus as detected by airborne multispectral imagery. Ye, Xujun*,1, Sakai, Kenshi1, Asada, Shin-Ichi2, Akita, Tetsuya1, Sasao, Akira1, 1 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan2 Kanagawa Prefectural Agricultural Research Institute, Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan FULL ABSTRACT
ASADA, SHIN-ICHI	24 Detecting chaos in a citrus orchard: ensemble reconstruction of non-linear dynamics from very short ecological time series. Sakai, Kenshi*,1, Noguchi, Yuko1, Asada, Shin-Ichi2, 1 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan2 Kanagawa Agricultural Reaerach Center, Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan FULL ABSTRACT
ASANO, ERIKA	Using integro-difference equations to model the effect of growing season length on the spread of the Eurasian collared dove in North America. Fuller, Michael*,1, Asano, Erika1, Whittle, Andrew1, 1 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN FULL ABSTRACT
ASBJORNSEN, HEIDI	Midwestern oak savanna restoration influences understory diversity across multiple scales. Brudvig, Lars*,1, Asbjornsen, Heidi1, 1 Iowa State University, Ames, Ames, IA FULL ABSTRACT
ASCARRUNZ, NATALY	Global climate change and terrestrial carbon cycling: precipitation, temperature, and soil type effects. Ascarrunz, Nataly*,1, Reed, Sasha1, Cleveland, Cory 1, Seastedt, Timothy1, Townsend, Alan1, 1 University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO FULL ABSTRACT
ASCHER, JOHN	47 Patch-level and landscape-level correlates of suburban bee diversity. Fetridge, Evelyn*,1, Langellotto, Gail2, Ascher, John3, 1 Fordham University, Bronx, NY2 Fordham University, Bronx, NY3 American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY FULL ABSTRACT
ASHETON, PETER	Succession, sampling biases, and biomass dynamics of old-growth tropical forests. Feeley, Kenneth*,1, Davies, Stuart1, Potts, Matthew2, Asheton, Peter1, Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh3, Kassim, Abdul Rahman4, Noor, Md. Nur Supardi4, Tan, Sylvester5, 1 Center for Tropical Forest Science, Cambridge, MA2 University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL3 Thai National Park Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok, Thailand4 Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia5 Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC FULL ABSTRACT
ASHTON, ISABEL	Competitors influence nitrogen partitioning via rhizosphere dynamics. Ashton, Isabel *,1, Suding, Katharine1, Miller, Amy 2, Bowman, William 3, 1 University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA2 National Park Service, Anchorage, AK3 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO FULL ABSTRACT
ASNER, GREG	Controls over foliar N:P ratios in tropical rain forests. Cleveland, Cory *,1, Townsend, Alan2, Asner, Greg3, Bustamante, Mercedes4, 1 INSTAAR: An Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, Boulder, CO, USA2 INSTAAR & Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Boulder, CO, USA3 Department of Global Ecology, Stanford, CA, USA4 Departamento de Ecologia, Brasilia, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
ATALA, CRISTIAN	Induced twining after leaf damage in Convolvulaceae species. Atala, Cristian *,1, Gianoli, Ernesto Gianoli1, 1 Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile FULL ABSTRACT
AUBREY, DOUG	105 Does seasonality control the Q10 of soil respiration. Aubrey, Doug*,1, Coleman, Mark1, 1 USDA Forest Service, New Ellenton, SC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
AUGER, DONALD	60 Invasion of Great Lakes coastal wetlands by non-native genotypes of Phragmites australis. Tulbure, Mirela*,1, Auger, Donald1, Johnston, Carol 1, 1 South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota FULL ABSTRACT
AUGSPURGER, CAROL	Projections of climate change driven shifts in temperate trees' budbreak and leaf expansion dates. Salk, Carl*,1, Augspurger, Carol2, Clark, James1, 3, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC2 University of Illinois, Urbana, IL3 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
AUHL, RICHARD	Seed release from invasive thistles. Jongejans, Eelke*,1, Pedatella, Nick1, Shea, Katriona1, Skarpaas, Olav2, Auhl, Richard1, Isard, Scott1, 1 The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA2 NINA, Oslo, Norway FULL ABSTRACT
AUKEMA, JULIANN	Female-directed dispersal and facilitation between a mistletoe and its dioecious host. Carlo, Tomas*,, Aukema, Juliann2, 2 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC FULL ABSTRACT
AUMACK, ETHAN	Rapidly assessing landscape-scale ecological conditions and restoration priorities across the Kane and Two Mile ranches. Aumack, Ethan*,1, 1 Grand Canyon Trust, Flagstaff, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
AUSTIN, AMY	Gregarious flowering of bamboo opens a far red window of opportunity for forest regeneration. Giordano, Carla*,1, Sánchez, Rodolfo1, Austin, Amy1, 1 University of Buenos Aires-CONICET, Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
AUSTIN, AMY	122 Litter mixing affects decomposition in a Patagonian temperate forest, Argentina. Vivanco, Lucia*,1, Austin, Amy1, 1 University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
AUSTIN, AMY	Litter decomposition and nutrient release in the Patagonian steppe: carbon and nitrogen mineralization decoupled? Austin, Amy*,1, Vivanco, Lucia1, Gonzalez-Polo, Marina, 1 University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
AVENI-DEFORGE, KYLE	Wave forces and the mechanics of resistance to disturbance in mussel beds. Aveni-Deforge, Kyle*,1, Wethey, David1, 1 University of South Carolina, Columbia, Columbia, SC FULL ABSTRACT
AVERILL, KRISTINE	67 Vegetative expansion and seedling fate of swallow-worts (Vincetoxicum spp.), introduced invasive vines in the northeastern US. Averill, Kristine*,1, DiTommaso, Antonio 1, Mohler, Charles1, Morris, Scott1, Milbrath, Lindsey2, 1 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY2 United States Department of Agriculture- Agricultural Research Service, Ithaca, NY FULL ABSTRACT
AVERY, MICHAEL	Inter-specific functional reference of eastern tufted titmouse predator alarm calls. Hetrick, Stacia*,1, Sieving, Kathryn1, Avery, Michael2, 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Gainesville, Florida, USA2 USDA/APHIS/WS/NWRC, Gainesville, Florida, USA FULL ABSTRACT
AYARZA, MIGUEL	Determining vegetation coverage and changes in land use under the Quesungual slash and mulch agroforestry system. Baquera, Noemi*,1, Herrick, Jeff2, Ayarza, Miguel3, 1 The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas2 USDA / Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, New Mexico3 CIAT- Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras FULL ABSTRACT
AYRES, EDWARD	Global patterns of soil nematode diversity and ecosystem properties. Ayres, Edward*,1, Wall, Diana1, Garey, James2, Li, Grace1, Bardgett, Richard3, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO2 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL3 Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK FULL ABSTRACT
AYRES, MATTHEW	115 Examining the relationships among density of beech saplings, forest structure and composition, and beech bark disease (BBD) in the Adirondacks: differences between managed and preserved forest stands. Evans, Celia*,1, Lucas, Jennifer 1, Ayres, Matthew2, Twery, Mark3, 1 Paul Smith's College, Paul Smiths, NY2 Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH3 USDA Forest Service, Burlington, VT FULL ABSTRACT
AZERIA, ERMIAS	Temporal dynamics of invertebrate communities in a variable environment: does it agree with predictions from nested patterns of regional composition? Azeria, Ermias*,1, 2, Kolasa, Jurek1, 1 McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada2 Swedish university of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden FULL ABSTRACT