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

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