Meeting
Title:
Managing forest resources in the 21st century: An integrated approach
Monday,
July 12
Forest and Aquatic Ecoystems and Industrial
Exploitation (room
to be announced)
3:30-3:50 D. Richter Rare and unusual mycorrhizal and
decay fungi (Basidiomycota) of old growth forests of the Huron Mountains,
Marquette County, Michigan
3:50-4:10 C. Kern Comparing understory plant communities
after 40 years of management in northern hardwoods ecosystems
4:10-4:30 F. Krist An integrated GIS-based approach to
managing timber types on state forest land using ecosystem management
principles
4:30-4:50 S. Fei Forest regeneration composition and development
in upland, mixed-oak forests
4:50-5:20 D. Peterson Sprouting and structural dynamics
of understory trees following fire in oak woodland
Monday,
July 12
Challenges
of the 21st Century (room
to be announced)
3:30-3:50
J. King A multi-year synthesis of soil respiration responses
to elevated atmospheric CO2 from four forest
face experiments
3:50-4:10
Y. Pan Changing atmospheric chemistry and carbon dynamics
in mid-Atlantic temperate forests
4:10-4:30
M. Burton Riparian woody plant diversity and forest
structure along an urban-rural gradient in western Georgia, USA
4:30-4:50
B. Beachy Arthropod community changes in relation to
the invasion of beech bark disease in forests of the Upper Peninsula
of Michigan
4:50-5:20
L. Irland Coping with climate change in forest management:
What we need to know
Tuesday,
July 13
Promise of Genetics/Forest Physiology (room
to be announced)
10:30-10:50 V. Busov Exploration of the Populus genome
via activation tagging: Promises for advanced breeding and knowledge
10:50-11:20 J. Myszewski Microfibril angle: Its genetic
variation and potential role in tree improvement
11:20-11:40 R. Schmidtling Comparing genetic variability
of an American pine species (P. elliottii) with a Chinese pine species
(P. massoniana)
11:40-12:00 J. Johnson Host resistance mechanisms of hybrid
poplar to melampsora medusae leaf rust: Protein profiles and enzymatic
activities
12:00-12:20 A. van den Berg Do anthocyanins function as
photoprotective light screens in senescing sugar maple leaves?
Tuesday,
July 13
Forest
Physiology I (room
to be announced)
10:30-10:50 J. Johnson Nitrogen use by hybrid poplars:
Relating leaf nitrogen concentrations to SPAD measurements
10:50-11:20 T. Albaugh Coarse root mass: Stem mass ratio
in Pinus taeda may be influenced by soil texture
11:20-11:40 C. Gough Soil CO2
efflux in loblolly pine plantations: Impacts of forest management,
stand age, climate and productivity
11:40-12:00 E. Lilleskov Carbon dioxide and ozone affect
sporocarp production and community structure of ectomycorrhizal
fungal communities in the Aspenface experiment
12:00-12:20 A. Burton Soil respiration in common North-American
forests: Interactive effects of temperature, moisture and nitrogen
availability
Wednesday,
July 14
Forest Physiology II (room
to be announced)
1:00-1:20 K. Johnsen Physiological girdling of pine trees
via phloem chilling rapidly decreases soil CO2
efflux
1:20-1:40 T. Wilmot Relationship between fertility and
radial growth in Vermont sugar maple stands
1:40-2:00 D. Henderson Production physiology of three
fast growing hardwood species along a soil resource gradient
2:00-2:20 T. Noland Bioindicators of forest sustainability:
Is canopy chlorophyll concentration a good estimator of forest condition?
2:20-2:40 C. Webster Surviving in "Dismal Dark and
Cold Corners": Effects of canopy gap size on sapling growing
space efficiency
Wednesday, July 14
Integrated
Forest Management (room
to be announced)
1:00-1:20 J. Rosemier Disruption of mast production in
American beech (Fagus grandifolia) and the effects on small mammal
communities as a result of beech bark disease
1:20-1:40 C. Moore A decision model for perpetuating maximal
old-growth forest conditions under stochastic and structural uncertainty
1:40-2:00 D. Sampson Carbon exchange and sequestration
of pine ecosystems; Simulations from the hybrid process model secrets_3-PG
2:00-2:20 S. Pratt Using simulation modeling to determine
the historical range and variation of landscape dynamics