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A Century Of Wood Anatomy and 75 Years Of IAWA
A tribute to Lawrence R. Blinks: Ions, light, and algae
Botanical Cyberinfrastructure: Issues, Challenges, Opportunities, and Initiatives
Bringing Together the Living and Dead: Integrating Extant and Fossil Biodiversity in Evolutionary Studies
Deep Time Colloquium
Ecological Responses of Bryophytes to Changing Climate
Ecology and Floristics in Northern California - Current Knowledge and Unexplored Realms
Flora of North America: Synergy with other Botanical Projects
Human Transformation of California: Botany, History, and Sociology
Hybridization as a Stimulus for the Evolution of Invasiveness in Plants
Land Plant Evolution: Phylogenetics and Beyond
Lichens as Bioindicators of Air Quality
New Advances in Fern Ecology
Paleobotany in the Post-Genomics Era
Plenary Symposium: New Directions in Molecular and Organismal Botany
The Comparative - Phylogenetic Method of Reconstructing Evolutionary History
The Evolution of Ericales: Recent Insights using both Morphology and Molecules

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Sunday, July 30th

Sunday, July 30th
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm · 302/Bell Memorial Union
Meeting: ABLS Executive Committee Meeting
Presiding: Nancy G. Slack, Russell Sage College
July 30th
5:30 pm
302/Bell Memorial UnionABLS Executive Committee Meeting
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Monday, July 31st

Monday, July 31st
1:30 pm to 5:00 pm · 304/Bell Memorial Union
Session 21: Contributed Papers: Bryophyte and Lichen Ecology and Reproduction
Presiding: Steven K. Rice, Union College
21-1July 31st
1:30 pm
304/Bell Memorial UnionThe relationship between sex expression and genetic variation in the liverwort Marchantia inflexa
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PaperMcLetchie, Nicholas, Adams, Kelly, Crowley, Philip.genetic variation
liverwort
sex expression
21-2July 31st
1:45 pm
304/Bell Memorial UnionA new eukaryotic record for upper thermal tolerance among adult organisms
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PaperStark, Lloyd R., McLetchie, Nicholas.thermal stress
gender dimorphism
clonal regeneration
protonema
mosses
21-3July 31st
2:00 pm
304/Bell Memorial UnionExplaining three decades of change in a bark lichen community: pollution vs. land use
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PaperWill-Wolf, Susan, Nelsen, Matthew P., Makholm, Martha M., Trest, Marie T..lichens
long-term study
deciduous
vegetation change
air pollution
land use
disturbance
Succession
Temperate forest
21-4July 31st
2:15 pm
304/Bell Memorial UnionPhosphorus control of epiphyte communities in Hawaiian montane forests
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PaperBenner, Jon W., Vitousek, Peter M..epiphytes
Hawaii
cyanolichens
macrolichens
fertilization
21-5July 31st
2:30 pm
304/Bell Memorial UnionGrazing impacts on macrolichen communities of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
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PaperHolt, Emily, McCune, Bruce, Neitlich, Peter.reindeer
Arctic tundra
21-6July 31st
2:45 pm
304/Bell Memorial UnionMorphological and physiological differences along an environment gradient in a desert moss
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PaperReynolds, Lauren A., Stark, Lloyd R., McLetchie, Nicholas.moss
phenotypic variation
genetic variation
July 31st
3:00 pm
304/Bell Memorial UnionBreak
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21-7July 31st
3:30 pm
304/Bell Memorial UnionReproductive Studies of the Moss Calymperes graeffeanum from Moorea, French Polynesia
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Paperd'Artenay, Tamrya D., Mishler, Brent D..bryophytes
Calymperes graeffeanum
moss
sex ratios
reproductive trade-offs
21-8July 31st
3:45 pm
304/Bell Memorial UnionSelf-fertilisation in mosses: a comparison of heterozygote deficiency between species with combined versus separate sexes
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PaperEppley, Sarah, Taylor, Philip, Linley, Jesson.breeding system
mating system
dioicous
monoicous
21-9July 31st
4:00 pm
304/Bell Memorial UnionBryophytes diversity and distribution on a lowland lava flow in Réunion Island (Mascarenes archipelago, Indian Ocean)
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PaperAh-Peng, Claudine, Chuah-Petiot, Min, Bardat, Jacques, Strasberg, Domnique.bryophytes
La Réunion Island
lava flows
altitudinal gradient
colonization
life strategies
21-10July 31st
4:15 pm
304/Bell Memorial UnionDo Previous Experiences Affect Morphological Responses?
