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BABAEE, YASAMAN	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
BABLER, ALLISON	29 Benthic secondary production in a north-temperate lake. Babler, Allison*,1, Solomon, Christopher1, Vander Zanden, Jake1, Schilke, Paul1, 1 University of Wisconsin Center for Limnology, Madison, WI FULL ABSTRACT
BACARO, GIOVANNI	Species similarity decay in forest ecosystems of Europe: the role of regional heterogeneity and dispersal strategy. Rocchini, Duccio*,1, Bacaro, Giovanni1, Heinken, Thilo2, Diekmann, Martin3, Gégout, Jean-Claude4, Chiarucci, Alessandro1, 1 University of Siena, Siena, Italy2 University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany3 University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany4 Ecole Nationale du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Forêts, Nancy, France FULL ABSTRACT
BACHELET, DOMINIQUE	Abiotic controls on land cover type and net primary production. Del Grosso, Stephen1, 2, Parton, William*,2, Stohlgren, Thomas2, 3, Zheng, Daolan4, Bachelet, Dominique5, Prince, Stephen6, Hibbard, Kathy7, Olson, Richard8, 1 USDA Agricultural Research Service, Fort Collins, CO2 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO3 US Geological Survey, Fort Collins, CO4 University of Toledo, Toledo, OH5 Oregon State University, Olympia, WA6 University of Maryland, College Park, MD7 National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO8 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN FULL ABSTRACT
BACHMANN, ROGER	A 23-year record of cascading limnological effects of a shifting light environment in a monomictic seepage lake in central Florida. Gaiser, Evelyn*,1, Deyrup, Nancy2, Bachmann, Roger 3, Battoe, Larry4, Swain, Hilary2, 1 Florida International University, Miami, FL2 Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, FL3 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL4 St. John's River Water Management District, Palatka, FL FULL ABSTRACT
BACON, J	A question of balance: resource protection and visitor experience in Yosemite National Park. Nicholas, N*,1, Bacon, J1, 1 Yosemite National Park, Yosemite, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BADA, JEFFREY	Does variation in stable isotope values decrease at higher trophic positions? Bump, Joseph*,1, Fox-Dobbs, Kena2, Peterson, Rolf 1, Koch, Paul2, Vucetich, John1, Bada, Jeffrey3, 1 Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA2 University of California - Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA3 Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BADE, DARREN	Sulfate dynamics in Mirror Lake: a 30-year mass balance. Bade, Darren*,1, Likens, Gene1, 1 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY FULL ABSTRACT
BAER, NICHOLAS	7 Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and foodweb dynamics: tea for two? Baer, Nicholas*,1, Weathers, Kathleen2, 1 Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH2 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY FULL ABSTRACT
BAER, SARA	93 Above- and belowground production patterns and effects on soil nitrogen availability among species and source populations of dominant prairie grasses. Klopf, Ryan*,1, Campbell, Ryan*,1, Baer, Sara1, 1 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, 62901 FULL ABSTRACT
BAER, SARA	Manipulating soil resources in restoration: complex feedbacks between above- and belowground processes influence community and ecosystem changes over time. Baer, Sara*,1, Blair, John2, 1 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL2 Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS FULL ABSTRACT
BAER, SARA	Plant community structure and function in natural and restored Platte River wetlands. Meyer, Clinton*,1, Whiles, Matt1, Baer, Sara1, 1 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BAEZ, SELENE	Shrub invasion decreases small-scale stability in an arid ecosystem. Baez, Selene*,1, Collins, Scott1, Lightfoot, David1, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM FULL ABSTRACT
BAGDASSARIAN, CAREY	Environmental feedbacks promote species persistence in food-webs. Bagdassarian, Carey*,1, Dunham, Amy 2, Palesko , Amy 1, Raucher, Dan3, Brown, Christopher 1, 1 Department of Chemistry, Williamsburg, VA, USA2 Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Williamsburg, VA, USA3 Department of BIology, Williamsburg, VA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BAHATI, JOSEPH	Adaptive forest management, resource-use diversification, and rural livelihood in Uganda. Bahati, Joseph*,1, 1 Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, Uganda FULL ABSTRACT
BAHN, MICHAEL	Opposing influence of land use and elevation on the net ecosystem CO2 exchange of two mountain grasslands. Wohlfahrt, Georg*,1, Hammerle, Albin1, Haslwanter, Alois1, Bahn, Michael1, Tappeiner, Ulrike1, Cernusca, Alexander1, 1 University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria FULL ABSTRACT
BAI, E	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
BAI, JIANFA	Ecological genomics: making the leap from model systems in the lab to native populations in the field. Smith, Melinda*,1, Travers, Steve2, Garrett, Karen2, Bai, Jianfa2, Hulbert, Scot2, Knapp, Alan3, Leach, Jan3, Fay, Phil4, 1 Yale University, New Haven, CT2 Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS3 Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO4 USDA-ARS Grassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory, Temple, TX FULL ABSTRACT
BAILEY, AMEY	Looking for climate change at the ecosystem level: examination of a 50-year record from the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. Vadeboncoeur, Matthew*,1, Hamburg, Steven1, Richardson, Andrew2, Bailey, Amey3, 1 Brown University, Providence, RI2 University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH3 US Forest Service, Woodstock, NH FULL ABSTRACT
BAILEY, DAVID	Cattle grazing on Horkelia clevelandii and implications for the endangered Laguna Mountains Skipper. Bailey, David*,1, Williams, Kathy1, 1 San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BAILEY, JOSEPH	170 Genetic determination of above ground net primary productivity in native riparian forests. Lojewski, Nathan*,1, Fischer, Dylan 2, 4, Bailey, Joseph3, 4, Witham, Thomas3, 4, Hart, Stephen 1, 4, 1 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ2 Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA4 Merriam Powell Center for Environmental Research, Flagstaff, AZ3 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
BAILEY, JOSEPH	Soil microbial communities and ecosystem processes are heritable plant traits. Schweitzer, Jennifer*,1, Bailey, Joseph1, Fischer, Dylan2, LeRoy, Carri1, 2, Hart, Stephen1, Whitham, Thomas1, 1 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ2 Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA FULL ABSTRACT
BAILEY, JOYCE	Increasing hurricane disturbance and aging forests: a mechanism for increased exotic plant invasion in Maryland. Snitzer, John*,1, McNett, Hannah1, Caraher, Kai1, Bailey, Joyce1, Boucher, Douglas, 1 Hood College, Frederick, MD FULL ABSTRACT
BAILEY, LARISSA	149 Estimating the distribution and occupancy of vernal pool breeding habitat in the northeastern United States. Grant, Evan*,1, Bailey, Larissa1, Mattfeldt, Sandra1, Nanjappa, Priya1, Jung, Robin1, 1 North East Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative, Laurel, MD, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BAILEY, SCOTT	Implications of thirty years of change in forest soils for sugar maple decline. Horsley, Stephen*,1, Bailey, Scott2, Long, Robert, 1 USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, Irvine, PA2 USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, Campton, NH FULL ABSTRACT
BAILEY, SUSAN	Spatial heterogeneity in nutrient supply and herbivory interact to produce non-additive patterns of algal abundance in space and time. Bailey, Susan*,1, McCauley, Edward1, 1 University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
BAKER, GREG	Meadow formation and degradation in the Central Great Basin. Trowbridge, Wendy*,1, Chambers, Jeanne2, Germanoski, Dru3, Lord, Mark4, Jewett, David5, Baker, Greg6, 1 University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV2 USDA Forest Service, Reno, NV3 Lafayette College, Easton, PA4 Western Carolina University, Collowhee, NC5 US EPA, Ada, OK6 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN FULL ABSTRACT
BAKER, JASON	42 Integrating the effects of climate variability into conservation strategies for marine mammals. Johnston, David*,1, Littnan, Charles*,1, Baker, Jason1, 1 NOAA Fisheries - PIFSC, Honolulu, HI, 96822 FULL ABSTRACT
BAKER, LARRY	Effect of consumption choices on fluxes of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus through urban households: case studies from Minnesota and Albania. Hartzheim, Paul*,1, Baker, Larry2, Hobbie, Sarah3, Nelson, Kristen4, King, Jennifer3, 5, Payton, Michelle 4, 1 University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN2 University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN3 University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN4 University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN5 University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN FULL ABSTRACT
BAKER, PRISCILLA	Are invasive exotic grasses more productive than the native grasses they displace. Baker, Priscilla*,1, Knapp, Alan 1, Blair, John2, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO2 Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS FULL ABSTRACT
BAKKER, JAN	Habitat modification at different scales. van Wesenbeeck, Bregje*,1, van de Koppel, Johan1, Bertness, Mark2, van der Wal, Daphne1, Herman, Peter1, Bakker, Jan3, Bouma, Tjeerd1, 1 Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Yerseke, The Netherlands2 Brown University, Providence, Providence, RI, US3 Rijks Universiteit Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands FULL ABSTRACT
BALBACH, HAL	Microbial dynamics, forest disturbance history, and abiotic constraints: what controls system recovery. Zak, John*,1, Grizzle, Heath1, Campbell, Jim1, Krzysik, Anthony2, Kovacic, Dave3, Duda, Jeffrey4, Graham, John5, Balbach, Hal6, 1 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX2 Ecological Research Institute, Prescott College, Prescott, AZ3 University of Illinois, Champaign, IL4 USGS, Western Fisheries Research Center, Seattle, WA5 Berry College, Mount Berry, GA6 US Army Engineer Research & Development Center, CERL, Champaign, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BALBACH, HAROLD	Modeling fog oil obscurant smoke penetration of simulated gopher tortoise burrows and bat roost tree cavities. Balbach, Harold*,1, Guelta, Mark2, 1 US Army ERDC-CERL, Champaign, IL, USA2 US Army ECBC, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD FULL ABSTRACT
BALBACH, HAROLD	3 Strategy for better management of at-risk species. Balbach, Harold*,1, Meyer, William1, 1 US Army ERDC-CERL, Champaign, IL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BALDWIN, PATRICK	169 Development of a molecular imprinting tool for the plant stress response hormone abscisic acid. Baldwin, Patrick*,1, Bauerle, William1, 1 Clemson University, Clemson, SC FULL ABSTRACT
BALICE, RANDY	Random sampling scheme for forest fuels based upon satellite imagery. Balice, Randy*,1, Miller, Jay2, 1 Ecology Group, Los Alamos, NM2 USDA Forest Service, McClellan, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BALL, BECKY	The effects of leaf litter species diversity on decomposition in a forested watershed in the southern Appalachians. Ball, Becky1, Kominoski, John1, Hunter, Mark2, Pringle, Cathy1, Coleman, Dave1, Bradford, Mark1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.2 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A. FULL ABSTRACT
BALL, BECKY	Positive non-additive effects of species richness and composition on ecosystem function. Kominoski, John*,1, Pringle, Catherine1, Ball, Becky1, Bradford, Mark1, Coleman, David1, Hall, Dan1, Hunter, Mark1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BALL, MARILYN	Effect of nitrogen enrichment on hydraulic conductivity in relation to carbon gain: a comparison of two hyper-saline mangrove forests. Martin, Katherine*,1, Feller, Ilka2, Lovelock, Catherine3, Ball, Marilyn1, 1 The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia2 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD3 University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia FULL ABSTRACT
BALL, MARILYN	Freeze-induced water uptake in leaves of snow gum, Eucalyptus pauciflora. Ball, Marilyn*,1, Canny, Martin 1, Loveys, Beth1, Roden, John 1, Wolfe, Joe2, 1 Australian National University, Canberra, Australia2 University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia FULL ABSTRACT
BALL, MARILYN	Elevated [CO2] enhances tree seedling growth more when direct sunlight is received in afternoon than morning. Egerton, John*,1, 2, Bruhn, Dan1, 2, Ball, Marilyn1, 2, 1 Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Accounting, Canberra, ACT, Australia2 Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia FULL ABSTRACT
BALL, MARILYN	Freezing and embolism in subantarctic and alpine grasses. Medek, Danielle*,1, Schortemeyer, Marcus1, Huang, Cheng1, Canny, Martin1, Ball, Marilyn1, 1 The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia FULL ABSTRACT
BALLANTYNE, FORD	48 Shaking a leg and hot to trot: the effects of body size and temperature on running speed in ants. Hurlbert, Allen*,1, Ballantyne, Ford2, Powell, Scott3, 4, 1 National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara, CA2 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ3 University of Bristol, Bristol, UK4 Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
BALLARD, HARVEY	109 Forest management and soil respiration in upland oak-hickory forests of southeastern Ohio. McCarthy, Dawn*,1, Brown, Kim 1, Ballard, Harvey1, 1 Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BALLARD, WARREN	Predicting the expansion of a recolonizing black bear population in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. Rice, Mindy*,1, Ballard, Warren 1, Fish, Ernest 1, Holdermann, David 2, 1 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA2 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Alpine, TX, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BALMER, OLIVER	Competition between co-infecting parasite strains alters within-host population dynamics in genetically diverse trypanosome infections. Balmer, Oliver*,1, 1 Yale University, New Haven, CT FULL ABSTRACT
BALSER, TERI	69 Beyond infiltration: a characterization of microbial communities in urban rain gardens. Craig, Nicole*,1, Balser, Teri1, 1 University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI FULL ABSTRACT
BALSER, TERI	48 Exotic invasion and soil nutrient status effects on microbial communities in Hawaiian forests. Kao-Kniffin, Jenny*,1, Balser, Teri1, 1 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI FULL ABSTRACT
BALTZER, JENNIFER	Determinants of geographic distributions in tropical trees: comparisons between everwet and seasonal forests in Malaysia and Thailand. Baltzer, Jennifer1, Davies, Stuart 1, 2, Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh 3, Kassim, Abdul4, Noor, Supardi4, 1 Center for Tropical Forest Science - Arnold Arboretum Asia Program, Cambridge, MA, USA2 Center for Tropical Forest Science, Panama City, Panama3 The National Parks Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok, Thailand4 Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia FULL ABSTRACT
BANACK, SANDRA	87 The influence of artichoke thistle on hummingbird populations. Keber, Robin*,1, Banack, Sandra1, 1 California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BANAI, ALONA	65 Pollination biology of rare and common Linanthus species. Banai, Alona*,1, Knight, Tiffany2, 1 Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA2 Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BANDA, TASILA	Analysis of spatial distribution patterns of woody vegetation along a protection gradient in a miombo ecosystem of western Tanzania. Banda, Tasila1, Dieng, Momar2, Schwartz, Mark3, 1 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA2 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ3 University of California, Davis, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BANSAL, SHEEL	Carbon balance of conifer seedlings across an elevational gradient at alpine treeline. Bansal, Sheel*,1, Germino, Matthew*,1, 1 Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID FULL ABSTRACT
BAQUERA, NOEMI	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
BAR MASSADA, AVI	Dynamics of the Mediterranean vegetation mosaic: modeling across spatial scales from simple to complex. Bar Massada, Avi*,1, Koniak, Gili2, Carmel, Yohay1, Noy-Meir, Imanuel2, 1 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel2 Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel FULL ABSTRACT
BARBARE, HOLLY	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
BARBER, CHRISTOPHER	Engaging landowners and scientists in collaborative landscape-level analyses of restoration and management activities: a case study in California rangelands. Malmstrom, Carolyn*,1, Butterfield, H. Scott1, Barber, Christopher1, 2, Schrotenboer, Abbie1, Yoshida, Toshi1, 1 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI2 South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD FULL ABSTRACT
BARBER, JARRETT	106 Species-specific traits controlling forest dynamics revealed by Bayesian melding of diverse data sources and mechanistic tree growth models. Ogle, Kiona*,1, 2, Pacala, Stephen1, Barber, Jarrett2, Lichstein, Jeremy1, Purves, Drew1, 1 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ2 University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY FULL ABSTRACT
BARBERCHECK, MARY	Effects of organic and conventional production practices on beneficial soil microfauna. Barbercheck, Mary*,1, 1 Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802 FULL ABSTRACT
BARBERCHECK, MARY	Habitat complexity effects on the persistence and movement of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae. Jabbour, Randa*,1, Barbercheck, Mary1, 1 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA FULL ABSTRACT
BARBERENA-ARIAS, MARIA	33 Do tree species differ in their understory microclimate and the thermal buffering of the soil? Barberena-Arias, Maria *,1, Cuevas, Elvira1, 1 University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR FULL ABSTRACT
BARBOSA, PEDRO	Relative abundance in forest Lepidopteran larval assemblages: trait-based mechanisms and macroecological patterns. Lind, Eric*,1, Barbosa, Pedro1, 1 University of Maryland, College Park, MD FULL ABSTRACT
BARBOUR, MICHAEL	Defining targets for ecological restoration in California Central Valley. Solomeshch, Ayzik*,1, Barbour, Michael1, 1 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BARDGETT, RICHARD	Resource input histories alter future decomposition rates. Manning, Peter*,1, Saunders, Mark 1, Bardgett, Richard 2, Bonkowski, Michael3, Bradford, Mark4, Ellis, Richard1, Kandeler, Ellen5, Dagmar Tscherko, Sven Marhan and5, 1 NERC Centre for Population Biology, Ascot, Berkshire, UK2 Institute of Environmental and Natural Sciences, Lancaster, Lancashire, UK3 Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany4 Institute of Ecology, Athens, Georgia, USA5 Institute of Soil Science, Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
