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 Plant
Biologists of South Florida
Meeting schedule
April
16, 2005
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Directions:
http://pbsf.org/directions/2005.html
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8:00 |
Donuts
and Coffee |
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8:30 |
Tom
Davenport - 2005 host: Welcome and introductions |
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8:48 |
Biomechanics
of Equisetum giganteum in the Atacama Desert and northwestern
Argentina - Chad Husby, Florida International University |
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9:00 |
Characterization
of the mango florigenic promoter - Tom Davenport, University
of Florida |
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9:12 |
Diaprepes
parasitoid competition - Tiny gladiators or affable neighbors?
- Bryan Ulmer, University of Florida |
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9:24 |
Effects
of aerosol smoke application on seeds growing around Archbold
Biological Station - Heather Lynn Lindon, Archbold Biological
Station |
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9:36 |
Evolution
of flowers and spikelets in the Cyperaceae: evidence from the
basal sister group - Jennifer Richards, Florida International
University |
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9:48 |
Gardening
for pollinators - Suzanne Koptur, Florida International University |
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10:00 |
Growth
responses of tropical rain forest tree species to day and night
time warming - Pascale William, Florida International University |
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10:12 |
Break,
posters |
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Distribution
of CO2 uptake capacity of plant functional groups across a tropical
rain forest canopy - Steve Oberbauer, Florida International
University |
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Experimental
introduction of Florida Ziziphus - Carl Weekley and Eric Menges,
Archbold Biological Station |
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Surface
water quality monitoring in the Everglades and Soil and water
science research at UF Tropical Research and Education Center
- Qingren Wang, University of Florida |
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10:36 |
Molecular
markers reveal the introduction history of Brazilian peppertree
in Florida - Dean Williams, University of Miami |
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10:48 |
Plant
recovery from tissue cultured avocado and mango by ex vitro
grafting - Simon Raharjo, University of Florida |
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11:00 |
Reforesting
Miami-Dade County: The Adopt-A-Tree Program - Adrian Hunsberger,
Miami-Dade County Extension |
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11:12 |
Seedling
Demography of Amorpha herbaceae var. crenulata, the Crenulate
lead plant - Kristie Wendelberger, Fairchild Tropical Garden |
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11:24 |
Squash
breeding for disease resistance to Phytophthora blight, caused
by P. capsici - Leandro J. Ramos, University of Florida |
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11:36 |
The
dirt under lichens: Effects of ground lichen mats on soil nutrients
- Tracy Hmielowski |
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11:48 |
Group
discussion |
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12:00 |
Lunch |
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1:00 |
Water
resource projects at UF-TREC: An overview - Kati White, University
of Florida |
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