Thursday, August 9, 2007: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Willow Glen II, San Jose Marriott
COS 110 - Mycorrhizae III
8:00 AMCOS 110-1Root and mycorrhizal distribution through the soil profile across a 3 million year semi-arid substrate age gradient
Greg Newman, Northern Arizona University, Kristin Haskins, The Arboretum at Flagstaff, Howard Van Tuyl, Northern Arizona University, Andrew Kowler, University of Arizona, Steve Hart, Northern Arizona University
8:20 AMCOS 110-2Structure of mycorrhizal fungal communities vary with soil fertility and grazing in the Serengeti grassland
Nancy Johnson, Northern Arizona University, Erica Lindsay, Northern Arizona University, Mark E. Ritchie, Syracuse University
8:40 AMCOS 110-3Soil processes, ectomycorrhizal fungi, and atmospheric nitrogen deposition: What are the connections?
Richard W. Lucas, University of Wyoming, Brenda B. Casper, University of Pennsylvania
9:00 AMCOS 110-4Effects of different mycorrhizal associations on performance within a plant-hybrid complex
Paul Sochacki, Portland State University, Jennifer M. Rhode, Georgia College and State University, Mitch Cruzan, Portland State University
9:20 AMCOS 110-5Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on plant secondary chemistry and pollination
Mirka Macel, University of California, Davis, Susan E. Ebeler, University of California, Davis, Sharon Y. Strauss, University of California, Davis
9:40 AM Break
9:50 AMCOS 110-6Turnover of fine roots and mycorrhizae and their relationship with continuous measurements of soil respiration
Rodrigo Vargas, University of California Riverside, Michael F. Allen, University of California Riverside
10:10 AMCOS 110-7Bridging the gap: The role of mycorrhizal symbiosis in plant uptake of organic nitrogen
Jenny Talbot, University of California Irvine
10:30 AMCOS 110-8Last chance to know? Using the literature and a genome to establish the mycorrhizal fungus Amanita phalloides as an introduction to California
Anne Pringle, Harvard University
10:50 AMCOS 110-9Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on an acidic mine site
Kristen R. Hunter-Cevera, West Virginia University, Joseph B. Morton, West Virginia University, Jonathan R. Cumming, West Virginia University

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