BARDGETT, RICHARD	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
BARDI, ELIANA	Richness, evenness, and diversity of wetland diatom, macrophyte, and macroinvertebrate assemblages detected along a gradient of anthropogenic development. Reiss, Kelly*,1, Bardi, Eliana1, Brown, Mark1, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL FULL ABSTRACT
BARKER, DAVID	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
BARKER, JENNIFER	The stoichiometry of a plant-insect interaction under different environmental conditions. Davidowitz, Goggy*,1, Barker, Jennifer1, Bronstein, Judith1, Huxman, Travis1, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
BARNARD, ROMAIN	Environmental and physiological controls of oxygen isotope signals in water and organic matter result in varying time lags among different plant compartments. Buchmann, Nina*,1, Barnard, Romain1, Salmon, Yann1, Kodama, Naomi2, Weston, Christopher3, Rost, Jutta4, Gessler, Arthur5, 6, 1 ETH Zurich, Institute of Plant Sciences, Zuerich, Switzerland2 University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany3 University of Melbourne, Creswick, Victoria, Australia4 University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany5 INRA, Centre de Recherche de Nancy, Champenoux, France6 Australian National University, Canberra, Australia FULL ABSTRACT
BARNES, MELANIE	55 The genetics of restoration: a reciprocal transplant experiment with winterfat (Krascheninnikovia lanata). Barnes, Melanie*,1, Marshall, Diane1, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM FULL ABSTRACT
BARNES, PAUL	147 Diurnal changes in epidermal UV transmittance of plants in naturally high UV environments. Ryel, Ronald1, Flint, Stephan1, Barnes, Paul*,2, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT2 Loyola University, New Orleans, LA FULL ABSTRACT
BARNETT, DAVID	No sign of saturation of plant and bird communities in the United States. Stohlgren, Thomas*,1, Flather, Curtis2, Jarnevich, Catherine1, Barnett, David3, 1 USGS Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins, CO2 US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO3 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
BARNEY, JACOB	A state factor model for species introductions: theory and implications. Barney, Jacob*,1, Whitlow, Thomas1, 1 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY FULL ABSTRACT
BARNUM, THOMAS	55 Is an invasive ant a better bodyguard than a native ant. Barnum, Thomas *,1, Eubanks, Micky1, 1 Auburn University, Auburn, AL FULL ABSTRACT
BARON, JILL	133 Spatiotemporal response of transpiration to climate variation in a snow dominated mountain ecosystem. Christensen, Lindsey *,1, Tague, Christina 2, Baron, Jill 1, 3, 1 Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Fort Collins, CO, U.S.A.2 Department of Geography, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.3 US Geological Survey, Fort Collins, CO, U.S.A. FULL ABSTRACT
BARON, JILL	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
BARON, JILL	Assessing ecological and biogeochemical responses to changing atmospheric nitrogen and sulfur deposition for diverse ecosystems. Hartman, Melannie*,1, Baron, Jill2, Ojima, Dennis1, 1 Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Fort Collins, CO, USA2 U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins, CO, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BARONE, JOHN	34 Subterranean herbivory influences plant density and species diversity in warm temperate forest. Barone, John*,1, Friend, Alexander2, 1 Columbus State University, Columbus, GA2 North Central Research Station, Houghton, MI FULL ABSTRACT
BARRAS, JOHN	Wetlands as hurricane damage-reduction agents: the habitat-specific wrath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Shaffer, Gary*,1, Barras, John2, 1 Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA2 USGS, Lafayette, LA FULL ABSTRACT
BARRETT, GARY	81 Resource partitioning and sociality of Peromyscus leucopus and Ochrotomys nuttalli. Gibbes, Laura*,1, Rodas, Luis*,1, Crawford, Daniel*,1, Barrett, Gary1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
BARRETT, GARY	124 The relationship between breeding bird diversity in urban forest patches and the human-mediated resources located in the surrounding residential matrix. Carlson, Chrissa*,1, Cadenasso, Mary2, Barrett, Gary1, 1 Institute of Ecology, Athens, Georgia, USA2 Hixon Center for Urban Ecology, New Have, Connecticut, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BARRETT, KYLE	Eurycea cirrigera abundance and growth: watershed and local habitat effects. Barrett, Kyle*,1, Guyer, Craig1, 1 Auburn University, Auburn, AL FULL ABSTRACT
BARRON, ALEXANDER	146 Litter chemistry controls on heterotrophic nitrogen fixation in a lowland tropical forest, Panama. Strong, Aaron *,1, Barron, Alexander2, Wright, S. Joseph3, Harms, Kyle4, Yavitt, Joseph5, Hedin, Lars2, 1 Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA2 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ3 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Panama4 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA5 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY FULL ABSTRACT
BARRON, ALEXANDER	Facultative nitrogen fixation in a lowland tropical forest inferred by 15N and direct measures. Barron, Alexander*,1, Hedin, Lars1, 1 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ FULL ABSTRACT
BARRON-GAFFORD, GREG	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
BARRON-GAFFORD, GREG	Quantifying a plant′s physiological costs in a common plant-insect interaction using chlorophyll fluorescence. Barron-Gafford, Greg*,1, Rascher, Uwe2, Huxman, Travis1, Davidowitz, Goggy1, Bronstein, Judie1, 1 Dept of Ecology & Evol Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA2 Institute of Chemistry and Dynamics of the Geosphere, Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
BARROW, WYLIE	Hurricane impacts on coastal forests in Louisiana. Faulkner, Stephen*,1, Whitbeck, Julie 2, Barrow, Wylie 1, Conner, William 3, Couvillion, Brady1, 1 USGS National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, LA2 University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA3 Clemson University, Clemson, SC FULL ABSTRACT
BARROW, WYLIE	Understanding the impact of hurricanes on migratory birds: a scale dependent approach. Diehl, Robert *,1, Moore, Frank1, Buler, Jeffrey1, Barrow, Wylie2, 1 University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi2 USGS National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, Louisiana FULL ABSTRACT
BARROW, WYLIE	Combined landscape and winter bird distribution modeling: influences of climate change, increased CO2, and fire management in the Chihuahuan Desert. White, Joseph*,1, Gutzwiller, Kevin1, Barrow, Wylie2, Johnson Randall, Lori2, 1 Baylor University, Waco, TX2 USGS National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, LA FULL ABSTRACT
BARTEL SEXTON, REBECCA	82 Population viability and status of the threatened beach plant Amaranthus pumilus (seabeach amaranth). Rosenfeld, Kristen*,1, Bartel Sexton, Rebecca1, Wentworth, Thomas1, 1 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC FULL ABSTRACT
BARTH, LEAH	9 Alterations to soil microbial activity following 80 years of agriculture at Emiquon. Barth, Leah*,1, Morris, Sherri1, McConnaughay, Kelly1, 1 Bradley University, Peoria, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BARTH, LEAH	45 Possible shifts of microbial community structure in temperate forests of central Illinois: the adverse effects of an invasive species, Alliaria petiolata, on pine plantation stands. Kitchell, Ken *,1, Milligan, Heather*,1, Barth, Leah*,1, Dreager, Dan1, McConnaughay, Kelly 1, Morris, Sherri1, Fan, Sam1, 1 Bradley University, Peoria, IL, usa FULL ABSTRACT
BARTO, EUSONDIA	50 Defense protein responses of white and green ash to wounding and emerald ash borer homogenates. Barto, Eusondia*,1, Herms, Dan 2, Bonello, Pierluigi2, Cipollini, Don1, 1 Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA2 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BARTO, KATHRYN	57 Native plant and mycorrhizae establishment after garlic mustard removal: implications for restoration. Barto, Kathryn*,1, Cipollini, Don1, 1 Wright State University, Dayton, OH FULL ABSTRACT
BARTON, CHRISTOPHER	59 From icon to upstart: seed banks as restoration tools on surface-mined lands. Hall, Sarah*,1, Barton, Christopher1, 1 University of Kentucky, Department of Forestry, Lexington, KY FULL ABSTRACT
BARTON, CRAIG	Modeling multi-factor interactions in CO2-enrichment experiments. McMurtrie, Ross*,1, Medlyn, Belinda1, Barton, Craig2, Conroy, Jann3, Eamus, Derek4, Linder, Sune5, Norby, Richard6, Parsby, Jan5, 1 University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia2 NSW Department of Primary Industry, Sydney, NSW, Australia3 University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia4 University of Technology, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia5 Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden6 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN FULL ABSTRACT
BARTON, KASEY	Induction and compensation for seedling herbivory in Plantago lanceolata. Barton, Kasey*,1, 1 University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO FULL ABSTRACT
BARTUSKA, ANN	Restoring justice/restoring ecosystems: the intersection of ecology and environmental justice. Bartuska, Ann*,1, Westphal, Lynne 2, 1 USDA Forest Service, Washington, DC2 USDA Forest Service, Evanston, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BARTZ, NATHANIEL	178 On ecological education through inquiry: what role do collaborative efforts serve? Brandner, Thomas1, Summers, Anthony*,1, Bartz, Nathaniel1, Cullen, Jared1, Schumacher, John1, Schaaf, Daniel1, Leach, Mark2, 1 Edgewood College, Madison, WI2 University of Wisconsin - Madison Arboretum, Madison, WI FULL ABSTRACT
BARZEN, JEB	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
BASCOMPTE, JORDI	Does topology alter persistence in a complex mutualist/antagonist ecological network? Melián, Carlos*,1, Bascompte, Jordi2, Jordano, Pedro2, Krivan, Vlastimil3, 1 National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara, CA2 Estación Biológica de Doñana, Seville, Spain3 Department of Theoretical Biology, Institute of Entomology, Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic FULL ABSTRACT
BASCOMPTE, JORDI	Spatial network structure and amphibian persistence in stochastic environments. Fortuna, Miguel*,1, Gómez-Rodríguez, Carola1, Bascompte, Jordi, 1 Estación Biológica de Doñana, Sevilla, Spain FULL ABSTRACT
BASCOMPTE, JORDI	Plant-animal coevolutionary networks. Bascompte, Jordi*,1, 1 Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Sevilla, Spain FULL ABSTRACT
BASKAUF, CAROL	89 Genetic variability of the rare cedar glade endemic Astragalus bibullatus: comparing estimates based on AFLP markers and isozymes. Baskauf, Carol*,1, Burke, John2, 1 Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN2 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN FULL ABSTRACT
BASKETT, MARISSA	Designing marine reserves for interacting species: insights from theory. Baskett, Marissa*,1, Micheli, Fiorenza2, Levin, Simon1, 1 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ2 Stanford University, Stanford, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BASKUAF, STEVEN	164 Bioimages: a resource for ecosystem education. Baskuaf, Steven*,1, 1 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN FULL ABSTRACT
BASSIRIRAD, HORMOZ	Fungal contribution to forest floor N in an oak/maple dominated system across a gradient of N deposition. BassiriRad, Hormoz*,1, Lussenhop, John1, Sehtiya, Harbans1, 1 University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BASTOW, JUSTIN	Processing chain facilitation in a grassland detrital foodweb: the interaction between Porcellio scaber, a common macrodetritivore on soil nematodes. Bastow, Justin*,1, 1 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BATISTA, WILLIAM	156 Landscape scale shrub population dynamics in a temperate savanna. Biganzoli, Fernando1, Batista, William*,1, 1 IFEVA, Facultad de Agronomía (UBA) - CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
BATTAGLIA, LORETTA	Assessing vegetation change in coastal landscapes of the northern Gulf of Mexico using National Wetlands Inventory Data. Shirley, Laura*,1, Battaglia, Loretta 1, 1 University of Illinois, Carbondale, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BATTAGLIA, LORETTA	44 Prairie on the rocks: effects of Poa compressa on dolomite prairie pavement communities. Marten, Emily*,1, Battaglia, Loretta1, 1 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Carbondale, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BATTAGLIA, LORETTA	43 Does the invasive autumn olive alter community composition and fuelbed characteristics in upland hardwood forests of southern Illinois. Isbell, Jason*,1, Battaglia, Loretta1, 1 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois FULL ABSTRACT
BATTAGLIA, LORETTA	Do hurricanes spur responses of coastal ecosystems to changing sea level? Platt, William *,1, Liu, Kam-biu1, Battaglia, Loretta2, Whitbeck, Julie3, 1 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA2 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL3 University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA FULL ABSTRACT
BATTAGLIA, LORETTA	Forested floodplains and ecological services of large rivers: a biological perspective. Sharitz, Rebecca*,1, Battaglia, Loretta2, 1 Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC2 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BATTISTI, ANDREA	Local adaptation of an herbivore constrained by opposing selection from plants and natural enemies. Zovi, Daniel1, Stastny, Michael*,2, Battisti, Andrea1, Larsson, Stig3, 1 University of Padova, Padova, Italy2 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY3 Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden FULL ABSTRACT
BATTOE, LARRY	A 23-year record of cascading limnological effects of a shifting light environment in a monomictic seepage lake in central Florida. Gaiser, Evelyn*,1, Deyrup, Nancy2, Bachmann, Roger 3, Battoe, Larry4, Swain, Hilary2, 1 Florida International University, Miami, FL2 Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, FL3 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL4 St. John's River Water Management District, Palatka, FL FULL ABSTRACT
BAUCH, CHRIS	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
BAUER, JONATHAN	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
BAUERLE, WILLIAM	132 Measurement and modeling of transpiration in Southern Appalachian forests: parameterization and performance of MAESTRA. Bowden, Joseph*,1, Ford, Chelcy2, Bauerle, William1, Vose, James2, 1 Clemson University, Clemson, SC2 USDA Forest Service Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, Otto, NC FULL ABSTRACT
BAUERLE, WILLIAM	142 Predicting carbon-based red maple tree growth in response to water stress: assessment of soil water content constraints. Reynolds, Robert*,1, Wang, Ying1, Bowden, Joseph1, Bauerle, William1, 1 Clemson University, Clemson, SC FULL ABSTRACT
BAUERLE, WILLIAM	169 Development of a molecular imprinting tool for the plant stress response hormone abscisic acid. Baldwin, Patrick*,1, Bauerle, William1, 1 Clemson University, Clemson, SC FULL ABSTRACT
BAUERLE, WILLIAM	130 Evaluation of 1998-2001 drought impacts on forest health in the southeastern US. Klos, Ryan*,1, Wang, G1, Bauerle, William1, 1 Clemson University, Clemson, SC FULL ABSTRACT
BAUERLE, WILLIAM	131 Modeling the impact of drought on growth and mortality in southeastern forests. Bauerle, William*,1, Klos, Ryan1, Wang, G.1, 1 Clemson University, Clemson, SC FULL ABSTRACT
BAUM, KRISTEN	137 Dispersal behavior of a saproxylic insect, Odontotaenius disjunctus, in a naturally patchy habitat. Jackson, Heather*,1, Baum, Kristen2, Cronin, James1, 1 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA2 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK FULL ABSTRACT
BAXTER, PETER	Learning while managing: a framework for effective predator control for threatened species conservation. McDonald-Madden, Eve*,1, Baxter, Peter1, Possingham, Hugh1, 1 The Ecology Centre, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia FULL ABSTRACT
BAY, ROBIN	52 Modeling revegetation success after tamarisk (Tamarix spp.) and Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) removal in the southwestern, US. Bay, Robin1, Meehan, Margaret*,1, Sher, Anna1, 2, 1 University of Denver, Denver, CO2 Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO FULL ABSTRACT
BAZOS, YIANNIS	Detection of environmental ecotones based on spatial ecological patterns. Dikou, Angela*,1, Dinapoya, Vaia1, Evaggelatou, Krystallia1, Lambrianidis, Epaminondas1, Bazos, Yiannis2, Iatrou, Grigoris3, Papapanagiotou , E 1, Troumbis, Andreas1, 1 University of the Aegean, Mytilene, Greece2 University of Athens, Athens, Greece3 University of Patras, Patras, Greece FULL ABSTRACT
BEARD, KAREN	53 An invasive frog influences invertebrate communities and ecosystem processes similarly in its native and introduced ranges. Beard, Karen*,1, Sin, Hans1, Pitt, William2, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT2 USDA/APHIS/WS/National Wildlife Research Center, Hilo, HI FULL ABSTRACT
BEARD, KAREN	Exotic plant communities shift water-use timing in a shrub-steppe ecosystem. Kulmatiski, Andrew*,1, Beard, Karen1, Stark, John2, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA2 Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BEASLEY, VAL	Roles of landscape patterns and human modifications to wetlands on the distributions of Ribeiroia ondatrae (Trematoda) and other parasites of the northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens). Schotthoefer, Anna*,1, Rohr, Jason2, Cole, Rebecca3, Johnson, Catherine4, Johnson, Lucinda5, Beasley, Val1, 1 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL2 Penn State University, University Park, PA3 USGS National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, WI4 Monongahela National Forest, Elkins, WV5 University of Minnesota, Duluth, Duluth, MN FULL ABSTRACT
BEAUCHAMP, DAVID	22 What factors mediate the impacts of introduced species? Investigating the success of kokanee since establishment of lake trout and Mysis relicta in a large, oligotrophic lake. Schoen, Erik*,1, Beauchamp, David1, Overman, Nathanael1, Sergeant, Christopher1, 1 University of Washington, Seattle, WA FULL ABSTRACT
BEAUCHAMP, VANESSA	173 Patterns in activity, richness, and community composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a Sonoran Desert riparian area, Verde River, Arizona. Beauchamp, Vanessa*,1, Stromberg, Juliet 2, Stutz, Jean 3, 1 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN2 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ3 Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus, Mesa, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
