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Monday, August 2nd

Monday, August 2nd, 3:45 pm to 5:15 pm · 552A/Convention Center
Session 21: Contributed Papers: Community Structure, Function, and Dynamics
Presiding: Faith Inman-Narahari, University of California, Los Angeles
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21001August 2nd 3:45 pm552A/Convention CenterAssessment and future implications of changes in vegetation patterns in and around Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (NDBR), west Himalaya, India.
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Oral PaperRawat, Balwant S; Rawal, R S.Mountain ecosystems
Biosphere Reserve
Vegetation pattern
21002August 2nd 4:00 pm552A/Convention CenterImpacts of Laurel Wilt Disease on Redbay (Persea borbonia) Population Structure and Forest Communities in the Coastal Plain of Georgia, USA
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Oral PaperSpiegel, Kimberly S.; Leege, Lissa M..Persea borbonia
laurel wilt disease
redbay
21003August 2nd 4:15 pm552A/Convention CenterDominance and diversity: The effect of cattail (Typha domingensis) management on a tropical seasonally dry wetland
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Oral PaperBufford, Jennifer L; González, Eugenio.Typha
management
Wetland Plants
plant diversity
avian habitat use
Palo Verde, Costa Rica
Seasonal Dry Tropical Ecosystems
21004August 2nd 4:30 pm552A/Convention CenterEffects of non-native earthworms on soil microbes and tree seedling growth
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Oral PaperMccormick, Melissa; Szlavecz, Katalin; Xia, Lijun; Saunders, Jaclyn K.; Morcol, Taylan; Whigham, Dennis.invasive earthworms
Mycorrhizae
seedlings
arbuscular mycorrhizae
Ectomycorrhizae
21005August 2nd 4:45 pm552A/Convention CenterHawaii Permanent Plot Network: First Census Results and Ongoing Research
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Oral PaperInman-Narahari, Faith; Ostertag, Rebecca; Cordell, Susan; Giardina, Christian; Sack, Lawren.tropical forest
climate change
permanent plots
21006August 2nd 5:00 pm552A/Convention CenterSeedling dynamics in native dominated Hawaiian rain forest
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Oral PaperInman-Narahari, Faith; Ostertag, Rebecca; Giardina, Christian; Cordell, Susan; Sack, Lawren.tropical forest
seedling recruitment
Monday, August 2nd, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Hall A/Convention Center
Session P: Contributed Posters: Ecological Section Posters
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PEC001August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterPlant diversity and dispersal syndromes in three gallery forests of the Colombian Eastern Plains
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Poster: Ecological SectionCorrea-Gómez, DF; Stevenson, Pablo. Orinoco
Seasonal neotropical savannas
diversity
dispersal syndrome
Gallery forest
PEC002August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterComparison of shrub and seed traits in two eastern California Sarcobatus populations
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Poster: Ecological SectionMartin, Alynn; Drenovsky, Rebecca E.; Richards, James.Great Basin Desert
recruitment
seed traits
range expansion
seed germination
PEC003August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterPhenological study of some dry deciduous Forest tree species of Shamlaji Forest, North Gujjarat, India
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Poster: Ecological SectionDesai, manisha.phenology
leaffall
PEC004August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterGrazing effects on plant biodiversity and hydrology in foothill wetlands
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Poster: Ecological SectionDenton, Renee.wetlands
Biodiversity
oak woodlands
swales
San Joaquin Experimental Range
PEC005August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterResearch on plant community assemblage for Agrostis supports ecological risk assessment for genetically engineered Agrostis stolonifera
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Poster: Ecological SectionAhrens, Collin; Ecker, Geoffrey; Auer, Carol.ecological risk assessment
Agrostis
plant community
ordination
herbicide resistant
bentgrass
co-occurrence
PEC006August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterArchitecture and Growth rates of three Espeletia species
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Poster: Ecological SectionRodríguez-Cerón, Nicolás; Navas, Alfredo; Madrińán, Santiago.Espeletia
Paramo
Growth rates
Plant Architecture
Age Estimation
