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Monday, July 29th

Monday, July 29th, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Grand Salon A - D/Riverside Hilton
Session P: Contributed Posters: Ecological Section
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PEC001July 29th 5:30 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonGermination of Phacelia strictiflora is enhanced by smoke
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Poster: Ecological SectionRoss, Sonya; Rice, Stanley.Phacelia strictiflora
germination
fire ecology
Oklahoma
PEC002July 29th 5:30 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonCure Modeling of Dormancy and Germination in Heterocarpic Grindelia Species
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Poster: Ecological SectionGibson, Phil; Kistenmacher, Michael.dormancy
germination
heterocarpy
Grindelia
seed bank
modeling
Asteraceae
PEC003July 29th 5:30 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonModelling the diameter distribution of three coniferous tree species from Central Karakorum National Park, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan using Weibull function.
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Poster: Ecological SectionHUSSAIN, ALAMDAR.Diameter distribution
Weibull
CKNP
PEC004July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonPhysical and elemental defenses of nickel hyperaccumulators and their effects on herbivory
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Poster: Ecological SectionMincey, Katherine; McKenna, Mary; Irby, William.Nickel
hyperaccumulator
elemental defense
herbivory
PEC005July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonSuccessional Chronosequence of Woody Restoration in Strip Mined Land at The Wilds in Zanesville, Ohio.
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Poster: Ecological SectionCampbell, Alicia; Keiffer, Carolyn.restoration
succession
Chronosequence
PEC006July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonFlora of borderlines and waysides of fields in selected parts of Nida Basin in Poland
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Poster: Ecological SectionMusial, Kamila; Kasperczyk, Miroslaw.Floristic Study
ecological indicator values
borderlines and waysides
Nida Basin
PEC007July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonSoil CO2 Efflux in Burned and Unburned LongLeaf Pine Forest
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Poster: Ecological SectionFlowers, Knox; Davis, Micheal.Longleaf pine savanna
Prescribed burning
Soil CO2 Flux
PEC008July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonDid niche differentiation occur following autopolyploidy in Tolmiea (Saxifragaceae)? Determining range requirements using ecological niche modeling
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Poster: Ecological SectionVisger, Clayton; Soltis, Pamela; Soltis, Douglas.Tolmiea
Saxifragaceae
Polyploidy
niche modeling
minority cytotype disadvantage
PEC009July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonSensitivity of tallgrass prairie flora phenology to climate: inferences from historical observations and herbarium specimens
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Poster: Ecological SectionVanderweide, Benjamin; Carter, Daniel; Ratajczak, Zakary; Ferguson, Carolyn; Mayfield, Mark.phenology
Climate Change
First Flowering Day
peak flowering
herbarium
specimen database
temperature sensitivity
PEC010July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonRelationships between anatomical leaf characteristics and photosynthetic abilities of Lipochaeta lobata, Melanthera integrifolia and their intergeneric hybrids
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Poster: Ecological SectionAugustiro, Wendee; Cantley, Jason; Chau, Marian; Barton, Kasey.
PEC011July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonPerformance and competition of invasive grass Brachypodium sylvaticum differentially impacted by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi from adjacent invaded and noninvaded ranges
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Poster: Ecological SectionWorkman, Rachael; Cruzan, Mitchell.invasion
competition
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)
Brachypodium sylvaticum
PEC012July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonEffects of Buffelgrass Smoke Solutions on Germination of Buffelgrass and Native Species of the Sonoran Desert
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Poster: Ecological SectionMaruszak, Jason; Coons, Janice.seed germination
Smoke
Sonoran Desert
Buffelgrass
PEC013July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonBottomland Forest Vegetation Changes and Exotic Species at Caddo Lake Texas, USA: 1995-2012
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Poster: Ecological SectionVan Kley, James; Nolte, Brenna.Bottomland forest
invasive species
Triadica sebifera
vegetation change
PEC014July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonComparison of plant growth and stress response of Microstegium vimineum, Ailanthus altissima, Alliaria petiolata, and Quercus rubra across a light gradient
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Poster: Ecological SectionHuebner, Cynthia; Minocha, Rakesh; Long, Stephanie.plant stress
invasive plants
oak regeneration
PEC015July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonPlant Reproductive Biology of Chasmogamous and Cleistogamous Flowers of Federally Threatened Clitoria fragrans (Fabaceae) Along the Lake Wales Ridge in Florida
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Poster: Ecological SectionFaivre, Amy.cleistogamous
plant mating systems
pollen tube
Floral development
Fabaceae
Clitoria fragrans 
PEC016July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonHerbivory Response of Murgantia histrionica to a Ni-hyperaccumulator, Alyssum murale.
