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Monday, July 11th

Monday, July 11th, 8:00 am to 9:45 am · Portland Room/Chase Park Plaza
Session 01: Contributed Papers: Ecological Section I
Presiding: David Gorchov, Miami University
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01001July 11th 8:00 amPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaThe invasive Lespedeza cuneata attracts more insect pollinators than native congeners, with variable impacts
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Oral PaperWoods, Teresa; Jonas, Jayne; Ferguson, Carolyn.invasive plant
Lespedeza
pollinators
facilitative
competitive
Apis mellifera
01002July 11th 8:15 amPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaEvaluating the invasive potential of Miscanthus biofeedstocks: Estimating population parameters for current and hypothetical candidate species
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Oral PaperMatlaga, David; Davis, Adam; Quinn, Lauren.invasive potential
biofeedstock
risk analysis
Miscanthus
01003July 11th 8:30 amPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaOptimal management frequency for population viability and genetic diversity
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Oral PaperVitt, Pati; Knight, Tiffany.
01004July 11th 8:45 amPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaFloristic Quality of Seed Banks and Standing Vegetation Across a Management Spectrum
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Oral PaperZylka, Jason; Molano-Flores, Brenda; Whelan, Christopher.Seed bank
Prairie
Restoration
Land management
FQI
01005July 11th 9:00 amPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaDisentangling regional, environmental, and spatial influences on beta-diversity in temperate and tropical forests
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Oral PaperMyers, Jonathan A.; Chase, Jonathan M.; Jiménez, Iván; Jørgensen, Peter M.; Araujo, Alejandro; Paniagua Z, Narel Y.; Seidel, Renate.
01006July 11th 9:15 amPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaLife on the fringe: characterization of a forest-field ecotone in the Erie Bluffs State Park using hierarchical clustering and indicator species analysis
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Oral PaperMcGivern, James; Bocian, Lindsey; Brown, Nathalie-Ann; Perenic, Joseph; Ganger, Michael.ecotone
plant communities
01007July 11th 9:30 amPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaUsing age structure to infer dispersal processes in the invasion of an exotic shrub, Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder (Caprifoliaceae), Amur honeysuckle, in forest fragments
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Oral PaperGorchov, David; Castellano, Steve; Frank, Peter A.; Khanal, Sujan.invasive species
age distribution
long-distance dispersal
diffusion
annual rings
Monday, July 11th, 1:30 pm to 3:15 pm · Portland Room/Chase Park Plaza
Session 13: Contributed Papers: Ecological Section II
Presiding: Margaret Devall, Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research
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13001July 11th 1:30 pmPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaThe latitudinal diversity gradient: evidence from the sedges
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Oral PaperHinchliff, Cody; Roalson, Eric.latidinal diversity gradient
cyperaceae
supermatrix
comparative methods
bisse
13002July 11th 1:45 pmPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaEcological and genetic contributions to range limits in Chamaecrista fasciculata
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Oral PaperStanton-Geddes, John; Tiffin, Peter; Shaw, Ruth.range expansion
transplant study
Ecological genetics
competition
Chamaecrista fasciculata
13003July 11th 2:00 pmPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaSanta Catalina Island - past, present, and future study of a near-continent island system
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Oral PaperClark, John; Hein, Frank; de la Rosa, Carlos.California Channel Islands
Island biogeography
Island endemic plant diversity
13004July 11th 2:15 pmPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaPlant Growth and Chemical Response to Variation in Soil Properties by a Texas Sand Ridge Endemic Monarda viridissima (Lamiaceae)
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Oral PaperBirnbaum, Amanda; Huston, Michael.endemic
volatile oils
edaphic factors
13005July 11th 2:30 pmPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaPrecipitation and temperature are associated with advanced flowering phenology in a semi-arid grassland.
