[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] Wait, D. Alexander^*,1, Anderson, Wendy², ¹ Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO² Drury University, Springfield, MO. The effects of guano and salinity on the physiological ecology of desert island plant species.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] COLE, E. SHELLY^*,1, MAHALL, BRUCE¹, ¹ University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA. Above and belowground growth responses to soil nutrient heterogeneity of three coastal shrubs of California.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] Alpert, Peter^*,1, Abare, Nathan¹, Benson, Jennifer¹, Blanchard, Jonathan¹, Giggey, Joanne¹, Stevens, Andrew¹, ¹ Biology Department, Amherst, MA. Generation of microhabitats by a nitrogen-fixing shrub: the only good shrub is a dead shrub.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] AANDERUD, ZACHARY^*,1, BLEDSOE, CAROLINE¹, RICHARDS, JAMES¹, ¹ University of California Davis, Davis. Exploring effects of relative growth rates on morphological root foraging of fast and slow-growing Mediterranean-climate grass species.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] SABO, AUTUMN^*,1, REICH, PETER¹, LEE, TALI¹, ¹ UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, ST. PAUL, MN. Nitrogen transfer between Lupinus perennis and non-leguminous prairie plants under elevated CO2 and N .

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] Cheng, Xiaomei^*,1, Bledsoe, Caroline¹, ¹ University of California, Davis, Davis, CA. Can blue oak seedlings compete for organic and inorganic N with grasses and soil microorganisms.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] Miller, Amy^*,1, Bowman, William¹, ¹ University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. Species-specific competitive interactions alter plant uptake of inorganic and organic nitrogen.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] Henry, Hugh^*,1, Jefferies, Robert¹, ¹ Department of Botany, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA. Uptake of amino acids, ammonium and nitrate ions in the arctic salt-marsh grass, Puccinellia phryganodes .

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] Dijkstra, Paul^*,1, Williamson, Chris¹, Doucett, Richard¹, Menyailo, Oleg¹, Koch, George¹, Hungate, Bruce¹, ¹ Dep Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. Distribution of ¹⁵N-nitrogen over shoots and roots.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] Withington, Jennifer^*,1, Oleksyn, Jacek², Reich, Peter², Eissenstat, David¹, ¹ The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA² The University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. Fine root lifespan is correlated with root nitrogen content.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] BOYCE, R.^*,1, SANFORD, R.¹, LARSON, J.¹, ¹ University of Denver, Denver, CO. Evidence for phosphorus limitations to photosynthesis in Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata).

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] Craine, Joseph^*,1, Lee, William¹, Williams, Dick², ¹ Landcare Research, Dunedin, New Zealand² CSIRO, Darwin, Australia. Relationships among leaf and root traits in grasslands of New Zealand and Australia.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] HANE, ELIZABETH^*,1, WILMOT, TIMOTHY¹, ¹ Proctor Maple Research Center, Underhill Center, VT. The effects of liming on sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) regeneration.

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