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BABBITT, BRUCE	The Honorable Bruce Babbitt. Babbitt, Bruce*,1, 1 Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior and Governor of Arizona, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BALDERRAMA ZARAT, BORIZ	Mining working source, contamination and desolation. Balderrama Zarat, Boriz *,1, 1 Universidad Mayor de San Andres (UMSA), La Paz, Murillo, Bolivia FULL ABSTRACT
BALDI, GERMMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: AACUTEN	110 The retraction of southamerican temperate grasslands. Baldi, Germán1, Paruelo, José María, 1 Laboratorio de Análisis Regional y Teledetección y Cátedra de Ecología - IFEVA. Facultad de, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
BALDISSERA, RONEI	10 Response of spider community to spatial structural features of native and managed forest habitats. Baldissera, Ronei1, Ganade, Gislene2, Hartz, Sandra1, 1 Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul State, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil2 Sinos River Valley University, São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil FULL ABSTRACT
BANERJEE, ONIL	111 The Legal Reserve in Mato Grosso, Brasil. Banerjee, Onil *,1, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BAQUERA, NOEMI	112 Preliminary evaluation of an agroforestry system using the dahlem desertification protocol. Baquera, Noemi*,1, Ayarza, Miguel2, Reynolds, James3, 1 The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA2 CIAT-Honduras/ Edificio de DICTA en la Secretaria de Agricultura y Ganaderia, Tegucigalpa, Honduras3 Duke University/ Division of Environmental Science and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Science, Durham, NC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BARBARMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: AACUTEN, FRANCISCO RAMMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: OACUTEN	Migrations in the Puna: Its relationship with the use of natural resources in Los Andes Department (Salta Province, NW Argentina). Period 1947-2001. Barbarán, Francisco Ramón1, Arias, Humberto 2, 1 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Salta, Argentina2 Direción General de Estadísticas, Salta, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
BARKLEY, TRACI	23 Risk of species invasion from inland river ship traffic. Schneider, Daniel*,1, 2, Barkley, Traci 3, 1 University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA2 Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL, USA3 Prairie Rivers Network, Champaign, IL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BARON, PEDRO	6 The green crab invasion to Patagonia: Understanding the adaptation of the invader to a new environment and predicting its potential impacts. Hidalgo, Fernando*,1, Baron, Pedro2, Bazterrica, Cielo1, Leal, Gustavo2, Silliman, Brian3, Bertness, Mark4, 1 Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina2 CENPAT-CONICET, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina3 Virginia Institute of Marine Science, VA, USA4 Brown University, Providence, RI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BARRETO, LMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTELIAN SANTOS	114 Importance of pollinators for Psidium guajava in Irrigated Valley of the River San Francisco, Brazil. Barreto, Lílian Santos*,1, Leal, Synara Mattos1, Castro, Marina Siqueira1, 2, 1 Empresa Baiana de Desenvolvimento Agrícola (EBDA), Salvador, Bahia, Brasil2 Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS), Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
BARSIMANTOV, JAMES	113 Examining the role of community forestry in conserving Mexico′s coniferous forests. Barsimantov, James*,1, 1 University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BARTUSKA, ANN	Globalization and sustainable forestry in the Americas. Bartuska, Ann*,1, 1 USDA Forest Service, Washington, DC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BASS, JAMES	151 How environmentally harmful projects happen in a globalized world: The case of the Macal Valley, Belize, hydroelectric project. Bass, James*,1, 2, 3, 4, 1 Formerly, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC, USA2 Trinity Colllege, Washington, DC, USA3 American University, Washington, DC, USA4 Macal River Study Project, San Ignacio, Cayo District, Belize FULL ABSTRACT
BATISTA, YABANEX	23 NBII and IABIN: Sharing biodiversity knowledge across international borders. Batista, Yabanex1, Grosse, Andrea1, Sellers, Elizabeth*,1, 1 USGS National Biological Information Infrastructure, Reston, VA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BAUTISTA AGUILAR , SUSANA	103 Land use change effect on post-fire recovery of plant cover in Guadalest valley. López Poma, Rosario*,1, 2, Bautista Aguilar , Susana1, 1 Departamento de Ecologia, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Alicante, España2 Instituto Politécnico Tomas Katari, Sucre, Bolivia FULL ABSTRACT