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Oral PaperKittelson, Pamela; Lesica, Peter.phenology
flowering
climate
precipitation
temperature
Rocky Mountains
13006July 11th 2:45 pmPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaSelective impacts of CO2 and ozone on aspen (Populus tremuloides)
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Oral PaperMoran, Emily V; Kubiske, Mark E.selection
CO2
ozone
global change
forest
Populus
adaptation
13007July 11th 3:00 pmPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaChanges in the Overcup Oak Research Natural Area
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Oral PaperFeltrin, Raquel; Scheffer, Fernanda; Gullo, Manoelle; Vilela, Daniela; Antonelli, Priscilla; Ferreira, Lucas; Rodrigues, Guilherme; Smith, Carl; Hughes, Steven; Walker, Charles; Burke, Bryce; McGee, Jervis; Hamel, Paul; Devall, Margaret.bottomland hardwoods
old growth
Succession
tornado damage
Monday, July 11th, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Khorassan Ballroom/Chase Park Plaza
Session P: Contributed Posters: Ecological Section Posters
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PEC001July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaSeasonal Changes in Coastal Vegetation Biomass
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Poster: Ecological SectionChen, Ying; Holland, Marjorie.seasonal changes
primary production
coastal marshes
PEC002July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaThe Current Status of a New Potential Invasive Plant Species within Clinton County, New York: Mycelis muralis (Asteraceae)
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Poster: Ecological SectionWard, Megan; Martine, Christopher.Mycelis muralis
non-native plants
PEC003July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaBiodiversity and biogeochemical patterns along a chronosequence in a pine rockland habitat
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Poster: Ecological SectionDewsbury, Bryan; Koptur, Suzanne; Fourqurean, James.pine rockland
fire
Everglades National Park
chronosequence
PEC004July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaEffects of Exotic Species Removal at the SFA Pineywoods Native Plant Center on Native Forest Understory Vegetation
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Poster: Ecological SectionSvoboda, Harlan; Van Kley, James.ecology
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
PEC005July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaThe ghost of glades past: ectomycorrhizal community abundance in degraded and restored dolomite glades
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Poster: Ecological SectionTipton, Alice G.; Galen, Candace.restoration
mycorrhiza
conservation
Missouri
PEC006July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaChinese privet invasion decreases botanical species richness in a riparian forest
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Poster: Ecological SectionFoard, Meghan; Marsico, Travis.Ligustrum sinense
Chinese privet
Invasive plant
invasive species
species richness
PEC007July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaLong term comparison of wetland plant communities in Ausable Marsh, Clinton County, NY 1978-2011: Preliminary Results
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Poster: Ecological SectionShearman, Timothy; Martine, Christopher.Ausable Marsh
plant communities
invasive plant
long-term comparison
PEC008July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaTree regeneration ecology of an old-growth central Appalachian forest: Diversity, temporal dynamics, and disturbance response
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Poster: Ecological SectionChapman, Julia; McEwan, Ryan.diversity
old-growth
woody understory
dynamics
disturbance
PEC009July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaPredictors of outbreeding depression in Lobelia siphilitica (Lobeliaceae)
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Poster: Ecological SectionCaruso, Christina; Lambert, Allison M.; Gale, Nigel V. ; Seifert, Elizabeth K.; Mills, Emily R.; Madson, Hannah J.; Bailey, Maia; Case, Andrea.Restoration
outbreeding depression
ecology
PEC010July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaThe Vascular Plant Species of the Fringing Habitat Ecotone in the Erie Bluffs State Park
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Poster: Ecological SectionBocian, Lindsey; McGivern, James; Brown, Nathalie-Ann; Perenic, Joseph; Ganger, Michael.Plant community
Ecotone
Succession
PEC011July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaShade Tolerance and Early Life History Stages Of a Problematic Invasive, Rosa multiflora Thunb. (Roseaceae)
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Poster: Ecological SectionCollins, Hilary; Drenovsky, Rebecca.Light
Non-native
Seed bank
forest ecology
Frugivory
PEC012July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaImpact of invasive aquatic plants on macroinvertebrate and zooplankton communities in Lake Champlain
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Poster: Ecological SectionBinggeli, Casey; Mihuc, Timothy; Martine, Christopher.Aquatic Plants
Trapa natans
Myriophyllum spicatum
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
Nymphoides peltata
invasive species
PEC013July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaA comparative study of the response of two Helianthus species to water availability
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Poster: Ecological SectionMcDonald, Brienna; Gehring, Janet.drought tolerance
Helianthus
specific leaf area
relative water content
growth
PEC014July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park Plaza"Found Then Drowned" Noteworthy Collections from Tempe Towne Lake riverbed, Tempe, Arizona
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Poster: Ecological SectionMakings, Elizabeth.novelties
Ammannia
Ludwigia
disjuncts
PEC015July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaChanges in invasive plant species abundance over five years in disturbed and undisturbed forests
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Poster: Ecological SectionHuebner, Cynthia D..invasive plant
disturbance
Rosa multiflora
deciduous temperate forests
change in abundance
PEC016July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaMorphological variation, developmental stability, and genetic diversity in an Alpine Avens.
