94th ESA Annual Meeting (August 2 -- 7, 2009)

COS 94 - Physiological Ecology

Thursday, August 6, 2009: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Grand Pavillion I, Hyatt
8:00 AM
Predictors of hydraulic failure and canopy dieback during a record drought in eastern deciduous forest
William A. Hoffmann, NC State University; Renée M. Marchin, University of Sydney; Pamela Abit, North Carolina State University; On Lee Lau, North Carolina State University
8:20 AM
9:00 AM
The response of Piñon pine (Pinus edulis) to natural climatic variability
Teresa L. Newberry, Tohono O'odham Community College
9:20 AM
Foliar calcium partitioning in Cornus florida: A role in ecological calcium cycling
Catherine H. Borer, Berry College; Lisha M. Head, Berry College; Rachel A. Leslie, Berry College
9:40 AM
10:10 AM
Nutrient limitation of photosynthesis in the tropical forest understorey
Sarah C. Pasquini, University of California; Louis S. Santiago, University of California
10:30 AM
Using plant canopies to detect TNT contamination in soil
Julie C. Naumann, Virginia Commonwealth University; John E. Anderson, US Army Corps of Engineers; Donald R. Young, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
10:50 AM
CANCELLED - Measuring stress without stress hormones in ecological research: Case studies with amphibians
Andrew K. Davis, University of Georgia; John C. Maerz, University of Georgia