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MA, STEFAN	Societal learning in emerging epidemics: effectiveness of interventions in the 2003 SARS outbreak in Singapore. Drake, John*,1, Chew, Suok2, Ma, Stefan2, 1 National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara, CA2 Ministry of Health, Singapore FULL ABSTRACT
MA, WENHONG	89 C:N:P across Chinese grasslands: comparison with global patterns of leaf stoichiometry. He, Jin-Sheng1, Flynn, Dan*,1, 2, Wang, Liang1, Fang, Jingyun1, Ma, Wenhong1, Wang, Xiangping1, 1 Peking University, Beijing, China2 Columbia University, New York, NY FULL ABSTRACT
MACAYA, GABRIEL	Local extinction and re-colonization in wild populations of lima beans in Costa Rica. Rocha, Oscar 1, Degreef, Jerome2, Macaya, Gabriel 3, 1 Kent State University, Kent, Ohio2 National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Domaine de Bouchout, Belgium, Belgium3 Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro, San Jose, Costa Rica FULL ABSTRACT
MACCHERINI, SIMONA	The role of land cover map, sampling size, and plot dimension in plant community restoration. Marignani, Michela*,1, Maccherini, Simona1, Del Vico, Eva 2, 1 University of Siena, Siena, Italy2 University of Rome, Rome, Italy FULL ABSTRACT
MACDONALD, ELLEN	Patterns of understory diversity and composition of mixedwood stands of the boreal forest of western Canada. Chavez-Varela, Virginia*,1, Macdonald, Ellen 1, 1 Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta FULL ABSTRACT
MACDONALD, ELLEN	Patterns of initial versus delayed regeneration of white spruce in boreal mixedwood succession. Peters, Vernon*,1, 2, Macdonald, Ellen3, Dale, Mark3, 1 The King's University College, Edmonton, AB, Canada2 Canadian Forest Service, Edmonton, AB, Canada3 University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
MACFALL, JANET	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
MACFARLANE, DAVID	A risk assessment for emerald ash borer based on pest and host landscape patterns. MacFarlane, David*,1, Rubin, Benjamin1, 1 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI FULL ABSTRACT
MACHABéE, LOUIS	For the birds-a comparison of human activities related to avian food webs between Phoenix, Arizona and southeastern Michigan. Lepczyk, Christopher*,1, 2, Warren, Paige3, 4, Machabée, Louis4, Kinzig, Ann4, 5, 1 University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI2 University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI3 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA4 Global Institute of Sustainability, Tempe, AZ, USA5 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
MACHURA, MICHAEL	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
MACHURA, MIKE	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
MACINTYRE, HUGH	Remote sensing of harmful algal blooms in the turbid waters of Mississippi Sound and Mobile Bay. Holiday, Dan *,1, Carter, Greg1, Gould, Richard2, MacIntyre, Hugh3, 1 University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS, USA2 Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA3 Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, AL FULL ABSTRACT
MACK, MICHELLE	136 The role of fungi in movement of nitrogen within leaf litter mixtures. Gartner, Tracy*,1, 2, Treseder, Kathleen2, Mack, Michelle3, 1 Carthage College, Kenosha, WI2 University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA3 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL FULL ABSTRACT
MACK, MICHELLE	100 Nutrient availability and status of organic and mineral soils at a lowland rainforest site, Costa Rica. Cardelus, Catherine1, Mack, Michelle1, Treseder, Kathleen2, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL2 University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MACK, MICHELLE	Sequestration of carbon in mycorrhizal fungi under nitrogen fertilization. Treseder, Kathleen*,1, Turner, Katie2, Mack, Michelle3, 1 University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA2 Stanford University, Stanford, CA3 University of Florida Gainesville, Gainesville, FL FULL ABSTRACT
MACK, MICHELLE	Comparative desiccation tolerance of tropical fern gametophytes: ecological and evolutionary consequences. Watkins, James*,1, Mack, Michelle1, Mulkey, Stephen1, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MACK, MICHELLE	176 Potential nutrient leaching following thawing of permafrost soils of northeastern Siberia. DeMarco, Jennie*,1, Mack, Michelle2, Schuur, Edward3, Neff, Jason4, Finlay, Jacques5, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL2 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL3 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL4 University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO5 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN FULL ABSTRACT
MACK, TIFFANY	51 The biochemistry of germination inhibition in Aegilops triuncialis. Dyer, Andy*,1, Schoppell, Samantha1, Walker, Steven 1, Mack, Tiffany 1, 1 University of South Carolina Aiken, Aiken, SC FULL ABSTRACT
MACKAY, JAMES	Do colonizing populations of common ragweed escape their natural enemies? MacKay, James*,1, Kotanen, Peter2, 1 University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, Canada2 University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
MACKENZIE, MARK	Mapping ecological systems in the East Gulf Coastal Plain via remote sensing: balancing interpretation and modeling. Kleiner, Kevin*,1, MacKenzie, Mark2, 1 Alabama Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Auburn, AL2 School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL FULL ABSTRACT
MACKENZIE, MARK	81 A map of the ecological systems of the East Gulf Coastal Plain based on satellite imagery. MacKenzie, Mark*,1, Kleiner, Kevin1, Hogland, John2, Silvano, Amy1, Grand, James3, 1 Auburn University, Auburn, AL2 Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Missoula, MT3 USGS, Auburn, AL FULL ABSTRACT
MACKO, STEPHEN	71 Natural abundance 15N gradients across different ecosystems. Macko, Stephen*,1, Wang, Lixin1, 1 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA FULL ABSTRACT
MACKO, STEPHEN	Nitrogen uptake preferences by plants in African savannas. Wang, Lixin*,1, Macko, Stephen1, D'odorico, Paolo1, 1 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA FULL ABSTRACT
MACLEAN, JOHNNY	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
MACMAHON, JAMES	26 Winter livestock grazing in a shrub-steppe ecosystem: indirect effects on desert horned lizards (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) through biotic and abiotic pathways. Newbold, Scott*,1, MacMahon, James1, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT FULL ABSTRACT
MADDEN, KATHRYN	A predictive habitat-based model for nine rare sandhill plants of the southeastern US. Imm, Donald*,1, Sharitz, Rebecca1, Madden, Kathryn1, Collins, Beverly1, 1 Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC FULL ABSTRACT
MADDEN, MARGUERITE	Landscape analysis using geospatial tools. Madden, Marguerite*,1, Jordan, Thomas1, Watson, Chris1, Masour, Janna1, Vodas, Nathan1, Manglass, Louis1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
MADDOX, DANIEL	Differences in seed size, seed dispersers, and seed predators between a core and peripheral population of southwestern white pine. Samano, Sheridan*,1, Tomback, Diana2, Pruett, Elizabeth2, Maddox, Daniel2, Grompone, Kristen2, Perez, Mario2, 1 Community College of Aurora, Denver, CO2 University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO FULL ABSTRACT
MADER, PAUL	Agronomic and ecological performance of conventional and organic arable systems. Niggli, Urs*,1, Mader, Paul1, Fliessbach, Andreas1, 1 Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Switzerland FULL ABSTRACT
MADRITCH, MICHAEL	Aspen genotype mediates the influence of canopy herbivory on soil processes through frass deposition. Madritch, Michael1, Donaldson, Jack1, Lindroth, Richard1, 1 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI FULL ABSTRACT
MADSEN, RODNEY	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
MADSON, STEPHANIE	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
MADSON, STEPHANIE	133 Rapid assessment of ecosystem condition within southeastern and northwestern forest stands using the Ecosystem Services Scorecard. Madson, Stephanie*,1, Rachel, Gary*,2, Hinckley, Thomas1, Markewitz, Daniel2, 1 College of Forest Resources, Seattle, WA, USA2 Warnell School of Forest Resources, Athens, GA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MAERZ, JOHN	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
MAGEE, TERESA	Aliens in western stream ecosystems. Ringold, Paul*,1, Magee, Teresa2, Lomnicky, Gregg2, Whittier, Thomas3, Hughes, Robert3, Peck, David1, 1 US EPA Western Ecology Division, Corvallis, OR2 Dynamac Corporation, Corvallis, OR3 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
MAGOULICK, DAN	Trophic structure in pools subject to drying. Huxel, Gary*,1, Magoulick, Dan1, 1 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR FULL ABSTRACT
MAGRINI, KIM	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
MAGWENE, PAUL	Le plus ca change: evidence that trait plasticity may alter impacts of functional diversity in variable environments. Wright, Justin*,1, Sutton-Grier, Ariana2, Magwene, Paul1, 1 Department of Biology, Durham, NC2 Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
MAHALL, BRUCE	Long-term interactions of two desert shrubs in a removal experiment. O'Brien, Erin*,1, Mahall, Bruce1, Fonteyn, Paul2, 1 University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA2 University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA FULL ABSTRACT
MAHANEY, WENDY	88 Do shifts in species composition influence ecosystem processes?: comparing the impacts of C3 and C4 grasses on soil processes. Mahaney, Wendy*,1, Gross, Katherine1, 1 Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, MI, United States FULL ABSTRACT
MAIER, CHRIS	Physiological girdling of pine trees via phloem chilling: proof of concept. Johnsen, Kurt*,1, Maier, Chris 1, Sanchez, Felipe 1, Anderson, Pete 1, Waring, Richard 5, 1 USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, Durham, NC5 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
MAIER, CHRIS	128 Substrate supply controls stem CO2 efflux in young loblolly pine trees. Maier, Chris*,1, Clinton, Barton2, Johnsen, Kurt1, 1 USDA Forest Service, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina2 USDA Forest Service, Otto, North Carolina FULL ABSTRACT
MAIER, CHRIS	115 Transient changes in transpiration, stem CO2 efflux, and soil respiration in longleaf pine following leaf area reduction. Clinton, Barton*,1, Ford, Chelcy1, Maier, Chris2, 1 USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, Otto, NC2 USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, RTP, NC FULL ABSTRACT
MAINALI, KUMAR	166 Climate change and plant-soil linkages: effect of heat waves on exchange of C and N between plant and soil and on microbial communities associated with Andropogon gerardii. Mainali, Kumar*,1, Heckathorn, Scott1, 1 Department of Earth, Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Toledo, OH, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MAIO, SHILI	142 The effects of fire on carbon flux and primary production in nutrient-enriched areas of the Florida Everglades. Gu, Binhe*,1, Maio, ShiLi1, Dreschel, Thomas1, 1 Everglades Division, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL FULL ABSTRACT
MAJURE, LUCAS	148 The morphological plasticity of Opuntia pusilla (Haw.) Nutt. induced by differentiations in environmental variables. Majure, Lucas*,1, Ervin, Gary 1, 1 Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS FULL ABSTRACT
MALANEY, JASON	32 Nematode fauna reflects pronounced phylogeographic structure in snowshoe hares. McCain, Randle*,1, Malaney, Jason*,1, Koehler, Anson*,1, McClain, Jared*,1, Cook, Joseph*,1, 1 Museum of Southwestern Biology, Albuquerque, NM FULL ABSTRACT
MALCOLM, GLENNA	107 Temperature acclimation of respiration by soil microorganisms. Malcolm, Glenna*,1, 2, Lopez-Gutierrez, Juan2, Koide, Roger1, 2, Eissenstat, David1, 2, 1 IGDP in Ecology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA2 Department of Horticulture, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA FULL ABSTRACT
MALCOM, HEATHER	Long-term decline (and recovery?) of native bivalves in the Hudson River. Strayer, David*,1, Malcom, Heather1, 1 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MALIK, VIKAS	20 Competitive ability and root growth in native and non-native prairie species at contrasting nutrient levels. Kiger, Sarah*,1, Hermann, Jennifer*,1, Malik, Vikas1, Klips, Robert 1, Curtis, Peter1, Miriti, Maria*,1, 1 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MALLICK, ALOK	Striving for ecologically viable, socially acceptable, and gender sensitive intervention strategy for wilderness-rich poor communities: experience in India. Sengupta, Nina*,1, Mallick, Alok2, 1 Auroville Center for Scientific Research, Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India2 FULL ABSTRACT
MALMSTROM, CAROLYN	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
MALMSTROM, CAROLYN	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
MALONE, JOHN	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
MALONEY, KELLY	Can restoration using instream woody debris dam additions increase biotic integrity in disturbed coastal plains streams? Feminella, Jack*,1, Miller, Stephanie1, Mitchell, Richard1, Maloney, Kelly1, 1 Auburn University, Auburn, AL FULL ABSTRACT
MALONEY, KELLY	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
MANGHI, EDUARDO	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
MANGLASS, LOUIS	Landscape analysis using geospatial tools. Madden, Marguerite*,1, Jordan, Thomas1, Watson, Chris1, Masour, Janna1, Vodas, Nathan1, Manglass, Louis1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
MANLY, BRYAN	The detection of regime changes in fish abundances in the San Francisco Estuary. Chotkowski, Mike*,1, Manly, Bryan2, 1 Bureau of Reclamation, Sacramento, CA2 Western EcoSystems Technology, Cheyenne, WY FULL ABSTRACT
MANNINEN, OUTI	The effects of fertilization and disturbance on understory vegetation in subarctic and boreal environments. Manninen, Outi*,1, Tolvanen, Anne2, 1 University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland2 Finnish Forest Research Institute, Muhos Research Unit, Muhos, Finland FULL ABSTRACT
MANNING, DONALD	42 Freshwater mussels of the Hatchie River in west Tennessee. Kesler, David*,1, van Tol, Naomi 2, Manning, Donald3, Hubbs, Donald4, 1 Rhodes College, Memphis, TN2 Hatchie Project, Memphis, TN3 Hatchie Project, Henry, TN4 Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Nashville, TN FULL ABSTRACT
MANNING, PETER	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
MANSON, ROBERT	Welcome and introductory remarks. Manson, Robert*,1, 1 Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
MANSON, ROBERT	95 A multi-taxonomic and multi-scale analysis of changes in biodiversity in coffee farms in central Veracruz, Mexico. Manson, Robert*,1, 1 Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
MARCH, JULIE	Ecological principles for effective interventions: enhancing agricultural sustainability and food security from relief to development. March, Julie*,1, 2, Powers, Laura1, 3, 1 US Agency for International Development,Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, Washington, DC2 University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI3 University of Arizona, Tucson, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
MARICLE, BRIAN	Physiological parameters that may influence salt marsh species zonation: the roles of internal oxygen transport, oxygen affinity, and aerobic demand. Maricle, Brian*,1, Lee, Raymond1, 1 Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164-4236 FULL ABSTRACT
MARIGNANI, MICHELA	The role of land cover map, sampling size, and plot dimension in plant community restoration. Marignani, Michela*,1, Maccherini, Simona1, Del Vico, Eva 2, 1 University of Siena, Siena, Italy2 University of Rome, Rome, Italy FULL ABSTRACT
MARKEWITZ, DANIEL	116 Disturbance frequency and changes in plant growth life-form: ecosystem effects on NPP. Falkey, Jennifer*,1, 2, Mitchell, Robert 2, Hendrick, Ronald1, Markewitz, Daniel 1, Pecot, Stephen 2, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA2 Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Newton, GA FULL ABSTRACT
