Tuesday, August 7, 2018
243, New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Alberto Burquez Montijo1, Enriquena Bustamante1, Brad Butterfield2, Joseph L. M. Charboneau3, Dario Copetti4, David Dettman5, Luis E. Eguiarte6, Kevin R. Hultine7, Eugenio Larios1, Michelle M. McMahon8, Raul Puente9, Michael Sanderson3, David Williams10, Rod A. Wing11, Noah K. Whiteman12, Martin F. Wojciechowski13 and David Yetman14, (1)Instituto de Ecologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Hermosillo, Mexico, (2)Center for Ecosystem Science and Society (ECOSS), Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, (3)Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, (4)Institut für Evolutionsbiologie und Umweltwissenschaften, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, (5)Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, (6)Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, (7)Research, Conservation and Collections, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ, (8)School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, (9)Research, Conservation and Collections, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, (10)Renewable Resources, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, (11)Arizona Genomics Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, (12)Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, (13)School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, (14)The Southwest Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
A transborder group integrating knowledge and methods for the study of the North American columnar cacti was created. Using the giant saguaro cactus as anchor species we combine genomics with ecophysiological and ecological dynamics for North American columnar cacti. We sequenced the nuclear genome of saguaro and other related columnar cacti to tie genomics with morphological and physiological traits, and with the ecological and genetic population structure. Growth and form are remarkable drivers of distribution and coexistence. Growth and photosynthesis are coupled to a complex suite of climate conditions with a strong legacy effect from the previous summer and winter.
