OOS 4 - Plant Regulation of Xylem Hydraulic Conductivity at Multiple Scales: Recent Advances, Future Directions and Ecological Implications

Monday, August 3, 2009: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Galisteo, Albuquerque Convention Center
Organizer:
Juliana S. Medeiros, The Holden Arboretum
Co-organizer:
William T. Pockman, University of New Mexico
Moderator:
Juliana S. Medeiros, The Holden Arboretum
This session seeks to bring together leaders and emerging scientists in the field of plant hydraulics to synthesize advances and suggest new directions for research. Speakers will present the results of original research with a focus on the ecological implications of their work in plant regulation of xylem hydraulic conductivity. The session will address regulation of xylem hydraulic conductivity at the molecular level, cellular and tissue levels, whole plant coordination of water transport and comparisons across populations, species and environments.
1:50 PM
 The role of wood fibers in hydraulic systems of shrubs
H. Jochen Schenk, California State University Fullerton; Alejandra N. Mendez, California State University Fullerton; Susana Espino, California State University Fullerton; Hugo Martinez-Cabrera, University of Connecticut; Cynthia S. Jones, University of Connecticut
2:10 PM
 Xylem hydraulic safety margins in woody plants: Coordination of stomatal control of xylem tension with hydraulic capacitance
Frederick C. Meinzer, USDA Forest Service; Daniel M. Johnson, Duke University; Barbara Lachenbruch, Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society; Katherine A. McCulloh, The University of Wisconsin-Madison; David R. Woodruff, USDA Forest Service
2:30 PM
 Safety and efficiency trade-offs at inter- and intra-specific scales
Katherine McCulloh, Oregon State University; Daniel M. Johnson, Duke University; Frederick C. Meinzer, USDA Forest Service; Barbara Lachenbruch, Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society
3:10 PM
3:40 PM
 Hydraulic contributions to differential survival during drought
Jennifer A. Plaut, University of New Mexico; Enrico A. Yepez, University of New Mexico; Judson Hill, University of New Mexico; Jennifer E. Johnson, Stanford University; Nathan G. McDowell, Los Alamos National Laboratory; William T. Pockman, University of New Mexico
4:00 PM
 Hydraulics are linked to life history type in chaparral species (Rhamnaceae)
R. Brandon Pratt, California State University, Bakersfield; Anna L. Jacobsen, California State University, Bakersfield; Gretchen B. North, Occidental College; Stephen D. Davis, Pepperdine University; Frank Ewers, California State Polytechnic University
4:20 PM
 The importance of wood traits and hydraulic conductance for the performance and life history strategies of 42 rainforest tree species
Lourens Poorter, Wageningen University; Imole McDonald, Wageningen University; Esther Fichtler, Institute of Agronomy in the Tropics; Juan Carlos Licona, Bolivian Forest Research Institute (IBIF); Marielos Peña-Claros, Instituto Boliviano de Investigación Forestal; Frank Sterck, Wageningen University; Ute Sass-Klaassen, Wageningen University
4:40 PM
 An ecological and evolutionary analysis of xylem function and anatomy of aridland shrubs from southern California
Anna L. Jacobsen, California State University, Bakersfield; Uwe G. Hacke, University of Alberta; R. Brandon Pratt, California State University, Bakersfield
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