2012 LTER ASM - Population Biology http://asm2012.lternet.edu/taxonomy/term/64/0 en Experimental Macroecology: Effects of Temperature on Biodiversity http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/experimental-macroecology-effects-temperature-biodiversity <div class="field field-type-computed field-field-poster-number"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Poster Number:&nbsp;</div> 387 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-poster-presenter"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Presenter/Primary Author:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/users/rwaide" title="View user profile.">Robert Waide</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-authors"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> S. T. Hammond </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> J. W. Voordeckers </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> J. H. Brown </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> B. J. Enquist </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Z. He </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> M. Kaspari </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> J. Zhou </div> </div> </div> <p> The acknowledgement of biodiversity gradients, such as the latitudinal gradient, pre-date modern ecology, however the cause(s) of this pervasive pattern remain elusive and controversial.</p> <p><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/experimental-macroecology-effects-temperature-biodiversity" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Cross-site Science Population Studies SEV None Population Biology Tue, 04 Sep 2012 22:52:24 +0000 rwaide 557 at http://asm2012.lternet.edu Mismatched breeding phenology of a North American migratory songbird is adaptive http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/mismatched-breeding-phenology-north-american-migratory-songbird-adaptive <div class="field field-type-computed field-field-poster-number"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Poster Number:&nbsp;</div> 290 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-poster-presenter"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Presenter/Primary Author:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/users/nlany" title="View user profile.">Nina Lany</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-authors"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Matthew P. Ayres </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Erik E. Stange </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> T. Scott Sillett </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Nicholas L. Rodenhouse </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Richard T. Holmes </div> </div> </div> <p>Phenological advances are among the most widely reported consequences of anthropogenic climate warming.</p><div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-student-poster"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Student Poster:&nbsp;</div> Yes </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/mismatched-breeding-phenology-north-american-migratory-songbird-adaptive" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Site Science Population Studies HBR Spatial and temporal distribution of populations selected to represent trophic structure Population Biology Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:49:44 +0000 nlany 453 at http://asm2012.lternet.edu Florida Coastal Everglades Long-Term Ecological Research Program: Overview of FCE III http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/florida-coastal-everglades-long-term-ecological-research-program-overview-fce-iii <div class="field field-type-computed field-field-poster-number"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Poster Number:&nbsp;</div> 283 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-poster-presenter"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Presenter/Primary Author:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/user/9849" title="View user profile.">Evelyn Gaiser</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-authors"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Michael G. Rugge </div> </div> </div> <p>The Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research (FCE LTER) site is located in South Florida, where the expansive coastal Everglades wilderness interacts with an urban and agricultural </p><p><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/florida-coastal-everglades-long-term-ecological-research-program-overview-fce-iii" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Site Description Coastal Systems Core Research Areas FCE Pattern and control of organic matter accumulation in surface layers and sediments Pattern and control of primary production Patterns and frequency of site disturbances Patterns of inorganic inputs and movements of nutrients through soils, groundwater and surface waters Spatial and temporal distribution of populations selected to represent trophic structure Agronomy Animal Behavior Animal Ecology Animal Physiological Ecology Animal Population Biology Animal Systematics Anthropology Aquatic Ecology Atmospheric Science Behavioral Ecology Biogeochemistry Biogeography Biological Diversity Biology Botany Chemical Ecology Climatology Community Ecology Computer Science Conservation Biology Disturbance Ecology Ecological Complexity Ecological Modeling Ecosystem Ecology Education Entomology Environmental Economics Environmental Education Environmental Law Environmental Policy Environmental/Resource Management Epidemiology Estuarine Ecology Forest Ecology Forestry Geography Geology GIS/Remote Sensing Habitat Preservation/Restoration Human Ecology Hydrology Informatics Information Technology Invertebrate Biology Landscape Ecology Limnology Marine Ecology Microbial Ecology Microbiology Nutrient Fluxes Oceanography OTHER Paleoclimatology Paleoecology Plant Ecology Plant Physiological Ecology Plant Population Biology Plant Systematics Plant-Animal Interactions Population Biology Population Genetics Range/Grazing Ecology Social Science Sociology Soil Science Statistical Ecology Statistics Theoretical Population Biology Trace Gas Fluxes Vegetation Ecology Wetlands Ecology Wildlife Biology Zoology Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:15:20 +0000 egaiser 446 at http://asm2012.lternet.edu The Moorea Coral Reef LTER Site http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/moorea-coral-reef-lter-site <div class="field field-type-computed field-field-poster-number"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Poster Number:&nbsp;</div> 274 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-poster-presenter"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Presenter/Primary Author:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/users/sholbrook" title="View user profile.">Sally Holbrook</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-authors"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Russell J. Schmitt </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Robert C. Carpenter </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Peter J. Edmunds </div> </div> </div> <p>The Moorea Coral Reef (MCR) LTER site, established in 2004, explores community and