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Monday, July 9th

Monday, July 9th, 9:00 am to 11:30 am · Fayette/Hyatt
Session 7: Contributed Papers: Ecological Section: Invasion Biology
Presiding: Jeffrey Firestone, University of California, Davis
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7001July 9th 9:00 amFayette/HyattAsymmetric pollen flow between a native and introduced vine (Celastrus spp.)
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Oral PaperZaya, David; Leicht-Young, Stacey; Pavlovic, Noel; Ashley, Mary.invasive species
hybridization
microsatellite DNA
pollination
7002July 9th 9:15 amFayette/HyattSmall population size reduces the rate of seed set in an invasive grass (Lolium multiflorum)
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Oral PaperFirestone, Jeffrey; Jasieniuk, Marie.invasive species
Pollen limitation
population ecology
Allee effects
7003July 9th 9:30 amFayette/HyattMutualism disruption as a mechanism of invasion? Allelopathic invader drives declines in native plant physiology and resource allocation via AMF disruption
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Oral PaperHale, Alison; Kalisz, Susan.invasion
mycorrhizae
mutualism disruption
garlic mustard
physiology
July 9th 9:45 amFayette/HyattBreak
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7005July 9th 10:15 amFayette/HyattIs the allelopathy observed in Eastern Deciduous Forest invasive shrubs an artifact of experimental design, a familiar weapon, or a mechanism of invasion?
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Oral PaperShannon, Sarah; Firestone, Jeffrey.novel weapons
soil microbial community
Amur honeysuckle
privet
autumn olive
7006July 9th 10:30 amFayette/HyattAssessing the relative importance of long-distance dispersal vs. diffusion in the invasion of an exotic shrub, Lonicera maackii, with a Bayesian model
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Oral PaperGorchov, David; Noe, Douglas.invasive species
age structure
seed dispersal
recruitment
7007July 9th 10:45 amFayette/HyattWeed Profiling: A Molecular Phylogenetic Approach to Darwin's Naturalization Hypothesis
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Oral PaperPark, Daniel; Potter, Daniel.Asteraceae
Cardueae
community phylogenetics
Molecular phylogeny
invasive species
7008July 9th 11:00 amFayette/HyattClimatic niche shift in kudzu, Pueraria montana var. lobata, upon invasion into North America
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Oral PaperCallen, Steven; Jimenez, Ivan; Knouft, Jason; Miller, Allison.niche conservatism
niche shift
ecological niche modelling
kudzu
Pueraria montana var. lobata
7009July 9th 11:15 amFayette/HyattStand dynamics and spatial analysis of an invasion by Phellodendron amurense Rupr. in an eastern North American Forest
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Oral PaperMorgan, Eric.invasive
Rutaceae
Spatial analysis
stand dynamics
Phellodendron
Monday, July 9th, 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm · Fayette/Hyatt
Session 13: Contributed Papers: Ecological Section: Conservation, Restoration, & Management
Presiding: Cynthia Huebner, Northern Research Station, USDA Forest Service
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13001July 9th 1:30 pmFayette/HyattSurvivorship and productivity of invasive plant species in response to different forest management regimes across regional and local environmental gradients
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Oral PaperHuebner, Cynthia.Alliaria petiolata
Microstegium vimineum
Ailanthus altissima
invasive ecology
disturbance
13002July 9th 1:45 pmFayette/HyattTriclosan inhibits arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization in three wetland plants
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Oral PaperTwanabasu , Bishnu R; Smith, Caleb; Stevens, Kevin J; Venables, Barney J.
13003July 9th 2:00 pmFayette/HyattComparing the effectiveness of native and commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in establishing and colonizing plants in an urban prairie habitat
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Oral PaperRichardson, Sarah; Palmer, Corey; Middleton, Elizabeth; Bever, James; Schultz, Peggy; Yermakov, Zhanna; Hughes, Stephanie; Kogan, Samuel; Wachtel, David; Jones, Keith.mutualism
AM fungi
symbiosis
restoration
prairie
Urban ecology
13004July 9th 2:15 pmFayette/HyattEffects of Fertilizer Treatments on the Survival of Silene regia Transplants in Illinois Natural Areas
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Oral PaperErvin, Stefanie; Edgin, Bob; Coons, Janice; Coutant, Nancy; Colombo, Robert.Silene regia
Fertilizer treatments
restoration
endangered species
13005July 9th 2:30 pmFayette/HyattAre Spartium junceum restorations a problem for conservation areas of central Spain?