BAZTERRICA, CIELO	6 The green crab invasion to Patagonia: Understanding the adaptation of the invader to a new environment and predicting its potential impacts. Hidalgo, Fernando*,1, Baron, Pedro2, Bazterrica, Cielo1, Leal, Gustavo2, Silliman, Brian3, Bertness, Mark4, 1 Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina2 CENPAT-CONICET, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina3 Virginia Institute of Marine Science, VA, USA4 Brown University, Providence, RI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BAZTERRICA, MARMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTEA CIELO	28 Reproductive season of the invasive cirripedia B. glandula in Puerto Madryn, Argentina: Clues for understanding their success. Paccotti, Vanesa1, Palacio, Romina1, Bazterrica, María Cielo2, Hidalgo, Fernando2, Crain, Caitlin3, Bertness, Mark3, 1 Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina2 Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina3 Brown University, Providence, RI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BECK, BENJAMIN	28 The alien species of marmosets (Callithrix spp.) and the endangered golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia): Interspecific interactions in Brasil's Atlantic coast forest fragments. Morais JR., Marcio*,1, 2, Ruiz-Miranda, Carlos1, 2, Lima, Cassia2, Affonso, Adriana1, Martins, Andreia2, Beck, Benjamin3, 1 Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense-Uenf, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2 Golden Lion Tamarin Association, Casimiro de Abreu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil3 National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BEEVER, ERIK	143 Development of a long-term, multi-scale monitoring program that integrates numerous ecosystem components. Beever, Erik*,1, Route, Bill1, Host, George2, Gafvert, Ulf1, Elias, Joan1, Sanders, Suzanne1, 1 U.S. Dept. of Interior, National Park Service, Great Lakes Network, Ashland, WI, USA2 University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BEHM, JOCELYN	28 Can an invasive species induce the hybridization of two native species? Behm, Jocelyn*,1, Ives, Anthony1, Boughman, Janette1, 1 University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BELLIDO ORDOMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: NTILDEEZ, NATALI	126 Exploratory study of the socio-environmental practices of transnational companies in the greater metallic mining sector of Peru. Bellido Ordoñez, Natali*,1, 1 Fundación Getulio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
BELNAP, JAYNE	110 Associations between grass species and soil biological crusts affect C and N dynamics in a degraded grassland ecosystem of Northern Mexico. Huber-Sannwald, Elisabeth *,1, Jimenez Aguilar, Angelica1, Gonzalez Aviles, Berta Yazmin 2, Escobar, Aron 3, Smart, David 4, Belnap, Jayne 5, Arredondo, Tulio1, 1 Instituto Potosino de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica, San Luis Potosi, S.L.P., Mexico2 Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, JAL, Mexico3 Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, SLP, Mexico4 University of California, Davis, CA, USA5 US Geological Survey - Biological Resources Division, Moab, UT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BELNAP, JAYNE	115 Characterization of the biological soil crust in a degraded semiarid grassland ecosystem in Northern Mexico. Jiménez Aguilar, Angélica*,1, Huber Sannwald, Elisabeth1, Smart, David 2, Belnap, Jayne 3, 1 Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México2 University of California, Davis, CA, USA3 U.S. Geological Survey-Biological Resources Division, Moab, UT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BENITEZ, ESTEBAN	Social participation and biodiversity conservation in Santa Maria Yavesia, Oaxaca, Mexico. Trejo, Irma*,1, Hernandez, Josefina1, Aguilar, Alejandra2, Benitez, Esteban2, Ramos, Fernando3, 1 Instituto de Geografia, UNAM, Mexico, D.F., Mexico2 Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, Mexico, D.F., Mexico3 Santa Maria Yavesia, Distrito de Ixtlan, Oaxaca, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
