COS 102
Mycorrhizae

Thursday, August 14, 2014: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Bataglieri, Sheraton Hotel
8:00 AM
 Synergism, antagonism, and adaptive partner choice in rice-mycorrhizal fungal symbioses
Richard A. Lankau, University of Wisconsin; Rachel N. Nodurft, University of Georgia; Ryan Baskin, University of Georgia
8:20 AM
 Living on the edge: environmental and genetic influences on plant growth and mycorrhizal root colonization in dolomite glades
Alice G. Tipton, University of Missouri; Rebecca Bowers, Columbia Public Schools; Karla M. Sommer, Columbia Public Schools; Candace Galen, University of Missouri-Columbia
8:40 AM
 Shifts in the composition of soil fungal communities following a mountain pine beetle outbreak
Justine Karst, University of Alberta; Gregory J. Pec, University of Alberta; D. Lee Taylor, University of New Mexico; Suzanne W. Simard, University of British Columbia; Janice Cooke, University of Alberta; James F. Cahill Jr., University of Alberta
9:00 AM
 Experimental pH and P manipulation alters root-associated fungal community structure in temperate hardwood forests
Sarah R. Carrino-Kyker, The Holden Arboretum; Laurel A. Kluber, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Sheryl M. Petersen, The Holden Arboretum; Kaitlin P. Coyle, North Carolina State University; Charlotte R. Hewins, The Holden Arboretum; Jared L. DeForest, Ohio University; Kurt A. Smemo, The Holden Arboretum; David J. Burke, The Holden Arboretum
9:20 AM
 Ectomycorrhizal fungal competitive interactions in a changing world
Sara Hortal, University of Western Sydney; Jonathan Plett, University of Western Sydney; Anna Simonin, University of Western Sydney; Hossai Gul, University of Western Sydney; Jeff R. Powell, University of Western Sydney; Ian Anderson, University of Western Sydney
9:40 AM
9:50 AM
 Genotypic controls on mycorrhizal-host relationships in Pinus radiata
Megan A. Rúa, University of Mississippi; Jason D. Hoeksema, University of Mississippi
10:10 AM
 Ectomycorrhizal fungi transfer organic phosphorus to plants within a common mycorrhizal network based on plant host inorganic phosphorus availability
Matthew D. Whiteside, University of British Columbia, Okanagan; Dan M. Durall, University of British Columbia Okanagan; Melanie D. Jones, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus
10:30 AM
 Initial melanin and nitrogen concentrations control the decomposition of ectomycorrhizal fungal litter
Christopher W. Fernandez, The Pennsylvania State University; Roger T. Koide, Brigham Young University
10:50 AM
 Effects of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning: soil fungi as key regulators of plant–plant competition
Bo Yang, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Yu Liang, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Bernhard Schmid, University of Zurich; Yangfan Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Ling He, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qiuyang Tian, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Martin Baruffol, Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich; Keping Ma, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
11:10 AM
 Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi influence long-term plant-soil feedbacks as much as soil pathogens in neotropical forests
Stephanie N. Kivlin, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory; Ricardo Bedoya, Organization of Tropical Studies; Christine V. Hawkes, University of Texas at Austin
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