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Sunday, July 28th

Sunday, July 28th
10:00 am to 3:00 pm · Tucson A/Starr Pass
Session W10: Workshop: Broadening botanical pathways in teaching
Presiding: Gordon Uno, University Of Oklahoma; Marshall Sundberg, Emporia State University
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W10001July 28th 10:00 amBroadening botanical pathways in teaching
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Conference WideWorkshopKrakos, Kyra; Uno, Gordon; Sundberg, Marshall.teaching
inquiry
student-centered learning
science practices
outreach
professional development
Sunday, July 28th
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm · Tucson A/Starr Pass
Session M12: Meeting: Student Conference Assistants Orientation
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July 28th 5:00 pmStudent Conference Assistants Orientation
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Conference Wide
Sunday, July 28th
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm · Tucson A/Starr Pass
Session S1: Plenary Address: Plenary Lecture
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S1001July 28th 7:30 pmFire's American Century
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Plenary Address - Stephen PyneSpecial AddressPyne, Stephen.

Monday, July 29th

Monday, July 29th
8:30 am to 12:00 pm · Tucson A/Starr Pass
Session ECO1: Contributed Papers: Ecology 1: Species Interactions
Presiding: Rupesh Kariyat, University Of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Margaret Devall, U.S. Forest Sevice
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ECO1001July 29th 8:30 amEffects of herbivore induced toxins in Solanaceae on the growth and development of a specialist herbivore
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EcologyPaperKariyat, Rupesh.plant defense
sap
spines
ECO1002July 29th 8:45 amThe stellate trichomes of Solanum species function in plant defense by damaging the gut lining of an insect herbivore
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EcologyPaperSerpi, Alexandra; Dennington, Nina; Stephenson, Andrew.biotic interactions
structure function
ECO1003July 29th 9:00 amLeveling the playing field: Mammalian herbivores weaken selection for earlier emergence but not larger seeds in two California grasses
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EcologyPaperWaterton, Joseph; Cleland, Elsa.Seed size
Emergence time
Competition
herbivory
Selection
ECO1004July 29th 9:15 amWhat’s eating Catopsis berteroniana on Andros, Bahamas?
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EcologyPaperKoptur, Suzanne; Gonsiska, Philip A..Bahamas
bromeliad
caterpillar
Catopsis
Dahana
herbivory
folivory
ECO1005July 29th 9:30 amThe Effects of Ericoid Mycorrhizal Fungi on Reproductive Traits of Vaccinium corymbosum
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EcologyPaperO'Neill, Erin; Brody, Alison.mycorrhizal fungi
Pollination
symbiosis
floral traits
ecology
July 29th 9:45 amBreak
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Ecology
ECO1007July 29th 10:15 amHost species not functional group determines the performance of a parasitic plant
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EcologyPaperBrown, Max; Frachon, Natacha; Metherell, Chris; Moore, Paloma; Twyford, Alex.parasitic plant
parasitism
parasite
host specialisation
Orobanchaceae
Euphrasia
parasite fitness
local adaptation
ecology
ECO1008July 29th 10:30 amPollinator contribution to the yield of the new oil crop Brassica carinata
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EcologyPaperFenster, Charles.Pollination
Landscape ecology
Pollinator health
pollinator
crop yield
ECO1009July 29th 10:45 amWhy be different? Trait differences reduce competition within and among species in Proteaceae communities in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa
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EcologyPaperNolting, Kristen; Nolting, Kristen; Holsinger, Kent.Proteaceae
biodiversity hotspot
Species coexistence
functional traits
ECO1010July 29th 11:00 amGrowth and survival of the federally endangered Lindera melissifolia and Lindera benzoin, a possible competitor, in varying densities and hydrologic regimes
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EcologyPaperDevall, Margaret; Hawkins, Tracy; Schiff, nathan.schiff@usda.gov; Leininger, Ted.Endangered species
Competition
wetlands
Monday, July 29th
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm · Tucson A/Starr Pass
Session M20: Meeting: Economic Botany Business Meeting
Presiding: Wendy Applequist,
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July 29th 4:30 pmEconomic Botany Business Meeting
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Ethnobotany

