Session: Climate Change: Plants (2018 ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10))

PS 40-50

Resistance of tropical dry forest arborescent cacti to severe frost
Juan C. Alvarez-Yepiz, Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora; Jesus A. Bojorquez, Instituto de Ecologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Alberto Burquez, Instituto de Ecologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Angelina Martinez-Yrizar, Instituto de Ecologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

PS 40-51

Which traits correlate with drought tolerance in herbaceous species?
Megan D. Blair, Chapman University; Jennifer Funk, Chapman University

PS 40-52

Woody plant growth increases with rain and snow intensity in a shrubsteppe ecosystem
Martin Holdrege, Utah State University; Andrew Kulmatiski, Utah State University; Karen Beard, Utah State University

PS 40-53

Acclimation patterns of stomatal density and size in response to experimental warming and a vertical canopy gradient in four rainforest species
Elsa C. Schwartz, Michigan Technological University; Kelsey R. Carter, Michigan Technological University; Molly A. Cavaleri, Michigan Technological University

PS 40-54

Topography mediates the effects of a severe frost in a tropical dry forest
Adrian Bojorquez, Instituto de Ecologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Juan C. Alvarez-Yepiz, Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora; Angelina Martinez-Yrizar, Instituto de Ecologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Alberto Burquez, Instituto de Ecologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

PS 40-55

Plant evolutionary response to climate change: Detecting adaptation across experimental and natural precipitation gradients
Jacqueline J. Peña, Utah State University; Peter Adler, Utah State University; Zachariah Gompert, Utah State University

PS 40-56

Influence of plant-microbe interactions on the resilience of swamp cypress seedlings to extreme climate events
Lorena Torres Martinez, Tulane University; Elizabeth R. Kimbrough, Tulane University; Miranda G. Hendrix, Tulane University; Trey C. Hendrix, Tulane University; Mareli Sanchez Julia, Tulane University; Sunshine A. Van Bael, Tulane University

PS 40-57

Structure of microclimate at an abrupt alpine treeline and its impact on seedling distribution
Riley Wadehra, Colorado College; Ali McGarigal, Colorado College; Miroslav Kummel, Colorado College

PS 40-58

Neighborhood facilitation and inhibition drives spatial distribution of growth and recruitment of seedlings and saplings at an abrupt alpine treeline
Julia F Russell, Colorado College; Alexa Hoffman, Colorado College; Miroslav Kummel, Colorado College

PS 40-59

California living and fossil Quercus (oak) pollen: A morphological study by using scanning electron microscopy and light microscopy
Shih-Yi Hsiung, University of California, Berkeley

PS 40-60

Temperature sensitivity of sun and shade leaves in three tropical trees
Georgia G. Hernández, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama; Martijn Slot, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Klaus Winter, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

PS 40-61

Climate change impact on plant species and habitats in South Korea using vulnerability assessment
Changwan Seo, National Institute of Ecology; Seungbum Hong, National Institute of Ecology; Inyoung Jang, National Institute of Ecology; Manseok Shin, National Institute of Ecology; Ja young Jeon, National Institute of Ecology; Heon Mo Jeong, National Institute of Ecology

PS 40-62

Effects of experimental warming on maximum quantum yield within a tropical tree canopy vertical gradient
Kaylie Butts, Michigan Technological University; Kelsey R. Carter, Michigan Technological University; Molly A. Cavaleri, Michigan Technological University

PS 40-63

Genotypic differences and seed size prove more influential on first year growth than simulated climate change in American chestnut and blight resistant hybrids
Brett Fredericksen Jr., Ohio University; Susan Eiben, Ohio University; Jeremy Oehlenschlager, Ohio University; David Rosenthal, Ohio University

PS 40-64

Seasonal variation in branch hydraulic conductivity in coast redwood: The critical link between climate and tree growth
Melissa M. Enright, Northern Arizona University; Anthony R. Ambrose, University of California; George W. Koch, Northern Arizona University

PS 40-65

Reduction of growing season precipitation alters plant species composition across multiple grassland ecosystems
Lauren E. Baur, University of New Mexico; Scott Collins, University of New Mexico; Alan Knapp, Colorado State University; Melinda Smith, Colorado State University

PS 40 - Climate Change: Plants