ADVANCES IN PHYSIOLOGICAL PLANT ECOLOGY
British Ecological Society Annual Symposium
7 - 9 September 1998
University of York, UK
A meeting organised by M. C. Press, A. H. Fitter, J. Grace, J. A.
Lee, S. P. Long, J. D. Scholes and F. I. Woodward.
This symposium aims to bring together experts in the field of
terrestrial physiological plant ecology to address current advances
in the discipline. The meeting will be held over three days at the
University of York, UK.
The full programme with abstracts will be available on the BES web site by
April 1998 (www.demon.co.uk/bes). The proceedings will be published as part
of the BES Symposium Series. A booking form for registration and
accommodation is available from the BES Office, 26 Blades Court, Deodar
Road, London, SW15 2NU, UK, e: general at ecology.demon.co.uk and must be
returned by 24 July 1998. Delegates may submit poster abstracts. Sessions
and invited speakers are as follows
1. Acquisition of resources
Roots and root systems - A. H. Fitter & J. D. Graves
Shoot and leaf structure-function relations - R. W. Pearcy
Water - W. J. Davies & A. J. Jarvis
Nutrients - G. R. Stewart & S. Schmidt
Carbon - J. F. Farrar
Light - C. B. Osmond & J. M. Anderson
2. Plants in a changing environment
Elevated CO2 and ozone - S. P. Long
UV-B radiation - M. M. Caldwell
N and S atmospheric pollutants - T. A. Mansfield
3. Interactions between plants and other organisms
Mycorrhizas - D. J. Read
Symbiotic nitrogen fixation - J. S. Pate
Herbivory - M. J. Crawley
Parasitic plants - M. C. Press & J.D. Scholes
4. Ecosystems and habitats
Hot deserts - J. R. Ehleringer
Arctic - J. A. Lee
Tropical rain forests - J. Grace
Mountains - Ch. Korner
Saline environments - M. Ball
5. Integrating ecophysiology
Stable isotopes: integration of ecophysiological processes - H. Griffiths
Genetic control of ecophysiological processes - F. A. Bazzaz
Evolution of plant ecophysiological characteristics - D. Ackerly
Scaling from plants to globe - F. I. Woodward
Dr Hazel Norman, Executive Secretary, British Ecological Society
26 Blades Court, Putney, London, SW15 2NU,UK.
E-mail:hazel at ecology.demon.co.uk
Tel: 0181 871 9797 (International + 44 181 871 9797)
Fax: 0181 871 9779 (International + 44 181 871 9779)