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Poster: Ecological SectionStoddard, Matthew; Meloche, Christopher.Geum
Alpine tundra
developmental preformation
microsatellite
phenology
PEC017July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaBiodiversity and hydrology of swales in blueoak woodlands of the west central Sierra Nevada
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Poster: Ecological SectionDenton, Renee.blueoak woodlands
swales
biodiversity
grazing effects on biodiversity
grazing effects on hydrology
wetlands
Sierra Nevada
oak woodlands
biodiversity conservation
conservation
land management
PEC018July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaAssessing the environmental niches of native and introduced Pueraria montana (kudzu)
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Poster: Ecological SectionCallen, Steven; Knouft, Jason; Miller, Allison.invasive species
Kudzu
environmental niche modeling
PEC019July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaHydrocharismorsus-ranae (European frogbit, Hydrocharitaceae):Growth response of an aquatic invasive plant to additions of nitrogen and phosphorous
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Poster: Ecological SectionCollins, Jennifer; Martine, Christopher.Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
Invasive Species
floating aquatic
nitrogen and phosphorous
PEC020July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaNon-native plants and soil microbes contribute to reduced soil aggregate stability in disturbed N. American grasslands.
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Poster: Ecological SectionDuchicela, Jessica; Vogelsang, Keith M; Schultz, Peggy A.; Kaonongbua, Wittaya; Middleton, Elizabeth; Bever, James.
PEC021July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaLife stage fluctuations in garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) abundance: incorporating long-term ecological monitoring into an undergraduate curriculum
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Poster: Ecological SectionVerrico, Brittany; Kilgore, Jason.garlic mustard
life stage
long-term ecological monitoring
undergraduate research
PEC022July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaCoevolution of American mistletoes with tree families
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Poster: Ecological SectionCaraballo-Ortiz, Marcos; Carlo, Tomas.parasitic plant
American mistletoes
Dendropemon
Loranthaceae
Viscaceae
PEC023July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park Plaza
Canceled
Using niche modeling to assess potential further spread of the African invasive orchid Oeceoclades maculata in Mexico
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Poster: Ecological SectionSalazar, Gerardo; Ballesteros-Barrera, Claudia.invasive species
Mexico
environmental niche modeling
Oeceoclades maculata
Orchidaceae
PEC024July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaPopulation biology of an invasive orchid: The emerging dominance of Spathoglottis plicata in Puerto Rico
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Poster: Ecological SectionFalcon, Wilfredo; Tremblay, Raymond; Ackerman, James.invasive species
Population expansion
Orchidaceae
PEC025July 11th 5:30 pmKhorassan Ballroom/Chase Park PlazaEffects of plant species diversity and genetic diversity on aboveground and belowground processes
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Poster: Ecological SectionCrawford , Kerri Margaret; Rudgers, Jennifer.biodiversity
species richness
genetic diversity
primary production
Soil microbes
soil nutrients 

Tuesday, July 12th

Tuesday, July 12th, 10:15 am to 12:00 pm · Forsyth Room/Chase Park Plaza
Session 32: Contributed Papers: Ecological Section III
Presiding: Janet Gehring, BRADLEY UNIVERSTIY
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32001July 12th 10:15 amForsyth Room/Chase Park PlazaPrey Preference in Aquatic Bladderworts (Utricularia spp.; Lentibulariaceae) Across the Eastern North America
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Oral PaperDarnowski, Douglas.Utricularia
carnivorous
bladderwort
32002July 12th 10:30 amForsyth Room/Chase Park PlazaVariation in gender ratios of the gynodioecious prairie species Lobelia spicata L. across a latitudinal gradient
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Oral PaperRuffatto, Danielle M.; Molano-Flores, Brenda.Lobelia spicata
gender ratio
gynodioecy
latitudinal gradient
32003July 12th 10:45 amForsyth Room/Chase Park PlazaVolatile mediated indirect defense signaling is disrupted by inbreeding and genetic variation in Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense L)
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Oral PaperKariyat, Rupesh; andrew, Stephenson.inbreeding
indirect defense
Weeds
solanum carolinense
32004July 12th 11:00 amForsyth Room/Chase Park PlazaAllopolyploid Speciation in Edaphic Specialists: Mentzelia mollis and Mentzelia packardiae
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Oral PaperBrokaw, Joshua; Hufford, Larry.
