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MACARIO MENDOZA, PEDRO	3 Method of restoration of areas invaded by the Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn in the south of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Macario Mendoza, Pedro*,1, Sánchez Pérez, Luis2, Romero Macario, Margarito3, 1 El Colegio de la Frontera Sur-Unidad Chetumal, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico2 El Colegio de la Frontera Sur-Unidad Chetumal, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico3 El Colegio de la Frontera Sur-Unidad Chetumal, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
MACCACHERO, VIVIAN	159 A survey of amphibian and reptile species composition in two swamps at La Selva Biological Station. Maccachero, Vivian*,1, Saporito, Ralph2, Donnelly, Maureen2, 1 Barry University, Miami Shores, FL, USA2 Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MACPHERSON, ALEXANDER	A dynamic principal-agent model of human-mediated aquatic species invasions. Macpherson, Alexander*,1, Moore, Rebecca2, Provencher, Bill2, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA2 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MADSEN, JOHN	11 Assessing habitat requirements for host plants (Opuntia spp.) of Cactoblastis cactorum in the Southeastern United States. Majure, Lucas *,1, Ervin, Gary1, Madsen, John1, Westbrooks, Randy3, Simpson, Annie4, Sellers, Elizabeth 4, 1 Mississippi State University, MS, USA3 National Wetland Research Center, Whiteville, NC, USA4 U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MADSEN, JOHN	The National Cactus Moth Detection Network and Database. Madsen, John1, Ervin, Gary1, Westbrooks, Randy 2, Floyd, Joel3, Simpson, Annie4, Sellers, Elizabeth*,4, 1 Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA2 National Wetland Research Center, Whiteville, NC, USA3 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Riverdale, MD, USA4 National Biological Information Infrastructure, Reston, VA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MADSEN, JOHN	The national cactus moth detection network and database. Madsen, John1, Ervin, Gary1, Westbrooks, Randy 2, Floyd, Joel3, Simpson, Annie4, Sellers, Elizabeth*,4, 1 Mississippi State University, MS, USA2 National Wetland Research Center, USGS, Whiteville, NC, USA3 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, Riverdale, MD, USA4 National Biological Information Infrastructure, USGS, Reston, VA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MAGGIOTTO, GISELLA	106 Effects of trees on the cryptofauna of a typical argiudol soil. Maggiotto, Gisella1, Sabatté, Leticia*,1, 2, 3, Momo, Fernando2, Perelli, Rosa1, Domínguez, Marianela1, Duhour, Andrés1, 3, Falco, Liliana1, Malacalza, Leonardo1, 1 Universidad Nacional de Luján, Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina2 Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Los Polvorines, Buenos Aires, Argentina3 Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas (CIC), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
MAJLUF , PATRICIA	Management of the Peruvian anchoveta fisheries: A case study with global impacts. Majluf , Patricia *,1, 1 Cayetano Heredia University, Lima, Peru FULL ABSTRACT
MAJURE, LUCAS	11 Assessing habitat requirements for host plants (Opuntia spp.) of Cactoblastis cactorum in the Southeastern United States. Majure, Lucas *,1, Ervin, Gary1, Madsen, John1, Westbrooks, Randy3, Simpson, Annie4, Sellers, Elizabeth 4, 1 Mississippi State University, MS, USA3 National Wetland Research Center, Whiteville, NC, USA4 U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MALACALZA, LEONARDO	129 Earthworm community and fractal structure in relation to soil use. Duhour, Andrés1, 2, Falco, Liliana2, Sabatté, Leticia1, 2, Momo, Fernando2, Malacalza, Leonardo2, 1 Becario CIC, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina2 Universidad Nacional de Luján, Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
MALACALZA, LEONARDO	106 Effects of trees on the cryptofauna of a typical argiudol soil. Maggiotto, Gisella1, Sabatté, Leticia*,1, 2, 3, Momo, Fernando2, Perelli, Rosa1, Domínguez, Marianela1, Duhour, Andrés1, 3, Falco, Liliana1, Malacalza, Leonardo1, 1 Universidad Nacional de Luján, Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina2 Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Los Polvorines, Buenos Aires, Argentina3 Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas (CIC), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
