Long Term Ecological Research Network
Ecophylogenetics Workshop

Linking phylogenetic history, plant traits, and environmental gradients to understand community organization at local and continental scales

University of Minnesota

May 31-June 3

The overarching goal of the workshop series is to increase understanding of the extent to which phylogenetic history influences ecological processes through trait similarities among relatives at regional and continental scales across biomes in North America.

Participants	Institution	LTER site
Dr. William Bowman	University of Colorado	Niwot Ridge
Dr. Teresa Hollingsworth	US Forest Service PNW Research Station	Bonanza Creek
Dr. Steven Kembel	UC Berkeley
Dr. Dawn Kaufman	Kansas State University	Konza Prairie
Dr. Brian Kloeppel	University of Georgia	Coweeta
Dr. Esteban Muldavin	Sevilleta LTER	Sevilleta
Dr. Daniel Milchunas	Colorado State University	Short Grass Steppe
Dr. Jeannine Cavender-Bares	University of Minnesota	Cedar Creek
Dr. Sarah Hobbie	University of Minnesota	Cedar Creek
Dr. Clarence Lehman	University of Minnesota	Cedar Creek
Dr. Jennifer Powers	University of Minnesota	Cedar Creek
Dr. Peter Reich	University of Minnesota	Cedar Creek
Jessica Savage	University of Minnesota	Cedar Creek

Meeting Summary

For more information, please contact : Jeannine Cavender-Bares <cavender at umn.edu>

The meeting was funded by the LTER Network Office and the National Science Foundation