MARKEWITZ, DANIEL	133 Rapid assessment of ecosystem condition within southeastern and northwestern forest stands using the Ecosystem Services Scorecard. Madson, Stephanie*,1, Rachel, Gary*,2, Hinckley, Thomas1, Markewitz, Daniel2, 1 College of Forest Resources, Seattle, WA, USA2 Warnell School of Forest Resources, Athens, GA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MARKS, PETER	Invasion of northeastern forests by exotic tree species. Martin, Patrick *,1, Canham, Charles2, Marks, Peter3, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO2 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY3 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY FULL ABSTRACT
MARLER, MARILYN	Native functional diversity resists invasion at both low and high resource levels. Maron, John*,1, Marler, Marilyn1, 1 University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 59812 FULL ABSTRACT
MARON, JOHN	Native functional diversity resists invasion at both low and high resource levels. Maron, John*,1, Marler, Marilyn1, 1 University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 59812 FULL ABSTRACT
MARQUARDT, EMILY	33 Constraints on host use by a parasitic plant. Marquardt, Emily*,, Pennings, Steven*,, FULL ABSTRACT
MARQUES, ALESSANDRO	Partial recovery of Mata Atlântica (Atlantic Forest) in Sul da Bahia, Brazil. Gonzalez, Patrick*,1, Marques, Alessandro2, 1 The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA2 Instituto de Estudos Sócio-Ambientais do Sul da Bahia, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil FULL ABSTRACT
MARQUEZ, ADA	Justice in Environmental Impact Analysis: are all neighborhoods equal. Marquez, Ada*,1, 1 San Jose State University, San Jose, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MARRA, PETER	The impact of urbanization on West Nile virus transmission. Kilpatrick, A. Marm*,1, Kramer, Laura2, Jones, Matthew2, Marra, Peter3, Daszak, Peter1, 1 Consortium for Conservation Medicine, New York, NY2 New York State Department of Health, Slingerlands, NY3 Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, Washington, DC FULL ABSTRACT
MARSH, STUART	Post-fire stand structure of woody plants: implications for remote sensing of biomass. Huang, Cho-ying*,1, Marsh, Stuart1, McClaran, Mitchel1, Archer, Steven1, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
MARSH, TERENCE	Variations in nitrification potential in manured agroecosystems of contrasting soil type. Fortuna, Ann-Marie *,1, Honeycutt, C. Wayne 1, Marsh, Terence2, 1 USDA-ARS, NEPSWL, University of Maine, Orono, ME2 Center for Microbial Ecology, Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI FULL ABSTRACT
MARSH-MATTHEWS, EDIE	Elimination of native minnows in tributaries to a large artificial reservoir: fragmentation and abiotic events. Matthews, William*,1, Marsh-Matthews, Edie1, 2, 1 Department of Zoology, Norman, OK, USA2 Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman, OK, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MARSH-MATTHEWS, EDIE	23 Resources and offspring provisioning: a test of the Trexler and DeAngelis model for the evolution of matrotrophy. Marsh-Matthews, Edie1, 2, Deaton, Raelynn1, 2, 1 Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman, OK, USA2 Department of Zoology, Norman, OK, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MARSHALL, DIANE	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
MARSHALL, DIANE	45 Patterns of genotypic and phenotypic variation in an invasive mustard, Isatis tinctoria, across its introduced range. Simpson, Heather*,1, Marshall, Diane*,1, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MARSHALL, JOHN	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
MARSHALL, JOHN	Can 13C and 15N of leaf litter be used to infer canopy isotopic composition? Marshall, John*,1, Kavanagh, Kathleen1, Alisa, Schotzko1, Duursma, Remko2, 1 Department of Forest Resources, Moscow, ID, USA2 Department of Forest Ecology, Helsinki, Finland FULL ABSTRACT
MARSTON, MARCIE	Direct and indirect effects of viruses on the ecology and evolution of microbial food webs. Lennon, Jay*,1, Marston, Marcie2, Martiny, Jennifer1, 1 Brown University, Providence, RI2 Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI FULL ABSTRACT
MARTEN, ANDREAS	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
MARTEN, ANDREAS	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
MARTEN, EMILY	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
MARTIN, ANDREW	The generation of prokaryote and eukaryote diversity. Martin, Andrew*,1, 1 University of Colorado, Boulder, Co FULL ABSTRACT
MARTIN, DAVID	82 Plant cover as related to groundwater depth in Owens Valley, CA. Mata-Gonzalez, Ricardo*,1, McLendon, Terry1, Martin, David2, Trlica, M3, Pearce, Robert4, 1 MWH Americas, Inc., Fort Collins, CO2 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Bishop, CA3 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO4 Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS-USDA), Bishop, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MARTIN, HERMY	164 Impact of mate availability, population size, and spatial aggregation of morphs on sexual reproduction in a distylous, aquatic plant. Rein, Brys*,1, 2, Hans, Jacquemyn1, Martin, Hermy1, 1 Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium2 Institute of Nature Conservation, Brussels, Belgium FULL ABSTRACT
MARTIN, HOLLY	12 Richness, densities, population and community numerical standing crop, and habitat characterization of Spring River drainage freshwater mussels. Martin, Holly *,1, Harris, John1, Christian, Alan1, 1 Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR FULL ABSTRACT
MARTIN, JEAN-LOUIS	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
MARTIN, KATHERINE	60 The role of the seedbank in depressional wetland restoration within the longleaf pine ecosystem. Martin, Katherine1, 2, Kirkman, L. Katherine2, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA2 J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Newton, GA FULL ABSTRACT
MARTIN, KATHERINE	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
MARTIN, LILI	Preplanting soaking treatment improves growth and survival of willow cuttings in greenhouse and field studies. Martin, Lili*,1, Pezeshki, S1, Shields, F2, 1 The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN2 USDA ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory, Oxford, MS FULL ABSTRACT
MARTIN, PATRICK	Invasion of northeastern forests by exotic tree species. Martin, Patrick *,1, Canham, Charles2, Marks, Peter3, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO2 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY3 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY FULL ABSTRACT
MARTINELLI, LUIZ	Brown clouds, green water, and red herrings: human health effects of an altered nitrogen cycle. Townsend, Alan*,1, McKenzie, Valerie1, Howarth, Robert2, Martinelli, Luiz3, 1 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO2 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY3 Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil FULL ABSTRACT
MARTINEZ CABRERA, HUGO	Hydraulic redundancy in shrubs: the overlooked drought adaptation. Schenk, H. Jochen*,1, Espino, Susana1, Martinez Cabrera, Hugo2, Jones, Cynthia2, 1 California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA2 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT FULL ABSTRACT
MARTINEZ, KARLA	175 Dendrochronology of willow stems collected on the Sweedish Beringia 2005 Expedition to the Russian Far East. Martinez, Karla*,1, Lin, David1, Tweedie, Craig1, 1 University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MARTINEZ-YRIZAR, ANGELINA	134 Does history make the difference?: Land use practices and the ever-changing tropical dry forest of Sonora, Mexico. Alvarez-Yepis, Juan Carlos*,1, Martinez-Yrizar, Angelina1, 1 Institute of Ecology, UNAM, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
MARTINKO, EDWARD	6 Successional change in the insect community of a fragmented habitat. Hagen, Robert 1, 2, Martinko, Edward *,1, 2, 1 Kansas Biological Survey, Lawrence, KS2 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS FULL ABSTRACT
MARTINSEN, GREGORY	Differential survival of cottonwood hybrids and parental species in relict populations. Woolbright, Scott *,1, 2, Martinsen, Gregory1, 2, Gitlin, Alicyn1, 2, Allan, Gery1, 2, Keim, Paul1, 2, Whitham, Thomas *,1, 2, 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Flagstaff, Arizona2 Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research, Flagstaff, Arizona FULL ABSTRACT
MARTINSON, HOLLY	Critical patch size and connectivity influence species interactions and trophic composition. Martinson, Holly*,1, Denno, Robert1, Fagan, William1, 1 University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD FULL ABSTRACT
MARTINY, JENNIFER	Direct and indirect effects of viruses on the ecology and evolution of microbial food webs. Lennon, Jay*,1, Marston, Marcie2, Martiny, Jennifer1, 1 Brown University, Providence, RI2 Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI FULL ABSTRACT
MARTíNEZ DEL RIO, CARLOS	Applying metabolic theory to scale animal assemblage excretion to whole ecosystems. Koch, Benjamin*,1, Martínez del Rio, Carlos1, Hall, Robert1, 1 University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY FULL ABSTRACT
MARTíNEZ GONZáLEZ, JANETH	Wetland loss in the Gulf of California: conservation and management approaches. Morzaria-Luna, Hem Nalini *,1, Turk Boyer, Peggy1, Castillo López, Alejandro1, Danemann, Gustavo2, Hirsch, Regina M2, 3, Martínez González, Janeth4, Sánchez, Norma4, 1 Centro Intercultural de Estudios de Desiertos y Océanos, A.C., Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico2 Pronatura. Noroeste, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico3 Hirsch Environmental Consulting, Stoughton, WI4 Los Angeles del Estero, A.C., La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
MARTíNEZ, JESUS	Foraging in the landscape of fear: the predator′s perspective - where should I hunt. Hernández, Lucina*,1, Laundré, John1, Martínez, Jesus2, 1 Instituto de Ecologia, A.C., Durango, Durango, Mexico2 Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
MARVELLI, RITA	The incidence and diversity of plant viruses in the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. Thapa, Vaskar*,1, Melcher, Ulrich1, McGlinn, Daniel 1, Roossink, Marilyn 2, Porter, Drew 2, Marvelli, Rita 2, Feldman, Tracy 2, Palmer , Michael 1, 1 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK2 The Samuel Roberts Nobel Foundation FULL ABSTRACT
MARVIER, MICHELLE	Evidence-based risk analysis: learning from our experiences with genetically modified crops. Marvier, Michelle*,1, Kareiva, Peter1, 2, McCreedy, Chanel1, 1 Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA2 The Nature Conservancy, Seattle, WA FULL ABSTRACT
MASCARO, JOSEPH	98 The impacts of liana removal on aboveground biomass recovery in treefall gaps in a tropical moist forest. Mascaro, Joseph*,1, Schnitzer, Stefan1, Carson, Walter2, 1 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI2 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PN FULL ABSTRACT
MASCHNER, HERBERT	The persistence of human legacies: consequences for plant-animal interactions linger after 1000 years of abandonment by people. Huntly, Nancy*,1, Maschner, Herbert 1, Gilliland, Kimberly1, Knudsen, Jonathan 1, 1 Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID FULL ABSTRACT
MASOUR, JANNA	Landscape analysis using geospatial tools. Madden, Marguerite*,1, Jordan, Thomas1, Watson, Chris1, Masour, Janna1, Vodas, Nathan1, Manglass, Louis1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
MATA-GONZALEZ, RICARDO	82 Plant cover as related to groundwater depth in Owens Valley, CA. Mata-Gonzalez, Ricardo*,1, McLendon, Terry1, Martin, David2, Trlica, M3, Pearce, Robert4, 1 MWH Americas, Inc., Fort Collins, CO2 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Bishop, CA3 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO4 Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS-USDA), Bishop, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MATESANZ, SILVIA	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
MATHEWS, NANCY	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
MATHIAS, ANDREA	49 Exact quantification of the storage effect in desert ecosystems. Mathias, Andrea1, Chesson, Peter1, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
MATLACK, GLENN	Land cover pattern and watershed health in small catchments of southeastern coastal plain streams, MS. Schweizer, Peter*,1, Matlack, Glenn 1, 1 Ohio University, Athens, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MATLACK, GLENN	Influence of forest history and physical environment on the herb composition of second-growth forest, Strouds Run, Ohio, US. Harrelson, Sarah1, Matlack, Glenn*,1, 1 Ohio University, Athens, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MATLOCK, MARTY	Stream restoration ecological design criteria. Matlock, Marty*,1, Hession, Cully2, 1 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR2 Virginia Polytechnical Institute, Blacksburg, VA FULL ABSTRACT
MATLOCK, MARTY	Challenges for sustainable ecosystem design and management in built environments. Luoni, Steve *,1, Matlock, Marty1, 1 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR FULL ABSTRACT
MATSON, PAMELA	Water use in Northern California vineyard systems: effects on transformations and fates of applied sulfur. Hinckley, Eve-Lyn*,1, Fendorf, Scott1, Matson, Pamela1, 1 Stanford University, Stanford, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MATSUDA, HIROYUKI	A theoretical model and a behavioral experiment of asymmetric predation. Nakajima, Mifuyu*,1, Abrams, Peter2, Yodo, Taiga3, Matsuda, Hiroyuki4, 1 University of Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo, Japan2 University of Toronto, Canada, Toronto, Canada3 Mie University, Japan, Mie, Japan4 Yokohama National University, Japan, Yokohama, Japan FULL ABSTRACT
MATTFELDT, SANDRA	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
MATTHEWS, JOHN	Hot and cold standing water: climate change, long-distance dragonfly migration, and ephemeral pond thermal mass. Matthews, John*,1, Parmesan, Camille1, 1 University of Texas, Austin, Austin, TX FULL ABSTRACT
MATTHEWS, MICKEY	37 Unionid (Mollusca: Bivalvia) assemblage structure of an Ozark river. Matthews, Mickey*,1, Usrey, Faron2, Seagraves, Sara1, Hodges, Shawn2, Christian, Alan1, 1 Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, USA2 National Park Service, Harrison, AR, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MATTHEWS, MICKEY	16 Predation on freshwater mussels: species and size selection. Lawson, Raven*,1, Matthews, Mickey1, Usrey, Faron2, Hodges, Shawn2, Christian, Alan1, 1 Arkansas State University, State University, AR, US2 Buffalo National River, Harrison, AR, US FULL ABSTRACT
MATTHEWS, STEVEN	GIS with regression tree ensemble methods to evaluate current and potential future habitat for tree species in the eastern US. Iverson, Louis*,1, 2, Prasad, Anantha1, Matthews, Steven1, 2, 1 USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Delaware, OH2 Ohio State University, Columbus, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MATTHEWS, WILLIAM	Elimination of native minnows in tributaries to a large artificial reservoir: fragmentation and abiotic events. Matthews, William*,1, Marsh-Matthews, Edie1, 2, 1 Department of Zoology, Norman, OK, USA2 Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman, OK, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MATTSON, WILLIAM	157 Contrasting demography of the understory shrub Dirca palustris in two habitats. Schulz, Kurt*,1, Jones, Cynthia1, 2, Schulz, Rosa3, Mattson, William 4, Zasada, John5, 1 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL2 MWH Global, Inc., Portland, OR3 Lincoln Middle School, Edwardsville, IL4 North Central Forest Experiment Station, Rhinelander, WI5 North Central Forest Experiment Station, Grand Rapids, MN FULL ABSTRACT
MAUL, JUDE	Plant organic matter deposition into fast and slow cycling soil pools. Maul, Jude*,1, Drinkwater, Laurie1, 1 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MAURER, BRIAN	Patterns of semivariance generated by simple and stratified dispersal models predict distinct invasion stages. Nesslage, Genevieve*,1, Maurer, Brian 2, Gage, Stuart2, 1 Clarion University of PA, Clarion, PA2 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI FULL ABSTRACT
MAURER, BRIAN	Semivariance analysis of spatial patterns of abundance during range expansion for two invasive species: a test of theoretical predictions. Maurer, Brian *,1, Nesslage, Genevieve1, Gage, Stuart1, 1 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI FULL ABSTRACT
MAXWELL, BRUCE	92 Soil communities mediate weed abundance and crop productivity. Smith, Richard*,1, Menalled, Fabian1, Maxwell, Bruce1, Zabinski, Catherine1, 1 Montana State University, Bozeman, MT FULL ABSTRACT