BENNING, TRACY	140 Weeding strategies and the potential for adoption of glyphosate-based technology in traditional maize production systems in central Chiapas. Tooke, Thalia*,1, Garcia-Barrios, Luis2, Perales-Rivera, Hugo2, Benning, Tracy 3, 1 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA2 El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico3 University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BERNHARDT, EMILY	145 Large river rehabilitation within anaAdaptive management framework: Setting achievable goals and objectives. Galat, David*,1, Bernhardt, Emily 2, Lubinski, Kenneth3, Palmer, Margaret4, Theiling, Charles5, Wilcox, Daniel6, 1 U. S Geological Survey, Universtiy of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA2 Duke University, Durham, NC, USA3 U. S. Geological Survey, LaCrosse, WI, USA4 Uinversity of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA5 U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island, IL, USA6 U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul, MN, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BERNOUX, MARTIAL	136 Environmental consequences of pasture rehabilitation in the Western Brazilian Amazon. Cerri, Carlos Clemente 1, Melillo, Jerry2, Feigl, Brigitte1, Piccolo, Marisa1, Carvalho, Maria da Conceicao3, Godinho, Vicente4, Bernoux, Martial5, Cerri, Carlos Eduardo*,1, 1 Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura (CENA/USP), Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil2 The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, USA3 Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Goiania, Goias, Brazil4 Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Vilhena, Rondonia, Brazil5 Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Montpellier, France FULL ABSTRACT
BERNOUX, MARTIAL	Soil organic matter dynamics from forest to pasture conversion in the Brazilian Amazon using modelling approach. Cerri, Carlos Eduardo*,1, Easter, Mark2, Paustian, Keith2, Coleman, Kevin3, Bernoux, Martial4, Melillo, Jerry5, Cerri, Carlos Clemente1, 1 Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura (CENA/USP), Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil2 Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA3 Rothamsted Research, Agriculture and Environment Division, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom4 Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Montpellier, France5 The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BERTILLER, MMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: OACUTENICA B.	127 Ecological strategies and response to grazing: Spatial patterns of perennial grasses in the Patagonian Monte, Argentina. Pazos, Gustavo E.*,1, Bisigato, Alejandro J.1, Ares, Jorge O.1, Bertiller, Mónica B.1, 1 Centro Nacional Patagónico, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, República Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
BERTILLER, MMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: OACUTENICA BEATRIZ	120 Litter decomposition in water limited ecosystems and under grazing in N Patagonia. Carrera, Analía Lorena1, Bertiller, Mónica Beatriz1, Sain, Claudia Leticia1, Larreguy, Cecilia2, Vargas, Dariana Noé 1, 1 Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT-CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina2 Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Jun Bosco (UNPSJB), Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
BERTILLER, MMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: OACUTENICA BEATRIZ	102 Spatial patterns of shallow-root biomass in grazed ecosystems of the Southern Monte, Argentina. Rodríguez, María Victoria*,1, Bertiller, Mónica Beatriz1, Sain, Claudia Leticia1, 1 Centro Nacional Patagónico-CONICET, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
BERTNESS, MARK	28 Reproductive season of the invasive cirripedia B. glandula in Puerto Madryn, Argentina: Clues for understanding their success. Paccotti, Vanesa1, Palacio, Romina1, Bazterrica, María Cielo2, Hidalgo, Fernando2, Crain, Caitlin3, Bertness, Mark3, 1 Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina2 Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina3 Brown University, Providence, RI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BERTNESS, MARK	6 The green crab invasion to Patagonia: Understanding the adaptation of the invader to a new environment and predicting its potential impacts. Hidalgo, Fernando*,1, Baron, Pedro2, Bazterrica, Cielo1, Leal, Gustavo2, Silliman, Brian3, Bertness, Mark4, 1 Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina2 CENPAT-CONICET, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina3 Virginia Institute of Marine Science, VA, USA4 Brown University, Providence, RI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BERTNESS, MARK	154 Foundation species zonation drives species diversity patterns on pristine Patagonian rocky shores. Reyna, Maria 1, 4, Mullan