8:00 AM: Koning, Catherine^*,1, ¹ koningc@fpc.edu, Rindge, NH, USA, Sedimentation impacts on wetland soils and vegetation: Results from field and greenhouse studies.

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8:20 AM: Fraser, Lauchlan^{*,1, 2}, Karnezis, Jason¹, Miletti, Tara¹, ¹ University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, USA² Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, Minor water level differences affect seedling survival, growth and competitive performance of eight wetland plants.

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8:40 AM: Hietala, Mirva ^*,1, Laine, Jukka ², Tuittila, Eeva-Stiina³, ¹ The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Muhos² The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Parkano³ University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Successional change in seasonal dynamics of photosynthesis during primary paludification.

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9:00 AM: Breeuwer, Angela^*,1, Heijmans, Monique¹, Berendse, Frank¹, ¹ Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands, Effects of climate change on Sphagnum composition: a North-South transplantation of peat monoliths.

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9:20 AM: Asada, Taro^*,1, Warner, Barry¹, Aravena, Ramon¹, ¹ Wetlands Research Group, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Mass loss and change in carbon and nitrogen isotopes from decomposing Sphagnum fuscum litter.

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9:50 AM: Robroek, Bjorn^*,1, Limpens, Juul¹, Schouten, Matthijs^{1, 2}, ¹ Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands² State Forestry Service, Driebergen, The Netherlands, The response of four Sphagnum species to water level and temperature.

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10:10 AM: Palmer, Matthew^*,1, Ehrenfeld, Joan^{1, 2}, ¹ Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution, New Brunswick, NJ, United States² Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, New Brunswick, NJ, United States, The effects of microtopography on the soil environment and plant performance in a New Jersey Pinelands fen.

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10:30 AM: Shirer, Rebecca¹, Kleppel, G.¹, Hartwell, Anna¹, Newman, David¹, ¹ University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA, Patterns of anthropogenic landscape disturbance and effects on freshwater emergent wetlands.

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10:50 AM: Wu, X. Ben^*,1, Whisenant, Steve¹, Simmons, Matthew¹, Rho, Paikho², ¹ Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA² Korea Environment Institute, Seoul, Korea, Wetland restoration in urbanizing landscapes: Challenges and possible strategies.

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11:10 AM: Kleppel, G.^*,1, Allen, Jeffrey², Parkey, Jeffrey², Hartwell, Anna¹, Shirer, Rebecca ³, Newman, David¹, ¹ University at Allbany. SUNY, Albany, NY, USA² Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA³ The Nature Conservancy, Troy, NY, USA, Hyperspectral analysis of structural and functional attributes of wetland ecosystems in rural and urban landscapes.

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