MAXWELL, BRUCE	Weed communities in organic and conventional cropping systems. Menalled, Fabian *,1, Maxwell, Bruce1, Smith, Richard1, Gross, Katherine2, 1 Montana State University, Bozeman, MT2 Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, MI FULL ABSTRACT
MAXWELL, BRUCE	Spatial distribution of weeds in conventional and organic agroecosystems. Pollnac, Fredric*,1, Maxwell, Bruce1, Menalled, Fabian, Rew, Lisa1, 1 Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana FULL ABSTRACT
MAY, BERNIE	6 Linking genetic structure to dispersal and mating system in a population of yellow-bellied marmots. Floyd, Chris*,1, Van Vuren, Dirk2, Armitage, Ken3, May, Bernie4, 1 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI, USA2 University of California at Davis, Davis, CA3 University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas4 University of California at Davis, Davis, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MAZZOLA, MONICA	105 Effects of sucrose addition and seeding density on native species and cheatgrass establishment in sagebrush ecosystems. Mazzola, Monica*,1, Chambers, Jeanne, 1 University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV FULL ABSTRACT
MCARTHUR, E	76 Coalition clustering of plant communities at Zion National Park, UT. Ott, Jeffrey*,1, Sanderson, Stewart2, McArthur, E2, 1 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA2 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Provo, UT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MCBRIDE, BROOKE	167 Using cartoon illustrations to explain complex processes in soil ecology. McBride, Brooke*,1, 1 University of Montana, Missoula, MT, United States FULL ABSTRACT
MCBRIDE, BROOKE	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
MCBRIDE, BROOKE	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
MCCAIN, CHRISTY	Global meta-analysis of elevational diversity of birds. McCain, Christy*,1, 1 National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis, Santa Barbara, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MCCAIN, RANDLE	32 Nematode fauna reflects pronounced phylogeographic structure in snowshoe hares. McCain, Randle*,1, Malaney, Jason*,1, Koehler, Anson*,1, McClain, Jared*,1, Cook, Joseph*,1, 1 Museum of Southwestern Biology, Albuquerque, NM FULL ABSTRACT
MCCALL, ANDREW	Does an exotic insect help define the niche of a native annual plant? McCall, Andrew1, 2, 1 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA2 Denison University, Granville, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MCCALLEY, CARMODY	The role of water, nutrients, and temperature in regulating NO and NH3 efflux from Mojave Desert soils. McCalley, Carmody*,1, Sparks, Jed1, 1 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY FULL ABSTRACT
MCCARTHY, BRIAN	135 The effects of forest management techniques and microhabitat conditions on woody debris decomposition in a mixed-oak forest. Hesch, Lindsey*,1, Rubino, Darrin 2, McCarthy, Brian3, 1 Miami University, Oxford, OH2 Hanover College, Hanover, IN3 Ohio University, Athens, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MCCARTHY, BRIAN	116 Silvicultural treatment effects on oak seed production and acorn weevil occurrence in hardwood forests. Lombardo, Jeffrey*,1, McCarthy, Brian1, 1 Ohio University, Athens, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MCCARTHY, BRIAN	92 Composition and ecology of bryophyte communities on oak (Quercus spp.) woody debris in a mixed-oak forest of southern Ohio, US. Rubino, Darrin*,1, Klips, Robert2, McCarthy, Brian3, 1 Hanover College, Hanover, IN2 The Ohio State University at Marion, Marion, OH3 Ohio University, Athens, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MCCARTHY, BRIAN	171 Interspecific variation in seed dormancy and germination of temperate woodland herbs threatened by human harvesting. Albrecht, Matthew1, McCarthy, Brian*,1, 1 Ohio University, Athens, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MCCARTHY, BRIAN	91 Genetic variation within and among populations of Acorus calamus L. of southeastern Ohio. Pai, Aswini*,1, Nadella, Vijayanand2, McCarthy, Brian2, 1 St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY2 Ohio University, Athens, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MCCARTHY, BRIAN	58 Seed production of forest-grown American chestnut, Castanea dentata in West Salem, Wisconsin. Gilland, Keith*,1, Keiffer, Carolyn1, McCarthy, Brian2, 1 Miami University, Middletown, OH2 Ohio University, Athens, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MCCARTHY, BRIAN	47 Response of native hardwood seedlings to removal of an exotic invasive grass, Microstegium vimineum. Jacques, Rochelle*,1, McCarthy, Brian1, 1 Ohio University, Athens, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MCCARTHY, BRIAN	25 An experimental evaluation of fire history reconstruction using dendrochronology in white oak (Quercus alba). McEwan, Ryan 1, Hutchinson, Todd2, Ford, Robert2, McCarthy, Brian*,1, 1 Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Athens, Ohio, USA2 USDA Forest Service, Delaware, Ohio FULL ABSTRACT
MCCARTHY, DAWN	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
MCCARTHY, HEATHER	Effects of severe ice storms on regional carbon storage in biomass and detrital pools. McCarthy, Heather*,1, Oren, Ram1, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
MCCARTHY, MEGAN	A general allometric plant production model: integrating leaf traits, efficiency, and whole-plant allocation. Enquist, Brian*,, Kerkhoff, Andrew , McCarthy, Megan2, Price, Charles, Swenson, Nathan, Stark, Scott, 2 Department of Biology and Department of Mathematics, Gambier, OH, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MCCARTHY, SHAWN	Phylogenetic structure and community assembly of two long-term experimental plant communities. Willis, Charles*,1, Cavender-Bares, Jeannine1, 2, Lehman, Clarence1, Halina, Marta1, Keen, Adrianne1, McCarthy, Shawn1, Reich, Peter1, Tilman, David1, 1 Unversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Saint Paul, MN, USA2 cavender@umn.edu, Saint Paul, MN, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MCCAULEY, ED	Transient population responses to spatial variability in advection-dominated systems. Anderson, Kurt*,1, Nisbet, Roger2, McCauley, Ed3, 1 Biological Science Department, Tallahassee, Fl2 Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, Santa Barbara, CA3 Department of Biological Sciences, Calgary, AB, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
MCCAULEY, EDWARD	Developing and testing strategic models for structured populations: Daphnia as an exemplar. McCauley, Edward*,1, Nelson, William2, Nisbet, Roger3, 1 University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta2 University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta3 University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MCCAULEY, EDWARD	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
MCCAULEY, EDWARD	Resource heterogeneity alters the rate of spatial spread of populations in advective environments. Simpson, Karilynn*,1, McCauley, Edward1, 1 University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta FULL ABSTRACT
MCCAULEY, MARY	Predominance of a specialist pollinator over a guild of generalists on a shared host. Roulston, T'ai*,1, McCauley, Mary2, Triska, Maggie3, Elstein, Jacob4, 1 University of Virginia, Boyce, Va2 Berea College, Berea, Ky3 Viterbo University, Lacrosse, Wi4 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va FULL ABSTRACT
MCCAULEY, SHANNON	Morphological variation in a larval dragonfly (Leucorrhinia intacta) across habitats with alternative top predators. McCauley, Shannon*,1, 1 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI FULL ABSTRACT
MCCHESNEY, LAUREN	13 Fluctuating trends in Hydrilla verticillata abundance at Otter Point Creek, MD. McChesney, Lauren*,1, Engelhardt, Katharina1, 1 University of MD, Center for Environmental Science, Frostburg, MD, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MCCLAIN, JARED	32 Nematode fauna reflects pronounced phylogeographic structure in snowshoe hares. McCain, Randle*,1, Malaney, Jason*,1, Koehler, Anson*,1, McClain, Jared*,1, Cook, Joseph*,1, 1 Museum of Southwestern Biology, Albuquerque, NM FULL ABSTRACT
MCCLARAN, MITCHEL	85 Relationships between aboveground woody biomass and soil organic carbon in a semi-desert grassland. Throop, Heather*,1, Archer, Steven1, McMurtry, Chad1, McClaran, Mitchel1, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
MCCLARAN, MITCHEL	Post-fire stand structure of woody plants: implications for remote sensing of biomass. Huang, Cho-ying*,1, Marsh, Stuart1, McClaran, Mitchel1, Archer, Steven1, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
MCCLARIN, CAMILLE	176 Correlations between bat activity and climate in the Rio Grande Bosque, New Mexico. Hawkins, Melissa*,1, McClarin, Camille*,1, Gannon, William1, Racz, Gabor*,1, Orr, Teri*,1, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MCCLARIN, CAMILLE	9 A spatial and temporal analysis of bat rabies testing and infection. Sampson, Rachel*,1, McClarin, Camille1, Gannon, William1, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM FULL ABSTRACT
MCCLUNEY, KEVIN	The water web: a new approach to community ecology - preliminary results from stable water isotopes and lab experiments. McCluney, Kevin*,1, Sabo, John1, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
MCCLURE, DEREK	Spatial modeling and methodologies of Pacific Northwest sciurid. McClure, Derek*,1, 1 University of Washington, Seattle, Washington FULL ABSTRACT
MCCLYMONT, ADAM	100 Nitrogen cycling as affected by organic amendments to grassland soil. Tomlinson, Peter*,1, McClymont, Adam1, Savin, Mary1, 1 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR FULL ABSTRACT
MCCONNAUGHAY, K	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
MCCONNAUGHAY, KELLY	71 Intergenerational differences in defensive chemical production in Alliaria petiolata. Abts, Anna *,2, Lang, Kimberly *,2, Vaughn, Steven 1, Morris, Sherri 2, McConnaughay, Kelly 2, 2 Bradley University, Peoria, IL1 United States Department of Agriculture, Peoria, IL FULL ABSTRACT
MCCONNAUGHAY, KELLY	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
MCCONNAUGHAY, KELLY	98 Consequences of bluff prairie restoration for soil and plant community dynamics. Windish, Johanna*,1, Puhr, Robert1, Gove, Stephanie1, McConnaughay, Kelly1, Morris, Sherri1, 1 Bradley University, Peoria, IL FULL ABSTRACT
MCCONNAUGHAY, KELLY	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
MCCONNAUGHAY, KELLY	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
MCCORD, ALEIA	95 Geostatistical analysis of flower color polymorphism reveals signatures of selection and breeding system. Eckhart, Vincent1, Carter, Daniel2, McCord, Aleia1, 1 Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA, USA2 Scattergood Friends School, West Branch, IA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MCCORMICK, PAUL	Relationships between soil nutrients and plant communities in herbaceous wetlands of Nutrient Ecoregion 11. McCormick, Paul*,1, Crawford, Eric1, 1 U.S. Geological Survey, Kearneysville, WV FULL ABSTRACT
MCCOY, EARL	14 Long term effects of prescribed fire on reptile and amphibian communities in a Florida sandhill habitat. Halstead, Neal*,1, Mushinsky, Henry1, McCoy, Earl, 1 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL FULL ABSTRACT
MCCOY, EARL	Examination of the foraging tactics of a central place forager, Gopherus polyphemus, using correlated random walk models. Halstead, Brian*,1, McCoy, Earl1, Stilson, Terri1, Mushinsky, Henry1, 1 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL FULL ABSTRACT
MCCOY, MICHAEL	Predation shadows: complex life histories link the dynamics of aquatic and terrestrial communities. McCoy, Michael*,1, Holt, Robert1, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida FULL ABSTRACT
MCCRACKIN, MICHELLE	72 The sky is falling: soil microbial responses to deposition from the urban atmosphere. McCrackin, Michelle*,1, Harms, Tamara1, Grimm, Nancy1, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
MCCREEDY, CHANEL	Evidence-based risk analysis: learning from our experiences with genetically modified crops. Marvier, Michelle*,1, Kareiva, Peter1, 2, McCreedy, Chanel1, 1 Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA2 The Nature Conservancy, Seattle, WA FULL ABSTRACT
MCCULLOH, KATHERINE	Hydraulic architecture in eight tropical tree species: assessing transport efficiency. McCulloh, Katherine*,1, Meinzer, Frederick2, Gartner, Barbara1, Sperry, John3, 1 Department of Wood Science and Engineering, Corvallis, OR, USA2 USDA Forest Service, Corvallis, OR, USA3 Department of Biology, Salt Lake City, UT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MCCUNE, BRUCE	93 Debunking the myth of slow lichens. McCune, Bruce*,1, Rosentreter, Roger2, 1 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR2 Bureau of Land Management, Boise, ID FULL ABSTRACT
MCCUNE, BRUCE	Grazing impacts on macrolichen communities of the Seward Peninsula, AK. Holt, Emily*,1, McCune, Bruce1, Neitlich, Peter2, 1 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR2 National Park Service, Winthrop, WA FULL ABSTRACT
MCCUNE, BRUCE	Threshold strength and diagonality: response descriptors for comparison of empirical model types. Lintz, Heather *,1, McCune, Bruce1, Gray, Andrew 2, 1 Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon2 USDA Forest Service PNW Research Station, Corvallis, Oregon FULL ABSTRACT
MCCUTCHEON, MEGHAN	17 Effects of nectar robbing on female fitness of Ipomopsis aggregata: high nectar production does not confer tolerance. McCutcheon, Meghan*,1, 1 Hampshire College, Amherst, MA FULL ABSTRACT
MCDERMITT, DAYLE	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
MCDONALD-MADDEN, EVE	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
MCDOWELL, WILLIAM	99 Spatial variation and effects of nitrogen deposition on biological nitrogen fixation in two tropical forest types. Cusack, Daniela*,1, Silver, Whendee1, McDowell, William2, 1 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA2 University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MCELRONE, ANDREW	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
MCELRONE, ANDREW	165 Futuristic disease: the effect of atmospheric change on foliar soybean pathosystems. DeGennaro, Melissa*,1, DeLucia, Evan2, Dermody, Orla 2, Eastburn, Darin2, McElrone, Andrew1, 1 Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA2 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL FULL ABSTRACT
MCEVOY, PETER	40 Spatiotemporal heterogeneity in the biological control of an invasive plant, Chondrilla juncea (Asteraceae). Campanella, Donald*,1, Mundt, Christopher1, McEvoy, Peter1, 1 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
MCEVOY, PETER	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
MCEWAN, RYAN	25 An experimental evaluation of fire history reconstruction using dendrochronology in white oak (Quercus alba). McEwan, Ryan 1, Hutchinson, Todd2, Ford, Robert2, McCarthy, Brian*,1, 1 Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Athens, Ohio, USA2 USDA Forest Service, Delaware, Ohio FULL ABSTRACT
MCFADDEN, KATE	Feeding habits of a dwarf insular carnivore (Procyon pygmaeus) using stable isotope and fecal analyses. McFadden, Kate*,1, Gompper, Matthew2, Medellin, Rodrigo 3, Sambrotto, Raymond4, 1 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Silver Spring, MD2 University of Missouri, Columbia, MO3 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico4 Columbia University, Palisades, NY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MCGINNIS, THOMAS	Prescribed fire and cheatgrass invasion in ponderosa pine forests. Keeley, Jon*,1, McGinnis, Thomas, 1 USGS Western Ecological Research Center, Three Rivers, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MCGLINN, DANIEL	The incidence and diversity of plant viruses in the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. Thapa, Vaskar*,1, Melcher, Ulrich1, McGlinn, Daniel 1, Roossink, Marilyn 2, Porter, Drew 2, Marvelli, Rita 2, Feldman, Tracy 2, Palmer , Michael 1, 1 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK2 The Samuel Roberts Nobel Foundation FULL ABSTRACT
MCGLINN, DANIEL	Species-area and species-time relationships in a tallgrass prairie ecosystem. McGlinn, Daniel*,1, Fridley, Jason2, Palmer, Michael1, 1 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK2 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC FULL ABSTRACT
