Friday, August 7, 2009: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Dona Ana, Albuquerque Convention Center
COS 118 - Ecosystem Function
8:00 AMCOS 118-1The impact of permafrost thaw on old carbon release and net carbon exchange from tundra
Edward A. G. Schuur, University of Florida, Jason G. Vogel, University of Florida, Kathryn G. Crummer, University of Florida, Hanna Lee, University of Florida, James O. Sickman, UC Riverside, Tom E. Osterkamp, University of Alaska
8:20 AMCOS 118-2Soil moisture limitation of high-elevation aboveground primary productivity mediated by nitrogen availability
Aaron B. Berdanier, Colorado State University, Julia A. Klein, Colorado State University
8:40 AMCOS 118-3Restoration of ecological function and resilience in semi-arid rangeland: Long-term effects of water retention structures on soil moisture, nitrogen, and vegetation dynamics
Sandy Tartowski, USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range, Darren James, USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range
9:00 AMCOS 118-4Reintroduced species as vectors for seed-dispersal
Tal Peled, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, David Saltz, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Yitzchak Gutterman, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
9:20 AMCOS 118-5Evapotranspiration and regulatory mechanisms in two semiarid Artemisia-dominated shrub steppes at opposite sides of the globe
Burkhard Wilske, The University of Toledo, Hyojung Kwon, University of Wyoming, Long Wei, The Chinese Academy of Sciences - Institute of Botany, Jing Xie, Beijing Forestry University, Nan Lu, The University of Toledo, Shiping Chen, The Chinese Academy of Sciences - Institute of Botany, Guanghui Lin, The Chinese Academy of Sciences - Institute of Botany, Wenbing Guan, Beijing Forestry University, Elise Pendall, University of Wyoming, Brent E. Ewers, University of Wyoming, Jiquan Chen, The University of Toledo
9:40 AM Break
9:50 AMCOS 118-6Can the nutrient dynamics of a northern hardwood forest explain variation in its trophic structure?
Erik Stange, Dartmouth College, Matthew P. Ayres, Dartmouth College
10:10 AMCOS 118-7Explaining growth of trees and stands: whole-rotation efficiency of light use in Eucalyptus plantations in Brazil
Dan Binkley, COlorado State University, Jose Luiz Stape, North Carolina State University, William L. Bauerle, Colorado State University, Michael G. Ryan, USDA Forest Service
10:30 AMCOS 118-8Ecosystem responses to temperature and precipitation along an elevation gradient
Zhuoting Wu, Northern Arizona University, George W. Koch, Northern Arizona University, Paul Dijkstra, Northern Arizona University, Bruce A. Hungate, Northern Arizona University
10:50 AMCOS 118-9Whole ecosystem estimates of net primary production from an oligotrophic marl prairie and slough of the Florida Everglades
Jay W. Munyon, Florida International University, Jessica L. Schedlbauer, Florida International University, Steven F. Oberbauer, Florida International University, Evelyn E. Gaiser, Florida International University, Gregory Starr, University of Alabama

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