BEAUREGARD, FRIEDA	121 Short and long term changes in active root depth and Ca uptake of sugar maple and its relationships with climatic extremes in southern QC, Canada. Beauregard, Frieda*,1, Côté, Benoît1, 1 McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
BEAVER, P	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
BECKAGE, BRIAN	Decoupling natural and anthropogenic fire regimes in Everglades National Park. Slocum, Matthew*,1, Platt, William1, Beckage, Brian2, Panko, Robert3, 1 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA2 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT3 Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL FULL ABSTRACT
BECKAGE, BRIAN	Fires, hurricanes, and tree mortality: multi-factor natural experiments as a model selection problem. Beckage, Brian*,1, Clark, Jim2, 1 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT2 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
BEHMER, SPENCER	Homeostatic limits in the stoichiometry and community assembly rules of generalist feeding grassland grasshoppers. Joern, Anthony*,1, Behmer, Spencer 2, 1 Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS2 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX FULL ABSTRACT
BEIER, CLAUS	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
BEIER, COLIN	Climatic factors in the widespread decline of yellow-cedar in the mixed-conifer temperate rainforests of southeastern Alaska. Beier, Colin*,1, 2, Sink, Scott3, Juday, Glenn3, Hennon, Paul4, D'Amore, David4, 1 Institute of Arctic Biology, Fairbanks, AK2 NSF IGERT, Fairbanks, AK3 School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, Fairbanks, AK4 USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, Juneau, AK FULL ABSTRACT
BELK, MARK	Effects of food resource quality on reproductive output, provisioning, and condition in flammulated owls. Mika, Markus*,1, Belk, Mark2, Vanier, Cheryl1, White, Clayton2, 1 University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV2 Brigham Young University, Provo, UT FULL ABSTRACT
BELK, MELANIE	145 Estimation of carbon storage and dynamics in a mountain longleaf pine ecosystem undergoing restoration. Cipollini, Martin*,1, Huber, Amy2, Gaskell, Amy3, Belk, Melanie1, Donahue, Carly1, 1 Berry College, Mount Berry, GA2 Miami University, Ohio, Miami, OH3 Georgia Southern, Statesboro, GA FULL ABSTRACT
BELL, CAITLIN	Constraints to pollination services in urban community gardens. Langellotto, Gail*,1, Bell, Caitlin1, 2, Cox, Kevin2, 1 Fordham University, Bronx, NY2 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY FULL ABSTRACT
BELL, COLIN	83 Microbial carbon and nitrogen mineralization dynamics in desert grassland soils of Big Bend NP as influenced by global climate change. Bell, Colin*,1, Zak, John1, Grizzle, Heath1, Cox, Stephen2, Tissue, David1, Sirotnak, Joe3, 1 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX2 Texas Institute for Environmental and Human Health, Lubbock, TX3 Big Bend National Park, Big Bend, TX FULL ABSTRACT
BELL, GRAHAM	Ecological phylogenetics. Bell, Graham*,1, Lechowicz, Martin 1, Waterway, Marcia1, 1 McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
BELL, KRISTEN	Amphibian and reptile declines over 35 years in a lowland rainforest at La Selva, Costa Rica. Whitfield, Steven*,1, Bell, Kristen1, 2, Philippi, Thomas1, Sasa, Mahmood3, Bolaños, Federico4, Chaves, Gerardo4, Savage, Jay5, Donnelly, Maureen1, 1 Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA2 Hudsonia Ltd., Red Hook, New York, USA3 Instituto Clodomiro Picado, San José, Costa Rica4 Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro, Costa Rica5 San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BELL, MARGARET	92 A preliminary molecular analysis of the Theraphosid genus Aphonopelma and its implications on dispersal patterns and current taxonomy. Hamilton, Donna*,1, Bell, Margaret2, McIntyre, Nancy 1, Densmore, Llewellyn1, 1 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA2 Victoria College, Victoria, Texas, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BELL, SUSAN	Using infaunal communities to determine functional equivalency of restored seagrass beds: consideration of plant dynamics. Tewfik, Alexander1, Bell, Susan*,1, 1 Department of Biology, Tampa, Florida, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BELL, TIMOTHY	Vital rates differ between transplants and their naturally recruited descendants in a reintroduction of the federally threatened Pitcher's Thistle (Cirsium pitcheri). Bell, Timothy*,1, 2, Bowles, Marlin2, 1 Chicago State University, Chicago, IL2 The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BELNAP, JAYNE	Do changes in soil food structure affect ecosystem function? Belnap, Jayne 1, Phillips, Susan1, Sherrod, Susan2, Moldenke, Andy3, 1 USGS, Moab, UT2 Denver University, Denver, CO3 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
BELNAP, JAYNE	Winter soil warming in arid lands: effects on biological soil crusts and ecosystem processes. Housman, David*,1, Grote, Edmund1, Belnap, Jayne1, 1 USGS, Moab, UT FULL ABSTRACT
BELNAP, JAYNE	Changes in precipitation patterns may alter the contribution of biological crusts to desert carbon cycles. Schwinning, Susanne*,1, Belnap, Jayne2, Lange, Otto3, 1 Texas State University, San Marcos, San Marcos, TX2 US Geological Survey Canyonlands Field Station, Southwest Biological Science Center, Moab, UT3 University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
BELNAP, JAYNE	Non-visible biological soil crusts: ecosystem upstarts - at least when it rains. Chong, Geneva*,1, Carpenter, Donald2, Belnap, Jayne3, 1 US Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mt. Science Center, Bozeman, MT2 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO3 US Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Flagstaff, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
BELOTE, R. TRAVIS	9 Disturbance intensity determines the relationship between native and non-native species diversity in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Belote, R. Travis *,1, Hood, Sharon2, 4, Wender, Bryan 3, 4, Jones, Robert1, Zedaker, Shepherd4, 1 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA2 US Forest Service, Missoula, MT, USA4 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksbrug, VA, USA3 US National Park Service, Oneida, TN, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BELOVSKY, GARY	The influence of a processing detritivore on top-down and bottom-up effects in a detritus-based community. Hoekman, David*,1, Belovsky, Gary1, 1 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN FULL ABSTRACT
BELOVSKY, GARY	Effects of temperature on tri-trophic interactions in an old field model food chain. Laws, Angela*,1, Belovsky, Gary1, 1 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN FULL ABSTRACT
BELT, KENNETH	Variations in heavy metals across urbanizing watersheds. Kaushal, Sujay*,1, Belt, Kenneth2, Stack, William2, Pouyat, Richard2, Groffman, Peter3, Findlay, Stuart3, 1 University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Appalachian Laboratory, Frostburg, MD2 USDA Forest Service, Baltimore, MD3 Baltimore Department of Public Works, Baltimore, MD FULL ABSTRACT
BELTMAN, DOUGLAS	63 Quantifying benefits of salmon restoration for compensatory restoration scaling. Lane, Diana*,1, Beltman, Douglas1, 1 Stratus Consulting, Inc.; dlane@stratusconsulting.com, Boulder, CO FULL ABSTRACT
BELTRAMI, HUGO	144 The response of microbial respiration in a coniferous forest soil to changes in temperature. Diochon, Amanda*,1, Kellman, Lisa1, Beltrami, Hugo1, 1 Environmental Sciences Research Centre, Antigonish, NS FULL ABSTRACT
BEN-HAIM, YAKOV	Conservation decision making under severe uncertainty: satisficing river flows for pallid sturgeon. Tyre, Andrew*,1, Runge, Michael2, Wilcox, Chris3, Holloran, Pete4, Thompson, Colin 5, Ben-Haim, Yakov 6, Ferson, Scott7, Moilainen, Atte8, Carmel, Yohay6, 1 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE2 USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD3 CSIRO Marine Research, Hobart, TAS, Australia4 University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA5 University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC6 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel7 Applied Biomathematics, Setauket, NY8 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland FULL ABSTRACT
BENARD, MICHAEL	Local adaptation or phenotypic plasticity? A test with pacific treefrogs. Benard, Michael*,1, 1 The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI FULL ABSTRACT
BENEDICT, MICHAEL	174 Riparian forests in northwest Ohio watersheds: relations between landscape structure, land use, and water quality in regional streams. Benedict, Michael*,1, Gottgens, Johan1, 1 University of Toledo, Toledo, OH FULL ABSTRACT
BENFIELD, E	Resolving influences on macroinvertebrate community assembly in headwater streams in the southern Appalachians. Sokol, Eric*,1, Benfield, E1, 1 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA FULL ABSTRACT
BENNER, JON	Phosphorus fertilization stimulates bloom in nitrogen-fixing epiphytes in a Hawaiian montane rainforest. Benner, Jon*,1, Vitousek, Peter1, 1 Stanford University, Stanford, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BENNETT, SUSAN	49 Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in soils with native and exotic earthworms determined with stable isotopes. Camp, Dana*,1, Callaham, Mac1, O'Brien, Joseph1, Bennett, Susan1, Hendrix, Paul2, 1 Southern Research Station, Athens, GA2 Institute of Ecology, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
BENNING, TRACY	109 Development of a user-friendly management tool to assess spatial and functional heterogeneity in a South African savanna ecosystem. Genova, Robert*,1, Saah, David1, Driskill, Scott1, Benning, Tracy1, 1 University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BENNING, TRACY	108 Assessing the distribution of herbaceous biomass within Kruger National Park, South Africa. Driskill, Scott*,1, Benning, Tracy1, Saah, David1, 1 University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California FULL ABSTRACT
BENNING, TRACY	110 Do riparian habitat types significantly impact the function of African savannas: a test using ArcCentury. Saah, David*,1, Genova, Robert1, Driskill, Scott1, Benning, Tracy1, 1 University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BENSCOTER, BRIAN	144 Reevaluating feathermoss growth and production: a challenge to classic methods and implications for boreal carbon cycling. Benscoter, Brian*,1, Vitt, Dale1, 1 Department of Plant Biology, Carbondale, IL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BENSON, GARY	129 Integrating forest inventory, stand simulation, and mid-scale landscape models in the upper Deschutes sub-basin, Oregon. Hemstrom, Miles1, Moeur, Melinda2, Benson, Gary*,1, 1 U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, OR, USA2 U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Portland, OR, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BENTIVENGA, STEPHEN	Negative plant/soil feedback and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in grasslands. Ji, Baoming*,1, Casper, Brenda1, Bentivenga, Stephen2, 1 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA2 University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI FULL ABSTRACT
BENZING, PAUL	2 Dynamics of dissolved reactive phosphorus loads in Loantaka Brook. Benzing, Paul*,1, O'Brien, William2, Italo, Daniela1, 1 Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ2 Triassic Technology, Hopewell, NJ FULL ABSTRACT
BERENBAUM, MAY	Soybean flavonoid profiles altered by CO2, O3, and herbivory. O'Neill, Bridget*,1, Zangerl, Arthur 1, DeLucia, Evan2, Berenbaum, May1, 1 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA2 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BERG, DAVID	43 Habitats and hosts: critical factors in conservation of an endangered mussel. Levine, Todd*,1, Lang, Brian2, Berg, David3, 1 Miami University, Oxford, OH2 Department of Game and Fish, Santa Fe, NM3 Miami University, Hamilton, OH FULL ABSTRACT
BERG, MATTHEW	An experiment on guided vs. open-ended inquiries in ecology labs: effects on student attitude and learning. Wu, X. Ben*,1, Knight, Stephanie 1, Simmons, Matthew 1, Campbell, Julie 1, Berg, Matthew1, 1 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX FULL ABSTRACT
BERGEMANN, SARAH	Competition for root colonization between ectomycorrhizal fungi and its effects on plant growth and survival. Kennedy, Peter*,1, Bergemann, Sarah2, Bruns, Thomas 1, 1 Universtiy of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States2 Universtiy of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States FULL ABSTRACT
BERGEMANN, SARAH	Community structure of ectomycorrhizal tree islands: does size really matter? Peay, Kabir*,1, Bruns, Thomas1, Kennedy, Peter1, Bergemann, Sarah1, Garbelotto, Matteo1, 1 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BERGER, UTA	139 Spatial organization and local resilience of a mangrove crab population analyzed with an individual based model. Piou, Cyril*,1, Berger, Uta1, 1 Center for Marine Tropical Ecology, Bremen, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
BERGER, UTA	Stability and forest dynamics: about the robustness of mangrove succession. Berger, Uta*,1, Piou, Cyril1, 1 Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Bremen, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
BERGES, LAURENT	10 Drivers and pressures on biodiversity: importance and actual projects. Stadler, Jutta1, Klotz, Stefan 1, Berges, Laurent 2, Brooker, Rob3, Matesanz, Silvia4, Meszaros, Ilona 5, Schmidt, Wolfgang6, Brandl, Roland7, 1 UFZ-Ctr. Environmental Research, Halle/Saale, Germany2 Cemagref, Nogent/Vernisson, France3 CEH-Banchory, Banchory, United Kingdom4 C.C.M.A-C.S.I.C, Madrid, Spain5 Debrecen University Faculty of Natural Sciences, Debrecen, Hungary6 University Goettingen, Goettingen, Gemany7 University Marburg, Marburg, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
BERKSON, JIM	47 The impact of biased length frequency data on marine population models. Heery, Eliza*,1, Berkson, Jim1, 1 Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA FULL ABSTRACT
BERKSON, JIM	A new approach to summer undergraduate learning: combining case-studies, road trips, video interviews, and website development. Berkson, Jim*,1, Murphy, Brian2, 1 National Marine Fisheries Service RTR Unit at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA2 Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Blacksburg, VA FULL ABSTRACT
BERN, CARLETON	Sources of nutrient sulfur in Costa Rican and Hawaiian forests as inferred from stable isotopes. Bern, Carleton*,1, 2, 3, 5, Porder, Stephen4, Townsend, Alan1, 2, 1 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO2 Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, CO3 U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO5 cbern@usgs.gov, Denver, CO4 Stanford University, Stanford, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BERNACCHI, CARL	158 Nutrient dynamic differences in former wetland soils following 80+ years of agriculture. Borges, Ashlyn*,1, Johnson, Keith1, Bernacchi, Carl2, McConnaughay, Kelly1, Paul, Eldor3, Conant, Rich3, Morris, Sherri1, 1 Bradley University, Peoria, IL2 Illinois State Water Survey, Champaign, IL3 Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado FULL ABSTRACT
BERNHARDT, EMILY	166 Chemical and biological characteristics of hyporheic soils from streams of the North Carolina Piedmont. Macfall, Janet*,1, Jackson, Robert2, Bernhardt, Emily2, 1 Elon University, Elon, NC2 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
BERNHARDT, EMILY	Effects of atmospheric CO2 and N availability on root exudation in loblolly pine. Phillips, Richard*,1, Bernhardt, Emily1, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
BERNOT, MELODY	151 Denitrification and nitrogen fixation relative to natural abundance of carbon and nitrogen in a coastal wetland with long-term nutrient additions. Bernot, Melody*,1, Bernot, Randall1, Morris, James2, Sundberg, Karen2, Neubauer, Scott2, 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Murray, KY, USA2 University of South Carolina, Georgetown, SC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BERNOT, RANDALL	151 Denitrification and nitrogen fixation relative to natural abundance of carbon and nitrogen in a coastal wetland with long-term nutrient additions. Bernot, Melody*,1, Bernot, Randall1, Morris, James2, Sundberg, Karen2, Neubauer, Scott2, 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Murray, KY, USA2 University of South Carolina, Georgetown, SC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BERNOT, RANDALL	30 Indirect effects of a trematode parasite on a benthic community. Bernot, Randall*,1, 1 Murray State University, Murray, KY FULL ABSTRACT
BERRY, JOSEPH	Five-year estimates of net regional CO2 flux in north-central Wisconsin. Helliker, Brent*,1, Berry, Joseph2, Davis, Kenneth3, Betts, Alan4, Butler, Martha3, Ricciuto, Dan 3, 1 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA2 Carnegie Institution of Washington, Dept. of Global Ecology, Stanford, CA3 Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA4 Atmospheric Research, Pittsford, VT FULL ABSTRACT
BERTHRONG, SEAN	125 Pastures to plantations: afforestation, soil microbes, and biogeochemistry in temperate South America. Berthrong, Sean*,1, Jackson, Robert1, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
BERTNESS, MARK	Habitat modification at different scales. van Wesenbeeck, Bregje*,1, van de Koppel, Johan1, Bertness, Mark2, van der Wal, Daphne1, Herman, Peter1, Bakker, Jan3, Bouma, Tjeerd1, 1 Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Yerseke, The Netherlands2 Brown University, Providence, Providence, RI, US3 Rijks Universiteit Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands FULL ABSTRACT
BERTRAM, SUSAN	Behavioral stoichiometry. Bertram, Susan*,1, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
BERTRAND, KATIE	Fishes and floods: stream ecosystem drivers in the Great Plains. Bertrand, Katie*,1, 1 Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS FULL ABSTRACT
BEST, REBECCA	Inter-trophic invader interactions: disturbance and seed dispersal by an introduced herbivore facilitates replacement of native forbs with introduced grasses. Best, Rebecca*,1, 1 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
BETTS, ALAN	Five-year estimates of net regional CO2 flux in north-central Wisconsin. Helliker, Brent*,1, Berry, Joseph2, Davis, Kenneth3, Betts, Alan4, Butler, Martha3, Ricciuto, Dan 3, 1 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA2 Carnegie Institution of Washington, Dept. of Global Ecology, Stanford, CA3 Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA4 Atmospheric Research, Pittsford, VT FULL ABSTRACT