Crain, Caitlin2, Silliman, Brian 3, Bertness, Mark2, 1 Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina4 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile2 Brown University, Providence, RI, USA3 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BERTONCINI, ATHILA	32 Omobranchus punctatus (Teleostei: Blenniidae), an exotic blenny in the Southwestern Atlantic. Bertoncini, Athila*,1, 2, Gerhardinger, Leopoldo2, 3, Freitas, Matheus2, 4, Rangel, Carlos5, 1 Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brasil2 Instituto VIDAMAR, São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brasil3 ECOMAR - Associação de Estudos Costeiros e Marinhos dos Abrolhos, Caravelas, Bahia, Brasil4 Conservação Internacional, Caravelas, Bahia, Brasil5 Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
BESANA, RITA	152 The ecosystems thematic network of the IABIN. Besana, Rita*,1, Valdespino, Ivan2, 1 Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN), Panama, Panama2 Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN), Panama, Panama FULL ABSTRACT
BESTELMEYER, BRANDON	133 Managing vegetation dynamics: Soil-geomorphic maps, state-and-transition models, and remote sensing. Bestelmeyer, Brandon *,1, Monger, H.Curtis 2, Ancira, Ernesto 3, Herrick, Jeffrey 1, Steele, Caiti 1, Treviño , Rosendo 4, 1 USDA Agricultural Research Service, Las Cruces, NM, USA2 New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA3 Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México4 USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Albuquerque, NM, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BEZANILLA, G.	Centralized North American beef cattle production systems: Ecological impacts, rural communities, and human migration. Fredrickson, Ed*,1, Bezanilla, G. 2, Nevarez, J.2, Skaags, R.3, 1 USDA-ARS, Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, NM, USA2 Universidad de Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, CHIH, Mexico3 New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BICHIER, PETER	138 Field-testing fair-trade, organic and shade coffee certification: Bird, ant, and vegetative diversity in Chiapas, Mexico. Philpott, Stacy*,1, Bichier, Peter1, 1 Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, Washington, DC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BIELEFELD NARDOTO, GABRIELA	104 Effects of land cover changes on the nitrogen cycle in Amazon. e Silva Figueira, Adelaine Michela*,1, Bielefeld Nardoto, Gabriela 1, Ometto, Jean Pierre 1, Ishida, Françoise Yoko1, Martinelli, Luiz Antonio 1, A. Davidson, Eric2, 1 Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil2 The Woods Hole Research Center, Woods Hole, MA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BISIGATO, ALEJANDRO J.	127 Ecological strategies and response to grazing: Spatial patterns of perennial grasses in the Patagonian Monte, Argentina. Pazos, Gustavo E.*,1, Bisigato, Alejandro J.1, Ares, Jorge O.1, Bertiller, Mónica B.1, 1 Centro Nacional Patagónico, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, República Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
BISWAS, PROSANTO	154 Effect of tillage practices on selected soil parameter and enzyme activities. Ankumah, Ramble *,1, McIntyre, Sherwood 2, Biswas, Prosanto1, 1 Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, USA2 USDA-ARS, El Reno, OK, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BITTENCOURT, LYA	6 Environmental zoning of the Forrestal Park of Rio Vermelho in Brazil. Christofidis, Marina*,1, Catalano, Maria Raquel1, Dias, Adriana1, Bittencourt, Lya1, Soares, Clarissa1, Ferracioli, Renato1, Neto, Antonio1, Torrens, Beatriz1, 1 Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
BLANCO, JUAN	25 The role of road corridors on riparian vegetation and stream ecosystem dynamics. Crowl, Todd*,1, Covich, Alan2, Hein, Catherline1, Heartsill-Scalley, Tamara1, Blanco, Juan1, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA2 University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BLAUERT, JUTTA	134 Response and resilience of community capitals to forest fires: Implications for participatory natural resource management. Gutierrez-Montes, Isabel 1, Asbjornsen, Heidi2, Flora, Cornelia2, Flora, Jan2, Blauert, Jutta3, Lozano-Trejo, Salvador4, Garnica-Sanchez, Zenaido5, Castaneda, Javier6, 1 CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica2 Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA3 CIESAS, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico4 Instituto Tecnologico Agropecuario de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico5 CONAFOR, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico6 World Wildlife Fund, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
