2009 Tamarisk & Russian Olive Research Conference
Reno, Nevada
February 18-19, 2009
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Oral Presentations and Abstracts:
*designates presenting author
Effects of saltcedar removal on vertebrates along the Rio Grande Heather L. Bateman*, Alice Chung-Macoubrey, Deborah Finch, Howard Snell, and David Hawksworth
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Evolution of critical photoperiod expands the range of D. elongata
Dan W. Bean*, Tom Dudley, Peter Dalin and Deborah Eberts
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Mechanical and chemical control techniques for Russian olive: summary of ten years experience along the Middle Rio Grande
Todd R. Caplan
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Host-plant specificity in the saltcedar biocontrol beetle: is Diorhabda an agent of selection in Tamarix?
Brian L. Cardall
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Developing a Coarse Scale Tamarisk Removal and Revegetation Plan on Walker River Paiute Tribal Lands
Lea Condon*, Joy Griffin, and Elveda Martinez
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Saltcedar biological control in Texas - 2004 to 2008
Culver J. DeLoach*, Patrick J. Moran, Mark P. Donet, and James H. Everitt
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Monitoring tamarisk defoliation by the saltcedar leaf beetle using remote sensing
Phillip E. Dennison*, Abigail N. Guess, Kevin R. Hultine, Tomoaki Miura, Pamela L. Nagler, Edward P. Glenn, and James R. Ehleringer
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Adaptive management techiques for Tamarix in Colorado
Cameron Douglass* and Scott Nissen
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Synergistic use of biocontrol and prescribed fire for tamarisk (Tamarix spp.) removal
Gail M. Drus, Tom L. Dudley, Matt L. Brooks, and John R. Matchett
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Failure of biocontrol, success of bioregulation?
Tom Dudley*, Daniel Bean and Peter Dalin
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Erosional consequence of tamarisk control
Jonathan M. Friedman*, Kirk R. Vincent, and Eleanor R. Griffin
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Clinal variation in cold hardiness of introduced tamarisk and native plains cottonwood
Jonathan M. Friedman*, James E. Roelle, John F. Gaskin, and Julie Roth
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Current Status of a cooperative distribution program for Diorhabda elongata in the Northern U.S.
Rich Hansen* and Shaharra Usnick
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Biocontrol of tamarisk in the Western United States: an event underway with significant ecological and societal implications
Kevin R. Huiltine*, Jayne Belnap, James R. Rhleringer, Charles van Riper, Phillip E. Dennison, Martha E. Lee, Pamela Nagler, Keirith Snyder, Shauna Uselman, and Jason B. West.
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Expansion of Diorhabda elongata within the Colorado River Basin
Levi R. Jamison* and Daniel Bean
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Do riparian plant community characterisitics differ between tamarisk (Tamarix L.) invaded and non-invaded sites on the Upper Verde River, Arizona?
Tyler D. Johnson*, Thomas E. Kolb, and Alvin L. Medina
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Control of Russian olive and tamarisk in the Big Horn Basin, Wyoming
Rory R. Karhu*
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Biological control of saltcedar in West Texas: ants, floods and other hazards
Allen E. Knutson and Mark A. Muegge (presented by Dr. Culver J. DeLoach, who was not an author on this paper)
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Restoration of burned saltcedar infestation sites within the riaprian corrido of the Lower Colorado River, Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, Cibola, AZ
Kenneth D. Lair and Scott O'Meara*
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Tamarisk (Tamarix spp.) and Russion olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) control with aminocyclopyrachlor
Brad Lindenmayer* and Philip Westra
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Effects of saltcedar invasion and biological control on small mammals
William S. Longland*
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River regulation in the Southwestern U.S.: bane or boon for invasive shrub species?
