COS 87 - Communities: Traits And Functional Diversity 5

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM EDT

  Microbiome interactions within the seed ecological spectrum
  

  Presenting Author: Mason K. Chock, n/a – University of California, Berkeley

  Coauthor: Britt Koskella – University of California, Berkeley
• 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

  Does functional trait-based ecology explain community assembly? A case of mass flowering sky-islands of northern Western Ghats
  

  Presenting Author: Sukhraj Kaur – Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal

  Coauthor: Saket Shrotri – Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal

  Coauthor: Vinita Gowda – Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal
• 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM EDT

  Testing a core assumption of trait-based ecology: Are plant traits good predictors of individual performance?
  

  Presenting Author: Julie Messier – University of Waterloo

  Coauthor: Jody Daniel – University of Waterloo
• 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM EDT

  Carbon-concentrating mechanisms are a key trait in lichen ecology and distribution
  

  Presenting Author: Natalia Mossmann Koch – University of Minnesota

  Coauthor: James Lendemer – New York Botanical Garden

  Coauthor: Erin Manzitto-Tripp – University of Colorado Boulder

  Coauthor: Christy McCain – University of Colorado Boulder

  Coauthor: Daniel E. Stanton – University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM EDT

  Spit it out: does Canada Jay saliva help preserve their perishable food caches?
  

  Presenting Author: Karen Ong, B.Sc. – University of Guelph

  Coauthor: Matthew Fuirst – University of Guelph

  Coauthor: Dan Strickland – 1063 Oxtongue Lake Road

  Coauthor: Ryan Norris – University of Guelph