1998 Annual Meeting of the
Botanical Society of America
2-6 August, 1998   Baltimore, MD

Ecology Section
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  1. ANTLFINGER, ANN E. - Effect of water and nutrient additions on growth of Spiranthes cernua (Orchidaceae). [Poster]
  2. BALSAMO, RONALD A.*, THOMAS J. HERSHBERGER, REBECCA L. BYARD, AND LARA E. GOODE. - The impact of trail maintenance and ecotourism on understory floral biodiversity of the rainforsts of Costa Rica. [Poster]
  3. BARRADAS, VÍCTOR L.* AND ALFREDO RAMOS-VÁZQUEZ. - Stomatal conductance in a xerophylus shrubland which is developing in a lava substratum.
  4. BART, DAVID J.*, DIANA RAICHEL, AND JEANMARIE HARTMAN. - The effects of transpiration rates on Phragmites australis dieback in a filled salt marsh.
  5. BASKIN, JERRY M.* AND CAROL C. BASKIN. - Vegetation of limestone and dolomite glades in the Ozarks and Midwest Regions of the United States: A review.
  6. BERNARDELLO, G., G. J. ANDERSON*, P. LOPEZ S., M. CLELAND, T. F. STUESSY, AND D. J. CRAWFORD. - Reproductive biology of Lactoris fernandeziana (Lactoridaceae).
  7. BOYD, ROBERT S.* AND SCOTT N. MARTENS. - Hyperaccumulated Ni does not defend Streptanthus polygaloides from attack by Cuscuta.
  8. BRAM, MARGOT R. - The effects of inbreeding on Amaranthus cannabinus (L.) Sauer (Amaranthaceae), a dioecious annual.
  9. BROWN1, BEVERLY J.* AND RANDALL J. MITCHELL2. - The impact of an invasive species (Lythrum salicaria) on seed set and pollinator visitation rate in a native Lythrum (L. alatum).
  10. BURNS, K.C. - Patterns of morphological plasticity parallel mechanisms of niche differentiation in temperate rainforest Vaccinium shrubs. [Poster]
  11. CIPOLLINI, MARTIN L.*, ANNA K. SANDERS, AND DOUGLAS J. LEVEY. - Inter- and intra-specific variation in glycoalkaloid content of vertebrate dispersed Solanum fruits.
  12. CULLEY, THERESA M. - Inbreeding depression in chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowers of Viola canadensis.
  13. DABAAN, M. ESSAM AND KEITH GARBUTT.* - Competitive ability of biotypes of Abutilon theophrasti and Amaranthus retroflexus exhibiting tolerance to the herbicide atrazine. [Poster]
  14. DAVELOS, ANITA L.*, ANDREW M. JAROSZ, JENNIFER K. SCHAUPP, AND DENNIS W. FULBRIGHT. - Seedling growth and survival in populations of American chestnut that differ in disease status. [Poster]
  15. DEVALL,, MARGARET S. - Dendroecological analysis of cypress Taxodium distichum and tupelo gum Nyssa aquatica in Cat Island Swamp in southeastern Louisiana.
  16. DIGGLE, PAMELA K. - Does preformation limit phenotypic plasticity? Experimental analyses of the alpine perennial Polygonum viviparum (Polygonaceae).
  17. DUDLE, DANA A. - Ecological and morphological factors contributing to maintenance of male-sterility in gynodioecious populations of Lobelia siphilitica (Lobeliaceae).
  18. EVANS, LANCE S. - Needle and stem injuries to red spruce in the Adirondack Mountains.
  19. FAIVRE, AMY E. - Variation in incompatibility system and floral morphology of three heterostylous species in Rubiaceae.
  20. FLETCHER, TARA S.* AND JOHN L. VANKAT. - Understory species as keys to defining old-growth forests of southcentral Alaska.
  21. FORE, STEPHANIE A.* AND SCOTT A. KREHER. - Genetic diversity within patches of Vaccinium stamineum. [Poster]
  22. FRANKLIN, CAROLEE J.* AND ALLISON A. SNOW. - Sexual reproduction and seed set variation among Ohio populations of federally endangered Trifolium stoloniferum.
  23. GALEN, CANDACE. - Why do April showers bring May flowers? Physiological costs of flower size in the alpine wildflower, Polemonium viscosum .
  24. GALLOWAY, LAURA F. - Maternal and paternal environmental effects on seed characters in Campanula americana.
  25. GEORGE, JANE. - Recruitment dynamics of Yucca brevifolia, the Joshua tree, in the Mojave Desert. [Poster]
  26. GIVNISH, THOMAS J. - On the causes of gradients in tropical tree diversity: making the Janzen-Connell hypothesis context-specific.
  27. GROTKOPP, EVA*, RANDALL STOLTENBERG, MARCEL REJMANEK, AND THOMAS L. ROST. - The effect of genome size on invasiveness.