MALMQVIST, BJMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: OUMLRN	22 The importance of detritivore species diversity for maintaining stream ecosystem functioning following the invasion of a riparian plant. Dangles, Olivier*,1, Jonsson, Micael2, Malmqvist, Björn2, 1 Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Gif-sur-Yvette, France2 Umea University, Umea, Sweden FULL ABSTRACT
MANDUJANO, MARMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTEA	Ecological sustainability and acculturation. Change in Sabal palm management among the lowland Maya of Mexico. Martínez-Ballesté, Andrea*,1, Martorell, Carlos2, Martínez-Ramos, Miguel3, Mandujano, María 4, Caballero, Javier1, 1 Jardín Botánico, Instituto de Biología, UNAM, México2 Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, México3 Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, UNAM, Morelia, Michoacán4 Instituto de Ecología, UNAM, México FULL ABSTRACT
MANGAN, SCOTT	151 Soil conditions and herbivores drive habitat partitioning in two morphospecies of the tropical pioneer tree Trema micrantha in Panama. Pizano, Maria*,1, Mangan, Scott2, Dalling, James3, Eom, Ahn-Heum4, Herre, Eduard5, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA2 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA3 University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA4 Korea National University of Education, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea5 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, Panama FULL ABSTRACT
MANNO, JACK	138 Tools for community empowerment in resource management on the Yucatan Peninsula. Hall, Myrna*,1, Smardon, Richard 1, Faust, Betty2, Euan Avila, Jorge2, Fraga Berdugo, Julia2, Manno, Jack1, King, Maren1, Palmer, James1, 1 State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA2 Centro de Investigacions y de Estudios Avanzados, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
MANRIQUE, ROSA	Could ENSO events change the invasibility of semiarid herbaceous communities? Gutiérrez, Julio*,1, Manrique, Rosa1, Holmgren, Milena2, Squeo, Francisco1, 1 Universidad de La Serena, La Serena, Chile2 Resource Ecology Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands FULL ABSTRACT
MANSON, ROBERT	Biodiversity responses to a gradient in coffee management intensity in central Veracruz, Mexico. Manson, Robert*,1, 1 Insituto de Ecología, A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, México FULL ABSTRACT
MARC, STEININGER	Fifty years of land-use change in Bolivia: Who, where, why, and how much. Killeen, Timothy1, 2, Calderon, Veronica 2, Soria, Liliana2, Marc, Steininger, 1 Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International, Washington, DC, USA2 Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Santa Cruz, Bolivia FULL ABSTRACT
MARCHESINI, VICTORIA A.	119 Changes in a temperate forest ecosystem as a consequence of the massive flowering and death of the understory. Marchesini, Victoria A. *,1, Sala, Osvaldo E. 2, Austin, Amy T.1, Goldstein, Guillermo H.3, 1 IFEVA-CONICET, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina2 Center for Environmental Studies, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA3 Department of Biology, University of Miami, Florida, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MARCO, BELMONT	142 The use of constructed wetlands, with ornamental plants, to the treatment of domestic wastewaters in developing countries. Zurita, Florentina *,1, De Anda, José*,2, Marco, Belmont*,3, 1 Centro Universitario de la Ciénega, Universidad de Guadalajara, Ocotlán, Jalisco, México2 Centro de Investigación y Asesoría en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C., Guadalajara, Jalisco, México3 Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute, Boca Raton, LA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MARDONES FLORES, MARMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTEA	107 Effect of six system of crop rotation (12-years) on the content of C, N and S and the structural stability in soil derived from volcanic ashes (Andosols). Sandoval Estrada, Marco Antonio*,1, Stolpe Lau, Neal *,1, Zagal Venegas, Erick*,1, Mardones Flores, María*,2, Celis Hidalgo, José3, 1 Universidad de Concepción-Facultad de Agronomía, Chillán, Nuble, Chile2 Universidad de Concepción-Centro EULA, Concepción, Bio-Bio, Chile3 Universidad de Concepción-Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Chillán, Nuble, Chile FULL ABSTRACT
