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RAAB, TED	Cell wall chemical diversity among ferns and angiosperms. Raab, Ted*,1, Amatangelo, Kathryn1, Vitousek, Peter1, 1 Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RAAB, TED	Fern stoichiometry and decomposition in Hawaii. Amatangelo, Kathryn*,1, Raab, Ted1, Vitousek, Peter1, 1 Stanford University, Stanford, CA FULL ABSTRACT
RAAB, THEODORE	123 Soil biochemistry responses after six years of multiple global change manipulations in a California grassland. Gurwick, Noel*,1, 2, Raab, Theodore2, Field, Christopher1, 2, Vitousek, Peter2, 1 Carnegie Institution, Stanford, CA, USA2 Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RACHEL, GARY	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
RACZ, GABOR	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
RACZ, GABOR	8 Is sound space saturated? Jackson, Erin*,1, Gannon, William1, Racz, Gabor*,1, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM FULL ABSTRACT
RADOMSKI, ANDREW	71 Can manipulating water color deter piscivorous bird activity with an artificial environment? Radomski, Andrew *,1, Ludwig, Gerald1, Hobbs, Melissa1, Thompson, Steven 2, Perschbacher, Peter3, 1 USDA ARS, Stuttgart, AR, USA2 USDA ARS, Stoneville, MS, USA3 Univeristy of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RAESLY, RICHARD	Identifying stressor thresholds and alternate states in stream ecosystems of Maryland. Hilderbrand, Robert*,1, Utz, Ryan1, Raesly, Richard2, 1 Univ MD Center for Env Science, Appalachian Lab, Frostburg, MD, USA2 Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD, 21532 FULL ABSTRACT
RAFFEL, THOMAS	Parasitism and evolution of the complex life history strategy of Red-spotted newts. Raffel, Thomas*,1, Rossi, Erin1, Hudson, Peter1, 1 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RAFFEL, THOMAS	31 Age-intensity curves and immunological memory to parasites in red-spotted newts. LeGros, Robert*,1, Raffel, Thomas1, Hudson, Peter1, 1 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RAGHU, S	132 Predicting risk and benefit of biological control agents for invasive plant species a priori: a systems modelling approach. Raghu, S*,1, 2, Dhileepan, K2, 3, Scanlan, Joe4, 1 Centre for Ecological Entomology, Champaign, IL2 Cooperative Research Centre for Australian Weed Management, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia3 Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia4 Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia FULL ABSTRACT
RAGUSO, ROBERT	Reproductive ecology and floral scent variation in two subspecies of Oenothera cespitosa (Onagraceae). Artz, Derek*,1, Raguso, Robert1, 1 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC FULL ABSTRACT
RAHBEK, CARSTEN	Assembly rules and binary presence-absence matrices. Gotelli, Nicholas*,1, Rahbek, Carsten2, Graves, Gary3, 1 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT2 University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark3 National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC FULL ABSTRACT
RAHMAN, FAIZ	35 Scaling up of carbon exchange dynamics from AmeriFlux sites to a super-region in eastern North America. Schmid, HaPe1, Wayson, Craig*,1, Katul, Gaby2, Oren, Ram2, Novick, Kim2, Post, Mac3, Rahman, Faiz1, Sims, Dan4, 1 Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana2 Duke University, Durham, North Carolina3 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee4 Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana FULL ABSTRACT
RAICH, JAMES	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
RAICH, JAMES	Modeling complex effects of species on ecosystem processes in experimental plantations in the lowland tropics. Russell, Ann*,1, Parton, William2, Raich, James1, Ojima, Dennis2, 1 Iowa State University, Ames, IA2 Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
RAILSBACK, STEVEN	How does individual behavior affect population resilience and stability in virtual trout? Railsback, Steven*,1, 2, Harvey, Bret3, 1 Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA2 Lang, Railsback & Associates, Arcata, CA3 USDA Forest Service, Arcata, CA FULL ABSTRACT
RAM, KARTHIK	54 Microparasite colonization, persistence, and extinction: spatial and temporal dynamics of an underground trophic cascade. Gruner, Daniel*,1, 4, Dennis, Brian2, Dugaw, Chris3, Hastings, Alan1, Ram, Karthik1, Strong, Donald1, 1 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA4 dsgruner@ucdavis.edu, Davis, CA2 University of Idaho, Moscow, ID3 Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA FULL ABSTRACT
RAM, KARTHIK	Variation in dispersal and survivorship of a microparasite affects persistence of a subterranean trophic cascade. Ram, Karthik*,1, Strong, Donald 1, 1 Center for Population Biology and Section of Evolution and Ecology, Davis, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RAMIREZ, CLAUDIA	18 Impacts of arsenic on life history characteristics of rotifers from an urban river. Walsh, Elizabeth1, Schroeder, Thomas1, Ramirez, Claudia1, De La Cerda, Fernanda1, 1 University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX FULL ABSTRACT
RAMIREZ, RICARDO	The contribution of above- and belowground predator biodiversity to herbivore suppression. Ramirez, Ricardo*,1, Snyder, William1, 1 Washington State University, Pullman, WA FULL ABSTRACT
RAMIREZ-HERNANDEZ, BLANCA	146 Phenology, growth, and response to light of Spondias purpurea. Pimienta-Barrios, Eulogio*,1, Ramirez-Hernandez, Blanca1, 1 Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
RAMOS, JORGE	4 Population sizes, site usage, and behavior of harbor and gray seals in the Isles of Shoals, Gulf of Maine. Ramos, Jorge*,1, Shulman, Myra2, 1 University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX2 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY FULL ABSTRACT
RAMSEY, ELIZABETH	Nutrient amendment and herbivory interact differently for five arctic Alaska plant species. Johnson, David*,1, Gough, Laura1, Ramsey, Elizabeth 1, 1 University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX FULL ABSTRACT
RAMSEY, R DOUGLAS	Comparing conceptual and empirical range vegetation classification systems for the Intermountain West. Adair, William*,1, Ramsey, R Douglas1, Lowry, John1, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT FULL ABSTRACT
RANDOLPH, JC	106 Nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon additions to sugar maple and white oak: effects on soil respiration, fine root biomass and mycorrhizal colonization. Smith, Candice*,1, Randolph, JC1, Bever, James1, 1 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN FULL ABSTRACT
RANKIN, DANIEL	175 A new journal in ecology and evolutionary biology: Journal of Negative Results - Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. Johnson, Christine*,1, Fowler, Mike2, Kotze, Johan2, O'Hara, Bob3, Rankin, Daniel2, 1 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA2 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland3 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland FULL ABSTRACT
RANSOM, TAMI	Intergeneric salamander interactions across an ecotone. Ransom, Tami*,1, Jaeger, Robert1, 1 The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA FULL ABSTRACT
RAPER, DIANA	32 Assessing Sporormiella abundance as an indicator for livestock biomass. Raper, Diana1, Bush, Mark1, Gosling, William 2, 1 Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, USA2 The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom FULL ABSTRACT
RASCHER, UWE	124 Analyzing chlorophyll fluorescence rapid light response curves using nonlinear mixed effects models. Grieve, Katherine*,1, Ford, E David1, Rascher, Uwe2, 1 University of Washington, Seattle, WA2 Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
RASCHER, UWE	Quantifying a plant′s physiological costs in a common plant-insect interaction using chlorophyll fluorescence. Barron-Gafford, Greg*,1, Rascher, Uwe2, Huxman, Travis1, Davidowitz, Goggy1, Bronstein, Judie1, 1 Dept of Ecology & Evol Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA2 Institute of Chemistry and Dynamics of the Geosphere, Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
RASCHER, UWE	Spatio-temporal variations of photosynthesis: optical remote sensing to better understand and scale light use efficiency of plant ecosystems. Rascher, Uwe*,1, Nichol, Caroline2, Small, Chris3, Geiss, Heiner1, Neininger, Bruno4, 1 Research Centre Jülich, Jülich, Germany2 University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland3 Columbia University, New York, USA4 MetAir AG, Menzingen, Switzerland FULL ABSTRACT
RASMUSSEN, SUSANNE	A multidimensional quantitative approach to endophytic fungi-host grass interactions: implications for herbivores. Newman, Jonathan*,1, Rasmussen, Susanne2, Parsosns, Anthony2, Popay, Alison2, 1 University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada2 New Zealand Pastoral Agriculture Research Institute Limited, Palmerston North, New Zealand FULL ABSTRACT
RASTETTER, EDWARD	Retention and downhill movement of 15N in an arctic watershed. Yano, Yuriko*,1, Shaver, Gaius1, Giblin, Anne1, Rastetter, Edward1, Nadelhoffer, Knute1, 1 Ecosystems Center -- MBL, Woods Hole, MA FULL ABSTRACT
