Trait covariation: Structural and functional relationships in plant ecology
Programme
Tuesday 27th June |
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7:30–9:30 |
Registration open in Xfi building (outside the Henderson lecture theatre) Breakfast served in Holland Hall Dining room for delegates staying in Holland Hall (7:30–9:00) |
9:30–9.45 |
Welcome from the Meeting Organisers and New Phytologist |
Session 1 |
Trait relationships to plant and ecosystem function Chair: Stan Wullschleger |
9:45–10:15 |
S1.1 Peter Reich Setting the stage: What can plant traits tell us about the function of individuals, communities, and ecosystems? |
10:15–10:45 |
S1.2 Belinda Medlyn Traits, from leaf to ecosystem: a perspective from an ecophysiological modeller |
10:45–11:00 |
Selected talk Haydn Thomas: P57 Global plant trait relationships persist at environmental extremes |
11:00–11.30 |
Coffee/Tea break |
11:30–12:00 |
S1.3 Luke McCormack Linking root traits to ecosystem processes: updating definitions and conceptual frameworks |
12:00–12:30 |
S1.4 Jens Kattge 10 years TRY: on-going developments, challenges & perspectives |
12:30–13:00 |
S1.5 Kirsten Thonicke Plant trait diversity and ecological resilience in tropical forests |
13:00–14:00 |
Lunch |
14:00–15:30 |
Breakout sessions – see abstract book for your group and room allocation |
15:30–16:00 |
Coffee/Tea break |
16:00–16:30 |
Feedback from breakout sessions (Henderson lecture theatre) |
16:30–17:00 |
Poster flash talks (Henderson lecture theatre) |
17:00–19:00 | Poster reception (Atrium) |
19:30 |
Symposium Welcome Dinner (Holland Hall dining room) |
Wednesday 28th June |
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7:30–9:00 |
Breakfast served in Holland Hall Dining room for delegates staying in Holland Hall |
Session 2 |
Fundamental limits on trait space Chair: Owen Atkin |
9:00–9:15 |
Opening remarks: Owen Atkin |
9:15–9:45 |
S2.1 Sandra Diaz The global spectrum of plant form and function – charting essential plant functional diversity |
9:45–10:15 |
S2.2 Nikolaos Fyllas Incorporating functional trait variation in dynamic vegetation models |
10:15–10:45 |
Coffee/Tea break |
10:45–11:00 |
Selected talk Julia Joswig: P22 Environmental signals in plant traits: A dichotomy of soil and climate driven traits |
11:00–11:30 |
S2.3 Colin Prentice Leaf traits and environment: towards a comprehensive theory derived from biophysical and eco-evolutionary constraints and supported by field measurements |
11:45 |
Buses depart for trip to Dartmoor National Park (return 16:00; arrive Xfi building 17:00) Packed lunches will be provided. |
17.30–18:00 |
S2.4 Michael Dietze There and back again: a model-data assimilation tale |
18:00–18:30 |
S2.5 Isla Myers-Smith Biome-scale patterns in tundra plant traits and warming-induced change over time |
18:30–19:30 |
Poster session |
19:30 |
Dinner (Holland Hall dining room) |
Thursday 29th June |
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7:30–9:00 |
Breakfast served in Holland Hall Dining room for delegates staying in Holland Hall |
Session 3 |
Trait tradeoffs and covariation Chair: Jens Kattge |
9:00–9:15 |
Opening remarks: Jens Kattge |
9:15–9:45 |
S3.1 Ian Wright Trait trade-offs and covariation – a brief overview |
9:45–10:15 |
S3.2 Isabelle Aubin Collaborative science to investigate above- and belowground intraspecific trait variability at continental scale |
10:15–10:30 |
Selected talk Leander Anderegg: P2 Traits on trial: Within-species trait variation challenges our understanding of the causes and consequences of trait variation and covariation |
10:30–11:00 |
Coffee/Tea break |
11:00–11:30 |
S3.3 Etienne Laliberté Tough leaves, weak roots? Trait trade-offs and covariation with declining soil fertility |
11:30–12:00 |
S3.4 Monique Weemstra Towards a multidimensional root trait framework: From trait correlation to integration |
12:00–12:30 |
S3.5 Rosie Fisher Harder, better, faster, stronger? Trait representation in the Community Land Model Version 5.0 |
12:30–13:30 |
Lunch |
Session 4 |
Predicting plant traits in response to changing environmental conditions Chair: Stephen Sitch |
13:30–13:45 |
Opening remarks: Stephen Sitch |
13:45–14:15 |
S4.1 Peter van Bodegom Plant trait concepts for a next generation of global models |
14:15–14:45 |
S4.2 Anna Harper Impact of using trait-informed plant functional types in a dynamic global vegetation model |
14:45–15:00 |
Selected talk Nadja Rüger: P48 Scaling from functional traits to demographic strategies |
15:00–15:30 |
Coffee/Tea break |
15:30–16:00 |
S4.3 Simon Scheiter Projecting traits, communities and functional diversity: novel approaches to ecosystem modeling |
16:00–16:30 |
S4.4 Peter Thornton Prediction of plant traits and future climates in an Earth system model |
16:30–17:00 |
Final comments |