MARGOLIS, MICHAEL	Disguised Protectionism and Defense Against Invasive Species. Margolis, Michael*,1, Shogren, Jason, 1 Escuela de Economia, Guanajuato, Gto., Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
MARGOLIS, MICHAEL	Disguised protectionism and defense against invasive species. Margolis, Michael*,1, Shogren, Jason, 1 Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Gto., Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
MARK, MELISSA	155 The effects of modified habitat use by two species of wren, Thryothorus rufalbus and Thryothorus modestus, in Nicaragua. Mark, Melissa*,1, 1 Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MARQUET, PABLO A.	5 Differences in forest responses to Canadian beaver invasion in Tierra del Fuego island, Chile. Wallem, Petra*,1, Jones, Clive G.2, Marquet, Pablo A.1, Jaksic, Fabian M.1, 1 Pontificia Universidad Catalica, Santiago2 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MARRA, PETER	163 Departure date from tropical nonbreeding grounds determines temperate breeding latitude and overwinter survival in a neotropical migratory bird. Studds, Colin*,1, 2, Marra, Peter2, 1 University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA2 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MARRUFO Z., DENIS	30 Reproductive biology and geographic variation of plant-herbivore interactions in the perennial herb Ruellia nudiflora (Engelm. & Gray) Urban (Acanthaceae). Díaz-Castelazo, Cecilia*,1, Parra-Tabla, Victor1, Salinas P., Luis1, Marrufo Z., Denis1, Ponce F., Gabriel1, 1 Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México FULL ABSTRACT
MARTIN, MELISSA	26 Exotic plant invasion alters soil microbial population dynamics. Martin, Melissa*,1, Sickman, James1, Tipping, Philip2, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA2 USDA-ARS, Invasive Plant Research Laboratory, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MARTINELLI, LUIZ	135 Export of nitrogen from undisturbed watersheds in Brazilian ecosystems: Tropical rain forest and savanna. Silva, Daniela*,1, Martinelli, Luiz 1, Camargo, Plínio1, McDowell, William2, Salomão, Marcos1, 1 Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura-USP, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil2 University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MARTINELLI, LUIZ ANTONIO	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
MARTINELLI, LUIZ ANTONIO	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
MARTINELLI, LUIZ	156 Slow growth rates of Amazonian trees: Consequences for carbon cycling. Vieira, Simone*,1, Trumbore, Susan2, Camargo, Plínio1, Selhorst, Diogo3, Higuchi, Niro4, Martinelli, Luiz, 1 Centrro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brasil2 University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA3 SETEM - Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, Acre, Brasil4 INPA, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
MARTINELLI, LUIZ	112 Ecosystems responses to seasonal variation and different land use in Amazon Basin, using the isotope approach. Ishida, Francoise Yoko*,1, Camargo, Plinio 1, Ometto, Jean1, Martinelli, Luiz1, Ehleringer, James2, 1 Universidade de Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil2 Utah University, Salt Lake, UT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MARTINEZ-MATEOS, MALLELY	161 Family, game and enjoyment in the knowledge acquisition about natural resources in Yucatan, Mexico. Martinez-Mateos, Mallely , Castillo-Burguete, Maria Teresa1, 1 CINVESTAV, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
MARTINS, ANDREIA	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
MARTORELL DELGADO, CARLOS	142 Factors influencing the plant management strategies among the human population: A case of study in the Tehucan-Cuicatlan Valley (Mexico). González Insuasti, Martha *,1, 2, Martorell Delgado, Carlos3, Caballero Nieto, Javier4, 1 Universidad de Nariño Departamento de Biología, Pasto, Nariño, Colombia2 Jardin Botánico Instituto de Biología, México, Distrito Federal, México3 Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales Facultad de Ciencias UNAM, México, Distrito Federal, México4 Jardín Botánico Instituto de Biología UNAM, México, Distrito Federal, México FULL ABSTRACT
MARTORELL, CARLOS	Ecological sustainability and acculturation. Change in Sabal palm management among the lowland Maya of Mexico. Martínez-Ballesté, Andrea*,1, Martorell, Carlos2, Martínez-Ramos, Miguel3, Mandujano, María 4, Caballero, Javier1, 1 Jardín Botánico, Instituto de Biología, UNAM, México2 Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, México3 Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, UNAM, Morelia, Michoacán4 Instituto de Ecología, UNAM, México FULL ABSTRACT
MARTMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTENEZ R., LUIS MANUEL	156 Biotic index for water quality monitoring in the Ayuquila River, Mexico. Martínez R., Luis Manuel *,1, Olguin, José Luis 1, Aguirre G., Angel1, 1 Universidad de Guadalajara, Autlan de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
MARTMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTENEZ RAMOS, MIGUEL	106 Transplant of palm xate (Chamaedorea elegans and Chamaedorea ernesti-augustii) in secondary forests in Frontera Corozal, Chiapas. Gudiño González, Whaleeha Abril *,1, Martínez Ramos, Miguel1, 1 Centro de investigacion en Ecosistemas, UNAM, Morelia, Michoacan, México FULL ABSTRACT
MARTMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTENEZ-BALLESTMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: EACUTE, ANDREA	Ecological sustainability and acculturation. Change in Sabal palm management among the lowland Maya of Mexico. Martínez-Ballesté, Andrea*,1, Martorell, Carlos2, Martínez-Ramos, Miguel3, Mandujano, María 4, Caballero, Javier1, 1 Jardín Botánico, Instituto de Biología, UNAM, México2 Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, México3 Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, UNAM, Morelia, Michoacán4 Instituto de Ecología, UNAM, México FULL ABSTRACT
MARTMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTENEZ-RAMOS, MIGUEL	Ecological sustainability and acculturation. Change in Sabal palm management among the lowland Maya of Mexico. Martínez-Ballesté, Andrea*,1, Martorell, Carlos2, Martínez-Ramos, Miguel3, Mandujano, María 4, Caballero, Javier1, 1 Jardín Botánico, Instituto de Biología, UNAM, México2 Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, México3 Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, UNAM, Morelia, Michoacán4 Instituto de Ecología, UNAM, México FULL ABSTRACT
MARUSSICH, WENDY	20 Trophic dynamics in urban communities. Faeth, StanLey*,1, Marussich, Wendy2, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, USA2 University of Arizona, Tucson, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MARMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTEN-SPIOTTA, ERIKA	54 Changes in above- and belowground biomass and floristic composition in secondary forests on abandoned pastures in Puerto Rico. Marín-Spiotta, Erika*,1, Silver, Whendee 1, Ostertag, Rebecca2, 1 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA2 University of Hawaii, Hilo, Hilo, HI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MASSEY, DOUGLAS	The impact of internal and international migration on the environment: The case of Nepal. Massey, Douglas*,1, Axinn, William 2, 1 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA2 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MATIAS, WILLIAM	166 Potential toxicity of the percolated liquid in sanitary landfills as tested by dapnia magna. Monteiro Brentano, Débora *,1, Matias, William1, 1 Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianóplis, Santa Catarina, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
MCAULIFF, ANDREA	113 Species patterns of distribution and diversity with distance to a water source in a tropical dry forest. McAuliff, Andrea*,1, Chacon, Anastasia *,1, Ponder, Allyson*,1, Andrade, Jose Luis*,2, Jackson, Paula*,1, 1 Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, USA2 Centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
MCDOWELL, WILLIAM	135 Export of nitrogen from undisturbed watersheds in Brazilian ecosystems: Tropical rain forest and savanna. Silva, Daniela*,1, Martinelli, Luiz 1, Camargo, Plínio1, McDowell, William2, Salomão, Marcos1, 1 Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura-USP, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil2 University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MCEACHERN, KATHRYN	13 Predicting alien plant distributions in natural landscapes following disturbance removal. Dow, Talise*,1, Hiebert, Ron1, McEachern, Kathryn2, 1 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA2 USGS-BRD, Ventura, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MCINTYRE, SHERWOOD	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
