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Monday, August 1st

Monday, August 1st, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm · 104/Savannah International Trade and Convention Center
Session 3: Contributed Papers: Ecophysiology
Presiding: Jorge Lopez-Portillo, Instituto de Ecologí­a, A.C. (INECOL); Anitra Thorhaug, Yale University
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3001August 1st 8:00 am104/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterHistoric Drought in California Is Linked to Fungal-Induced Dieback in a Keystone Chaparral Species
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Oral PaperDavis, Avery; Aguirre, Natalie; Nelson, Sarah; Borges, Adriana; Pierce, Emily; Gilderman, Gina; Sauer, Kaitlyn; Morales, Frida; Taylor, Mariah; Palmeri, Gabriella; Holmlund, Helen; Davis, Stephen Darrel.drought
root hydraulics
Botryosphaeria
chaparral
fungal-induced dieback
3002August 1st 8:15 am104/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterHow can plants transport water under negative pressure?
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Oral PaperSchenk, H. Jochen; Espino, Susana; Papahadjopoulos-Sternberg, Brigitte; Zuo, Yi Y.; Jansen, Steven.xylem
angiosperms
water relations
cohesion-tension theory
surfactants
phospholipids
wood anatomy
3003August 1st 8:30 am104/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterThe evolution of stem anatomy in Viburnum (Adoxaceae) and its significance for plant function
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Oral PaperChatelet, David; Sack, Lawren; Scoffoni, Christine; Edwards, Erika; Donoghue, Michael.Viburnum
evolution
stem anatomy
xylem
plant function
3004August 1st 8:45 am104/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterDoes environment or genetics influence leaf level physiology? Measuring photosynthetic rates of native big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) grown in common gardens across a precipitation gradient
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Oral PaperCaudle, Keri; Hilt, Christina; Smart, Cera; Urban, Adam; Kramer, Diedre; Martin, Nicole; Baer, Sara; Johnson, Loretta; Maricle, Brian.big bluestem
ecotype
photosynthesis
drought
3005August 1st 9:00 am104/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterFunctional traits and drought physiology of geophyte seedlings represent more than one “functional group”
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Oral PaperMocko, Kerri; Jones, Cynthia S..South Africa
Pelargonium
functional leaf traits
geophyte
seedlings
photosynthesis
stomatal conductance
experimental drought
3006August 1st 9:15 am104/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterLong distance Transport and mobilization of remote carbohydrates for the bud break during spring. A case study in walnut
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Oral PaperTixier, Aude.NSC
Munch flow
xylem
transport
3007August 1st 9:30 am104/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterAnalysis of morphological and anatomical characteristics of stomata of Isoetes hyemalis D. F. Brunt.
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Oral PaperKana Huisa, Elizabeth; Schafran, Peter.Isoetes
Stomata
morphology
environment
August 1st 9:45 am104/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterBreak
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3009August 1st 10:15 am104/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterDoes the osmolality of mangrove xylem sap decrease as stomata close and water potential increases?
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Oral PaperLopez-Portillo, Jorge; Mendez-Alonzo, Rodrigo; Ewers, Frank.mangroves
Avicennia germinans
Laguncularia racemosa
xylem and parenchyma
3010August 1st 10:30 am104/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterSpecies-specific enzymatic tolerance of sulfide toxicity in plant roots
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Oral PaperMartin, Nicole; Maricle, Brian.cytochrome c oxidase
estuarine plants
flooding tolerant plants
flooding sensitive plants
sulfide
3011August 1st 10:45 am104/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterEffect of Water Stress on the Growth and Phytochemical Content of Clerodendrum volubile (Beauv.) at Different Growth Stages
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Oral PaperOlukoya, Busayo; Sakpere, Ayobola Moninuola.Clerodendrum volubile
phytochemicals
water stress
leafy vegetable
3012August 1st 11:00 am104/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterAdaptive leaf-level physiology exhibited by the rare terrestrial orchid Platanthera integrilabia across contrasting habitats
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Oral PaperBoyd, Jennifer; Raymond, Gregory; Call, Geoff; Pistrang, Mark.orchid
local adaptation
Ecophysiology
photosynthesis
Plantanthera
endemic/rare
3013August 1st 11:15 am104/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterLeaf and xylem function under extreme nutrient deficiency: an example from the pygmy forest
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Oral PaperCary, Katharine; Pittermann, Jarmila.photosynthesis
embolism
soils
water-use efficiency
3014August 1st 11:30 am104/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterInfrared spectroscopy reveals a striking pattern of foliar gypsum accumulation among Chihuahuan Desert gypsophiles
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Oral PaperFeder, Zoë; Muller, Clare; Drenovsky, Rebecca; Moore, Michael.gypsum
infrared spectroscopy
Chihuahuan Desert
edaphic endemism
Brassicaceae
August 1st 11:45 am104/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterUnsubmitted Abstract
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Monday, August 1st, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Exhibit Hall/Savannah International Trade and Convention Center
