ESA/SER Joint Meeting (August 5 -- August 10, 2007)

COS 88 - Forest canopy ecology

Wednesday, August 8, 2007: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
K, San Jose McEnery Convention Center
1:30 PM
Scale of acidic fog effects on epiphytes in Acadia National Park, coastal Maine
Natalie L. Cleavitt, Cornell University; Alison C. Dibble, Stewards LLC
1:50 PM
Water-filled tree holes: Freshwater in the tree tops
Tanya J. Blakely, University of Canterbury; Raphael K Didham, University of Canterbury
2:10 PM
Exploring the biodiversity in temperate rainforest canopies of Chiloé island, southern Chile
Iván A. Díaz, Universidad Austral de Chile; Mauricio E. Peña, P. Universidad Catolica de Chile; Cecilia Smith-Ramírez, P. Universidad Catolica de Chile; Camila F. Tejo, University of Washington; Juan J. Armesto, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity
2:30 PM
Xeromorphy increases with height in needles of very tall Redwood trees
Martha E. Apple, Montana Tech of the University of Montana; Greg M. Jennings, Bureau of Land Management; George W. Koch, Northern Arizona University; Stephen C. Sillett, Humboldt State University
2:50 PM
Structure and physiology of the world’s tallest trees, Part 1: Hierarchical sampling permits whole-tree analyses
Robert Van Pelt, Humboldt State University; Stephen C. Sillett, Humboldt State University
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
Structure and physiology of the world's tallest trees, Part 2: Structural indicators of tree growth potential
Stephen C. Sillett, Humboldt State University; Robert Van Pelt, Humboldt State University
3:40 PM
Lilliputian logging: Recovery of plant communities after experimental disturbances within forest canopies
Nalini Nadkarni, University of Utah; Traci Sanderson, Evergreen State College