RASTETTER, EDWARD	Resource optimization and the Multiple Element Limitation (MEL) model. Rastetter, Edward*,1, Shaver, Gaius1, Ĺgren, Göran2, 1 The Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole, MA2 Swedish University of Agricultural Research, Uppsala, Sweden FULL ABSTRACT
RASTETTER, EDWARD	A model of the light response of net CO2 flux in heterogeneous tundra ecosystems in Alaska and Sweden. Shaver, Gaius*,1, Street, Lorna1, Rastetter, Edward1, vanWijk, Mark2, Williams, Matthew3, 1 The Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole, MA, USA2 Plant Production Systems, 6709 RZ Wageningen, Netherlands3 School of GeoSciences, Edinburgh, EH9 3JN, UK FULL ABSTRACT
RASTETTER, EDWARD	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
RATNAYEKE, SHYAMALA	2 A comparison of diversity and relative abundance of Carnivora at two sites in Sri Lanka: does the size of protected areas matter. Ratnayeke, Shyamala*,1, Van Manen, Frank2, 1 Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, Knoxville, TN, USA2 U.S. Geological Survey, Southern Appalachian Field Branch, Knoxville, TN, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RAUCHER, DAN	Environmental feedbacks promote species persistence in food-webs. Bagdassarian, Carey*,1, Dunham, Amy 2, Palesko , Amy 1, Raucher, Dan3, Brown, Christopher 1, 1 Department of Chemistry, Williamsburg, VA, USA2 Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Williamsburg, VA, USA3 Department of BIology, Williamsburg, VA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RAY, CHRIS	Biodiversity as a public health service: examples from disease ecology. Collinge, Sharon *,1, Ray, Chris1, 1 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO FULL ABSTRACT
READ, ANDREW	Bottlenose dolphin habitat selection in Florida Bay relative to behavior, habitat, and prey availability. Torres, Leigh*,1, Read, Andrew1, Halpin, Patrick1, 1 Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, NC FULL ABSTRACT
REBARBER, RICHARD	Applying robustness theory to parameter uncertainty in matrix models: an example from invasion ecology. Tenhumberg, Brigitte *,1, 2, Rebarber, Richard 2, Boeckner, Derek2, 1 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA2 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA FULL ABSTRACT
REBBECK, JOANNE	Effects of two prescribed fires on sapling and seedling mortality in thinned and unthinned Ohio mixed oak forests over six years. Rebbeck, Joanne *,1, Long, Robert1, Yaussy, Daniel1, 1 USDA Forest Service, Delaware, OH FULL ABSTRACT
REBBECK, JOANNE	18 Ecophysiological responses of two herbaceous species to prescribed burning alone or combined with thinning. Huang, Jianjun1, Boerner, Ralph1, Rebbeck, Joanne2, 1 Ohio State University, Columbus, OH2 USDA Forest Service, Delaware, OH FULL ABSTRACT
REBELO, ANTHONY	Diversity and distribution limits in South African plants: a case study on proteas. Latimer, Andrew*,1, Silander, John*,1, Rebelo, Anthony2, 1 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT2 South African National Biodiversity Institute, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa FULL ABSTRACT
REBLIN, JARET	33 The demography, nesting status, and movement patterns of snapping turtles, (Chelydra serpentina) in Merrymeeting Bay. Van Hook, Lucy*,1, Reblin, Jaret 1, Lichter, John1, 1 Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME FULL ABSTRACT
REBSTOCK, GINGER	The influence of climate variation on Magellanic penguins. Boersma, Dee*,1, Rebstock, Ginger1, 1 University of Washington, Seattle, WA FULL ABSTRACT
RECKHOW, KENNETH	Bayesian hierarchical modeling approaches for large-scale ecological inference. Stow, Craig*,1, Qian, Song2, Reckhow, Kenneth2, 1 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC2 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
RECKHOW, KENNETH	Selection of water quality variables for nutrient criteria using structural equation modeling. Kenney, Melissa*,1, Reckhow, Kenneth1, Stow, Craig2, Clemen, Robert 3, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC2 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC3 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
REDENTE, EDWARD	Labile carbon and nitrogen from rhizoplane and surface soils of two perennial grasslands. Grant, Douglas*,1, Reeder, Jean2, Redente, Edward3, 1 USDA, Fort Collins, CO2 USDA, Fort Collins, CO3 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
REDMAN, CHARLES	64 Effects of landscape manipulation on human behavior, knowledge, and social organization in an urban ecosystem. Casagrande, David1, Yabiku, Scott*,2, Farley-Metzger, Elizabeth*,2, Hope, Diane2, Gries, Corinna *,2, Larson, Kelli*,2, Grimm, Nancy2, Redman, Charles2, 1 Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL2 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
REED, AARON	Is complex model structure necessary in demographic models? Reed, Aaron*,1, Slade, Norman1, 1 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS FULL ABSTRACT
REED, DAVID	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
REED, SASHA	Biogeochemical and microbial community controls over free-living nitrogen fixation in a lowland tropical rain forest. Reed, Sasha*,1, Nemergut, Diana1, Cleveland, Cory1, Townsend, Alan1, 1 University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO FULL ABSTRACT
REED, SASHA	Global climate change and terrestrial carbon cycling: precipitation, temperature, and soil type effects. Ascarrunz, Nataly*,1, Reed, Sasha1, Cleveland, Cory 1, Seastedt, Timothy1, Townsend, Alan1, 1 University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO FULL ABSTRACT
REED, TARA	Mass balance approach to modeling a trophic gradient before and after zebra mussel invasion. Hoyer, Erik*,1, DeStasio, Bart1, Reed, Tara2, 1 Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin2 Unniversity of Wisconsin - Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin FULL ABSTRACT
REEDER, JEAN	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
REEDER, JEAN	Labile carbon and nitrogen from rhizoplane and surface soils of two perennial grasslands. Grant, Douglas*,1, Reeder, Jean2, Redente, Edward3, 1 USDA, Fort Collins, CO2 USDA, Fort Collins, CO3 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
REEMTS, CHARLOTTE	Ten years of succession in oak-juniper woodlands after crown fire. Reemts, Charlotte*,1, Sanchez, Laura2, Jackson, Sheila1, 1 The Nature Conservancy, Fort Hood, TX2 Department of Defense, Fort Hood, TX FULL ABSTRACT
REES, MARK	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
REES, MARK	Integral projection models as a framework for exploring life history evolution in the real world. Childs, Dylan*,1, Coulson, Tim2, Sheldon, Ben3, Rees, Mark1, 1 Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, Sheffield, South Yorks., UK2 Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berkshire, UK3 The Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK FULL ABSTRACT
REEVE, ANDREW	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
REEVES, KELLY	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
REGESTER, KURT	Trophic basis of production and energy flow associated with emergence among assemblages of larval ambystomatid salamanders in forested ponds in southern Illinois. Regester, Kurt*,1, Lips, Karen1, Whiles, Matt1, 1 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
REGETZ, JAMES	Landscape effects on crop pollination services: are there general patterns? Ricketts, Taylor*,1, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf2, Cunningham, Saul3, Regetz, James 4, Kremen, Claire5, Gemmill, Barbara 6, Greenleaf, Sarah7, Klein, Alexandra 2, Winfree, Rachel8, 1 World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC2 University of Gottingen, Gottingen, Germany3 CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, ACT, Australia4 NCEAS, Santa Barbara, CA5 UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA6 UNFAO, Rome, Italy7 UC Davis, Davis, CA8 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ FULL ABSTRACT
REHAGE, JENNIFER	Assessing the potential impact of African jewelfish Hemichromis letourneuxi in Everglades marshes: prey selectivity and antipredator response by native prey. Rehage, Jennifer*,, Loftus, William, FULL ABSTRACT
REICH, PETER	European earthworm impacts on forest floor plant communities. Hale, Cindy1, 2, Frelich, Lee*,2, Reich, Peter 2, 1 University of Minnesota, Duluth, Duluth, MN2 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN FULL ABSTRACT
REICH, PETER	Lack of effects of elevated N and CO2 on soil microbial diversity in a North American grassland model system. Osmundson, Todd*,1, 2, Simpson, Joshua1, Sircely, Jason1, Reich, Peter3, Knops, Johannes4, Naeem, Shahid1, 1 Columbia University, New York, NY2 New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY3 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN4 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE FULL ABSTRACT