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Oral PaperGavilan, Rosario.Spartium junceum
Restoration
Seed Bank
natural vegetation
13006July 9th 2:45 pmFayette/Hyatt
Canceled
Prairie Barrens and Glades as Ecological Models for Living Roof Systems: A Case Study
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Oral PaperByerley, Melanie; Swadek, Rebecca.prairie
living roof
green roof
Texas
biomimicry
Monday, July 9th, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Battelle South/Convention Center
Session P: Contributed Posters: Ecological Section
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PEC001July 9th 5:30 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterEarly life history traits in globally invasive and non-invasive Rosa congeners
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Poster: Ecological SectionMurphy, Jennifer; Bernhard, Lindsay; Loya, Maria; Glover, Rachael; Drenovsky, Rebecca.invasion
seedling establishment
functional traits
phylogeny
seed traits
PEC002July 9th 5:30 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterEcophysiological traits of the Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) and their potential to facilitate invasive spread
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Poster: Ecological SectionMerritt, Benjamin; Jones, Josh; Culley, Theresa.Pyrus calleryana
Callery pear
ecophysiology
invasiveness
PEC003July 9th 5:30 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterGeographic Distribution of Native and Invasive Haplotypes of Phragmites australis along Michigan's West Coast
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Poster: Ecological SectionZuiderveen, Grady; Evans, Timothy M.; Luttenton, Mark.Phragmites australis
invasive species
genotype
PEC004July 9th 5:30 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterPlant-fungal interactions as mediators of invasive plant competition
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Poster: Ecological SectionWorkman, Rachael; Cruzan, Mitchell.invasive species
AM fungi
mycorrhizal networks
competition
PEC005July 9th 5:30 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterEstablishment of new regional herbarium leads to more than 100 new flora atlas records for New York State
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Oral PaperWard, Megan; Martine, Christopher.herbarium
northeastern
biodiversity
Taxonomy
PEC006July 9th 5:45 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterSoil salinity does not impede nitrogen resorption in Spartina densiflora
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Poster: Ecological SectionDrenovsky, Rebecca; Thornhill, Megan; Khasanova, Albina; Futrell, Caryn; Grewell, Brenda.nutrient conservation
salt marsh
invasive species
functional traits
nitrogen
PEC007July 9th 5:45 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterBud bank dynamics of four perennial grasses of varying growth form and photosynthetic pathway in mixed-grass prairie
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Poster: Ecological SectionOtt, Jacqueline; Hartnett, David.tiller demography
phenology
bud bank
grasses
prairie
life history
PEC009July 9th 5:45 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterVariation in floral characters among sexes of Schiedea globosa (Caryophyllaceae) in natural populations
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Poster: Ecological SectionYadav-Pauletti, Sunita; Culley, Theresa.subdioecy
floral structure
Schiedea
geography
PEC010July 9th 5:45 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterBreaking Seed Dormancy of Penstemon tubiflorus
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Poster: Ecological SectionAnnis, Jenna; O'Brien, Jennifer; Coons, Janice; Coutant, Nancy.
PEC011July 9th 5:45 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterElemental Defense in Alyssum murale: Effect on a Specialist Herbivore, Pieris rapae
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Poster: Ecological SectionIgwe, Alexandria; McKenna, Mary.serpentine soil
herbivore defense
metal hyperaccumulation
phytoremediation
PEC012July 9th 5:45 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterUsing Herbarium Records to Track Changes in Urban Wild Plants
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Poster: Ecological SectionDolan, Rebecca.Herbaria
Urban ecology
Historical flora
invasive species
PEC013July 9th 5:45 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterObservations of the Southeastern Virginia Phenology Project with Implications of Phenotypic Response to Climate Change
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Poster: Ecological SectionShanks, Hunter; Motley, Timothy.phenology
climate change
PEC014July 9th 5:45 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterCan plant trait responses to the environment and their effects on ecosystem properties be generalized across biomes?
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Poster: Ecological SectionLienin, Patrick; Dirks, Inga; Gruenzweig, Jose; Kleyer, Michael.functional traits
ecosystem functions
Mediterranean ecosystems
temperate ecosystems
path modelling
PEC015July 9th 5:45 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterBio Conversion of Agro Industrial Waste for the Production of Amylase by the Fungus Rhizopus microsporus.
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Poster: Ecological SectionRemya, Chellappan; Bradley, Roach; Kanimozhi, Kasinathan; Panneerselvam, Annamalai; Thajuddin, Nooruddin; Gunasekaran, M.Rhizopus microsporus
Agro industrial wastes.
