Beyond Tree Defense: The (Rest of) Bark Beetle-fungus Symbiosis Ecology

Organizer(s)

• LB

  Lorinda Bullington (she/her/hers)

  Ph.D. candidate
  College of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences
  University of Montana
  Missoula, Montana
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  Diana Six (she/her/hers)

  Professor
  Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences
  University of Montana
  Missoula, Montana

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM ET

  Bark beetle-fungal mutualisms and their effect on tree nutrient allocation, fungal diversity, and decomposition
  

  Presenting Author: Lorinda S. Bullington (she/her/hers) – University of Montana

  Co-Author: Emily Martin (she/her/hers) – MPG Ranch

  Co-author: Diana Six (she/her/hers) – University of Montana
• 8:20 AM - 8:40 AM ET

  Bark beetle nutritional ecology: Why phloem thickness is not the whole story
  

  Presenting Author: Diana Six (she/her/hers) – University of Montana

  Co-author: James Elser (he/him/his) – University of Montana
• 8:40 AM - 9:00 AM ET

  Storing away for a (not so) rainy day: The role of non-structural carbohydrate reserve status and mobilization during bark beetle attack
  

  Presenting Author: Amy Trowbridge – University of Wisconsin

  Co-author: Shealyn Malone – University of Wisconsin

  Co-author: Diana Six (she/her/hers) – University of Montana

  Co-author: Pak Chow – University of Alberta

  Co-author: Simon Landhausser – University of Alberta
• 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM ET

  Volatile-mediated interactions between the Eurasian spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus, and its associated fungi
  

  Presenting Author: Almuth Hammerbacher – University of Pretoria

  Co-author: Martin Anderson – Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

  Co-author: Jonathan Gershenzon – Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

  Co-author: Dineshkumar Kandasamy – Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
• 9:20 AM - 9:40 AM ET

  Fungal friends & mite mates: Exploring dynamic symbioses in bark beetle systems under changing climates
  

  Presenting Author: Sneha Vissa (she/her/hers) – Northern Arizona University

  Co-author: Richard Hofstetter – Northern Arizona University

  Co-author: David Soderberg – Utah State University