REICH, PETER	Evolutionary responses to global climate change: how rising CO2 concentrations influence natural selection on ecologically important plant traits. Lau, Jennifer*,1, Tiffin, Peter1, Shaw, Ruth1, Reich, Peter1, 1 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN FULL ABSTRACT
REICH, PETER	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
REICH, PETER	European earthworm invasion in forests: an ecological cascade of impacts. Holdsworth, Andrew*,1, Frelich, Lee1, Reich, Peter1, Hale, Cindy2, 1 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, St. Paul, MN2 The Natural Resources Research Institute, Duluth, MN FULL ABSTRACT
REICH, PETER	The effects of overstory tree species on invasion of Prunus serotina in Poland: experimental evidence for positive relationships between understory diversity and invasibility. Knight, Kathleen *,1, Oleksyn, Jacek 1, 2, Jagodzinski, Andrzej 2, Reich, Peter1, Kasprowicz, Marek 3, 1 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA2 Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Dendrology, Kornik, Poland3 Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland FULL ABSTRACT
REICH, ROBIN	Modeling invasive species using remote sensing: an example using Tamarix. Davern, Tracy*,1, 2, Stohlgren, Tom1, Reich, Robin2, 1 US Geological Survey, Fort Collins, CO2 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
REICHARD, SARAH	Factors that affect the fitness and survival of the rare plant, Astragalus sinuatus. Combs, Julie*,1, Reichard, Sarah1, 1 University of Washington, Seattle, Seattle, WA FULL ABSTRACT
REICHMAN, O.	Grassland invasion and apparent competition. Orrock, John*,1, Witter, Marti2, Reichman, O. 1, 1 National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara, CA2 National Park Service, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks, CA FULL ABSTRACT
REICHMANN, LARA	80 Meristem density constrains primary production variability along a precipitation gradient in the Patagonian steppe, Argentina. Reichmann, Lara*,1, Sala, Osvaldo1, 1 Brown University, Providence, RI FULL ABSTRACT
REID, JAMES	31 Spatial and seasonal habitat use by manatees in the Everglades National Park region of Florida. Slone, Daniel*,1, Stith, Bradley1, Reid, James1, 1 USGS Florida Integrated Science Center, Gainesville, FL FULL ABSTRACT
REID, ROBIN	People and animals on savanna landscapes: effects of pastoral land use on the spatial distribution of wildlife. Hobbs, N. Thompson*,1, Reid, Robin1, 2, Ogutu, Joseph2, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA2 International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya FULL ABSTRACT
REIF, NICHOLAS	72 Gas exchange strategies in invasive Alliaria petiolata and co-occurring native species. Anderson, Laurel*,1, Blyth, Lauren1, Hatch, Jacquelyn1, Reif, Nicholas1, 1 Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH FULL ABSTRACT
REILLY SHEEHAN, CAROLYN	180 Moisture drives species diversity in a multi-factor global change experiment. Reilly Sheehan, Carolyn*,1, Engel, E1, Weltzin, Jake1, 1 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN FULL ABSTRACT
REIN, BRYS	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
REINARTZ, JAMES	64 Restoring forest in wetlands dominated by reed canarygrass: the effects of pre-planting treatments on early survival. Hovick, Stephen*,1, Reinartz, James2, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA2 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI FULL ABSTRACT
REINECKE, KENNETH	15 Environmental factors influencing wintering waterfowl distribution. Pearse, Aaron*,1, Kaminski, Richard1, Dinsmore, Stephen1, 2, Reinecke, Kenneth3, 1 Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS2 Iowa State University, Ames, IA3 USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Vicksburg, MS FULL ABSTRACT
REINERS, WILLIAM	Ecological theory and Zadeh's "law of incompatibility": incorporating contingency-based models into metatheories. Reiners, William*,1, Lockwood, Jeffrey1, 1 University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
REINHARDT, KEITH	Ecophysiology of broad-leaved treeline species along an altitudinal gradient in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia. Reinhardt, Keith*,1, Johnson, Daniel1, Smith, William1, 1 Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC FULL ABSTRACT
REINHART, KURT	Testing the Janzen-Connell hypothesis in a temperate forest. Reinhart, Kurt*,1, Clay, Keith 1, 1 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN FULL ABSTRACT
REIS, ANNE	Lichens, trees, and lichen tissue sulfur: interaction of land use and natural processes. Will-Wolf, Susan*,1, Trest, Marie1, Reis, Anne1, 1 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
REISS, KELLY	Richness, evenness, and diversity of wetland diatom, macrophyte, and macroinvertebrate assemblages detected along a gradient of anthropogenic development. Reiss, Kelly*,1, Bardi, Eliana1, Brown, Mark1, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL FULL ABSTRACT
RELMAN, DAVID	Biogeography of the human mouth. Long, Clara*,1, Dethlefsen, Les1, Bik, Elisabeth1, Lightfield, Karla1, Relman, David1, 2, 1 Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA2 Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RELVA, MARIA	Enemy release or invasional meltdown? The role of exotic herbivores in pine invasion on Isla Victoria, Nahuel Huapi National Park, Argentina. Nuńez, Martin*,1, Relva, Maria2, Simberloff, Daniel1, 1 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN2 Universidad del Comahue, Lab. Ecotono, Bariloche, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
REMELIUS, EMILY	52 Timing cutting and retreatment spraying to achieve maximum control of invasive Lonicera maackii. Remelius, Emily1, Vaughan, Audrey1, Schulz, Kurt*,1, 1 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL FULL ABSTRACT
REN, WEI	155 Canopy uptakes of atmospheric nitrogen and its implications for net primary production and carbon sequestration in southeastern US. Chen, Guangsheng*,1, Tian, Hanqin1, Liu, Mingliang1, Chen, Hua1, Zhang, Chi1, Ren, Wei1, Pan, Shufen1, 1 Auburn University, Auburn, AL FULL ABSTRACT
REN, WEI	Controls on carbon and water cycles in southeastern US: quantifying effects of multiple stresses on terrestrial ecosystems through data-model assimilation. Tian, Hanqin1, Zhang, Chi1, Chen, Hua1, Liu, Mingliang1, Ren, Wei1, Chen, Guangsheng1, Pan, Shufen, Chappelka, Art, Lockaby, Graeme, 1 School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
REN, WEI	127 Regional O3 pollution effects on Forest NPP and ET in southeastern US. Ren, Wei1, Tian, Hanqin2, Liu, Liuming, Zhang, Chi, Chen, Hua, Chappelka, Art, Chen, Guangsheng, Pan, Shufen, 1 School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences,Auburn University, Auburn, AL2 School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences,Auburn University, Auburn, AL FULL ABSTRACT
RESINGER, JEN	84 Seasonal patterns in microbial biomass and nitrogen dynamics in degraded grasslands of Big Bend National Park. Zimmermann, Craig*,1, Resinger, Jen1, Zak, John1, Sirotnak, Joe2, 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Lubbock, TX, USA2 Resource Management Division, Big Bend National Park, TX, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RESTREPO, ALEJANDRA	104 Pollen record of ENSO variability for the last 1500 years. Restrepo, Alejandra*,1, Bush, Mark B. *,1, 1 Florida Institue of Technology, Melbourne, Florida FULL ABSTRACT
RESTREPO, CARLA	24 Morphological variation in two Eleutherodacatylus frogs in response to land-cover and land-use change in the northern karst region of Puerto Rico. Delgado-Acevedo, Johanna*,1, 2, Restrepo, Carla1, 1 University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico2 Texas A & M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas FULL ABSTRACT
RETTIG, JESSICA	159 Class research projects in ecology courses: methods to un-can the experience. Rettig, Jessica*,1, Smith, Geoffrey1, 1 Denison University, Granville, OH FULL ABSTRACT
RETZLAFF, WILLIAM	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
RETZLAFF, WILLIAM	14 Tracing nutrient exchange between the Illinois River and its floodplain using stable isotopes. Brugam, Richard *,1, Ryan, Steven1, Retzlaff, William1, 1 Box 1651 Biology, Edwardsville, IL FULL ABSTRACT
RETZLAFF, WILLIAM	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
REUMAN, DANIEL	Power spectra reveal the interactions among nonlinear population dynamics, stochasticity, and lattice effects. Reuman, Daniel*,1, Desharnais, Robert2, Costantino, Robert3, Cohen, Joel1, 4, 1 Rockefeller University, New York, NY2 California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA3 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ4 Columbia University, New York, NY FULL ABSTRACT
REW, LISA	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
REX, KATJA	7 How many bat species can coexist in Neotropical rainforests? Species richness and structure of phyllostomid bat assemblages. Rex, Katja*,1, Voigt, Christian1, Kelm, Detlev1, Wiesner, Kerstin1, Kunz, Thomas2, 1 Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany2 Boston University, Boston, MA FULL ABSTRACT