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PaperCampbell, Leslie, Stieha, Christopher, McLetchie, Nicholas.Conocephalum conicum
plasticity
liverworts
July 31st
4:30 pm
304/Bell Memorial UnionDiscussion
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Tuesday, August 1st

Tuesday, August 1st
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm · Auditorium/Bell Memorial Union
Session 48: Contributed Posters: ABLS Poster Session
Presiding: Unknown,
48-1August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionThe Influence of Feedlot Emissions on Lichen Distribution and Abundance in Eastern Nebraska
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Poster: Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSReed, Margaret K., Egan, Robert S..nitrogen pollution
lichen ecology
air pollution
biomonitoring
substrate pH
48-2August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionImpact of Wildfire on Saxicolous Lichen Communities in Eastern Wyoming
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Poster: Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSSt. Clair, Larry L., Tratebas, Alice M., Knight, Katy B..lichens
fire-impact
lichen recovery
48-3August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionSmall Epiphytic Leptogium Species in the Pacific Northwest
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Poster: Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSStone, Daphne F., Ruchty, Andrea.Leptogium
cyanescens
tacomae
subaridum
teretiusculum
polycarpum
cellulosum
epiphytes
Pacific Northwest
48-4August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionDistribution of Lichen Species along an Altitudinal Gradient in central Utah, USA
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Poster: Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSLeavitt, Steven D., St. Clair, Larry L..lichens
altitudinal gradient
48-5August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionDistribution and occurrence of lichen species across Virginia
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Poster: Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSRose, Anita K..lichens
forest health
air quality
48-6August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionLichens of the Talladega National Forest, Alabama, U.S.A
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Poster: Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSHansen, Curtis.Alabama lichens
Talladega National Forest
checklist
48-7August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionLichens of the Privolzhskaya upland
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Poster: Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSShustov, Mikhail V..shustov
48-8August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionGermination and seed water status of two annual grasses on lichen-dominated biological soil crusts
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Poster: Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSDeines, Lynell, Barkes, Tara, Rosentreter, Roger, Serpe, Marcelo.lichen crust
seed germination
48-9August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionPreliminary results of a phylogenetic study on epiphytic Lecidea s.lat.
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Poster: Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSSchmull, Michaela.Lecideaceae
Lecidea
nuclear large subunit
mitochondrial small subunit
molecular phylogenetics
48-10August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionGeographic Structure of Fungal-Algal Partnerships in a Widespread Lichen of Western North America
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Poster: Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSAltermann, Susanne, Langenheim, Jean, Goff, Lynda.lichens
Letharia vulpina
symbiosis
geographic structure
phylogeography
48-11August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionUnexpected Bryophyte and Lichen Biodiversity Documented for the Alpine and Subalpine Zones of Mt. Katahdin, Maine, U.S.A
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Poster: Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSMiller, Norton G., Fryday, Alan M., Hinds, James W., Dibble, Alison C..Mt. Katahdin
mosses
lichens
alpine tundra
calcareous seep
liverworts
Maine
48-12August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionEffects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Asexual Propagules of Marchantia polymorpha
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Poster: Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSTrue, Nicole, Aanenson, Rachel, Fuselier, Linda.Ultraviolet Radiation
Marchantia polymorpha
liverwort
Asexual Reproduction
Gemmae
48-13August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionPopulation genetic structure of a clonal plant: How important is sex?
