Publication List from Studies Conducted In

Publication list from Studies conducted in

WilliamHutchesonMemorialForest (1983 to present and missed pubs):

Lang, G. E. 1974. Litter dynamics in a mixed Oak forest on the New Jersey Piedmont. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 101(5): 277-286.

Lang, G. E. and R. T. T. Forman. 1978. Detrital dynamics in a mature oak forest: Hutcheson Memorial Forest, New Jersey. Ecology 59(3): 580-595.

Collins, B. S. and J. A. Quinn. 1982. Displacement of Andropogon scoparius on the New Jersey Piedmont by the successional shrub Myrica pensylvanica. American Journal of Botany 69(5): 680-689.

Robertson, G. P. 1982. Nitrification in forested ecosystems. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 296:445-457.

Armesto, J. J., G. P. Cheplick, and M. J. McDonnell. 1983. Observations on the

reproductive biology of Phytolacca americana (Phytolacaceae). Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 110: 380-383.

Nicola, A., and S. T. A. Pickett. 1983. The adaptive architecture of shrub canopies: leaf display and biomass allocation in relation to light environment. New Phytologist 93:301-310.

Robertson, G. P. 1983. Factors regulating nitrification in primary and secondary

succession. Ecology 64: 1561-1573.

Pickett, S. T. A. 1983. The absence of an Andropogon stage in old-field succession at the

HutchesonMemorialForest. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 110(4): 533-535.

Tadros, M. S. and Varney, E. A. 1983. The interrelation between soil arthropods and soil

fungi in woodland and field soils. New trends in soil biology. Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium: 247-252.

McDonnell, M. J. and H. F. Buell. 1984. Patterns of woody plant establishment over 20

years of oldfield succession in Central New Jersey. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 65: 61.

McDonnell, M. J., E. W. Stiles, G. P. Cheplick, and J. J. Armesto. 1984. Bird-dispersal of

Phytolacca americana L. and the influence of fruit removal on subsequent fruit development. American Journal of Botany 71: 895-901.

Armesto, J. J. and S. T. A. Pickett. 1985. Experiments on disturbance in old-field plant

succession in oldfields. Vegetatio 66: 85-93.

Armesto, J. J., and S. T. A. Pickett. 1986. Removal experiments to test mechanisms of plant succession in oldfields. Vegetatio 66:85-93.

Gurien, M. M. and B. C. McCarthy. 1987. Spatial and temporal patterns of arthropod abundance in hickory tree canopies: A comparison of two sympatric host species. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 68: 316.

Myster, R. W. Pickett, S. T. A. 1988. Individualistic patterns of annuals and biennials in

early successional oldfields. Vegetatio. 78(1-2): 53-60.

McCarthy, B.C. 1988. A method of access into the crowns of subcanopy and canopy

trees. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 18: 646-649.

Morin, P.J., S.P. Lawler and E.A. Johnson. 1988. Competition between aquaticinsects and vertebrates: experimental measures of interaction strength andhigher order interactions. Ecology 69:1401-1409.

Lawler, S.P. 1989. Behavioral responses to predators and predation risk in four species of larval anurans. Animal Behavior 38:1039-1047.

McCarthy, B. C. and J. M. Facelli. 1989. The role of abiotic forces and the secondary consequences of grazing in determining tree seedling mortality patterns. Oikos.

McCarthy, B. C., and Quinn, J. A. 1989. Within- and among-tree variation in flower and fruit production in two species of Carya (Juglandaceae). American Journal of Botany. 76(7): 1015-1023.

Myster, R. W. and B. C. McCarthy. 1989. Effects of herbivory and competition on

survival of Carya tomentosa (Juglandaceae) seedlings. Oikos 56: 145-148.

Rankin, W. T. and S. T. A. Pickett. 1989. Time establishment of red maple (Acer rubrum) in early old field succession. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 116: 182-186.

Carson, W.P. and C.J. Peterson. 1990. The role of litter in an old-field plant community: impact of litter quantity in different seasons on plant species richness and abundance. Oecologia 85:8-13.