REYNOLDS, BARBARA	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
REYNOLDS, BARBARA	46 Effects of forest canopy gaps on leaf litter decomposition and microarthropods in the southern Appalachians. Kaminski, Cynthia*,1, Scarborough, Phaedra, Reynolds, Barbara, 1 University of North Carolina, Asheville, Asheville, NC FULL ABSTRACT
REYNOLDS, HEATHER	7 Arbuscular mycorrhizal species richness and identity influence prairie community structure under variable phosphorus conditions. Vogelsang, Keith*,1, Reynolds, Heather1, Bever, James1, 1 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA FULL ABSTRACT
REYNOLDS, HEATHER	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
REYNOLDS, HEATHER	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
REYNOLDS, HEATHER	114 Microbial community structure under invasive exotic versus native forest ground cover. Swedo, Barbara*,1, Glinka, Clare1, Rollo, Dave1, Reynolds, Heather1, 1 Indiana University, Bloomington, Bloomington, IN FULL ABSTRACT
REYNOLDS, JOEL	125 Techniques and software for simulating patterns in data with ecological process models. Ford, David*,1, Komuro, Rie1, Reynolds, Joel2, 1 University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA2 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska, USA FULL ABSTRACT
REYNOLDS, JULIE	59 Teaching students to write about science: does Calibrated Peer Reveiw™ help? Reynolds, Julie*,1, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
REYNOLDS, RICHARD	60 Mutualism or parasitism? Nursery pollination of Silene stellata by the noctuid moth Hadena ectypa. Reynolds, Richard*,1, Fenster, Charles1, Dudash, Michele1, 1 University of Maryland, College Park, MD FULL ABSTRACT
REYNOLDS, ROBERT	142 Predicting carbon-based red maple tree growth in response to water stress: assessment of soil water content constraints. Reynolds, Robert*,1, Wang, Ying1, Bowden, Joseph1, Bauerle, William1, 1 Clemson University, Clemson, SC FULL ABSTRACT
RHOADS, ELIZABETH	18 Development of a landuse model for the conservation biology of mole salamanders (Ambystoma) in the Till Plains of western Ohio. Rhoads, Elizabeth*,1, Williams, Patrick1, 1 University of Dayton, Dayton, OH FULL ABSTRACT
RHODE, JENNIFER	Cytonuclear interactions affect hybrid performance in the Piriqueta caroliniana complex. Rhode, Jennifer*,1, Fortner, Allison2, Cruzan, Mitchell3, 1 Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA2 University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK3 Portland State University, Portland, OR FULL ABSTRACT
RHODE, JENNIFER	151 Using TIEE to improve analytical and graphing skills for undergraduates. Picone, Chris*,1, Hyatt, Laura*,2, Parshall, Tim3, Rhode, Jennifer*,4, 1 Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, MA2 Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ3 Westfield State College, Westfield, MA4 Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA FULL ABSTRACT
RIBBECK, KENNY	Overview of past and current management of forested wetlands and development of proposed desired forest conditions (DFCs). Ribbeck, Kenny*,1, 1 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Baton Rouge, LA FULL ABSTRACT
RICCIUTO, DAN	Five-year estimates of net regional CO2 flux in north-central Wisconsin. Helliker, Brent*,1, Berry, Joseph2, Davis, Kenneth3, Betts, Alan4, Butler, Martha3, Ricciuto, Dan 3, 1 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA2 Carnegie Institution of Washington, Dept. of Global Ecology, Stanford, CA3 Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA4 Atmospheric Research, Pittsford, VT FULL ABSTRACT
RICE, CHARLES	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
RICE, JAMES	The effect of temperature and forage fish density on distribution of an aquatic piscivore. Thompson, Jessica1, Rice, James1, 1 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC FULL ABSTRACT
RICE, KEVIN	The effects of fire ants on an old field arthropod community. Rice, Kevin*,1, Eubanks, Micky1, 1 Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama FULL ABSTRACT
RICE, KEVIN	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
RICE, MINDY	Predicting the expansion of a recolonizing black bear population in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. Rice, Mindy*,1, Ballard, Warren 1, Fish, Ernest 1, Holdermann, David 2, 1 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA2 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Alpine, TX, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RICHARDS, JAMES	Variation in hydraulic redistribution in a desert ecosystem and the role of rhizosphere moisture in stimulating litter decomposition. Aanderud, Zachary*,1, Richards, James1, 1 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA FULL ABSTRACT
RICHARDS, JENNIFER	Potential hydrologic and environmental constraints on establishment of the invasive exotic Old World climbing fern, Lygodium microphyllum. Philippi, Tom*,1, Richards, Jennifer1, 1 Florida International University, Miami, FL FULL ABSTRACT
RICHARDS, SHANE	Testing stochastic ecological models using AIC. Richards, Shane*,1, 1 Durham University, Durham, Durham County, UK FULL ABSTRACT
RICHARDSON, ANDREW	Looking for climate change at the ecosystem level: examination of a 50-year record from the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. Vadeboncoeur, Matthew*,1, Hamburg, Steven1, Richardson, Andrew2, Bailey, Amey3, 1 Brown University, Providence, RI2 University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH3 US Forest Service, Woodstock, NH FULL ABSTRACT
RICHARDSON, CURTIS	Mimicking natural microtopographic heterogeneity in a restored wetland: preliminary hydrologic, edaphic, and vegetative responses. Bruland, Gregory*,1, 2, Richardson, Curtis2, 1 University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI2 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
RICHARDSON, CURTIS	Changes in hydrology and water quality, and initial restoration success, two years after construction of the Duke Forest Stormwater Improvement and Wetlands Restoration Project in the North Carolina Piedmont. Pahl, James*,1, Richardson, Curtis*,1, Ho, Mengchi1, 1 Duke University Wetland Center, Durham, NC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RICHARDSON, CURTIS	The role of plant species and functional diversity in the restoration of riparian wetland ecosystem functions. Sutton-Grier, Ariana*,1, Wright, Justin1, Richardson, Curtis1, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RICHARDSON, DAVID	3 Understanding sources and dynamics of seston in a stream ecosystem: recurring nighttime peaks of seston transport. Richardson, David*,1, 2, Kaplan, Louis2, Newbold, J2, 1 University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD2 Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale, PA FULL ABSTRACT
RICHARDSON, J PAUL	Linking community structure to carbon cycling: cascading effects of changing diversity on sediment geochemistry in an experimental seagrass system. Spivak, Amanda*,1, Canuel, Elizabeth1, Duffy, J Emmett1, Richardson, J Paul1, 1 The College of William and Mary School of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA FULL ABSTRACT
RICHTER, DANIEL	Rhizogenic iron and carbon redox cycles that drive mineral weathering. Fimmen, Ryan*,1, 2, Richter, Daniel2, Vasudevan, Dharni2, 3, Williams, Mark4, 5, West, Larry4, 1 the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH2 Duke University, Durham, NC3 Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME4 University of Georgia, Athens, GA5 Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS FULL ABSTRACT
RICHTER, DANIEL	Three time scales for understanding and managing soil restoration. Richter, Daniel*,1, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
RICKETTS, TAYLOR	Landscape effects on crop pollination services: are there general patterns? Ricketts, Taylor*,1, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf2, Cunningham, Saul3, Regetz, James 4, Kremen, Claire5, Gemmill, Barbara 6, Greenleaf, Sarah7, Klein, Alexandra 2, Winfree, Rachel8, 1 World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC2 University of Gottingen, Gottingen, Germany3 CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, ACT, Australia4 NCEAS, Santa Barbara, CA5 UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA6 UNFAO, Rome, Italy7 UC Davis, Davis, CA8 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ FULL ABSTRACT
RIDE, KEVIN	Investigating the reliability of information about landscape-scale boreal forest dynamics as utilized in Ontario forest management plans. Drescher, Michael*,1, Perera, Ajith1, Ride, Kevin2, Kayahara, Gordon3, 1 Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Sault Ste Marie, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada2 Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada3 Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Timmins, Timmins, Ontario, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
