1:30 PM

Schenk, H. Jochen*,1, Espino, Susana1, Martinez Cabrera, Hugo2, Jones, Cynthia2, 1 California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA2 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, Hydraulic redundancy in shrubs: the overlooked drought adaptation.

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1:50 PM

Ewe, Sharon*,1, Sternberg, Leonel2, Saunders, Colin1, Engel, Vic3, Koch, Greg1, Childers, Daniel1, 1 Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA2 University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA3 Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL, USA, Comparative plant water uptake patterns in the saline southeast Everglades ecotone.

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2:10 PM

Martin, Katherine*,1, Feller, Ilka2, Lovelock, Catherine3, Ball, Marilyn1, 1 The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia2 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD3 University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, Effect of nitrogen enrichment on hydraulic conductivity in relation to carbon gain: a comparison of two hyper-saline mangrove forests.

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2:30 PM

Ball, Marilyn*,1, Canny, Martin 1, Loveys, Beth1, Roden, John 1, Wolfe, Joe2, 1 Australian National University, Canberra, Australia2 University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, Freeze-induced water uptake in leaves of snow gum, Eucalyptus pauciflora.

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2:50 PM

Gotsch, Sybil *,1, 1 Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, Seasonal water stress and leaf traits in the tropical forests of Northwestern Costa Rica.

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3:10 PM

, Break.

3:20 PM

McCulloh, Katherine*,1, Meinzer, Frederick2, Gartner, Barbara1, Sperry, John3, 1 Department of Wood Science and Engineering, Corvallis, OR, USA2 USDA Forest Service, Corvallis, OR, USA3 Department of Biology, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, Hydraulic architecture in eight tropical tree species: assessing transport efficiency.

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3:40 PM

Hoffmann, William*,1, 1 Department of Botany, Raleigh, NC, USA, Do adverse environments promote trait underdispersion? A test with plant hydraulics across tropical savanna-forest boundaries.

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4:00 PM

Novick, Kimberly*,1, Katul, Gabriel1, Oren, Ram1, Juang, Jehn-Yih1, Siqueira, Mario1, Stoy, Paul1, 1 Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Durham, NC, Inter-specific variation in canopy conductance with tree height.

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4:20 PM

Villegas, Juan*,1, 2, Breshears, David1, Tobón-Marín, Conrado3, 1 University of Arizona, Tucson, Az2 Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia3 Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, Fog interception by epiphytes in tropical montane cloud forests: synergistic sensitivity to climate.

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4:40 PM

Fischer, Douglas*,1, Still, Christopher2, Williams, A2, 1 University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States2 University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, Sensitivity of coastal vegetation to changes in cloud and fog cover, Channel Islands, California.

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