  28. GUL, BILQUEES* AND DARRELL J. WEBER. - Alleviation of seed dormancy in Allenrolfea occidentalis. [Poster]
  29. HANSEN, DAVID*, TARA HUDIBURG, AND MEGAN TURNOCK. - Sap-flow, gas exchange and water-relations in red alder (Alnus rubra) and big leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum).
  30. HEDBERG, ANDREW M., VICTORIA A. BOROWICZ, DARRELL WHITE, AND JOSEPH E. ARMSTRONG.* - Interactions between the hemiparasite Pedicularis canadensis and other prairie plants.
  31. HERZ, MEGAN, RACHEL KOCH, JOHN GAVENCAK, AND RICHARD A. NIESENBAUM.* - Does the proximity of developing selfed and outcrossed fruits influence selective abortion and inbreeding depression in Mirabilis jalapa? [Poster]
  32. HIDAYATI, SITI*, JERRY, M. BASKIN, AND CAROL, C. BASKIN. - A comparative study of seed dormancy and germination in three species of Lonicera (Caprifoliaceae).
  33. ISHIDA, KIYOSHI* AND TSUTOM HIURA. - Pollen fertility and mating system in an androdioecious tree, Fraxinus lanuginosa in Hokkaido, Japan. [Poster]
  34. JOHNSON, PAUL D.* AND JOHN M. SCHMIDT. - Colonization of cleared patches of hardwood forest bordering a Southeastern piedmont prairie remnant.
  35. KHAN, M. AJMAL, BILQUEES GUL, AND DARRELL J. WEBER.* - Germination of Suaeda torreyana dimorphic seeds in relation to salinity and temperature. [Poster]
  36. KNOWLTON, MARCUS R., JEAN M. CHAPPELL*, JEANMARIE HARTMAN, AND STEVEN N. HANDEL. - Factors influencing population dynamics of the rare Sickle-leaved Golden Aster, Chrysopsis falcata. [Poster]
  37. LAMBRINOS, JOHN G. - How dispersal characteristics and disturbance influence the expansion of the invasive pampas grass Cortaderia jubata in mediterranean plant communities of south central California.
  38. LANGE, RONALD S.* AND PETER E. SCOTT. - Effectiveness of hummingbirds and bees as pollinators of three Penstemon species.
  39. LARSON, KATHERINE C. - Contrasting circumnutation behavior in congeneric honeysuckle vines. [Poster]
  40. LEVERICH, JOE. - Fitness effects of simulated early herbivory. [Poster]
  41. LEWIS, JAMES D.*, JOY K. WARD, AND DAVID T. TISSUE. - Phosphorus supply affects growth of cottonwood seedlings in low and elevated carbon dioxide. [Poster]
  42. LINDAHL, AMY, VINCENT M. ECKHART*, BROOK BELL-JOHNSON, AND AMY DONA. - Competitive performance of populations of Clarkia xantiana (Onagraceae) with contrasting life histories: Evidence of a trade-off between competitive tolerance and drought avoidance. [Poster]
  43. LUCIANO, CARL L., SANDRA J. NEWELL*, ANTHONY J. NASTASE, ANNA M. HARDING, AND R. LISA ROUNTREE. - Pitcher ontogeny and production of digestive enzymes in the carnivorous pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea. [Poster]
  44. MARR, DEBORAH L.* AND LYNDA F. DELPH. - Spatial and temporal dynamics of a pollinator-transmitted pathogen, Microbotryum violaceum, and its long-lived host, Silene acaulis.
  45. MARTZ, TARA E.* AND DAVID A. FRANCKO. - Primary production of phytoplanton, macrophytes and attatched epiflora at the Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve, Huron, OH.
  46. MCCARTHY, SARAH E.* AND JONATHAN P. EVANS. - Regeneration failure in a disjunct population of overcup oak. [Poster]
  47. MEEKINS, J. FORREST*, HARVEY E. BALLARD, AND BRIAN C. MCCARTHY. - Morphological and genetic variation within and among populations of the non-indigenous invasive herb Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard, Brassicaceae).
  48. NAVARRO, LUIS* AND JAVIER GUITIAN. - Variation in floral morphology and reproductive success in Petrocoptis viscosa Rothm. (Caryophyllaceae). [Poster]
  49. NEGRON-ORTIZ, VIVIAN. - Why is seed set very low in the rare cactus, Opuntia spinosissima, in the Florida Keys?.
  50. OTIENO, ONESIMUS, L.*, KELLY, S. JOHNSON, AND JAN SALICK. - Effect of intercropping repellent mint species with Brassica oleracea var acephala. [Poster]
  51. PENDLETON, ROSEMARY L.1*, BURTON K. PENDLETON, AND STEVEN D. WARREN2. - Response of blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) seedlings to inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
  52. PERONI, PATRICIA A.*, KELLY KIEFER, KATHERINE OKEY, AND ALLEN MARSHALL. - Effects of burial and microhabitat on the survival and genetic composition of seed banks from a white campion (Silene latifolia) metapopulation. [Poster]
  53. RATHCKE, BEVERLY J. - After the hurricane: pollen- and resource-limitation of fruit set in the bird-pollinated, endemic Bahama swamp-bush, Pavonia bahamensis Hitchc. (Malvaceae).