Tuesday, July 30th

Tuesday, July 30th
8:15 am to 12:00 pm · Tucson A/Starr Pass
Session ECO2: Contributed Papers: Ecology 2: Invasive Plant Species
Presiding: Cynthia Huebner, USDA Forest Service; Travis Marsico, Arkansas State University
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ECO2001July 30th 8:15 amClimate driven community change is attributable to introduced species in a California grassland
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EcologyPaperBraasch, Joseph; Johnson, Maria, A.; Dlugosch, Katrina.community ecology
Invasion
Grasslands
multivariate statistics
climate change
ECO2002July 30th 8:30 amNative cottonwoods confront resource allocation tradeoffs in the face of invasive tamarisk and climate change
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EcologyPaperHull, Julia; Hultine, Kevin; Gehring, Catherine.climate change
invasive plants
resource use strategies
ECO2003July 30th 8:45 amHigh Winter Temperatures Facilitate Invasion of Tradescantia fluminensis in the Apalachicola River Floodplain
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EcologyPaperGorchov, David.climate change
iButton data loggers
frost-induced necrosis
invasive plants
microclimate
Torreya taxifolia
ECO2004July 30th 9:00 amInvasive and native grasses exert negative plant-soil feedback effects on Artemisia tridentata whereas conspecific effects are neutral
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EcologyPaperCowan, Jacob; Gehring, Catherine.Plant-Soil Feedbacks
cheatgrass
sagebrush
invasion biology
indirect effects
ECO2005July 30th 9:15 amScale dependence in Darwin’s Naturalization Conundrum
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EcologyPaperPark, Daniel; Feng, Xiao; Maitner, Brian.Invasive species
biological invasions
environmental filtering
Competition
community assembly
ECO2006July 30th 9:30 amEstimating Spread Rates of Invasive Plants within Disturbed and Undisturbed Forests in Different Land Types
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EcologyPaperHuebner, Cynthia.Invase plant species
Spread rates
Forest management
July 30th 9:45 amBreak
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Ecology
ECO2008July 30th 10:15 amThe Effects of Aggressive use of Herbicides for Lawn Maintenance on Weeds Succession in Urban Environment
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EcologyPaperBulu, Yetunde; Adewole, Moses; Faluyi, Julius.Herbicide
Soil Seed Bank
Succession
Index of Similarity
ECO2009July 30th 10:30 amThe effect of prescribed fire on mortality and regrowth of Lygodium microphyllum in southern Florida, USA
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EcologyPaperSebesta, Nicole; Richards, Jennifer; Taylor, Jonathan.Fire
lygodium microphyllum
regrowth
mortality
invasive plants
biological control
weed management
ECO2010July 30th 10:45 amPhylogeny and trait evolution in the Wisconsin native and introduced angiosperm floras
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EcologyPaperGivnish, Thomas; Kriebel, Ricardo; Zaborsky, John; Rose, Jeffrey P; Spalink, Daniel; Waller, Don; Cameron, Kenneth; Sytsma, Kenneth.molecular phylogenetics
functional traits
native species
introduced species
life history
growth form
flower size
flower color
Breeding System
habitat
sun vs. shade
ECO2011July 30th 11:00 amIntraspecific life history variation in the invasive range of Cynoglossum officinale, Boraginaceae
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EcologyPaperDuncan, Sophie; Williams, Jennifer.life history
Invase plant species
introduced species
Biocontrol
Iteroparity
Semelparity
Threshold flowering size
ECO2012July 30th 11:15 amThe role of horticulture in plant invasions in North America: Past origins and future implications
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EcologyPaperCulley, Theresa; Serota, Tziporah; Dreisilker, Kurt; Ryan, Clair; Landel, Hans; Shultz, Brittany.invasive plants
horticulture
Gardens
woody
herbaceous
ornamental
ECO2013July 30th 11:30 amEvaluating the efficacy of DNA barcoding for the detection of non-native invasive plant propagules at the Port of Savannah, Georgia
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EcologyPaperWhitehurst, Lauren; Cunard, Chelsea; Reed, Jennifer; Worthy, Samantha; Marsico, Travis; Lucardi, Rima; Burgess, Kevin.Biosecurity
DNA Barcoding
mat-K
rbcL
Port-of-entry
Propagule
ECO2014July 30th 11:45 amInvasive plant propagules are viable upon arrival at ports of entry
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EcologyPaperMarsico, Travis; Cunard, Chelsea; Gravesande, Jarron; Hughes, Steven; Whitehurst, Lauren; Burgess, Kevin; Lucardi, Rima.invasive plants
seaport
Federal Noxious Weed
Germination
viability
Tuesday, July 30th
1:30 pm to 5:30 pm · Tucson A/Starr Pass
Session ECO3: Contributed Papers: Ecology 3: Vegetation, Community and Restoration Ecology
Presiding: Jennifer Richards, Florida International University; Jessamine Finch, Chicago Botanic Garden
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ECO3001July 30th 1:30 pmA comparison of mid-elevation ciénega (wetland) plant communities in southern Arizona, U.S.A
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EcologyPaperWolkis, Dustin; Salywon, Andrew.Arid
rare plants
Ciénega
Species Richness
Wetland
