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Monday, June 26th

Monday, June 26th, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm · Exhibit Hall/Omni Hotel
Session P: Contributed Posters: Tropical Biology
Presiding: MARGARET S DEVALL, U.S. Forest Service
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PTB001June 26th 5:30 pmExhibit Hall/Omni HotelGeographic distribution and conservation assessment of Deprea species (Solanaceae)
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Poster: Tropical BiologyDeanna, Rocio; Leiva Gonzalez, Segundo; Barboza, Gloria Estela.Solanaceae
Deprea
distribution
conservation assessment 

Tuesday, June 27th

Tuesday, June 27th, 8:30 am to 9:45 am · Fort Worth Ballroom 1/Omni Hotel
Session 21: Contributed Papers: Tropical Biology
Presiding: Maria S. Vorontsova, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Carlos Jose Pasiche Lisboa, University of Manitoba
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21001June 27th 8:30 amFort Worth Ballroom 1/Omni HotelElevation and historical events shape moss community traits and functional diversity in Puerto Rico
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Oral PaperPasiche Lisboa, Carlos Jose; Hulshof, Catherine M.; Sastre-De Jesus, Ines.moss
funtional diversity
community assemblage
filtering
competition
elevation
Puerto Rico
Functional traits
21002June 27th 8:45 amFort Worth Ballroom 1/Omni HotelThe Grasses and Grasslands of Madagascar: a multidisciplinary Investigation
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Oral PaperVorontsova, Maria S.; Nanjarisoa, Olinirina P.; Hackel, Jan; Besnard, Guillaume; Linder, Peter.Africa
Madagascar
Poaceae
bamboos
phylogenetics
Phylogenetic Diversity
Indian Ocean
taxonomy
Systematics
new species
conservation
land use
21003June 27th 9:00 amFort Worth Ballroom 1/Omni HotelFruiting phenology pattern in a dry forest of Hispaniola Island, Greater Antilles
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Oral PaperSalazar, Jackeline; Ortega-Tibrey, Yolaine; Mateo, Amelia; Guzman, Rosanna; Leon, Yolanda; Feliz, Gerson; Nolasco, Yeimi; Carlo, Tomas.Dry forest
phenology
climate change
West Indies
Zoochorous plants
Seed traps
21004June 27th 9:15 amFort Worth Ballroom 1/Omni HotelPlaying the taxonomic cupid: Matching incomplete species of Clusia (Clusiaceae)
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Oral PaperLujan, Manuel A.Clusia
taxonomy
Systematics
dioecy
21005June 27th 9:30 amFort Worth Ballroom 1/Omni HotelPlant species richness and community composition along an elevation gradient on an isolated cloud forest volcano
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Oral PaperMarsico, Travis; Berríos, Hazel; Coronado, Indiana.Dry forest
cloud forest
montane forest
species richness
Tuesday, June 27th, 10:15 am to 11:00 am · Fort Worth Ballroom 1/Omni Hotel
Session M24: Meeting: Tropical Biology Business Meeting
Presiding: MARGARET S DEVALL, U.S. Forest Service
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June 27th 10:15 amFort Worth Ballroom 1/Omni HotelTropical Biology Business Meeting
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