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Monday, July 28th

Monday, July 28th, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Eyrie/Boise Centre
Session P: Contributed Posters: Ecological Section Posters
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PEC001July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreThe effects of the invasive shrub Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) on nutrient, moisture and light availability
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Poster: Ecological SectionBechhofer, Jessica; Flinn, Kathryn.invasive species
PEC002July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreThe potential of selected leguminous tree species for the re-vegetation of crude oil polluted soils in Nigeria
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Poster: Ecological SectionOyedeji , Ayodele Adelusi; Kayode, Joshua; Obua, Obiangeli; Besenyei, Lynn; Fullen, Michael A..Fabaceae
crude oil
contamination
re-vegetation
phytoremediation
tropical tree species
PEC003July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreEffect of Aesculus glabra canopy on understory plant community structure and environment
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Poster: Ecological SectionHICKS , DAVID J; TAYLOR, MEGAN.understory plants
temperate deciduous forest
allelopathy
phenology
PEC004July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreWoody plant seed dispersal by a grass-feeding macropod in northern Australia
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Poster: Ecological SectionBoni, Alexandra; Evans, Elizabeth Capaldi; Jordon-Thaden, Ingrid; MARTINE , CHRISTOPHER T.seed dispersal
Frugivory
Australia
Mammals
Seed germination
Plant-animal interactions
PEC005July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreVariation in the abundance of a spring ephemeral wildflowers in deer-ridden suburban forests
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Poster: Ecological SectionWilkins, Shane; Tomat-Kelly, Giovanna; Morrison, Janet A..spring wildflowers
White-tailed Deer
suburban
urban ecology
PEC006July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreEffects of invasive species and overabundant white-tailed deer on native tree seedlings in metropolitan forests 
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Poster: Ecological SectionLeng, Danielle; Mallotides, Nicole; Morrison, Janet A..tree seedlings
invasive plants
White-tailed Deer
urban ecology
suburban
PEC007July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreRecruitment of invasive plant species in the herb layer of suburban forests
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Poster: Ecological SectionMorrison, Janet A.; Ball, Alison; Tomat-Kelly, Giovanna; Speigel, John.urban ecology
suburban
invasive plants
forest fragmentation
temperate deciduous forest
White-tailed Deer
PEC008July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreShade-tolerant tree species may become more important in ash dominant forests after EAB infestation
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Poster: Ecological SectionKollar , Leslie Marie; Morrissey, Caitlin A. ; Beavers, Beverly; Dolan, Benjamin J; Kilgore , Jason S.Fraxinus
emerald ash borer
forest succession
canopy species
shade-tolerant species
PEC009July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreIntroduction of Echinacea pallida in the Prairies of Western Minnesota and its Possible Effects on Native Echinacea angustifolia
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Poster: Ecological SectionBlasini, Davis; Wagenius, Stuart.hybridization 
pollination
Prairie
PEC010July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreResponse of Smooth Rock Skullcap (Scutellaria saxatilis), a Globally Rare Plant, to Fire
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Poster: Ecological SectionHUEBNER, CYNTHIA; Karriker, Kent.Scutellaria saxatilis
rock skullcap
fire
threatened species
PEC011July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreInvestigating the spatial distribution and reproductive barriers between Layia jonesii, a rare serpentine endemic, and L. platyglossa in San Luis Obispo, California
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Poster: Ecological SectionRossington, Natalie.rare species
plant ecology
reciprocal transplant
PEC012July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreInvasive Aquatic Weeds: Implications for Mosquito and Vector Management Activities.
