Inclusivity Presentations on improving diversity within the field, promoting cross-discipline collaboration, and conducting research alongside stakeholders and the public. Sunday, August 11th 8:00 AM Including Citizen Science in Your Research – Working with Citizen Science Data, Volunteers, and More Hannah Webber Workshops, L008 12:00 PM Collective Impact for Equity, Inclusion and Diversity: The “Voltron” Principle George...

Invasion Biology Research concerning invasive species – patterns of invasion, keys to their success, their ecological effects, and means of prevention and control. Monday, August 12th 1:50 PM Short-term gains and long-term losses for an east African myrmecophyte, triggered by a biological invasion Patrick D. Milligan Contributed talks, L016 2:30 PM Microbiome warfare: The potential of microbes from invasive alga Sargassum horneri to...

Fire Research into the causes, patterns, and ecological consequences of fire. Monday, August 12th 2:10 PM Fire frequency, state change and hysteresis in tallgrass prairie Scott L. Collins Contributed talks, M109/110 2:50 PM Biodiversity-function relations disrupted: The role of fire and urbanization disturbances in forest ecosystems of the southeastern United States Jessica A.M. Moore Organized oral sessions, M103 4:20 PM Severe fire...

Ecological Forecasting Research using large datasets and advanced modeling techniques to predict how ecosystems will function in the face of environmental change. Special emphasis on the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), an NSF-funded network of facilities designed to collect data for this purpose. Monday, August 12th 10:15 AM Biodiversity Data Dialogues Dmitry S. Schigel Special sessions, L011/012 Tuesday, August 13th...

Disease Ecology Research examining how interactions between organisms and the physical environment influence the transmission and prevalence of diseases – both human and non-human. Monday, August 12th 1:30 PM Ecological and social mechanisms driving multi-host vector borne pathogen transmission in rural landscapes Nicole Gottdenker Symposia, Ballroom E 2:00 PM The impacts of changing land use on vector-borne diseases in urban and...

Climate change: impacts on species and ecological communities Studies that explore the effects of climate change on individual species, species interactions, patterns of biodiversity, and the ways in which ecosystems function. Monday, August 12th 2:10 PM Reasons for rarity? Exploring adaptive and acclimatory constraints of southeastern endemics in the face of contemporary environmental change Jennifer Boyd Organized oral sessions,...