Session: Physiological Ecology I (100th ESA Annual Meeting (August 9 -- 14, 2015))

1:30 PM

COS 15-1

Nocturnal transpiration is highly variable within a tallgrass prairie community
Kimberly O'Keefe, Kansas State University; Jesse B. Nippert, Kansas State University

1:50 PM

COS 15-2

Sex-related differences in stress acclimation mechanisms in dimorphic, perennial plants
Marta Juvany, University of Barcelona; Sergi Munné-Bosch, University of Barcelona

2:10 PM

COS 15-3

Xylem vessel length, hydraulic efficiency, and safety from drought-induced cavitation
Marta I. Percolla, California State University, Bakersfield; Anna L. Jacobsen, California State University, Bakersfield; Michael F. Tobin, University of Houston-Downtown; R. Brandon Pratt, California State University, Bakersfield

2:30 PM Cancelled

COS 15-4

Stressed snakes strike first: Hormone levels and defensive behavior in free ranging cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus) (widthdrawn)
Mark W. Herr, Penn State University; Sean P. Graham, Sul Ross State University; Tracy L. Langkilde, Penn State University

2:50 PM

COS 15-5

Foliar bacteria mediate leaf traits and photosynthetic performance of tropical tree seedlings in deeply shaded understory habitats
Sarah C. Pasquini, University of California; Eric A. Griffin, University of Pittsburgh; S. Joseph Wright, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Walter P. Carson, University of Pittsburgh

3:10 PM

COS 15-

Break

3:20 PM

COS 15-6

Using tree rings of red spruce in the Central Appalachian Mountains to explore growth trends before and after the Clean Air Act
Justin M. Mathias, West Virginia University; Leigh A. Scholtz, West Virginia University; Benjamin Russell, West Virginia University; Richard B. Thomas, West Virginia University

3:40 PM

COS 15-7

Comparison of morphological and physiological characteristics and water use of plantation species for combating desertification in Mongolia
Sungsik Cho, Seoul National University; Byambadorj Ser-Oddamba, National University of Mongolia; Nyam-Osor Batkhuu, National University of Mongolia; Hyun Seok Kim, Seoul National University

4:00 PM

COS 15-8

Using carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen isotopes to understand why trees respond to forest management
Alan Talhelm, University of Idaho; John D. Marshall, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

4:20 PM

COS 15-9

Parasite survival in a freeze-tolerant host
Don Larson, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Pieter T. J. Johnson, University of Colorado-Boulder; Brian M. Barnes, University of Alaska Fairbanks

4:40 PM

COS 15-10

Drought tolerance as a driver of tropical forest assembly: Separating spatial signatures for competition from habitat associations
Megan K Bartlett, UCLA; Ya Zhang, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden; Jie Yang, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden; Nissa Kreidler, UCLA; Shanwen Sun, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden; Yue-Hua Hu, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden; Kunfang Cao, Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology; Lawren Sack, UCLA

COS 15 Physiological Ecology I

COS 15
Physiological Ecology I