MCGRATH, DEBORAH	Assessing economic and ecological costs of exurbanization of forest and farmland at the wildland-urban interface on Tennessee's southern Cumberland Plateau. McGrath, Deborah*,1, Smith, Ken1, Gray, Mary Bruce1, Hinkle, Megan1, Merrill, Haley1, Shaffer, Jim1, 1 University of the South, Sewanee, TN FULL ABSTRACT
MCGRAW, JAMES	169 Seed germinability of the invasive tree Ailanthus altissima after dispersal in aqueous environments. Kaproth, Matthew*,1, McGraw, James1, 1 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV FULL ABSTRACT
MCGRAW, JAMES	The potential role of allelochemical compounds in altering of interspecific and intraspecific competitive effects in Ailanthus altissima and Robinia pseudoacacia. Hanna, Alyssa*,1, McGraw, James1, 1 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV FULL ABSTRACT
MCGRAW, JAMES	Environmental effects on seed bank dynamics in American ginseng. McGraw, James*,1, Mooney, Emily1, Furedi, Mary Ann2, 1 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV2 Florida International University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL FULL ABSTRACT
MCGRODDY, MEGAN	Nitrogen deposition: effects on the phosphorus cycle and implications for ecosystems. Perring, Michael*,1, Hedin, Lars2, Levin, Simon2, McGroddy, Megan3, de Mazancourt, Claire1, 1 Silwood Park, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom2 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ3 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV FULL ABSTRACT
MCGUIRE, A. DAVE	The effect of fire disturbances on regional net carbon exchanges in boreal ecosystems. Zhuang, Qianlai1, Melillo, Jerry 2, Kicklighter, Dave2, Felzer, Ben2, McGuire, A. Dave3, Prinn, Ron 4, 1 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN2 Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole, MA3 U.S. Geological Survey, Fairbanks, AK4 Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Changeý, Cambridge, MA FULL ABSTRACT
MCGUIRE, A. DAVID	28 When fire suppression fails: a GIS-based analysis. Calef, Monika*,1, McGuire, A. David2, Chapin, F. Stuart3, 1 University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY, USA2 USGS AK Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Fairbanks, AK, USA3 University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK FULL ABSTRACT
MCGUIRE, ANTHONY	Importance of DOC exports on estimates of terrestrial carbon sequestration. Kicklighter, David*,1, Melillo, Jerry1, Prinn, Ronald2, McGuire, Anthony3, Felzer, Benjamin1, Zhuang, Qianlai4, 1 Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA3 University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK4 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN FULL ABSTRACT
MCGUIRE, KRISTA	Ectomycorrhizal fungi suppress saprotrophs in a tropical monodominant rain forest. McGuire, Krista*,1, Zak, Donald1, 1 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI FULL ABSTRACT
MCGUIRE, KRISTA	160 Effects of elevated nitrogen dioxide and carbon dioxide on the growth of sugar maple and hemlock seedlings. Eller, Allyson*,1, Sparks, Jed1, McGuire, Krista2, 1 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY2 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI FULL ABSTRACT
MCGUIRE, MARY ANNE	Effects of sap velocity and diameter on CO2 fluxes and respiration of sycamore (Platanus occicentalis L) shoots. McGuire, Mary Anne1, Teskey, Robert*,1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MCHALE, MELISSA	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
MCINTYRE, NANCY	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
MCINTYRE, NANCY	Bayou virus infection in the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris): ecological, morphological, and behavioral associations. Holsomback, Tyla*,1, McIntyre, Nancy1, 1 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX FULL ABSTRACT
MCKAY, JOHN	Rapid evolutionary change and transgenerational plasticity drive goatgrass invasions of serpentine habitats. Rice, Kevin*,1, McKay, John1, Meimberg, Harald1, Milan, Neil1, 1 University of California, Davis, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MCKEE, KAREN	82 Predicting the persistence of coastal wetlands to global climate change: a greenhouse study of the interactive effects of CO2, salinity, and flooding on marsh surface elevations. Cherry, Julia*,1, 2, McKee, Karen 1, Grace, James1, 1 USGS National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, LA, USA2 University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MCKELVEY, KEVIN	Landscape genetics: combining GIS and genes to identify biological corridors. Schwartz, Michael*,1, Cushman, Samuel1, McKelvey, Kevin1, 1 USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula, MT FULL ABSTRACT
MCKENNA, MARY	74 Stimulation of nodulation in clover by the essential oil of Thymus serpyllum (Lamiaceae). Nicholson, Michelle1, McKenna, Mary1, 1 Howard University, Washington, DC FULL ABSTRACT
MCKENNA, MARY	66 Survivorship of Alyssum hyperaccumulators under natural field conditions. Pendergrass, Tyra*,1, McKenna, Mary1, 1 Howard University, Washington, DC FULL ABSTRACT
MCKENNA, MARY	19 Competitive ability of Ni-hyperaccumulator Alyssum corsicum in a low-Ni medium: implications for invasiveness. Serrano Volpe, Daniel*,1, McKenna, Mary2, 1 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA2 Howard University, Washington, DC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MCKENZIE, HANNAH	Modeling wolf movement in a heterogeneous landscape. Mckenzie, Hannah *,1, Lewis, Mark1, Merrill, Evelyn1, 1 University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
MCKENZIE, VALERIE	Brown clouds, green water, and red herrings: human health effects of an altered nitrogen cycle. Townsend, Alan*,1, McKenzie, Valerie1, Howarth, Robert2, Martinelli, Luiz3, 1 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO2 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY3 Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil FULL ABSTRACT
MCKERROW, ALEXA	Developing a scientifically rigorous framework for predicting and evaluating the performance of conservation activities. Laurent, Edward*,1, Williams, Steven1, McKerrow, Alexa 1, 1 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC FULL ABSTRACT
MCKERROW, ALEXA	Modeling peak fire season in the pre-settlement range of longleaf pine. Terando, Adam*,1, McKerrow, Alexa2, 1 Pennsylvania State Institutes of the Environment, University Park, PA, USA2 Southeast Gap Analysis Project, Raleigh, NC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MCKINLEY, DUNCAN	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
MCKINNEY, MICHAEL	Compositional similarity among urban floras within and across continents: the role of nonindigenous species. La Sorte, Frank *,1, McKinney, Michael2, Pyek, Petr3, 1 University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, MO2 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN3 Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Pr&udot;honice, Czech Republic FULL ABSTRACT
MCLACHLAN, JASON	Is assisted dispersal for conservation inevitable ecological management or compounding mistakes? Schwartz, Mark 1, McLachlan, Jason 1, 2, Hellman, Jessica2, 1 University of California, Davis, CA2 University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN FULL ABSTRACT
MCLACHLAN, JASON	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
MCLACHLAN, MEGAN	96 Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land as breeding bird habitat in the northern shortgrass prairie of North America. McLachlan, Megan*,1, Fuhlendorf, Sam1, 1 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK FULL ABSTRACT
MCLAREN, JENNIE	Effects of plant functional group identity on ecosystem properties. McLaren, Jennie*,1, Turkington, Roy1, 1 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
MCLENDON, TERRY	82 Plant cover as related to groundwater depth in Owens Valley, CA. Mata-Gonzalez, Ricardo*,1, McLendon, Terry1, Martin, David2, Trlica, M3, Pearce, Robert4, 1 MWH Americas, Inc., Fort Collins, CO2 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Bishop, CA3 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO4 Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS-USDA), Bishop, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MCMURRY, SCOTT	Effects of land use on fatty acid profile and lipid weight of spadefoots in playas of the Southern High Plains. Ghioca, Dana*,1, McMurry, Scott2, Anderson, Todd2, Smith, Loren2, 1 South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD2 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX FULL ABSTRACT
MCMURRY, SCOTT	Avian community composition in playa wetlands: a land use and landscape perspective on the Southern High Plains. Tsai, Jo-Szu*,1, Venne, Louise1, McMurry, Scott1, Smith, Loren1, 1 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX FULL ABSTRACT
MCMURTRIE, ROSS	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
MCMURTRY, CHAD	85 Relationships between aboveground woody biomass and soil organic carbon in a semi-desert grassland. Throop, Heather*,1, Archer, Steven1, McMurtry, Chad1, McClaran, Mitchel1, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
MCNAIR, JAMES	Silk use enhances benthic invertebrate settlement. Fingerut, Jonathan*,1, Hart, David, McNair, James, 1 Patrick Center for Environmental Research, Philadelphia, PA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MCNETT, HANNAH	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
MCNICOL, DONALD	Habitat associations of macroinvertebrates in acid sensitive Ontario lakes. Weeber, Russ*,1, McNicol, Donald1, Kirk, David2, 1 Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada2 Aquila Applied Ecologists, Ottawa, ON, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
MCNULTY , STEVE	133 Uncertainty analysis on simple mass balance model to calculate critical loads for acidity. Li, Harbin *,1, McNulty , Steve 2, Cohen, Erika 2, Myers, Jennifer 2, 1 USDA Forest Service Southeastern Research Station, Charleston, SC, USA2 USDA Forest Service Southern Global Change Program, Raleigh, NC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MCNULTY, STEVE	Oak phenology and the contribution of respiration from soil and the organic horizon. DeForest, Jared*,1, McNulty, Steve2, Sun, Ge2, Chen, Jiquan1, 1 University of Toledo, Toledo, OH2 Southern Global Change Program, Raleigh, NC FULL ABSTRACT
MCPEEK, TAMARA	161 Effects of elevated CO2 on reproduction and seed dispersal of Taraxacum officinale. McPeek, Tamara*,1, Wang, Xianzhong1, 1 Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN FULL ABSTRACT
MCWETHY, DAVE	Biodiversity potential in the Pacific and Inland Northwest: Phase II; applications to industry planning areas. Verschuyl, Jake*,1, McWethy, Dave1, Hansen, Andrew1, 1 Montana State University, Bozeman, MT FULL ABSTRACT
MCWETHY, DAVID	The interaction between habitat fragmentation and available energy in driving bird assemblages in the Pacific and Inland Northwest. McWethy, David*,1, Verschuyl, Jacob1, Hansen, Andrew1, 1 Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MCWHIRTER, KEVIN	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
MEADE, ROBERT	Ephemeral foundations: exchanges of sediment between channels and floodplains. Meade, Robert*,1, 1 USGS, Denver, CO FULL ABSTRACT
MEALOR, MICHAEL	The role of population viscosity on a host parasite interaction. Boots, Mike*,1, Mealor, Michael1, Childs, Dylan1, 1 University of Sheffield, Sheffield FULL ABSTRACT
MEDEK, DANIELLE	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
MEDELLIN, RODRIGO	Feeding habits of a dwarf insular carnivore (Procyon pygmaeus) using stable isotope and fecal analyses. McFadden, Kate*,1, Gompper, Matthew2, Medellin, Rodrigo 3, Sambrotto, Raymond4, 1 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Silver Spring, MD2 University of Missouri, Columbia, MO3 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico4 Columbia University, Palisades, NY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MEDELLIN, RODRIGO	Effect of density dependence, drought, and management regime on an insular bighorn sheep population. Colchero, Fernando1, 2, Medellin, Rodrigo2, Lee, Raymond3, Katul, Gabriel1, 1 Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Durham, NC, USA2 Laboratorio de Ecología y Conservación de Vertebrados Terrestres, Mexico, Mexico3 Foundation for North American Wild Sheep, Cody, Wyoming, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MEDLEY, KIM	Effects of mesh size on density estimates of copepods, cladocerans, and rotifers. Levchuk, Alexander*,1, Havel, John2, Jack, Jeff3, Medley, Kim2, Chick, John4, 1 University of Illinois, Champaign, IL2 Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO3 University of Louisville, Louisville, KY4 Illinois Natural History Survey, Brighton, IL FULL ABSTRACT
MEDLEY, KIM	Downstream turnover of zooplankton communities in the Missouri River. Havel, John1, Medley, Kim1, Dickerson, Kelli 1, 1 Missouri State University, Springfield, MO FULL ABSTRACT
MEDLYN, BELINDA	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
MEDVINSKY, ALEXANDER	Modeling invasion of pests resistant to Bt toxins produced by genetically modified crops. Li, Bai-Lian*,1, Medvinsky, Alexander1, Gonik, Maria1, 1 University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MEEHAN, MARGARET	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
MEGONIGAL, J. PATRICK	Elevated CO2 may enhance soil organic matter decomposition through changes in soil microbial composition and activity. Carney, Karen*,1, Hungate, Bruce2, Drake, Bert1, Megonigal, J. Patrick1, 1 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD2 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
MEIER, ALBERT	Connectance modification of food webs. Bowers, Jonathan*,1, Meier, Albert1, Mirian, Benyamin1, 1 Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky FULL ABSTRACT
MEIER, ALBERT	Restoration of the American chestnut to the forests of Mammoth Cave National Park. Meier, Albert*,1, 1 Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY FULL ABSTRACT
MEIER, ALBERT	Landuse and stream conditions in the upper Green River watershed of Kentucky. Meier, Ouida*,1, Meier, Albert1, Grubbs, Scott1, 1 Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY FULL ABSTRACT
MEIER, ALBERT	Longitudinal patterns of fish assemblages in small unregulated sub-basins: evaluating reach- and watershed-scale parameters. Grubbs, Scott*,1, Meier, Ouida1, Meier, Albert1, 1 Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY FULL ABSTRACT
MEIER, COURTNEY	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
MEIER, OUIDA	Landuse and stream conditions in the upper Green River watershed of Kentucky. Meier, Ouida*,1, Meier, Albert1, Grubbs, Scott1, 1 Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY FULL ABSTRACT
MEIER, OUIDA	Longitudinal patterns of fish assemblages in small unregulated sub-basins: evaluating reach- and watershed-scale parameters. Grubbs, Scott*,1, Meier, Ouida1, Meier, Albert1, 1 Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY FULL ABSTRACT
MEIER, THOMAS	74 An integrated study of capacity of the Denali Park Road. Hooge, Philip1, Meier, Thomas1, Owen, Patricia1, Tyrrell, Lucy*,1, 1 Denali National Park and Preserve, Denali Park, AK FULL ABSTRACT
MEIMBERG, HARALD	Rapid evolutionary change and transgenerational plasticity drive goatgrass invasions of serpentine habitats. Rice, Kevin*,1, McKay, John1, Meimberg, Harald1, Milan, Neil1, 1 University of California, Davis, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MEINARD, YVES	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
MEINERS, SCOTT	161 Native and exotic species exhibit similar population dynamics in secondary succession. Meiners, Scott*,1, Klass, Jeremy1, Rye, Timothy1, 1 Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL FULL ABSTRACT
MEINERS, SCOTT	62 The effects of source population size on plant performance in a prairie restoration. Stewart, William*,1, Meiners, Scott1, 1 Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL FULL ABSTRACT
MEINERS, SCOTT	Defining edge gradients using plant species composition in oak-hickory forest patches. Tulloss, Elise*,1, Meiners, Scott1, 1 Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL FULL ABSTRACT
MEINZER, FREDERICK	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
MEINZER, FREDERICK	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
