Session: Metamorphosis by Fusion: Plant-Insect Interactions, Forest Entomology, and the Unifying Contributions of William J. Mattson (On the Occasion of his Retirement). (2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008)

Metamorphosis by Fusion: Plant-Insect Interactions, Forest Entomology, and the Unifying Contributions of William J. Mattson (On the Occasion of his Retirement).

Tuesday, November 18, 2008: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Room A1, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)

Organizers:

Daniel A. Herms
Kenneth F. Raffa

1:30 PM

Opening remarks and introduction. Raffa KF

1:45 PM

Insects as regulators of forest ecosystem processes: Routes of feedback in cybernetic systems

Mark D. Hunter, University of Michigan

Audio File Recorded presentation

2:10 PM

From body plan to population dynamics: The evolutionary foundation for current ecology in tree-feeding insects

Peter W. Price, Northern Arizona University

Audio File Recorded presentation

2:35 PM

Drought stress and insect outbreaks: Beyond the Stress Hypothesis

Andrea F. Huberty, USDA

Audio File Recorded presentation Recorded presentation

3:00 PM

3:15 PM

Nitrogen and the ecology of plant defense

Daniel A. Herms, The Ohio State University, OARDC

Audio File Recorded presentation

3:40 PM

Insects as manipulators of plant resources

Heidi Appel, University of Missouri

Audio File Recorded presentation

4:05 PM

Invasive forest insects and the legacy of the European crucible

Pekka Niemelä, University of Joensuu

Audio File Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

Metamorphosis of a career in forest insect ecology: From cone insects to global change biology

William J. Mattson, USDA Forest Service

Audio File Recorded presentation

4:55 PM

Concluding remarks. Herms DA

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