COS 239 - Forests: Tropical 2

Presentations:

• 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM EDT

  Dominance and demography of Lecythidaceae in the Central Amazon
  

  Presenting Author: Tamara F. Milton, PhD Candidate – Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan

  Coauthor: Albeto Vicentini, PhD. – Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia

  Coauthor: Chris Dick, PhD. – Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan
• 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM EDT

  Genetic variation and differentiation among six populations of Quercus costaricensis Liebm. (Fagaceae) in Costa Rica: A comparison between old-growth and naturally regenerated stands
  

  Presenting Author: Oscar J. Rocha – Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University
• 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM EDT

  A shift from light-limited to water-limited sap velocity in the Central Amazon during an extreme drought
  

  Presenting Author: Lin Meng – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  Coauthor: Jeffrey Chambers – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  Coauthor: Charles Koven – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  Coauthor: Gilberto Pastorello – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  Coauthor: Bruno Gimenez – National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA)

  Coauthor: Kolby Jardine – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  Coauthor: Yao Tang – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  Coauthor: Nate G. McDowell – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

  Coauthor: Robinson Negron-Juarez – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  Coauthor: Marcos Longo – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  Coauthor: Alessandro Araujo – Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Tv. Dr. Enéas Piheiro

  Coauthor: Javier Tomasella – Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alertas de Desastres Naturais - CEMADEN

  Coauthor: Clarissa Fontes – University of California, Berkeley

  Coauthor: Mikey Mohan – University of California, Berkeley

  Coauthor: Niro Higuchi – National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA)
• 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

  Dynamic range of the contribution of down woody materials on the carbon stocks of Caribbean forests
  

  Presenting Author: Humfredo Marcano-Vega – USDA Forest Service

  Coauthor: Luis Ortiz-López – USDA Forest Service

  Coauthor: Iván Vicéns-Jiménez – USDA Forest Service

  Coauthor: Ixia Avilés-Vázquez – USDA Forest Service
• 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM EDT

  Contributions of deforestation, climate change, pollination, and seed dispersal to the population dynamics of a tropical herb
  

  Presenting Author: Luis A. Arias Medellin – University of Toronto Mississauga

  Coauthor: Adam S. Hadley – Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development, Government of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada

  Coauthor: Sarah J. Frey – Oregon State University

  Coauthor: Urs Kormann – Swiss Ornithological Institute

  Coauthor: Noelia L. Volpe – Universidad Nacional del Nordeste

  Coauthor: Matthew G. Betts – Oregon State University

  Coauthor: Helene Wagner – University of Toronto
• 11:15 AM – 11:30 AM EDT

  Loss of endangered frugivores from seed dispersal networks generates steep coextinction cascades
  

  Presenting Author: Therese Lamperty – University of Washington

  Coauthor: Berry J. Brosi, PhD – University of Washington