ecosystem effects of pulsed perturbations and slowly changing environmental drivers on coral reefs, ecologically a</p><p><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/moorea-coral-reef-lter-site" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Site Description Coastal Systems Connectivity Core Research Areas Disturbance Patterns Education Information Management Landscape change Movement of Inorganic Matter Movement of Organic Matter Population Studies Primary Production MCR Pattern and control of organic matter accumulation in surface layers and sediments Pattern and control of primary production Patterns and frequency of site disturbances Patterns of inorganic inputs and movements of nutrients through soils, groundwater and surface waters Spatial and temporal distribution of populations selected to represent trophic structure Animal Behavior Animal Ecology Animal Physiological Ecology Animal Population Biology Biological Diversity Community Ecology Disturbance Ecology Ecological Modeling Landscape Ecology Marine Ecology Nutrient Fluxes Oceanography Population Biology Population Genetics Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:56:05 +0000 sholbrook 435 at http://asm2012.lternet.edu Food Availability, Density Dependence and the Dynamics of Natural Mortality in a Temperate Marine Fish http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/food-availability-density-dependence-and-dynamics-natural-mortality-temperate-marine-fish <div class="field field-type-computed field-field-poster-number"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Poster Number:&nbsp;</div> 234 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-poster-presenter"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Presenter/Primary Author:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/user/15412" title="View user profile.">Daniel Okamoto</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-authors"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Russell J. Schmitt </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Sally J. Holbrook </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Daniel C. Reed </div> </div> </div> <p><span>Understanding mechanisms that regulate natural mortality in populations is a cent</span></p><div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-student-poster"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Student Poster:&nbsp;</div> Yes </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/food-availability-density-dependence-and-dynamics-natural-mortality-temperate-marine-fish" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Site Science Population Studies SBC Spatial and temporal distribution of populations selected to represent trophic structure Ecological Modeling Environmental/Resource Management Marine Ecology Population Biology Statistical Ecology Wildlife Biology Fri, 17 Aug 2012 05:16:36 +0000 daniel.okamoto 386 at http://asm2012.lternet.edu Population, Community, and Metacommunity Dynamics of Terrestrial Gastropods in the Luquillo Mountains: A Gradient Perspective http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/population-community-and-metacommunity-dynamics-terrestrial-gastropods-luquillo-mountains-gr <div class="field field-type-computed field-field-poster-number"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Poster Number:&nbsp;</div> 210 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-poster-presenter"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Presenter/Primary Author:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/users/mwillig" title="View user profile.">Michael Willig</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-authors"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Steven Presley </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Christopher Bloch </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Javier Alvarez </div> </div> </div> <p>Elevational variation in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico creates strong environmental gradients that affect the abundance and distribution of species.&nbsp; Moreover, the geographic mappings </p><p><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/population-community-and-metacommunity-dynamics-terrestrial-gastropods-luquillo-mountains-gr" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Site Science Core Research Areas LUQ Spatial and temporal distribution of populations selected to represent trophic structure Animal Ecology Biological Diversity Community Ecology Population Biology Zoology Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:45:40 +0000 mwillig 357 at http://asm2012.lternet.edu Resilience of Pacific Staghorn Coral is governed by a fish http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/resilience-pacific-staghorn-coral-governed-fish <div class="field field-type-computed field-field-poster-number"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Poster Number:&nbsp;</div> 205 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-poster-presenter"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Presenter/Primary Author:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/users/rschmitt" title="View user profile.">Russell Schmitt</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-authors"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Sally J. Holbrook </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Andy J. Brooks </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Michele K. Johnson </div> </div> </div> <p>Thicket-forming staghorn corals provide essential habitat for fishes and invertebrates on tropical reefs worldwide, but they are highly vulnerable to disturbances.</p><p><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/resilience-pacific-staghorn-coral-governed-fish" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Site Science Connectivity Disturbance Patterns Population Studies MCR Patterns and frequency of site disturbances Biological Diversity Community Ecology Conservation Biology Disturbance Ecology Ecological Complexity Habitat Preservation/Restoration Marine Ecology Population Biology Tue, 14 Aug 2012 05:00:03 +0000 rschmitt 351 at http://asm2012.lternet.edu Trophic interactions and variation in reproductive performance within a community of Antarctic penguins (genus Pygoscelis) http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/trophic-interactions-and-variation-reproductive-performance-within-community-antarctic-pengu <div class="field field-type-computed field-field-poster-number"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Poster Number:&nbsp;</div> 147 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-poster-presenter"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Presenter/Primary Author:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/users/kgorman" title="View user profile.">Kristen Gorman</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-authors"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Kate E. Ruck, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Virginia, USA </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Tony D. Williams, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> William R. Fraser, Polar Oceans Research Group, Montana, USA </div> </div> </div> <p>The southwestern Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean, including the Bellingshausen Sea west of the Antarctica Peninsula (AP), is now strongly influenced by ocean-climate warming.