1:30 PM

Gross, Nicolas*,1, Katharine, Suding2, Catherine, Roumet3, Sandra, Lavorel4, 1 Université Grenoble 1, Grenoble, isere, France2 University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California3 Centre national de la recherche Scientifique, CEFE, Montpellier, Herault, France4 Université Grenoble 1, Grenoble, isere, France, Fertilization promotes overyielding and species coexistence among graminoids in subalpine grasslands.

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1:50 PM

Wolosin, Michael1, Clark, James1, Dietze, Michael1, Chakraborty, Sukhendu2, Agarwal, Pankaj2, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC2 Duke University, Durham, NC, The three dimensional structure of canopy trees: how to model crowns for light-driven growth.

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2:10 PM

Lankau, Richard*,1, 1 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, Complex communities drive feedbacks in the maintenance of genetic and species diversity in Brassica nigra and its competitors.

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2:50 PM

Violle, Cyrille*,1, Fayolle, Adeline1, Lecoeur, Jérémie2, Violle, Cécile1, Kazakou, Elena1, Roumet, Catherine1, Garnier, Eric1, Navas, Marie-Laure3, 1 Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, Montpellier, FRANCE2 INRA-Agro.M, Montpellier, FRANCE3 Agro.M, Montpellier, FRANCE, Temporal dynamics of light and soil water availabilities explain plant-plant interactions throughout a growing season: a validation of the trait-based approach.

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3:10 PM

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3:20 PM

Facelli, Jose*,1, Hay, Greg1, Tsang, Hong1, 1 University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Competition between an invasive forb and a native grass: the effect of restricted root exploration.

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3:40 PM

Moore, Kara*,1, Elmendorf, Sarah1, 1 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, A plant’s eye view of competitive gradients: competition varies with community composition in a complex landscape.

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4:00 PM

O'Brien, Erin*,1, Mahall, Bruce1, Fonteyn, Paul2, 1 University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA2 University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, Long-term interactions of two desert shrubs in a removal experiment.

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4:20 PM

Dinnage, Russell*,1, Zhou, Alice1, Johnson, Marc1, Hunter, Mark2, 1 University of Toronto, Toronto, ON2 University of Michigan, A community genetics perspective on plant competition.

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4:40 PM

Schamp, Brandon*,1, Aarssen, Lonnie1, 1 Department of Biology, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Species size and survival under intra- and interspecific competition: implications for the coexistence of small and large plant species.

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