Thursday, August 6, 2009: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Grand Pavillion I, Hyatt
COS 94 - Physiological Ecology
8:00 AMCOS 94-1Predictors of hydraulic failure and canopy dieback during a record drought in eastern deciduous forest
William A. Hoffmann, North Carolina State University, Renee Marchin, North Carolina State University, Pamela Abit, North Carolina State University, On Lee Lau, North Carolina State University
8:20 AMCOS 94-2Seasonal modifications in leaf form and physiology for two barrier island plant species in response to a dynamic abiotic environment
Heather M. Joesting, Wake Forest University, William K. Smith, Wake Forest University
8:40 AMCOS 94-3Viability and germination studies to elucidate the dynamics of wild rice restoration from northwestern to southeastern populations in the Great Lakes region
Lauren Mitten, Ferris State University, Scott M. Herron, Ferris State University
9:00 AMCOS 94-4The response of Piñon pine (Pinus edulis) to natural climatic variability
Teresa L. Newberry, Tohono O'odham Community College
9:20 AMCOS 94-5Foliar calcium partitioning in Cornus florida: A role in ecological calcium cycling
Catherine H. Borer, Berry College, Lisha M. Head, Berry College, Rachel A. Leslie, Berry College
9:40 AM Break
9:50 AMCOS 94-6Phenological asynchrony and autumnal carbon gain: An end-game survival strategy of temperate Northeast forest tree seedlings chronically suppressed by hay-scented fern
Chris Bergweiler, PP Systems Inc. and University of Massachusetts Environmental Sciences Program
10:10 AMCOS 94-7Nutrient limitation of photosynthesis in the tropical forest understorey
Sarah C. Pasquini, University of California, Louis S. Santiago, University of California
10:30 AMCOS 94-8Using plant canopies to detect TNT contamination in soil
Julie C. Naumann, US Army Corps of Engineers, John E. Anderson, US Army Corps of Engineers, Donald R. Young, Virginia Commonwealth University
10:50 AMCOS 94-9CANCELLED - Measuring stress without stress hormones in ecological research: Case studies with amphibians
Andrew K. Davis, The University of Georgia, John C. Maerz, The University of Georgia
11:10 AMCOS 94-10From frond to fern flora: An analysis of the Hawaiian pteridophyte trait database
Chris Creese, UCLA, Lawren Sack, UCLA

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