COS 45 - Physiological Ecology II

Tuesday, August 7, 2012: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Portland Blrm 257, Oregon Convention Center
8:00 AM
8:20 AM
 Inundation depth, duration, and temperature influence Fremont cottonwood (Populus fremontii) seedling growth and survival
Lisa Auchincloss, University of California, Davis; James H. Richards, University of California, Davis; Charles A. Young, Stockholm Environment Institute; Michael K. Tansey, Bureau of Reclamation MidPacific Region
8:40 AM
 Xylem-transported respiratory CO2 as a substrate for carbon assimilation in trees
Mary Anne McGuire, University of Georgia; Jasper Bloemen, Ghent University; Doug P. Aubrey, Georgia Southern University; Kathy Steppe, Ghent University; Robert O. Teskey, University of Georgia
9:00 AM
 Effects of a prescribed burn on water use and photosynthetic capacity of Pitch pines (Pinus rigida L.) in the New Jersey Pine Barrens
Heidi J. Renninger, Rutgers University; Karina VR Schafer, Rutgers University Newark; Kenneth L. Clark, USDA Forest Service; Nicholas Skowronski, USDA Forest Service
9:20 AM
 Two tropical lianas and their host trees have contrasting hydraulic strategies
Daniel M. Johnson, Duke University; Jean-Christophe Domec, Duke University / Bordeaux Sciences Agro; David R. Woodruff, USDA Forest Service; Katherine A. McCulloh, The University of Wisconsin-Madison; Frederick C. Meinzer, USDA Forest Service
9:40 AM
9:50 AM
 Hydraulic adjustments alter limits on transpiration at glacial vs. current and future predicted atmospheric [CO2]
Juliana S. Medeiros, The Holden Arboretum; Joy K. Ward, University of Kansas
10:10 AM
 Yearly ponderosa pine metabolism trends provide insight into adaptation to site and changing climate conditions
John N. Church, California Geological Survey; Lorraine Wiley, California State University, Fresno; Richard S. Criddle, Brigham Young University; Lee D. Hansen, Brigham Young University
10:30 AM
 Components of the relative growth rate under multiple environmental conditions
Jennie M. Houghton, University of Sheffield; Ken Thompson, University of Sheffield; Mark Rees, University of Sheffield
10:50 AM
 Differential responses of sap flow rates in Pseudotsuga menziesii, Thuja plicata, and Tsuga heterophylla to canopy position, seasonal variability, and climate
Rhiannon A. Fox, University of Washington; Gregory J. Ettl, University of Washington; Jiri Kučera, Environmental Measuring Systems
11:10 AM Cancelled
 Depletion of non-structural carbohydrate reserves in temperate tree seedlings under stress
Andrea J. Maguire, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Richard K. Kobe, Michigan State University