Session: Latebreaking: Forests (98th ESA Annual Meeting (August 4 -- 9, 2013))

PS 84-129

A spatially explicit comparison of sapling distribution and seed fall of a threatened tropical tree species: Testing the Janzen-Connell hypothesis
Seth M. Ganzhorn, Fordham University; James D. Lewis, Fordham University

PS 84-130

Characterizing potential growth promoting bacterial endophytes associated with Pinus contorta, Pinus ponderosa and Pinus nigra
Emily C. Wilson, Quantitative and Systems Biology, University of California; A. Carolin Frank, University of California

PS 84-131

Dendroecological analysis of the effects of climatic factors, intraspecific competition, and Diplodia shoot blight on the growth of red pine and jack pine forests
Sophan Chhin, Michigan State University; Kaelyn Finley, Michigan State University; Joseph O'Brien, U.S. Forest Service

Cancelled

PS 84-132

Effects of elevated CO₂ and soil temperature on the growth and biomass responses of mountain maple (Acer spicatum L.) seedlings to high light environment (widthdrawn)
Gabriel Danyagri, Lakehead University; Qing-Lai Dang, Lakehead University

PS 84-133

Experimental evidence for dispersal-limitation of multiple vernal herbaceous species in mesic hardwood forests
Danielle M. Racke, University of Virginia; Albert J. Meier, Western Kentucky University

PS 84-134

High spatial resolution three-dimensional mapping of vegetation spectral dynamics using computer vision
Jonathan P. Dandois, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Erle C. Ellis, University of Maryland Baltimore County

PS 84-135

Impacts of litter type, soil source, and experience on the growth of earthworms with different foraging strategies
Anna K. Pilsbacher, College of Saint Benedict|Saint John's University; Taylor A. Zallek, College of Saint Benedict|Saint John's University; Laura C. Wildenborg, College of Saint Benedict|Saint John's University; Lonnica J. Johnson, College of Saint Benedict|Saint John's University; Joseph J. Dick, College of Saint Benedict|Saint John's University; D. Gordon Brown, College of St. Benedict | St. John's University

PS 84-136

Leaf area phenology at a site in the Brazilian Amazon from a large-scale study using ground-based LiDAR (light detection and ranging) to look at vertical canopy structure
Marielle Smith, Michigan State University; Scott C. Stark, Michigan State University; Scott R. Saleska, University of Arizona; Tyeen C. Taylor, University of Arizona

PS 84-137

Plant polyphenols - assessing trait conservation and litter decomposition of Chinese tree species on a secondary metabolite level
Christian Ristok, Martin Luther University of Halle Wittenberg; David Eichenberg, Martin Luther University of Halle Wittenberg; Wenzel Kröber, Martin Luther University of Halle Wittenberg; Helge Bruelheide, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

PS 84-138

Roles of seed dispersers in structuring plant communities through directed seed dispersal
Onja H. Razafindratsima, Rice University; Amy E. Dunham, Rice University

PS 84-139

Sugar maple communities and regeneration in the Upper Great Lakes region
Chaina Bapikee, University of Minnesota; Lee E. Frelich, University of Minnesota

PS 84-140

Symphyta (Sawfly) species richness in an U.S. Mid-Atlantic national park
Edward M. Barrows, Georgetown University; David R. Smith, Smithsonian Institution

PS 84-141

The dynamics of understory and below-ground communities in lodgepole pine forests after simulated mountain pine beetle red attack in a novel landscape
Anne McIntosh, University of Alberta; S. Ellen Macdonald, University of Alberta

PS 84-142

The influence of nutrient gradients on the photosynthesis-leaf nitrogen relationship in Peruvian Andes tropical forests
Nur HA Bahar, Australian National University; Lasantha Weerasinghe, The Australian National University; Odhran O'Sullivan, The Australian National University; Rossella Guerrieri, University of New Hampshire; Yoko Ishida, University of Edinburgh; Norma Salinas, Universidad San Antonio Abad del Cusco; Eric Cosio, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru; Tomas Domingues, University of Edinburgh; Patrick Meir, University of Edinburgh; Jon Lloyd, Imperial College of London; Yadvinder Malhi, University of Oxford; Gregory Asner, Carnegie Institution for Science; Robin Martin, Carnegie Institution; John Evans, Australian National University; Owen Atkin, The Australian National University

PS 84-143

The relationship between seed size and establishment conditions in tropical hardwood hammocks of the Florida Keys
Suresh Subedi, Florida International University; Michael S. Ross, Florida International University

PS 84-144

The rhizosphere microbial community of adelgid infested eastern hemlock trees
Lina Halawani, Montclair State University; Dirk Vanderklein, Montclair State University; Jennifer Adams Krumins, Montclair State University

PS 84-145

The structure and composition of Carolina hemlock communities in the Blue Ridge and Ridge and Valley of Virginia
Arvind A.R. Bhuta, Clemson University; Andrew M. Evans, Virginia Tech

PS 84-146

Tree seedling mortality in wind-induced microsites in spruce-hardwood mixed forests, Estonia
Floortje Vodde, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Kalev Jõgiste, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Jeroen Engelhart, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Lee E. Frelich, University of Minnesota; W. Keith Moser, USDA Forest Service; Allan Sims, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Marek Metslaid, Estonian University of Life Sciences

PS 84-147

Understory plant response to mastication treatments in forested ecosystems of Colorado
Paula J. Fornwalt, USDA Forest Service; Monique E. Rocca, Colorado State University; Michael A. Battaglia, USDA Forest Service; Charles C. Rhoades, USDA Forest Service

PS 84-148

Vegetative structure and composition determine snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) activity at tree line
Michelle V.A. Ewacha, University of Manitoba; James D. Roth, University of Manitoba; Ryan K. Brook, University of Saskatchewan

PS 84 - Latebreaking: Forests