Fermentation
amylase
PEC016July 9th 5:45 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterPopulus tremuloides tree growth in grassland alvar and forest ecosystems on Drummond Island, MI
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Poster: Ecological SectionJordao , Emilie Marques; Hippensteel, Christopher; Simons, Ashlie; Dannenhoffer, Joanne.Populus tremuloides
alvar
tree growth
tree morphology
PEC017July 9th 5:45 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterThe Pattern of Dioecy in Terrestrial, Temperate Plant Succession
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Poster: Ecological SectionSinclair, Jordan; Freeman, Carl.Dioecy
Succession
PEC018July 9th 5:45 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterStudies on the Biodegradation of Cephalosporin Drugs in Pharmaceutical Effluent using Pseudomonas putida and Pseudomonas fluorescence
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Poster: Ecological SectionSangeetha, Krishnan; Bradley, Roach; Kanimozhi, Kasinathan; Panneerselvam, Annamalai; Thajuddin, Nooruddin; Gunasekaran, M.Pseudomonas
Environmental pollution
biodegradation
agro industrial wastes
PEC019July 9th 5:45 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterBiomass and Biodiversity in Ohio Wetlands: Management Comparisons Over Time
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Poster: Ecological SectionHickey , Michael Vincent; Culley, Theresa; Lentz, David.Wetland Succession
PEC020July 9th 5:45 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterPlant Community Establishment in Grassland Restoration: Effects of Seed Source Across Reciprocal Common Gardens in Three States
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Poster: Ecological SectionCarter, Daniel; Blair, John.
PEC021July 9th 5:45 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterPrairie fen plant biodiversity: the influence of landscape factors on plant community assemblages
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Poster: Ecological SectionHackett, Rachel; Karbowski, Hillary; Monfils, Anna.prairie fen
wetland
biodiversity
landscape ecology
plant communities
habitat quality
water quality
soil
Floristic Quality Index
Species richness
land cover
isolation
PEC022July 9th 5:45 pmBattelle South/Convention CenterDoes the Polyploid Derivative Smell Just as Sweet: Rosa carolina and R. palustris
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Poster: Ecological SectionMcDaniel, James; Moore, DeAnne; Gannicott, Priscilla; Cowden, Nancy.Rosa palustris
Rosa carolina
Floral scents

Tuesday, July 10th

Tuesday, July 10th, 8:00 am to 9:45 am · Union B/Hyatt
Session 21: Contributed Papers: Ecological Section: Population Biology
Presiding: Madhav Nepal, South Dakota State University
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21001July 10th 8:00 amUnion B/HyattPopulation Genetics of Falcaria vulgaris (Sickleweed) in North America
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Oral PaperPiya, Sarbottam; Nepal, Madhav; Butler, Jack ; Larson, Gary; Neupane, Achal.Sickleweed
microsatellites
Falcaria vulgaris
population genetics
21002July 10th 8:15 amUnion B/HyattInbreeding alters volatile signalling phenotypes and influences defense against in horsenettle (Solanum carolinense L.)
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Oral PaperKariyat, Rupesh; mauck, kerry; De Moraes, Consuelo; Mescher, Mark; Stephenson, Andrew.inbreeding
herbivory
inducible defenses
horsenettle
21003July 10th 8:30 amUnion B/HyattPhenotypically plastic semelparity in Lobelia inflata
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Oral PaperHughes , P. William; Simons, Andrew.Semelparity
Life-history evolution
Monocarpy
Phenotypic plasticity
Reproductive effort
Bolting
21004July 10th 8:45 amUnion B/HyattEffects of temperature, resources, and plant-pollinator interactions on reproductive success in Claytonia virginica (Portulacaceae)
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Oral PaperRobertshaw, Asya; Emery, Nancy.spring ephemerals
Claytonia virginica
Pollen limitation
climate change
plant-pollinator interaction
21005July 10th 9:00 amUnion B/HyattEarly bloomers in a changing climate: Impact of rising temperatures on the flowering time of Greater Philadelphia native plant species
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Oral PaperPanchen, Zoe.climate change
Flowering time
herbarium records
phenology
21006July 10th 9:15 amUnion B/HyattLong-term shifts in species' flowering periods in a sub-alpine plant community
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Oral PaperInouye, David; McKinney, Amy.flowering
phenology
Rocky Mt. Biological Laboratory
long-term
first flowering
peak flowering
snowmelt
temperature
21007July 10th 9:30 amUnion B/HyattEffects of climate change on the future distribution of frailejones (Espeletiinae Cuatrec., Asteraceae) in the Tropical Andes
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Oral PaperDiazgranados, Mauricio; Barber, Janet.Espeletiinae
frailejones
climate change
Páramo
Andes
Maxent
species distribution modeling
ecological niche modeling
species extinction
Tuesday, July 10th, 1:30 pm to 3:15 pm · Union B/Hyatt
Session 36: Contributed Papers: Ecological Section: Functional Traits & Resource Responses
Presiding: Tracy Hawkins, USDA - Forest Service
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36001July 10th 1:30 pmUnion B/HyattFunctional traits in fine roots: integrating below and above ground traits in Angiosperms.