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Poster: Ecological SectionBLAIR , CHARLES E.invasive plants
PEC013July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreImproving marginal habitat restoration in Western rangelands: ecological genetic and landscape approaches to mountain mahogany shrubland reclamation
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Poster: Ecological SectionCrow , Taylor McLaughlin; Hufford, Kristina.conservation genetics
Cercocarpus
Seed zone
local adaptation
population genetics
PEC014July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreCommunity assembly dynamics over small spatio-temporal scales: an example from fence posts in Costa Rica
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Poster: Ecological SectionBlake-Mahmud, Jennifer; STRUWE, LENA.epiphytes
lichens
colonization
succession
Costa Rica
community assembly
PEC015July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreFloral color assembly of serpentine seep communities in northern California, USA
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Poster: Ecological SectionLeCroy, Kathryn; Matthew, Koski; Arceo-Gómez, Gerardo; Meindl, George; ASHMAN , TIA-LYNN RUTH.community
community assembly
community phylogenetics
flower color
pollinator vision
pollinator
Serpentine
McLaughlin Natural Reserve
plant ecology
PEC016July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreSubstrate and geographical population differentiation in the lyre-leaved rock cress, Arabidopsis lyrata
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Poster: Ecological SectionRoche, Bernadette M.; Veatch-Blohm, Maren E.; Roberts, Roland P..population differentiation
Arabidopsis lyrata
PEC017July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreNovel plant assemblages along the highly modified urban Salt River in Phoenix AZ
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Poster: Ecological SectionMadera, Robert; Stromberg, Juliet.Plant reproduction
plant ecology
functional ecology
functional traits
PEC018July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise Centre
Canceled
The Enhancement of Regional Floristic Species Richness by Geologic Complexity: Examples from the Upper Verde River, Arizona
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Poster: Ecological SectionCoburn, Francis S.; Stromberg, Juliet; Landrum, Leslie R.; Makings, Elizabeth.Edaphics
Geology
Edaphic specialization
Edaphic Endemic
rare species
Flora
Limestone
species distribution
Calcareous Soils
Richness
PEC019July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreLemna and the Lake Eutophication
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Poster: Ecological SectionBashir, Anbreen; Nissar, Mansha.Lemna
Wolfia
Eutrophication
pollution
PEC020July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreInvasive plant distributions recapitulate patterns found in native plant assemblages in a heterogeneous landscape
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Poster: Ecological SectionMavrodiev, Evgeny V.; Gomez, Juan Pablo; Laktionov, Alexy P.; Robinson, Scott K..Neutral Theory
Parsimony Analysis of Endemicity
invasive plants
Native plants
Habitat Filtering
Lower Volga Valley
PEC021July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreAdaptive genetic differentiation and phenotypic plasticity mediated phenotypic differentiation among populations of invasive Solidago canadensis in China
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Poster: Ecological SectionLi, Junmin; Du, Leshan; Zuo, Wei.Invasive plant
Genetic differentiation
Phenotypic plasticity
Evolution
Geographical variation
PEC022July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreMulti-year patterns in plant nutrient resorption from a global dataset
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Poster: Ecological SectionDrenovsky , Rebecca E; Wetherill, Christopher; Short, Thomas H.nutrient conservation
nitrogen
phosphorus
plant nutrient budgets
Phenotypic plasticity
PEC023July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreMonitoring invasive plant species across the Central and Northeastern United States
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Poster: Ecological SectionKurtz , Cassandra Marie; Hansen, Mark.invasive species
invasive plants
Forest Inventory and Analysis
PEC024July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreIn silico evaluation of microsatellite development effectiveness using next-generation sequencing: a practical guide for ecologists
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Poster: Ecological SectionWei, Na; Dick, Christopher .microsatellites
next-generation sequencing
read length simulation
sequencing error simulation
error trimming simulation
PEC025July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreRefugia might affect the genetic structure of a sea-dispersal plants: Vigna marina
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Poster: Ecological SectionYamamoto, Takashi; Takayama, Koji; Nagashima, Reiko; Tateishi, Yoichi; Kajita, Tadashi.Vigna marina
phylogeography
long-distance seed dispersal
coastal plant
land barrier
refugia
PEC026July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreSoil Characteristics Effects on Female Frequency in Lobelia spicata