PEC007August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterInvestigating the effect of spatial environmental heterogeneity on the relative importance of stochastic and deterministic assembly of plant metacommunities
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Poster: Ecological SectionSuper, Laura ; Pither, Jason.community assembly
community ecology
deterministic assembly
metacommunity
plant community
spatially explicit modeling
spatial dynamics
spatial ecology
spatial environmental heterogeneity
spatial patterns
stochastic assembly
stochastic factors
PEC008August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention Center
Canceled
A test for crop traits linked to a reciprocal translocation of cultivated and wild radishes: implications for weed evolution following hybridization
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Poster: Ecological SectionChang, Hsiaochi; Snow, Allison.wild radish
Raphanus raphnistrum
hybridization
weeds evolution
pollen viability
PEC009August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention Center
Canceled
An Exploration of Chicken Litter-Induced Phytotoxicity in Agricultural Crop Species
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Poster: Ecological SectionBrower, MB; Tuberty, SR; Babyak, CM; Sakamachi, Y; Colvard, B. Trace metals
Phytotoxicity
Chicken litter
Agriculture
Corn
Fescue
PEC010August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterDetermining the Invasive Capabilities of the Exotic Tree Phellodendron amurense Rupr. in Northeastern North America
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Poster: Ecological SectionMorgan, Eric C.; Borysiewicz, Jonathan.Phellodendron amurense
invasive
population dynamics
Importance value
PEC011August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterThe common garden approach to plant evolutionary ecology
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Poster: Ecological SectionCheplick, Gregory.adaptation
common garden
natural selection
population differentiation
PEC012August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterSwitchgrass (Panicum virgatum) biogeographic distribution study for ecological risk assessment
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Poster: Ecological SectionEcker, Geoffrey; Ahrens, Collin; Auer, Carol. ecological risk assessment
Panicum
Plant community
ordination
transgenic
switchgrass
co-occurrence
PEC013August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterIndustrial paint effluent implications on the common weed Tridax procumbens.An Ecotoxicological review
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Poster: Ecological SectionOgungbemi, Mayomi; Shonubi, Olusola.O.Industrial paint effluent
Tridax procumbens
Ecotoxicology
Heavy Metals
PEC014August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterThe effect of aquatic macrophytes on macroinvertebrate and zooplankton communities in Lake Champlain
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Poster: Ecological SectionBinggeli, Casey A.; Mihuc, Timothy B..Invasive plants
zooplankton
aquatic insects
Trapa
Hydrocharis
Myriophyllum
PEC015August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterFitness-Related Traits of Cultivated vs. Wild Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum): Implications for Widespread Planting of Biofuel Cultivars
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Poster: Ecological SectionCampbell, Amy; Snow, Allison.switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
biofuel-crop
fitness-related traits
Crop-to-Wild Gene Flow
PEC016August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterThe Effects of Inbreeding on Chamaecrista fasciculata  from a Small Prairie Fragment
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Poster: Ecological SectionWeems, Kimberly O.; Byers, Diane.inbreeding depression
Habitat fragmentation
Prairies
PEC017August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterAssessing Botanical Capacity to Address 21st Century Grand Challenges in the United States
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Poster: Ecological SectionDeAngelis, Patricia; Havens, Kayri; Holsinger, Kent E.; Kennedy, Kathryn; Kramer, Andrea T.; Muir, Rachel ; Olwell, Peggy; Schierenbeck, Kristina A.; Stritch, Larry; Sundberg, Marshall; Zorn-Arnold, Barbara.climate change
sustainability
resource management
training botanists
PEC018August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterEffect of floral display and geographical context on selfing rate variation in Plectritis congesta
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Poster: Ecological SectionAdderley, Lorraine; McEwen, Jamie; Vamosi, Jana.pollination biology
self-fertilization
Plectritis congesta
Biogeography
floral display size
