COS 169 - Rhizophere And Root Function

Thursday, August 9, 2012: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
C123, Oregon Convention Center
1:30 PM
 Inter-annual rainfall variability supports coexistence of savanna tree and shrub species with dimorphic rooting strategies
Frances C. O'Donnell, Princeton University; Kelly K. Caylor, Princeton University; Paolo D'Odorico, University of Virginia; Gregory S. Okin, UCLA; Abinash Bhattachan, University of Virginia; Kebonye Dintwe, UCLA
1:50 PM
 Nodal root growth angle influences nitrogen acquisition and competition in maize (Zea mays)
Larry M. York, The Pennsylvania State University; Jonathan P. Lynch, The Pennsylvania State University
2:10 PM
 Response of ecosystem fine root respiration to soil warming in a sugar maple forest
Mickey P. Jarvi, Michigan Technological University; Andrew J. Burton, Michigan Technological University
2:30 PM
 Threshold nutrient levels for the birth and die of rootlets
Fengqin Hu, Beijing Normal University; Paul P. Mou, Beijing Normal University
2:50 PM
 Responses of root morphology and function to elevated CO2 in terrestrial ecosystems: a meta-analysis
Nie Ming, University of Wyoming; Jennifer Bell, University of Wyoming; Swastika Raut, University of Wyoming; Elise Pendall, University of Wyoming
3:10 PM
4:00 PM
 Amino acids from soil do enter roots but are not important for trees in nature
John E. Hobbie, Marine Biological Laboratory; Melissa Campbell, Marine Biological Laboratory