RIDENOUR, WENDY	41 Novel weapons versus EICA: which hypothesis explains Centaurea maculosa invasion. He, Wei-Ming*,1, 2, Thelen, Giles1, Feng, Yu-Long1, 3, Hall, Courteny1, Ridenour, Wendy1, Callaway, Ragan1, 1 University of Montana, Missoula, MT2 Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, Beijing, China3 Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS, Mengla, Yunnan, China FULL ABSTRACT
RIEDER, JULIE	Effect of cheatgrass on locomotor ability of rodents and lizards: that stuff is dense!. Rieder, Julie*,1, Ostoja, Steven2, Newbold, T. A. Scott2, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO2 Utah State University, Logan, UT FULL ABSTRACT
RIEM, JENNIFER	73 Seasonality and productivity affect ground-dwelling spider abundance and diversity. Riem, Jennifer*,1, Buddle, Chris2, Rypstra, Ann3, 1 Miami University, Oxford, OH2 McGill University, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QC, Canada3 Miami University, Hamilton, OH FULL ABSTRACT
RIES, LESLIE	Taxonomic variation in -diversity along a desert riparian-upland gradient. Soykan, Candan*,1, Sabo, John1, Ries, Leslie2, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ2 University of Maryland, College Park, MD FULL ABSTRACT
RIES, LYDIA	107 Nutrients and soil moisture limitations in the Kalahari region of southern Africa. Ries, Lydia*,1, Shugart, Herman1, Kgope, Barney2, 1 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA2 South Africa National Biodiversity Institute, Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa FULL ABSTRACT
RIESEBERG, LOREN	96 Genetic architecture of leaf ecophysiological traits in Helianthus. Brouillette, Larry*,1, Rosenthal, David2, Rieseberg, Loren3, Donovan, Lisa1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA2 Portland State University, Portland, OR3 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN FULL ABSTRACT
RIFFELL, SAM	Human intrusion and the abundance of a mammalian nest predator: multi-year experimental evidence. Riffell, Sam*,1, Gutzwilller, Kevin2, 1 Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS2 Baylor University, Waco, TX FULL ABSTRACT
RIGGSBEE, J. ADAM	Role of light in carbon release and iron sorption during simulated river sediment transport events. Orr, Cailin*,1, Riggsbee, J. Adam1, Leech, Dina1, Doyle, Martin1, 1 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC FULL ABSTRACT
RIGUAD, THIERRY	Persistence of parasites with differing transmission strategies by sabotage of life cycles. Jones, Edward*,1, Boots, Mike1, White, Andy2, Haine, Eleanor1, Riguad, Thierry3, 1 University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom2 Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom3 University of Bourgogne, Dijon, France FULL ABSTRACT
RINEY, JOSH	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
RINGOLD, PAUL	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
RINNE, DEBRA	44 The peninsula effect: a dead, red herring or alive and camouflaged? Rinne, Debra*,1, Jenkins, David 1, 1 University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL FULL ABSTRACT
RIOS, ROXANNE	40 Soil carbon analysis in the Antarctic Peninsula. Rios, Roxanne*,1, Klopatek, Jeffrey1, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, Az FULL ABSTRACT
RIPPLE, WILLIAM	Relationships between elk browsing, willow release, and the landscape of fear in Yellowstone National Park. Halofsky, Joshua*,1, Ripple, William1, 1 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
RISSLER, LESLIE	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
RISSLER, LESLIE	Allometric relationships of body size in the dusky salamanders, Desmognathus (Caudata: Plethodontidae). Wooten, Jessica*,1, Rissler, Leslie1, Pauley, Thomas2, 1 University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL2 Marshall University, Huntington, WV FULL ABSTRACT
RISSLER, LESLIE	The influence of geographic variation of species interactions on terrestrial salamanders of the genus Plethodon. Cunningham, Heather*,1, Rissler, Leslie1, 1 University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL FULL ABSTRACT
RISTAU, TODD	Understory vegetation recovery from the seed bank following herbicide application in northern hardwood forests. Ristau, Todd*,1, 1 USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Warren, PA FULL ABSTRACT
RITCHIE, JERRY	70 Using arid ecosystems to compare ASTER, MASTER, and ground reflectance measurements. Ritchie, Jerry*,1, Schmugge, Thomas2, Hsu, Ann1, 1 USDA ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, USA2 Gerald Thomas Professor of Water Resources, Las Cruces, NM, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RITCHIE, KAREN	Can we learn about forest nutrient dynamics from the fungal community? Fisk, Melany*,1, Ritchie, Karen1, Naples, Brendan1, Connell, Mary1, 1 Appalachian State University, Boone, NC FULL ABSTRACT
RITLAND, DAVID	Icons and upstarts in butterfly mimicry. Ritland, David*,1, 1 Erskine College, Due West, SC FULL ABSTRACT
RIVALAN, PHILIPPE	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
RIVERA-SISTRE, MARY	Urbanization, non-native invertebrates, and the top-down effects of terrestrial salamanders in forest-floor food webs. Walton, Michael*,1, Tsatiris, Dimitrios1, Rivera-Sistre, Mary1, 1 Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ROACH, DEBORAH	Buried seed banks along an arctic latitudinal gradient. Kelley, Alexia*,1, Epstein, Howard1, Roach, Deborah1, 1 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA FULL ABSTRACT
ROBERSON, AMANDA	171 Teaching herbaria in GK-12 education. Piotrowski, Jeff*,1, Alaback, Paul1, Roberson, Amanda1, Brewer, Carol, 1 University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ROBERT, CRABTREE	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
ROBERTS, BRIAN	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
ROBERTS, PAULA	Dissolved organic nitrogen cycling in soils and its role in regulating plant productivity. Jones, Davey*,1, Roberts, Paula1, Newsham, Kevin2, Farrar, John1, 1 University of Wales Bangor, Bangor, Gwynedd2 British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, Cambs FULL ABSTRACT
ROBERTSON, G	Challenges facing the biogeochemical integrity of organic cropping systems. Robertson, G *,1, 1 Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, MI FULL ABSTRACT
ROBERTSON, G. PHILIP	85 Long-term trends in nitrate leaching along a management intensity gradient. Parr, Sara *,1, Robertson, G. Philip1, 1 Crop and Soil Sciences and Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, MI FULL ABSTRACT
ROBERTSON, G. PHILIP	Soil resource aggregation influences N mineralization and plant N uptake. Loecke, Terrance*,, Robertson, G. Philip, FULL ABSTRACT
ROBERTSON, TRAESHA	12 Microbial functional diversity profiles in response to simulated nitrogen deposition and variable precipitation in the Chihuahuan Desert, Big Bend National Park, TX. Grizzle, Heath*,1, Zak, John1, Robertson, Traesha1, Tissue, David1, 1 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX FULL ABSTRACT
ROBESON, MICHAEL	Exploring sampling intensity needs for phylogenetic comparisons of highly diverse microbial communities: when is enough enough. Jones, Ryan*,1, Robeson, Michael1, Fierer, Noah1, 1 University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO FULL ABSTRACT
ROBINSON FASTRING, DANIELLE	62 Modeling favorable mosquito habitat conditions to predict malaria outbreaks in Kenya. Robinson Fastring, Danielle 1, 2, Griffith, Jerry *,1, 1 The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS2 The University of Southern Mississippi, Long Beach, MS FULL ABSTRACT
ROBINSON, GEORGE	20 Effects of forest patch size, habitat quality, and surrounding land cover on amphibian and reptile biodiversity in complex landscapes. Schnurr, Lynn*,1, Robinson, George1, Ostfeld, Richard2, 1 University at Albany, Albany, NY2 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY FULL ABSTRACT
ROBINSON, W	Urbanization and avian communities in the southeastern US. Stratford, Jeffrey *,1, 2, Robinson, W2, 3, 1 Auburn University, Auburn, AL2 Center for Forest Sustainability, Auburn, AL3 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR FULL ABSTRACT
ROBISON, LAURA	144 Shade responses of sedges from a light gradient in constructed wetlands. Carroll, Laura1, Deskins, William1, Robison, Laura 1, Gleeson, Scott1, 1 University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY FULL ABSTRACT
ROCCHINI, DUCCIO	Species similarity decay in forest ecosystems of Europe: the role of regional heterogeneity and dispersal strategy. Rocchini, Duccio*,1, Bacaro, Giovanni1, Heinken, Thilo2, Diekmann, Martin3, Gégout, Jean-Claude4, Chiarucci, Alessandro1, 1 University of Siena, Siena, Italy2 University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany3 University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany4 Ecole Nationale du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Foręts, Nancy, France FULL ABSTRACT
ROCHA, OSCAR	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
ROCK, JANET	Simplified floral diversity and the legacy of deer overabundance in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Griggs, Jennifer 1, Webster, Christopher*,1, Jenkins, Michael2, Rock, Janet2, 1 Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI2 National Park Service, Gatlinburg, TN FULL ABSTRACT
