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Monday, July 27th

Monday, July 27th
8:30 am to 11:30 am · Salon 17/18/The Shaw Conference Centre
Session 9: Contributed Papers: Ecological Section: Invasion Biology
Presiding: Cynthia Huebner,
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9001July 27th 8:30 amAbove- and Belowground Competition between Ailanthus altissima and Two Native Tree Species
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Ecological SectionPaperHuebner, Cynthia.Ailanthus altissima
Rhus typhina
Acer rubrum
competition
invasive species
9002July 27th 8:45 amBiotic interactions increase the effectiveness of using fire to control Ailanthus altissima (Simaroubaceae)
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Ecological SectionPaperCrandall, Raelene; Knight, Tiffany.invasive species
fire
herbivory
competition
9003July 27th 9:00 amThe Effects of Fire on Spore Viability of Lygodium microphyllum
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Ecological SectionPaperSebesta, Nicole; Richards, Jennifer; Taylor, Jonathan.Lygodium microphyllum
Old World Climbing Fern
invasive species
Everglades
spores
prescribed fire
9004July 27th 9:15 amThe progressive invasion of an invasive legume, Lespedeza cuneata, in a restored tallgrass prairie
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Ecological SectionPaperBorowicz, Victoria; Armstrong, Joseph E..tallgrass prairie
invasive species
legume
Lespedeza cuneata
9005July 27th 9:30 amAdaptive genetic differentiation during the lag phase of a newly invasive bunchgrass (Brachypodium sylvaticum)
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Ecological SectionPaperMarchini, Gina; Cruzan, Mitchell B..Brachypodium sylvaticum
poaceae
invasive species
ecological genetics
Qst-Fst
July 27th 9:45 amBreak
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Ecological Section
9007July 27th 10:15 amDo white-tailed deer mediate apparent competition between an invasive shrub and native plants?
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Ecological SectionPaperGorchov, David L.; Peebles-Spencer, Jessica.Lonicera maackii
invasive species
deer browse
hervivory
deciduous forest
9008July 27th 10:30 amIs coexistence between invasive Microstegium vimineum and native plants dependent on invasion history of the soil?
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Ecological SectionPaperCunard, Chelsea; Lankau, Richard.competition
Plant-Pathogen Interaction
9009July 27th 10:45 amImpacts of Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum) on native plant diversity in riparian communities along the Susquehanna River
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Ecological SectionPaperWilson, Matthew; Freundlich, Anna; Martine, Chris.invasive species
riparian
seedling recruitment
Polygonum cuspidatum
9010July 27th 11:00 amAnother naturalizing exotic tree; populations of Syringa reticulata (Japanese Tree Lilac) in New York
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Ecological SectionPaperTeter, Christopher Daniel.invasive
naturalization
exotic
deciduous trees
riparian
New York
demographic
9011July 27th 11:15 amInvasive Aquatic and Riparian Weeds and Mosquitoes; Challenges, Successes, and Importance of On-going Studies
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Ecological SectionPaperBlair, Charles E..Aquatic plants
Weed control
Mosquitoes
Monday, July 27th
1:30 pm to 5:00 pm · Salon 17/18/The Shaw Conference Centre
Session 21: Contributed Papers: Ecological Section: Functional Trait Responses
Presiding: Tracy S. Hawkins, USDA - Forest Service
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21001July 27th 1:30 pmAssessing photosynthesis, natural abundance of stable C and N isotopes, and populations following disturbance in putative partial myco-heterotrophic Pyroleae species in central British Columbia
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Ecological SectionPaperBowler, Rebecca; Fredeen, Arthur L.; Massicotte, Hugues B..Partial myco-heterotrophy
Pyroleae
stable isotopes
Photosynthesis
mycorrhizae
two-source mixing model
21002July 27th 1:45 pmNet Nitrogen Mineralization in Boreal Wetlands: A Test of Early Success for Canadian Oil Sands Reclamation
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Ecological SectionPaperHartsock, Jeremy A.; Vitt, Dale H.; Ebbs, Stephen; House, Melissa.peatlands
nitrogen
oil sands
Sphagnum
reclamation
21003July 27th 2:00 pmVegetation development on poor reclamation sites: Impact of tree seedling presence, biochar and fertilizer amendments
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Ecological SectionPaperBijman, Alison; Landhausser, Simon; Macdonald, S. Ellen.Land reclamation
Vegetation Development
biochar
Soil Amendments
21004July 27th 2:15 pmThe challenge of constructing peatland reclamations: The effect of soil moisture and sodium concentration on plant community establishment
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Ecological SectionPaperHouse, Melissa; Vitt, Dale H.; Glaeser, Lilyan; Hartsock, Jeremy; Ebbs, Stephen.reclamation
Peatland
Community Assembly
Soil Moisture
Sodium concentration
21005July 27th 2:30 pmEpixylic bryophyte growth response to substrate moisture capacity on synthetic and natural logs under thinned and intact forest canopies
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Ecological SectionPaperHaughian, Sean Ryan; Frego, Katherine A..moisture
Bryophyte
synthetic log
canopy
epixylic
forests
thinning
21006July 27th 2:45 pmSoil traits impact on female frequency of a gynodioecious prairie plant, Lobelia spicata
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Ecological SectionPaperByers, Diane L.; Rippel, Tyler M.; Philips, Robert W..gynodioecy
Prairie
environmental sex specific selection
soils
female frequency
July 27th 3:00 pmBreak
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Ecological Section
21008July 27th 3:30 pmAgronomic performance of forage species and their cultivars in grazed grass-legume binary mixtures
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Ecological SectionPaperPapadopoulos, Yousef A.; Duynisveld, John L.; Tremblay, Gaëtan F.; Bélanger, Gilles; Lajeunesse, Julie; Lafrenière, Carole; Thomas, Bill; Halliday, Les; Fillmore, Sherry A. E..
21009July 27th 3:45 pm
Canceled
Phylogenetic patterns in phenological response to climate in a suite of closely related species
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Ecological SectionPaperGarrison, Laura; edwards, erika.phenology
climate change
Viburnum
21010July 27th 4:00 pmSeeing red in a sea of green: anthocyanin production in the carnivorous plant, Pinguicula planifolia
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Ecological SectionPaperAnnis, Jenna Marie; Primer, Samantha B.; Coons, Janice; Molano-Flores, Brenda; Feist, Mary Ann.
21011July 27th 4:15 pmExploring the impact of anthropogenic drivers on Arabidopsis thaliana
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Ecological SectionPaperSuper, Laura; Moses, Elgan; Naderi-Azad, Sheida; Sun, Sherry; Khan, Almas; Mehroke, Jarnail; Singh, Santokh.Arabidopsis thaliana
ecophysiology
temperature
nitrogen
anthropogenic drivers
climate change
environmental stress
plant architecture
ecology
roots and shoots
21012July 27th 4:30 pmSeedling dynamics in cultivated population of Cassia fistula Linn. in Nigeria
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Ecological SectionPaperShonubi, Olusola; Okusanya, Olubukanla; Babalola, Sadat.Cassia fistula
Seedlings
Regeneration
Nigeria