ECO3002July 30th 1:45 pmShade-tolerance classification of the upland herbaceous flora of the Carolina and Virginia Piedmont (U.S.A.)
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EcologyPaperSzakacs, Alexandria; Krings, Alexander; Wentworth, Thomas.eastern Piedmont
heliophytes
shade-tolerance
biserial correlation
ECO3003July 30th 2:00 pmLong-term monitoring of vegetation plots and Echinacea laevigata populations at Picture Creek Diabase Barrens (Granville Co., NC)
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EcologyPaperSzakacs, Alexandria; Krings, Alexander.Echinacea laevigata
vegetation plots
conservation and restoration
community ecology
vegetation change
ECO3004July 30th 2:15 pmQuantifying contributions to species coexistence over multiple spatial scales
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EcologyPaperChesson, Peter.Species coexistence
multiscale
continuum hypothesis
spatial environmental variation
dynamical model
ecological theory
fitness-density covariance
spatial storage effect
ECO3005July 30th 2:30 pmDispersal strategy in a mid-Appalachian anthropogenic ecosystem
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EcologyPaperQuesenberry, Erin; Metzgar, Jordan.dispersal
Blue Ridge flora
anthropogenic ecosystem
ECO3006July 30th 2:45 pmIdentifying Models of Trait-Mediated Community Assembly Using Random Forest and Approximate Bayesian Computation
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EcologyPaperRuffley, Megan; Katie, Peterson; Week, Bob; Tank, David; Harmon, Luke.community assembly
environmental filtering
competititve exclusion
random forest
ABC
ECO3007July 30th 3:00 pmUsing WorldView 2 satellite data to map patterns of vegetation change in Northeast Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park
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EcologyPaperRichards, Jennifer; Gann, Daniel; Harris, Brittany; Redwine, Jed.remotely sensed data
Cladium
vegetation mapping
mapping wetlands
Restoration 
sawgrass marsh
marl prairie
July 30th 3:15 pmBreak
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Ecology
ECO3009July 30th 3:45 pmGene flow illuminates patterns in milkweed field recruitment among seed sources
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EcologyPaperFinch, Jessamine; Seglias, Alexandra; Fant, Jeremie; Kramer, Andrea; Havens, Kayri.milkweed
seed germination
seed sourcing
gene flow
Restoration 
tolernace range
ECO3010July 30th 4:00 pmEffects of phylogenetic and trait diversity in a restoration ecology experiment
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EcologyPaperKarimi, Nisa; Hipp, Andrew; Glasenhardt, Mary-Claire; Williams, Evelyn; Barak, Rebecca; Ernst, Adrienne.Restoration 
phylogeney
Species Richness
phylogenetic diversity
tallgrass prairies
functional diversity
ECO3011July 30th 4:15 pmPhylogenetic Information in Seed Morphology and Seed Germination for Shortgrass Prairie Species
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EcologyPaperChen, Yanni; Cox, Robert; Schwilk, Dylan; Johnson, Matthew.shortgrass prairie
seed germination
seed traits
phylogenetic signal
phylogenetic comparative methods
ECO3012July 30th 4:30 pmMetacommunity structure of epiphytic bryophytes in fog-maintained patches of relict Valdivian forest of north-central Chile
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EcologyPaperChmielewski, Matthew; Eppley, Sarah.bryophyte
metacommunity structure
community ecology
ECO3013July 30th 4:45 pmRelationship between the Soil Seed Bank and Extant Vegetation of Ibodi Monkey Forest, Ibodi, Southwestern Nigeria
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EcologyPaperOdeleye, Ademayowa; Oke, Samson O..Extant Vegetation
Forest
Physiognomies
Soil Seed Bank
ECO3014July 30th 5:00 pmSoil seed bank dynamics along an elevational gradient in subtropical forests in Guangxi, south China
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EcologyPaperZou, Chaobo; Martini, Francesco; Castillo, Diana; Manage Goodale, Uromi.Soil Seed Bank
Subtropical forests
altitudinal gradients
ECO3015July 30th 5:15 pmRegeneration Ecology, Biophysiology and Seed Conservation of the genus Ficus: research challenges and knowledge gaps
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EcologyPaperGoodale, Uromi Manage; Chen, Huayang; Castillo, Diana; Silva, Veenavee; Geekiyanage, Nalaka; Harrison, Rhett.Ficus
Keystone Species
Seed Biophysiology
Recruitment Limitation
Regeneration Ecology

Wednesday, July 31st

Wednesday, July 31st
7:00 am to 8:00 am · Tucson A/Starr Pass
Session BR12: Breakfast: Miami of Ohio Breakfast
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July 31st 7:00 amMiami of Ohio Breakfast
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Conference Wide
Wednesday, July 31st
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm · Tucson A/Starr Pass
Session L4: Luncheon: PLANTS Luncheon (by invitation only)
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July 31st 12:00 pmPLANTS Luncheon (by invitation only)
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Conference Wide
Wednesday, July 31st
7:30 pm to 10:30 pm · Tucson A/Starr Pass
Session R11: Reception: Celebrate! All Society Reception
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July 31st 7:30 pmCelebrate! All Society Reception
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