ROCK, JANET	Effects of chronic herbivory and historic land use on population structure of a forest perennial, Trillium catesbaei. Jenkins, Michael*,1, Webster, Christopher2, Rock, Janet1, 1 National Park Service, Gatlinburg, TN2 Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI FULL ABSTRACT
RODAS, LUIS	81 Resource partitioning and sociality of Peromyscus leucopus and Ochrotomys nuttalli. Gibbes, Laura*,1, Rodas, Luis*,1, Crawford, Daniel*,1, Barrett, Gary1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
RODEN, JOHN	Freeze-induced water uptake in leaves of snow gum, Eucalyptus pauciflora. Ball, Marilyn*,1, Canny, Martin 1, Loveys, Beth1, Roden, John 1, Wolfe, Joe2, 1 Australian National University, Canberra, Australia2 University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia FULL ABSTRACT
RODENBECK, BRIAN	130 Bird populations in geographically isolated freshwater marshes: the importance of patch area and isolation on habitat utilization. Rodenbeck, Brian*,1, 1 University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL FULL ABSTRACT
RODGERS, VIKKI	The effects of light, soil nutrients, and herbivory on the growth and survivorship of symbiotic, nitrogen-fixing clovers in temperate old fields. Rodgers, Vikki*,1, Finzi, Adrien1, 1 Boston University, Boston, MA FULL ABSTRACT
RODO, XAVIER	Biological amplification, climate trends, and malaria resurgence in African highlands. Pascual, Mercedes *,1, Chaves, Luis 1, Ahumada, Jorge 2, Rodo, Xavier3, Bouma, Menno 4, Abeku, Tarekegn4, 1 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI2 Conservation International, Washington, DC3 University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain4 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England FULL ABSTRACT
RODSTROM, JOHN	43 Influence of genetic variation in fungal endophyte on the third trophic level. Rodstrom, John *,1, Bultman, Tom1, VanDop, Joshua 1, Librizzi, James , Longwell, Leanna1, Sullivan, TJ1, 1 Hope College, Holland, MI FULL ABSTRACT
RODSTROM, R. ANDREW	59 Pheromonal control of western poplar clearwing moth in irrigated hybrid poplars. Kittelson, Neal*,1, Hannon, Eugene1, Rodstrom, R. Andrew, Brown, John, 1 Washington State University, Pullman, WA FULL ABSTRACT
RODSTROM, R.	54 Variance in expected emergence patterns of adult male carpenterworm moths across North America when using a simple averaging degree-day model. Hannon, Eugene*,1, Kittelson, Neal1, Rodstrom, R.1, Brown, John1, 1 Washington State University, Pullman, WA FULL ABSTRACT
RODSTROM, ROBERT	84 Arthropod community response to a catastrophic event in an irrigated perennial crop. Rodstrom, Robert*,1, Hannon, Eugene1, Kittelson, Neal1, Brown, John1, 1 Washington State University, Pullman, WA FULL ABSTRACT
ROGERS, AMY	54 Morphometric analysis of the invasive hybrid honeysuckle Lonicera X bella. Rogers, Amy*,1, Schulz, Kurt1, Kohn, Luci Ann1, 1 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL FULL ABSTRACT
ROGERS, DAVID	50-years of change in forest tree species diversity and composition in Wisconsin: the role of native and exotic generalists. Collins, Rachel*,1, Rogers, David1, Rooney, Thomas1, Waller, Donald, 1 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI FULL ABSTRACT
ROGERS, WILLIAM	Soil feedbacks influence an invasive species in a temperate forest community. Nijjer, Somereet1, Rogers, William 1, 2, Siemann, Evan1, 1 Rice University, Houston, TX2 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX FULL ABSTRACT
ROGERS, WILLIAM	Geographic distribution of genetic variation in introduced populations of Chinese tallow tree. DeWalt, Saara*,1, Siemann, Evan2, Rogers, William3, 1 Clemson University, Clemson, SC2 Rice University, Houston, TX3 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX FULL ABSTRACT
ROHANI, PEJMAN	Exploring mechanisms of whooping cough dynamics. Nguyen, Hanh *,1, Rohani, Pejman1, 1 Institute of Ecology, Athens, Georgia, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ROHANI, PEJMAN	Poverty trap intensified by disease evolution: the case of malaria. Bonds, Matthew*,1, Keenan, Donald1, Rohani, Pejman1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
ROHANI, PEJMAN	The influence of competition and facilitation among pathogens on spatial outbreak dynamics. Wearing, Helen*,1, Rohani, Pejman1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
ROHANI, PEJMAN	Parameter estimation in a noisy and uncertain world. Vasco, Daniel*,1, Rohani, Pejman1, 1 Institute of Ecology, Athens, GA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ROHANI, PEJMAN	Harvesting can increase severity of wildlife disease epidemics. Choisy, Marc*,1, Rohani, Pejman1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
ROHR, JASON	Assessing population- and community-level effects of contaminants: impacts for ecological risk assessment and environmental health. Rohr, Jason*,1, Kerby, Jake2, Niedzwiecki, John3, Sager, Tyler4, Sesterhenn, Timothy4, Sih, Andy2, Palmer, Brent4, 1 Penn State Institutes of the Environment, University Park, PA, USA2 Department of Environmental Science and Policy, Davis, CA, USA3 Department of Biological Sciences, Cincinnati, OH, USA4 Department of Biology, Lexington, KY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ROHR, JASON	Transgenic vegetable production and its impact on epigeal coleopteran biodiversity. Leslie, Timothy*,1, Hoheisel, Gwen-Alyn2, Biddinger, David1, Rohr, Jason1, Fleischer, Shelby1, 1 Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA2 Washington State University, Prosser, WA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ROHR, JASON	Roles of landscape patterns and human modifications to wetlands on the distributions of Ribeiroia ondatrae (Trematoda) and other parasites of the northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens). Schotthoefer, Anna*,1, Rohr, Jason2, Cole, Rebecca3, Johnson, Catherine4, Johnson, Lucinda5, Beasley, Val1, 1 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL2 Penn State University, University Park, PA3 USGS National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, WI4 Monongahela National Forest, Elkins, WV5 University of Minnesota, Duluth, Duluth, MN FULL ABSTRACT
ROHWER, FOREST	Towards an integrated understanding of soil microbial communities: the diversity of archaea, bacteria, fungi, and viruses in soil. Fierer, Noah*,1, Breitbart, Mya2, Nulton, James2, Jones, Ryan1, Rohwer, Forest2, Jackson, Robert3, 1 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO2 San Diego State University, San Diego, CA3 Duke University, Durham, NC FULL ABSTRACT
ROKOSCH, ABBY	The use of soil parameters as indicators of condition in forested depressional wetlands. Rokosch, Abby*,1, Bouchard, Virginie1, Dick, Richard1, Fennessy, Siobhan2, 1 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH2 Kenyon College, Gambier, OH FULL ABSTRACT
ROLDAN-RUIZ, ISABEL	61 The use of spatial autocorrelation analysis to determine selfing rates in a rewarding orchid. Jacquemyn, Hans*,1, Vandepitte, Katrien2, Honnay, Olivier3, Roldan-Ruiz, Isabel2, 1 Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium2 Agricultural Research Centre, Melle, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium3 Catholic University of Leuven, Heverlee, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium FULL ABSTRACT
ROLLO, DAVE	114 Microbial community structure under invasive exotic versus native forest ground cover. Swedo, Barbara*,1, Glinka, Clare1, Rollo, Dave1, Reynolds, Heather1, 1 Indiana University, Bloomington, Bloomington, IN FULL ABSTRACT
ROMAGOSA, CHRISTINA	Trade in vertebrates: The potential for biological homogenization. Romagosa, Christina*,1, Guyer, Craig1, 1 Auburn University, Auburn, AL FULL ABSTRACT
ROMAN, GRETCHEN	19 Effects of size at metamorphosis on locomotor performance in three species of anurans. Roman, Gretchen*,1, 2, Purrenhage, Jennifer1, Boone, Michelle1, 1 Department of Zoology, Oxford, OH, USA2 Department of Biology, Mayaguez, PR, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ROMME, WILLIAM	Stand-replacing fires and carbon storage: effects of stand age and stand density on carbon storage in lodgepole pine ecosystems. Kashian, Daniel*,1, Ryan, Michael2, Romme, William1, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO2 USDA Forest Service, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
ROMO-CAMPOS, ROSA DE L.	68 Effect of vermicompost in the establishment and growth of Aeschynomene americana in abandoned mine-spoil. Muńoz-Urias, Alejandro*,1, Romo-Campos, Rosa de L.1, Contreras-Rodriguez, Sergio1, Huerta-Martinez, Martin1, 1 Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
ROONEY, THOMAS	50-years of change in forest tree species diversity and composition in Wisconsin: the role of native and exotic generalists. Collins, Rachel*,1, Rogers, David1, Rooney, Thomas1, Waller, Donald, 1 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI FULL ABSTRACT
ROOSSINK, MARILYN	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
ROSE, ANITA	Spatial trends in Quercus mortality across three physiographic provinces of Virginia. Rose, Anita*,1, 1 USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Knoxville, TN FULL ABSTRACT