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Oral PaperValverde, Oscar; Blackwood, Christopher.functional traits
roots
Leaf
tissue chemistry
Life-history evolution
36002July 10th 1:45 pmUnion B/HyattTesting inter-sexual competition and the influence of mycorrhizal fungi and phosphorus on fitness of a dioecious grass
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Oral PaperRogers, Sally; Eppley, Sarah.AM fungi
Niche partitioning
Spatial segregation of the sexes
dioecy
36003July 10th 2:00 pmUnion B/HyattOak Vulnerability to Xylem Cavitation in a Sky Island Mountain Range
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Oral PaperLackey, Russell; Schwilk, Dylan.
36004July 10th 2:15 pmUnion B/HyattThe scaling of area versus mass of leaves sorted by the different morphologies of Sassafras albidum
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Oral PaperNiklas, Karl; Christianson, Michael; Cobb, Edward.specific leaf area
diminishing returns
36005July 10th 2:30 pmUnion B/HyattPatterns of Autumn Leaf Color Change in New England Plants
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Oral PaperLee, David; O'Keefe, John; Jestrow, Brett.autumn
Leaf
color
function
anthocyanin
36006July 10th 2:45 pmUnion B/HyattLeaf traits and litter flammability: Understanding multi-species mixtures
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Oral PaperQuinones De Magalhaes, Rita Margarida; Schwilk, Dylan.functional traits
Flammability
species interactions
Non-additivity
Leaf litter
Mixed-conifer forest
36007July 10th 3:00 pmUnion B/HyattThe influence of temperature and winter flooding on the seed ecology of Quercus pagoda Raf
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Oral PaperHawkins, Tracy; Thornton, Rory.red oak
cherrybark oak
Quercus
bottomland hardwoods
seed germination
seed dormancy break
Tuesday, July 10th, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm · Union B/Hyatt
Session M27: Meeting: Ecological Section Business Meeting
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July 10th 5:30 pmUnion B/HyattEcological Section Business Meeting
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Wednesday, July 11th

Wednesday, July 11th, 9:00 am to 11:30 am · Franklin B/Hyatt
Session 48: Contributed Papers: Ecological Section: Plant-Animal Interactions
Presiding: Nina Theis, Elms College
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48001July 11th 9:00 amFranklin B/HyattAttracting mutualists and antagonists: the traits thatexplain the distribution of squash bees and cucumber beetles to crops and wildplants in the Cucurbitoideae
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Oral PaperTheis, Nina; Barber, Nick; Adler, Lynn; Gillespie, Sandy; Hazzard, Ruth.pollination
Cucurbitaceae
fragrance
Acalymma vittatum
herbivory
48002July 11th 9:15 amFranklin B/HyattEdaphic factors and plant-animal interactions: cascading effects of serpentine soils
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Oral PaperMeindl, George; Ashman, Tia-Lynn.serpentine soil
plant-animal interactions
48003July 11th 9:30 amFranklin B/HyattEnvironmental mediation of plant-pollinator interactions and decline of the rare prairie endemic Besseya bullii (Plantaginaceae)
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Oral PaperChi, Katherine; Molano-Flores, Brenda.pollinator visitation
habitat quality
floral morphology
conservation
reproductive output
light availability
July 11th 9:45 amFranklin B/HyattBreak
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48005July 11th 10:15 amFranklin B/HyattPre-dispersal selection pressure of a specialized herbivore on the heteromorphic fruits of Grindelia ciliata (Asteraceae)
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Oral PaperKistenmacher, Michael; Gibson, J. Phil.herbivory
germination
fruit heteromorphism
Predispersal seed predation
48006July 11th 10:30 amFranklin B/HyattExploring Plant Elemental Defenses: Conceptual Models of the Defensive Enhancement and Joint Effects Hypotheses
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Oral PaperBoyd, Robert.herbivore defense
metal hyperaccumulation
plant-animal interactions
synergy
48007July 11th 10:45 amFranklin B/Hyatt
Canceled
Elemental Defense and the Joint Effects Hypothesis: An Initial Test Using Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
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Oral PaperCheruiyot, Dorothy.herbivore defense
secondary metabolite
herbivory
48008July 11th 11:00 amFranklin B/HyattVariation in the intensity of deer herbivory and its impact on fecundity across a latitudinal gradient in Campanulastrum americanum, a monocarpic herb
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Oral PaperSteven, Janet; Prendeville, Holly; Galloway, Laura.herbivory
population ecology
population growth rates
Campanulastrum
deer
fecundity
48009July 11th 11:15 amFranklin B/HyattLegacy effects of grazing: above- & below-ground plant community recovery dynamics
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Oral PaperVanderweide, Benjamin; Hartnett, David.belowground bud bank
grazing
legacy
recovery
tallgrass prairie
plant communities

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