Primary Convener:
Sean Michaletz, University of British Columbia

Convener:
Luiza Maria Aparecido, University of Utah
Bradley Posch, Desert Botanical Garden

Early Career Convener:
Nicole Bison, University of British Columbia

Chair:
Sean Michaletz, University of British Columbia
Luiza Maria Aparecido, University of Utah
Bradley Posch, Desert Botanical Garden
Nicole Bison, University of British Columbia

Understanding plant responses to climate extremes is crucial for predicting climate change and its effects on the biosphere. Heat waves and hot droughts are increasing in frequency, intensity, and duration, yet the microclimates that plants experience often differ substantially from ambient macroclimates. Predicting heat effects on plant functioning therefore requires insight into both the mechanisms driving microclimate variation and the physiological responses of plants to heat. This session features contributions that integrate the physical sciences and plant ecophysiology to advance understanding of how microclimate variation influences plant functioning from molecules to the biosphere. Topics may include model development and testing, observational or experimental data, infrared thermography, remote sensing, and interdisciplinary approaches that quantify or predict microclimate dynamics or physiological responses to climate extremes. Submissions focusing on energy balance, canopy structure, heat tolerance or acclimation, or novel modeling or measurement techniques are particularly encouraged.

Index Terms
3307 Boundary layer processes
0426 Biosphere|atmosphere interactions
0476 Plant ecology
0495 Water|energy interactions

Cross-Listed:
A - Atmospheric Sciences
H - Hydrology
EP - Earth and Planetary Surface Processes
GC - Global Environmental Change

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering