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

8:00 AM

COS 117-1

Species-specific elevation dependent response of foliar physiology of trees to calcium supplementation at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, NH, USA
Rakesh Minocha, USDA Forest Service, NRS; Stephanie Long, USDA Forest Service; P. Thangavel, USDA Forest Service, NRS; Subhash Minocha, University of New Hampshire; Christopher Eagar, USDA Forest Service, NRS; Charles T. Driscoll, Syracuse University

8:20 AM

COS 117-2

Intraspecific variation in physiology and productivity of dominant C₄ grass species in a prairie restoration
Allison M. Lambert, Southern Illinois University; Sara G. Baer, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; David J. Gibson, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

8:40 AM

COS 117-3

Cell wall hemicelluloses as possible mobile carbon reserves: A comprehensive study in different functional plant types
Christina Schaedel, Northern Arizona University; Christian Koerner, University of Basel; Guenter Hoch, University of Basel

9:00 AM

COS 117-4

UV-irradiation induces aerobic methane release from plant material
Dan Bruhn, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark; Jens Øbro, University of Copenhagen; William GT Willats, University of Copenhagen; Teis N Mikkelsen, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark; Per Ambus, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark

9:20 AM

COS 117-5

Salinity tolerance and speciation in mangroves
Marilyn C. Ball, The Australian National University; Catherine E. Lovelock, University of Queensland

9:40 AM

COS 117-

Break

9:50 AM

COS 117-6

Relationship between height growth and climatic variables for three Florida scrub oaks
Tammy E. Foster, Herndon Solutions Group; Gordon A. Fox, University of South Florida; Paul Schmalzer, Herndon Solutions Group

10:10 AM

COS 117-7

Effects of clonal integration on physiological and morphological traits of a stoloniferous herb colonizing heavy metal polluted environments - CANCELLED
Sergio R. Roiloa, University of Santiago; Julia Sanchez-Vilas, University of Santiago de Compostela; Raimundo Bermudez-Villanueva, University of Santiago de Compostela; Ruben Retuerto, University of Santiago de Compostela

10:30 AM

COS 117-8

Larval stressors and their post-metamorphic consequences in the wood frog (Rana sylvatica)
Jessica E. Middlemis, University of Michigan

10:50 AM

COS 117-9

Combined effects of hyperthermic stress on photosynthetic rate in symbiotic sea anemones
Abdul Hameed Siddiqui V, Rust College

11:10 AM

COS 117-10

Leaf color change in evergreens: Why do some species synthesize anthocyanins in winter leaves, while others don't?
Nicole M. Hughes, High Point University; William K. Smith, University of Montana

COS 117 - Physiological Ecology II