Thursday, August 6, 2009: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Grand Pavillion I, Hyatt
COS 94 - Physiological Ecology
8:00 AMPredictors of hydraulic failure and canopy dieback during a record drought in eastern deciduous forest
William A. Hoffmann, North Carolina State University, Renee Marchin, North Carolina State University, Pamela Abit, North Carolina State University, On Lee Lau, North Carolina State University
8:20 AMSeasonal modifications in leaf form and physiology for two barrier island plant species in response to a dynamic abiotic environment
Heather M. Joesting, Wake Forest University, William K. Smith, Wake Forest University
8:40 AMViability and germination studies to elucidate the dynamics of wild rice restoration from northwestern to southeastern populations in the Great Lakes region
Lauren Mitten, Ferris State University, Scott M. Herron, Ferris State University
9:00 AMThe response of Piñon pine (Pinus edulis) to natural climatic variability
Teresa L. Newberry, Tohono O'odham Community College
9:20 AMFoliar calcium partitioning in Cornus florida: A role in ecological calcium cycling
Catherine H. Borer, Berry College, Lisha M. Head, Berry College, Rachel A. Leslie, Berry College
9:40 AMBreak
9:50 AMPhenological asynchrony and autumnal carbon gain: An end-game survival strategy of temperate Northeast forest tree seedlings chronically suppressed by hay-scented fern
Chris Bergweiler, PP Systems Inc. and University of Massachusetts Environmental Sciences Program
10:10 AMNutrient limitation of photosynthesis in the tropical forest understorey
Sarah C. Pasquini, University of California, Louis S. Santiago, University of California
10:30 AMUsing plant canopies to detect TNT contamination in soil
Julie C. Naumann, US Army Corps of Engineers, John E. Anderson, US Army Corps of Engineers, Donald R. Young, Virginia Commonwealth University
10:50 AMCANCELLED - Measuring stress without stress hormones in ecological research: Case studies with amphibians
Andrew K. Davis, The University of Georgia, John C. Maerz, The University of Georgia
11:10 AMFrom frond to fern flora: An analysis of the Hawaiian pteridophyte trait database
Chris Creese, UCLA, Lawren Sack, UCLA

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