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Monday, July 27th

Monday, July 27th, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Hall D/The Shaw Conference Centre
Session P: Contributed Posters: Ecological Section Posters
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PEC001July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreGenetic Structure of Rhizobia Associated with Chamaecrista fasciculata
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Poster: Ecological SectionDorman, Hanna Elizabeth; Wallace, Lisa.Chamaecrista fasciculata
Bradyrhizobium
Legume-rhizobia symbiosis
PEC002July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreAn R package to simplify analysis of long term vegetation monitoring data at the Shenandoah National Park
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Poster: Ecological SectionStevens, Hank; Cass, Wendy B.; Hyduke, Abigail R.; Hochstedler, Wendy; Zhang, Jing; Williams, Alan B..R
statistics
Community ecology
PEC003July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentrePopulation analysis of Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri (Cactaceae) in the northeast region of Mexico
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Poster: Ecological SectionMartinez Avalos, Jose Gadalupe; Mora Olivo, Arturo; Martinez Gallegos, Rodolfo.distribution
density
Opuntia engl. var. lindheimeri
species
O. engelmannii var. lindheimeri
PEC004July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreEdges of ecological restoration projects: the case of peatlands
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Poster: Ecological SectionLefebvre-Ruel, Stéphanie; Jutras, Sylvain; Rochefort, Line.Peatland
restoration
eco-hydrology
connectivity
border
PEC005July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreFloristic composition in the savannas of the National Park Jose del Carmen Ramirez, Dominican Republic
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Poster: Ecological SectionRodiguez, Rosa; Veloz, Alberto; Bastardo, Ruth.Danthonia domingensis
Dominican Republic
Savannah
PEC006July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreEcogeographic Pattern of Bract and Cypselae Variation in Iva annua (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) and its Taxonomic Significance
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Poster: Ecological SectionGiddens, Jonathan; Elisens, Wayne.morphology
Asteraceae
Iva
Ecogeography
Heliantheae
taxonomy
PEC007July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference Centre
Canceled
Climate Change and Species Range: The response of Mimulus cardinalis and M. lewisii populations to over a decade of weather
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Poster: Ecological SectionGass, Barbara Joy.population dynamics
Species distribution
climate change
buffering
demography
vital rates
PEC008July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreAbiotic factors underlying variation in composition of riparian plant communities
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Poster: Ecological SectionRollinson, Emily; Gurevitch, Jessica.riparian
diversity
abiotic conditions
functional groups
community
PEC009July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreExamining dioecy and the associated ecological correlates in the flora of Taiwan based on an integrated plant distribution database
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Poster: Ecological SectionLin, Huan-Yu; Tseng, Yu-Hsin; Hu, Jer-Ming.dioecy
Taiwan
database
grid
PEC010July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreChanges in Relative Abundance and Spatial Distribution of Dominant Overstory Taxa in an Old-growth Forest Over 30 Years
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Poster: Ecological SectionChapman, Julia; McEwan, Ryan.old-growth
mesophication
Quercus
Acer saccharum
mesophytic species
eastern deciduous forest
Appalachia
PEC011July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreRed oak regeneration in relation to masting dynamics within an oak-dominated minor stream bottom forest subject to partial-cutting
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Poster: Ecological SectionHawkins, Tracy S.; Frey, Brent; Boerger, Ellen.seedling
masting
red oak acorn production
Regeneration
bottomland
PEC012July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreHost plant and forest successional status impact beetle community structure
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Poster: Ecological SectionLi, Lin; Berkov, Amy.Tropical forest
forest fragmentation
Cerambycids
Host preference
PEC013July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreInfluence of mercury deposition on fungal phylloplane communities and litter decomposition
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Poster: Ecological SectionMalcolm, Katalin; Dighton, John; Barkay, Tamar.phylloplane
mercury
decomposition
PEC014July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreEffect of mowing graminoid plants on the development of Sphagnum moss carpets
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Poster: Ecological SectionGuene Nanchen, Melina; Rochefort, Line; Pouliot, Remy.Sphagnum farming 
graminoid
Weed control
PEC015July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreSphagnum and ericaceous shrub responses to nitrogen and phosphorus additions in a boreal ombrotrophic bog
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Poster: Ecological SectionAbel, Josh; Graham, Jeremy; Vitt, Dale H..Sphagnum
ericaceous shrubs
nitrogen deposition
phosphorus addition
net primary production
PEC016July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreResponse to water stress by four prairie Helianthus species
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Poster: Ecological SectionGehring, Janet L.; Mullery, Amanda.plant growth
functional leaf traits
specific leaf area
Prairie
PEC017July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreRoles of local adaptation and stress tolerance at early life history stages in the maintenance of flower color polymorphism in Leavenworthia stylosa
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Poster: Ecological SectionFernando, Thilina; Herlihy, Christopher R.; Walck, Jeffrey.Flower color polymorphism
local adaptation
osmotic stress
drought stress
PEC018July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreThe Effects of Herbivory Damage on Growth and Reproduction of Angadenia berteroi
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Poster: Ecological SectionBarrios, Beyte; Valdes, Imena; Koptur, Suzanne.artificial damage
compensation
leaf herbivory
folivory
plant fitness
PEC019July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreHow detrimental are seed-galls to their hosts? tolerance to herbivory in a polyembryonic legume tree