MCLAUGHLIN, BILL	Impact of payments for environmental services on the livelihood strategies of rural landowners. Morse, Wayde1, Stoian, Dietmar2, Hollenhorst, Steve 1, Harvey, Celia2, Wulfhorst, J.D.1, McLaughlin, Bill 1, 1 University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA2 Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba, Costa Rica FULL ABSTRACT
MEDEIROS, ART	22 Use of Geographic Information Systems to enhance invasive plant management in American Samoa. Hanson, D. Eric*,1, Togia, Tavita2, Medeiros, Art3, 1 American Samoa Community College, Pago Pago, AS, USA2 National Park of American Samoa, Pago Pago, AS, USA3 USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Makawao, HI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MEDINA, ERNESTO	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
MEDINA-ROLDMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: AACUTEN, EDUARDO	120 Grazing effects on root fungal symbionts and soil biogeochemical properties in semiarid grasslands of Central Mexico. Medina-Roldán, Eduardo*,1, Arredondo, Tulio1, Huber-Sannwald, Elisabeth1, 1 Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México FULL ABSTRACT
MELILLO, JERRY	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
MELILLO, JERRY	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
MELMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: EACUTENDEZ RAMMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTEREZ, VIRGINIA	17 Ecological interactions of the invasive bee Apis mellifera L. and native bees in horticultural crops of Yucatan, Mexico. Meléndez Ramírez, Virginia*,1, Parra Tabla, Víctor*,1, Canto Aguilar, Azucena*,1, Pinkus Rendón, Miguel Angel*,1, Delfín González, Hugo*,1, Santos Leal, Azalea*,1, 1 Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México FULL ABSTRACT
MENDES MALHADO, ANA CLAUDIA	121 Perceptions of Amazonian deforestation in the British and Brazilian media: Whose nature? Mendes Malhado, Ana Claudia*,1, Ladle, Richard J.1, Roman-Cuesta, Rosa Maria1, 1 University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom FULL ABSTRACT
MENDEZ ESTRELLA, ROMEO	15 Biogeochemical changes following of buffelgrass establishment in Sonoran Desert. Lopez Robles, Deladier*,1, 2, Lopez Beltran, Ana1, Romo Leon, Jose*,1, 2, Mendez Estrella, Romeo1, Castellanos Villegas, Alejandro1, Koch, George2, Sisk, Thomas2, Gonzalez, Carlos 1, 1 Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico2 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MENDOZA S., JAVIER EDUARDO	135 Identification of landscape high-priority elements for the conservation of biodiversity in rural landscapes of Central Andes of Colombia. Mendoza S., Javier Eduardo1, Jiménez, Elizabeth1, Lozano-Zambrano, Fabio H.*,1, Caycedo-Rosales, Paula1, Renjifo, Luis Miguel2, 1 Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia2 Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia FULL ABSTRACT
MENDOZA, CARLOS	116 Ecological control of weeds through using allelophatic properties of the Nicaraguan flora. Espinoza, Osman *,1, Mendoza, Carlos 1, Salgado, Rosana 1, Munguía, Rodolfo 1, Fornos, Marvin 1, Vega-Jarquín, Carolina 1, 1 Universidad Nacional Agraria (UNA), Managua, Nicaragua FULL ABSTRACT
MENEGAT, RUALDO	109 Management ethno-environmental in aboriginal areas: Study of case for Fast, south Aboriginal Land of Brazil. Siviero, Rosemeri1, Ramage, Larissa1, Inácio, Julio1, Menegat, Rualdo1, 1 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
MENEGAT, RUALDO	130 Exploitation of water resources of people Kaingang in the aboriginal land of Fast, the south of Brazil. Ramage, Larissa*,1, Siviero, Rosemeri1, Inácio, Júlio1, Menegat, Rualdo1, 1 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
MENEGHIN, BRUCE	139 Use of optimization models in sustainable ecosystem management- A forest planning story. Jensen, Mark*,1, Frament, Ellen2, Meneghin, Bruce3, Niccolucci, Michael4, Greer, Kendrick 5, Vandendriesche, Don 6, 1 USDA Forest Service, Northern Regional Office, Missoula, MT, USA2 USDA Forest Service, Kootenai National Forest, Libby, MT, USA3 USDA Forest Service, IMI, Washington Office, Ft. Collins, CO, USA4 USDA Forest Service, Northern Regional Office, Missoula, MT, USA5 Mason, Bruce and Gerard Inc, Portland, OR, USA6 USDA Forest Service, Ft. Collins, CO, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MERCADO, ALIDA	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