  54. ROBART, BRUCE W. - Double function pollination as a transitional stage in the evolution of the beaked floral form among the taxonomic varieties of Pedicularis bracteosa (Scrophulariaceae). [Poster]
  55. ROBISON, SCOTT*, ELAINE KENNEDY-SUTHERLAND, AND BRIAN MCCARTHY. - AN ASSESSMENT OF UNDERSTORY LIGHT ENVIRONMENTS USING HEMISPHERICAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOLLOWING PRESCRIBED BURN TREATMENTS WITHIN MATURE SECOND-GROWTH OAK-HICKORY FORESTS IN SOUTHERN OHIO.
  56. RONSHEIM, MARGARET L.*, SARAH E. ANDERSON, AND EILEEN L. KRUEGER. - The effects of mycorrhizae and soil pathogens in intraspecific competition among asexual propagules of Allium vineale.
  57. ROYO, ALEJANDRO A.*, RAMONA C. BATES, DAVID HERR, AND ELIZABETH P. LACEY. - Demographic modeling of Lobelia boykinii, a rare plant species endemic to Carolina Bays.
  58. SALTMAN, TAMARA* AND JOHN L. GALLAGHER. - An Analysis of Phragmites Use in Municipal Sludge Drying Beds.
  59. SANDQUIST, DARREN R.* AND PETER M. VITOUSEK. - Effects of lava type on variation in water availability and plant physiological characteristics within early successional communities of Hawaii. [Poster]
  60. SAPOZHNIKOVA, TATIANA GENNADIEVNA. - Rare and endangered plants species and they protection on the Far East of Russia.
  61. SAWYER, NEIL W.* AND GREGORY J. ANDERSON. - Reproductive biology of the carrion-flower, Smilax herbacea (Smilacaceae).
  62. SCHENK1, H. JOCHEN* AND CLAUS HOLZAPFEL2. - Directional, spatial patterns in a desert plant community.
  63. SCHWEITZER, J.A.* AND T.G. WHITHAM. - The effect of hybridization on physiological responses to herbivores.
  64. SCOBELL, SUMMER A.* AND PETER E. SCOTT. - Nectar production and hummingbird visitation of claret cup cactus along an elevation gradient.
  65. SCOTT, PETER E.*, RONALD S. LANGE, AND SUMMER A. SCOBELL. - Nectar production rates of hummingbird plants in an Arizona mountain range: convergence and outliers. [Poster]
  66. SCRIBAILO, ROBIN W.* AND MITCHELL ALIX. - Aquatic plants of the Valparaiso Lakes of Northwest Indiana; their potential contribution in the assessment of biotic integrity. [Poster]
  67. SMITH, JAMES L., II1*, BRADFORD D. MARTIN2, AND RONALD L. CARTER1. - Effects of pruning, watering, and gibberellic acid treatments on sex expression in natural populations of Croton californicus (Euphorbiaceae). [Poster]
  68. SZAREK, STAN R.*, E. SHELLY COLE,, AND JENNIFER FLOOD. - Local adaptation in seed germination of the desert shrub Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa, Asteraceae). [Poster]
  69. TIBBETTS, TIMOTHY J.* AND FRANK W. EWERS. - Is increased water transport responsible for the invasive nature of Celastrus orbiculatus? Specific conductivity and root pressure in temperate lianas: exotic Celastrus orbiculatus versus native Vitis riparia. [Poster]
  70. TORABINEJAD, JAVAD*, MARTYN, M. CALDWELL, AND JAMES, D. FRY. - Morphological and flowering time responses of seven ecotypes of Arabidopsis thaliana and their F1 hybrids to supplementary ultraviolet-B radiation.
  71. WALCK, J.L.*, J.M. BASKIN, AND C.C. BASKIN. - A review of the comparative autecology of a narrow-endemic and a widespread species of Solidago: The importance of competitive ability in geographic distribution.
  72. WHYTE, ROBERT S.* AND DAVID A. FRANCKO. - The invasion, distribution, and growth of aquatic macrophytes in a Great Lakes coastal wetland. [Poster]
  73. WINSOR, JAMES A.*, ANDREW G. STEPHENSON, AND SHANI PERETZ. - Variation in natural pollen loads and consequences for progeny vigor in a wild cucurbit species.