8:00 AM: Comas, Louise^{*,1, 2}, Skinner, Howard¹, ¹ USDA-ARS, University Park, PA, USA² Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA, Growth strategies of temperate grassland species adapted to grazing by large herbivores.

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8:20 AM: Hui, Dafeng^*,1, Jackson, Robert^{1, 2}, ¹ Department of Biology, Durham, NC, USA² Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Durham, NC, USA, Spatial and temporal variabilities in biomass allocation in grassland ecosystems: A synthesis of experimental field data.

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8:40 AM: Steinaker, Diego^{*,1, 2}, Wilson, Scott¹, ¹ University of Regina., Regina, SK, Canada² INTA, San Luis, Argentina, Coupling seasonal patterns of root and shoot production in grasses, shrubs and trees.

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9:00 AM: CHAMAILLE-JAMMES, Simon^{*,1, 2}, FRITZ, Hervé¹, ¹ Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé - CNRS, Beauvoir-sur-Niort, France² CIRAD - UR22 - Gestion Integrée de la Faune, Montpellier, France, Rainfall-use-efficiency : Insights on the rainfall-primary production relationship at the intra-annual timescale in African savannas.

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9:20 AM: Williamson, Grant^*,1, Facelli, José¹, Sadras, Victor², ¹ University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia² CSIRO Land and Water, Urrbrae, South Australia, Australia, Rainfall regime and optimal rooting strategy in an Australian perennial grass.

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9:50 AM: Darrouzet-Nardi, Anthony^*,1, D'Antonio, Carla², Dawson, Todd³, ¹ University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA² United States Department of Agriculture, Reno, NV, USA³ University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Depth of water acquisition by invading sagebrush and resident herbs in a Sierra Nevada meadow.

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10:10 AM: Swemmer, Anthony^*,1, Knapp, Alan¹, ¹ Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, Short term growth responses to water stress for the two dominant grasses of the tallgrass prairie.

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10:30 AM: Arredondo, Tulio^*,1, Huber-Sannwald, Elisabeth¹, Medina, Eduardo¹, ¹ Instituto Potosino de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica, San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Soil water dynamics of model populations of Bouteloua gracilis differing in lignin content.

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10:50 AM: Liancourt, Pierre^*,1, Callaway, Ragan Morrison², Lavorel, Sandra¹, Michalet, Richard³, ¹ LECA, UMR 5553 CNRS - Université joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France² Plant ecology Laboratory, The University of Montana, Missoula 59812 USA, Missoula, Montana, USA³ BIOGECO, UMR 1202 INRA - Université Bordeaux 1, Bordeaux, France, Stress tolerance and competitive response ability determine the outcome of biotic interactions.

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11:10 AM: Wiegand, Kerstin^*,1, Saltz, David², Ward, David³, ¹ University of Jena, Jena, Germany² Ben-Gurion University, Sede Boqer, Israel³ University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, A patch dynamics approach to savanna dynamics and woody plant encroachment.

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