Session P: Contributed Posters: Ecophysiology Poster Session
Presiding: Peter Melcher, Ithaca College
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PEP001August 1st 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterThe effects of leaf optics on photodegradation of Artemisia tridentata litter sampled along an elevational gradient
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Poster: EcophysiologyFraley, Philip; Ruhland, Christopher.sagebrush
ultraviolet radiation
decomposition
carbon cycle
biogeochemical cycling
PEP002August 1st 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterSpatial and diurnal patterns in plant and leaf morphology and physiology for the coastal sand dune shrub Croton punctatus Jacq
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Poster: EcophysiologyJoesting, Heather M; Chiarello, Savannah; Medrano, Esther.Croton punctatus
Spatial patterns
Temporal patterns
Leaf morphology
Leaf physiology
Sand dune
PEP003August 1st 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterMalosma laurina Dieback Associated with Fungal-induced Loss in Hydraulic Conductivity and Photosynthesis
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Poster: EcophysiologyPalmeri, Gabriella; Reese, Shaquetta; Holmlund, Helen; Ewers, Frank; Davis, Stephen Darrel.Malosma laurina
hydraulic conductivity
xylem
fungal-induced dieback
Botryosphaeria dothidea
PEP004August 1st 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterUnderstanding physiological mechanisms underlying seedling establishment: a look at drought resistance traits in populations from contrasting climates from two conifer species
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Poster: EcophysiologyKerr, Kelly; Woodruff, David; Meinzer, Frederick; McCulloh, Katherine; Marias, Danielle.Seedling survival
Ecophysiology
phenology
Non-structural carbohydrates
PEP005August 1st 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterLights, Cold and ET Action! Increasing Rubber Production in Taraxacum kok-saghyz Roots
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Poster: EcophysiologyAbdul Ghaffar, Muhammad Akbar; Ramirez-Cadavid, David A.; Meulia, Tea; Cornish, Katrina.Taraxacum kok-sagyz
Rubber
lights quality
cold induction
Ethephon
PEP006August 1st 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterGenetic and environmental influences on stomates of big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) ecotypes
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Poster: EcophysiologyVarvel, Nicholas A; Hilt, Christina; Baer, Sara; Johnson, Loretta; Maricle, Brian.Common Gardens
Drought Tolerance
Stomata
Sand Bluestem
big bluestem
PEP007August 1st 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterDendroecological observations of aspen and balsam poplar growing concurrently in Ministik, AB
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Poster: EcophysiologyHillabrand, Rachel; Hacke, Uwe; Lieffers, Victor; Hogg, Ted; Martinez Sancho, Elisabet; Menzel, Annette.climate change
drought
defoliation
aspen
balsam poplar
dendroecology
xylem
PEP008August 1st 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterEcophysiological cost of reproduction in dioeciuos cycads
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Poster: EcophysiologyKrieg, Christopher; Husby, Chad; Watkins, James E..cycads
dioecy
Ecophysiology
PEP009August 1st 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterWater relations of the leaf epidermis – a cellular automata model
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Poster: EcophysiologySchulte, Paul J; Costa, David G.water relations
Leaf physiology
Stomata
cellular automata
PEP010August 1st 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterDrought effects on hydraulic anatomy of six Helianthus species, varying in source-site water availability
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Poster: EcophysiologyPilote, Alex; Donovan, Lisa.drought
xylem
Helianthus
PEP011August 1st 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterContrasting responses to water-deficit among Encelia canescens populations distributed along an aridity gradient
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Poster: EcophysiologyCarvajal, Danny E.; Loayza, Andrea; Squeo, Francisco.relative growth rate
Aridity gradient
Atacama Desert
root to shoot ratio
photosynthesis
PEP012August 1st 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterThe physiology of the gypsophilic lineages of the Chihuahuan Desert
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Poster: EcophysiologyMuller, Clare; Feder, Zoë; Moore, Michael; Drenovsky, Rebecca E.gypsum
edaphic endemism
Chihuahuan Desert
PEP013August 1st 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterExploring the possibility of photosynthetic plasticity in Agave sensu lato
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Poster: EcophysiologyHuber, John A.; Villanueva, Antonio; Mena, Nicolas; Rencher, Benjamin; Stewart, J. Ryan.Ecophysiology
photosynthesis
Succulent
Agave
PEP014August 1st 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterAllelopathic Mechanisms of Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense) as a Potential Herbicide
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Poster: EcophysiologyGrubbs, Kunsiri Chaw; Hunnicutt, Jessica.Chinese privetĀ 
allelopathic compoundsĀ 
herbicide
PEP015August 1st 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Savannah International Trade and Convention CenterEffects of Light Spectrum on Synechococcus Growth
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Poster: EcophysiologyBlauvelt, Melissa.cyanobacteria
Synechoccocus elongatus
light spectrum
growth

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