Carson, W. P. and S. T. A. Pickett. 1990. Role of resources and disturbance in the organization of an old-field plant community. Ecology 71: 226-238.

McCarthy, B. C. and J. M. Facelli. 1990. Microdisturbances in oldfields andforests: implications for woody seedling establishment. Oikos 58: 55-60.

McCarthy, B. C., and J. A. Quinn. 1990. Reproductive ecology of Carya (Juglandaceae):

Phenology, pollination, and breeding system of two sympatric tree species. American Journal of Botany 77: 261-273.

Morin, P. J., S. P. Lawler, and E. A. Johnson. 1990. Breeding phenology and the ecology of larval Hyla andersonii: the disadvantages of breeding late. Ecology 71:1590-1598.

Myster, R. W. and S. T. A. Pickett. 1990. Initial conditions, history, and successional pathways in ten contrasting old fields. American Midland Naturalist 124: 231-238.

Myster, R. W. and S. T. A. Pickett. 1990. The Buell successional study at Hutcheson Memorial Forest Center. Permanent Plotter 3: 2-3.

White, D. W. and W. Worthen, and T. W. Stiles. 1990. Woodlands in a post-agricultural landscape in New Jersey. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 117(3): 256-265.

Facelli, J. M. and W. P. Carson. 1991. Heterogeneity of plant litter accumulation in

successional communities. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 118:62-66.

Facelli, J. M. and S. T. A. Pickett. 1991. Plant litter: light interception and effects on an

old-field plant community. Ecology 72:1024-1031.

Facelli, J. M., and S. T. A. Pickett. 1991. Indirect effects of litter on woody seedlings subject to herb competition. Oikos 62(2): 129-138.

McCarthy, B. C. and J. A. Quinn. 1992. Fruit maturation patterns of Carya spp.

(Juglandaceae): An intra-crown analysis of growth and reproduction. Oecologica 91: 30-38.

Myster, R. W., and S. T. A. Pickett. 1992. Dynamics of associations between plants in ten old fields during 31 years of succession. Journal of Ecology 80: 291-302.

Myster, R. W., and S. T. A. Pickett. 1992. Effects of palatability and dispersal mode on

spatial patterns of trees in oldfields. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 119: 145-151.

Facelli, J. M. 1993. Experimental test of the foliar fruit flag hypothesisusing fruits of Rhus glabra (L.). Oecologia 93: 70-72.

Facelli, J. M. and E. Facelli. 1993. Interactions after death: Plant litterregulates priority effects in an early successional community. Oecologia95:277-282.

Lawler, S.P. and P.J. Morin. 1993. Temporal overlap, competition andpriority effects in larval anurans. Ecology 74:174-182.

Myster, R. W. 1993. Tree invasion and establishment in old fields at HutchesonMemorialForest. Botanical Review 59(4): 251-272.

Myster, R. W. and S. T. A. Pickett. 1993. Effects of litter, distance, density and vegetation patch types on postdispersal tree seed predation in old fields. Oikos 66(3): 381-388.

Facelli, J. M. 1994. Multiple indirect effects of plant litter affect the establishment of woody seedlings in old fields. Ecology 75(6): 1727-1735.

Kurzava, L. M., and Morin, P. J. 1994. Consequences and causes of geographic variation in the body size of a keystone predator, Notophthalmus viridescens. Oecologia 99: 271-280.

McCarthy, B. C. 1994. Experimental studies of hickory recruitment in a wooded hedgerow and forest. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 121(3): 240-250.

Myster, R. W.1994. Contrasting litter effects on old field tree germination and emergence. Vegetatio 114: 169-174.

Myster, R. W. and S. T. A. Pickett. 1994. A comparison or rate of succession over 18 yr. in 10 contrasting old fields. Ecology 75: 387-392.

Wijesinghe, D. K. and S. N. Handel. 1994. Advantages of clonal growth in heterogeneous habitats: an experiment with Potentilla simplex. Journal of Ecology 82(3): 495-502.

Morin, P. J. 1995. Functional redundancy, nonadditive interactions, and supply-side dynamics in experimental pond communities. Ecology 76: 133-149.