ROSE, JOAN	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
ROSE, KENNETH	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
ROSEMOND, AMY	24 Life-history traits determine long-term impacts of nutrient enrichment on macroinvertebrate community dynamics in a detrital-based system. Davis, John*,1, Rosemond, Amy1, Cross, Wyatt1, Eggert, Sue 1, Wallace, J. Bruce1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA FULL ABSTRACT
ROSENBLUM, B	144 Assessment over apathy: tools for increasing student participation and learning. Opler, Annette1, Broughton, Laura*,1, Rosenblum, B1, 1 Bronx Community College, Bronx, NY FULL ABSTRACT
ROSENFELD, KRISTEN	82 Population viability and status of the threatened beach plant Amaranthus pumilus (seabeach amaranth). Rosenfeld, Kristen*,1, Bartel Sexton, Rebecca1, Wentworth, Thomas1, 1 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC FULL ABSTRACT
ROSENGAUS, REBECA	Cellular vs. humoral immunity in the Caribbean termite Nasutitermes acajutlae: the role of environmental conditions on immunocompetence. Fuller, Claire*,1, Postava-Davignon, Marielle2, Rosengaus, Rebeca2, 1 Murray State University, Murray, KY2 Northeastern University, Boston, MA FULL ABSTRACT
ROSENSTIEL, TODD	116 Potential changes in photosynthetic performance of two Mojave Deserts shrubs in response to elevated CO2. Ebbets, Allison*,1, Barker, David1, Ebbert, Volker2, Rosenstiel, Todd2, Adams, William2, Tissue, David3, Smith, Stan1, 1 University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV2 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO3 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX FULL ABSTRACT
ROSENTHAL, DAVID	96 Genetic architecture of leaf ecophysiological traits in Helianthus. Brouillette, Larry*,1, Rosenthal, David2, Rieseberg, Loren3, Donovan, Lisa1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA2 Portland State University, Portland, OR3 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN FULL ABSTRACT
ROSENTRETER, ROGER	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
ROSIER, CARL	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
ROSS, KRISTEN	Soils and the management of invasive plant species: a case study of the challenges of soil restoration. Ehrenfeld, Joan*,1, Ross, Kristen1, Patel, Manisha1, 1 Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ FULL ABSTRACT
ROSSI, ERIN	Parasitism and evolution of the complex life history strategy of Red-spotted newts. Raffel, Thomas*,1, Rossi, Erin1, Hudson, Peter1, 1 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ROSSI, MARIA	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
ROSSON, JAMES	Characteristics of understory tree species richness on pine plantations in the Midsouth, USA. Rosson, James*,1, 1 USDA Forest Service, So. Res. Station, Knoxville, TN FULL ABSTRACT
ROST, JUTTA	Environmental and physiological controls of oxygen isotope signals in water and organic matter result in varying time lags among different plant compartments. Buchmann, Nina*,1, Barnard, Romain1, Salmon, Yann1, Kodama, Naomi2, Weston, Christopher3, Rost, Jutta4, Gessler, Arthur5, 6, 1 ETH Zurich, Institute of Plant Sciences, Zuerich, Switzerland2 University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany3 University of Melbourne, Creswick, Victoria, Australia4 University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany5 INRA, Centre de Recherche de Nancy, Champenoux, France6 Australian National University, Canberra, Australia FULL ABSTRACT
ROTH, BRIAN	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
ROTH, BRIAN	Small energy flux, big effect: comparing energetic and dynamic measures of interaction strength. Solomon, Christopher*,1, Roth, Brian2, Hrabik, Thomas3, Vander Zanden, M. Jake1, 1 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA2 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA3 University of Minnesota - Duluth, Duluth, MN, USA FULL ABSTRACT
ROTH, JAMES	Brown hyenas as nutrient transport vectors in the Namib desert: implications for biodiversity. Roth, James*,1, Wiesel, Ingrid2, 1 University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL2 Brown Hyena Research Project, Luderitz, Namibia FULL ABSTRACT
ROTH, JAMES	Dietary overlap among small mammals in coastal habitats in central Florida. Keserauskis, Megan*,1, Roth, James1, Stout, I.1, 1 University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL FULL ABSTRACT
ROTH, JAMES	High complexity of whisker spot patterns of polar bears permits noninvasive individual identification. Anderson, Carlos*,1, Waterman, Jane1, Roth, James1, 1 University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL FULL ABSTRACT
ROTHLISBERGER, JOHN	Evaluating the effectiveness of aquatic invasive species (AIS) intervention strategies. Rothlisberger, John*,1, Herborg, L. Matthias1, Drury, Kevin1, Lodge, David1, 1 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States of America FULL ABSTRACT
ROTHSTEIN, DAVID	153 Patterns of amino acid availability across a temperate forest fertility gradient. Rothstein, David*,1, 1 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI FULL ABSTRACT
ROTHSTEIN, DAVID	Amino acid and mineral nitrogen availability along a chronosequence of Michigan jack pine stands. LeDuc, Stephen*,1, Rothstein, David1, 1 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI FULL ABSTRACT
ROULSTON, T'AI	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
ROUMET, CATHERINE	Temporal dynamics of light and soil water availabilities explain plant-plant interactions throughout a growing season: a validation of the trait-based approach. Violle, Cyrille*,1, Fayolle, Adeline1, Lecoeur, Jérémie2, Violle, Cécile1, Kazakou, Elena1, Roumet, Catherine1, Garnier, Eric1, Navas, Marie-Laure3, 1 Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, Montpellier, FRANCE2 INRA-Agro.M, Montpellier, FRANCE3 Agro.M, Montpellier, FRANCE FULL ABSTRACT
ROWE, HELEN	Influence of Bromus tectorum on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a restoration context. Rowe, Helen1, Brown, Cynthia*,1, Paschke, Mark1, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
ROY, BARBARA	Patterns of parasite attack in three species of Castilleja and their co-occurring hybrids. Hersch, Erika*,1, Roy, Barbara1, 1 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR FULL ABSTRACT
ROY, KAUSTUV	Community composition and diversity on anthropogenic substrates in urban rocky intertidal environments. Pister, Benjamin*,1, Roy, Kaustuv 1, 1 University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA FULL ABSTRACT
ROY, KAUSTUV	The effects of size-selective harvesting on the population biology of a sex-changing limpet, Lottia gigantea. Fenberg, Phillip*,1, Roy, Kaustuv 2, 1 University of California, San Diego. Section Ecolgy, Behavior, Evolution, La Jolla, CA2 University of California, San Diego. Section Ecolgy, Behavior, Evolution, La Jolla, CA FULL ABSTRACT
ROY, MANOJIT	Effect of predation on host-pathogen dynamics in realistic SIR models. Roy, Manojit*,1, Holt, Robert1, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL FULL ABSTRACT
ROZAS, LAWRENCE	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
RUBACH, ANJA	Biotic habitat complexity controls biomass and species diversity in a rocky shore community. Rubach, Anja*,1, Eriksson, Britas2, Hillebrand, Helmut1, 1 University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany2 Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden FULL ABSTRACT
RUBACH, ANJA	Dominance by a canopy species controls rocky-shore community responses to nutrient enrichment. Eriksson, Britas Klemens*,1, Rubach, Anja2, Hillebrand, Helmut2, 1 Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden2 University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
RUBEGA, MARGARET	The fruits of success: examining the contributions of avian seed dispersal to the spread of invasive, woody, fleshy-fruited plants. LaFleur, Nancy*,1, Rubega, Margaret1, Parent, Jason1, 1 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RUBIN, BENJAMIN	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
RUBINO, DARRIN	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
RUBINO, DARRIN	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
RUDE, BRIAN	Seasonal histochemical, morphological, and nutritional characteristics of bamboo selected by giant pandas. Bissell, Heidi*,1, Wang, Hong Li2, Rude, Brian3, 1 Memphis Zoo, Memphis, TN2 University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR3 Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS FULL ABSTRACT
RUDE, BRIAN	Seasonality of bamboo nutritional composition for single-source foragers. Parsons, Jennifer*,1, Bissell, Heidi2, Ouellette, John2, Rude, Brian1, 1 Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS2 Memphis Zoological Society, Memphis, TN FULL ABSTRACT
RUDGERS, JENNIFER	27 Fungal endophyte genotype affects plant and insect community structure. Rudgers, Jennifer*,1, Clay, Keith2, 1 Rice University, Houston, TX, USA2 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RUDOLF, VOLKER	Indirect interactions in stage-structured predator-prey systems: cannibalism, trait-mediated interaction, and trophic cascades. Rudolf, Volker*,1, 1 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA FULL ABSTRACT
