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compared with angiosperms.
PS 49-101 Soper, FM1, JP Sparks1 and TW Boutton2, (1)Cornell
University, (2)Texas A&M University. Temporal variation
in nitrogen fixation during encroachment of Prosopis
glandulosa into grasslands of the Rio Grande Plains.
PS 49-102 Marias, DE1, FC Meinzer2, D Shaw1, DR Woodruff2, SL
Voelker3 and B Lachenbruch1, (1)Oregon State University,
(2)USDA Forest Service, (3)Southern Oregon University.
Effect of hemlock dwarf mistletoe on the physiology of
host western hemlock using tree rings and C and O stable
isotopes.
PS 49-103 Bretfeld, M1, SB Franklin1 and RM Hubbard2, (1)University
of Northern Colorado, (2)USDA Forest Service. Stress
response, annual and diurnal patterns in root sap flow of
Populus tremuloides.
PS 49-104 Slate, ML, SM Eppley and TN Rosenstiel, Portland State
University. Sex-specific variation in physiological and
morphological features of the moss Ceratodon purpureus.
PS 49-105 Martínez-Villegas, JA1, J Márquez-Guzmán2, I Pisanty2 and
A Orozco-Segovia1, (1)Instituto de Ecología, Universidad
Nacional Autónoma de México, (2)Facultad de Ciencias,
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Effect of
temperature and osmotic potential on the germination of
two Asteraceae growing in a lava field in central Mexico.
PS 49-106 Taylor-Laine, SD1, S Espino1, A Downey2 and HJ Schenk1,
(1)California State University Fullerton, (2)ICT International.
A new method for in-situ measurements of stem hydraulic
conductance in intact plants.
PS 49-107 Carpenter, K, J Cannon and NM Hughes, High Point
University. The implausibility of the osmotic adjustment
hypothesis for anthocyanin synthesis in leaves.
PS 49-108 Boyce, RL and MS Brown, Northern Kentucky University.
Transpiration in the shrubs Amur honeysuckle, pawpaw,
and spicebush: Differential responses to soil water
availability and vapor pressure deficit.
PS 49-109 Lunch, CK1, ZG Cardon1, SM Thomas1, LA Lewis2, HA
Frank2, MM Enriquez2 and AM LaFountain2, (1)Marine
Biological Laboratory, (2)University of Connecticut. Diverse
photoprotection dynamics in desert-dwelling algae and
their aquatic relatives.
PS 49-110 Thomas, SM1, D Bruce2, ZG Cardon1, MM Enriquez3, HA
Frank3, LA Lewis3, CK Lunch1 and K Schaven2, (1)Marine
Biological Laboratory, (2)Brock University, (3)University of
Connecticut. Dried out but not dead! Photophysiological
signatures of desiccation tolerance in desert green algae.
PS 49-111 Saffell, BJ1, FC Meinzer2, B Lachenbruch1, SL Voelker3
and D Shaw1, (1)Oregon State University, (2)USDA Forest
Service, (3)Southern Oregon University. Use of tree-ring
stable isotopes to quantify Swiss Needle Cast disease
severity in Douglas-fir.
PS 49-112 McCulloh, KA1, DM Johnson2, JP Petitmermet1, BE
McNellis3, FC Meinzer4 and B Lachenbruch5, (1)Oregon
State University, (2)Duke University, (3)Western Oregon
University, (4)USDA Forest Service, (5)Department of Forest
Ecosystems & Society. Are shrubs short because of their
hydraulic architecture? A comparison of co-occurring trees
and shrubs.
USDA Agricultural Research Service. Seasonal distribution
of net primary production by functional groups in
Chihuahuan Desert, and the role of seasonal precipitation.
PS 50-118 Iio, A1, NPR Anten2, K Hikosaka3, Y Nakagawa4 and
A Ito5, (1)National institute for environmental studies,
(2)Utrecht University, (3)Tohoku University, (4)Tsukuba
University, (5)National Institute for Environmental Studies.
Global meta-analysis of field-observed leaf area index for
woody species.
PS 50-119 Blakeslee, SC1, D Tomback1, JC Pyatt1, ER Pansing1 and
LM Resler2, (1)University of Colorado, (2)Virginia Tech.
Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) vigor and functional roles
within the alpine treeline ecotone.
PS 50-120 Archer, AA and LJ Samuelson, Auburn University. Soil
respiration in a longleaf pine chronosequence.