Pehek, E. L. 1995. Competition, pH, and the ecology of larval Hyla andersonii: Strengths of interaction with syntopic and allotopic species. Ecology 76(6):1786-1793.

Meiners, S. J., E. W. Stiles. 1997. Selective predation on the seeds of woody plants. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 124(1): 67-70.

Vivian-Smith, G. 1997. Microtopographic heterogeneity and floristic diversity in experimental wetland communities. J. Ecology 85:71-82.

Byers, D. L. and J. A. Quinn. 1998. Demographic variation in Alliaria petiolata (Brassicaceae) in four contrasting habitats. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 125: 138-149.

Kurzava, L. M.and P. J. Morin. 1998. Experimental tests of functional equivalence: complementary roles of salamanders and fish in organizing amphibian assemblages. Ecology 79: 477-489.

Manson, R. H. and Stiles, E. W. 1998. Links between microhabitat preferences and seed predation by small mammals in old fields. Oikos 82(1): 37-50.

Meiners, S. J. and Pickett, S. T. A. 1999. Changes in community and population responses across a forest-field gradient. Ecography 22(3): 261-267.

Ruhren, S. and S. N. Handel. 1999. Jumping Spiders (Salticidae) enhance the seed production of a plant with extrafloral nectarines. Oecologia 119(2): 227-230.

Schmalhofer, V. R. 1999. Thermal tolerances and preferences of the crab spiders Misumenops asperatus and Misumenoides formosipes (Araneae, Thomisidae). Journal of Arachnology 27: 470-480.

Schmalhofer, V. R. and T. M. Casey. 1999. Crab spider hunting performance is temperature insensitive. Ecological Entomology 24: 345-352.

McCormick, J. T. and S. J. Meiners. 2000. Season and distance from forest-old field edge affect seed predation by white-footed mice. Northeastern Naturalist 7(1): 7-16.

Meiners, S. J., S. N. Handel, S. T. A. Pickett. 2000. Tree seedling establishment under insect herbivory: edge effects and inter-annual variation. Plant Ecology 151(2): 161-170.

Meiners, S. J. and S. N. Handel. 2000. Additive and nonadditive effects of herbivory and competition on tree seedling mortality, growth, and allocation. American Journal of Botany 87(12): 1821-1826.

Ruhren, S. 2000. Seed-head fly interactions across diverse knapweed patches. Northeastern Naturalist 7(3): 270-276.

Henry, M., H. Stevens, and W. P. Carson. 2001. Phenological complementarity, species diversity, and ecosystem function. Oikos 92(2): 291-296.

Meiners, S. J., S. T. A. Pickett, and M. L. Cadenasso. 2001. Effects of plant invasions on the species richness of abandoned agricultural land. Ecography 24(6): 633-644.

Pickett, S. T. A., M. L.Cadenasso, and S. Bartha. 2001. Implications from the Buell-Small Succession Study for vegetation restoration. Applied Vegetation Science 4(1): 41-52.

Schmalhofer, V. R. 2001. Tritrophic interactions in a pollination system: impacts of species composition and size of flower patches on the hunting success of a flower-dwelling spider. Oecologia 129: 292-303.

LoGiudice, K., and R. S. Ostfeld. 2002. Interactions between mammals and trees: predation on mammal-dispersed seeds and the effect of ambient food. Oecologia 130(3): 420-425.

Meiners, S. J. and M. J. Martinkovic. 2002. Survival of and herbivore damage to a cohort of Quercus rubra planted across a forest-old-field edge. American Midland Naturalist 147(2): 247-256.

Meiners, S. J., S. T. A. Pickett, M. L. Cadenasso. 2002. Exotic plant invasions over 40 years of old field successions: community patterns and associations. Ecography 25(2): 215-223.

Meiners, S. J., S. T. A. Pickett, and S. N. Handel. 2002. Probability of tree seedling establishment changes across a forest – old field edge gradient. American Journal of Botany 89(3): 466-471.

