Wednesday, August 8, 2007: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM
Exhibit Halls 1 and 2, San Jose McEnery Convention Center
PS 53 - Soil ecology
Invasive garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) alters soil bacterial communities in a northern hardwood forest soil
Charlotte R. Chan, The Holden Arboretum, David J. Burke, The Holden Arboretum
Daily patterns of pine canopy activity observed in continuous soil respiration trace
Doug Aubrey, USDA Forest Service, Mark Coleman, USDA Forest Service
Grass type drives small-scale spatial patterns in soil properties and processes
Sophie S. Parker, University of California, Santa Barbara, Eric W. Seabloom, Oregon State University, Joshua P. Schimel, University of California, Santa Barbara
Influence of organic transition strategies on the nematode community structure and biologically based fertility
Carmen M. Ugarte, University of Illinois, Michelle M. Wander, University of Illinois
15N natural abundance of the soil microbial biomass as a measurement of net N mineralization
Corinne M. LaViolette, Northern Arizona University, Paul Dijkstra, Northern Arizona University, Stephen C. Hart, Northern Arizona University, Egbert Schwartz, Northern Arizona University, Richard R. Doucett, Northern Arizona University, Bruce A. Hungate, Northern Arizona University
Effects of fertilization and haying on soil bacterial communities in a northeastern Kansas experiment
Cheryl A. Murphy, University of Kansas, Bryan L. Foster, University of Kansas
The role of soil moisture and lipid reserves in the movement and infectivity of an entomopathogenic nematode
John P. McLaughlin, U.C. Davis, Bodega Marine Laboratory, Daniel S. Gruner, U.C. Davis, Bodega Marine Laboratory, Karthik Ram, U.C. Davis, Bodega Marine Laboratory, Donald R. Strong, U.C. Davis, Bodega Marine Laboratory
Shifts in soil microbial community composition and function caused by afforestation with exotic tree species in southern South American grasslands
Sean T. Berthrong, Duke University, Robert B. Jackson, Duke University
Reproductive and growth traits related to life histories of two rangeland grasses of western North America
L. David Humphrey, Self-employed, Eugene W. Schupp, Utah State University
Carbon storage and sequestration in red pine and mixed hardwood stands established in Michigan old fields
Christian Giardina, USDA Forest Service, Adam Gahagan, Michigan Technological University
Integrating soil biological properties at the landscape and microsite level into sagebrush steppe restoration efforts across the Great Basin
Nicole M. DeCrappeo, U.S. Geological Survey, David A. Pyke, U.S. Geological Survey
Quantifying the primary controls on biogenic silica storage and mobilization in grass-dominated ecosystems
S. E. Melzer, Colorado State University, E.F. Kelly, Colorado State University, C.M. Yonker, Colorado State University, A.K. Knapp, Colorado State University, O.A. Chadwick, University of California, Melinda D. Smith, Yale University, Richard W.S. Fynn, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Kevin Kirkman, University of KwaZulu-Natal
The influence of variable amounts of organic matter on the nutrient cycling of nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon
Jessica L. Tisdale, North Carolina State University, Jennifer Phelan, North Carolina State University
Belowground biological response to lime addition in an Adirondack forest ecosystem
Matthew A. Neatrour, Colgate Univeristy, Carrie A. Griego, Colgate Univeristy, Christopher Schroff, Colgate Univeristy, Timothy S. McCay, Colgate Univeristy
Spatial variation in plant-soil biofeedbacks: A cautionary tale
Jeremy R. Klass, Eastern Illinois University, Scott J. Meiners, Eastern Illinois University
Response of earthworm abundance, diversity, survival, and growth to soil pH and calcium availability
Michael J. Bernard, Colgate University, Alexis L Coplin, Colgate University, Matthew A Neatrour, Colgate University, Timothy S McCay, Colgate University
Effects of supplemental warming and precipitation on decomposition of Antarctic vascular plant litter
Matthew A. Krna, Minnesota State University, Thomas A. Day, Arizona State University, Sarah L. Strauss, Arizona State University, Christopher T. Ruhland, Minnesota State University
Wireless sensors for soil monitoring: Lessons from two deployments
Katalin Szlavecz, Johns Hopkins University, Razvan Musaloiu-E., Johns Hopkins University, Andreas Terzis, Johns Hopkins University, Alexander Szalay, Johns Hopkins University, Josh Cogan, Johns Hopkins University, Chieh-Jang Lian, Johns Hopkins University, Jayant Gupchup, Johns Hopkins University, Lijun Xia, Johns Hopkins University
Nitrogen isotope patterns of biological soil crusts and two representative Mojave Desert shrubs, Larrea tridentata and Ambrosia dumosa
Amy J. Arispe, California State University, Fullerton, Darren R. Sandquist, California State University, Fullerton

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