94th ESA Annual Meeting (August 2 -- 7, 2009)

Thursday, August 6, 2009: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM

Grand Pavillion I, Hyatt

8:00 AM

COS 94-1

Predictors of hydraulic failure and canopy dieback during a record drought in eastern deciduous forest
William A. Hoffmann, North Carolina State University; Renée M. Marchin, University of Sydney; Pamela Abit, North Carolina State University; On Lee Lau, North Carolina State University

8:20 AM

COS 94-2

Seasonal modifications in leaf form and physiology for two barrier island plant species in response to a dynamic abiotic environment
Heather M. Joesting, Armstrong State University; William K. Smith, University of Montana

8:40 AM

COS 94-3

Viability 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 AM

COS 94-4

The response of Piñon pine (Pinus edulis) to natural climatic variability
Teresa L. Newberry, Tohono O'odham Community College

9:20 AM

COS 94-5

Foliar 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

COS 94-

Break

9:50 AM

COS 94-6

Phenological 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 AM

COS 94-7

Nutrient limitation of photosynthesis in the tropical forest understorey
Sarah C. Pasquini, University of California; Louis S. Santiago, University of California-Riverside

10:30 AM

COS 94-8

Using plant canopies to detect TNT contamination in soil
Julie C. Naumann, Virginia Commonwealth University; John E. Anderson, US Army Corps of Engineers; Donald R. Young, Alaska Department of Fish and Game

10:50 AM

COS 94-9

CANCELLED - Measuring stress without stress hormones in ecological research: Case studies with amphibians
Andrew K. Davis, University of Georgia; John C. Maerz, University of Georgia

11:10 AM

COS 94-10

From frond to fern flora: An analysis of the Hawaiian pteridophyte trait database
Chris Creese, UCLA; Lawren Sack, UCLA

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