Susan G. Mortensen* and Peter J. Weisberg
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Comparative water use by native and non-native riparian species on Western U.S. Rivers
Pamela L. Nagler* and Edward P. Glenn
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Tamarisk habitat on the Lower Colorado River: implications of biocontrol for the Lower Colorado River Multi-species Conservation Program
Theresa M. Olson* and Susan J. Sferra
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Tamarix as habitat for birds: implications for riparian restoration in the Southwestern United States
Eben H. Paxton*, Mark K. Sogge, and Susan J. Sferra
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Patterns and mechanisms of exotic riparian plant success in Northern Arizona
Lindsay V. Reynolds* and David J. Cooper
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Tamarisk beetle (Diorhabda elongata) movements and impacts on the tamarisk in Grand County, Utah 2004-2008
Wright W. Robinson*, Tim B. Graham, and Tim Higgs
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The role of tamarisk management in the Colorado River Basin States process
Thomas J. Ryan*
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Tamarisk ecology and restoration: what past successes and failues tell us
Anna Sher*
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Riparian plant establishment limited by tamarisk insect herbivore interactions
Gibney M. Siemion* and Lawrence E. Stevens
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Invertebrates and vertebrates associated with tamarisk in the Southwestern United States
Lawrence E. Stevens*
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Rapid changes in ecological host range of Diorhabda elongata
Hillary Q. Thomas*
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Ecoclimatic species distribution models of tamarisk beetles (Diorhabda elongata species group) and invasive tamarisks (Tamarix spp.) with a novel Stacked Environmental Envelope Model (SEEM)
James L. Tracy*, Mauro DiLuzio, and C. Jack DeLoach
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Biocontrol alters litter chemistry and short-term decomposition in a tamarisk-invaded ecosystem
Shauna M. Uselman*, Keirith A. Snyder, Robert R. Blank, and Timothy J. Jones
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Spatial associations of beavers, willows and tamarisk along a regulated river: potential influences on selective foraging on plant invasion processes
Peter J. Weisberg*, Susan G. Mortenson and Barbara E. Ralston
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Poster Presentations
Engaging citizen stewards in restoration partnerships: a case study of the Paria River
Christine Albano and Kate Watters
A precision conservation framework for spatially prioritzing re-vegetation management after exotic tree removal: a case study of a riparian city park
Melissa Bridges, Robert Reich, Cameron Douglass and Phil Westra
Tamarix leaf level and whole plant physiological functioning to increasing salinity
Jacob M. Carter
Toxicity of low risk insecticides to Diorhabda elongata
Whitney Cranshaw
Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia): measuring restoration success in the Western United States
Margaret L. Gaddis and A.A. Sher
Ecological benefit and economic feasibility of tamarisk utilization from Hopi tribal land
Kevin L. Hamann and Yeon-Su Kim
Arthropods attacking Russian olive in Kazakhstan
Roman V. Jashenko, Ivan D. Mityaev, C.J. DeLoach and Livy H. Williams III
Tamarisk management in the Grand Canyon National Park: past challenges, current efforts, and future direction
Lori J. Makarick
Quantifying soil and groundwater chemistry in areas invaded by Tamarix spp. along the Middle Rio Grande, New Mexico
Michelle K. Ohrtman, Anna Sher-Simon and Kenneth Lair
Tamarisk removal and revegetation efforts along the Las Vegas Wash, Nevada
Nick Rice and Jason Eckberg
Investigating arthropod species diversity, abundance, and richness on non-native tamarisk and native willow and cottonwood at four Colorado release sites
Rustie L. Robison, Wyatt Williams, Stephanie Strudley, Todd Green and Andrew Norton
Biological control for Russian olive - and update on foreign exploration efforts by CABI and BBCA
Urs Schnaffer, Massimo Christofaro, Tim Collier, Lars Baker, Andrew Norton, and Hariet Hinz
Physiological response of Tamarix ramosissima to Diorhabda elongata (leaf beetle) herbivory in a controlled environment
Keirith A. Snyder, Amira C. Dittrich, Shauna M. Uselman and Tim J. Jones
Changing perceptions of change: the role of scientists in tamarisk and river management
Juliet C. Stromberg, Pamela Nagler, Matthew K. Chew, and Ed Glenn
Impact of tamarisk biocontrol (Diorhabda elongata) on terrestrial arthropod communities in monotypic tamarisk stands
Stephanie M.C. Strudley, Anna A. Sher and Andrew Norton
The importance of habitat restoration in monotypic Tamarix stands along the Virgin River in Southern Nevada
Megan A. Taylor
Variable fitness of Diorhabda elongata feeding in a common garden of Tamarix from the Western United States
David C. Thompson, Brian Zens, Kevin T. Gardner, and Debra A. Guenther
Protein marking Diorhabda elongata for ecological studies
Kirk C. Tonkel, Livy H. Williams III, James R. Hagler and Scott A. Machtley
Salt cedar, Fremont County Wyoming, A "Headwater Perspective"
Mike Wille and Norman Duncan
A native herbivore's preference for invasive Tamarix spp. may limit range expansion
Wyatt I. Williams and Andrew P. Norton