Tuesday, August 7, 2012: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
D139, Oregon Convention Center
9:00 AM
The role of tree and shrub diversity for ecosystem functioning in Chinese subtropical forests: First results of the BEF-China experiment
Sabine Both, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg;
Jürgen Bauhus, University of Freiburg;
Alexandra Erfmeier, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg;
Jessica LM Gutknecht, Helmoltz- Centre for Environmental Research- UFZ;
Werner Härdtle, Leuphana University Lüneburg;
Karin Nadrowski, University Leipzig;
Goddert von Oheimb, Leuphana University Lüneburg;
Bernhard Schmid, University of Zurich;
Thomas Scholten, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen;
Andreas Schuldt, Leuphana University Lüneburg;
Christian Wirth, University of Leipzig;
Xuefei Yang, Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming;
Keping Ma, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences;
Helge Bruelheide, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
10:50 AM
Role of environmental and biodiversity gradients in bottom-up and top-down control of seagrass communities: A collaborative field experiment across the Northern Hemisphere
Pamela L. Reynolds, University of California;
J. Emmett Duffy, Tennenbaum Marine Observatory Network, Smithsonian Institution;
Christoffer Böstrom, Åbo Akademi University;
James Coyer, University of Groningen;
Mathieu Cusson, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi;
Masakazu Hori, Fisheries Research Agency;
James G. Douglass, Northeastern University;
Kevin A. Hovel, San Diego State University;
Johan Eklöf, University of Gothenburg;
Aschwin Engelen, Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR);
Britas Klemens Eriksson, University of Groningen;
Stein Fredriksen, University of Oslo;
Lars Gamfeldt, University of Gothenburg;
Katrin Iken, University of Alaska Fairbanks;
Per-Olav Moksnes, University of Gothenburg;
Masahiro Nakaoka, Hokkaido University;
Mary O'Connor, University of British Columbia;
Jeanine Olsen, University of Groningen;
John Paul Richardson, The College of William and Mary;
Jennifer L. Ruesink, University of Washington;
Erik E. Sotka, College of Charleston;
John J. Stachowicz, University of California, Davis;
Jonas Thormar, University of Oslo
11:10 AM
Phylogenetic nich conservatism in plant functional traits
Dan F.B. Flynn, Chinese Academy of Sciences;
Christiane Roscher, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research;
Eric Allan, University of Bern;
Tania Jenkins, University of Bern;
Annett Lipowsky, University of Zurich;
Marlén Gubsch, ETH Zurich;
Bernhard Schmid, University of Zurich
