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S24
Trophic Downgrading in Tropical Forests and Its Biodiversity Implications

Wednesday, 26 June 2013: 10:20-12:20
La Paz-A (Herradura San Jose)
Principle Organizer:
Nicole L Michel
Co-organizers:
Walter P Carson and Thomas W. Sherry
Moderator:
Thomas W. Sherry
10:20
S24-1
Trophic downgrading in tropical forests and its biodiversity implications: What do we know?
Nicole L Michel, Tulane University
Presentations
  • Michel+S24+June26.pdf (3.9 MB)
    • 10:35
    S24-2
    Effects of mammal exclusion and hunting on seedling abundance of large-seeded tree species at La Selva Biological Station and surrounding areas
    Robin L Chazdon, University of Connecticut; Amanda L. Wendt, University of Connecticut; Walter P Carson, University of Pittsburgh
    10:50
    S24-3
    Positive and negative effects of terrestrial mammals interact to produce varying outcomes on seed and seedling survival in Costa Rican rain forests
    Erin K. Kuprewicz, Organization for Tropical Studies
    11:05
    S24-4
    Do fences make better neighbors? Vertebrate effects on litter arthropod biodiversity
    Terrance McGlynn, Occidental College; Peter Tellez, California State University Dominguez Hills; Michael J Chips, University of Pittsburgh
    11:20
    S24-5
    Effects of terrestrial mammals on plant functional diversity in a neotropical forest
    Erin L Kurten, Stanford University; S Joseph Wright, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama; Andres Hernandez, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Walter P Carson, University of Pittsburgh
    11:35
    S24-6
    How unusual is the terrestrial mammal community of Barro Colorado Island? An assessment using camera traps
    Patrick A. Jansen, Wageningen University; David Ross Oller, Wageningen University; Frank Van Langevelde, Wageningen University
    11:50
    S24-7
    Dynamics of an intact 5 level trophic web: Complex food webs mitigate the impact of felids on lower trophic levels
    Walter P Carson, University of Pittsburgh; Ben T Hirsch, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Daniel Martinez, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Erin L Kurten, Stanford University; Danielle D Brown, Middle Tennessee State University
    12:05
    S24-8
    Trophic downgrading: When elephants disappeared
    John W. Terborgh, Duke University; Lisa C. Davenport, Duke University
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