93rd ESA Annual Meeting (August 3 -- August 8, 2008)

1:30 PM

COS 101-1

That sinking feeling: What contractile roots help succulent plants avoid - CANCELLED
Gretchen North, Occidental College; Cameron Brahmst, Occidental College; Erin Brinton, Occidental College; Tadao Garrett, Occidental College

1:50 PM

COS 101-2

Ecohydrology and ecophysiology of Arundo donax (giant reed) in response to herbivory and drought
David A. Watts, The Pennsylvania State University; Georgianne W. Moore, Texas A&M University; Kira Zhaurova, Texas A&M University

2:10 PM

COS 101-3

Testing the pit area hypothesis for xylem cavitation resistance in three species of maple
Mairgareth A. Christman, Institute for Ecohydrology Research; John S. Sperry, University of Utah; Frederick Adler, University of Utah

2:30 PM

COS 101-4

Unnerving patterns of hydration in Australian phyllodinous Acacia
Katy E. Sommerville, The Australian National University; John J.G. Egerton, The Australian National University; Marilyn C. Ball, The Australian National University

2:50 PM

COS 101-5

Ultimate height in a conifer is associated with conflicting requirements for xylem design
Frederick C. Meinzer, USDA Forest Service; Jean-Christophe Domec, Duke University / Bordeaux Sciences Agro; Barbara Lachenbruch, Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society; David R. Woodruff, USDA Forest Service; Jeffrey M. Warren, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Katherine A. McCulloh, University of Wisconsin-Madison

3:10 PM

COS 101-

Break

3:20 PM

COS 101-6

The vulnerability of mesic fynbos species to plant water stress in the Cape Floristic Region
Timothy Llewellyn Aston, University of Wyoming; William J. Bond, University of Cape Town; Edmund February, University of Cape Town; Jeremy Midgley, University of Cape Town; Adam West, MTCC AmeriCorps VISTA

3:40 PM

COS 101-7

Effects of increased ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and carbon dioxide on Arabidopsis thaliana: Changes in growth, phenology, and reproduction
Allyson S.D. Eller, Cornell University; Jed P. Sparks, Cornell University

4:00 PM

COS 101-8

Quantification of canopy stomatal conductance response to soil and atmospheric drought in a sagebrush steppe
Kusum Naithani, The Pennsylvania State University; Brent E. Ewers, University of Wyoming; Elise Pendall, University of Wyoming

4:20 PM

COS 101-9

Response of Natal grass (Melinis repens), an invasive species in Florida, to varied temperature conditions
Roger C. Anderson, Illinois State University; Eric S. Menges, Archbold Biological Station

4:40 PM

COS 101-10

Regulation of carbon metabolism in two cohorts of pine foliage growing under elevated CO₂
Catarina Moura, Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ULisboa), Centro de Ecologia Funcional (U.Coimbra) and UC-Berkeley; Rob Jackson, Stanford and Duke universities

COS 101 - Physiological Ecology I