COS 64 - Invasion: Species Interactions 3

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM PDT

  Detritus communities representative of socioeconomically diverse urban neighborhoods affects the outcome of competition between Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens mosquitoes
  

  Presenting Author: Sarah E. Rothman – University of Maryland

  Coauthor: Shannon L. L. LaDeau – Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

  Coauthor: Amanda Rockler – University of Maryland

  Coauthor: Hubert Montas – University of Maryland

  Coauthor: Sacoby Wilson – University of Maryland

  Coauthor: Adel Shirmohammadi – University of Maryland

  Coauthor: Victoria Chanse – University of Maryland

  Coauthor: Paul T. Leisnham – University of Maryland
• 8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PDT

  A multi-year study on how native harvester ants affect the plant community in coastal sage scrub ecosystems
  

  Presenting Author: Rebecca Keim, n/a – University of California, Riverside Department of Entomology

  Coauthor: Richard Redak – University of California, Riverside Department of Entomology
• 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PDT

  Can white fringetree serve as a refuge for emerald ash borer?
  

  Presenting Author: Don Cipollini, PhD – Wright State University
• 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM PDT

  Comparative responses of native and invasive perennial bunchgrasses to fire, grazing, and their interaction
  

  Presenting Author: Carissa L. Wonkka, Ph.D. – USDA ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Lab

  Coauthor: Zoe Alexander – University of Georgia

  Coauthor: Devan A. McGranahan, Range Science – USDA ARS Livestock and Range Research Lab
• 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT

  Impact of Priority Effects and Native Plant Diversity on Performance of Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare), an Invasive C4 Perennial Bunchgrass in the Southwestern United States
  

  Presenting Author: Katherine Hovanes – University of Arizona

  Coauthor: Elise S. Gornish, PhD – University of Arizona
• 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM PDT

  CANCELLED - Elevated salinity influences invasion by Phragmites australis via changes in microbially-mediated stabilization and fitness differences
  

  Presenting Author: Carolyn S. Schroeder, Ph.D. – Environmental Protection Agency

  Coauthor: Emily Farrer – Tulane University

  Coauthor: Nelle Kulick – Tulane University