BEVEN, KEITH	Bayesian uncertainty analysis in modeling net ecosystem CO2 exchange with an ecosystem process model. Mitchell, Stephen*,1, Beven, Keith2, Dean, Sarah2, Freer, Jim2, 1 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA2 Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom FULL ABSTRACT
BEVER, JAMES	7 Arbuscular mycorrhizal species richness and identity influence prairie community structure under variable phosphorus conditions. Vogelsang, Keith*,1, Reynolds, Heather1, Bever, James1, 1 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BEVER, JAMES	110 Reduced dependence on mycorrhizal fungi by invasive plant species. Damm, Mary*,1, Bever, James1, 1 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN FULL ABSTRACT
BEVER, JAMES	106 Nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon additions to sugar maple and white oak: effects on soil respiration, fine root biomass and mycorrhizal colonization. Smith, Candice*,1, Randolph, JC1, Bever, James1, 1 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN FULL ABSTRACT
BEVINS, SARAH	Invasive mosquitoes, competition, and vector-borne disease. Bevins, Sarah*,1, Moore, Janice 1, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
BEYERS, JAN	17 Effects of postfire mulch treatments on vegetation recovery in the southwestern US. Beyers, Jan*,1, Christensen, Wes1, Wohlgemuth, Peter1, Hubbert, Ken2, 1 USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Riverside, CA2 Hubbert & Associates, Apple Valley, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BEZEMER, T	Microbe-mediated plant-soil feedback in pioneer stages of secondary succession causes long-lasting historical contingency effects in plant community composition. Kardol, Paul*,1, Bezemer, T1, 2, van der Putten, Wim1, 1 Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Heteren, the Netherlands2 Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, the Netherlands FULL ABSTRACT
BHOTIKA, SMRITI	164 Accelerated decline of Sabal palmetto in a Florida coastal forest. Bhotika, Smriti*,1, Grawe DeSantis, Larisa1, Williams, Kimberlyn2, Putz, Francis1, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL2 California State University, San Bernardino, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BHUTA, ARVIND	179 A study of bark thickness in Pinus occidentalis (Hispaniolan pine, Swartz) in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic: an educational experience for undergraduate students. Bhuta, Arvind *,1, Desjardin, Amos 1, Kennedy, Lisa1, 1 Virginia Polytechinic Institute and State University, Blacksbug, VA FULL ABSTRACT
BICHLER, JUSTIN	62 Urban ecology education enhanced by a museum, university, school partnership. Lynch, Sheila *,1, Bichler, Justin1, DeGennaro, Melissa1, Ledesma, Jessica1, Szczepanski, Jack1, Villacorta, Gavin1, Morris, Mariana1, Semos, Dana2, Snetselaar, Karen1, 1 Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA2 Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia, PA FULL ABSTRACT
BICHLER, JUSTIN	140 Quantifying the contribution of aquaporins to overall water transport in deep roots accessed via caves. Bichler, Justin*,1, Pockman, William2, Jackson, Robert3, McElrone, Andrew 1, 1 Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA2 University of New Mexico, Albuquequere, NM3 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
BIDAU, CLAUDIO	150 Population dynamics in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys from the Iberá wetland, Argentina. Mirol, Patricia*,1, Gimenez, Mabel2, Rossi, Maria3, Bidau, Claudio, Searle, Jeremy2, Faulkes, Chris4, 1 Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina2 University of York, York, United Kingdom3 IFIBYNE-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina4 Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom FULL ABSTRACT
BIDDINGER, DAVID	Transgenic vegetable production and its impact on epigeal coleopteran biodiversity. Leslie, Timothy*,1, Hoheisel, Gwen-Alyn2, Biddinger, David1, Rohr, Jason1, Fleischer, Shelby1, 1 Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA2 Washington State University, Prosser, WA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BIEDERMAN, LORI	Organic amendment placement creates differences in grass establishment, growth, and resiliency in restoration. Biederman, Lori*,1, Whisenant, Steven1, 1 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX FULL ABSTRACT
BIERNACKI, MACIEJ	Heat accumulation and plant phenology. Biernacki, Maciej*,, FULL ABSTRACT
BIERNACKI, MACIEJ	Nondestructive evaluation of plants performance. Lee, Melissa*,1, Biernacki, Maciej1, Gage, Karla1, 1 University of Memphis, Memphis, TN FULL ABSTRACT
BIERREGAARD, RICHARD	Twenty years of bird extinctions from Amazonian rainforest fragments: consistent trends and landscape-mediated dynamics. Stouffer, Philip1, Strong, Cheryl2, Naka, Luciano 1, Bierregaard, Richard 3, 1 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA2 San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, Alviso, CA3 University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC FULL ABSTRACT
BIGANZOLI, FERNANDO	156 Landscape scale shrub population dynamics in a temperate savanna. Biganzoli, Fernando1, Batista, William*,1, 1 IFEVA, Facultad de Agronomía (UBA) - CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
BIGELOW, SETH	Ecosystem resilience to small clearfell harvesting in an ecotonal forest. Bigelow, Seth*,1, North, Malcolm1, Parks, Sean1, 1 Sierra Nevada Research Center, USDA-FS PSW, Davis, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BIGGS, JOHN	Urban succession: Phoenix. Walker, Jason*,1, 2, Dugan, Laura2, Gries, Corinna2, Biggs, John1, 2, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ2 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
BIGLER, CHRISTOF	Differential lag effects of drought on tree mortality in subalpine forests of the Rocky Mountains. Bigler, Christof*,1, 2, Gavin, Daniel3, Gunning, Charles2, Veblen, Thomas2, 1 ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland2 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO3 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT FULL ABSTRACT
BIGLER, WENDY	145 Inquiry-based field course improves students' skill and interest in research. Bigler, Wendy*,, FULL ABSTRACT
BIGLEY, RICHARD	Thinning and biomass utilization: evaluating the potential to sequester carbon through forest management in coastal Washington. Lee, Carrie*,1, Vogt, Daniel1, Edmonds, Robert1, Bigley, Richard 2, 1 University of Washington, Seattle, WA2 Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA FULL ABSTRACT
BIK, ELISABETH	Biogeography of the human mouth. Long, Clara*,1, Dethlefsen, Les1, Bik, Elisabeth1, Lightfield, Karla1, Relman, David1, 2, 1 Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA2 Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BING, CHRISTOPHER	91 Soil feedback mechanisms in prairie restoration. Bing, Christopher1, Sollenberger, David2, Egerton-Warburton, Louise*,2, 3, 1 University of California, Santa Barbara, CA2 Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL3 Northwestern University, Evanston, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BIRD, CHRISTOPHER	Positive indirect interactions between a native Indo-Pacific urchin and an endemic Hawaiian limpet. Bird, Christopher*,1, Smith, Celia1, 1 University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, HI FULL ABSTRACT
BISHOP, JOHN	Succession, stoichiometry, and inverse density dependent herbivory at Mount St. Helens. Bishop, John*,1, Apple, Jennifer, 1 Washington State University, Vancouver, WA FULL ABSTRACT
BISSELL, HEIDI	Seasonal histochemical, morphological, and nutritional characteristics of bamboo selected by giant pandas. Bissell, Heidi*,1, Wang, Hong Li2, Rude, Brian3, 1 Memphis Zoo, Memphis, TN2 University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR3 Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS FULL ABSTRACT
BISSELL, HEIDI	Seasonality of bamboo nutritional composition for single-source foragers. Parsons, Jennifer*,1, Bissell, Heidi2, Ouellette, John2, Rude, Brian1, 1 Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS2 Memphis Zoological Society, Memphis, TN FULL ABSTRACT
BIUDES, MARCELO	The sensitivity of diel CO2 and H2O vapor exchange of a tropical transitional forest to seasonal variation in meteorology and water availability. Vourlitis, George*,1, Nogueira, José2, Biudes, Marcelo2, Faria, Jorge2, Pinheiro, Jean2, Lobo, Francisco3, 1 Biological Sciences Department, San Marcos, CA, USA2 Departamento de Física, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil3 Departamento de Solos e Engenharia Rural, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil FULL ABSTRACT
BJORNSTAD, OTTAR	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
BJORNSTAD, OTTAR	123 Spatial constraints or environmental preferences?: Odonate species in ponds of a Japanese rural area. Yamanaka, Takehiko*,1, 2, Tanaka, Koichi2, Hamasaki, Kenji2, Nakatani, Yukinobu2, Iwasaki, Nobusuke2, Sprague, David2, Bjornstad, Ottar1, 1 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA2 National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan FULL ABSTRACT
BJORNSTAD, OTTAR	50 Pulsed invasions of the gypsy moth in the US. Johnson, Derek1, Liebhold, Andrew2, Tobin, Patrick2, Bjornstad, Ottar3, 1 Department of Biology, Lafayette, LA, USA2 United States Department of Agriculture, Morgantown, WV, USA3 Departments of Entomology and Biology, University Park, PA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BJORNSTAD, OTTAR	Spatial dynamics of phocine distemper virus in harbor seals. Pomeroy, Laura*,1, Bjornstad, Ottar1, 1 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA FULL ABSTRACT
BJORNSTAD, OTTAR	Network frailty and the geometry of herd immunity. Ferrari, Matthew *,1, Shweta, Bansal2, Meyers, Lauren2, Bjornstad, Ottar1, 1 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA2 University of Texas, Austin, TX FULL ABSTRACT
BLACK, RICK	A twelve-year analysis of the response of the threatened terrestrial orchid Ute ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis) to environmental parameters, and to management changes of river hydrology in the Diamond Fork Canyon ecosystem, Utah. Black, Rick*,1, Gruwell, Kris1, 1 HDR Engineering, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BLACKFORD, CHRISTINA	40 Effects of trematode infection on foot morphology of a physid snail. Blackford, Christina*,1, Brunkow, Paul1, 1 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BLACKWOLF, CHARLENE	138 The influence of leaf ascorbate on plant water-use efficiency: isotopic composition of Arabidopsis thaliana mutants defective in ascorbate recycling. Sparks, Kimberlee*,1, Blackwolf, Charlene2, Conklin, Patricia2, Sparks, Jed1, 1 Cornell Isotope Laboratory, Ithaca, NY2 State University of New York, Cortland, Cortland, NY FULL ABSTRACT
BLACKWOOD, CHRISTOPHER	Abundance and activity of lignolytic soil fungi along a gradient of plant litter chemistry. Hofmockel, Kirsten*,1, Blackwood, Christopher1, Zak, Donald 1, 1 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI FULL ABSTRACT
BLAIR, JOHN	95 Effects of annual fire and mowing on fine root dynamics in tallgrass prairie. Kitchen, Duane*,1, Blair, John2, 1 Rockford College, Rockford, IL, USU2 Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BLAIR, JOHN	124 Changes in C and N cycling with forest encroachment into mesic grassland. McKinley, Duncan*,1, Blair, John, Johnson, Loretta, Rice, Charles, 1 Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas FULL ABSTRACT
BLAIR, JOHN	Are invasive exotic grasses more productive than the native grasses they displace. Baker, Priscilla*,1, Knapp, Alan 1, Blair, John2, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO2 Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS FULL ABSTRACT
BLAIR, JOHN	Manipulating soil resources in restoration: complex feedbacks between above- and belowground processes influence community and ecosystem changes over time. Baer, Sara*,1, Blair, John2, 1 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL2 Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS FULL ABSTRACT
BLAKELEY-SMITH, MATTHEW	Individual and plant community response to low-dose herbicide exposure. Blakeley-Smith, Matthew*,1, 2, Pfleeger, T1, Olszyk, D1, Kaye, Thomas2, 1 Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, OR2 Institute for Applied Ecology, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
BLANCHARD, JOSEPH	Soil warming and net carbon balance for a deciduous forest in New England. Melillo, Jerry*,1, Mohan, Jacqueline1, Blanchard, Joseph1, Steudler, Paul1, Bowles, Francis2, Lux, Heidi1, Burrows, Elizabeth1, 1 Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA2 Research Designs, Woods Hole, MA FULL ABSTRACT
BLANKINSHIP, JOSEPH	Ecosystem-specific responses to interactive changes in temperature and precipitation: soil CH4 consumption and N2O production in four ecosystems after three years of treatments. Blankinship, Joseph*,1, Hungate, Bruce1, 2, 1 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA2 Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research, Flagstaff, AZ, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BLAUSTEIN, ANDREW	Trait interactions and compensatory response to multiple stressors: comparing amphibian populations across an elevation gradient. Garcia, Tiffany*,1, Paoletti, David1, Blaustein, Andrew1, 1 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
BLAZEWICZ, STEVEN	119 Quantification of microbial growth in soil by measurement of 18O incorporation into DNA from 18O-water. Blazewicz, Steven*,1, Schwartz, Egbert1, 1 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
BLEBY, TIMOTHY	130 Stem-mediated hydraulic redistribution of soil water in semi-arid Eucalyptus trees. Bleby, Timothy*,1, 2, Burgess, Stephen2, 3, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC2 The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia3 Cooperative Research Centre for Plant-Based Management of Dryland Salinity, Perth, WA, Australia FULL ABSTRACT
BLECKER, STEVE	129 Growing season and canopy height variations in soil water use in a northern Idaho coniferous forest. Blecker, Steve*,1, Kavanagh, Katy1, Marshall, John 1, Pangle, Robert1, Schotzko, Alisa, 1 University of Idaho, Moscow, ID FULL ABSTRACT
BLINKOVA, OLGA	38 Lichen species richness and composition response to substrate in the Teberdinsky preserve, NW Caucasus (Russia). Blinkova, Olga*,1, 1 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK FULL ABSTRACT
BLONG, ANDREA	79 Experimental test of community assembly rules in tallgrass prairie restorations. Blong, Andrea*,1, Wilsey, Brian1, 1 Iowa State University, Ames, IA FULL ABSTRACT
BLOSSEY, BERND	Can plant nutritional quality predict invasive plant impacts on larval amphibians. Maerz, John*,1, Blossey, Bernd2, 1 D. B. Warnell School of Forest and Natural Resources, Athens, GA, USA2 Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants Program, Ithaca, NY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BLOSSOM, GABRIEL	Mapping and modeling pitcher-plant habitat using remote sensing, GIS, and expert classification. Blossom, Gabriel*,1, Davis, Micheal1, Carter, Gregory2, Griffith, Jerry 3, Diehl, Robert1, 1 The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS2 The University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS3 The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS FULL ABSTRACT
BLUMENTHAL, DANA	159 The High Plains Global Change Experiment: semi-arid grassland responses to combined elevated CO2 and warming. Morgan, Jack*,1, Miglietta, Franco2, Kimball, Bruce3, Parton, William4, Reeder, Jean 1, Pendall, Elise 5, Williams, David5, Blumenthal, Dana1, 1 USDA-ARS, Ft. Collins, CO, USA2 IBIMET-CNR, Florence, Toscana, Italy3 USDA-ARS, Phoenix, AZ, USA4 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA5 University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BLUMENTHAL, DANA	Food and diversity: balancing intensive and extensive agriculture. Blumenthal, Dana1, Mitchell, Charles2, 1 USDA ARS, Rangeland Resources Research Unit, Fort Collins, CO2 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC FULL ABSTRACT
BLYTH, LAUREN	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
BLYTH, LAUREN	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
BOECKNER, DEREK	Applying robustness theory to parameter uncertainty in matrix models: an example from invasion ecology. Tenhumberg, Brigitte *,1, 2, Rebarber, Richard 2, Boeckner, Derek2, 1 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA2 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BOERNER, RALPH	54 Viewing forest restoration from belowground: linkages among restoration treatments, microbial communities, earthworms, and soil organic matter. Giai, Carla*,1, Callaham, Mac2, Boerner, Ralph1, 1 Ohio State University, Columbus, OH2 USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
BOERNER, RALPH	51 A comparison of belowground impacts of two thinning prescriptions for ecological restoration in a California mixed-conifer ecosystem. Miesel, Jessica*,1, Boerner, Ralph1, Skinner, Carl2, 1 Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA2 U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Redding, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BOERNER, RALPH	18 Ecophysiological responses of two herbaceous species to prescribed burning alone or combined with thinning. Huang, Jianjun1, Boerner, Ralph1, Rebbeck, Joanne2, 1 Ohio State University, Columbus, OH2 USDA Forest Service, Delaware, OH FULL ABSTRACT
BOERNER, RALPH	Incorporating belowground benchmarks into forest ecosystem restoration prescriptions. Boerner, Ralph*,1, 1 Ohio State University, Columbus, OH FULL ABSTRACT
BOERSMA, DEE	The influence of climate variation on Magellanic penguins. Boersma, Dee*,1, Rebstock, Ginger1, 1 University of Washington, Seattle, WA FULL ABSTRACT
BOGART, RACHEL	66 Growth and predation rates of western red cedar (Thuja plicata) seedlings in an urban forest. Broshot, Nancy*,1, Diedrich, Sandra2, Dodd, Joshua1, Bogart, Rachel1, Philips, Cara2, Wells, Hannah2, McWhirter, Kevin2, Parker, Matthew, 1 Linfield College, Portland, OR2 Portland Parks and Recreation, Portland, OR FULL ABSTRACT
BOGICH, TIFFANY	Optimizing invasive species management: a stochastic dynamic programming approach for the North American gypsy moth. Bogich, Tiffany*,1, Shea, Katriona1, Liebhold, Andrew2, 1 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, tlb927@psu.edu2 USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station, Morgantown, WV FULL ABSTRACT
BOHANNAN, BRENDAN	The shape of a trade-off relationship: predator resistance and competitive ability in a microbial experimental system. Jessup, Christine*,1, Bohannan, Brendan1, 1 Stanford University, Stanford, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BOHANNAN, BRENDAN	Unity and diversity in ecology. Bohannan, Brendan*,1, 1 Stanford University, Stanford, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BOHANNAN, BRENDAN	Interactive effects of multiple global change treatments on soil CO2 and N2O fluxes. Brown, Jamie*,1, Dijkstra, Paul2, Bohannan, Brendan3, Gurwick, Noel4, Field, Chrisopher5, Hungate, Bruce6, 1 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ2 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ3 Stanford University, Stanford, CA4 Carnegie Institution Department of Global Ecology, Stanford, CA5 Carnegie Institution Department of Global Ecology, Stanford, CA6 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