landscape effects on bees
competition for pollination
PEC019August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterPollinators and seed production of a native prairie species Lobelia spicata, in a fragmented landscapes
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Poster: Ecological SectionRichardson, Jennifer; Byers, Diane.plant-pollinator interaction
pollinator behavior
Habitat fragmentation
Prairies
PEC020August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterGoing underground: roots track blue light gradients in the soil
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Poster: Ecological SectionTodd, Sadie; Galen, Candace.phototropism
Arabidopsis thaliana
PEC021August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterReproductive biology of Hydrocharis morsus-ranae in Lake Champlain, a likely source population for the next region-wide aquatic plant invasion
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Poster: Ecological SectionDow-Kitson, Sasha; Martine, Christopher T..invasive
aquatic
Hydrocharitaceae
dioecy
PEC022August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterEscaping minority cytotype exclusion - possible mechanisms of reproductive isolation among ploidy levels in Senecio carniolicus Willd. (Asteraceae)
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Poster: Ecological SectionSonnleitner, Michaela; Weis, Birgit; Flatscher, Ruth; Escobar Garcia, Pedro; Schoenswetter, Peter; Schneeweiss, Gerald M.; Hülber, Karl.Asteraceae
autopolyploidy
crossing experiments
inter-cytotype hybrids
minority cytotype exclusion
sympatric speciation
reproductive isolation
Senecio carniolicus
PEC023August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterSickleweed, an Emerging Problem in the Northern Mixed Grass Prairie
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Poster: Ecological SectionKorman, Brian L. ; Larson, Gary E. ; Butler, Jack L.; Nepal, Madhav P..sickleweed
Falcaria
Germination
clonal reproduction
invasive plant
PEC024August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterDiffferential responses to defoliation in little bluestem (Schizachrium scoparium) in tallgrass prairie: Implications for herbivory tolerance
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Poster: Ecological SectionHartnett, David C.; N'Guessan, Maipelo.herbivory
grasses
demography
PEC025August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterBelowground bud bank production and dynamics of a C3 and a C4 perennial grass
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Poster: Ecological SectionOtt, Jacqueline P; Hartnett, David C..grasses
demography
bud banks
PEC026August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterImpact and pattern of an invasion by Phellodendron amurenseRupr. in an urban and suburban woodland
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Poster: Ecological SectionMorgan, Eric C.; Kincaid, Dwight; Borysiewicz, Jonathan.Phellodendron
invasive
understory
PEC028August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterUsing 15N stable isotope to label Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle) seeds: Linking seed to source
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Poster: Ecological SectionCastellano, Steven M.; Gorchov, David L..Lonicera maackii
stable isotope
Invasive plants
Amur honeysuckle
seed dispersal
PEC029August 2nd 5:30 pmHall A/Convention CenterVolatile Oils of Monarda viridissima, an Endemic Species of the Carrizo Sand Formation in Texas
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Poster: Ecological SectionBirnbaum, Amanda.edaphic factor
Volatile Organic Compounds

Tuesday, August 3rd

Tuesday, August 3rd, 8:00 am to 9:45 am · 555B/Convention Center
Session 24: Contributed Papers: Invasive Plants
Presiding: Cynthia Huebner, Northern Research Station
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24001August 3rd 8:00 am555B/Convention CenterMicrostegium vimineum’s germination, survival, and growth in closed-canopy deciduous forests
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Oral PaperHuebner, Cynthia; Miller, Gary.Microstegium vimineum
Japanese stiltgrass
closed-canopy forests
herbivory
24002August 3rd 8:15 am555B/Convention CenterInvasive species demonstrate higher phenotypic plasticity but native species have greater resilience to worsening conditions
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Oral PaperDavidson, Amy; Nicotra, Adrienne B..alien plant species
introduced plant species
phenotypic plasticity
resource availability
reaction norm
climate change
adaptation
Environment gradient
indigenous
24003August 3rd 8:30 am555B/Convention CenterNatural hybridization in Morus: Is an exotic mulberry threatening the native one?
