Are Invasive Species Different? (NB: Space has been added for additional participants)
A workshop on the ecology and evolution of invasive species Ecological Society of America Annual Meetings Sunday, August 2, 2009: 1:00 PM-6:00 PM San Miguel, Albuquerque Convention Center ESA Workshop - WK 15 The ecological impacts of some of the worlds most notorious invaders are well-documented. However, the impacts of the majority of invaders may be small, whilst native species can also have large ecological effects. This raises two important questions. First, are introduced species fundamentally different from natives, or do they have similar ecological impacts? Second, do native and introduced species differ in key ecological relationships or evolutionary processes, such as abundance-impact, species-area or diversity-productivity? Invited Talks: Are non-native species different than natives? Comparisons of species distribution and abundance within regions Dov F. Sax, Brown University Comparing phylogenetic patterns of native and exotic community assembly Marc W. Cadotte, National Center for Ecological Analysis and SynthesisAre exotic plants more chemically noxious and less nutritious than native plants? Variation in native species influences invader impacts John L. Maron, and Marilyn Marler University of Montana Mutualisms: Key drivers of invasions . . . key casualties of invasions David Richardson, Stellenbosch University and Anna Traveset, Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats Escape of invasive plants from herbivory: How different is different enough? Peter M. Kotanen, University of Toronto John D. Parker, Smithsonian Institution, Eric M. Lind, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Wendy Morrison, Georgia Tech, Mark E. Hay, Georgia Institute of Technology