BOHLEN, PATRICK	Restoration in the face of invasion: the implications of biological invasion of the soil for successful conservation management. Heneghan, Liam1, Bohlen, Patrick 2, 1 DePaul University, Chicago, IL2 MacArthur Agro-ecology Research Center, Lake Placid, FL FULL ABSTRACT
BOHLEN, PATRICK	86 Wetland plant assemblages across an agricultural disturbance gradient in central Florida. Boughton, Elizabeth*,1, Quintana-Ascencio, Pedro1, Bohlen, Patrick2, Jenkins, David1, 1 University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL2 Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, FL FULL ABSTRACT
BOHLKE, J.K.	Forested floodplains and ecological services of large rivers: a biogeochemical perspective. Noe, Gregory*,1, Hupp, Cliff1, Harvey, Judson1, Scott, Durelle2, Bohlke, J.K.1, 1 USGS, Reston, VA2 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE FULL ABSTRACT
BOHLMAN, STEPHANIE	Building a mechanistic theory of forest biogeography. Purves, Drew*,1, Lichstein, Jeremy 1, Ogle, Kiona1, 2, Strigul, Nikolay1, Bohlman, Stephanie1, Pacala, Stephen1, 1 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ2 University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY FULL ABSTRACT
BOHLMAN, STEPHANIE	Overstory crown characteristics and species composition affect subcanopy composition and function in a tropical forest. Bohlman, Stephanie*,1, Purves, Drew1, Pacala, Steve1, 1 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BOHN, KIMBERLY	72 Effects of different partial cutting treatments on structural dynamics in uneven-aged northern hardwood stands. Bohn, Kimberly*,1, Yanai, Ruth2, Nyland, Ralph2, 1 University of Florida, Milton, FL2 State University of New York, Syracuse, NY FULL ABSTRACT
BOHNERT, KENNETH	136 Valuation of ecosystem services of Overton Park, Memphis, TN. Cappellato, Rosanna*,1, Bohnert, Kenneth1, 1 Rhodes College, Memphis, TN FULL ABSTRACT
BOHNETT, LUCAS	60 Time costs and sampling efficiencies for different sized and shaped quadrats. Carah, Jennifer*,1, Chavez, Anastasia 1, Bohnett, Lucas1, Connor, Edward1, 1 San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BOLAND, JOHN	79 Invasion of Tijuana River Estuary salt marshes by a hybrid swarm of tamarisk. Talley, Drew*,1, 2, Whitcraft, Christine3, Crooks, Jeff4, Boland, John5, Gaskin, John 6, 1 San Francisco Bay NERR/SFSU, Tiburon, CA, USA2 University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA3 Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA4 Tijuana River NERR, Imperial Beach, CA5 Boland Ecological Services, San Diego, CA6 USDA-ARS-NPARL, Sidney, MT FULL ABSTRACT
BOLAñOS, FEDERICO	Amphibian and reptile declines over 35 years in a lowland rainforest at La Selva, Costa Rica. Whitfield, Steven*,1, Bell, Kristen1, 2, Philippi, Thomas1, Sasa, Mahmood3, Bolaños, Federico4, Chaves, Gerardo4, Savage, Jay5, Donnelly, Maureen1, 1 Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA2 Hudsonia Ltd., Red Hook, New York, USA3 Instituto Clodomiro Picado, San José, Costa Rica4 Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro, Costa Rica5 San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BOLGER, DOUGLAS	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
BOLITHO, ANDREA	59 Dispersal potential of non-indigenous tree species at The Nature Institute, Godfrey, IL. Bolitho, Andrea1, Crawford, Curtis1, Minchin, Peter1, Schulz, Kurt1, Retzlaff, William*,1, 1 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edawrdsville, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BOLKER, BENJAMIN	Spatial patterns and spatial community dynamics in California grasslands. Bolker, Benjamin*,1, Seabloom, Eric2, 1 University of Florida, Gainseville, FL2 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
BOLKER, BENJAMIN	Estimating demographic rates, density-dependence, and site quality in monitoring studies: spatiotemporal patterns in a reef fish. Osenberg, Craig*,1, Bolker, Benjamin1, Shima, Jeffrey2, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL2 Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand FULL ABSTRACT
BOLLMAN, MIKE	103 Environmental and floristic factors affecting the establishment of transgenic Agrostis stolonifera in non-agricultural habitats in central Oregon. Watrud, Lidia1, Bollman, Mike2, Storm, Marjorie 2, King, George*,2, 1 US Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, OR2 Dynamac Corporation, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
BOLNICK, DANIEL	Quantitatively assessing how fear affects ecological communities. Preisser, Evan*,1, Bolnick, Daniel2, 1 University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA2 University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX FULL ABSTRACT
BOND, WILLIAM	Survival strategies in savannas. Bond, William*,1, 1 University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa FULL ABSTRACT
BOND, WILLIAM	141 Atmospheric CO2 controls carbon allocation and ecological success in African savanna trees. Kgope, Barney*,1, Midgley, Guy1, Bond, William2, Nagy, John3, Woodward, Ian4, 1 South African National Biodiversity Institute, Claremont, South Africa2 University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa3 Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY4 University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom FULL ABSTRACT
BONDS, MATTHEW	Poverty trap intensified by disease evolution: the case of malaria. Bonds, Matthew*,1, Keenan, Donald1, Rohani, Pejman1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
BONELLO, PIERLUIGI	50 Defense protein responses of white and green ash to wounding and emerald ash borer homogenates. Barto, Eusondia*,1, Herms, Dan 2, Bonello, Pierluigi2, Cipollini, Don1, 1 Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA2 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BONKOWSKI, MICHAEL	Resource input histories alter future decomposition rates. Manning, Peter*,1, Saunders, Mark 1, Bardgett, Richard 2, Bonkowski, Michael3, Bradford, Mark4, Ellis, Richard1, Kandeler, Ellen5, Dagmar Tscherko, Sven Marhan and5, 1 NERC Centre for Population Biology, Ascot, Berkshire, UK2 Institute of Environmental and Natural Sciences, Lancaster, Lancashire, UK3 Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany4 Institute of Ecology, Athens, Georgia, USA5 Institute of Soil Science, Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
BONNAGE, STEVE	120 Intra- and inter-specific differences of gas-exchange in cold-shocked Arabidopsis thaliana and Arabidopsis lyrata petraea. Davey, Matthew1, Bonnage, Steve2, Newman, Roy*,2, Woodward, Ian1, Quick, Paul1, 1 UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD UK, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom2 ADC BIOSCIENTIFIC LTD, Hoddesdon, Herts, United Kingdom FULL ABSTRACT
BONO, JULIETA	106 Analysis of current structure and tree composition in the semiarid Chaco. Bono, Julieta*,1, Brouver, Marcelo1, Stamati, Mariana1, Parmuchi, Gabriela1, Manghi, Eduardo1, Montenegro, Celina1, 1 Unidad de Manejo del Sistema de Evaluación Forestal, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
BOODLEMAN, COLLEEN	Near-ground solar radiation as a function of woody canopy cover: testing predicted trends along the grassland-forest continuum. Boodleman, Colleen*,1, Breshears, David1, Zou, Chris 1, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona FULL ABSTRACT
BOONE, CHRISTOPHER	The ecology of environmental justice: relationships to ecological theory. Pickett, Steward*,1, Cadenasso, Mary 2, Boone, Christopher3, 1 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY2 Yale University, New Haven, CT3 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
BOONE, MICHELLE	19 Effects of size at metamorphosis on locomotor performance in three species of anurans. Roman, Gretchen*,1, 2, Purrenhage, Jennifer1, Boone, Michelle1, 1 Department of Zoology, Oxford, OH, USA2 Department of Biology, Mayaguez, PR, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BOOTH, GARY	Pollination biology of Gossypium tomentosum by the nitidulid beetle, Aethina concolor. Burraston, Kyra*,1, Booth, Gary2, 1 Washington University, St Louis, MO2 Brigham Young University, Provo, UT FULL ABSTRACT
BOOTH, ROBERT	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
BOOTH, ROBERT	Abrupt climate change and the mid-Holocene hemlock decline. Booth, Robert*,1, Jackson, Stephen2, Hotchkiss, Sara3, 1 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, United States2 University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, United States3 University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI, United States FULL ABSTRACT
BOOTS, MIKE	The role of population viscosity on a host parasite interaction. Boots, Mike*,1, Mealor, Michael1, Childs, Dylan1, 1 University of Sheffield, Sheffield FULL ABSTRACT
BOOTS, MIKE	When does spatial structure matter? SIR models between the local and mean field. Webb, Steven*,1, Boots, Mike1, Keeling, Matt2, 1 Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK2 Dept. Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK FULL ABSTRACT
BOOTS, MIKE	Persistence of parasites with differing transmission strategies by sabotage of life cycles. Jones, Edward*,1, Boots, Mike1, White, Andy2, Haine, Eleanor1, Riguad, Thierry3, 1 University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom2 Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom3 University of Bourgogne, Dijon, France FULL ABSTRACT
BORDEN, JOEL	Distribution and abundance of the Mississippi diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin pileata) along coastal Mobile County, Alabama. Nelson, David*,1, Borden, Joel1, Langford, Gabriel2, 1 University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL2 University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE FULL ABSTRACT
BORER, ELIZABETH	Bottom-up control of disease: linking abiotic resources, host community composition, and vector dynamics in a grassland community. Borer, Elizabeth*,1, Seabloom, Eric1, Power, Alison2, Malmstrom, Carolyn3, Mitchell, Charles4, 1 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR2 Cornell Universtiy, Ithaca, NY3 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI4 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC FULL ABSTRACT
BORER, ELIZABETH	Individual, population, and landscape scale determinants of viral-strain diversity in native and exotic California grasses. Seabloom, Eric*,1, Power, Alison2, Hosseini, Parviez3, Borer, Elizabeth, 1 Dept. of Zoology, Corvallis, Oregon2 Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Ithaca, NY3 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton, NJ FULL ABSTRACT
BORER, ELIZABETH	Pathogen-induced reversal of native perennial dominance in a grassland community. Hosseini, Parviez*,1, Borer, Elizabeth2, Seabloom, Eric2, Dobson, Andy1, 1 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton, NJ, USA2 Department of Zoology, Corvallis, OR, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BORGES, ASHLYN	158 Nutrient dynamic differences in former wetland soils following 80+ years of agriculture. Borges, Ashlyn*,1, Johnson, Keith1, Bernacchi, Carl2, McConnaughay, Kelly1, Paul, Eldor3, Conant, Rich3, Morris, Sherri1, 1 Bradley University, Peoria, IL2 Illinois State Water Survey, Champaign, IL3 Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado FULL ABSTRACT
BORRETT, STUART	Computational discovery of process models of aquatic ecosystems. Borrett, Stuart *,1, Bridewell, Will1, Langley, Pat, 1 Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BOSECKER, ELIZABETH	52 Plant-derived chemical defenses: feeding preference is linked to predator deterrence for the herbivorous beetle Chrysomela knabi. Hochwender, Cris*,1, Cha, Dong1, Tucker, Rachel1, Bosecker, Elizabeth1, Kaufman, Arlen1, 1 University of Evansville, Evansville, IN FULL ABSTRACT
BOSSART, JANICE	84 Butterfly assemblages in Afrotropical forest fragments: distance from edge determines community composition. Bossart, Janice*,1, Opuni-Frimpong, Emmanuel2, 3, Kuudaar, Sylvester2, Nkrumah, Elvis2, 1 Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA2 Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, Kumasi, Ghana3 Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI FULL ABSTRACT
BOSSENBROEK, JONATHAN	Modeling the dispersal mechanisms of the emerald ash borer in Ohio and Michigan. Bossenbroek, Jonathan *,1, Iverson, Louis2, Prasad, Anantha2, Sydnor, Davis3, Schwartz, Mark4, 1 University of Toledo, Toledo, OH2 USDA Forest Service, Delaware, OH3 Ohio State University, Columbus, OH4 University of California-Davis, Davis, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BOTHWELL, SARA	Arthropod communities associated with organic and conventional crop fields: biodiversity and pest impacts. Letourneau, Deborah*,1, Bothwell, Sara*,1, 1 University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BOTSFORD, LOUIS	Persistence of spatial populations depends on returning home. Hastings, Alan*,1, Botsford, Louis1, 1 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BOTSFORD, LOUIS	Methods for assessment of sustainability in spatial management: evaluating marine reserve configurations. Kaplan, David*,1, Botsford, Louis1, Jorgensen, Salvador2, 1 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA2 Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BOUCHARD, SARAH	23 Non-additive dietary interactions between plant and animal material in juvenile slider turtles, Trachemys scripta. Bouchard, Sarah*,1, 1 Otterbein College, Westerville, OH FULL ABSTRACT
BOUCHARD, VIRGINIE	156 An assessment of microbial functional capacity among natural and created wetlands. Saas, Eric*,1, Frey, Serita1, Bouchard, Virginie2, 1 University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH2 Ohio State University, Columbus, OH FULL ABSTRACT
BOUCHARD, VIRGINIE	Effects of geomorphology and nitrate loads on denitrification in agriculturally impacted headwater streams. Herrman, Kyle*,1, Bouchard, Virginie1, Moore, Richard1, 1 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH FULL ABSTRACT
BOUCHARD, VIRGINIE	The use of soil parameters as indicators of condition in forested depressional wetlands. Rokosch, Abby*,1, Bouchard, Virginie1, Dick, Richard1, Fennessy, Siobhan2, 1 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH2 Kenyon College, Gambier, OH FULL ABSTRACT
BOUCHARD, VIRGINIE	Nutrient cycling in created freshwater depressional wetlands of central Ohio: are we successfully mitigating the loss of natural wetland function? Hossler, Katie*,1, Bouchard, Virginie1, Frey, Serita2, Fennessy, M3, 1 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH2 University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH3 Kenyon College, Gambier, OH FULL ABSTRACT
BOUCHER, DOUGLAS	The exploitation of natural resources and the people who extract them. Boucher, Douglas*,1, 1 Hood College, Frederick, MD FULL ABSTRACT
BOUCHER, DOUGLAS	Increasing hurricane disturbance and aging forests: a mechanism for increased exotic plant invasion in Maryland. Snitzer, John*,1, McNett, Hannah1, Caraher, Kai1, Bailey, Joyce1, Boucher, Douglas, 1 Hood College, Frederick, MD FULL ABSTRACT
BOUDELL, JERE	Insurance in the face of rapid spatiotemporal dynamics in a southwestern riparian metacommunity. Boudell, Jere*,1, Stromberg, Julie2, 1 Clayton State University, Morrow, GA2 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
BOUGHTON, ELIZABETH	86 Wetland plant assemblages across an agricultural disturbance gradient in central Florida. Boughton, Elizabeth*,1, Quintana-Ascencio, Pedro1, Bohlen, Patrick2, Jenkins, David1, 1 University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL2 Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, FL FULL ABSTRACT
BOULDIN, JIM	138 A method to assess accuracy of GLO bearing tree data in forest ecology studies. Bouldin, Jim*,1, 1 Dept of Plant Sciences, Davis, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BOUMA, MENNO	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
BOUMA, TJEERD	Habitat modification at different scales. van Wesenbeeck, Bregje*,1, van de Koppel, Johan1, Bertness, Mark2, van der Wal, Daphne1, Herman, Peter1, Bakker, Jan3, Bouma, Tjeerd1, 1 Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Yerseke, The Netherlands2 Brown University, Providence, Providence, RI, US3 Rijks Universiteit Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands FULL ABSTRACT
BOUTTON, THOMAS	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
BOUTTON, THOMAS	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
BOWDEN, JOSEPH	132 Measurement and modeling of transpiration in Southern Appalachian forests: parameterization and performance of MAESTRA. Bowden, Joseph*,1, Ford, Chelcy2, Bauerle, William1, Vose, James2, 1 Clemson University, Clemson, SC2 USDA Forest Service Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, Otto, NC FULL ABSTRACT
BOWDEN, JOSEPH	142 Predicting carbon-based red maple tree growth in response to water stress: assessment of soil water content constraints. Reynolds, Robert*,1, Wang, Ying1, Bowden, Joseph1, Bauerle, William1, 1 Clemson University, Clemson, SC FULL ABSTRACT
BOWERS, JONATHAN	Connectance modification of food webs. Bowers, Jonathan*,1, Meier, Albert1, Mirian, Benyamin1, 1 Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky FULL ABSTRACT
BOWERS, MICHAEL	64 The National Research Initiative - it is not just for research!. Bowers, Michael*,1, Jerkins, Diana*,1, 1 Cooperative State Research, Education & Extension Service-USDA, Washington, DC FULL ABSTRACT
BOWLER, MICHAEL	Differential sensitivity storage dynamics, phylogeny, and community structure: resource partitioning in congeneric and noncongeneric forest tree species. Kelly, Colleen*,1, Bowler, Michael1, 1 University of Oxford, Oxford, UK FULL ABSTRACT
BOWLES, FRANCIS	Soil warming and net carbon balance for a deciduous forest in New England. Melillo, Jerry*,1, Mohan, Jacqueline1, Blanchard, Joseph1, Steudler, Paul1, Bowles, Francis2, Lux, Heidi1, Burrows, Elizabeth1, 1 Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA2 Research Designs, Woods Hole, MA FULL ABSTRACT
BOWLES, MARLIN	Vital rates differ between transplants and their naturally recruited descendants in a reintroduction of the federally threatened Pitcher's Thistle (Cirsium pitcheri). Bell, Timothy*,1, 2, Bowles, Marlin2, 1 Chicago State University, Chicago, IL2 The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BOWMAN CUTWAY, HEATHER	The influence of urban land use and edge permeability on seed dispersal and wetland invasibility. Bowman Cutway, Heather*,1, Ehrenfeld, Joan2, 1 Mercer University, Macon, GA2 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ FULL ABSTRACT
BOWMAN, WILLIAM	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
BOWMAN, WILLLIAM	Phenolics, soil microbes, and plant growth: the importance of both low molecular weight and tannin phenolics. Meier, Courtney1, Bowman, Willliam1, 1 Dept. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Boulder, CO FULL ABSTRACT