RUETH, HEATHER	150 Comparison of nutrient pools between a northern hardwood forest and red pine plantation in northern-lower Michigan. Rueth, Heather*,1, 1 Grand Valley State University, Alledale, MI FULL ABSTRACT
RUETZ, CARL	Seasonal use of alligator ponds by wetland fishes: dealing with drought. Ruetz, Carl*,1, Trexler, Joel2, Dorn, Nathan3, Chick, John4, Loftus, William5, 1 Grand Valley State University, Muskegon, MI2 Florida International University, Miami, FL3 Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL4 Illinois Natural History Survey, Brighton, IL5 USGS-Florida Integrated Science Center, Homestead, FL FULL ABSTRACT
RUETZ, CARL	8 Consumption of leaf litter by stream invertebrates: evaluating the effects of leaf size. Breen, Matthew*,1, Ruetz, Carl1, 1 Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University, Muskegon, MI FULL ABSTRACT
RUGGIERO, DAVID	62 Invasion from the ground up: how invasive plants affect the seed rain and seed bank in a temperate hardwood forest. Ruggiero, David*,1, O'Donnell, Kelly1, Gurevitch, Jessica1, 1 Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY FULL ABSTRACT
RUHE, BRANDON	167 The relationship between seed mass, seedling growth, and seed predation in two native oak species: Quercus prinus and Quercus rubra. Ruhe, Brandon*,1, Sacchi, Christopher1, 1 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA FULL ABSTRACT
RUHLAND , CHRISTOPHER	39 Effects of neighboring plants on growth and reproduction of Deschampsia antarctica in Antarctic tundra. Krna, Matthew *,1, Day, Thomas 2, Ruhland , Christopher 1, 1 Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN2 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
RUHLAND, CHRISTOPHER	177 The effects of supplemental warming and precipitation on growth and reproduction of Antarctic vascular plants. Ruhland, Christopher *,1, Strauss, Sarah2, Krna , Matthew 1, Day , Thomas 2, 1 Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN2 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ FULL ABSTRACT
RUHLAND, CHRISTOPHER	178 Soil development and nutrient cycling during early succession of glacial forelands along the Antarctic Peninsula. Strauss, Sarah*,1, Ruhland, Christopher2, Secott, Timothy2, Day, Thomas1, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ2 Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN FULL ABSTRACT
RUHLAND, CHRISTOPHER	151 Effects of warming and supplemental precipitation on CO2 flux, nutrient cycling, and primary production in Antarctic tundra. Day, Thomas1, Ruhland, Christopher2, Bryant, David 1, Strauss, Sarah1, Krna, Matthew 2, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ2 Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN FULL ABSTRACT
RUHLAND, CHRISTOPHER	C:N:P stoichiometry of Antarctic tundra microcosms under increased temperature, precipitation, and soil glucose addition. Bryant, David*,1, Strauss, Sarah1, Thomey, Michell1, Ruhland, Christopher2, Day, Thomas1, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA2 Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RUMBAITIS DEL RIO, CRISTINA	Poverty and socio-ecological resilience: lessons learned from the 2006 Indian Ocean tsunami. Rumbaitis del Rio, Cristina *,1, 2, Ingram, Jane1, 3, 1 Columbia University, New York, NY2 Columbia University, Palisades, NY3 Columbia University, New York, NY FULL ABSTRACT
RUNDEL, PHILIP	Species richness and distribution patterns of understory Rubiaceae across a montane elevational gradient in Costa Rica. Gilman, Alex*,1, Rundel, Philip 1, Colwell, Robert2, 1 University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA2 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT FULL ABSTRACT
RUNGE, MICHAEL	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
RUNNING, STEVE	41 Estimation of regional carbon dynamics in complex landscapes of the Colorado Rockies by model-data fusion. Ojima, Dennis*,1, Schimel, David2, Hicke, Jeffery1, Running, Steve3, Stephens, Britt2, Hilinski, Tom1, 1 Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Colorado State University, Fort Collin, CO, USA2 NCAR, Boulder, CO, USA3 University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RUSH, SCOTT	43 When rodents crash songbirds look to the skies: prey switching by raptors in a pulsed resource system. Emmering, Quinn*,1, Rush, Scott2, Schmidt, Kenneth1, Ostfeld, Richard3, 1 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX2 University of Georgia, Athens, GA3 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY FULL ABSTRACT
RUSSELL, ANN	Modeling complex effects of species on ecosystem processes in experimental plantations in the lowland tropics. Russell, Ann*,1, Parton, William2, Raich, James1, Ojima, Dennis2, 1 Iowa State University, Ames, IA2 Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
RUSTAD, LINDSEY	163 Ecosystem responses to multiple global change factors: a modeling approach. Weng, Ensheng1, 2, Luo, Yiqi2, Rustad, Lindsey3, 1 School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai, P.R.China2 Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.3 US Forest Service, Cumberland, Maine, U.S.A. FULL ABSTRACT
RUVANE, MARY	Presettlement vegetation of the North Carolina Piedmont. Schwartz, Miguel*,1, Dobbs, Rebecca2, Ruvane, Mary2, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC2 UNC, Chapel Hill, NC FULL ABSTRACT
RYAN, MICHAEL	Progress and pitfalls with estimating total belowground carbon allocation. Ryan, Michael*,1, 1 USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
RYAN, MICHAEL	Stand-replacing fires and carbon storage: effects of stand age and stand density on carbon storage in lodgepole pine ecosystems. Kashian, Daniel*,1, Ryan, Michael2, Romme, William1, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO2 USDA Forest Service, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
RYAN, MICHAEL	Relationships between foliar respiration, temperature, nutrients, and photosynthesis in a primary tropical rain forest. Cavaleri, Molly*,1, Ryan, Michael1, 2, Oberbauer, Steven3, Clark, David4, Clark, Deborah4, 1 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO2 U.S.D.A. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO3 Florida International University, Miami, FL4 University of Missouri, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO FULL ABSTRACT
RYAN, MIKE	Forest carbon dynamics: consequences of spatial variability for landscape-scale estimation. Bradford, John*,1, Ryan, Mike1, 1 USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO FULL ABSTRACT
RYAN, STEVEN	14 Tracing nutrient exchange between the Illinois River and its floodplain using stable isotopes. Brugam, Richard *,1, Ryan, Steven1, Retzlaff, William1, 1 Box 1651 Biology, Edwardsville, IL FULL ABSTRACT
RYBERG, WADE	Habitat fragmentation alters food web structure. Ryberg, Wade*,1, Chase, Jon1, 1 Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Biology, St. Louis, MO FULL ABSTRACT
RYE, TIMOTHY	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
RYEL, RON	135 Differences in water transfer mechanisms between aspen and conifer communities in a northern Rocky Mountain watershed. LaMalfa, Eric*,1, Ryel, Ron1, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RYEL, RONALD	147 Diurnal changes in epidermal UV transmittance of plants in naturally high UV environments. Ryel, Ronald1, Flint, Stephan1, Barnes, Paul*,2, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT2 Loyola University, New Orleans, LA FULL ABSTRACT
RYEL, RONALD	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
RYPEL, ANDREW	69 Phenotypic diversification of bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) in unregulated southeastern USA floodplain rivers. Rypel, Andrew*,1, Kennedy, Thomas1, Pounds, Keke1, Findlay, Robert1, 1 The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
RYPSTRA, ANN	57 The effects of regeneration and food limitation on growth and development time in wolf spiders. Wrinn, Kerri *,1, Rypstra, Ann 1, Uetz, George2, 1 Miami University, Oxford, OH2 University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH FULL ABSTRACT
RYPSTRA, ANN	47 Structural complexity reduces foraging success in the leopard spider, Pardosa milvina (Araneae, Lycosidae). Schmidt, Jason *,1, Rypstra, Ann2, 1 Miami University, Oxford, Oxford, Ohio2 Miami University, Hamilton, Hamilton, Ohio FULL ABSTRACT
RYPSTRA, ANN	73 Seasonality and productivity affect ground-dwelling spider abundance and diversity. Riem, Jennifer*,1, Buddle, Chris2, Rypstra, Ann3, 1 Miami University, Oxford, OH2 McGill University, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QC, Canada3 Miami University, Hamilton, OH FULL ABSTRACT
RYPSTRA, ANN	45 Sub-lethal effects of the common herbicide, glyphosate, on the activity of a generalist predator. Rypstra, Ann*,1, Shaw, Emma2, 1 Miami University, Hamilton, Ohio, USA2 Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, England, UK FULL ABSTRACT