Botany 2008 Conference Program

Schedule 2:20 2:40 3:30 3:50 4:10 4:30 4:50 S9003 S9004 S9005 S9006 S9007 S9008 TUESDAY, JULY 29TH Botany 2008 Shanti Berryman - Mapping the characteristics of air pollutant deposition pa�erns using epiphytic lichens as bioindicators in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region of northeastern Alberta Craig DeLong - The eﬀect of ecological forest gradients on macrolichens and bryophytes on coarse woody debris in central BC Sybille Haeussler - Changing lichen and bryophyte abundance in dry pine ecosystems of west-central British Columbia Nicole Fenton - Bryophytes on the Clay Belt: impacts on ecosystem function Katherine Frego - Safe inside? Tree islands to conserve bryophytes in the Acadian Forest Krystal Mathieson - Bryophyte-substrate associations in the Acadian Forest of southern New Brunswick Concluding Remarks Fort Camp Lounge/Gage Schedule - Tuesday 1:40 PM - 5:00 PM Colloquium Colloquium: The Utility of Pollen in Systematic and Morphological Studies: A Celebration of the Life of John J. Skvarla Chair: Vicki A. Funk 1:40 1:45 2:00 2:15 2:30 2:45 3:00 3:30 3:45 4:00 4:15 4:30 4:45 C2001 C2002 C2003 C2004 C2005 C2006 C2007 C2008 C2009 C2010 C2011 Introduction-V.Funk Gordon Uno - A Brief History of Dr. John J. Skvarla Steffi Ickert-Bond - Utility of pollen characters in gymnosperm systematics and Assembling the Tree of Life (AToL) James A. Doyle - Evolutionary signiﬁcance of exine structure in basal angiosperms in the light of phylogenetic analyses Alexandra Wortley - Evolution of pollen in the Compositae Stephen Blackmore - Palynology and systematics of Crepidinae and Lactucinae (Asteraceae: Cichorieae), with an emphasis on Chinese taxa Harold Robinson - Does pollen help in the taxonomy of the Vernonieae? Some examples Linda E. Watson - Systematic Utility of Pollen Characters in the Compositae Revisited: The Groundbreaking Studies of John J. Skvarla Peter C. Hoch - Onagraceae Pollen: High-Value Morphological Data Madeline Harley - Pollen: Purpose and Paradox Michael J. Farabee - Pollen character changes in selected angiosperm taxa across the K/T Boundary and into the Paleogene in the Western Interior Basin, North America Melanie L. DeVore - Revisiting intercolpar concavities within Calyceraceae and Subfamily Barnadesioideae (Asteraceae) Concluding remark - John Skvarla 101/Law 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Mycological Section Mycology / Mycologie (CBA/ABC) Chair: Hugues Massico�e 2:00 2:15 2:30 2:45 49001 49002 49003 49004 Angela Uwayemen Ejale - Taxonomic studies of myxomycetes from Southern Nigeria: Genus Stemonitis Angela Uwayemen Ejale - The use of Momordia charomtia (bi�er melon) to prolong the shelf life of tomatoes (hycopersicon esculentum) Erin Zimmerman - Genetic diversity and selection pressure in the AMF protein-coding gene, PLS Monika Gorzelak - Assemblages of ericoid mycorrhizal and root-associated fungi from Vaccinium membranaceum across an elevation gradient in BC’s eastern Rocky Mountains 212/SUB 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM Developmental and Structual Section - Vegetative II Chair: Guillermo Angeles 3:45 4:00 4:15 4:30 4:45 5:00 50001 50002 50003 50004 50005 50006 Guillermo Angeles - Lateral communication between vessel elements through perforated ray cells in tropical plants Shucai Wang - Comprehensive analysis of single-repeat R3 MYB transcription factors in trichome pa�erning in Arabidopsis Kevin Stevens - Root system characteristics and plant response to ﬂooding and drought: A comparison of morphological and anatomical responses of root systems of three Iris spp. Beata Zagorska-Marek - Quest for center - SAM’s cellular structure and organogenic activity in Actinidia arguta (Siebold. & Zucc.) Planch. ex Miq. Michael L. Christianson - Ginkgo: 70 years a�er Foster’s description of its apex Veronica Angyalossy - Revisiting the secondary growth in palms 60

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Botany 2008 Conference Program Contents Welcome To Vancouver General Meeting Information Scientific Field Trips Scientific And Educational Workshops Botany 2008 Plenary Address Botany 2008 Special Lectures Participating Societies Exhibitors And Sponsors Saturday, July 26 Sunday, July 27 Monday, July 28 Tuesday, July 29th Wednesday, July 30th Thursday, July 31th Poster Presentations Author Index By Session Number Week At A Glance Map - University Of British Columbia

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