Friday, August 10, 2007: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Guadalupe, San Jose Marriott
COS 160 - Scaling and allometry: From body size to ecosystem function
8:00 AMCOS 160-1Allometric covariation in botanical form and function
Charles A. Price, Georgia Institute of Technology, Brian J. Enquist, University of Arizona, Van Savage, Harvard Medical School
8:20 AMCOS 160-2Canopy stability and scaling of forested ecosystems from individuals to the stand level
Nikolay Strigul, Stevens Institute of Technology, Denis Pristinski, Stevens Institute of Technology, Stephen Pacala, Princeton University
8:40 AMCOS 160-8Putting complexity theory to the test! A study on spatial patterning in mussel beds
Johan Van de Koppel, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Jo Gascoigne, School of Ocean Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, Guy Theraulaz, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, Max Rietkerk, Utrecht University, Peter M.J. Herman, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse
9:00 AMCOS 160-4Optimal cell size for resource uptake in fluid: New facet of resource competition
Kohei Yoshiyama, Michigan State University, Christopher A. Klausmeier, Michigan State University
9:20 AM Break
9:30 AMCOS 160-3The role of the limiting nutrient identity and physiological allometries in size selection in phytoplankton
Elena Litchman, Michigan State University, Christopher Klausmeier, Michigan State University
9:50 AMCOS 160-5Is larger better: Effects of resource quality on grazer energy utilization
Claes Becker, Indiana University, William R. DeMott, Indiana-Purdue University, Alan J. Tessier, National Science Foundation
10:10 AMCOS 160-6Implications of body mass distributions for declining and introduced avian species
Jennifer J. Skillen, Community College of Southern Nevada
10:30 AMCOS 160-7Abundance-body-size patterns emerge from food web dynamics
Hannah M. Lewis, University of York, Richard Law, University of York, Alan J. McKane, University of Manchester
10:50 AMCOS 160-9Community respiration rate scales with temperature and nutrient availability in lake systems
April Hayward, McMaster University, Simon Grafe, McMaster University, Jurek Kolasa, McMaster University

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