Publications, Summer Internship in Puerto Rico

Student publications
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Bergman*, E., J. D. Ackerman, J. Thompson and J. K. Zimmerman. 2005. Land use history affects the distribution of the saprophytic orchid Wullschlaegelia calcarata in Puerto Rico. Biotropica [accepted pending minor revisions].

Blanco- Libreros, J., D. Newcomb*. 2005. Patch Scale hydraulics and the distribution of a tropical rheophilic diadromous gastropod: ontogentic shifts and influence of habitat type and disturbance. Submitted to Freshwater Biology

Bobeldyk*, A. and A. Ramírez. 2005. Redundancy between shrimps and invertebrates in leaf litter decomposition. Submitted to Hydrobiologia.

Crowl, T., V. Welsh*, T. Heartsill-Scalley, and A. P. Covich. 2005. The role of shrimp as shredders and litter source on leaf breakdown rates in tropical montane streams. Submitted to Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Godden*, G. T. 2002. Pollination and speciation of Lepanthes: an approach to understanding orchid evolution. Pleurothallid News and Views (Fall 2002): 52-54 (not reviewed).

Fernández, D. S., R. L. Tremblay, J. D. Ackerman, E. Rodríguez* and L. N. López*. 2003. Reproductive potential, growth rate and light environment in Lepanthes rupestris Stimson. Lankesteriana 7: 73-76.

Lachnicht*, S.L., P.F. Hendrix, and X. M. Zou. 2002. Stratification in resource use and mineralization between native and exotic earthworms in a tropical wet forest of Puerto Rico. Biology and Fertility of Soils 36: 43-52.

Meléndez-Ackerman, E., Speranza, P, Kress W. J., Rohena, L., Toledo E., Cortés* C, Trece* D., Gitzendanner M, Soltis, P, Soltis, D. 2005. Micro-evolutionary processes inferred from AFLP and morphological variation in Heliconia bihai (Heliconiaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences. 166:781-74

Ramírez. A, and L.R. Hernández-Cruz*. 2004. Aquatic Insect Assemblages in Shrimp-dominated Tropical Streams, Puerto Rico. Biotropica 36: 259-266.

Rice*, K., Brokaw, N. and Thompson, J. 2004. Liana abundance in a Puerto Rican forest. Forest Ecology and Management 190:33-41.

Smith, K., Z. Rodriguez del Rey*, and C. M. Pringle. 2006. Energy sources and food pathways in two Puerto Rican Estuaries assessed via gut content and stable isotope analysis. To be submitted to Limnology and Oceanography.

Student presentations
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Bobeldyk*, A. and A. Ramírez. 2003. Redundancy between shrimps and invertebrates in leaf litter decomposition. Pew Meeting.

Bobeldyk*, A. and A. Ramírez. 2003. Redundancy between shrimps and invertebrates in leaf litter decomposition. Third Annual Meeting of the Luquillo LTER, University of Puerto Rico.

Bobeldyk*, A. and A. Ramírez. 2003. Redundancy between shrimps and invertebrates in leaf litter decomposition. Annual meeting, North American Benthological Society, Athens, GA.

Bobeldyk*, A. and A. Ramírez. 2003. Redundancy between shrimps and invertebrates in leaf litter decomposition. Minnesota Academy of Sciences Meeting, Minnesota. Winner of the 3rd place in the student competition.

De Thomas*, R., J.R. Ortiz, and A. Ramirez. 2005. Invertebrate drift patterns in two tropical streams with contrasting shrimp assemblages. Annual Meeting, American Society for Limnology and Oceanography.

Humblet*, E. 2005. Species richness patterns in the riparian vegetation of the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico: a test of the intermediate disturbance hypothesis. Senior project, Biology Department, University of Pennsylvania Presented in Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium. Awarded additional NAUSSA Undergraduate Research funds to make a second trip to PR to collect additional data for the project.

Humblet*, E. 2006. Stream flow frequency and the structure of vegetation in riparian zones of the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico. Undergraduate Research Symposium of the Dept of Earth and Environmental Science, UPENN

Hof*, D. and J. D. Ackerman. 2002. Floral morphology of deceptive pollination systems is more variable than those offering pollinator rewards. Association for Tropical Biology Annual Meeting, Panama City, Panama. Oral Presentation.

Martínez-Lopez*, L., C. Gilmer*, and A. Ramírez. 2004. Are mayflies benefiting from the precense of shrimps? Third Annual Meeting of the Luquillo LTER, University of Puerto Rico.

Melendez-Ackerman, E., C. Cortés, J. Fumero, I. Soto*, E. Bermudez, E. Hernandez. 2002. Breeding system of Pitcairnia angustifolia (Bromeliaceae). Celebration of 10th Aniversary of PRLSAMP. Ponce Hilton

Melendez-Ackerman, E., C. Cortés, J. Fumero, I. Soto*, E. Bermudez, E. Hernandez. 2002. Breeding system of Pitcairnia angustifolia (Bromeliaceae). Sponsored by Asociation for Tropical Biology, Panama City.

Melendez-Ackerman, E., C. Cortés, J. Fumero, I. Soto*, E. Bermudez, E. Hernandez. 2002. Breeding system of Pitcairnia angustifolia. 22nd Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary scientific meeting (PRISM) in UPR-Arecibo. Sponsored by NSF PRAMP, ACS, UPR Arecibo and AGEP.

Melendez-Ackerman, E., C. Cortés, J. Fumero, I. Soto*, E. Bermudez, E. Hernandez. 2002. Symposium on Caribbean Flora and Fauna – 2002. Breeding system of Pitcairnia angustifolia (Bromeliaceae). Sponsored by UPR-Humacao, Biology Department.

Ramírez, A. and L.R. Hernández*. 2002. Effects of habitat type and macroconsumers on benthic insects in tropical streams, Puerto Rico. Annual meeting, North American Benthological Society, Pittsburgh.

Santana*, A. and W. Cross. 2006. Examining the importance of tropical freshwater shrimps in the cycling of fine particulate organic matter. SACNAS meeting.

Smith, K., Z. Rodriguez del Rey*, and C. M. Pringle. 2005. Importance of freshwater energy sources in two tropical estuaries. Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, New Orleans, LA.

Torres*, C. and A. Ramirez. 2005. Shrimp effects on mayfly life history (Ephemeroptera) in the Luquillo Experimental Forest. Meeting University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez.