PROGRAM OVERVIEW
(updated 1 July 2004)
Sunday July 11
Pre-meeting Mixer River Terrace (Knight Center) 7:30-9:30 PM


Monday July 12

Plenary Session

8:30 -10:00 am
Miami Lecture Hall



Break 10:00-10:30 am

Caribbean Plant Diversity and Evolution Symposium


10:30- 12:30 pm
 
Miami Lecture Hall

Amazon Diversity and Ecology Symposium


10:30- 12:30 pm
Merrick 1

Fire and Tropical Ecosystems Symposium


10:45-12:30 pm
Merrick 2

Contributed papers in  Conservation Biology I: Fragmentation and Disturbance

10:30-12:30 pm
Pearson 1

Lunch 12:30-1:30 pm
Caribbean Plant Diversity and Evolution Symposium   (con’t)

1:30-3:30pm
Miami Lecture Hall

Amazon Diversity and Ecology Symposium


1:30-3:30 pm 
Merrick 1

Fire and Tropical Ecosystems Symposium  (con’t)

1:30-3:30 pm
Merrick 2

 Nectar vs. Honeydew Symposium


1:45- 3:30 pm
Pearson 1

Poster Session A  3:30-4:30 pm

Caribbean Plant Diversity and Evolution Symposium  (con't)

4:30-5:30 pm
Miami Lecture Hall



Nectar vs. Honeydew Symposium  (con't)

4:30-5:30 pm
Pearson 1

Evening Event:  South Beach Night and Wolfsonian Reception 6:30-8:30pm


Tuesday July 13

Life History and Physiology of Tropical Plants Symposium

8:15-10:00 am
Miami Lecture Hall

Footprints in the Forest: Human Influence on Tropical Forests Symposium

8:15-10:00 am
Merrick 1

Tropical microbial ecology and evolution Symposium

9:00-10:00 am
Merrick 2

Contributed Papers in  Animal Ecology I:  Birds and Mammals

9:00-10:00 am
Pearson 1

Break 10:00-10:30 am

Life History and Physiology of Tropical Plants Symposium  (con't)

10:30-12:30 pm
Miami Lecture Hall

Footprints in the Forest: Human Influence on Tropical Forests Symposium   (con't)

10:30-12:30 pm
Merrick 1

Tropical microbial ecology and evolution Symposium   (con't)

10:30-12:30 pm
Merrick 2

Contributed papers in  Animal Ecology I:  Birds and mammals   (con't)

10:30-12:30 pm
Pearson 1

Lunch 12:30-1:30 pm

Life History and Physiology of Tropical Plants Symposium  (con't)

1:30-3:30  pm
Miami Lecture Hall

Footprints in the Forest: Human Influence on Tropical Forests Symposium  (con't)

1:30-3:30  pm
Merrick 1

Interactions and Dynamics Between Primary and Secondary Seed Dispersers Symposium

2:00-3:30 pm
Merrick 2

Contributed Papers in  Ecosystems Ecology I:  Soil and Litterfall 

1:30-3:30  pm
Pearson 1


Break  3:30-4:00 pm

Contributed Papers in  Ecosystem Ecology II

4:00-5:30 pm
Miami Lecture Hall


Interactions and Dynamics Between Primary and Secondary Seed Dispersers Symposium  (con't)

4:00-5:30 pm
Merrick 2

Contributed papers in Mutualisms

4:00-5:30 pm
Pearson 1

Evening Event:  Reception at Fairchild Tropical Garden begins at 8pm


Wednesday July 14

Guiana Shield Forest Ecology Symposium


7:45-10:00 am
Miami Lecture Hall

Coral Reef Health Symposium


8:00-10:00 am
Merrick 1

Island Bats Symposium


7:45-10:00 am
Merrick 2

Contributed Papers in Plant Ecology I: Pollination and dispersal


8:00-10:00 am
Pearson 1

Break 10:00-10:30 am

Guiana Shield Forest Ecology Symposium (con't)


10:30-12:30 pm
Miami Lecture Hall

Coral Reef Health Symposium


10:30-12:30 pm
Merrick 1

Island Bats Symposium  (con't)


10:30-12:30 pm
Merrick 2

Contributed papers in Plant Ecology II: Herbivory


10:30-12:30 pm
Pearson 1

Lunch 12:30-1:30 pm

Guiana Shield Forest Ecology Symposium  (con't)


1:30-4:00 pm
Miami Lecture Hall

Contributed Papers in  Community Ecology I: Invertebrates

1:30-4:00 pm
Merrick 1
Island Bats Symposium  (con't)


1:30-4:00 pm
Merrick 2
Contributed Papers in Plant Ecology III: Eco-physiology and distribution

1:30-4:00 pm
Pearson 1

Poster Session B  4:00-5:00 pm
Evening Event:  ATBC Annual banquet  Miami Museum of Science  6:00pm


Thursday July 15
Seed Dispersal and molecular markers Symposium

8:45-10:00 am
Miami Lecture Hall

Tree morphology and Life history Symposium 


8:00-10:00 am
Merrick 1
Contributed Papers in   Conservation Biology II

 

9:00-10:00 am
Merrick 2
Tropical Germplasm Collections Symposium

 
8:15-10:00 am
Pearson 1
Break 10:00-10:30 am

Seed Dispersal and molecular markers Symposium   (con't)

10:30-12:30 pm
Miami Lecture Hall

Tree morphology and Life History Symposium   (con't)


10:30-12:30 pm

Merrick 1
Contributed Papers in   Conservation Biology II  (con't)

10:30-12:30 pm
Merrick 2
Tropical Germplasm Collections Symposium  (con't)

10:30-12:30 pm
Pearson 1
Lunch 12:30-1:30 pm

Seed Dispersal and molecular markers Symposium   (con't)

1:30-3:00 pm
Miami Lecture Hall

Contributed Papers in Community Ecology II:  Forest Dynamics

1:30-3:15 pm
Merrick 1
Contributed Papers in Plant Ecology IV


1:30-3:15 pm
Merrick 2

Contributed Papers  in Animal Ecology II


1:30-3:15 pm
Pearson 1
Break  3:15-3:45 pm

Contributed Papers in Community Ecology II:  Forest Dynamics

3:45-5:15 pm
Merrick 1
Contributed Papers in Genetics and Evolution


3:45-5:15 pm
Merrick 2