8:30 AM Fujiwara, Kazue^*,1, ¹ Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Warm-temperate deciduous forests in East Asia and the southeastern US: Response to global warming?

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8:45 AM Cardelus, Catherine^*,1, ¹ University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Environmental determinants of vascular epiphyte distribution and abundance in a tropical wet forest.

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9:00 AM Wyatt, Julie^*,1, Silman, Miles¹, ¹ Biology Department, Winston Salem, NC Population regulation in two rainforest dominant trees: Distance dependence depends.

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9:15 AM Wimp, Gina^*,1, Young, William¹, Woolbright, Scott¹, Martinsen, Greg¹, Keim, Paul¹, Whitham, Thomas¹, ¹ Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona Host plant genetic diversity affects arthropod diversity at multiple scales.

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9:30 AM Comita, Liza^*,1, Hubbell, Stephen^{1, 2}, ¹ Department of Plant Biology, Athens, GA, USA² Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancon, Panama Community level patterns of seedling mortality in a tropical tree community.

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10:00 AM King, Rachel^*,1, ¹ University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida Effects of succession and microelevation on seedling establishment in a Peruvian river meander forest.

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10:15 AM Dickson, Timothy^*,1, Foster, Bryan¹, ¹ University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS The control of plant species richness in relation to productivity: Seed vs. microsite limitation.

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10:30 AM Kerkhoff, Andrew^*,1, Enquist, Brian¹, Elser, James², Fagan, William³, ¹ University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ² Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ³ University of Maryland, College Park, MD Latitudinal patterns of net primary production and the compensatory effects of leaf stoichiometry.

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