ESA Annual Meetings Online Program

P-IE Section Symposium: Variety is the Spice of Life: Biodiversity in Agricultural Systems

Wednesday, November 14, 2012: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Summit (Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown)
Moderators:
William R. Morrison
Alexandria N. Bryant
Organizers:
William R. Morrison
Alexandria N. Bryant


1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
Impacts of local and broad-scale landscape structure on the diversity of pollinators in Wisconsin agroecosystems
Rachel E. Mallinger, University of Wisconsin ; Hannah R. Gaines, University of Wisconsin ; David Lowenstein, University of Wisconsin ; Claudio Gratton, University of Wisconsin
1:55 PM
Insect predation in bioenergy grasslands: Video surveillance implicates a diverse cast of suspects
Benjamin Werling, Michigan State University ; Julia Perrone, Michigan State University ; Matthew Grieshop, Michigan State University ; Timmothy D. Meehan, University of Wisconsin ; Claudio Gratton, University of Wisconsin ; Doug A. Landis, Michigan State University
2:15 PM
Finding your way in the dark: Belowground cues and the ecology and evolution of soil nematode chemotaxis
Jared G. Ali, Cornell University ; Sergio Rasmann, University of Lausanne ; Johannes Helder, Wageningen University ; Wim H. van der Putten, Netherlands Institute of Ecology
2:55 PM
Break
3:10 PM
Linking biodiversity and foraging: Tangled up in generalist
Jason M. Schmidt, University of Kentucky ; Ann L. Rypstra, Miami University ; James D. Harwood, University of Kentucky
3:30 PM
Questions of diversity in tree fruit orchards utilizing grazed hogs
Krista Buehrer, Michigan State University ; David L. Epstein, USDA ; Matthew Grieshop, Michigan State University
3:50 PM
Supporting pollinator and natural enemy diversity for sustainable fruit production: testing tactics on farm
Rufus Isaacs, Michigan State University ; Brett R. Blaauw, Michigan State University ; Emily May, Michigan State University ; Julianna Tuell, Michigan State University ; Keith S. Mason, Michigan State University
4:10 PM
Designing agricultural landscapes for biodiversity services
Doug A. Landis, Michigan State University
4:30 PM
Concluding Remarks
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