2012 LTER ASM - Plant Physiological Ecology

Testing effects of water stresses and herbivory on habitat differentiation among diverse willow communities in central Minnesota

xwei — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:26:54 +0000

Poster Number:

401

Presenter/Primary Author:

Xiaojing Wei

Co-Authors:

Jeannine Cavender-Bares

Student Poster:

Yes

Detecting the sensitivity of desert herbaceous plant responses to co-occurring atmospheric compounds

ecook — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 04:41:56 +0000

Poster Number:

379

Presenter/Primary Author:

Elizabeth Cook

Co-Authors:

Sharon J Hall

Cities occupy a small land area globally, yet atmospheric compounds generated from human-dominated ecosystems have significant impacts on protected lands within and beyond urban boundaries. D

Student Poster:

Yes

Quantifying the physiology of structurally complex arctic vegetation and implications for ecosystem function in a shrubbier tundra

aformica — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:14:38 +0000

Poster Number:

358

Presenter/Primary Author:

Adam Formica

Co-Authors:

Kevin Griffin

Co-Authors:

Natalie Boelman

As conditions become more favorable in some arctic regions for shrub growth, shrubs will not only expand laterally, but they will grow thicker and taller, altering the physical structure of the can

Student Poster:

Yes

Remote sensing of canopy nitrogen as a window to the functioning of ecosystems

sollinger — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:02:36 +0000

Poster Number:

343

Presenter/Primary Author:

Scott Ollinger

Co-Authors:

L. Lepine

Co-Authors:

H. Wicklein

Co-Authors:

F. Sullivan

Co-Authors:

M. Martin

Co-Authors:

M.Day

How plants interact with sunlight is central to the existence of life and provides a window to the functioning of ecosystems. Although the basic properties of leaf spectra have been known for

Modeling The Production of Salt Marsh Grasses

aburd — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:50:27 +0000

Poster Number:

323

Presenter/Primary Author:

Adrian Burd

Co-Authors:

Yeajin Jung

Salt marsh grass species change as one moves from high marsh areas to low marsh areas. This is a result of many factors including light, salinity and nutrient availability.

Photosynthetic and resource acquisition traits in annual and perennial cereals

njaikumar — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:16:46 +0000

Poster Number:

322

Presenter/Primary Author:

Nikhil Jaikumar

Co-Authors:

Snapp, Sieglinde S.

Co-Authors:

Flore, James A.

Perennial polycarpy and annual monocarpy are conflicting plant life history strategies with differing strategies of resource allocation.

Student Poster:

Yes

In situ CO2 enrichment alters the nutrient and carbohydrate content of seagrasses: Parallels to terrestrial research

jfourqurean — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:25:12 +0000

Poster Number:

305

Presenter/Primary Author:

James Fourqurean

Co-Authors:

Justin Campbell

Seagrasses commonly display carbon-limited photosynthetic rates.

Florida Coastal Everglades Long-Term Ecological Research Program: Overview of FCE III

egaiser — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:15:20 +0000

Poster Number:

283

Presenter/Primary Author:

Evelyn Gaiser

Co-Authors:

Michael G. Rugge

The Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research (FCE LTER) site is located in South Florida, where the expansive coastal Everglades wilderness interacts with an urban and agricultural

Changes in ecohydrology following the conversion of mesic grassland to shrubland

jnippert — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:06:06 +0000

Poster Number:

228

Presenter/Primary Author:

Jesse Nippert

Co-Authors:

Troy Ocheltree

Co-Authors:

Zak Ratajczak

Co-Authors:

Gracie Orozco

Co-Authors:

Nathaniel Brunsell

Shrub encroachment of grasslands is a transformative ecological process by which native woody species increase in cover and frequency and replace the herbaceous community. The mechanisms driv

Phenology of belowground carbon allocation in a mid-latitude forest

rabramoff — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:00:08 +0000

Poster Number:

160

Presenter/Primary Author:

Rose Abramoff

Co-Authors:

Samuel Knapp

Co-Authors:

Stephen Klosterman

Co-Authors:

Adrien Finzi

Annual forest productivity and carbon storage are affected by the amount and timing of carbon allocated belowground. Despite clear relationships between some climate factors (e.g.

Student Poster:

Yes