Cadenasso, M. L., S. T. A. Pickett, and P. J. Morin. 2002. Experimental test of the role of mammalian herbivores on old field succession: community structure and seedling survival. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 129(3): 228-237.

Bartha, S., S. J. Meiners, S. T. A. Pickett, and M. L. Cadenasso. 2003. Plant colonization windows in a mesic old field succession. Applied Vegetation Science 6(2): 205-212.

Meiners, S. J., and K. LoGiudice. 2003. Temporal consistency in the spatial pattern of seed predation across a forest-old field edge. Plant Ecology 168(1): 45-55.

Ruhren, S. 2003. Seed predators are undeterred by nectar-feeding ants on Chamaecrista nicitans (Caesalpineacxea). Plant Ecology 166(2): 198-198.

Meiners, S. J., M. L. Candenasso, and S. T. A. Pickett. 2004. Beyond biodiversity: individualistic controls of invasion in a self-assembled community. Ecology Letters 7(2): 121-126.

Price, D. L. 2004. Species diversity and seasonal abundance of scarabaeoid dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Geotrupidae, and Trogidae) attracted to cow dung in central New Jersey. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 112(4): 334-347.

Quinn, J. A. and S. J. Meiners. 2004. Growth rates, survivorship, and sex ratios ofJuniperus virginiana on the New Jersey Piedmont from 1963 to 2000. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 131:187-194.

Yurkonis, K. A. and S. J. Meiners. 2004. Invasion impacts species turnoverin a successional system. Ecology Letters 7:764-769

Meiners, S. J. 2005. Seed and seedling ecology of Acer saccharum and Acer platanoides: a contrast between native and exotic congeners. Northeastern Naturalist 12:23-32.

Meiners, S. J. and M. L. Cadenasso. 2005. The relationship betweendiversity and exotic plants: cause or consequence of invasion? Pp. 97-114 In Inderjit (ed.) Invasive plants: ecological and agricultural aspects. Birkhäuser/Verlag (Switzerland).

Yurkonis, K. A., B. E. Wachholder, and S. J. Meiners. In Press. Invasion impacts diversity through altered community dynamics. Journal of Ecology.

In Review

Myster, R. W. A comparison of tree replacement models in oldfields at Hutcheson Memorial Forest. 2005.

Theses:

Myster, R. W. 1987. Population and community patterns in ten old fields. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: S. T. A. Pickett.

Byers, D. L. 1988. Life history variation of Alliaria petiolata in a range of habitats in New Jersey. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: J. A. Quinn.

McCarthy, B. C. 1989. Reproductive biology of Carya ovata and C. tomentosa (Juglandaceae): Determinants of flower and fruit production. PhD. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: J. A. Quinn.

Myster, R. W. 1990. Invasion and establishment of trees in old fields: pattern and process. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: S. T. A. Pickett.

Johnson, E. 1992. Effects of grazing by anuran tadpoles on periphyton composition in experimental pond communities. M.S. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser: P. J. Morin.

Wijesinghe, D. K. 1993. Population ecology in the clonal growth in the herb, Potentilla simplex. PhD. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

Facelli, J. M. 1992. Plant litter: direct and indirect effects in oldfield plant communities. Ph.D. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Adviser XX.

Schmalhofer, V. 1996. The effects of biotic and abiotic factors on predator-prey interactions in old-field flower head communities. PhD. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

Ruhren, S. 1998. The role of extrafloral nectarines in mutualisms, herbivory, and plant defense of Chamaecrista nictitans. PhD Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

Published abstracts

McDonnell, M. J., E. W. Stiles, G. P. Cheplick, and J. A. Armesto. 1983. Bird-dispersal and the influence of fruit removal on the development of pokeweed fruits. Bulletin of the New JerseyAcademy of Sciences 28: 24.

Byers, D. L. and J. A. Quinn. 1986. Survivorship and reproductive variability in field populations of Alliaria petiolata. Bulletin of the New JerseyAcademy of Sciences 31: 6.

McCarthy, B.C. and J. A. Quinn. 1986. Fruit abortion and survivorship in Carya ovata and C. tomentosa (Juglandaceae) in a NJ forest. American Journal of Botany 73: 672.

