2017 ESA Annual Meeting (August 6 -- 11)

PS 69-75

Does plant trait diversity explain variation in drought sensitivity in central US grasslands?
Robert James Griffin-Nolan, Colorado State University; A.K. Knapp, Colorado State University

Cancelled

PS 69-76

Using soil seed banks to define historic and future vegetation composition of paired invaded and uninvaded forest stands
Cynthia D. Huebner, USDA Forest Service; Erik T. Nilsen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech); Zhe Bao, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)

PS 69-77

The secret surfer: Ecology of the calico surfperch, Amphistichus koelzi
Michael Westphal, Bureau of Land Management; Michael Izumiyama, San Francisco State University; Ken Oda, California Department of Fish and Wildlife; Kristine Lesyna, California Department of Fish and Wildlife; Kristine Lesyna, California Department of Fish and Wildlife; Steve Morey, FWS; Karen Crow, San Francisco State University

PS 69-78

Dam location and watershed urbanization impact aquatic arthropod communities in a Southern California stream network
Ryan M. Conway, University of California, Riverside; Kurt E. Anderson, University of California, Riverside

Cancelled

PS 69-79

Functional traits of stress-tolerant Rhododendron species along tropical elevation gradients
Melissa Whitman, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Sabrina E. Russo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

PS 69-80

Using trait variation to understand plant distribution across an elevational gradient in a neotropical savanna
Annia S. Streher, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp); Brian J. McGill, University of Maine; Patricia Morellato, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP); Thiago Sanna Freire Silva, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

PS 69-81

Common patterns of fungal and bacterial biogeography at the biome scale
S. Caroline Daws, University of Minnesota; Lauren C. Cline, University of Minnesota; Peter G. Kennedy, University of Minnesota

PS 69-82

Testing and refining the species co-tolerance concept
Rolf D. Vinebrooke, University of Alberta; Jenna Cooke, University of Alberta; Mark D. Graham, University of Alberta; Jennifer Kleininger, University of Alberta; Patrick L. Thompson, University of British Columbia

PS 69-83

Linking ideas from food web theory and community assembly
Matthew Green, University of California, Riverside

PS 69-84

Shifting foundations: Changes in predator-prey relationships across a thermal gradient
Piper D. Wallingford, University of California, Irvine; Cascade J. B. Sorte, University of California

PS 69-85

Fungal functional guilds respond differently to associated tree neighborhoods and soil properties across three tropical rainforests in Panama
Tyler L. Schappe, Oregon State University; Felipe E. Albornoz, Oregon State University; Benjamin L. Turner, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Abigail S. Neat, University of California Davis; Richard Condit, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; F. Andrew Jones, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

PS 69-86

Do competitors drive intraspecific shifts in plant functional traits? An experimental test with serpentine annual plants
Mary N. Van Dyke, University of California, Los Angeles; Gaurav S. Kandlikar, University of California, Los Angeles; Andrew R. Kleinhesselink, University of California, Los Angeles; Jonathan M. Levine, ETH Zurich; Nathan J. B. Kraft, University of California, Los Angeles

PS 69-87

How species differences shape variation in plant allocation in response to nitrogen addition
Claire Fortunel, University of Texas at Austin; Eric Garnier, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, CNRS; Caroline Farrior, University of Texas at Austin

Cancelled

PS 69-88

Success through synergy: Increasing microalgal yield with rationally designed consortia
Alina A. Corcoran, Sapphire Energy; Shawn R. Starkenburg, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Kalli Martinez, Sapphire Energy; Chris Meenach, Sapphire Energy; Blake Hovde, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Craig Behnke, Sapphire Energy

PS 69-89

Spatial and taxonomic scale effects on trait by environment relationships in the cape floristic region of South Africa
Matthew E. Aiello-Lammens, Pace University; Cory Merow, Yale University; Jasper A. Slingsby, South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON); Hayley Kilroy Mollmann, University of Connecticut; Helga van der Merwe, South African Environmental Observation Network; Douglas Euston-Brown, Botanist; John A. Silander, University of Connecticut

PS 69-90

Linking functional traits to tree performance in temperate and tropical forests
Henry Jensen, University of Arizona; Sandra M. Duran, University of Arizona; Vanessa R. Buzzard, University of Arizona; Sean T. Michaletz, University of Arizona; Ye Deng, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Zhili He, University of Oklahoma; Daliang Ning, The University of Oklahoma; Lina Shen, University of Oklahoma; Qichao Tu, University of Oklahoma; Michael D. Weiser, University of Oklahoma; Michael Kaspari, University of Oklahoma; Jizhong Zhou, University of Oklahoma; Robert B. Waide, University of New Mexico; Brian J. Enquist, University of Arizona

Cancelled

PS 69-91

Century-long biomass trends in a North Carolina Piedmont forest
Christopher J. Payne, University of North Carolina

PS 69-92

Species identity controls consumer-mediated ecosystem function in a sandy beach ecosystem
Kyle A. Emery, University of California; Jenifer E. Dugan, University of California; Robert J. Miller, University of California

PS 69-93

Woody-plant encroachment in the Chihuahuan Desert: Mechanisms of invasion and opportunities for containment
Luis Weber-Grullon, Arizona State University; Osvaldo E. Sala, Arizona State University; Steven R. Archer, University of Arizona; William A. Rutherford, University of Arizona

PS 69 - Latebreaking: Communities

Meeting Information

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