8:00 AM: van Etten, Eddie ¹, ¹ Edith Cowan University, Perth, W.A., Australia, Predictive models of plant species richness from an Australian mountainous desert.

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8:20 AM: Hicks, Caitlin^*,1, Cadnesso, Mary², Pickett, Steward¹, ¹ Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY² Yale University, New Haven, CT, Differences in nutrient limitation among tree species and riparian areas in Kruger National Park, South Africa.

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8:40 AM: Saah, David^*,1, Benning, Tracy¹, ¹ University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA, Understanding the role of riparian boundaries within the spatial heterogeneity of a South African Savanna.

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9:00 AM: Zeng, Dehui¹, Zhao, Qiong^{1, 2}, ¹ Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning, China² Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Phosphorus fractions and phosphatase activities on sandy soils in a temperate savanna and in a neighboring pine plantation.

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9:20 AM: Wang, Gen-Xuan^*,1, Wei, Xiao-Ping², Li, Shu-Ping ³, ¹ Institute of Ecology, College of life sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China² MOE laboratory of Arid and grassland ecology, College of life sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China, Lanzhou, Gansu, China³ College of resource and environment, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China, Lanzhou, Gansu, China, The rule of self-crowding with relative density in sparse vegetation.

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9:50 AM: Wardle, Glenda^*,1, Dickman, Chris¹, Greenville, Aaron¹, Tamayo, Bobby¹, ¹ The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Asutralia, How low can you go? Plant diversity remains low after a large wildfire in the arid zone.

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10:10 AM: Meyer, Katrin^*,1, Ward, David², Moustakas, Aristides¹, Wiegand, Kerstin¹, ¹ Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany² University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Big is not better: Small Acacia mellifera shrubs are more vital after fire.

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10:30 AM: Holzapfel, Claus^*,1, Parag, Hadas¹, ¹ Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, Being reckless in a tough world: Two invading grasses and their relationship with a native desert shrub.

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