Byers, D. L. and J. A. Quinn. 1987. Habitat effects on survivorship, flowering phenology, and fruit abortion in Alliaria petiolata. Bulletin of the New JerseyAcademy of Sciences 32: 46.

Byers, D. L. and J. A. Quinn. 1987. The effect of habitat variation in Alliaria petiolata on life history characteristic. American Journal of Botany 74: 647.

Gurien, M. M. and B. C. McCarthy. 1987. Spatial and temporal patterns of arthropod abundance in hickory tree canopies: A comparison of two sympatric host species. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 68: 316.

McCarthy, B. C. and J. A. Quinn. 1987. The relationship between shoot resources and fruit development in two Carya species (Juglandaceae): Implications for mast fruiting. Bulletin of the New JerseyAcademy of Sciences 32: 46.

McCarthy, B. C. and J. A. Quinn. 1987. A comparative analysis of wind pollination success and fruit set in two sympatric species in. American Journal of Botany 74: 654.

Myster, R. W. 1987. Population patterns of dominant annual and biennial species in ten old fields through six years of succession. Bulletin of the New JerseyAcademy of Science 32: 46.

Myster, R. W. 1987. Population patterns of dominant annual and biennial species in ten old fields through six years of succession. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 68: 375.

Byers, D. L. and J. A. Quinn. 1988. Plant size as a factor in determining flowering time and reproductive output in Alliaria petiolata. American Journal of Botany 75(No. 6, Part 2): 71.

Gurien, M. M. and B. C. McCarthy. 1988. The role of ants in structuring arthropod communities in Carya tree canopies. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 69: 155.

McCarthy and J. A. Quinn. 1988. Within- and among-tree variation in flower and fruit production in two species of Carya (Juglandaceae). American Journal of Botany 75(No. 6, Part 2): 78-79.

Myster, R. W. 1988. Herbivory vs. competition: survivorship of Caryatomentosa seedlings at a forest-field ecotone. Bulletin of the New JerseyAcademy of Science 33: 32.

Myster, R. W. 1988. Herbivory vs. competition: survivorship of Caryatomentosaseedlings at a forest-field ecotone. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 69: 243.

Myster, R. M., B. C. McCarthy, and S. T. A. Pickett. 1988. Herbivory vs. competition: Survivorship of Carya tomentosa seedlings at a forest-filed ecotone. Bulletin of the New JerseyAcademy of Sciences 33: 28.

Myster, R. M., B. C. McCarthy, and S. T. A. Pickett. 1988. Herbivory vs. competition: Survivorship of Carya tomentosa seedlings at a forest-filed ecotone. Nulletin of the Ecological Society of America 69: 243.

McCarthy, B. C. and J. A. Quinn. 1989. Within- and among tree variation in flower and fruit production in two species of Carya (Juglandaceae). American Journal of Botany 76: 1015-1023.

McCarthy, B. C. and J. A. Quinn. 1989. Phenology, pollination, and breeding system of two sympatric species of Carya (Juglandaceae). American Journal of Botany 76(No. 6, Supplement): 115.

Myster, R. W. 1989. Effects of palatability and dispersal mode on spatial patterns of tree seedlings during old field succession. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 70: 213-214.

McCarthy, B. C. and J. A. Quinn. 1990. Reproductive ecology of Carya (Juglandaceae): Phenology, pollination, and breeding system of two sympatric tree species. American Journal of Botany 77: 261-273.

McCarthy, B. C. and J. A. Quinn. 1990. Shoot resource structure, herbivory, and fruit maturation patterns of Carya spp. (Juglandaceae). American Journal of Botany 77(No. 6, Supplement): 58-59.

Myster, R. W. 1990. Effects of litter, distance, density and patch type onpost-dispersal tree seed predation in old fields. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 71: 292.

Myster, R. W. 1991. Interactions between tree seeds and litter in oldfields: germination, seedling morphology and predation. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 72: 202.