BONACHE REGIDOR, CAROLINA	11 Characteristics of urban birds in the parks of Puebla (Mexico). Bonache Regidor, Carolina *,1, 2, Gonzalez Oreja, Jose Antonio2, Buzo, Daniela2, Hernandez, Lorna 2, 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Madrid, España2 Universidad de Las Americas Puebla, Cholula, Puebla, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
BONACHE REGIDOR, CAROLINA	13 Factors which influence bird community composition in the urban area of Puebla (Mexico). González Oreja , José Antonio *,1, Bonache Regidor, Carolina 2, Buzo, Daniela1, Hernandez, Lorna1, 1 Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Cholula, Puebla, Mexico2 Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Madrid, España FULL ABSTRACT
BOND, BARBARA	132 Water use efficiency of plant communities in N.W. Patagonia Argentina: Effects of land use changes and availability of water resources. Rivero, Dario *,1, 2, Gyenge, Javier1, 2, Fernandez, Maria Elena1, 2, Licata, Julian 3, Schlichter, Tomas1, Bond, Barbara3, 1 Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria EEA Bariloche, Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina2 CONICET, Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina3 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BONE, ELIZABETH	1 Evolution of decreased competitive effect in introduced, invasive populations of Bromus tectorum. Bone, Elizabeth*,1, 1 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BONFIL, CONSUELO	153 Structure and floristic composition of the Tropical Dry Forest of Xochicalco, Morelos, Mexico with different conservation status. Piña, Evelyn*,1, Trejo, Irma*,1, Bonfil, Consuelo*,2, 1 Instituto de Geografía, UNAM2 Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM FULL ABSTRACT
BONILLA-MOHENO, MARTHA	115 Biodiversity conservation, traditional agriculture and ecotourism: Projection of future land use and cover change in a protected area in the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico. Bonilla-Moheno, Martha*,1, Espadas-Manrique, Celene2, Ayala-Orozco, Barbara1, Garcia-Frapolli, Eduardo3, Ramos-Fernandez, Gabriel4, 1 University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA2 Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C., Mérida, Yucatán, México3 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, España4 Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional- IPN, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, México FULL ABSTRACT
BOROWICZ, VICTORIA	116 Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and spittlebugs (Philaenus spumarius) on growth of cultivated strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa). Borowicz, Victoria*,1, 1 Illinois State University, Normal, IL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BORROTO PMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: AACUTEEZ, RAFAEL	162 Ecological impacts and management in the Biosphere Reserve Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba. Labrada Pons, Miriam*,1, Luis Machín, Jorge1, Zamora Pérez, Ida 1, Borroto Páez, Rafael2, Oviedo Prieto, Ramona2, Felipe Pérez, León3, Cotayo Rodríguez, Lázaro4, 1 Instituto de Geografía Tropical, Ciudad de la Habana, La Habana, Cuba2 Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, Ciudad de la Habana, La Habana, Cuba3 Unidad de Medio Ambiente, Playa Larga, Matanzas, Cuba4 Parque Nacional Ciénaga de Zapata, Playa Larga, Matanzas, Cuba FULL ABSTRACT
BORROTO-PAEZ, RAFAEL	8 Ecological impact of Invasive mammals in the conservation in the West Indies. Borroto-Paez, Rafael *,1, 1 Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, Habana, Cuba FULL ABSTRACT
BOUGHMAN, JANETTE	28 Can an invasive species induce the hybridization of two native species? Behm, Jocelyn*,1, Ives, Anthony1, Boughman, Janette1, 1 University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BOWDEN, ROBERT	19 Evidence for an Allee effect in a fungus, the causal agent of Karnal bunt of wheat. Garrett, Karen1, Bowden, Robert1, Sharma, Indu3, 1 Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA3 Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India FULL ABSTRACT
BOYER, PEGGY	Interactions between human communities and coastal wetlands in the Northern Gulf of California. Castillo-López, Alejandro1, Morzaria-Luna, Hem Nalini1, Boyer, Peggy *,, 1 Centro Intercultural de Estudios de Desiertos y Océanos, A.C., Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, México FULL ABSTRACT
