1:30 PM

Moore, James*,1, Lacey, Elizabeth 1, 1 Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, The effects of soil type and water regime on the germination and establishment of exotic and native trees of the North Carolina piedmont.

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2:30 PM

Giordano, Carla*,1, Sánchez, Rodolfo1, Austin, Amy1, 1 University of Buenos Aires-CONICET, Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Gregarious flowering of bamboo opens a far red window of opportunity for forest regeneration.

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2:50 PM

Lichstein, Jeremy*,1, Pacala, Stephen1, Purves, Drew1, Dushoff, Jonathan1, Ogle, Kiona1, 2, 1 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ2 University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, A resource-based neighborhood competition model of sapling growth.

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3:10 PM

, Break.

3:20 PM

Bigler, Christof*,1, 2, Gavin, Daniel3, Gunning, Charles2, Veblen, Thomas2, 1 ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland2 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO3 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, Differential lag effects of drought on tree mortality in subalpine forests of the Rocky Mountains.

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3:40 PM

Dietze, Michael*,1, Clark, James1, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC, Regeneration dynamics in large forest gaps: assessing the importance of resprouting.

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4:20 PM

Paine, C. E. Timothy*,1, Harms, Kyle1, 2, 1 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA2 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panamá, Supplemental watering boosts seedling growth, survival, and diversity in a tropical moist forest.

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