Schmalhofer, V. R. 1995. Temperature effects on hunting performance in the crab spiders Misumenops asperatus and Misumenoides formosipes (Araneae, Thomisidae). Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 76(3): 385.

Meiners. S. J. and S. N. Handel. 1996. Insect herbivory affects the establishment of tree seedlings across a forest edge. Ecological Society ofAmerica Annual Meeting, Providence, RI. Poster.

Schmalhofer, V. R. 1996. Floral signal size affects foraging success in the crab spider Misumenoides formosipes. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America77 (3): 395.

Vivian-Smith, G. and S. T. A. Pickett. 1996. Small-scale patterns of soil nutrientheterogeneity, herbivory and plant community structure: an experimental study in early successional fields. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America (Rhode Island conference).

Meiners. S. J. and S. N. Handel. 1997. Seed predation intensity varies withdistance from the forest edge. Botanical Society of America Annual Meeting,Montreal, Canada.

Vivian-Smith. G. and S. T. A. Pickett. 1997. Diversity and heterogeneity on anexperimental productivity gradient in successional plant communities. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America (New Mexico conference).

Meiners, S. J. and S. N. Handel. 1998. Emergence and Growth of three treespecies change across a forest-old field edge gradient. Ecological Societyof America Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.

Schmalhofer, V. R. 1998. Crab spider alterations of flower morphology via petal-tying increase floral attractiveness to insects. Ecological Society of America (Annual Meeting Abstracts): 213.

Meiners, S. J., S. N. Handel, and S. T. A. Pickett. 1999. Multiple effectsof the forest edge on tree regeneration in an old field. Ecological Societyof America Annual Meeting, Spokane, WA.

Meiners, S. J., S. T. A. Pickett, and M. L. Cadenasso. 2000. Exotic plant invasions over 40 years of old field succession. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Snow Bird, UT.

Meiners, S. J., M. L. Cadenasso, and S. T. A. Pickett. 2001. Speciesrichness and patterns of invasion over 40 years of old field succession.Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Madison, WI.

Quinn, J. A. and S. J. Meiners. 2001. Sex ratios, growth ratio, and survivorship of red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) on the New Jersey Piedmont from 1963-2000, p. 42. In Botany 2001 Abstracts volume, Botanical Society of America.

Quinn, J. A. and S. J. Meiners 2001. Sex ratios, growth rates andsurvivorship of red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) on the New Jersey Piedmontfrom 1963-2000. Botanical Society of America Annual Meeting, Albuquerque,NM.

Meiners, S. J., M. L. Cadenasso, and S. T. A. Pickett 2002. Therelationship between diversity and exotic plants: cause or consequence ofinvasion? Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ.

McFarland, H. L. and S. J. Meiners. 2003. Impacts of Rosa multiflora onplant community dynamics. Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy ofScience, Normal, IL

Meiners, S. J., M. L. Cadenasso, and S. T. A. Pickett 2003. Predictabilityof within-site invasion dynamics for native and exotic plant species.Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA.

Yurkonis, K. A. and S. J. Meiners. 2003. Invasion by Lonicera japonicaimpacts species turnover in a successional system. Ecological Society ofAmerica Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA.

Meiners, S. J. 2004 Dispelling myths of the diversity-invasionrelationship: Long-term data to the rescue. Ecological Society of AmericaAnnual Meeting, Portland, OR.

Yurkonis, K. A. and S. J. Meiners. 2004. Exotic plant invasions reducediversity by inhibiting local establishment. Ecological Society of AmericaAnnual Meeting, Portland, OR.

Yurkonis, K.A. and S. J. Meiners. 2004. Exotic plant invasion impactsspecies turnover in a successional system. Annual Meeting of the IllinoisStateAcademy of Science, Charleston, IL.

Tulloss, E. M. and S. J. Meiners. 2005. Edge-mediated succession anddrought response in a plant community. Midwest Ecology and EvolutionConference, Carbondale, IL.

Yurkonis, K. A. and S. J. Meiners. 2005. Community response to rainfallvariation in a successional system. Midwest Ecology and EvolutionConference, Carbondale, IL.