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Poster: Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSHairgrove, Kenna, Chang, Eun Hyuk, Fuselier, Linda.Asexual Reproduction
Marchantia polymorpha
ISSR
genetic variation
48-14August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionDatabasing Bryophytes from the Southeastern U.S. in the DUKE Herbarium: an NSF funded project
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Poster: Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSShaw, Blanka, Shaw, A.J..bryophytes
database
specify
Herbarium collections
48-15August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionPersistence of forest-floor bryophytes in a structural-retention experiment: effects of level and pattern of overstory retention
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Poster: Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSEvans, Shelley A., Nelson, Cara R., Saracco, James F., Dovciak, Martin, Halpern, Charles B..bryophytes
mosses
liverworts
forest management
logging
structural retention
green-tree retention
Pacific Northwest
biological diversity
species richness
edge effects
48-16August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionIdentification of ORF-162 homologues from four liverworts in Taiwan
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Poster: Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSTseng, Yu-Hsin, Gan, Ya-Wen, Hu, Jer-Ming.ORF162
Marchantia polymorpha
Reboulia hemispaerica
Marchantia emarginata
Marchantia paleacea
48-17August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionDebunking the myth of slow lichens
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Poster: Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSMcCune, Bruce, Rosentreter, Roger.lichens
community dynamics
Oregon
lichen demography
lichen growth rates
beta diversity
Tuesday, August 1st
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm · 266/Holt
Session 53: Contributed Papers: Lichen and Bryophyte Systematics and Ecology
Presiding: Larry L. St. Clair, Brigham Young University
53-1August 1st
2:00 pm
266/HoltThe Lichen Flora of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
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PaperBungartz, Frank, Aptroot, André.Galápagos
lichens
flora
Ecuador
new records
checklist
53-2August 1st
2:15 pm
266/HoltReport on the lichens and bryophytes from the IKIP and ISIP surveys in the Russian Far East
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PaperGlew, Katherine, Giblin, David, Gage, Sarah, Harpel, Judith, Pietsch, Ted, Joneson, Suzanne.lichens
bryophytes
islands
Russian Far East
biodiversity
temperate
53-3August 1st
2:30 pm
266/HoltTemperate - Boreal lichens and their distribution on Sakhalin Island, Russian Far East
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PaperGlew, Katherine, Berry-Bibee, Erin.lichens
temperate
Russian Far East
islands
53-4August 1st
2:45 pm
266/HoltThe Distribution of Bryophytes on Sakhalin Island, Russian Far East
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PaperHarpel, Judith A., Cherdantseva, V. Ya., Gorobets, K. V..bryophytes
Russian Far East
biogeography
floristics
53-5August 1st
3:00 pm
266/HoltActivity of Lichen Secondary Chemistry on Pathogenic Bacteria
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PaperCates, Shawn R., Leavitt, Steven D., St. Clair, Larry L., Cates, Rex G..lichens
pathogenic bacteria
inhibition
53-6August 1st
3:15 pm
266/HoltThe effects of forest management on epiphytic lichen communities in the Adirondack Mountains of New York
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PaperRoot, Heather, T, McGee, Gregory, G..selection system
reserve shelterwood
forest management
Lobaria
Ramalina
August 1st
3:30 pm
266/HoltBreak
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53-7August 1st
3:45 pm
266/HoltLichens of a Peridotite Outcrop in Eastern North America: An Investigation into the Lichen-Serpentine Relation
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PaperHarris, Tanner, Olday, Fred, Rajakaruna, Nishanta.serpentine
ultramafic
peridotite
substrate effect
lichen
Psorula rufonigra
53-8August 1st
4:00 pm
266/HoltThe California Lichen Society’s Conservation Committee: Cautious Approaches for Defensible Actions
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PaperPeterson, Eric B..lichen
