Wednesday, August 8, 2007: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Santa Clara II, San Jose Hilton
COS 75 - Rhizoshpere: root function and root interactions
8:00 AMCOS 75-1Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness: Lux expressing biosensors in the rhizosphere
Patrick M. Herron, University of Connecticut, Catalina Arango Pinedo, University of Connecticut, Zane Haider, University of Connecticut, Daniel Gage, University of Connecticut, Zoe Cardon, University of Connecticut
8:20 AMCOS 75-2Border cells and carbon in the rhizospheres of growth zones
Ryan E. O'Dell, University of California, Davis, Matthew A. Dumlao, University of California, Davis, Danial Samar, University of California, Davis, Wendy K. Silk, University of California, Davis
8:40 AMCOS 75-3How does vegetation mediate mercury cycling in tidal wetlands? The roles of wetland plant physiological and decay processes
Lisamarie Windham-Myers, United States Geological Survey, Mark Marvin-DiPasquale, United States Geological Survey
9:00 AMCOS 75-4Soil moisture thresholds and seedling survival in Mediterranean environments
Francisco I. Pugnaire, Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas (CSIC), Francisco M. Padilla, Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas (CSIC)
9:20 AMCOS 75-5Why is mesquite excluded from the eastern Edwards Plateau of central Texas?
Kathleen D. Eggemeyer, Texas State University, Susan Schwinning, Texas State University
9:40 AM Break
9:50 AMCOS 75-6Was Weaver wrong? Soil moisture dynamics and rooting depths of sandhills grasslands
David A. Wedin, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Walter H. Schacht, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Jerry D. Volesky, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Jeremy T. Hiller, University of Nebraska, Nicholas Dobesh, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
10:10 AMCOS 75-7Fine root diversity, density, and phenology among native hybridizing riparian trees at multiple elevations
Dylan G. Fischer, The Evergreen State College, Steve Hart, Northern Arizona University, Joe Bailey, University of Tennessee
10:30 AMCOS 75-8Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on root dynamics, biomass, and architecture in a scrub-oak ecosystem at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Daniel B. Stover, Old Dominion University, Frank P. Day, Old Dominion University, John R. Butnor, U.S. Forest Service, C. Ross Hinkle, Dynamac Corporation, Bert G. Drake, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
10:50 AMCOS 75-9Fine root dynamics in a loblolly pine forest exposed to FACE: An eight year minirhizotron study
Seth G. Pritchard, College of Charleston, Allan E Strand, College of Charleston, M Luke McCormack, College of Charleston, Micheal A. Davis, University of Southern Mississippi, Ram Oren, Duke University
11:10 AMCOS 75-10Elevated CO2 increases N rhizodeposition and microbial immobilization of root-derived N
Marie-Anne De Graaff, University of California, Davis, Johan Six, University of California, Davis, Chris van Kessel, University of California, Davis

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