32005July 12th 11:15 amForsyth Room/Chase Park PlazaRoyal Catchfly (Silene regia) Floral Development in Response to Photoperiod
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Oral PaperWildenberg, Amanda; Coons, Janice; Coutant, Nancy.photoperiod
flowering
developmental age
32006July 12th 11:30 amForsyth Room/Chase Park PlazaReproductive biology and stress-adaption in Ozark glade endemic plants reveals a counter-intuitive relationship between rarity and reproductive specialization
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Oral PaperMiller-Struttmann, Nicole.Reproductive biology
Stress-adaptation
pollination
Rarity
32007July 12th 11:45 amForsyth Room/Chase Park PlazaVariation in seed mass among maternal plants of experimental Gentiana puberulenta
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Oral PaperGehring, Janet.seed mass
maternal resources
genetic variation
Tuesday, July 12th, 1:30 pm to 3:15 pm · Portland Room/Chase Park Plaza
Session 34: Contributed Papers: Ecological Section IV
Presiding: Suzanne Koptur, Florida International University
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34001July 12th 1:30 pmPortland Room/Chase Park Plaza
Canceled
The population dynamics of the endangered herb Liatris ohlingerae (Asteraceae) in Florida scrub and roadside habitats
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Oral PaperWeekley, Carl; Menges, Eric.Lake Wales Ridge
plant demography
endemic
fire
vital rates
34002July 12th 1:45 pmPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaBiological Spectrum with some other ecological attributes of the flora and vegetation of Shamlaji Forest, Gujarat, India
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Oral PaperDesai , Manisha N.Shamlaji Forest
Biological spectrum
Ecology
34003July 12th 2:00 pmPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaThe role of floral traits in the assembly of spring ephemeral communities
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Oral PaperWeber, Stefan; Caruso, Christina; Maherali, Hafiz.community
pollination
competition
facilitation
34004July 12th 2:15 pmPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaTopographic and biotic regulation of aboveground carbon storage in subtropical broadleaved forests of central Taiwan
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Oral PaperMcEwan, Ryan; Chiang, Jyh-Min ; Yi-Ching , Lin.broadleaved evergreen forest
Biodiversity
carbon sequestration
Taiwan
topographic variation
forest ecology
34005July 12th 2:30 pmPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaIncest, Specialization and the Environment: A New Model for the Evolution of Dioecy
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Oral PaperSinclair, Jordan; Freeman, Carl.dioecy
34006July 12th 2:45 pmPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaVariations in Frond-sheath Fibers and Moisture Collection Strategies among three West African Palms
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Oral PaperAyodele , Muyiwa Segun; Aworinde, D. O.; Ilori, O. J..Palms
leaf fibers
moisture
conservation
34007July 12th 3:00 pmPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaNectar secretion on fern fronds is associated with lower levels of herbivore damage: field experiments with Pleopeltis crassinervata, a widespread epiphyte of Mexican cloud forest remnants
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Oral PaperKoptur, Suzanne; Rico-Gray, Victor; Diaz-Castelazo, Cecilia; Palacios-Rios, Monica.nectaries
ferns
ant protection
herbivory
manipulation experiment
plant-animalinteractions. 
Tuesday, July 12th, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm · Portland Room/Chase Park Plaza
Session M27: Meeting: Ecological Section Business Meeting and Mixer
Presiding: Diane Byers,
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July 12th 5:30 pmPortland Room/Chase Park PlazaEcological Section Business Meeting and Mixer
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