MEINZER, FREDERICK	Hydraulic architecture in eight tropical tree species: assessing transport efficiency. McCulloh, Katherine*,1, Meinzer, Frederick2, Gartner, Barbara1, Sperry, John3, 1 Department of Wood Science and Engineering, Corvallis, OR, USA2 USDA Forest Service, Corvallis, OR, USA3 Department of Biology, Salt Lake City, UT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MEIXNER, TOM	Decoupling of nitrogen cycling processes in frozen alpine soils. Miller, Amy*,1, 5, Schimel, Joshua 2, Sickman, James3, Meixner, Tom4, Doyle, Allen2, Melack, John2, 1 National Park Service, Anchorage, AK, USA5 Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, CO, USA2 University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA3 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA4 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MELACK, JOHN	Decoupling of nitrogen cycling processes in frozen alpine soils. Miller, Amy*,1, 5, Schimel, Joshua 2, Sickman, James3, Meixner, Tom4, Doyle, Allen2, Melack, John2, 1 National Park Service, Anchorage, AK, USA5 Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, CO, USA2 University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA3 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA4 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MELBOURNE, BRETT	Spread rates are highly variable in replicated invasions: models and experiments. Melbourne, Brett*,1, Hastings, Alan1, 1 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MELCHER, ULRICH	The incidence and diversity of plant viruses in the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. Thapa, Vaskar*,1, Melcher, Ulrich1, McGlinn, Daniel 1, Roossink, Marilyn 2, Porter, Drew 2, Marvelli, Rita 2, Feldman, Tracy 2, Palmer , Michael 1, 1 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK2 The Samuel Roberts Nobel Foundation FULL ABSTRACT
MELILLO, JERRY	The effect of fire disturbances on regional net carbon exchanges in boreal ecosystems. Zhuang, Qianlai1, Melillo, Jerry 2, Kicklighter, Dave2, Felzer, Ben2, McGuire, A. Dave3, Prinn, Ron 4, 1 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN2 Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole, MA3 U.S. Geological Survey, Fairbanks, AK4 Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Changeý, Cambridge, MA FULL ABSTRACT
MELILLO, JERRY	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
MELILLO, JERRY	Global change impacts on temperate forests: increased temperature and CO2. Mohan, Jacqueline*,1, 2, 3, Melillo, Jerry1, Schlesinger, William3, Clark, James3, 1 The Ecosystems Center, MBL, Woods Hole, MA2 Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA3 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
MELILLO, JERRY	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
MELILLO, JERRY	Importance of DOC exports on estimates of terrestrial carbon sequestration. Kicklighter, David*,1, Melillo, Jerry1, Prinn, Ronald2, McGuire, Anthony3, Felzer, Benjamin1, Zhuang, Qianlai4, 1 Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA3 University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK4 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN FULL ABSTRACT
MELILLO, JERRY	The role of evapotranspiration on carbon dynamics and ozone uptake on temperate forests in the US. Felzer, Benjamin*,1, William, Matthew2, Melillo, Jerry1, Kicklighter, David1, Zhuang, Qianlai3, Rastetter, Edward1, Prinn, Ronald4, 1 The Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole, MA2 University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom3 Purdue University, West Lafeyette, IN4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA FULL ABSTRACT
MELIMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: AACUTEN, CARLOS	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
MELLOR, NATHAN	SOM changes following planting of cedar and pine plantations on sandy native prairie. Mellor, Nathan*,1, Hellenrich, Jeff 2, Drijber, Rhae 2, Morris, Sherri3, Paul, Eldor1, 1 Colrado State University, Fort Collins, CO2 University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE3 Bradley University, Peoria, IL FULL ABSTRACT
MELNECHUK, MARIA	70 Woodland restoration in the Ozarks. Melnechuk, Maria *,1, Andre, John 2, Zollner, Doug1, 1 The Nature Conservancy, Little Rock, AR2 USDA Forest Service, Hector, AR FULL ABSTRACT
MENALLED, FABIAN	Weed communities in organic and conventional cropping systems. Menalled, Fabian *,1, Maxwell, Bruce1, Smith, Richard1, Gross, Katherine2, 1 Montana State University, Bozeman, MT2 Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, MI FULL ABSTRACT
MENALLED, FABIAN	92 Soil communities mediate weed abundance and crop productivity. Smith, Richard*,1, Menalled, Fabian1, Maxwell, Bruce1, Zabinski, Catherine1, 1 Montana State University, Bozeman, MT FULL ABSTRACT
MENALLED, FABIAN	Spatial distribution of weeds in conventional and organic agroecosystems. Pollnac, Fredric*,1, Maxwell, Bruce1, Menalled, Fabian, Rew, Lisa1, 1 Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana FULL ABSTRACT
MENGES, ERIC	Gapology in Florida scrub plants: occurrence, diversity, and gap properties. Menges, Eric*,1, Wally, Alaa2, Salo, Jessica 1, Zinthefer, Robin1, Weekley, Carl 1, 1 Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, FL2 SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY FULL ABSTRACT
MENGES, ERIC	Water relations of upland Florida plants. Saha, Sonali*,1, Menges, Eric1, 1 Archbold Biological Station, Venus, FL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MENKE, SEAN	Community vulnerability to invasion by Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) is influenced more by fine-scale variation in the physical environment than by biotic resistance from native ants. Menke, Sean*,1, Holway, David, 1 University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MENNINGER, HOLLY	Is there any evidence that heterogeneity promotes restoration? Menninger, Holly*,1, Palmer, Margaret1, 1 University of Maryland, College Park, MD FULL ABSTRACT
MERCER, KRISTIN	Local adaptation of maize (Zea mays L. ssp. mays) landraces to environmental gradients. Perales, Hugo 1, Mercer, Kristin*,2, 1 El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, San Cristobal, Chiapas, Mexico2 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MERCHANT, ANDREW	34 Leaf water 18O enrichment in different Eucalyptus species - effects of leaf physiology and morphology. Kahmen, Ansgar*,1, Merchant, Andrew2, Callister, Andrew3, Arndt, Stefan 3, 1 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA2 University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia3 University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia FULL ABSTRACT
MEREDITH, ANNETTE	Linking ecosystem services and agricultural productivity: the role of wild bees in sustainable agriculture. Meredith, Annette*,1, 1 University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MERETSKY, VICKY	Population trends of Indiana bats: shedding a little darkness. Meretsky, Vicky*,1, Good, David1, 1 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN FULL ABSTRACT
MERILä, JUHA	Anuran abundance and persistence in agricultural habitats during a climatic extreme. Piha, Henna*,1, Luoto, Miska2, 3, Piha, Markus4, Merilä, Juha1, 1 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland2 Finnish Environment Institute, Helsinki, Finland3 University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland4 Finnish Museum of Natural History, Helsinki, Finland FULL ABSTRACT
MERINO, SERGIO	A comparison of the recent invasion histories of North American and African Great Lake systems: has anything been learned? Carter, Jacoby*,1, Otieno, Onesimus2, Merino, Sergio1, 1 USGS National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, LA2 Oakwood College, Huntsville, AL FULL ABSTRACT
MERRILL, EVELYN	Modeling wolf movement in a heterogeneous landscape. Mckenzie, Hannah *,1, Lewis, Mark1, Merrill, Evelyn1, 1 University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
MERRILL, HALEY	Assessing economic and ecological costs of exurbanization of forest and farmland at the wildland-urban interface on Tennessee's southern Cumberland Plateau. McGrath, Deborah*,1, Smith, Ken1, Gray, Mary Bruce1, Hinkle, Megan1, Merrill, Haley1, Shaffer, Jim1, 1 University of the South, Sewanee, TN FULL ABSTRACT
MESERVE, PETER	74 The effects of shrubs on ephemeral plants: soil or canopy? Gutiérrez, Julio*,1, 2, 3, Squeo, Francisco1, 2, 3, Aguilera, Lorgio1, Valdivia, Luis1, Meserve, Peter4, Kelt, Douglas4, 1 Universidad de La Serena, La Serena, Chile2 Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas, La Serena, Chile3 Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad, Santiago, Chile4 Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL FULL ABSTRACT
MESSINGER, OLIVIA	Variable communities on a complex landscape: what determines bee incidence and abundance? Messinger, Olivia*,1, 2, Griswold, Terry2, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT2 USDA ARS Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory, Logan, UT FULL ABSTRACT
MESZAROS, ILONA	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
METCALF, JESSICA	Spatial vs temporal variation in survival and growth in Carduus nutans. Metcalf, Jessica*,3, Rees, Mark1, Sheppard, Andy2, 3 Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany1 University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK2 CSIRO European Laboratory, Montpellier, France FULL ABSTRACT
METIUS-HOUSE, KAREN	155 Changes in elementary student knowledge and attitude about cedar glades through field ecology experiences. Metius-House, Karen*,1, Sadler, Kim Cleary 1, 1 Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN FULL ABSTRACT
METZ, GRACE	The effects of a top predator vary with resources and season in aquatic treeholes. Smith, Leslie*,1, Carlson, Jessica1, Metz, Grace2, Paradise, Christopher1, 1 Davidson College, Davidson, NC2 Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI FULL ABSTRACT
METZ, MARGARET	Seedling dynamics in a lowland rainforest: results from Yasuní National Park, Ecuador. Metz, Margaret*,1, 1 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MEYER, BIRGIT	Pollinator loss in fragmented calcareous grasslands. Meyer, Birgit*,1, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf1, 1 Georg August University, Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
MEYER, CLINTON	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
MEYER, JUDY	Humans as part of simpler but often contaminated food webs in urban streams and rivers. Meyer, Judy*,1, Eggert, Sue1, Peltier, Gretchen1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
MEYER, JUDY	Metal contamination in stream food webs: are clams indicators? Peltier, Gretchen*,1, Meyer, Judy1, Hopkins, William2, 1 Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA2 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA FULL ABSTRACT
MEYER, JUSTIN	The ecological consequences of prey evolution, studied with two model predator-prey systems. Meyer, Justin*,1, Ellner, Stephen 2, Hairston, Nelson 2, Jones, Laura 2, Yoshida, Takehito2, Kassen, Rees1, 1 University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON2 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY FULL ABSTRACT
MEYER, WILLIAM	3 Strategy for better management of at-risk species. Balbach, Harold*,1, Meyer, William1, 1 US Army ERDC-CERL, Champaign, IL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MEYERS, LAUREN	Contact network epidemiology: predicting and controlling the spread of pathogens. Meyers, Lauren*,1, 2, 1 University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX2 Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM FULL ABSTRACT
MEYERS, LAUREN	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
MEYERS, TILDEN	Impacts of climate variation on carbon and energy fluxes in a forest ecosystem. Yang, Bai *,1, Gu, Lian-hong1, Pallardy, Stephen2, Meyers, Tilden3, Hanson, Paul1, Wullschleger, Stan1, 1 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN2 University of Missouri, Columbia, MO3 ATDD, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oak Ridge, TN FULL ABSTRACT
MEYNARD, CHRISTINE	22 Combining different statistical tools to study local bird species diversity: an example in the temperate forest of South America. Meynard, Christine*,1, 1 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MIAO, SHILI	161 The effects of fire on light, temperature, and soil redox potential in a phosphorus-enriched Florida Everglades wetland. Creasser, Joshua*,1, Miao, ShiLi 2, Edelstein, Christopher3, Johnson, Robert2, 1 Scheda Ecological Associates, West Palm Beach, FL2 South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL3 TBE Group, West Palm Beach, FL FULL ABSTRACT
MIAO, SHILI	146 The effect of fire on water nutrient dynamics in a phosphorus-enriched, cattail-dominated Florida Everglades wetland. Edelstein, Christopher*,1, Miao, ShiLi2, Carstenn, Susan3, 1 TBE Group, West Palm Beach, FL2 South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL3 Hawaii Pacific University, Kaneohe, HI FULL ABSTRACT
MIAO, SHILI	Using a BACIPS experimental design to assess the impacts of fire on ecosystem recovery within phosphorus-enriched areas of the Florida Everglades. Miao, ShiLi*,1, Carstenn, Susan2, 1 South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL2 Hawaii Pacific University, Kaneohe, HI FULL ABSTRACT
MICHAELIS, ANDREW	Using a phenological continuum to link remote sensing metrics to ground-based abiotic and biotic processes. White, Michael*,1, Nemani, Ramakrishna2, Votava, Petr 2, Michaelis, Andrew 2, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT2 NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MICHALETZ, SEAN	A heat transfer model of crown scorch in forest fires. Michaletz, Sean*,1, Johnson, Edward1, 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Calgary, AB, CANADA FULL ABSTRACT
MICHELI, FIORENZA	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
MICHELSEN, ANDERS	Increased ectomycorrhizal fungal abundance after long-term fertilization and warming of two arctic tundra ecosystems. Clemmensen, Karina*,1, Michelsen, Anders1, Jonasson, Sven1, Shaver, Gaius2, 1 University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark2 The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, Woods Hole, MA FULL ABSTRACT
MICHELSEN, ANDERS	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
MIDDENDORF, GEORGE	Linking ecology and environmental justice. Middendorf, George*,1, Nilon, Charlie2, 1 Howard University, Washington, DC2 University of Missouri, Columbia, Columbia, MO FULL ABSTRACT
MIDGLEY, GUY	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
MIESEL, JESSICA	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
MIGLIETTA, FRANCO	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
MIKA, MARKUS	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
MIKKELSEN, TEIS	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
MILAN, NEIL	Rapid evolutionary change and transgenerational plasticity drive goatgrass invasions of serpentine habitats. Rice, Kevin*,1, McKay, John1, Meimberg, Harald1, Milan, Neil1, 1 University of California, Davis, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MILBRATH, LINDSEY	67 Vegetative expansion and seedling fate of swallow-worts (Vincetoxicum spp.), introduced invasive vines in the northeastern US. Averill, Kristine*,1, DiTommaso, Antonio 1, Mohler, Charles1, Morris, Scott1, Milbrath, Lindsey2, 1 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY2 United States Department of Agriculture- Agricultural Research Service, Ithaca, NY FULL ABSTRACT
MILCHUNAS, DANIEL	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
MILES, ERIN	88 How does the identity of the dominant species affect the composition of grassland communities? Miles, Erin*,1, Knops, Johannes1, 1 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MILES, S	Demographic structure and range limits of Andean tree populations along an elevation gradient. Alley, Kerensa*,1, Miles, S1, 1 Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC FULL ABSTRACT
MILLAR, CONSTANCE	173 GLORIA in North America, an alpine ecology monitoring network. Holzer, Karen*,1, Fagre, Daniel1, Millar, Constance2, 1 USGS Biological Resources Division, West Glacier, MT2 USDA Forest Service Sierra Nevada Research Center, Albany, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MILLER, AMY	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