MERCADO-SILVA, NORMAN	A preliminary distributional assessment of introduced freshwater fishes in Mexican drainages. Mercado-Silva, Norman *,1, Olden, Julian1, Lyons, John2, Contreras-Balderas, Salvador 3, 1 University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, USA2 State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Monona, WI, USA3 Bioconservación A.C., San Nicolas, Nuevo Leon, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
MERCADO-SILVA, NORMAN	134 Impoundment subsidies to native and exotic fishes of central Mexico. Helmus, Matthew*,1, Mercado-Silva, Norman1, 1 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MEREDITH, ANNETTE	122 Promoting native pollinators on agricultural landscapes in Maryland, USA. Meredith, Annette*,1, 1 University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MEYERSON, FREDERICK	Migration, population density, deforestation, and management: a multi-scale Central American analysis. Meyerson, Frederick*,1, 1 University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MEZA, LAURA	167 Private protected areas: An evaluation of the private sector in biodiversity conservation in Chile. Meza, Laura*,1, 2, 1 State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA2 Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile FULL ABSTRACT
MILLER, A	Biological invasions in coastal marine ecosystems: Past, present, and future. Ruiz, Gregory*,1, Fofonoff, Paul1, Miller, A1, Hines, Anson1, 1 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MILLER, J.	12 Investigating a potential defense gene which confers resistance to soybean cyst nematode, an invasive species. Welch, Venus *,1, Lu, G.2, Hu, X.2, Miller, J.2, 1 Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, USA2 Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Des Moines, IA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MITCHELL, STEPHEN	125 Keeping up with clean water demand while maintaining ecological reserve: A challenge in South Africa. Liphadzi, Mmbofheni *,1, Mitchell, Stephen1, 1 Water Research Commission, Gezina, Gauteng, South Africa FULL ABSTRACT
MOLINA RICO, LIGIA JANNETH	148 Pattern of diversity of the community of beetles coprofagos (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae Scarabaeinae) in the coffee zone Quindio, Colombia. Molina Rico, Ligia Janneth, Amat, German2, Garzon , Angela 3, Velez, Santiago 4, , Julian Galeano5, 2 German Amat, Bogota3 Angela Garzon, Armenia4 Santiago Velez, Armenia5 Julian Galeano, Armenia FULL ABSTRACT
MOLLER FERREIRA, CELSO	123 An evaluation model for the implementation of the legal instrument of water use permit and the environmental impacts associated with the ecosystems of a basin: Case study of the Canoas river basin, Brazil. Moller Ferreira, Celso*,1, 2, 1 Federal University of Santa Catarina, Floruianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil2 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MOLLER, CELSO	126 Tracia tool for the reduction and environmental evaluation of chemical and other impacts. Catalano, Maria Raquel1, Moller, Celso1, Silvestre Neto, Antonio*,1, Christofidis, Marina1, 1 Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
MOLNAR, JENNIFER	8 A global assessment of invasive species and their effect on natural habitats. Molnar, Jennifer*,1, Revenga, Carmen2, Underwood, Emma3, 1 Global Conservation Approach Team, The Nature Conservancy, Seattle, WA, USA2 Global Conservation Approach Team, The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA, USA3 The Nature Conservancy, San Francisco, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MOMO, FERNANDO	163 Invertebrate communities in some streams of Buenos Aires province (Argentina). Casset, Andrea*,1, Garcia, Eugenia1, Momo, Fernando2, 1 Universidad Nacional de Luján, Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina2 Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento. Instituto de Ciencias, Gral. Sarmiento, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
