COS 112
Climate Change

Thursday, August 14, 2014: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Regency Blrm A, Hyatt Regency Hotel
1:30 PM
 Deconstructing the relative influence of upwelling-driven ocean acidification on field performance of the California mussel Mytilus californianus along the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem
Jeremy M. Rose, Oregon State University; Carol A. Blanchette, University of California, Santa Barbara; Francis Chan, Oregon State University; Eric Sanford, University of California Davis; Rachael C. Williams, University of California, Santa Cruz; Peter T. Raimondi, University of California, Santa Cruz; Bruce A. Menge, Oregon State University
1:50 PM
 Projected impacts of climate change on the distribution of bighorn sheep inhabiting California’s Peninsular Ranges
Michelle L. Murphy-Mariscal, University of California; Cameron W. Barrows, University of California
2:10 PM
 Linking climate to irruptive dynamics in Californian butterflies
Joshua G. Harrison, University of Nevada Reno; Arthur M. Shapiro, University of California; Anne E. Espeset, University of Nevada, Reno; Christopher C. Nice, Texas State University; Matthew L. Forister, University of Nevada, Reno
2:30 PM
 Changes in tree species abundance, forest composition and structure in response to climate change and disturbance in U.S. Central Hardwood Forests Region
Wen J. Wang, University of Missouri; Hong S. He, University of Missouri; Frank R. Thompson III, USDA Forest Service; Jacob S. Fraser, University of Missouri; Brice B. Hanberry, USDA Forest Service; William D. Dijak, University of Missouri-Columbia
2:50 PM
 The effect of drought timing on flowering of a dominant C4 grass in tallgrass prairie
John D. Dietrich, Colorado State University; Elsie M. Denton, Colorado State University; A.K. Knapp, Colorado State University; Melinda D. Smith, Colorado State University
3:10 PM
3:40 PM
 Thermal profiles and performance curves of two Agamid lizards at different elevations in Taiwan
Che-Hao Chen, National Taiwan University; Te-En Lin, Endemic Species Research Institute; Y. Kirk Lin, National Taiwan University
4:00 PM
 Probing heterogeneity in ecological responses to climate change
K. Blake Suttle, Imperial College London; Sabrina Kiupel, Imperial College London; Boyi Zhou, Imperial College London; Thomas Creedy, Imperial College London
4:20 PM Cancelled
 Integrating multiscale data from satellite- and ground-based sensors to assess climate-driven changes in ecological conditions on wetland-upland landscapes
Walt Sadinski, United States Geological Survey; Alisa L. Gallant, United States Geological Survey; Mark F. Roth, United States Geological Survey
4:40 PM
 Climatic nuclei, warm/dry microrefugia and the potential for leading edge migration: Mini-deserts in the Bay Area
Blair C. McLaughlin, University of Idaho; David D. Ackerly, University of California
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