Conservation
rare
53-9August 1st
4:15 pm
266/HoltPhylogenetic placement of new lichenicolous basidiomycetes in the corticioid and cantharelloid clades
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PaperLawrey, James D., Diederich, Paul.lichens
lichenicolous fungi
basidiomycetes
53-10August 1st
4:30 pm
266/HoltSpecies Assemblages within the Moss Flora of Napa County, California (USA)
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PaperRae, Stephen P..mosses
Napa
California
community
flora
August 1st
4:45 pm
266/HoltDiscussion
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Wednesday, August 2nd

Wednesday, August 2nd
8:30 am to 11:45 am · 350/Holt
Session 68: Contributed Papers: Molecular and Genetic Investigatons in Bryophytes
Presiding: Linda Fuselier,
68-1August 2nd
8:30 am
350/HoltFunctional traits of Sphagnum moss canopies as they relate to photosynthetic performance evaluated using phylogenetically independent contrasts
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PaperRice, Steven K., Hanson, David T., Aclander, Lynn.bryophyte photosynthesis
canopy
Sphagnum
light attenuation
nitrogen content
comparative method
68-2August 2nd
8:45 am
350/HoltGenetic diversity of bryophytes in urban ecosystems
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PaperKorpelainen, Helena, Virtanen, Viivi, Kostamo, Kirsi, Karttunen, Hanna, Pietiläinen, Maria.bryophytes
population genetics
microsatellites
urban ecosystems
68-3August 2nd
9:00 am
350/HoltDating the diversification of the pleurocarpous mosses
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PaperNewton, Angela, Wikstrom, Niklas, Bell, Neil.moss
pleurocarpy
molecular dating
diversification
Early Cretaceous
Bayesian inference
68-4August 2nd
9:15 am
350/HoltA molecular analysis of reproductive isolation in sympatric populations of the Sphagnum subsecundum complex
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PaperPokorny, Lisa, Shaw, A.J..Sphagnum
Sphagnum subsecundum
population genetics
speciation
sympatry
68-5August 2nd
9:30 am
350/HoltExploring the biology of the model moss Physcomitrella patens: the forgotten frontier
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PaperSchuette, Scott, Renzaglia, Karen S., Duckett, Jeffrey G..Physcomitrella
morphogenesis
protonemata
Embryo
spores
August 2nd
9:45 am
350/HoltBreak
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68-6August 2nd
10:15 am
350/HoltSystematics and speciation of Sphagnum macrophyllum and S. cribrosum
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PaperZhou, Ping, Shaw, A.J., Menzel, Florian.Sphagnum
Systematics
Speciation model
Migration rates
68-7August 2nd
10:30 am
350/HoltTowards a complete chloroplast genome sequence of the non-photosynthetic liverwort Cryptothallus mirabilis (Metzgeriales, Marchantiophyta)
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PaperWickett, Norman J., Zhang, Yan, Hansen, S. Kellon, Roper, Jessie M., Kuehl, Jennifer V., Plock, Sheila A., Goffinet, Bernard, dePamphilis, Claude W., Wolf, Paul G., Boore, Jeffrey.chloroplast genome
bryophytes
liverworts
Myco-heterotrophy
Genome Evolution
plastid genome
68-8August 2nd
10:45 am
350/HoltEvolution and Chemistry of the Medicinal Moss Plagiomnium Kop
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PaperHarris, Eric S.J..mosses
phylogeny
Flavonoids
Plagiomnium
68-9August 2nd
11:00 am
350/HoltRefining the circumscription of the Funariales (Bryophyta) based on chloroplast genome structure
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PaperGoffinet, Bernard, Wickett, Norman J., Shaw, A.J., Ros Espin, Rosa M., Werner, Olaf.Bryophyta
Gigaspermaceae
inversion
cp genome
68-10August 2nd
11:15 am
350/HoltPhylogenetic analyses of Timmiaceae (Bryophyta: Musci) inferred from nuclear and chloroplast sequence data
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PaperBudke, Jessica M., Goffinet, Bernard.atpB-rbcL spacer
Bryophyta
phylogeny
Systematics
Timmiaceae
trnL-F
26S
August 2nd
11:30 am
350/HoltDiscussion
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Wednesday, August 2nd
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm · 106/Tehama
Meeting: ABLS Business Meeting
Presiding: Nancy G. Slack, Russell Sage College
August 2nd
3:30 pm
106/TehamaABLS Business Meeting
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