8:00 AM

Gallery, Rachel*,1, Dalling, James1, 2, Arnold, A3, 1 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL2 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancon, Panama3 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Fungi in the seed bank: distinguishing between seed and seedling pathogens.

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8:20 AM

Kelley, Alexia*,1, Epstein, Howard1, Roach, Deborah1, 1 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, Buried seed banks along an arctic latitudinal gradient.

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8:40 AM

McGraw, James*,1, Mooney, Emily1, Furedi, Mary Ann2, 1 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV2 Florida International University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Environmental effects on seed bank dynamics in American ginseng.

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9:00 AM

Samano, Sheridan*,1, Tomback, Diana2, Pruett, Elizabeth2, Maddox, Daniel2, Grompone, Kristen2, Perez, Mario2, 1 Community College of Aurora, Denver, CO2 University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, Differences in seed size, seed dispersers, and seed predators between a core and peripheral population of southwestern white pine.

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9:20 AM

Carlo, Tomas*,, Aukema, Juliann2, 2 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, Female-directed dispersal and facilitation between a mistletoe and its dioecious host.

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9:40 AM

, Break.

9:50 AM

Zelikova, Tamara*,1, Sanders, Nathan2, 1 University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA2 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA, Seed dispersal by a dominant ant species along an environmental gradient in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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10:10 AM

LaFleur, Nancy*,1, Rubega, Margaret1, Parent, Jason1, 1 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA, The fruits of success: examining the contributions of avian seed dispersal to the spread of invasive, woody, fleshy-fruited plants.

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10:30 AM

Jongejans, Eelke*,1, Pedatella, Nick1, Shea, Katriona1, Skarpaas, Olav2, Auhl, Richard1, Isard, Scott1, 1 The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA2 NINA, Oslo, Norway, Seed release from invasive thistles.

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10:50 AM

Shen, Zehao*,1, Lu, Nan1, Jun, Zhao1, Zhiwei, Hu1, Yuanyuan, Tang1, 1 Peking University, Beijing, China, Topographic effects on the dispersal of plant seeds: patterns and mechanisms.

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