PS 50-121 Beverly, D1, RM Hubbard2, SB Franklin1 and CC
Rhoades3, (1)University of Northern Colorado, (2)USDA
Forest Service, (3)USDA Forest Service Research. Soil CO2
efflux in salvage logged versus untreated beetle-kill forests.
PS 50-122 Wood, SJ1, NJ Sanders1 and AT Classen2, (1)University
of Tennessee, (2)University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The
above- and below-ground legacies of ant colonies .
PS 50-123 Pyatt, JC1, DF Tomback1, SC Blakeslee1, ER Pansing1 and
LM Resler2, (1)University of Colorado Denver, (2)Virginia
Tech. The role of Pinus albicaulis as a tree island initiator
in the alpine-treeline ecotone: Comparing microclimates
among microsites.
PS 51 - Ecosystem Function: Biodiversity
Exhibit Hall DE, Oregon Convention Center
PS 51-124 Hoskinson, SA and VT Eviner, University of California
Davis. Plant species abundance mediates plant traits and
ecosystem processes.
PS 51-125 Elliott, KJ1, J Vose1, JD Knoepp1, BD Clinton1 and BD
Kloeppel2, (1)USDA Forest Service Southern Research
Station, (2)Western Carolina University. Does a diverse
herbaceous layer contribute to ecosystem function.
PS 51-126 Zimmerman, EK and BJ Cardinale, University of Michigan.
How does biodiversity relate to the functioning of ‘realworld’
ecosystems.
PS 51-127 Jenkins, DG1, ER Moran2, N Nafzger1, E Rysak1, C
Grimont1, J Houder1 and M Gutierrez1, (1)University
of Central Florida, (2)Washington University. Equifinal
ecosystem productivity despite biodiversity variance in
replicate, open ecosystems.
PS 51-128 Fritschie, KJ, PA Venail, A Narwani and BJ Cardinale,
University of Michigan. Phylogenetic diversity affects
biomass production through two opposing forces.
PS 51-129 Patry, C1, C Messier1, D Kneeshaw1, I Aubin2 and M
Salemaa3, (1)Université du Québec à Montréal, (2)Great
Lakes Forestry Centre, (3)The Finnish Forest Research
Institute. Functional trait analysis of the impact of a gradient
of forest management on understory plants: Multi-scale
approach comparing Canada vs Finland.
PS 52 - Detritus And Decomposition
Exhibit Hall DE, Oregon Convention Center
PS 50 - Ecosystem Function
PS 52-130 Graham, BD1, MA Jenkins1, SR Shifley2, MA Spetich2 and
Exhibit Hall DE, Oregon Convention Center
PS 50-113 Schedlbauer, JL, West Chester University. Carbon dioxide
exchange in the serpentine barrens of southeastern
Pennsylvania: examining the role of fire management and
environmental drivers.
PS 50-114 Whelan, A1, G Starr1, R Mitchell2, CL Staudhammer1 and
HW Loescher3, (1)University of Alabama, (2)Joseph W.
Jones Ecological Research Center, (3)National Ecological
Observatory Network (NEON, Inc.). Effects of cyclic fire and
water availability on longleaf pine carbon dynamics.
PS 50-115 Krutsinger, R, RB Brugam and KE Schulz, Southern Illinois
University Edwardsville. Increasing productivity through
time in an Illinois tallgrass prairie restoration.
PS 50-116 Petrie, MD, ME Litvak and SL Collins, University of New
Mexico. Precipitation events drive ecosystem water fluxes
across an elevation gradient in New Mexico, USA.
PS 50-117 Yao, J1 and D Peters2, (1)New Mexico State University, (2)
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CA Lowney1, (1)Purdue University, (2)USDA Forest Service.
Structural properties of woody debris populations in oldgrowth
Central Hardwood Region forests: Twenty years of
change.
Tardif, A and B Shipley, University of Sherbrooke. Predicting
mixed-species litter decomposition with communityaggregated
means via the idiosyncratic hypothesis.
Montemarano, JJ1, M Sasa-Marin2 and MW Kershner1,
(1)Kent State University, (2)Instituto Clodomiro Picado.
Litter richness decreases decomposition rates in a tropical
wetland.
Montes, AC1, RE Rockwell1, KD Zimmer1, LM Domine1
and JB Cotner2, (1)University of St Thomas, (2)University
of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Effects of water depth, type of
primary producer, and whole lake factors on decomposition
rates in shallow lakes.
Probst, DT1, AT Goding1, KD Zimmer1, LM Domine1, BR
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