Wednesday, August 6, 2008: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM
Exhibit Hall CD, Midwest Airlines Center
PS 38 - Biodiversity
Plant species richness and plant species identity as factors of inorganic P pools in the soil of the Chihuahuan Desert
Yareni Perroni-Ventura, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Felipe García-Oliva, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Maribel Nava, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Soil microbial diversity in a mesquite savanna: Response of bacterial and fungal communities to vegetation change
Emily B. Hollister, Texas A&M University, Christopher W. Schadt, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Anthony V. Palumbo, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Thomas W. Boutton, Texas A&M University
Effects of algal diversity on the production of biomass in homogeneous and heterogeneous nutrient environments: A microcosm experiment
Jerome J. Weis, University of California-Santa Barbara, Daniel S. Madrigal, University of California-Santa Barbara, Bradley J. Cardinale, University of California-Santa Barbara
Alpine snow molds and sub-nivian ecology
Kenneth L. Wilson, University of Colorado, Steven K. Schmidt, University of Colorado
Comparative phylogeography of American and Japanese red maples based on chloroplast and nuclear ribosomal DNA
Ikuyo Saeki, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Noriaki Murakami, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Burton V. Barnes, University of Michigan
Geographic diffusion of New World bird species: The role of energetics in intercontinental dispersal, vicariance, and diversification
Andrew J. Rominger, Stanford University, Elizabeth A. Hadly, Stanford University
Plant functional traits and community responses in a changing environment
Sally E. Koerner, University of New Mexico, Daniel Brese, University of New Mexico, Laura B. Calabrese, University of New Mexico, Alejandra Carvajal, University of New Mexico, Ryan J. Evansen, University of New Mexico, Etsuko Nonaka, University of New Mexico, Jordan Okie, University of New Mexico, Jennifer Plaut, University of New Mexico, Scott L. Collins, University of New Mexico
Plant species composition and biofuel yields of conservation grasslands
Paul R. Adler, USDA-ARS, Matt A. Sanderson, USDA-ARS, Paul J. Weimer, USDA-ARS, Kenneth P. Vogel, USDA-ARS
Relationships between genotypic and phenotypic variation of a dominant species (Andropogon gerardii), community richness, and productivity in the tallgrass prairie
Cynthia Chang, Yale University, Melinda Smith, Yale University
Ecosystem consequences of realistic species loss in serpentine grassland
Daniel L. Hernandez, University of California, Santa Cruz, Jae Pasari, University of California, Santa Cruz, Erika S. Zavaleta, University of California, Santa Cruz
Diversity, functional traits, and ecosystem processes: Cause or coincidence?
Evan Weiher, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Tyler Bunton, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Artur Stefanski, University of Minnesota Duluth, Julie Anderson, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Deborah Freund, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Stephen Bentivenga, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh, Tali Lee, University of Minnesota Duluth
Does retention of coarse woody debris affect the physiology of ectomycorrhizal communities at the plot scale?
Melanie D. Jones, UBC Okanagan, Jennifer Walker, UBC Okanagan, Valerie Ward, UBC Okanagan
Does environmental context modify the diversity-function relationship?
Megan M. Ring, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Matthew J. Troia, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Todd Wellnitz, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Community of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in fragments of tropical rainforest
Irene Sánchez-Gallen, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Laura V. Hernández-Cuevas, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Javier Álvarez-Sánchez, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Student learning in a high school capstone course on biocomplexity
Gillian Puttick, TERC, Meaghan Donovan, TERC, Marlene Cole, TERC, Brian Drayton, TERC, Alan R. Berkowitz, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Steward T. A. Pickett, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Ecology and phenotypic variation of Leitneria floridana (Leitneriaceae) in disjunct habitats
William R. Graves, Iowa State University, Jyotsna Sharma, Texas Tech University, James A. Schrader, Iowa State University
Effect of tree species and decay stage on diversity of saproxylic flies (Diptera) in an eastern Canadian deciduous forest
Terry A. Wheeler, McGill University, Julia Mlynarek, McGill University, Amelie Gregoire-Taillefer, McGill University
Structure and diversity of fungal communities in a semi-arid grassland
Andrea Porras-Alfaro, University of New Mexico, Jose Herrera, Truman State University, Don O. Natvig, University of New Mexico, Robert Sinsabaugh, University of New Mexico
Terrestrial microarthropod biodiversity analysis of the northern Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands: With notes on mircoarthropod biotic and abiotic interactions
Israel Del Toro, University of Texas at El Paso, A. Armendáriz, University of Texas at El Paso, M. Lara, University of Texas at El Paso, S Villarreal, University of Texas at El Paso, J Herrera, University of Texas at El Paso, S. Goswami, University of Texas at El Paso, M. Phillips, University of Texas at El Paso, CE Tweedie, University of Texas at El Paso, Paulo Olivas, Florida International University
Richness variation and the structure of geographic ranges
Fabricio Villalobos, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

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