MILLER, AMY	Decoupling of nitrogen cycling processes in frozen alpine soils. Miller, Amy*,1, 5, Schimel, Joshua 2, Sickman, James3, Meixner, Tom4, Doyle, Allen2, Melack, John2, 1 National Park Service, Anchorage, AK, USA5 Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, CO, USA2 University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA3 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA4 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MILLER, AMY	90 Vascular flora of nunataks in southwest Alaska. Carlson, Matthew1, Miller, Amy*,2, 3, Lipkin, Rob1, 1 Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Anchorage, AK, USA2 National Park Service, Anchorage, AK, USA3 Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, CO, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MILLER, AMY	Floral-supplemented buffer strips as refuges for natural enemies: spatial consequences for pests in neighboring habitats. Moore, Laura*,1, Patton, Terry1, Miller, Amy1, Dively, Galen1, Denno, Robert1, 1 University of Maryland, College Park, MD FULL ABSTRACT
MILLER, CHRISTOPHER	A comparison between wild populations and agroforestry plantings of moriche palm (Mauritia flexuosa) in the Amazon Basin. Penn, James*,1, Miller, Christopher2, 1 Department of Geography and Planning, Allendale, MI2 Department of Math and Science, Saint Leo, FL FULL ABSTRACT
MILLER, CHRISTOPHER	Population dynamics of the morete palm (Mauritia flexuosa) in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Miller, Christopher1, Holm, Jennifer2, Cropper, Wendell2, 1 Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL2 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL FULL ABSTRACT
MILLER, ELISA	Effects of woodchip mulch and nutrient availability on understory vegetation and soil properties in thinned montane forest. Miller, Elisa*,1, Seastedt, Timothy1, 1 University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO FULL ABSTRACT
MILLER, EVAN	23 Science Outreach for Students: new initiatives to connect local schools to ecology. Silva, Fabiana1, 2, Lowman, Margaret1, 2, Wheeler, Jessica1, Jones, Charissa 1, 2, Mitchell, Colleen 2, Miller, Evan 1, 2, 1 New College of Florida, Sarasota, Fl2 Tree Foundation, Sarasota, Fl FULL ABSTRACT
MILLER, EVAN	174 Out on a Limb - Forest Canopies, an informal science education exhibit. Jones, Charissa1,2, Lowman, Meg1, 2, Wheeler, Jessica 1, Miller, Evan1,2, Silva, Fabiana*,1, 2, Mitchell, Colleen2, 1 New College of Florida, Sarasota, FL2 TREE Foundation, Sarasota, FL FULL ABSTRACT
MILLER, FAIANE	176 Ground-truthing weather station data with Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and scientific tools on Tutuila, American Samoa. Zajac, Leila1, Hanson, D. Eric2, Schaafsma, Hoski3, Miller, Faiane*,, 1 University of Chicago, Chicago, IL2 American Samoa Community College, Pago Pago, AS3 Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
MILLER, JAY	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
MILLER, NICOLE	Global change and pollination ecology in a prairie system. Miller, Nicole*,1, Knight, Tiffany1, 1 Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO FULL ABSTRACT
MILLER, PERRY	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
MILLER, STEPHANIE	Can restoration using instream woody debris dam additions increase biotic integrity in disturbed coastal plains streams? Feminella, Jack*,1, Miller, Stephanie1, Mitchell, Richard1, Maloney, Kelly1, 1 Auburn University, Auburn, AL FULL ABSTRACT
MILLER, THOMAS	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
MILLER, THOMAS	Evolution of competitors in a community context. terHorst, Casey*,1, Miller, Thomas1, 1 Department of Biological Science, Tallahassee, FL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MILLER, TOM	Does having multiple partners weaken the benefits of facultative mutualism? A test with cacti and cactus-tending ants. Miller, Tom*,1, 1 University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE FULL ABSTRACT
MILLER, ZACHARIAH	Effects of a plant pathogen, Puccinia podophylli, on the abundance of its host, mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum), and on plant community composition in eastern deciduous forests. Miller, Zachariah*,1, 1 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI FULL ABSTRACT
MILLER-RUSHING, ABRAHAM	Identifying non-traditional historical data in climate change research. Primack, Richard*,1, Miller-Rushing, Abraham1, 1 Boston University, Boston, MA FULL ABSTRACT
MILLER-RUSHING, ABRAHAM	Global warming and flowering times in Thoreau's Concord. Miller-Rushing, Abraham*,1, Primack, Richard1, 1 Boston University, Boston, MA FULL ABSTRACT
MILLIGAN, HEATHER	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
MILLIGAN, HEATHER	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
MILLIGAN, LAURA	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
MILLS, AARON	The effects of pasture intensive grazing management on soil community ecology. Mills, Aaron*,1, Adl, Sina1, 1 Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
MILNE, BRUCE	Coupled dynamics of vegetation and terrain: pervasive 4/7 scaling in landscapes. Milne, Bruce*,1, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM FULL ABSTRACT
MINCHIN, PETER	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
MINCHIN, PETER	74 Exotic species microhabitats in Illinois shale barrens. West, Natalie*,1, 2, Gibson, David1, Minchin, Peter3, 1 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL2 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE3 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL FULL ABSTRACT
MINCHIN, PETER	Multiple land use effects on upland forest vegetation of a heterogeneous military site. Collins, Beverly*,1, Minchin, Peter2, 1 Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC2 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL FULL ABSTRACT
MINCKLEY, THOMAS	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
MINELLO, THOMAS	How does salt marsh configuration and tidal flooding regime affect the production of brown shrimp (Farfantepenaeus aztecus)? Roth, Brian*,1, Rose, Kenneth1, Rozas, Lawrence2, Minello, Thomas 3, Fry, Brian, 1 Coastal Fisheries Institute, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA2 NOAA Fisheries Service/SEFSC, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA3 NOAA Fisheries Service, Galveston, Texas, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MINER, JEFFREY	Round goby effects on growth and survivorship of young-of-the-year smallmouth bass. Winslow, Christopher*,1, Miner, Jeffrey1, Wiegmann, Daniel1, 1 Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MINER, JEFFREY	Lake Erie yellow perch: does water mass residency determine growth rates? Hayden, Todd*,1, Miner, Jeffrey1, Farver, John1, 1 Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MINOR, EMILY	Graph models of habitat networks: commonalities and implications. Urban, Dean*,1, Minor, Emily1, Treml, Eric1, Schick, Robert1, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
MIRANDA, MARIE LYNN	Resistance and resilience as frameworks for understanding the justice implications of global climate change. Miranda, Marie Lynn*,1, Aldy, Joe2, Schlesinger, William 1, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC2 Resources for the Future, Washington, DC FULL ABSTRACT
MIRIAN, BENYAMIN	Connectance modification of food webs. Bowers, Jonathan*,1, Meier, Albert1, Mirian, Benyamin1, 1 Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky FULL ABSTRACT
MIRITI, MARIA	46 Response of Packera glabella (Poir) C. Jeffrey to disturbance and shade. Mulac, Kathleen*,1, Miriti, Maria1, 1 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MIRITI, MARIA	20 Competitive ability and root growth in native and non-native prairie species at contrasting nutrient levels. Kiger, Sarah*,1, Hermann, Jennifer*,1, Malik, Vikas1, Klips, Robert 1, Curtis, Peter1, Miriti, Maria*,1, 1 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MIROL, PATRICIA	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
MITCHELL, CHARLES	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
MITCHELL, CHARLES	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
MITCHELL, COLLEEN	23 Science Outreach for Students: new initiatives to connect local schools to ecology. Silva, Fabiana1, 2, Lowman, Margaret1, 2, Wheeler, Jessica1, Jones, Charissa 1, 2, Mitchell, Colleen 2, Miller, Evan 1, 2, 1 New College of Florida, Sarasota, Fl2 Tree Foundation, Sarasota, Fl FULL ABSTRACT
MITCHELL, COLLEEN	174 Out on a Limb - Forest Canopies, an informal science education exhibit. Jones, Charissa1,2, Lowman, Meg1, 2, Wheeler, Jessica 1, Miller, Evan1,2, Silva, Fabiana*,1, 2, Mitchell, Colleen2, 1 New College of Florida, Sarasota, FL2 TREE Foundation, Sarasota, FL FULL ABSTRACT
MITCHELL, JENNIFER	64 Influence of Chinese privet on decomposing litter in floodplain forests. Mitchell, Jennifer *,1, Lockaby, B1, 1 Auburn University, Auburn, AL FULL ABSTRACT
MITCHELL, RANDALL	Effects of floral display on male and female reproductive success in Mimulus ringens. Mitchell, Randall*,1, Karron, Jeffrey2, 1 University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA2 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MITCHELL, RICHARD	Influence of crayfish on macroinvertebrate assemblages in a heterotrophic, sandy-bottom stream. Mitchell, Richard*,1, Feminella, Jack1, 1 Auburn University, Auburn, AL FULL ABSTRACT
MITCHELL, RICHARD	Can restoration using instream woody debris dam additions increase biotic integrity in disturbed coastal plains streams? Feminella, Jack*,1, Miller, Stephanie1, Mitchell, Richard1, Maloney, Kelly1, 1 Auburn University, Auburn, AL FULL ABSTRACT
MITCHELL, ROBERT	116 Disturbance frequency and changes in plant growth life-form: ecosystem effects on NPP. Falkey, Jennifer*,1, 2, Mitchell, Robert 2, Hendrick, Ronald1, Markewitz, Daniel 1, Pecot, Stephen 2, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA2 Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Newton, GA FULL ABSTRACT
MITCHELL, ROBERT	114 Litter versus shade: partitioning the effects of forest floor accumulation and midstory canopy development on understory density and species richness in Pinus palustris sand hill communities. O'Brien, Joseph*,1, Hiers, J. Kevin2, Will, Rodney3, Mitchell, Robert4, 1 USDA Forest Service, Athens, Ga2 The Nature Conservancy, Thomasville, Ga3 Oklahoma State University, Stillwell, OK4 Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Newton, Ga FULL ABSTRACT
MITCHELL, ROBERT	176 A tale of two forests: light environments in slash and longleaf pine forests and their impact on seedling responses. Pecot, Stephen*,1, Mitchell, Robert*,1, O'Brien, Joseph*,2, Kirkman, Kay1, 1 J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Newton, GA, USA2 USDA Forest Service, Athens, GA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MITCHELL, ROBERT	Root order: linking structure of fine roots to flow of energy and materials belowground. Mitchell, Robert*,1, Guo, Dali2, Hendricks, Joseph3, Kuehn, Kevin4, Jansen, Noah1, Jose, Shibu5, Li, Harbin6, Fahey, Timothy7, Hendrick, Ron8, 1 Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Newton, GA2 Peking University, Beijing, China3 University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA4 Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI5 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL6 USDA Forest Service, Charleston, SC7 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY8 University of Georgia Warnell School of Forest Resources, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
MITCHELL, STEPHEN	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
MITCHELL, WILLIAM	Predator-prey games on a landscape: the predator pass-along effect and random predator movement. Mitchell, William*,1, Lima, Steven1, 1 Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN FULL ABSTRACT
MITSCH, WILLIAM	81 Bottomland hardwood forest productivity as a result of hydrologic restoration and flood connectivity. Anderson, Christopher*,1, 2, Mitsch, William2, 1 School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences, Auburn, AL, USA2 Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park, Columbus, OH, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MITTELBACH, GARY	Formation of alternative community states in response to fertilization, disturbance, and altered species pools in grassland communities. Houseman, Gregory1, Mittelbach, Gary1, Reynolds, Heather1, 2, Gross, Katherine1, 1 Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI2 University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN FULL ABSTRACT
MITTELBACH, GARY	Resource heterogeneity and grassland diversity: the importance of clonality and scale. Reynolds, Heather*,1, Mittelbach, Gary2, Darcy-Hall, Tara1, Houseman, Greg2, Gross, Katherine2, 1 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN2 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI FULL ABSTRACT
MLADENOFF, DAVID	A simulation of the effects of rural development and urbanization on forest fire regimes and forest successional dynamics. Scheller, Robert*,1, Van Tuyl, Steve2, Hayden, Nicholas1, Hom, John2, Mladenoff, David1, 1 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI2 USDA Forest Service, Newtown Square, PA FULL ABSTRACT
MOEUR, MELINDA	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
MOHAN, JACQUELINE	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
MOHAN, JACQUELINE	Global change impacts on temperate forests: increased temperature and CO2. Mohan, Jacqueline*,1, 2, 3, Melillo, Jerry1, Schlesinger, William3, Clark, James3, 1 The Ecosystems Center, MBL, Woods Hole, MA2 Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA3 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
MOHAN, JACQUELINE	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
MOHAN, SANDHYA	65 Can urban forests predict global climate change: sugar maple as a case study. Mohan, Sandhya*,1, Cumming, Jonathan1, 1 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV FULL ABSTRACT
MOHLER, CHARLES	67 Vegetative expansion and seedling fate of swallow-worts (Vincetoxicum spp.), introduced invasive vines in the northeastern US. Averill, Kristine*,1, DiTommaso, Antonio 1, Mohler, Charles1, Morris, Scott1, Milbrath, Lindsey2, 1 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY2 United States Department of Agriculture- Agricultural Research Service, Ithaca, NY FULL ABSTRACT
MOILAINEN, ATTE	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
MOISEN, GRETCHEN	Pushing the envelope: habitat classification modeling with incomplete data. Zarnetske, Phoebe*,1, Edwards, Thomas 2, Moisen, Gretchen3, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA2 USGS Utah Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Logan, UT, USA3 USDA Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis Program, Ogden, UT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MOLANO-FLORES, BRENDA	Reconstructed or native prairies: does it make a difference for plant-insect herbivore interactions? Molano-Flores, Brenda*,1, 1 Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL FULL ABSTRACT
MOLDENKE, ANDREW	Can the nontimber forest product of epiphytic moss be harvested sustainably? Peck, JeriLynn*,1, Ek, Alan1, Frelich, Lee1, Hoganson, Howard1, Moldenke, Andrew2, 1 Dept. Forest Resources, Saint Paul, MN2 Dept. Botany & Plant Pathology, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
MOLDENKE, ANDY	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
MOLINA-MONTENEGRO, MARCO	141 Water availability limits tolerance to apical damage in the annual tarweed Madia sativa. Gonzáles, Wilfredo1, Suárez, Lorena1, Molina-Montenegro, Marco1, Gianoli, Ernesto1, 1 Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, VIII región, Chile FULL ABSTRACT
MOLINA-MONTENEGRO, MARCO	172 The importance of positive interactions in a high-alpine environment under global warming. Molina-Montenegro, Marco*,1, 2, Cavieres, Lohengrin1, 2, 1 ECOBIOSIS, Departamento de Botánica, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile2 Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad, Santiago, Chile FULL ABSTRACT
MOLINA-MONTENEGRO, MARCO	Simulated herbivory constrains plant phenotypic plasticity to abiotic factors in three Convolvulus species. Gianoli, Ernesto*,1, Suárez, Lorena1, Quezada, Iván1, Molina-Montenegro, Marco1, González-Teuber, Marcia1, 1 Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile FULL ABSTRACT
MOLINA-MONTENEGRO, MARCO	Can facilitation change the altitudinal distribution of plant species? Cavieres, Lohengrin*,1, 2, Molina-Montenegro, Marco1, 2, 1 Universidad de Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile2 Instituto de Ecologia y Biodiversidad, Santiago, Chile FULL ABSTRACT
MOLL, JASON	85 Evolutionarily stable strategies with complex life cycles. Moll, Jason*,1, Brown, Joel1, 1 University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MOLOFSKY, JANE	Naturalization versus invasion: how propagule supply, competitive relationships, and differences in feedbacks alter invasion success. Molofsky, Jane*,, Eppstein, Maggie, FULL ABSTRACT
