Monday, August 3, 2009: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Santa Ana, Albuquerque Convention Center
COS 6 - Functional Ecology and Species-Area Relationships
1:30 PM	COS 6-1		Desert woody plant functional strategies are related to facilitation and precipitation variability Brad J. Butterfield, Arizona State University, John M. Briggs, Kansas State University
1:50 PM	COS 6-2		The relationship between functional traits, climate and demographic rates across temperate tree species Jordi Martínez-Vilalta, CREAF / Autonomous University of Barcelona, Jordi Vayreda, CREAF / Autonomous University of Barcelona, Maurizio Mencuccini, University of Edinburgh, Javier Retana, CREAF / Autonomous University of Barcelona
2:10 PM	COS 6-3		Linking leaf toughness to performance traits and life history characteristics of tree species in a moist forest in Bolivia Kaoru Kitajima, University of Florida, Lourens Poorter, Wageningen University
2:30 PM	COS 6-4		How do leaf functional traits vary across ecological scales? Julie Messier, University of Arizona, Brian J. McGill, University of Arizona, Martin J. Lechowicz, McGill University
2:50 PM	COS 6-5		The relationship of water- and nitrogen-use efficiency to C4-cycle activity in C3-C4 intermediate species of Flaveria (Asteraceae) Patrick J. Vogan, University of Toronto, Rowan F Sage, University of Toronto
3:10 PM			Break
3:20 PM	COS 6-6		Macrophyte declines in Florida's spring-fed rivers: Implications for faunal organisms Edward V. Camp, University of Florida, William E Pine III, University of Florida, Christina L Staudhammer, University of Florida, Thomas K. Frazer, University of Florida
3:40 PM	COS 6-7		CANCELLED - Predicting declines in avian species richness under non-random patterns of habitat loss in a Neotropical landscape Ghislain Rompré, Université Laval, W. Douglas Robinson, Oregon State University, André Desrochers, Université Laval
4:00 PM	COS 6-8		Species-area relationships are altered by biological invasions Kristin I. Powell, Washington University in St. Louis, Jonathan M. Chase, Washington University in St. Louis, Tiffany M. Knight, Washington University in St. Louis
4:20 PM	COS 6-9		Tree and liana diversity in an African forest Duncan Thomas, Oregon State University, David Kenfack, University of Michigan, George B. Chuyong, University of Buea, Sainge N. Moses, Korup Forest Dynamics Plot Programme

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