</p><div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-student-poster"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Student Poster:&nbsp;</div> Yes </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/trophic-interactions-and-variation-reproductive-performance-within-community-antarctic-pengu" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Site Science Cryosphere Population Studies Species range PAL Spatial and temporal distribution of populations selected to represent trophic structure Animal Physiological Ecology Animal Population Biology Biogeochemistry Biogeography Biological Diversity Community Ecology Ecosystem Ecology Marine Ecology Population Biology Wildlife Biology Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:47:01 +0000 kgorman 256 at http://asm2012.lternet.edu Long-term population dynamics of exotic species: a cross-site multi-species investigation http://asm2012.lternet.edu/working-groups/long-term-population-dynamics-exotic-species-cross-site-multi-species-investigation <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-wg-reports"><legend>Working Group Reports</legend><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-wg-reports"> <div class="field-label">Final reports:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-application-vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document" alt="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document icon" src="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/x-office-document.png" /><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/sites/default/files/Working group report.docx" type="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document; length=13084">Working group report.docx</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-wg-participants"> <div class="field-label">Participant list:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-application-vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document" alt="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document icon" src="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/x-office-document.png" /><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/sites/default/files/Participant list_0.docx" type="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document; length=11412">Participant list.docx</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>The population dynamics of introduced species may dictate trends in those species' impacts on invaded ecosystems and societies.&nbsp; For instance, if there are lags in the population growth of an </p><div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-wg-organizer"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Organizer:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/users/alatzka" title="View user profile.">Alexander Latzka</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-wg-co-organizer"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Co-organizer(s):&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/users/amikulyuk" title="View user profile.">Alison Mikulyuk</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-wg-preferred-date"> <div class="field-label">Preferred date(s):&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Sept 11 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-wg-duration"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Number of 2 hour sessions requested:&nbsp;</div> 2 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-wg-equipment"> <div class="field-label">Equipment requested:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> LCD projector and a total of 4 easels with flip charts to accommodate breakout groups </div> </div> </div> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-wg-materials"><legend>Working Group Materials</legend><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-wg-materials"> <div class="field-label">Related materials:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-application-msword" alt="application/msword icon" src="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/x-office-document.png" /><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/sites/default/files/working-groups/wg-127/PDES 2012 ASM Working Group.doc" type="application/msword; length=32256">PDES 2012 ASM Working Group.doc</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-wg-terms"> <div class="field-label">Terms of submission:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> I agree </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-wg-session"> <div class="field-label">Session:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/sessions/working-group-session-3-tuesday">Working Group Session 3 Tuesday</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <a href="/sessions/working-group-session-4-tuesday">Working Group Session 4 Tuesday</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-session-room"> <div class="field-label">Room Assignment:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Eastside - Rainbow Fireside (75) </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/working-groups/long-term-population-dynamics-exotic-species-cross-site-multi-species-investigation" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Animal Population Biology Aquatic Ecology Forest Ecology Invertebrate Biology Plant Population Biology Population Biology Zoology Product oriented Sun, 22 Jul 2012 17:32:50 +0000 alatzka 127 at http://asm2012.lternet.edu Responses of Reef Fish Communities to Large-Scale Habitat Perturbations http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/responses-reef-fish-communities-large-scale-habitat-perturbations <div class="field field-type-computed field-field-poster-number"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Poster Number:&nbsp;</div> 59 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-poster-presenter"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Presenter/Primary Author:&nbsp;</div> <a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/users/abrooks" title="View user profile.">Andrew Brooks</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-poster-authors"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Russell J. Schmitt </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Sally J. Holbrook </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Thomas C. Adam </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Peter J. Edmunds </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline"> Co-Authors:&nbsp;</div> Libe Washburn </div> </div> </div> <p>Our ability to predict how communities of coral reef fishes will change in response to habitat alteration depends strongly on understanding the functional relationships of component species with li</p><p><a href="http://asm2012.lternet.edu/content/responses-reef-fish-communities-large-scale-habitat-perturbations" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Site Science Disturbance Patterns Population Studies MCR Patterns and frequency of site disturbances Community Ecology Disturbance Ecology Marine Ecology Population Biology Sun, 22 Jul 2012 02:04:13 +0000 abrooks 126 at http://asm2012.lternet.edu