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Poster: Ecological SectionRippel, Tyler M; Oremus, Joseph T; Philips, Robert W; Trygg, Matthew R; BYERS , DIANE L.gynodioecy
sex specific selection
sex ratio
Prairie
habitat fragmentation
PEC027July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreEffects of diesel exhaust and particulate matter on plant ecophysiology, reproduction, and growth
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Poster: Ecological SectionJaconis, Susan; Culley, Theresa.particulate matter
diesel exhaust
Cichorium intybus
Glycine Max
Plant reproduction
ecophysiology
PEC028July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreA clarification of terminology for plants associated with rock habitats
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Poster: Ecological SectionScott, Brenton; Stromberg, Juliet; PIGG , KATHLEEN B.Ecology
Terminology
Rock habitat
Chasmophyte
Lithophyte
Chomophyte
PEC029July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreUsing museum data for large-scale questions: modeling Florida plant diversity
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Poster: Ecological SectionGermain-Aubrey , Charlotte Corinna; Allen, Julie ; Neubig , Kurt Maximillian; Guralnick, Robert; Soltis, Douglas E.; Ponciano, Jose-Miguel; Majure, Lucas; SOLTIS, PAMELA S..regional phylogeny
species distribution model
big data
phylogenetic diversity
pipeline
digitized data
museum specimens
PEC030July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreAn Illustrated Comparison of Morphological Characteristics of Native and Invasive Aquatic Plants of North America
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Poster: Ecological SectionLogies, Melissa.invasive plants
Conservation
aquatic plants
PEC031July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreSeed germination requirements in two dominant treeline species – Betula litwinowii and Rhododendron caucasicum, in the Central Greater Caucasus
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Poster: Ecological SectionAkhalkatsi, Maia; Togonidze, Natalia; Smith, William K. .Treeline
seed bank
birch
Rhododendron
PEC032July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreClimate change and assisted colonization: the seed germination requirements of a Southern Appalachian endemic plant might already be well-matched to northern areas 
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Poster: Ecological SectionBarbour, Emily; Bellemare, Jesse.assisted colonization
Climate change
endemic
Conservation
Seed germination
PEC033July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreVague species boundaries exposed: Reproductive biology of functionally dioecious sister taxa in Australian Solanum 
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Poster: Ecological SectionGilman, Ian; Jordon-Thaden, Ingrid; MARTINE , CHRISTOPHER T.Solanum
Australia
hybridization 
Plant reproduction
species delimitation
dioecy
Solanaceae
Undergraduate
PEC034July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreComparing Seed Viability and Harvest Consistency Across Sites and Years for the Federally Endangered Plant Eriastrum densifolium spp. sanctorum
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Poster: Ecological SectionVera, Ignacio.Seed
Seed Reserve
Endangered species
PEC035July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreA Comparative Study on the Reproductive Biology of Four Missouri Native Tradescantia ssp.(Commelinaceae)
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Poster: Ecological SectionHoeft , Adam Patrick; Krakos , Kyra Neipp; Rork, Adam Maxwell.hybridization 
pollination
Breeding System
Missouri Natives
Climate change
PEC036July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreHow Germination of Six Native Sonoran Desert Species Is Impacted by Buffelgrass Smoke Solutions
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Poster: Ecological SectionShirley, Rhea; Coons, Janice.germination
Sonoran Desert
Buffelgrass
Smoke
PEC037July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreSeed characteristics of Schizachyrium scoparium (Poaceae) along geographical gradients
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Poster: Ecological SectionMarshall, Elizabeth; Winkler, Katharine; Etterson, Julie.Geographic variation
Seed size
temperature
precipitation
PEC038July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreTemperature ranges for dormancy loss and germination differ between dispersal strategies along a mid-western North American latitudinal gradient
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Poster: Ecological SectionRidma Bandara , J K; Walck, Jeffrey; Hidayati, Siti; Havens, Kayri.Climate change
Penstemon digitalis 
Asclepias syriaca
PEC039July 28th 5:30 pmEyrie/Boise CentreInoculation of Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis with Arbuscular Mycorrhizae: Impacts on Colonization and Mycorrhizal Composition of Roots After Transplanting
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Poster: Ecological SectionDavidson, Bill E.; SMITH, JAMES F.; Serpe , Marcelo Daniel.mycorrhiza
seedling establishment
sagebrush

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