MOMO, FERNANDO	129 Earthworm community and fractal structure in relation to soil use. Duhour, Andrés1, 2, Falco, Liliana2, Sabatté, Leticia1, 2, Momo, Fernando2, Malacalza, Leonardo2, 1 Becario CIC, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina2 Universidad Nacional de Luján, Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
MOMO, FERNANDO	106 Effects of trees on the cryptofauna of a typical argiudol soil. Maggiotto, Gisella1, Sabatté, Leticia*,1, 2, 3, Momo, Fernando2, Perelli, Rosa1, Domínguez, Marianela1, Duhour, Andrés1, 3, Falco, Liliana1, Malacalza, Leonardo1, 1 Universidad Nacional de Luján, Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina2 Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Los Polvorines, Buenos Aires, Argentina3 Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas (CIC), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
MONCAYO-ESTRADA, RODRIGO	124 Analysis of the effect of land use change on the biotic integrity of a large, shallow lake in Central Mexico: A remote sensing approach. Moncayo-Estrada, Rodrigo*,1, 2, White, Joseph2, Lind, Owen2, 1 CIIDIR-Instituto Politecnico Nacional- Michoacan, Jiquilpan, Michoacan, Mexico2 Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MONCAYO-ESTRADA, RODRIGO	16 Physicochemical characterization of the invasive species Hypostomus plecostomus and alternatives for its use in Mexico. Escalera-Gallardo, Carlos1, Arroyo-Damián, Miriam1, Zuno-Floriano, Fabiola1, Moncayo-Estrada, Rodrigo1, 2, 1 CIIDIR-Instituto Politecnico Nacional-Unidad Michoacan, Jiquilpan, Michoacan, Mexico2 Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MONDACA, MARIA ANGELICA	114 Origin, spatio-temporal dynamics and environmental factors related to groundwater microbiological contamination at a dryland rural watershed. Valenzuela , Mariela *,1, Mondaca, Maria Angelica 2, Claret, Marcelino3, Lagos, Bernardo 4, Perez, Claudio 3, Parra, Oscar 1, 1 Centro de Ciencias Ambientales EULA - Chile, Concepción, Chile2 Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Concepción, Chile3 Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias INIA Quilamapu, Chillán, Chile4 Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Concepción, Chile FULL ABSTRACT
MONGER, H. CURTIS	130 The importance of soil carbonates for available water holding capacity in arid ecosystems of the Americas. Duniway, Michael*,1, Herrick, Jeff2, Monger, H. Curtis1, 1 New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA2 USDA ARS Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, NM, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MONGER, H.CURTIS	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
MONSALVE DURANGO, ELKIN ANIBAL	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
MONTAMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: NTILDEEZ SANCHEZ, ANDRES JOSE	150 Environmental impacts caused by the diminution of Phreatic levels in La Sabana de Bogota. Angulo Muñoz, Raul Alberto*,1, Montañez Sanchez, Andres Jose*,2, 1 Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia2 Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia FULL ABSTRACT
MONTEIRO BRENTANO, DMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: EACUTEBORA	166 Potential toxicity of the percolated liquid in sanitary landfills as tested by dapnia magna. Monteiro Brentano, Débora *,1, Matias, William1, 1 Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianóplis, Santa Catarina, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
MOONEY, HAL	Closing comments. Mooney, Hal*,1, Durand, Jorge*,2, Gross, Kay*,3, 1 Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA2 Universidad Guadalajara3 Michigan State University, MI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MOORE, REBECCA	A dynamic principal-agent model of human-mediated aquatic species invasions. Macpherson, Alexander*,1, Moore, Rebecca2, Provencher, Bill2, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA2 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MORAIS JR., MARCIO	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
MORALES, MARIANO	Human migration impact on the dynamics of the Prosopis ferox woodlands in the Prepuna, Argentina. Morales, Mariano*,1, Villalba, Ricardo1, 1 Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Cs. Ambientales (IANIGLA), Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
