Tuesday, August 3, 2010: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
406, David L Lawrence Convention Center
COS 31 - Biogeochemistry: C and N Cycling in Response to Global Change III
1:30 PMCOS 31-1Why plants lose their inhibitions in the Arctic: functional traits, phylogenetics and respiration in the light
Nicholas Mirotchnick, University of Toronto, Owen Atkin, The Australian National University, Matthew Turnbull, University of Canterbury, Kevin L. Griffin, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatroy
1:50 PMCOS 31-2Effects of nitrogen cycle on the historic land carbon sink
Stefan Gerber, Princeton University, Lars Hedin, Princeton University, Elena Shevliakova, Princeton University, Stephen W. Pacala, Princeton University, Sonja G. Keel, Princeton University
2:10 PMCOS 31-3Biogeochemical consequences of moss die-off in response to increased pulsing precipitation in an arid ecosystem
Tamara J. Zelikova, USGS, Sasha C. Reed, USGS, Jayne Belnap, USGS
2:30 PMCOS 31-4Surprisingly rapid nitrogen cycling in tropical forest plantations on volcanically derived soils
James W. Raich, Iowa State University, Ann E. Russell, Iowa State University
2:50 PMCOS 31-5Spatial and temporal variations in terrestrial CH4 flux over North America during 1979-2008
Xiaofeng Xu, Auburn University, Hanqin Tian, Auburn University, Mingliang Liu, Auburn University, Wei Ren, Auburn University, Guangsheng Chen, Auburn University, Chaoqun Lu, Auburn University, Chi Zhang, Auburn University
3:10 PM Break
3:20 PMCOS 31-6Ecological and historical controls on black carbon storage in Hawaiian grassland soils
Daniela Cusack, University of California, Santa Barbara, Oliver A. Chadwick, University of California, Thegn N. Ladefoged, Auckland University, Peter M. Vitousek, Stanford University
3:40 PMCOS 31-7Soil nitrogen emissions in a changing climate: Lessons from the Colorado Plateau
Carmody K. McCalley, Cornell University, Jed P. Sparks, Cornell University
4:00 PMCOS 31-8Bridging non-random tree species change and microbial community function in an uncertain future
Ashley D. Keiser, Yale University, Jennifer D. Knoepp, USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, Mark A. Bradford, Yale University
4:20 PMCOS 31-9Testing the stability of carbon pools stored in Carex stricta tussocks
Beth Lawrence, University of Wisconsin-Madison
4:40 PMCOS 31-10The response of amino acid cycling to global change across multiple biomes: Feedbacks on soil nitrogen availability
Edward R. Brzostek, Boston University, Adrien C. Finzi, Boston University

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