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Poster: Ecological SectionJohnson, Nia; Puritty, Chandler; McKenna, Mary.plant-herbivore interactions
elemental defense
PEC017July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonMonitoring the effect of invasive plant species on forest regeneration
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Poster: Ecological SectionKurtz, Cassandra Marie; Moser, W. Keith.invasive plants
invasives
invasive plant
invasive species
regeneration
forest regeneration
oak regeneration
seedling
multiflora rose
Forest Inventory and Analysis
PEC018July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonHow does phenology and seed production of big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) vary across the climate gradient of the Great Plains? A reciprocal garden approach to distinguish roles of site and ecotype
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Poster: Ecological SectionSabates, Sofia; Galliart, Matthew; Baer, Sara; Bello, Nora; Caudle, Keri; Maricle, Brian; McCrea, Evan; Gibson, David; Wilson, Laurel; Johnson, Loretta.Big bluestem
ecotype
common gardens
phenology
seed production
PEC019July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonOiling Increases Marsh Sediment CO2 Effluxes
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Poster: Ecological SectionFlowers, Knox; Boyette, Jerrid; Kuehn, Kevin; Davis, Micheal.Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Marsh
CO2 Efflux
PEC020July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonDrought Tolerance in Wild Plant Populations: the Case of Common Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
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Poster: Ecological SectionCortés, Andrés J.; Monserrate, Fredy A.; Ramírez-Villegas, Julián; Madriñán, Santiago; Blair, Matthew W..Bioclimatic variables
geographic information system
potential evapotranspiration models
precipitation
Thornthwaite estimator
Hamon estimator
PEC021July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonSex-differential insect herbivory in dioecious Australian nightshades
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Poster: Ecological SectionDugan, Gemma; Martine, Christopher.herbivory
Solanum
Solanaceae
dioecy
Phytochemistry
dioecious
PEC022July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonResponses of Cultivated and Wild Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) to Competition: Implications for New Biofuel Cultivars
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Poster: Ecological SectionPalik, Destiny; Snow, Allison; Stottlemyer, Amy; Miriti, Maria; Heaton, Emily.Switchgrass
Biofuels
PEC023July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonEffects of Fragmentation, Fire Regime, and Landscape Position on the Vegetation and Insect Metacommunity Dynamics of Pine Rockland Sub-Tropical Forests
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Poster: Ecological SectionGehring, Julia; Koptur, Suzanne.Fragmentation
metacommunity
plant-pollinator interactions
fire ecology
urban ecology
PEC024July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonDo Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) pollen tubes prefer the cold?
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Poster: Ecological SectionQureshi, Mehveen; Godbolt, Courtney; Faivre, Amy.Christmas cactus
Schlumbegera
pollen tube
pollen viability
Cactaceae
PEC025July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonSite- and landscape-level factors influencing prairie fen plant biodiversity: optimized sampling methodology and preliminary analysis
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Poster: Ecological SectionHackett, Rachel; Karbowski, Hillary; Monfils, Anna.ecology
prairie fen
wetland
sampling
landscape
Diversity
quality
PEC026July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonInvasive Aquatic Weeds: Implications for Mosquito and Vector Management Activities.
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Poster: Ecological SectionBlair, Charles.
PEC027July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonPartial evidence of biotic homogenization in two peri-urban central Indiana, USA preserves
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Poster: Ecological SectionDolan, Rebecca; Stephens, Jessica.biotic homogenization
invasive species
urban ecology
permanent plots
PEC028July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonDieback in Juniperus communis as a possible indicator of climate change impacts to Lake Superior sandscapes
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Poster: Ecological SectionJohnson, Sarah E.; Mead, Jordan.Juniperus
sandscape
Climate Change
dioecious
Great Lakes
dunes
drought
PEC029July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonCecropia-ant interactions in Colombia: Identification and network analysis
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Poster: Ecological SectionTorres, María F.; Weiblen, George; Madriñán, Santiago.Cecropia
Colombia
PEC030July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonIs there a positive correlation between floral monosymmetry and the presence of nectar guides in Rhododendron?
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Poster: Ecological SectionBerry, Eapsa; Geeta, R..Rhododendron
floral symmetry
nectar guides
Evolution
Phylogenetic analysis
PEC031July 29th 5:45 pmGrand Salon A - D/Riverside HiltonAnalysis of 25 years of demography on a Nebraska population of Panax quinquefolius L. (Araliaceae)
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Poster: Ecological SectionAntlfinger, Ann; Garabrandt, Marjorie.Demography
Ginseng
population structure
Medicinal plant

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