MORENO M.,	102 Vulnerability of South Patagonian ecosystems to climatic and human pressures over the last 3200 years. Francois S., Jean P.*,1, 2, Moreno M., 1, Villa-Martinez, 2, Moy, Christopher3, 1 Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile2 CEQUA, Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile3 Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MORENO, RICARDO	160 Predator-prey interactions (ocelots and agoutis) and wildlife management implications. Aliaga-Rossel, Enzo*,1, Moreno, Ricardo 2, Kays, Roland3, 1 Colección Boliviana de Fauna., La Paz, Bolivia2 Instituto Smithsonian de Investigaciones Tropicales, Panama, Panama3 New York State Museum, Curator of Mammals, Albany, NY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MORENO-CASASOLA, PATRICIA	Invasion of a coastal freshwater wetland by the African grass Echinochloa pyramidalis: Effects on vegetation, soil and water, and possibilities of restoration by means of artificial disturbances. López Rosas, Hugo*,1, Moreno-Casasola, Patricia1, 1 Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, México FULL ABSTRACT
MORSE, WAYDE	Impact of payments for environmental services on the livelihood strategies of rural landowners. Morse, Wayde1, Stoian, Dietmar2, Hollenhorst, Steve 1, Harvey, Celia2, Wulfhorst, J.D.1, McLaughlin, Bill 1, 1 University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA2 Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba, Costa Rica FULL ABSTRACT
MORZARIA-LUNA, HEM NALINI	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
MOTZKIN, GLENN	Historical land use and environmental determinants of nonnative plant distribution in coastal northeastern United States. Von Holle, Betsy*,1, 2, Foster, David1, Motzkin, Glenn1, 1 Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, MA, USA2 Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MOUTINHO, PAULO	165 Long-term experimental drought effects on stem mortality, forest structure, and necromass pools in an Eastern-Central Amazonian forest. Tohver, Ingrid*,1, Ray, David2, Nepstad, Daniel2, Moutinho, Paulo1, 1 Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazonia (IPAM), Belem, Para, Brasil2 Woods Hole Research Center, Falmouth, MA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MOY, CHRISTOPHER	102 Vulnerability of South Patagonian ecosystems to climatic and human pressures over the last 3200 years. Francois S., Jean P.*,1, 2, Moreno M., 1, Villa-Martinez, 2, Moy, Christopher3, 1 Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile2 CEQUA, Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile3 Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA FULL ABSTRACT
MULLAN CRAIN, CAITLIN	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
MUNGUMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTEA, RODOLFO	116 Ecological control of weeds through using allelophatic properties of the Nicaraguan flora. Espinoza, Osman *,1, Mendoza, Carlos 1, Salgado, Rosana 1, Munguía, Rodolfo 1, Fornos, Marvin 1, Vega-Jarquín, Carolina 1, 1 Universidad Nacional Agraria (UNA), Managua, Nicaragua FULL ABSTRACT
MURCIA, CAROLINA	Coffee agroecosystems: harmonizing conservation and production. Muriel, Sandra*,1, Kattan, Gustavo1, Murcia, Carolina1, 1 Programa Colombia Wildlife Conservation Society, Cali, Colombia FULL ABSTRACT
MURIEL, SANDRA	Coffee agroecosystems: harmonizing conservation and production. Muriel, Sandra*,1, Kattan, Gustavo1, Murcia, Carolina1, 1 Programa Colombia Wildlife Conservation Society, Cali, Colombia FULL ABSTRACT
MURPHY , SKYA	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
MUURMANS, MAGGIE	103 Capacity building for sustainable management of the Nicaraguan Pacific North Region. Rubio, Paul*,1, 2, 3, Muurmans, Maggie1, 2, Natasha, Calderwood1, 2, 1 Frontier - Nicaragua (Darwin Initiative), Leon, Nicaragua2 The Society for Environmental Exploration, London, England°, United Kingdom3 Harvard University, JFK School of Government, Cambridge, MA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
MMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: EACUTENDEZ, ROMEO	30 Buffel grass (Pennisetum ciliare) invasion at Centro Ecológico de Sonora, a natural protected area from the southern Sonoran Desert. De la Barrera, Erick*,1, Méndez, Romeo2, Castellanos, Alejandro3, 1 Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán2 Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada, Baja California3 Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora FULL ABSTRACT