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Oral PaperNepal, Madhav P.; Larson, Gary E..Morus
Moraceae
interspecific hybridization
microsatellites
Invasive Species
northwestern boundary
24004August 3rd 8:45 am555B/Convention CenterRapid activation of extrafloral nectaries induced by minimal damage in Chinese Tallow (Triadica sebifera)
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Oral PaperHarvey, Alan; Shiflett, Allison.extrafloral nectaries
Induced defense
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
24005August 3rd 9:00 am555B/Convention CenterInvasion and Hybridization as Potential Mechanisms for Cryptic Extinction: A Bittersweet (Celastrus spp.) Story
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Oral PaperZaya, David N.; Leicht-Young, Stacey A.; Pavlovic, Noel B.; Ashley, MV.hybridization
biological invasion
Celastrus orbiculatus
Celastrus scandens
Microsatellites (SSRs)
24006August 3rd 9:15 am555B/Convention CenterSelection dynamics in natural populations of Fallopia japonica and Persicaria virginiana: a multi-season selection analysis
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Oral PaperO'Donnell, Kelly.plant invasion
natural selection
Japanese Knotweed
24007August 3rd 9:30 am555B/Convention CenterWeed reproduction and dispersal in regulated rivers: genetic connectivity insights
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Oral PaperChong, Caroline.ecosystem processes
plant invasions
river ecosystem
genetic connectivity
dispersal
weeds
range expansion
genotypic diversity
Tuesday, August 3rd, 10:15 am to 12:00 pm · 555B/Convention Center
Session 33: Contributed Papers: Plant Response to Environmental Stressors
Presiding: Jack T. Tessier, SUNY Delhi
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33001August 3rd 10:15 am555B/Convention CenterRoot contraction helps “living rock” cacti avoid lethal temperatures when growing in rocky soil
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Oral PaperNorth, Gretchen; Garrett, Tadao.root contraction
desert biota
xylem
33002August 3rd 10:30 am555B/Convention CenterPhenotypic plasticity in Datura stramonium in response to density and nutrient supply
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Oral PaperJaphet, Wisdom; Zhou, Daowei.phenotypic plasticity
Datura Sramonium
density
Nutrient availability
Flexible strategy
specific leaf area
33003August 3rd 10:45 am555B/Convention CenterCan variable expression of herkogamy under drought stress explain autonomous selfing rates in Collinsia heterophylla?
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Oral PaperArathi H.S., Arathi; Rachael, Jorgensen.herkogamy
drought stress
selfing rate
Collinsia heterophylla
33004August 3rd 11:00 am555B/Convention CenterLarge flowers in stressful environments: the importance of floral longevity in a large-flowered Mediterranean family
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Oral PaperTeixido, Alberto L..floral longevity
flower size
Cistaceae
Mediterranean area
temperature
Maintenance costs
33005August 3rd 11:15 am555B/Convention CenterToxicity of Hyperaccumulated metals to larvae of the beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua).
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Oral PaperCheruiyot, Dorothy; Boyd, Robert.Elemental Defense
33006August 3rd 11:30 am555B/Convention CenterNo evidence of contractile roots in Erythronium americanum.
