Meeting Abstract 35.6  Thursday, Jan. 5  Responses of species to climate change: the role of thermal adaptation of thermal reaction norms SEARS, Michael W*; ANGILLETTA, Michael J; BUCKLEY, Lauren B; Bryn Mawr College; Arizona State University; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill msears@brynmawr.edu Understanding the responses of organisms to changing climates is one of the more pressing questions […]

Meeting Abstract 35.3  Thursday, Jan. 5  Respiratory response of the deep-sea amphipod Stephonyx biscayensis indicates bathymetric range limitation by temperature and hydrostatic pressure BROWN, A.*; THATJE, S.; University of Southampton; University of Southampton alastair.brown@noc.soton.ac.uk Depth zonation of fauna on continental margins is well documented. Whilst increasing hydrostatic pressure with depth has long been considered a factor contributing […]

Meeting Abstract 35.2  Thursday, Jan. 5  Novel remote sensing technique assesses intertidal habitat and reveals population expansion of West Indian Topshell MEYER, Erin L*; MATZKE, Nicholas J; WILLIAMS, Simon; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley emeyer@berkeley.edu Habitat assessments are important for conservation because they establish baselines for spatial distribution and preferred […]

Meeting Abstract 35.1  Thursday, Jan. 5  Forecasting the sublethal impacts of climate change: no more lizard lovin’ and mussel beaches? HELMUTH, B*; KEARNEY, MR; MATZELLE, A; University of South Carolina, Columbia; University of Melbourne, Victoria; University of South Carolina, Columbia helmuth@environ.sc.edu Despite an emphasis on measuring and predicting patterns of mortality and species range boundaries, recent studies […]

Meeting Abstract 35.4  Thursday, Jan. 5  Extreme events and biogeography of range boundaries in the European intertidal WETHEY, DS*; WOODIN, SA; HILBISH, TJ; LIMA, FP; JONES, SJ; Univ South Carolina, Columbia; Univ South Carolina, Columbia; Univ South Carolina, Columbia; CIBIO, Univ Porto, Portugal; NOAA, Washington DC wethey@biol.sc.edu Against the background of several decades of gradual warming, the […]

Meeting Abstract 35.5  Thursday, Jan. 5  Development time, seasonality, and body size clines in insects: a general explanation? DILLON, M.E.*; FRAZIER, M.R.; University of Wyoming, Laramie; U.S. EPA, Western Ecology Division, Newport, OR Michael.Dillon@uwyo.edu Body size clines and their underlying mechanisms have long fascinated ecologists. Bergmann originally documented consistent increases in body size with latitude among endotherm […]

Meeting Abstract 34.2  Thursday, Jan. 5  The global distribution and diversity of soil invertebrates GAREY, JR*; WU, T; AYRES, E; BARDGETT, RD; WALL, DH; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; Colorado State University; Lancaster University; Colorado State University garey@usf.edu The distribution of soil invertebrates and the relationship of below-ground biodiversity to above-ground biodiversity are not […]

Meeting Abstract 34.1  Thursday, Jan. 5  The distribution of Acanthamoeba spp. in marine sediments from Great Sound, Bermuda MUNSON, D.A.; Washington College, Chestertown, MD dmunson2@washcoll.edu A previous study (Munson et al., Oceanis, 37, 2007) illustrated the impact of pollution on the incidence of Acanthamoeba spp. in North Sea coastal sediments. Acanthamoeba is a ubiquitous soil amoeba and […]

Meeting Abstract 34.5  Thursday, Jan. 5  Predicting regional and global responses of ants to climate change DIAMOND, SE*; SORGER, DM; HULCR, J; PELINI, SL; SANDERS, NJ; ELLISON, AM; GOTELLI, NJ; DUNN, RR; North Carolina State Univ.; North Carolina State Univ.; North Carolina State Univ.; Harvard Forest; Univ. of Tennessee; Harvard Forest; Univ. of Vermont; North Carolina State […]

Meeting Abstract 34.4  Thursday, Jan. 5  Environmental Effects on Native and Non-Native Copepod Populations in San Francisco Bay GONG, S.Y.*; TSUKIMURA, B.; California State University Fresno; California State University Fresno stevengong0083@yahoo.com Plankton distribution patterns are important to study due to their potential influences on food web dynamics as predator and prey contributors. Copepods are among the most […]