MOLONEY, KIRK	134 A novel multivariate analysis of phenotypic plasticity applied to the invasive plant purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L., Lythraceae). Chun, Young Jin*,1, Collyer, Michael1, Moloney, Kirk1, Nason, John1, 1 Iowa State University, Ames, IA FULL ABSTRACT
MOLONEY, KIRK	Diversity-invasibility relationships differ between two extinction scenarios in tallgrass prairie. Losure, David1, Wilsey, Brian*,, Moloney, Kirk, 1 Iowa State University, Ames, IA FULL ABSTRACT
MONGER, H.	99 Changes in perennial grass recruitment from 1858 to present following woody plant invasion. Peters, Debra*,1, Monger, H.2, Herrick, Jeffrey1, 1 USDA ARS, Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, NM, USA2 New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MONJE, OSCAR	112 Monitoring air quality of natural and CO2-enriched Florida scrub-oak ecosystems. Monje, Oscar*,1, Eraso, Ignacio1, Drake, Bert2, Hungate, Bruce3, Johnson, David2, Sager, John 3, 1 Space Life Sciences Lab, Kennedy Space Center, Fl2 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD3 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
MONROE, EMY	36 Who's your daddy: the use of micro-satellite analysis to determine paternity in freshwater mussels. Smith, Allison*,1, Loutsch, Jeannette 1, Monroe, Emy 2, Christian, Alan 1, 1 Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR2 Miami University, Oxford, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MONSEN, KATIE	89 Incorporating nitrogen fixation uncertainty into nutrient budgets for organic vegetable agroecosystems. Monsen, Katie*,1, Shennan, Carol1, 1 University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MONSON, RUSSELL	Respiratory kinetics of the under-snow microbial community produce a large CO2 source in a subalpine forest ecosystem. Lipson, David*,1, Weintraub, Michael2, Monson, Russell2, 1 San Diego State University, San Diego, CA2 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO FULL ABSTRACT
MONTAGNE, JEAN-PIERRE	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
MONTEMARANO, JUSTIN	27 Indirect effects of green frog tadpoles (Rana clamitans) on the growth of Elodea canadensis. Stamberger, Jamie*,1, Kershner, Mark1, Montemarano, Justin1, 1 Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, United States FULL ABSTRACT
MONTENEGRO, CELINA	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
MONTGOMERY, CHAD	Effects of amphibian decline on a mid elevation tropical snake community. Montgomery, Chad*,1, Lips, Karen1, 1 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL FULL ABSTRACT
MOOIJ, WOLF	Inducible defenses and community dynamics. van der Stap, Irene*,1, Vos, Matthijs2, 3, Mooij, Wolf1, 1 Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Nieuwersluis, The Netherlands2 Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Yerseke, The Netherlands3 University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
MOONEY, EMILY	Environmental effects on seed bank dynamics in American ginseng. McGraw, James*,1, Mooney, Emily1, Furedi, Mary Ann2, 1 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV2 Florida International University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL FULL ABSTRACT
MOONEY, KAILEN	Individual and combined influence of predators and heritable plant traits on arthropod communities of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca). Mooney, Kailen*,1, Agrawal, Anurag1, 1 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Ithaca, NY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MOORCROFT, PAUL	Mountain pine beetle dynamics in a spatially-explicit heterogeneous landscape. Lynch, Heather*,1, Moorcroft, Paul1, 1 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA FULL ABSTRACT
MOORCROFT, PAUL	A predictive, dynamical theory of animal space use: beyond resource selection analysis. Moorcroft, Paul*,1, Lewis, Mark2, Robert, Crabtree3, 1 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA2 University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada3 Yellowstone Ecological Research Center, Bozeman, MT FULL ABSTRACT
MOORE, CLINT	91 Community typing and prediction of forest succession in rare vegetative communities of the southern Appalachians. Griggs, Leigh*,1, Peterson, Chris1, Moore, Clint2, Zomlefer, Wendy1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA2 University of Georgia, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
MOORE, DAVID	133 The contribution of soil carbon dioxide to apparent respiration of loblolly pine stems. Moore, David*,1, 4, Jeffrey, Pippen2, Lina, Taneva3, Gonzalez-Meler, Miquel3, Oren, R2, Kim, Hyun-Seok2, Therezien, Mathieu 2, DeLucia, Evan4, 1 National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA4 University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA2 Duke University, Durham, NC, USA3 Department of Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MOORE, DOUGLAS	Effect of cattle grazing on plant species diversity in desert grassland. Collins, Scott*,1, Zeglin, Lydia1, Friggens, Michael1, Moore, Douglas, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM FULL ABSTRACT
MOORE, FRANK	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
MOORE, JAMES	The effects of soil type and water regime on the germination and establishment of exotic and native trees of the North Carolina piedmont. Moore, James*,1, Lacey, Elizabeth 1, 1 Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Greensboro, NC FULL ABSTRACT
MOORE, JANICE	Invasive mosquitoes, competition, and vector-borne disease. Bevins, Sarah*,1, Moore, Janice 1, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
MOORE, KARA	Propagule versus niche limitation: using species distribution models to infer constraints on plant species occurrence. Elmendorf, Sarah*,1, Moore, Kara1, 1 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MOORE, KARA	A plant’s eye view of competitive gradients: competition varies with community composition in a complex landscape. Moore, Kara*,1, Elmendorf, Sarah1, 1 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MOORE, LAURA	Floral-supplemented buffer strips as refuges for natural enemies: spatial consequences for pests in neighboring habitats. Moore, Laura*,1, Patton, Terry1, Miller, Amy1, Dively, Galen1, Denno, Robert1, 1 University of Maryland, College Park, MD FULL ABSTRACT
MOORE, MARGARET	36 Climate-induced temporal variation in the productivity-diversity relationship. Laughlin, Daniel*,1, Moore, Margaret1, 1 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
MOORE, MATTHEW	149 Nitrogen use efficiency of C3 and C4 wetland Cyperus species in a long-term greenhouse experiment. Faulkner, Alison*,1, Holland, Marjorie1, Moore, Matthew 2, Cooper, Charles2, 1 University of Mississippi Department of Biology, University, MS, USA2 USDA-ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory, Oxford, MS, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MOORE, RICHARD	90 Conservation use and quality of life in a rural community: Goldschmidt's findings revisited and contributions of social science to agroecosystem solutions. Parker, Jason *,1, 3, Moore, Richard *,1, 2, 1 Agroecosystems Management Program, Wooster, OH, USA3 Department of Anthropology, Columbus, OH, USA2 Human and Community Resource Development, Columbus, OH, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MOORE, RICHARD	The ecological integration of the social and natural sciences in the Sugar Creek Method. Moore, Richard*,1, 1 Ohio State University, Wooster, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MOORE, RICHARD	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
MOPPER, SUSAN	Effects of salinity on seedling performance of a native Louisiana iris, Iris hexagona relative to an invasive Iris pseudacorus. Wiens, Karen*,1, Mopper, Susan 1, 1 University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Lafayette, LA FULL ABSTRACT
MOPPER, SUSAN	Modeling responses of wetland plant populations to salinity stress. Pathikonda, Sharmila*,1, Ackleh, Azmy1, Mopper, Susan1, 1 University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MOPPER, SUSAN	Testing for competition and niche-assembly across phyla: a case study of red-backed salamanders and centipedes. Wang, H*,1, Mopper, Susan1, Jaeger, Robert1, 1 University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA FULL ABSTRACT
MOPPER, SUSAN	6 The impacts of hurricanes on Louisiana native, freshwater Iris hexagona, reproduction. Goranova, Greta*,1, Mopper, Susan*,1, 1 University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA FULL ABSTRACT
MORA, GERMáN	Anabolic and catabolic contributions to soil carbon dioxide fluxes in central Iowa grasslands. Raich, James*,1, Mora, Germán1, 1 Iowa State University, Ames, IA FULL ABSTRACT
MORA, JORDAN	153 Detrital cycling in central Ohio created wetlands. Mora, Jordan*,1, Spieles, Douglas1, 1 Denison University, Granville, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MORA, JORDAN	Decomposition dynamics as a measure of ecosystem function in created wetlands. Spieles, Douglas*,1, Mora, Jordan1, 1 Denison University, Granville, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MORAN, PAUL	Dammed fish! Rapid differentiation of steelhead /rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, in Pacific Northwest rivers. Graham, Suzanne*,1, Moran, Paul2, 1 University of Washington, Seattle, WA2 Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA FULL ABSTRACT
MORANO, JANELLE	41 Integrating feeding biomechanics and ecology to understand round goby predation on zebra mussels. Morano, Janelle*,1, Grande, Terry1, Westneat, Mark2, 1 Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL2 Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL FULL ABSTRACT
MORANZ, RAYMOND	Effects of fire-grazing regimes on tallgrass plant communities in northern Oklahoma. Moranz, Raymond*,1, Fuhlendorf, Sam1, Engle, David2, 1 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK2 Iowa State University, Ames, IA FULL ABSTRACT
MOREIRA, ANDREIA	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
MORGAN, BRIAN	Forest change over 140 years in the central Sierra Nevada, California, US. Thorne, James *,1, Morgan, Brian1, Safford, Hugh2, Kelsey, Thomas1, 1 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA2 US Forest Service, California, Vallejo, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MORGAN, JACK	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
MORGAN, MECHELLE	Invasive zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) increase cyanobacterial toxin concentrations in low-nutrient lakes. Knoll, Lesley1, 4, Sarnelle, Orlando*,1, Hamilton, Stephen2, Scheele, Carrie3, Wilson, Alan5, Rose, Joan1, Morgan, Mechelle1, 1 Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, East Lansing, MI, USA4 Department of Zoology, Oxford, OH, USA2 Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI, USA3 Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, MI, USA5 School of Biology, Atlanta, GA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MORGAN, 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
MORGAN, RAYMOND	Resolution and age effects of landuse/land cover data on association strength between amphibian species and landscape patterns in the Piedmont region of Maryland. Walz, Anita*,1, 3, Morgan, Raymond2, Ottinger, Mary Ann3, 1 Marshall University, Huntington, WV3 University of Maryland, College Park, MD2 University of Maryland, Frostburg, MD FULL ABSTRACT
MORGAN, STEVEN	Conditional keystones? Scaling up from classic caging experiments in the rocky intertidal. Shinen, Jenna*,1, Morgan, Steven1, 1 Bodega Marine Laboratory, Bodega Bay, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MORIN, DANA	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
MORIN, PETER	Effects of nitrogen deposition on ectomycorrhizal and bacterial communities in oak forests. Krumins, Jennifer*,1, Morin, Peter 1, Dighton, John1, 1 Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution, New Brunswick, NJ, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MORITZ, CRAIG	Using species versus phylogeographic lineages in biodiversity and conservation analyses: a case study of California herpetofauna. Rissler, Leslie *,1, 2, Hijmans, Robert1, Graham, Catherine1, 3, Moritz, Craig1, Wake, David1, 1 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA2 University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL3 SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY FULL ABSTRACT
MORITZ, MAX	Sustainability and natural disasters: a spatial, process-based approach to reaching a sustainable coexistence with fire. Kearns, Faith*,1, Moritz, Max 1, Kelly, Maggi1, 1 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MORLEY, TERRY	155 The function of forested headwater seepage wetlands in a New England watershed. Morley, Terry*,1, Calhoun, Aram1, Reeve, Andrew1, Dail, David1, White, Alan 1, 1 University of Maine, Orono, Orono, ME FULL ABSTRACT
MORRIS, DEBORAH	153 Incorporating service learning and TIEE activities to improve achievement of course objectives. Packer, Alissa 1, Morris, Deborah*,2, 1 Susquehanna University, Selisngrove, PA2 Florida Community College at Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL FULL ABSTRACT
MORRIS, DEBORAH	147 TIEE (Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology): evaluation results and research practitioner model. DAvanzo, Charlene*,1, Grant, Bruce W.2, Morris, Deborah3, Musante, Susan 4, Taylor, Jason5, Riney, Josh6, Udovic, Daniel7, 1 Hampshire College, Amherst, MA2 Widener University, Chester, PA3 Florida Community College, Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL4 American Institute of Biological Sciences, Washington, DC5 Ecological Society of America, Silver Springs, MD6 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO7 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR FULL ABSTRACT
MORRIS, JAMES	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
MORRIS, JAMES	Effect of differential nutrient limitation on carbon sequestration in a North Inlet, SC, salt marsh. Sundareshwar, Pallaoor*,1, Koepfler, Eric2, Morris, James3, Neubauer, Scott3, Pinckney, James3, Smith, Erik3, 1 Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, SDSM&T, Rapid City, SD2 Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC3 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC FULL ABSTRACT
MORRIS, JAMES	37 Tidal material exchanges in freshwater wetlands along the Cooper River, South Carolina. Tufford, Daniel*,1, Sundberg, Karen2, Kelley, Joe3, Morris, James1, 2, Joyner, David4, 1 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC2 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC3 TheCitadel, Charleston, SC4 College of Charleston, Charleston, SC FULL ABSTRACT
MORRIS, MARIANA	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
MORRIS, S	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
MORRIS, SCOTT	67 Vegetative expansion and seedling fate of swallow-worts (Vincetoxicum spp.), introduced invasive vines in the northeastern US. Averill, Kristine*,1, DiTommaso, Antonio 1, Mohler, Charles1, Morris, Scott1, Milbrath, Lindsey2, 1 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY2 United States Department of Agriculture- Agricultural Research Service, Ithaca, NY FULL ABSTRACT
MORRIS, SHERRI	71 Intergenerational differences in defensive chemical production in Alliaria petiolata. Abts, Anna *,2, Lang, Kimberly *,2, Vaughn, Steven 1, Morris, Sherri 2, McConnaughay, Kelly 2, 2 Bradley University, Peoria, IL1 United States Department of Agriculture, Peoria, IL FULL ABSTRACT
MORRIS, SHERRI	98 Consequences of bluff prairie restoration for soil and plant community dynamics. Windish, Johanna*,1, Puhr, Robert1, Gove, Stephanie1, McConnaughay, Kelly1, Morris, Sherri1, 1 Bradley University, Peoria, IL FULL ABSTRACT
MORRIS, SHERRI	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
MORRIS, SHERRI	SOM changes following planting of cedar and pine plantations on sandy native prairie. Mellor, Nathan*,1, Hellenrich, Jeff 2, Drijber, Rhae 2, Morris, Sherri3, Paul, Eldor1, 1 Colrado State University, Fort Collins, CO2 University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE3 Bradley University, Peoria, IL FULL ABSTRACT
MORRIS, SHERRI	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
MORRIS, SHERRI	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
MORRIS, SHERRI	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
MORRIS, TROY	123 First-year assessment of upland hardwood rehabilitation treatments on a degraded oak stand in the Arkansas Ozarks. Morris, Troy*,1, Pelkki, Matthew1, Liechty, Hal1, 1 University of Arkansas, Monticello, Monticello, AR FULL ABSTRACT