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Oral PaperTessier, Jack T..Erythronium americanum
contractile roots
below-ground movement
Tuesday, August 3rd, 1:30 pm to 3:15 pm · 552B/Convention Center
Session 43: Contributed Papers: Seed Ecology and Plant Reproductive Ecology
Presiding: Claudia L. Jolls, East Carolina University
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43001August 3rd 1:30 pm552B/Convention CenterLatitudinal variation in seed germination requirements and phenological traits in Phemeranthus parviflorus (Nutt.) Kiger (Montiaceae)
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Oral PaperPrice, Taina M..Phemeranthus
Montiaceae
North America
seed germination
geographic variation
latitudinal range
local adaptation
43002August 3rd 1:45 pm552B/Convention CenterEffects of Smoke/Ash Solutions on Seed Germination Rates and Percentages of Twenty Tallgrass Prairie Species
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Oral PaperErvin, Stefanie L.; Daugherty, Bradley M.; Coutant, Nancy E.; Coons, Janice M..Smoke
prairie
Seed
Germination
43003August 3rd 2:00 pm552B/Convention CenterPatterns of seed abortion in response to leaf herbivory in a perennial legume herb Centrosema virginianum Bentham (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae)
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Oral PaperCardel Sharp, Yuria; Koptur, Suzanne.defoliation
herbivory
pollination
Fruit
seed size
Seed abortion
seed set
legume
resource allocation
clones
43004August 3rd 2:15 pm552B/Convention CenterThe role of Brassica rapa FLC orthologs in flowering time divergence due to drought in natural populations in California
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Oral PaperLitt, Amy; Nowogrodzki, Anna; Lalchan, Rebecca; Franks, Steven.Brassica
FLC
flowering time
climate change response
43005August 3rd 2:30 pm552B/Convention CenterReproductive assurance for a rewardless epiphytic orchid in Puerto Rico (Pleurothallis ruscifolia)
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Oral PaperCaraDonna, Paul; Ackerman, James D. .autogamy
Cleistogamy
Plant Size
fruit production
deception pollination
reproductive constraints
Orchidaceae
Puerto Rico
43006August 3rd 2:45 pm552B/Convention CenterVariation of reproductive modes and population genetic structures of a monocarpic perennial herb, Caridocriunm cordatum, in relation to habitat fragmentation
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Oral PaperOhara, Masashi; Narumi, Tadashi; Nishizawa, Miyuki.reproductive mode
Genetic variation
monocarpic perennical
Habitat fragmentation
43007August 3rd 3:00 pm552B/Convention CenterHedging our bets: seed mass, morphology and germination of Packera tomentosa
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Oral PaperJolls, Claudia L..heterocarpy
Packera
Tuesday, August 3rd, 3:45 pm to 5:30 pm · 552A/Convention Center
Session 45: Contributed Papers: Phylogeny, Diversity, and Niche Evolution
Presiding: Brendan P. Hodkinson, Duke University
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45001August 3rd 3:45 pm552A/Convention CenterSpecies richness and plant community phylogenetic structure are correlated with a key environmental gradient in Temperate Deciduous Forests of the northeastern U.S.
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Oral PaperBellemare, Jesse; Geber, Monica.ecology
species diversity
phylogenetic diversity
environmental gradient
forest herbs
diversity gradient
soil nutrients
community ecology
temperate deciduous forest
Community Phylogenetics
45002August 3rd 4:00 pm552A/Convention CenterDo tallgrass prairie remnants owe an extinction debt?
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Oral PaperKilroy, Hayley. tallgrass prairie
extinction debt
Island Biogeography
floristic quality
competition
colonization
Kansas
Asclepias meadii
species richness
45003August 3rd 4:15 pm552A/Convention CenterEnvironmental niche evolution and diversification in Pelargonium
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Oral PaperMartinez Cabrera, Hugo; Schlichting, Carl; Jones, Cynthia S..Pelargonium
Environmental niche evolution
South Africa
niche conservatism
functional integration
45004August 3rd 4:30 pm552A/Convention CenterNiche evolution and functional trait convergence in vernal pool endemics of the genus Lasthenia
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Oral PaperForrestel, Elisabeth; Ackerly, David D.; Emery, Nancy C.. vernal pools
functional traits
niche evolution
phylogenetic independent contrasts
Lasthenia
45005August 3rd 4:45 pm552A/Convention CenterDo lichens harbor their own 'rhizobia'? A large-scale phylogenetic survey of lichen-associated bacteria from the order Rhizobiales
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Oral PaperHodkinson, Brendan P.; Lutzoni, Francois.lichens
bacteria
UniFrac
microbial diversity
bacterial communities
Nitrogen
Tuesday, August 3rd, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm · 553B/Convention Center
Session M27: Meeting: Ecological Section Business Meeting and Mixer
Presiding: Diane Byers, Illinois State University
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August 3rd 5:30 pm553B/Convention CenterEcological Section Business Meeting and Mixer
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