Tuesday, July 28th

Tuesday, July 28th
8:00 am to 12:00 pm · Salon 17/18/The Shaw Conference Centre
Session SY08: Symposium: Underutilized Crops for Secure and Green Futures
Presiding: Nyree Zerega, Northwestern University / Chicago Botanic Garden
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July 28th 8:00 amIntroduction
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Underutilized Crops for Secure and Green Futures
SY08SUMJuly 28th 8:00 amUnderutilized Crops for Secure and Green Futures
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Underutilized Crops for Secure and Green FuturesSymposiumZerega, Nyree; Meyer, Rachel; Miller, Allison.underutilized crops
genetic diversity
crop wild relatives
food security
agrobiodiversity
crop domesticaton
SY08002July 28th 8:15 amThe ecological side of an ethnobotanical coin: how long do our selective impacts on the landscape persist?
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Underutilized Crops for Secure and Green FuturesSymposiumRoss, Nanci J..ethnobotany
unconscious selection
legacies
historical ecology
land-use history
in situ management
SY08003July 28th 8:45 amIncreasing homogeneity in global food supplies, agricultural research funding, and recommendations for diversifying food systems
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Underutilized Crops for Secure and Green FuturesSymposiumKhoury, Colin.food security
Crop Diversity
crop wild relatives
climate change
Plant genetic resources
SY08004July 28th 9:15 amCrop wild relatives – how much do we really understand?
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Underutilized Crops for Secure and Green FuturesSymposiumKnapp, Sandra.Solanum
solanaceae
crop wild relatives
taxonomy
distribution
conservation
food security
July 28th 9:45 amBreak
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Underutilized Crops for Secure and Green Futures
SY08006July 28th 10:15 amBasic research with practical applications: Phylogenomics and pollination biology in a genus of underutilized tree crops (Artocarpus, Moraceae)
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Underutilized Crops for Secure and Green FuturesSymposiumGardner, Elliot M.; Zerega, Nyree.economic botany
phylogenomics
pollination
Moraceae
underutilized crops
SY08007July 28th 10:45 amThe African Orphan Crops Consortium, an Uncommon Collaboration
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Underutilized Crops for Secure and Green FuturesSymposiumVan Deynze, Allen; Simons, Tony; Jamnadass, Ramni; Shapiro, Howard.Domestication
nutrition
breeding
Africa
Orphan
SY08008July 28th 11:15 amAmaranthus – Highly Adaptable and Underutilized Crops and Weeds
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Underutilized Crops for Secure and Green FuturesSymposiumLawton-Rauh, Amy.Amaranthus
amaranthaceae
Population Genomics
Phylogenetics
adaptation
food security
weedy species
underutilized crops
July 28th 11:45 amDiscussion
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Underutilized Crops for Secure and Green Futures
Tuesday, July 28th
4:45 pm to 5:30 pm · Salon 17/18/The Shaw Conference Centre
Session M37: Meeting: BSA Members Meeting
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July 28th 4:45 pmBSA Members Meeting
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