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Poster: Ecological SectionAraujo, Nayara; Santos, Jean Carlos; Silva, Henrique Venancio; Andrade, Janete; Silva, Estevão; Ameida, Wanessa Rejane; Carmo-Oliveira, Renata.inga
Fabaceae
Brazil
Cerrado
phenols
polyembryony
Braconidae
PEC020July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreDiversity in functional traits of Chinese strawberries: effects of ploidy, geography and haplotype
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Poster: Ecological SectionGao, Song; Chen, Luxi; Yan, Qiaodi; Du, Zhaokui; Ding, Weihang; Song, Yaobin; Chen, Jinsong; Li, Junmin; Dong, Ming; Liston, Aaron; Ashman, Tia-Lynn.diversity
plant functional trait
Polyploidy
Haplotype
Strawberry
PEC021July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreEffect of red/far-red ratio on the response of corn seedlings to UV-B radiation
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Poster: Ecological SectionMa, li; Swanton, Clarence; Upadhyaya, Mahesh.red/far-red ratio
ultraviolet-B
Corn
Anthocyanin
PEC022July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentrePhenotype, not phylogeny, drives tissue nutrient concentrations in aquatic plants
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Poster: Ecological SectionTyrrell, Christopher D.; Chambers, Patricia A.; Culp, Joseph M..Macrophyte
Biochemistry
ecology
Aquatic
PEC023July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreEvolutionary constraints on adaptation under global change
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Poster: Ecological SectionGoud, Ellie; Sparks, Jed.niche conservatism
adaptation
plant functional trait
Ericaceae
global change
PEC024July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreGermination rates of Callirhoe bushii and Lespedeza cuneata under future climate conditions in Missouri
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Poster: Ecological SectionMears, Marietta; Asahl, Derick; Downing, Lyndsey; Skornia, Erin; Stephan, Kirsten.climate change
native
invasive
germination percentage
seedling mass
PEC025July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreGrass cultivar germination response to increasing temperatures
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Poster: Ecological SectionSchellenberg, Michael P.; Kehler, Melissa.western wheatgrass
meadow brome
adaptation
climate change
Forage
PEC026July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreTolerance range for dormancy loss and germination differs among dispersal strategies
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Poster: Ecological SectionBandara, Ridma; Finch, Jessamine; Walck, Jeffrey; Hidayati, Siti; Havens, Kayri.Tolerance range 
seed dormancy
seed dispersal
climate change
PEC027July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreEffect of fire on seed germination in Solanum beaugleholei, an endemic spiny solanum of the Kimberley region, Australia
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Poster: Ecological SectionGavala, Lacey; Jordon-Thaden, Ingrid; Martine, Rachel F.; Martine, Chris.fire
Seed germination
recruitment
Solanum
conservation
undergraduate research
PEC028July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreSeed dispersal in Eastern Dominican Republic, Hipaniola Island: an example of plant dispersal by bats in the Greater Antilles
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Poster: Ecological SectionSalazar, Jackeline; Mateo, Amelia; Ortega, Yolaine; Almonte, Jesus; Garrido, Esteban.Frugivores
Piperaceae
West Indies
Urticaceae
solanaceae
Moraceae
Chiropterochory
PEC029July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreExploring the potential for Solanum fruit ingestion and seed dispersal by rock-dwelling mammals in the Australian monsoon tropics
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Poster: Ecological SectionLacey, Mae; Capaldi, Elizabeth; Jordon-Thaden, Ingrid; Martine, Chris.Solanum
seed dispersal
endozoochory
macropods
undergraduate research
PEC030July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreFactors Constraining the Reproductive Output of Baptisia alba macrophylla
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Poster: Ecological SectionHembrough, Ashley; Borowicz, Victoria.seed predation
legume
tallgrass prairie
pollination
nutrients
PEC031July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreA comparison of current and historical reproductive biology in Tradescantia ohiensis between prairie and forest populations
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Poster: Ecological SectionRork, Adam; Miller-Struttmann, Nicole; Hoeft, Adam; Hulsey, Ryan; Best, Hannah L.; Krakos, Kyra N..climate change
phenology
pollination
reproductive biology
Commelinaceae
PEC032July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreGeographic patterns of phenotypic plasticity in response to temperature and water in the invasive herb Soildago canadensis in China
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Poster: Ecological SectionLi, Junmin; Du, Leshan; Guan, Wenbin; Yu, Feihai.phenotypic plasticity
latitude
longitude
Climate
Solidago canadensis
PEC033July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreInvasive Aquatic Weeds; Implications for Mosquito and Vector Management
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Poster: Ecological SectionBlair, Charles E..Aquatic plants
PEC034July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreBromus inermis growth and survival in a savannah system
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Poster: Ecological SectionCarrigy, Alec; Stotz, Gisela; Dettlaff, Margarete; Pec, Greg; Singh, Inderjit; Erbilgin, Nadir; Cahill Jr., James F..Bromus inermis
Aspen
diversity
abiotic
Invasion
PEC035July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreOntario spring-flowering species and climate change
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Poster: Ecological SectionO'Leary-Ponzo, David; Filó, Luiz E. C.; Metsger, Deborah A.; Dickinson, Tim.phenology
Ontario
herbarium
climate change
Maianthemum canadense
Crataegus punctata
Claytonia virginica
PEC036July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference Centre
Canceled
Assessing the direct effects of whole genome duplication on plant morphology: Implications for plant invasion success
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Poster: Ecological SectionForrester, Nicole; Ashman, Tia-Lynn.
PEC037July 27th 5:30 pmHall D/The Shaw Conference CentreAnother naturalizing exotic tree; populations of Syringa reticulata (Japanese tree lilac) in New York
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Poster: Ecological SectionTeter, Christopher Daniel.deciduous trees
exotic
invasive
riparian
demographic
ecology
catskill mountains
New York
adirondak mountains

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