BRAKER, ELIZABETH	156 Ecological footprint of breakfast: A case study of sustainability at Occidental College. Braker, Elizabeth*,1, 1 Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BRAVO ÁVILA, CATHERINE H.	Effects of inner migration in Montane Forest Natural Protected Areas of Peru. Fuentealba Durand, Beatriz*,1, Bravo Ávila, Catherine H.*,1, 1 Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima, Perú FULL ABSTRACT
BRAY , DAVID	131 The conversion of rustic coffee farms to the production of a native non-timber forest product: An ecological place holder and livelihood diversification strategy in Southeastern Mexico. Murphy , Skya*,1, Bray , David 2, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA2 Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BRAY, DAVID	137 Land Use/Land Cover Change (LULCC) comparison of two regions in the Selva Maya: Policy and market implications. Ellis, Edward*,1, Porter-Bolland, Luciana*,2, Bray, David3, 1 Centro de Investigaciones Tropicales, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico2 Instituto de Ecologia, A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico3 Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BROOKS, RONALD	24 Movement and habitat use of Asian carp in a large impounded river system. DeGrandchamp, Kelly*,1, Garvey, James1, Brooks, Ronald1, 1 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BRUSCHETTI, CARLOS MARTIN	19 Effect of the invasive reef-building polychaeta Ficopomatus enigmaticus on phytoplankton community in a SW Atlantic coastal lagoon. Bruschetti, Carlos Martin*,1, 2, Rosenthal, Alan1, Fanjul, Maria Eugenia1, 2, Luppi, Tomas Atilio1, 2, Iribarne, Oscar Osvaldo1, 2, 1 Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata., Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina2 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
BUCHER , ENRIQUE	Interaction of climate change, soybean expansion, management styles and deforestation processes in the Chaco ecoregion of Argentina. Bucher , Enrique *,1, Huszar , Paul 2, Toledo , Carlos 1, 1 Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina2 Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BUDDLE, CHRISTOPHER	12 Distribution of seven introduced ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Quebec and their potential range expansion since 1975. Mercado, Alida*,1, Buddle, Christopher1, 1 McGill University, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
BUNN, JEREMY	117 Modeling cultural/ecological impacts of large-scale mining and industrial development in the Yukon-Kuskokwim basin, Alaska. Bunn, Jeremy*,1, Sparck, Aren*,1, 1 University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BURNETT, KIMBERLY	Economic impacts of coqui frogs in Hawaii. Kaiser, Brooks*,1, 3, Pitt, William2, Burnett, Kimberly3, 1 Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA, USA3 University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA2 USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services, NWRC, Hilo, HI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
BUSTAMANTE TORO, CESAR AUGUSTO	158 Study of environmental indicators of the water quality of the River basin Quindio Colombia. Bustamante Toro, Cesar Augusto*,1, Monsalve Durango, Elkin Anibal2, 1 Cesar Augusto Bustamante Toro, Armenia, Quindío, Colombia2 Elkin Anibal Monsalve Durango, Armenia, Quindío, Colombia FULL ABSTRACT
BUSTAMANTE, MERCEDES	131 Changes in nitrogen cycling along the Brazilian ecosystems: An isotopic approach. Nardoto, Gabriela*,1, da Silva, Daniela1, Calheiros, Débora2, da Cunha, Hillandia3, Ometto, Jean Pierre1, Medina, Ernesto4, Bustamante, Mercedes5, Martinelli, Luiz Antonio1, 1 Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura - USP, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil2 EMBRAPA - Pantanal, Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil3 Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas na Amazônia, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil4 Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela5 Universidade de Brasília, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil FULL ABSTRACT
BUZO, DANIELA	11 Characteristics of urban birds in the parks of Puebla (Mexico). Bonache Regidor, Carolina *,1, 2, Gonzalez Oreja, Jose Antonio2, Buzo, Daniela2, Hernandez, Lorna 2, 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Madrid, España2 Universidad de Las Americas Puebla, Cholula, Puebla, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
BUZO, DANIELA	13 Factors which influence bird community composition in the urban area of Puebla (Mexico). González Oreja , José Antonio *,1, Bonache Regidor, Carolina 2, Buzo, Daniela1, Hernandez, Lorna1, 1 Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Cholula, Puebla, Mexico2 Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Madrid, España FULL ABSTRACT