BOWNE, DAVID	89 Can ecology inform security? A metapopulation analysis of the insurgency in Iraq. Bowne, David*,1, 1 Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BOYCE, RICHARD	128 Chlorophyll fluorescence response of Picea rubens and Abies balsamea to a watershed calcium fertilization experiment at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire. Boyce, Richard*,1, 1 Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY FULL ABSTRACT
BOYCE, RICHARD	63 Potential allelopathic effects of the invasive Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle) on native herbs. Castellano, Steven1, Boyce, Richard*,1, 1 Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY FULL ABSTRACT
BOYCE, RICHARD	146 Assessing the effectiveness of a TIEE laboratory in undergraduate learning. Boyce, Richard*,1, 1 Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY FULL ABSTRACT
BOYLE, ALICE	Food and migration: testing alternative hypotheses for altitudinal bird migration in Costa Rica. Boyle, Alice*,1, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
BRACKEN, MATT	Consequences of seaweed diversity for the structure and functioning of intertidal communities. Stachowicz, John*,1, Bracken, Matt1, Graham, Michael2, 1 University of California, Davis, CA2 Moss Landing Marine Labs, Moss Landing, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BRADFORD, JASON	Species loss and above-ground carbon storage in a tropical forest. Bunker, Daniel*,1, DeClerck, Fabrice1, Bradford, Jason2, Colwell, Robert3, Perfecto, Ivette4, Phillips, Oliver5, Sankaran, Mahesh6, Naeem, Shahid1, 1 Columbia University, New York, NY2 Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO3 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT4 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI5 University of Leeds, Leeds6 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
BRADFORD, JASON	Tree community composition and diversity from Amazonian lowlands to Andean treeline. Silman, Miles*,1, Salinas, Norma2, Farfan, William2, Garcia, Karina2, Bush, Mark3, Bradford, Jason4, 1 Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA2 Universidad Nacional San Antonio del Abad, Cusco, Cusco, Peru3 Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, USA4 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BRADFORD, JOHN	Forest carbon dynamics: consequences of spatial variability for landscape-scale estimation. Bradford, John*,1, Ryan, Mike1, 1 USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
BRADFORD, MARK	Resource input histories alter future decomposition rates. Manning, Peter*,1, Saunders, Mark 1, Bardgett, Richard 2, Bonkowski, Michael3, Bradford, Mark4, Ellis, Richard1, Kandeler, Ellen5, Dagmar Tscherko, Sven Marhan and5, 1 NERC Centre for Population Biology, Ascot, Berkshire, UK2 Institute of Environmental and Natural Sciences, Lancaster, Lancashire, UK3 Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany4 Institute of Ecology, Athens, Georgia, USA5 Institute of Soil Science, Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
BRADFORD, MARK	The effects of leaf litter species diversity on decomposition in a forested watershed in the southern Appalachians. Ball, Becky1, Kominoski, John1, Hunter, Mark2, Pringle, Cathy1, Coleman, Dave1, Bradford, Mark1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.2 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A. FULL ABSTRACT
BRADFORD, MARK	Long-term soil warming: evidence for shifts in microbial activity and organic carbon dynamics. Bradford, Mark*,1, Davies, Christian1, Frey, Serita2, Melillo, Jerry3, Mohan, Jacqueline3, Treseder, Kathleen4, Wallenstein, Matthew5, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA2 University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH3 The Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole, MA4 University of California, Irvine, CA5 University of California, Santa Barbara, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BRADFORD, MARK	Positive non-additive effects of species richness and composition on ecosystem function. Kominoski, John*,1, Pringle, Catherine1, Ball, Becky1, Bradford, Mark1, Coleman, David1, Hall, Dan1, Hunter, Mark1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BRADLEY, CATHERINE	Wildlife disease in urbanized landscapes: the ecology of West Nile Virus and its avian reservoir hosts. Bradley, Catherine*,1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia FULL ABSTRACT
BRADLEY, KATE	113 Effects of altered lignin biosynthesis and soil type on properties of Populus tremuloides. Hancock, Jessica *,1, Giardina, Christian2, Bradley, Kate1, Li, Laigeng3, Chiang, Vincent3, Loya, Wendy4, Pregitzer, Kurt1, 1 School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Houghton, MI2 USDA Forest Service, Houghton, MI3 Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, Raleigh, NC4 Earth System Science and Policy, Grand Forks, ND FULL ABSTRACT
BRAGG, DON	Compositional and structural attributes of a mature, unmanaged southern pine stand. Bragg, Don*,1, Heitzman, Eric2, 1 USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Monticello, AR2 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV FULL ABSTRACT
BRAKER, ELIZABETH	95 Large-scale measurement of herbivory in a tropical wet forest. White, Kathleen*,1, Braker, Elizabeth1, Clark, David2, Oberbauer, Steven3, Hoffman, Daniel1, 1 Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA2 University of Missouri, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO3 Florida International University, Miami, FL FULL ABSTRACT
BRANDEL, BRYAN	Patterns of soil organic carbon and aboveground biomass carbon across a grassland-shrubland transition undergoing woody plant encroachment. Brandel, Bryan*,1, Wessman, Carol1, 1 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO FULL ABSTRACT
BRANDL, ROLAND	10 Drivers and pressures on biodiversity: importance and actual projects. Stadler, Jutta1, Klotz, Stefan 1, Berges, Laurent 2, Brooker, Rob3, Matesanz, Silvia4, Meszaros, Ilona 5, Schmidt, Wolfgang6, Brandl, Roland7, 1 UFZ-Ctr. Environmental Research, Halle/Saale, Germany2 Cemagref, Nogent/Vernisson, France3 CEH-Banchory, Banchory, United Kingdom4 C.C.M.A-C.S.I.C, Madrid, Spain5 Debrecen University Faculty of Natural Sciences, Debrecen, Hungary6 University Goettingen, Goettingen, Gemany7 University Marburg, Marburg, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
BRANDL, ROLAND	Hidden diversity and population structure among populations of the freshwater flatworm Crenobia alpina (Dana) in central Europe. Brändle, Martin*,1, Heuser, Roland1, Marten, Andreas1, Brandl, Roland1, 1 University of Marburg, Marburg, Marburg, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
BRANDL, ROLAND	Latitudinal patterns of species richness in the European freshwater fauna: dispersal matters. Hof, Christian*,1, Brändle, Martin1, Marten, Andreas1, Brandl, Roland1, 1 University of Marburg, Faculty of Biology, Department of Animal Ecology, Marburg, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
BRANDNER, THOMAS	6 Why we should not forget biomes when considering biodiversity. Brandner, Thomas *,1, 1 Edgewood College, Madison, WI FULL ABSTRACT
BRANDNER, THOMAS	178 On ecological education through inquiry: what role do collaborative efforts serve? Brandner, Thomas1, Summers, Anthony*,1, Bartz, Nathaniel1, Cullen, Jared1, Schumacher, John1, Schaaf, Daniel1, Leach, Mark2, 1 Edgewood College, Madison, WI2 University of Wisconsin - Madison Arboretum, Madison, WI FULL ABSTRACT
BRANDT, LESLIE	Photodegradation increases litter decomposition more under dry than wet conditions in shortgrass steppe. Brandt, Leslie*,1, King, Jennifer1, Milchunas, Daniel2, 1 University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN2 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
BRANG, PETER	Resistance and resilience of mountain forests in the European Alps: empirical evidence, insights from modeling approaches, and management implications. Bugmann, Harald*,1, Brang, Peter2, 1 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland2 Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland FULL ABSTRACT
BRANTLEY, EVE	177 Influence of Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense Lour.) on southeastern floodplain productivity. Brantley, Eve*,1, Lockaby, Graeme1, 1 Auburn University, Auburn, AL FULL ABSTRACT
BRAUN, KAROLYN	Coral reefs of American Samoa. Tuamoheloa, Malia*,1, Braun, Karolyn 2, 1 American Samoa Community College, Pago Pago, AS2 American Samoa Community College, Pago Pago, AS FULL ABSTRACT
BRAUN, KAROLYN	1 The Keys to Science Education. Braun, Karolyn *,1, 1 American Samoa Community College, Pago Pago, AS, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BRAUN, ROBERT	4 Survey for selected pathogens and evaluation of disease risk factors for endangered Hawaiian monk seals in the main Hawaiian Islands. Littnan, Charles*,1, Stewart, Brent2, Yochem, Pamela2, Braun, Robert1, 1 NOAA Fisheries, Honolulu, HI, USA2 Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, San Diego, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BRAUNSKILL, KESHA	68 Seed dispersal by feral horses on Assateague Barrier Island, Maryland. Braunskill, Kesha*,1, Vulinec, Kevina1, 1 Delaware State University, Dover, DE FULL ABSTRACT
BRAVO, DIANNE	147 The effects of high groundwater nitrate inputs on riparian conifer forest growth and associated plant-soil interactions. Bravo, Dianne*,1, Hill, Alan 1, 1 York University, Toronto, ON, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
BRAñA, JOSEFINA	Paying for the hydrological services of Mexico's forests. Muñoz-Piña, Carlos*,1, Guevara, Alejandro *,2, Torres-Rojo, Juan Manuel3, Braña, Josefina1, 1 Instituto Nacional de Ecología, Mexico City, Mexico2 Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico3 Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica, Mexico City, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
BREEN, MATTHEW	8 Consumption of leaf litter by stream invertebrates: evaluating the effects of leaf size. Breen, Matthew*,1, Ruetz, Carl1, 1 Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University, Muskegon, MI FULL ABSTRACT
BREITBART, MYA	Towards an integrated understanding of soil microbial communities: the diversity of archaea, bacteria, fungi, and viruses in soil. Fierer, Noah*,1, Breitbart, Mya2, Nulton, James2, Jones, Ryan1, Rohwer, Forest2, Jackson, Robert3, 1 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO2 San Diego State University, San Diego, CA3 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
BRENNAN, AMANDA	122 Effects of forest gap creation on soil microarthropods at Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory. Reynolds, Barbara*,1, Brennan, Amanda1, Scarborough, Phaedra1, Kaminski, Cynthia1, Madson, Stephanie1, 1 University of North Carolina, Asheville, Asheville, NC FULL ABSTRACT
BRESHEARS, DAVID	Reduced density amplifies soil water availability in ponderosa pine forest: ecohydrological implications for restoration. Zou, Chris*,1, Breshears, David1, Newman, Brent 2, Wilcox , Bradford 3, Gard , Marvin 2, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ2 Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM3 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX FULL ABSTRACT
BRESHEARS, DAVID	Near-ground solar radiation as a function of woody canopy cover: testing predicted trends along the grassland-forest continuum. Boodleman, Colleen*,1, Breshears, David1, Zou, Chris 1, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona FULL ABSTRACT
BRESHEARS, DAVID	Climate impacts on ecosystem services and human well-being: consequences of drought-induced vegetation die-off. Breshears, David*,1, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
BRESHEARS, DAVID	Resource redistribution by wind and water erosion in semiarid grasslands. Field, Jason*,1, Breshears, David1, Zou, Chris1, Whicker, Jeffery2, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ2 Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM FULL ABSTRACT
BRESHEARS, DAVID	Fog interception by epiphytes in tropical montane cloud forests: synergistic sensitivity to climate. Villegas, Juan*,1, 2, Breshears, David1, Tobón-Marín, Conrado3, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, Az2 Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia3 Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia FULL ABSTRACT
BRET-HARTE, M SYNDONIA	25 Neighbor removal and fertilization affect vole herbivory in arctic tussock tundra. Trainor, Meredith*,1, Goldsmith, Gregory 2, Bret-Harte, M Syndonia3, 1 Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY2 Ecology Project International, San Jose, Costa Rica3 University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK FULL ABSTRACT
BRET-HARTE, SYNDONIA	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
BREWER, CAROL	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
BREWER, CAROL	166 Ecologists and students explore plant diversity in the schoolyard: a 4th grade introduction to experimental design. Machura, Michael*,1, McBride, Brooke1, Greene, Allison 1, Brewer, Carol1, 1 The University of Montana, Missoula, MT FULL ABSTRACT
BREWER, CAROL	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
BREWER, CAROL	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
BREWER, E	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
BREWER, ELIZABETH	108 Relating the chemical structure of soil organic components to calcium content and temperature controls on their dynamics. Milligan, Heather*,1, Magrini, Kim2, Conant, Richard3, Plante, Alain4, Drijber, Rhea5, Morris, Sherri1, Brewer, Elizabeth6, Paul, Eldor3, 1 Bradley University, Peoria, IL2 National Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO3 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO4 Villanova University, Villanova, PA5 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lincoln, NE6 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
BRIAN, ZACHARY	Plant invasion: predicting species invasiveness using taxonomical and ecological traits of non-native species. He, Kate*,1, Newborn, Shane1, Brian, Zachary1, Doom, Charles1, 1 Murray State University, Murray, KY FULL ABSTRACT
BRIDEN, SARAH	10 Effects of disturbance on productivity of a Central Appalachian forest: an evaluation of the PnET-CN model. Briden, Sarah*,1, Hessl, Amy1, Peterjohn, William1, Thomas, Richard1, 1 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV FULL ABSTRACT
BRIDEWELL, WILL	Computational discovery of process models of aquatic ecosystems. Borrett, Stuart *,1, Bridewell, Will1, Langley, Pat, 1 Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BRIDGE, ELI	Cryptic plumage polymorphism in Aphelocoma scrub-jays: assessing presence and function of visible and ultraviolet reflectance across species and subspecies. Hylton, Jennifer*,1, Bridge, Eli1, Gamble, Louis1, Schoech, Stephan1, 1 University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States of America FULL ABSTRACT
BRIGGS, CHERYL	Red scale and Aphytis: simple models, complex models, and experiments. Murdoch, William*,1, Briggs, Cheryl2, 1 University of California, Santa Barbara, CA2 University of California, Berkeley, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BRIGGS, JOHN	Modeling the ecology and evolution of nurse plant associations. Butterfield, Bradley*,1, Briggs, John1, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
BRIGGS, JOHN	Soils matter! Ecological legacies on centuries old agricultural terraces in the Sonoran Desert created by permanently altered soils. Schaafsma, Hoski*,1, Briggs, John1, Johnson, Katie1, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BRIGGS, JOHN	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
BRIGGS, RUSSELL	75 Woodchips: a potential best management practice to protect water quality following forestry operations. Homyak, Peter*,1, Yanai, Ruth1, Burns, Douglas2, Germain, Rene1, Briggs, Russell1, 1 SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, NY, USA2 USGS, Troy, NY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BRIGHT, GERALD	32 Comparison of habitat utilization between juvenile hatchery-reared and wild blue crabs. Bright, Gerald*,1, Johnson, Eric2, Hines, Anson2, 1 Howard University, Washington, DC2 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD FULL ABSTRACT
BRINEZ, CAROLINA	96 Edaphic, topographic, seasonal, and interannual variation in rain forest canopy cover in the Atlantic lowlands of Costa Rica. Oberbauer, Steven*,1, Brinez, Carolina 1, Husby, Chad1, 1 Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BRISKE, DAVID	167 Drought-induced decoupling of plant water status and gas exchange in southern oak savanna in response to rainfall redistribution and warming. Briske, David*,1, Tjoelker, Mark 1, Volder, Astrid1, 1 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX FULL ABSTRACT
BRISKE, DAVID	The detection of catastrophic thresholds: perspectives, definitions, and methods: panel discussion and synthesis. Briske, David*,1, Shugart, Herman*,2, 1 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX2 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA FULL ABSTRACT
BRISKE, DAVID	Rainfall redistribution and warming induces seasonal shifts between facilitation and competition among tree and grass dominants in southern oak savanna. Volder, Astrid*,1, Tjoelker, Mark 1, Briske, David1, 1 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX FULL ABSTRACT
BRISSON, JENNIFER	Effects of habitat area and predators on arthropod communities. Griffin, Nicholas*,1, Ostman, Orjan1, 4, Strasburg, Jared2, Brisson, Jennifer3, Tempeton, Alan1, Knight, Tiffany1, Chase, Jon1, 1 Washington University, St. Louis, MO4 Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Uppsala, Sweden2 Indiana University, Bloomington, Bloomington, IN3 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ FULL ABSTRACT
BROCKMANN, DIRK	Pandemic diseases and the aviation network. Hufnagel, Lars*,1, Brockmann, Dirk2, Geisel, Theo2, 1 Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, Santa Barbara, CA, USA2 Max-Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
BROCKWAY, DALE	Spatial patterning of fire intensity in a longleaf pine forest. Estes, Becky*,1, Gjerstad, Dean1, Brockway, Dale2, 1 Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA2 USDA Forest Service, Auburn, AL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BRODERSEN, CRAIG	114 Photosynthesis of Zea mays and Helianthus annuus under diffuse and collimated light. Brodersen, Craig*,1, Vogelmann, Thomas1, Williams, William2, Gorton, Holly2, Poirier, Nathan1, 1 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA2 St. Mary's College of Maryland, Saint Marys City, MD, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BRODIE, EOIN	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