MORRIS, W.F.	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
MORRISON, KATY	154 Impact of harvest on populations of Sanguinaria canadensis in northern New York. Morrison, Katy *,1, Pai, Aswini1, Evans, Paige1, 1 Department of Biology, Canton, NY FULL ABSTRACT
MORRISON, KATY	83 Recovery of the medicinal herb Coptis trifolia in old growth and second growth forests in northern New York. Evans, Paige*,1, Pai, Aswini1, Morrison, Katy1, 1 St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY FULL ABSTRACT
MORSE, LAURA	Neotyphodium interactions with a native grass are driven by endophyte haplotype. Morse, Laura*,1, Faeth, Stanley1, Day, Thomas1, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MORTAZAVI, BEHZAD	A year-long 13C labeling experiment reveals that a long-term carbon pool contributes to nighttime foliage respiration. Mortazavi, Behzad*,1, Chanton, Jeffrey2, Smith, Matthew3, 1 Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL2 Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL3 Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL FULL ABSTRACT
MORTENSEN, DAVID	Defining and comparing measures of sustainability between farming system types. Hulting, Andrew*,1, Mortensen, David1, 1 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA FULL ABSTRACT
MORZARIA-LUNA, HEM NALINI	Wetland loss in the Gulf of California: conservation and management approaches. Morzaria-Luna, Hem Nalini *,1, Turk Boyer, Peggy1, Castillo López, Alejandro1, Danemann, Gustavo2, Hirsch, Regina M2, 3, Martínez González, Janeth4, Sánchez, Norma4, 1 Centro Intercultural de Estudios de Desiertos y Océanos, A.C., Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico2 Pronatura. Noroeste, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico3 Hirsch Environmental Consulting, Stoughton, WI4 Los Angeles del Estero, A.C., La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
MOSER, KURT	Effects of disked microtopography on vegetation in mitigation wetlands in Virginia. Moser, Kurt*,1, Ahn, Changwoo1, Noe, Gregory2, 1 George Mason University, Fairfax, VA2 U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA FULL ABSTRACT
MOSSER, ANNA	Mapping reproductive success: a GIS analysis of cub survival in Serengeti lions. Mosser, Anna*,1, Packer, Craig1, 1 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN FULL ABSTRACT
MOTT, KARL	11 Reference site characterization for ecological monitoring in the Great Egg Harbor River, New Jersey. Cromartie, William*,1, Keltos, Lauren1, Dwyer, Amy1, Mott, Karl1, Akers, Fred2, Chirenje, Tait1, 1 Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ2 Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association, Newtonville, NJ FULL ABSTRACT
MOYA-RAYGOZA, GUSTAVO	28 Effect of shade on leafhopper- ant mutualistic interactions. Moya-Raygoza, Gustavo*,1, 1 Universidad de Guadalajara, CUCBA, Zapopan, Jalisco, México FULL ABSTRACT
MROZ, GLENN	118 Microtopography, woody debris, and forest floor accumulation in selected old growth and managed stands in North America. Liechty, Hal*,1, Gale, Margaret 2, Mroz, Glenn2, Jurgensen, Martin2, Reed, David2, 1 University of Arkansas at Monticello, Monticello, AR2 Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI FULL ABSTRACT
MUCHHALA, NATHAN	Adaptive trade-off in corolla shape favors specialization for flowers pollinated by bats and hummingbirds. Muchhala, Nathan*,1, 1 University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL FULL ABSTRACT
MUDDER, BRYAN	13 Effects of fire season on ground layer vegetation of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests. Mudder, Bryan*,, Wang, Geoff, Walker, Joan, Costa, Ralph, FULL ABSTRACT
MUELLER, REBECCA	Understory response to nurse plant mortality following severe drought. Mueller, Rebecca*,, Scudder, Crescent, Gehring, Catherine, FULL ABSTRACT
MUENZ, TARA	19 Biodiversity in depressional wetlands: a pilot study in cross-taxon congruence of species diversity in southwest Georgia. Kaeser, Melanie*,1, Kirkman, L. Katherine1, Smith, Lora1, Golloday, Stephen1, Liner, Anna1, 2, Muenz, Tara 1, Steen, David 1, 1 Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Newton, GA2 University of Georgia, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
MUIR, PATRICIA	71 Impacts of fuel reduction and restoration thinning on oak and chaparral plant communities of southwestern OR. Perchemlides, Keith1, Muir, Patricia*,1, 1 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
MULAC, KATHLEEN	46 Response of Packera glabella (Poir) C. Jeffrey to disturbance and shade. Mulac, Kathleen*,1, Miriti, Maria1, 1 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH FULL ABSTRACT
MULDER, CHRISTA	Invasive rat history affects woody seedling composition on northern New Zealand islands. Grant-Hoffman, Madeline*,1, Mulder, Christa1, 1 University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK FULL ABSTRACT
MULDER, CHRISTA	Rats and seabirds alter herbivory levels for shrubs on New Zealand islands. Mulder, Christa*,1, Durrett, Mel1, Jones, Holly1, Towns, David2, 1 University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA2 New Zealand Department of Conservation, Auckland, New Zealand FULL ABSTRACT
MULHOLLAND, PATRICK	Effects of in-stream restorations on stream hydrodynamics, nutrient uptake, and ecosystem metabolism at Fort Benning, GA. Roberts, Brian*,1, Mulholland, Patrick1, Houser, Jeffrey2, 1 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN2 USGS, La Crosse, WI FULL ABSTRACT
MULHOLLAND, PATRICK	10 A stoichiometric approach to modeling coupled N and P cycling in stream ecosystems. Thomas, Steven*,1, Webster, Jackson2, Newbold, Denis3, Valett, Maurice2, Mulholland, Patrick4, 1 School of Natural Resources, Lincoln, NE2 Department of Biological Sciences, Blacksburg, VA3 Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale, PA4 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN FULL ABSTRACT
MULKEY, STEPHEN	Comparative desiccation tolerance of tropical fern gametophytes: ecological and evolutionary consequences. Watkins, James*,1, Mack, Michelle1, Mulkey, Stephen1, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MULLARKEY, ALICIA	119 Compositional changes in central Illinois woodland. Mullarkey, Alicia*,1, Smith, Japhia1, Anderson, Roger1, 1 Illinois State University, Normal, IL, United States FULL ABSTRACT
MUMBY, PETER	Natural length scales of real ecosystems: objectively defining optimal scales to observe ecological systems. Johnson, Craig*,1, Habeeb, Rebecca 1, Wotherspoon, Simon1, Trebilco, Jessica1, Mumby, Peter5, 1 University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia5 University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom FULL ABSTRACT
MUNDT, CHRISTOPHER	40 Spatiotemporal heterogeneity in the biological control of an invasive plant, Chondrilla juncea (Asteraceae). Campanella, Donald*,1, Mundt, Christopher1, McEvoy, Peter1, 1 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
MUNGER, WILLIAM	From source to sink: tracing the effects of natural disturbance on tropical forest carbon balance. Saleska, Scott*,1, Hutyra, Lucy2, Pyle, Elizabeth2, Camargo, Plinio3, Curran, Dan2, Munger, william2, Santoni, Greg 2, Viera, Simone3, Wofsy, Steve2, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ2 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA3 University of Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil FULL ABSTRACT
MUNGUIA, PABLO	The conflict between commonness, rarity, and neutrality in pen shell communities. Munguia, Pablo *,1, 1 Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL FULL ABSTRACT
MUNIM, DANIELLE	3 The distribution, abundance, and habitat use of the Big Cypress fox squirrel. Munim, Danielle*,1, Noss, Reed1, Waterman, Jane1, 1 University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL FULL ABSTRACT
MUNKS, SARAH	Development of predictive models to assist the conservation of habitat for hollow–using fauna in Tasmania's production forest landscapes. Koch, Amelia*,1, Munks, Sarah1, 2, 1 University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia2 Forest Practices Authority, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia FULL ABSTRACT
MUNSON, SETH	75 Plant community responses to removal of the dominant species: contrasting responses of subdominant and rare species. Lauenroth, William1, Munson, Seth*,1, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
MUNSON, SETH	80 Plant community and ecosystem change on Conservation Reserve Program lands in northeastern Colorado. Munson, Seth*,1, Lauenroth, William1, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
MUNYON, JAY	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
MURAKAMI, MASASHI	5 Bird and prey community response to typhoon-damaged tree plantations and natural stands in Hokkaido, Japan. Kim, John*,1, Murakami, Masashi2, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC, USA2 Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan FULL ABSTRACT
MURDOCH, WILLIAM	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
MURDOCK, COURTNEY	Effects of haemoparasite infections on a natural population of white-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys): results of a multi-year study. Foufopoulos, Johannes*,1, Dietz, Matt1, Murdock, Courtney1, 1 SNRE, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MURPHY, BRIAN	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
MURPHY, JOHN	Fire ant - aphid mutualisms can increase the spread of aphid-vectored plant viruses. Eubanks, Micky1, Cooper, Laura1, Murphy, John1, 1 Auburn University, Auburn, AL FULL ABSTRACT
MURPHY, PETER	Rates and patterns of tree growth in a Caribbean subtropical dry forest over an 18-year period. Dunphy, Brian1, Van Bloem, Skip*,2, Murphy, Peter1, Lugo, Ariel3, 1 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI2 University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR3 USDA Forest Service International Institute for Tropical Forestry, Rio Piedras, PR FULL ABSTRACT
MURPHY, SHANNON	The effects of a nutrient pulse versus nutrient press on the structure of an arthropod food-web. Murphy, Shannon*,1, Denno, Robert1, 1 Department of Entomology, College Park, Md FULL ABSTRACT
MURRAY, DARREL	22 Edge effects of shaded fuel-breaks on woodlands at Balcones National Wildlife Refuge. Murray, Darrel*,1, White, Joseph1, 1 Baylor University, Waco, TX FULL ABSTRACT
MURRAY, DENNIS	A superior alternative to the LSCV method of estimating bandwidth in kernel home range analysis. Steury, Todd*,1, Murray, Dennis2, 1 Dept. of Biology, St. Louis, MO, USA2 Depts of Biology, Peterborough, ON, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
MURRAY, JODY	Species coexistence and conservation: the influence of habitat on the coexistence of a native and an invasive crayfish. Murray, Jody*,1, Lodge, David1, 1 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN FULL ABSTRACT
MURRAY, KENNETH	A model interdisciplinary waste management capstone seminar. Uzochukwu, Godfrey*,1, Murray, Kenneth 1, 1 North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC FULL ABSTRACT
MURUKESAN, VAZHAVELI	Enhanced vegetable production in small islands utilizing simplified hydroponics. Murukesan, Vazhaveli*,1, 1 Agricultural Experiment Station, Colonia, Yap Island, Micronesia FULL ABSTRACT
MUSANTE, SUSAN	147 TIEE (Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology): evaluation results and research practitioner model. DAvanzo, Charlene*,1, Grant, Bruce W.2, Morris, Deborah3, Musante, Susan 4, Taylor, Jason5, Riney, Josh6, Udovic, Daniel7, 1 Hampshire College, Amherst, MA2 Widener University, Chester, PA3 Florida Community College, Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL4 American Institute of Biological Sciences, Washington, DC5 Ecological Society of America, Silver Springs, MD6 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO7 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR FULL ABSTRACT
MUSHINSKY, HENRY	14 Long term effects of prescribed fire on reptile and amphibian communities in a Florida sandhill habitat. Halstead, Neal*,1, Mushinsky, Henry1, McCoy, Earl, 1 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL FULL ABSTRACT
MUSHINSKY, HENRY	Examination of the foraging tactics of a central place forager, Gopherus polyphemus, using correlated random walk models. Halstead, Brian*,1, McCoy, Earl1, Stilson, Terri1, Mushinsky, Henry1, 1 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL FULL ABSTRACT
MUTH, NORRIS	41 Volatile chemistry, rates of parasitism of herbivores, and rates of herbivory on Lindera benzoin vary with light environment. Irwin, Beth*,1, Niesenbaum, Richard1, Muth, Norris1, 1 Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA FULL ABSTRACT
MUTH, NORRIS	Reduced herbivory of spicebush growing in proximity to black walnut: a case of associational resistance mediated by an allelopathic compound. Muth, Norris*,1, Niesenbaum, Richard1, 1 Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA FULL ABSTRACT
MUTTIAH, RANJAN	Using remote sensing and modeling to detect small dam influences on land-use changes in downstream riparian zones. Duke, Jacquelyn*,1, White, Joseph1, Prochnow, Shane1, Zygo, Lisa1, Allen, Peter 1, Muttiah, Ranjan2, 1 Baylor University, Waco, TX2 Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX FULL ABSTRACT
MUTUO, PATRICK	Integrating ecology and the Millennium Development Goals: examples from the Millennium Village Project in Sauri, Kenya. DeClerck, Fabrice*,1, Mutuo, Patrick1, Palm, Cheryl1, 1 The Earth Insitute at Columbia University, New York, NY FULL ABSTRACT
MUZIKA, ROSE-MARIE	21 Modeling and mapping historic fire frequency based on temperature and human population. Guyette, Richard*,1, Stambaugh, Michael1, Muzika, Rose-Marie1, 1 University of Missouri, Columbia, MO FULL ABSTRACT
MUZIKA, ROSE-MARIE	Effects of gypsy moth outbreaks on plant community dynamics. Muzika, Rose-Marie*,1, 1 University of Missouri, Columbia, MO FULL ABSTRACT
MUñIZ-CASTRO, MIGUEL ANGEL	Changes in vegetation structure and relative abundance of tree functional groups along a chronosequence of abandoned pastures in a Mexican cloud forest landscape. Muñiz-Castro, Miguel Angel1, Williams-Linera, Guadalupe*,1, 1 Instituto de Ecologia, A.C., Xalapa, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
MUñOZ-PIñA, CARLOS	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
MUñOZ-URIAS, ALEJANDRO	68 Effect of vermicompost in the establishment and growth of Aeschynomene americana in abandoned mine-spoil. Muñoz-Urias, Alejandro*,1, Romo-Campos, Rosa de L.1, Contreras-Rodriguez, Sergio1, Huerta-Martinez, Martin1, 1 Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
MUñOZ-URIAS, ALEJANDRO	73 Assessment of relative importance of climate and soil on plant associations in a semiarid area of central Mexico. Huerta-Martinez, Martin*,1, Muñoz-Urias, Alejandro1, García-Moya, Edmundo2, 1 Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico2 Colegio de Posgraduados, Texcoco, Estado de Mexico, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
MWANGI-GACHAU, ELIZABETH	Ecology-driven biodiversity conservation in East Africa. Mwangi-Gachau, Elizabeth*,1, 1 National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Nyeri, Central Province, Kenya FULL ABSTRACT
MYERS, JENNIFER	133 Uncertainty analysis on simple mass balance model to calculate critical loads for acidity. Li, Harbin *,1, McNulty , Steve 2, Cohen, Erika 2, Myers, Jennifer 2, 1 USDA Forest Service Southeastern Research Station, Charleston, SC, USA2 USDA Forest Service Southern Global Change Program, Raleigh, NC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MYERS, JONATHAN	115 Seedling acclimation to dynamic forest light environments: temporal trends in carbon storage, growth, and photosynthesis. Myers, Jonathan*,1, 2, Kitajima, Kaoru2, 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, USA2 Department of Botany, Gainesville, FL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MYERS, WAYNE	Landscape ecological mapping in Pennsylvania. Kong, Ningning*,1, Myers, Wayne1, 1 Penn State University, University Park, PA FULL ABSTRACT
MYKLEBUST, MAY	A process-based model of soil carbon dioxide efflux in a semi-arid grass, Bromus tectorum. Myklebust, May*,1, Ryel, Ronald1, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT FULL ABSTRACT
MüLLER, CHRISTINE	Grass endophytes mediate coexistence between aphid species. Härri, Simone*,1, Müller, Christine1, 1 Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland FULL ABSTRACT
MüLLER, CHRISTINE	Butterfly occurrence depends on spatial landscape scales. Krauss, Jochen*,1, Cozzi, Gabriele1, Müller, Christine1, 1 Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland FULL ABSTRACT