BRODIE, JEDEDIAH	Foraging and its influence on plant populations are not controlled by predation risk gradients in a large mammal predator-prey system. Kauffman, Matthew *,1, Brodie, Jedediah1, Jules, Erik2, 1 University of Montana, Missoula, MT2 Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BRONSTEIN, J.L.	Plant-provided carbohydrates mediate the aggressiveness of ant bodyguards. Ness, Josh*,, Bronstein, J.L.1, Morris, W.F.2, 1 Skidmore College, Sarataoga Springs, NY2 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
BRONSTEIN, JUDIE	Quantifying a plant′s physiological costs in a common plant-insect interaction using chlorophyll fluorescence. Barron-Gafford, Greg*,1, Rascher, Uwe2, Huxman, Travis1, Davidowitz, Goggy1, Bronstein, Judie1, 1 Dept of Ecology & Evol Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA2 Institute of Chemistry and Dynamics of the Geosphere, Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
BRONSTEIN, JUDITH	The stoichiometry of a plant-insect interaction under different environmental conditions. Davidowitz, Goggy*,1, Barker, Jennifer1, Bronstein, Judith1, Huxman, Travis1, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
BRONSTEIN, JUDITH	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
BROOKER, ROB	10 Drivers and pressures on biodiversity: importance and actual projects. Stadler, Jutta1, Klotz, Stefan 1, Berges, Laurent 2, Brooker, Rob3, Matesanz, Silvia4, Meszaros, Ilona 5, Schmidt, Wolfgang6, Brandl, Roland7, 1 UFZ-Ctr. Environmental Research, Halle/Saale, Germany2 Cemagref, Nogent/Vernisson, France3 CEH-Banchory, Banchory, United Kingdom4 C.C.M.A-C.S.I.C, Madrid, Spain5 Debrecen University Faculty of Natural Sciences, Debrecen, Hungary6 University Goettingen, Goettingen, Gemany7 University Marburg, Marburg, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
BROOKS, CHRISTOPHER	Dynamic connectivity on a host-pathogen network: consequences for the transmission of disease. Brooks, Christopher*,1, Keitt, Tim1, 1 University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas FULL ABSTRACT
BROOKS, J	Hydraulic redistribution via mycorrhizal symbiots of pine. Warren, Jeffrey*,1, Brooks, J2, Meinzer, Frederick1, 1 USDA Forest Service - PNW Research Station, Corvallis, OR2 US Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
BROOKS, J.	143 Partitioning of soil water resources in an old-growth Douglas-fir/western hemlock forest. Meinzer, Frederick*,1, Warren, Jeffrey1, Brooks, J.2, 1 USDA Forest Service, Corvallis, OR2 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
BROOKSHIRE, JACK	Thermal-dependency synchronizes forest N loss and climate oscillation. Brookshire, Jack*,1, Webster, Jackson1, Valett, H. Maurice1, Thomas, Steve2, Vose, Jim 3, Swank, Wayne 3, 1 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA2 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lincoln, NE3 Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, Otto, NC FULL ABSTRACT
BROPHY, CAROLINE	112 Functional relationship models for the biomass and reproductive allocation of ragweed genotypes at ambient and elevated CO2. Stinson, Kristina*,1, Brophy, Caroline2, Connolly, John2, 1 Harvard University, Petersham, MA, USA2 UCD, School of Mathematical Sciences, Dublin 4, Ireland FULL ABSTRACT
BROPHY, CAROLINE	Modelling reproductive allocation in Sinapis arvensis. Brophy, Caroline*,1, Gibson, David2, Wayne, Peter3, Connolly, John1, 1 UCD School of Mathematical Sciences, Dublin 4, Ireland2 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill 62901-6509, U.S.A.3 Harvard University, Cambridge, Ma, 02138, U.S.A. FULL ABSTRACT
BROPHY, CAROLINE	Measuring diversity effects in multi-species agroecosystems: a new paradigm illustrated by data from an experiment at 28 European sites. Connolly, John*,1, Kirwan, Laura1, Finn, John2, Brophy, Caroline1, 1 University College Dublin, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland2 University College Dublin, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland FULL ABSTRACT
BROSHOT, NANCY	66 Growth and predation rates of western red cedar (Thuja plicata) seedlings in an urban forest. Broshot, Nancy*,1, Diedrich, Sandra2, Dodd, Joshua1, Bogart, Rachel1, Philips, Cara2, Wells, Hannah2, McWhirter, Kevin2, Parker, Matthew, 1 Linfield College, Portland, OR2 Portland Parks and Recreation, Portland, OR FULL ABSTRACT
BROSI, BERRY	Relationships between bee and plant communities in a tropical countryside landscape. Brosi, Berry*,, Daily, Gretchen, Oviedo, Federico, FULL ABSTRACT
BROSI, SUNSHINE	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
BROTONS, LLUIS	Vegetation and songbird response to land abandonment in the Mediterranean. Sirami, Clélia*,1, Martin, Jean-Louis2, Brotons, Lluis 3, 1 CEFE-CNRS, Montpellier, France2 CEFE-CNRS, Montpellier, France3 Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya, Solsona, Spain FULL ABSTRACT
BROUGHTON, LAURA	144 Assessment over apathy: tools for increasing student participation and learning. Opler, Annette1, Broughton, Laura*,1, Rosenblum, B1, 1 Bronx Community College, Bronx, NY FULL ABSTRACT
BROUILLETTE, LARRY	96 Genetic architecture of leaf ecophysiological traits in Helianthus. Brouillette, Larry*,1, Rosenthal, David2, Rieseberg, Loren3, Donovan, Lisa1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA2 Portland State University, Portland, OR3 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN FULL ABSTRACT
BROUVER, MARCELO	106 Analysis of current structure and tree composition in the semiarid Chaco. Bono, Julieta*,1, Brouver, Marcelo1, Stamati, Mariana1, Parmuchi, Gabriela1, Manghi, Eduardo1, Montenegro, Celina1, 1 Unidad de Manejo del Sistema de Evaluación Forestal, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, CHRISTOPHER	Environmental feedbacks promote species persistence in food-webs. Bagdassarian, Carey*,1, Dunham, Amy 2, Palesko , Amy 1, Raucher, Dan3, Brown, Christopher 1, 1 Department of Chemistry, Williamsburg, VA, USA2 Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Williamsburg, VA, USA3 Department of BIology, Williamsburg, VA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, CYNTHIA	Influence of Bromus tectorum on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a restoration context. Rowe, Helen1, Brown, Cynthia*,1, Paschke, Mark1, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, DAVID	Consequences of alternative behavioral strategies in a non-breeding migrant bird. Brown, David*,1, Sherry, Thomas2, 1 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA2 Tulane University, New Orleans, LA FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, JAMES	Metabolic theory and microbial ecology. Brown, James*,1, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, JAMES	A temporal perspective on the role of deterministic assembly, metacommunities, and zero-sum dynamics. Ernest, S.K. Morgan*,1, Brown, James2, Goheen, Jacob 2, Thibault, Katherine2, White, Ethan3, 4, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT2 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM3 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ4 University of California, Merced, Merced, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, JAMES	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
BROWN, JAMIE	Interactive effects of multiple global change treatments on soil CO2 and N2O fluxes. Brown, Jamie*,1, Dijkstra, Paul2, Bohannan, Brendan3, Gurwick, Noel4, Field, Chrisopher5, Hungate, Bruce6, 1 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ2 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ3 Stanford University, Stanford, CA4 Carnegie Institution Department of Global Ecology, Stanford, CA5 Carnegie Institution Department of Global Ecology, Stanford, CA6 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, JESSICA	Scientists engaging the media. Brown, Jessica*,1, 1 SeaWeb/COMPASS FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, JOEL	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
BROWN, JOEL	48 Shared doom or associational refuge? Seeds, squirrels, and plant toxins. Emerson, Sara*,1, Brown, Joel2, Schmidt, Kenneth3, Whelan, Christopher3, 1 University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL2 University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago3 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, JOEL	Using patch use behavior to study the ecology of fear. Brown, Joel*,1, 1 University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, JOEL	The ecology of fear: a unifying paradigm in ecology. Laundré, John1, Hernández, Lucina1, Brown, Joel2, 1 Instituto de Ecologia, A.C., Durango, Durango2 University of Ilinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, JOEL	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
BROWN, JOEL	16 Does fear affect the foraging of domestic ungulates? A test with free ranging goats in South Africa. Shrader, Adrian*,1, Brown, Joel2, Kerley, Graham1, Kotler, Burt3, 1 Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa2 University of Illinois, Chicago, Chicago, IL3 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, JOEL	85 Evolutionarily stable strategies with complex life cycles. Moll, Jason*,1, Brown, Joel1, 1 University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, JOHN	59 Pheromonal control of western poplar clearwing moth in irrigated hybrid poplars. Kittelson, Neal*,1, Hannon, Eugene1, Rodstrom, R. Andrew, Brown, John, 1 Washington State University, Pullman, WA FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, JOHN	54 Variance in expected emergence patterns of adult male carpenterworm moths across North America when using a simple averaging degree-day model. Hannon, Eugene*,1, Kittelson, Neal1, Rodstrom, R.1, Brown, John1, 1 Washington State University, Pullman, WA FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, JOHN	84 Arthropod community response to a catastrophic event in an irrigated perennial crop. Rodstrom, Robert*,1, Hannon, Eugene1, Kittelson, Neal1, Brown, John1, 1 Washington State University, Pullman, WA FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, KIM	109 Forest management and soil respiration in upland oak-hickory forests of southeastern Ohio. McCarthy, Dawn*,1, Brown, Kim 1, Ballard, Harvey1, 1 Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, KIM	Stable isotope methods for determining the water sources of an old-growth eastern deciduous forest and predicting the effects of longwall coal mining on a forest ecosystem. Burgess, Macdonald *,1, Brown, Kim, 1 Ohio University, Athens, OH FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, KIM	Interactions of changing climate and shifts in forest composition on stand carbon balance. Chiang, Jyh-Min*,1, Iverson, Louis2, Prasad, Anantha2, Brown, Kim1, 1 Ohio University, Athens, OH2 USDA Forest Service, Delaware, OH FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, KIM	83 Spatial variability of soil physical properties and soil water potential at Dysart Woods, an old-growth oak forest in southeastern Ohio. Wakeley, Gretchen*,1, Burgess, Macdonald1, Brown, Kim1, 1 Dept. of Environmental and Plant Biology, Athens, OH, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, MARK	A functional explanation for dark, bitter nectar in a bird-pollinated plant. Johnson, Steven1, Hargreaves, Anna*,2, Brown, Mark1, 1 University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa2 University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, MARK	Richness, evenness, and diversity of wetland diatom, macrophyte, and macroinvertebrate assemblages detected along a gradient of anthropogenic development. Reiss, Kelly*,1, Bardi, Eliana1, Brown, Mark1, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL FULL ABSTRACT
BROWN, TRACEY	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
BROWNE, ROBERT	Genetic resource banking and assisted reproduction for anurans: one component of the toolbox for addressing declining amphibian populations. Kouba, Andrew *,1, Browne, Robert1, Seratt, Jessica1, Carr, Meghan1, Palmer, Jason2, Paddock, David3, 1 Memphis Zoo, Memphis, TN2 Sybille Wildlife Research Unit, Laramie, WY3 Saratoga National Fish Hatchery, Saratoga, WY FULL ABSTRACT
BROWNING, DAWN	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
BRUCK, DENNY	Host plant use by the cinnabar moth is mediated by a parasite. McEvoy, Peter*,1, Karacetin, Evrim1, Bruck, Denny2, 1 Oregon State University, Corvallis, Corvallis, OR2 USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Lab, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
BRUDVIG, LARS	Midwestern oak savanna restoration influences understory diversity across multiple scales. Brudvig, Lars*,1, Asbjornsen, Heidi1, 1 Iowa State University, Ames, Ames, IA FULL ABSTRACT
BRUGAM, RICHARD	14 Tracing nutrient exchange between the Illinois River and its floodplain using stable isotopes. Brugam, Richard *,1, Ryan, Steven1, Retzlaff, William1, 1 Box 1651 Biology, Edwardsville, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BRUGAM, RICHARD	19 Analysis of the Cougar Lake, Illinois, food chain using stable isotopes of nitrogen and carbon. Munyon, Jay*,1, Brugam, Richard 1, Retzlaff, William1, 1 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BRUGGEMAN, DOUG	Designing nature reserves on private land using tradable permit markets. Bruggeman, Doug*,1, 2, Jones, Mike1, Lupi, Frank1, 3, 1 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI2 UFZ Center for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Saxonia, Germany3 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI FULL ABSTRACT
BRUHN, DAN	Elevated [CO2] enhances tree seedling growth more when direct sunlight is received in afternoon than morning. Egerton, John*,1, 2, Bruhn, Dan1, 2, Ball, Marilyn1, 2, 1 Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Accounting, Canberra, ACT, Australia2 Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia FULL ABSTRACT
BRULAND, GREGORY	Mimicking natural microtopographic heterogeneity in a restored wetland: preliminary hydrologic, edaphic, and vegetative responses. Bruland, Gregory*,1, 2, Richardson, Curtis2, 1 University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI2 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
BRUNA, EMILIO	Leaf volatiles and the defensive responses of Neotropical plant-ants: evidenced for host-plant specificity. Bruna, Emilio *,1, 2, 3, Darrigo, Maria Rosa 3, Furuya Pacheco, Angela 3, Vasconcelos, Heraldo 3, 4, 1 Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, Gainesville, FL, USA2 Center for Latin American Studies, Gainesville, FL, USA3 Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Manaus, AM, Brazil4 Instituto de Biologia, Uberlanida, MG, Brazil FULL ABSTRACT
BRUNK, GALEN	36 Sub-lethal biological control and plant competition: no evidence for increased allelopathy by diffuse knapweed in response to herbivory. Norton, Andrew*,1, Hardin, Janet1, Brunk, Galen1, Nissen, Scott1, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
BRUNKOW, PAUL	41 The effect of snail shell orientation on the forces experienced during a simulated fish feeding strike. Fuller, Rhys*,1, Brunkow, Paul1, 1 University of Southern Illinois Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BRUNKOW, PAUL	40 Effects of trematode infection on foot morphology of a physid snail. Blackford, Christina*,1, Brunkow, Paul1, 1 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BRUNKOW, PAUL	38 Effects of epibiotic algae on drag resistance in a stream-dwelling snail. Brunkow, Paul*,1, Sporleder, Kristen1, 1 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL FULL ABSTRACT
BRUNNER, JESSE	The 80:20 rule in Lyme disease dynamics: causes and consequences of variable tick burdens on mice and chipmunks. Brunner, Jesse*,1, Ostfeld, Richard1, 1 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY FULL ABSTRACT
BRUNO, JOHN	Biodiversity mediates productivity through different mechanisms at adjacent trophic levels. Long, Zachary *,1, 2, Bruno, John3, Duffy, J. Emmett1, 1 The School of Marine Sciences, Gloucester Point, Virginia, USA2 Institute of Marine Sciences, Morehead City, NC, USA3 Department of Marine Sciences, Chapel Hill, NC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BRUNO, JOHN	The role of species saturation and propagule limitation in structuring benthic marine communities. Bruno, John*,1, Lee, Sarah1, 1 The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC FULL ABSTRACT
BRUNO, JOHN	Propagule supply drives composition and diversity of a marine mesograzer community. Lee, Sarah*,1, Bruno, John1, 1 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC FULL ABSTRACT
BRUNS, MARY ANN	The ecology of mowing and mulching: communities and ecosystem processes in urban habitats. Byrne, Loren*,1, Bruns, Mary Ann1, Kim, K.C.1, 1 Penn State University, University Park, PA FULL ABSTRACT
BRUNS, THOMAS	Competition for root colonization between ectomycorrhizal fungi and its effects on plant growth and survival. Kennedy, Peter*,1, Bergemann, Sarah2, Bruns, Thomas 1, 1 Universtiy of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States2 Universtiy of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States FULL ABSTRACT
BRUNS, THOMAS	Community structure of ectomycorrhizal tree islands: does size really matter? Peay, Kabir*,1, Bruns, Thomas1, Kennedy, Peter1, Bergemann, Sarah1, Garbelotto, Matteo1, 1 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BRUNS, THOMAS	Can low levels of root colonization support a viable arbuscular mycorrhizal community? Evidence from a California grassland. Hausmann, Natasha Teutsch*,1, Dawson, Todd 1, Bruns, Thomas1, 1 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BRUNSON, JESSI	Yield responses of invasive grasses to sucrose doses. Brunson, Jessi*,1, Pyke, David2, 1 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR2 United States Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
BRUNSON, MARK	Human dimensions of behavior-based ecosystem stewardship. Brunson, Mark*,1, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT FULL ABSTRACT
BRUZGUL, JUDSEN	The influence of scale on body size and feeding guild turnover in North American mammals. Bruzgul, Judsen*,1, Hadly, Elizabeth1, 1 Stanford University, Stanford, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BRYAN, YOUNG	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
BRYANT, DAVID	151 Effects of warming and supplemental precipitation on CO2 flux, nutrient cycling, and primary production in Antarctic tundra. Day, Thomas1, Ruhland, Christopher2, Bryant, David 1, Strauss, Sarah1, Krna, Matthew 2, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ2 Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN FULL ABSTRACT
BRYANT, DAVID	C:N:P stoichiometry of Antarctic tundra microcosms under increased temperature, precipitation, and soil glucose addition. Bryant, David*,1, Strauss, Sarah1, Thomey, Michell1, Ruhland, Christopher2, Day, Thomas1, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA2 Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BRäNDLE, MARTIN	Hidden diversity and population structure among populations of the freshwater flatworm Crenobia alpina (Dana) in central Europe. Brändle, Martin*,1, Heuser, Roland1, Marten, Andreas1, Brandl, Roland1, 1 University of Marburg, Marburg, Marburg, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
BRäNDLE, MARTIN	Latitudinal patterns of species richness in the European freshwater fauna: dispersal matters. Hof, Christian*,1, Brändle, Martin1, Marten, Andreas1, Brandl, Roland1, 1 University of Marburg, Faculty of Biology, Department of Animal Ecology, Marburg, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
BUCHANAN, AMANDA	54 Influence of floral diversity and fire management on pollination success in rewardless orchids. Nomann, Benjamin1, Buchanan, Amanda*,1, 1 Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL FULL ABSTRACT
BUCHMANN, NINA	Environmental and physiological controls of oxygen isotope signals in water and organic matter result in varying time lags among different plant compartments. Buchmann, Nina*,1, Barnard, Romain1, Salmon, Yann1, Kodama, Naomi2, Weston, Christopher3, Rost, Jutta4, Gessler, Arthur5, 6, 1 ETH Zurich, Institute of Plant Sciences, Zuerich, Switzerland2 University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany3 University of Melbourne, Creswick, Victoria, Australia4 University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany5 INRA, Centre de Recherche de Nancy, Champenoux, France6 Australian National University, Canberra, Australia FULL ABSTRACT
BUCK, JULIA	Ecological trap or pesticide avoidance? Habitat selection can magnify or ameliorate toxicity in pond communities. Vonesh, James1, Buck, Julia1, 1 Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO FULL ABSTRACT
BUCKERIDGE, KATE	Winter soil microbial activity and limitations in arctic birch-tussock tundra. Buckeridge, Kate*,1, Grogan, Paul1, 1 Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
BUCKLEY, LAUREN	Individual energetics, ecological release, and the global abundance patterns of lizards. Buckley, Lauren*,1, Jetz, Walter2, 1 Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM2 University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA FULL ABSTRACT
BUDD, BOB	Behavior-based management for conservation: a field perspective. Budd, Bob*,1, 1 State of Wyoming, Riverton, WY FULL ABSTRACT
BUDDLE, CHRIS	73 Seasonality and productivity affect ground-dwelling spider abundance and diversity. Riem, Jennifer*,1, Buddle, Chris2, Rypstra, Ann3, 1 Miami University, Oxford, OH2 McGill University, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QC, Canada3 Miami University, Hamilton, OH FULL ABSTRACT
BUDDLE, CHRIS	14 Patterns of spider diversity: the roles of randomness and dispersal ability. Sackett, Tara*,1, Buddle, Chris1, 1 Department of Natural Resource Sciences, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QC, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
BUEHLER, C	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
BUFFINGTON, KEVIN	Multiple controls on grassland plant community assembly and diversity: history, mycorrhizal fungi, and nitrogen. Weiher, Evan*,1, Lee, Tali1, Fell, Michael1, Dahlheimer, Christine1, Buffington, Kevin1, Kliinker, Mary Jo1, Welin, Alison1, Stefanski, Artur1, 1 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI FULL ABSTRACT
BUGALHO, MIGUEL	37 Canopy and herbaceous cover effect on insect defoliation of seedlings of cork and holm oak. Caldeira, Maria1, Nogueira, Carla1, Lecomte, Xavier1, Moreira, Andreia1, Bugalho, Miguel 1, Pereira, Joao1, 1 Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal FULL ABSTRACT
BUGALHO, MIGUEL	31 Effects of deer on tree regeneration in a Mediterranean environment: is morphology affecting seedling survival? Bugalho, Miguel*,1, Lecomte, Xavier1, Caldeira, Maria1, 1 Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal FULL ABSTRACT
BUGAS, PAUL	34 Dispersal of age-1 smallmouth bass determined from elemental chemistry of otoliths. Priest, Brant*,1, Humston, Robert1, Bugas, Paul2, 1 Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA, USA2 Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Verona, VA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BUGMANN, HARALD	Resistance and resilience of mountain forests in the European Alps: empirical evidence, insights from modeling approaches, and management implications. Bugmann, Harald*,1, Brang, Peter2, 1 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland2 Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland FULL ABSTRACT
BULER, JEFFREY	Understanding the impact of hurricanes on migratory birds: a scale dependent approach. Diehl, Robert *,1, Moore, Frank1, Buler, Jeffrey1, Barrow, Wylie2, 1 University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi2 USGS National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, Louisiana FULL ABSTRACT
BULL, LEIGH	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
BULTMAN, THOMAS	Chemical defenses of endophytes: effects of host damage and genotype. Sullivan, Terrence*,1, Bultman, Thomas1, Sielaff, Alan1, Fernandez, Laura2, 1 Hope College, Holland, MI2 St. Thomas University, Miami, FL FULL ABSTRACT
BULTMAN, TOM	43 Influence of genetic variation in fungal endophyte on the third trophic level. Rodstrom, John *,1, Bultman, Tom1, VanDop, Joshua 1, Librizzi, James , Longwell, Leanna1, Sullivan, TJ1, 1 Hope College, Holland, MI FULL ABSTRACT
BUMP, JOSEPH	Does variation in stable isotope values decrease at higher trophic positions? Bump, Joseph*,1, Fox-Dobbs, Kena2, Peterson, Rolf 1, Koch, Paul2, Vucetich, John1, Bada, Jeffrey3, 1 Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA2 University of California - Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA3 Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BUNKER, DANIEL	Species loss and above-ground carbon storage in a tropical forest. Bunker, Daniel*,1, DeClerck, Fabrice1, Bradford, Jason2, Colwell, Robert3, Perfecto, Ivette4, Phillips, Oliver5, Sankaran, Mahesh6, Naeem, Shahid1, 1 Columbia University, New York, NY2 Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO3 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT4 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI5 University of Leeds, Leeds6 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
BUNYAVEJCHEWIN, SARAYUDH	Determinants of geographic distributions in tropical trees: comparisons between everwet and seasonal forests in Malaysia and Thailand. Baltzer, Jennifer1, Davies, Stuart 1, 2, Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh 3, Kassim, Abdul4, Noor, Supardi4, 1 Center for Tropical Forest Science - Arnold Arboretum Asia Program, Cambridge, MA, USA2 Center for Tropical Forest Science, Panama City, Panama3 The National Parks Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok, Thailand4 Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia FULL ABSTRACT
BUNYAVEJCHEWIN, SARAYUDH	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
BURBA, GEORGE	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
BURDICK, CONNIE	93 Atmospheric and environmental conditions affecting long-distance pollen-mediated gene flow in Agrostis stolonifera. Van de Water, Peter*,1, Watrud, Lidia1, Lee, E. Henry1, Burdick, Connie1, King, George2, 1 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, OR2 Dynamac Corporation, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
BURGESS, MACDONALD	Stable isotope methods for determining the water sources of an old-growth eastern deciduous forest and predicting the effects of longwall coal mining on a forest ecosystem. Burgess, Macdonald *,1, Brown, Kim, 1 Ohio University, Athens, OH FULL ABSTRACT
BURGESS, MACDONALD	83 Spatial variability of soil physical properties and soil water potential at Dysart Woods, an old-growth oak forest in southeastern Ohio. Wakeley, Gretchen*,1, Burgess, Macdonald1, Brown, Kim1, 1 Dept. of Environmental and Plant Biology, Athens, OH, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BURGESS, STEPHEN	130 Stem-mediated hydraulic redistribution of soil water in semi-arid Eucalyptus trees. Bleby, Timothy*,1, 2, Burgess, Stephen2, 3, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC2 The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia3 Cooperative Research Centre for Plant-Based Management of Dryland Salinity, Perth, WA, Australia FULL ABSTRACT
BURGETT, AMBER	42 Impacts of shared prey density and diversity on intraguild predation interactions. Burgett, Amber*,1, 3, Crumrine, Patrick2, 3, 1 Denison University, Granville, OH3 Blandy Experimental Farm, Boyce, VA2 Longwood University, Farmville, VA FULL ABSTRACT
BURGIN, AMY	Whole-stream estimates of dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA): a 15N approach. Burgin, Amy*,1, Hamilton, Stephen1, 1 W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BURK, C	167 Long term studies of the herb stratum of a Connecticut River oxbow forest. Holland, Marjorie*,1, Burk, C2, 1 University of Mississippi, Oxford, University, MS2 Smith College, Northampton, MA FULL ABSTRACT
BURKE, INGRID	Urbanization effects on aboveground carbon storage pools in semi-arid ecosystems along the Colorado Front Range. McHale, Melissa*,1, Burke, Ingrid1, Lefsky, Michael1, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
BURKE, INGRID	Soil trace gas fluxes along a wildfire chronosequence in northern Colorado. Gathany, Mark*,1, Burke, Ingrid1, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado FULL ABSTRACT
BURKE, JOHN	89 Genetic variability of the rare cedar glade endemic Astragalus bibullatus: comparing estimates based on AFLP markers and isozymes. Baskauf, Carol*,1, Burke, John2, 1 Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN2 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN FULL ABSTRACT
BURKE, RUSSELL	22 Dietary habits of diamondback terrapins of Jamaica Bay, New York. Sierra, Rafael *,1, Burke, Russell 1, 1 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BURKEPILE, DERON	Herbivore vs. nutrient control of marine primary producers: context-dependent effects. Burkepile, Deron*,1, Hay, Mark1, 1 Georgai Tech School of Biology, Atlanta, GA FULL ABSTRACT
BURKES-COPES, KELLY	Ecosystem analysis for the Middle Rio Grande Bosque ecosystem restoration feasibility study. Hummel, Ondrea*,1, Burkes-Copes, Kelly2, Webb, Antisa2, 1 US Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque, NM2 US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS FULL ABSTRACT
BURKS, SHELBY	6 Decomposition rates in Baisman and Dead Run stream systems. Burks, Shelby*,1, Paul, Michael2, 1 Howard University, Washington, DC2 Tetra Tech Inc, Owings Mills, MD FULL ABSTRACT
BURNHAM, JOSH	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
BURNS, DOUGLAS	75 Woodchips: a potential best management practice to protect water quality following forestry operations. Homyak, Peter*,1, Yanai, Ruth1, Burns, Douglas2, Germain, Rene1, Briggs, Russell1, 1 SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, NY, USA2 USGS, Troy, NY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BURNS, JEAN	The effect of environment on invasibility in the Commelinaceae. Burns, Jean*,1, Winn, Alice1, Halpern, Stacey2, Miller, Thomas 1, 1 Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States2 Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR, United States FULL ABSTRACT
BURNS, KEVIN	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
BURRASTON, KYRA	Pollination biology of Gossypium tomentosum by the nitidulid beetle, Aethina concolor. Burraston, Kyra*,1, Booth, Gary2, 1 Washington University, St Louis, MO2 Brigham Young University, Provo, UT FULL ABSTRACT
BURROWS, ELIZABETH	Soil warming and net carbon balance for a deciduous forest in New England. Melillo, Jerry*,1, Mohan, Jacqueline1, Blanchard, Joseph1, Steudler, Paul1, Bowles, Francis2, Lux, Heidi1, Burrows, Elizabeth1, 1 Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA2 Research Designs, Woods Hole, MA FULL ABSTRACT
BURTCH, KELLEY	Gender specific patterns of carbon uptake and water loss in a dominant riparian tree species, Acer negundo. Hultine, Kevin*,1, Bush, Susan1, West, Adam1, Burtch, Kelley1, Ehleringer, Jim1, 1 University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT FULL ABSTRACT
BUSCHENA, DAVID	Agroeconomic analyses of organic and no-till diversified cropping systems in the northern Great PlainS. Miller, Perry1, Buschena, David2, Jones, Clain1, Smith, Richard1, Hulting, Andy3, 1 Montana State University, Bozeman, MT2 Montana State University, Bozeman, MT3 Penn State University, University Park, PA FULL ABSTRACT
BUSH, JANIS	38 Allelopathic effects of ash juniper (Juniperus ashei) on little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), side oats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula), and cedar sedge (Carex planostachys). Young, Gwen*,1, Bush, Janis1, 1 University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX FULL ABSTRACT
BUSH, MARK B.	104 Pollen record of ENSO variability for the last 1500 years. Restrepo, Alejandra*,1, Bush, Mark B. *,1, 1 Florida Institue of Technology, Melbourne, Florida FULL ABSTRACT
BUSH, MARK	Ecological rates of change in a biodiversity hotspot during the Late Quaternary. Urrego, Dunia*,1, Bush, Mark1, Silman, Miles2, 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Melbourne, FL, USA2 Department of Biology, Winston-Salem, NC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BUSH, MARK	Tree community composition and diversity from Amazonian lowlands to Andean treeline. Silman, Miles*,1, Salinas, Norma2, Farfan, William2, Garcia, Karina2, Bush, Mark3, Bradford, Jason4, 1 Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA2 Universidad Nacional San Antonio del Abad, Cusco, Cusco, Peru3 Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, USA4 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BUSH, MARK	Glacial-interglacial vegetation dynamics in the Andes. Gosling, William*,1, 2, Bush, Mark2, Hanselman, Jennifer2, Chepstow-Lusty, Alex2, 3, 1 Department of Earth Science (CEPSAR), Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom2 Department of Biological Science, Melbourne, Florida, United States of America3 Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution, Montpellier, Cedex 05, France FULL ABSTRACT
BUSH, MARK	Amazonia: a legacy of disturbance? Bush, Mark1, Silman, Miles2, 1 Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida2 Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina FULL ABSTRACT
BUSH, MARK	32 Assessing Sporormiella abundance as an indicator for livestock biomass. Raper, Diana1, Bush, Mark1, Gosling, William 2, 1 Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, USA2 The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom FULL ABSTRACT
BUSH, MARK	101 A 20,000 year paleoecological history of a Peruvian montane forest. Valencia, Bryan1, Bush, Mark1, Hillyer , Rachel1, 1 Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Fl FULL ABSTRACT
BUSH, SUSAN	Gender specific patterns of carbon uptake and water loss in a dominant riparian tree species, Acer negundo. Hultine, Kevin*,1, Bush, Susan1, West, Adam1, Burtch, Kelley1, Ehleringer, Jim1, 1 University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT FULL ABSTRACT
BUSTAMANTE, ENRIQUENA	165 Timing matters: variation in flowering time, phenology, and plant size in populations of organ pipe cactus. Bustamante, Enriquena*,1, Búrquez, Alberto1, 1 Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Hermosillo, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
BUSTAMANTE, MERCEDES	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
BUTKAS, KATRINA	Effects of long-term population fluctuations by a top predator on invertebrate communities in alpine ponds. Wissinger, Scott1, 6, Whiteman, Howard2, 6, Greig, Hamish3, 6, Denoël, Matthieu4, 6, Butkas, Katrina5, 6, 1 Allegheny College, Meadville, PA6 Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Creste Butte, CO2 Murray State University, Murray, KY3 University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand4 University of Liege, Liege, Belgium5 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI FULL ABSTRACT
BUTLER, JEFFREY	Dam removal and its effects on physical and biological conditions in the Fox River, IL. Maloney, Kelly*,1, Wahl, David1, Dodd, Hope1, Butler, Steven1, Butler, Jeffrey1, 1 Center for Aquatic Ecology and Conservation, Sullivan, IL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BUTLER, JESSICA	147 Differential uptake of N from prey versus atmospheric deposition by the northern pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea. Butler, Jessica*,1, Ellison, Aaron1, 1 Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, MA FULL ABSTRACT
BUTLER, MARTHA	Five-year estimates of net regional CO2 flux in north-central Wisconsin. Helliker, Brent*,1, Berry, Joseph2, Davis, Kenneth3, Betts, Alan4, Butler, Martha3, Ricciuto, Dan 3, 1 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA2 Carnegie Institution of Washington, Dept. of Global Ecology, Stanford, CA3 Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA4 Atmospheric Research, Pittsford, VT FULL ABSTRACT
BUTLER, STEVEN	Dam removal and its effects on physical and biological conditions in the Fox River, IL. Maloney, Kelly*,1, Wahl, David1, Dodd, Hope1, Butler, Steven1, Butler, Jeffrey1, 1 Center for Aquatic Ecology and Conservation, Sullivan, IL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BUTNOR, JOHN	Application of ground penetrating radar to quantify the effects of long-term CO2 enrichment on coarse root biomass in a scrub-oak ecosystem at Kennedy Space Center, FL US. Stover, Daniel*,1, Day, Frank1, Butnor, John2, Drake, Bert3, 1 Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA2 US Forest Service, Research Triangle Park, NC3 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD FULL ABSTRACT
BUTTERFIELD, BRADLEY	Modeling the ecology and evolution of nurse plant associations. Butterfield, Bradley*,1, Briggs, John1, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
BUTTERFIELD, H. SCOTT	Engaging landowners and scientists in collaborative landscape-level analyses of restoration and management activities: a case study in California rangelands. Malmstrom, Carolyn*,1, Butterfield, H. Scott1, Barber, Christopher1, 2, Schrotenboer, Abbie1, Yoshida, Toshi1, 1 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI2 South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD FULL ABSTRACT
BUYANTUYEV, ALEXANDER	Relating landscape pattern to ecosystem properties using maps: effects of spatial and thematic resolutions. Buyantuyev, Alexander*,1, 2, Wu, Jianguo1, 2, 1 School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ2 Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
BUYARSKI, CHRISTOPHER	119 Interactive effects of CO2 and nitrogen on photosynthesis of Liquidamber styraciflura trees in the Duke Forest Free Air CO2 Enrichment experiment. Buyarski, Christopher*,1, Thomas, Richard1, 1 West Virginia University, Morgantown, Morgantown, WV FULL ABSTRACT
BYERS, C	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
BYRNE, LOREN	The ecology of mowing and mulching: communities and ecosystem processes in urban habitats. Byrne, Loren*,1, Bruns, Mary Ann1, Kim, K.C.1, 1 Penn State University, University Park, PA FULL ABSTRACT
BúRQUEZ, ALBERTO	165 Timing matters: variation in flowering time, phenology, and plant size in populations of organ pipe cactus. Bustamante, Enriquena*,1, Búrquez, Alberto1, 1 Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Hermosillo, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT