Thursday, August 6, 2009: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM
Exhibit Hall NE & SE, Albuquerque Convention Center
PS 61 - Arid and Semi-Arid Systems
A shift in coyote feeding ecology in response to woody plant encroachment
Virginia A. Seamster, University of Virginia, Stephen A Macko, University of Virginia, Lisette Waits, University of Idaho, Herman H Shugart, University of Virginia
Ecohydrological patterns and erosion rates from long-term microtopographic meaurements in piñon-juniper woodland at Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
Sarah M. Kucera, The Evergreen State College, Craig D. Allen, Jemez Mountains Field Station, Kay L. Beeley, Bandelier National Monument, Rebecca W. Oertel, Jemez Mountains Field Station
Hydraulic redistribution through transpiration suppression in Mediterranean shrubs from two arid ecosystems
Francisco A. Squeo, Universidad de La Serena, Iván Prieto, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Karina Martínez-Tillería, Universidad de La Serena, Luis Martínez-Manchego, Universidad de San Agustín, Sonia Montecinos, Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA), Francisco I. Pugnaire, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Cows for conservation: a landscape level analysis of arid land amphibian breeding site selection
Kerry L. Griffis-Kyle, Texas Tech University, Sean Kyle, Independent Contractor
Seed removal by granivorous ants and rodents in burned and unburned Mojave Desert habitats
Alexis A. Suazo, Public Lands Institute, University of Nevada, Donovan J. Craig, Public Lands Institute, University of Nevada, Scott R. Abella, Public Lands Institute and Department of Environmental Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
A comparison of field observations with remote sensing measurements: Phenological patterns of semi-arid grassland ecosystems in central New Mexico
Kristin L. Vanderbilt, University of New Mexico, Bethany Bradley, Princeton University, Karen R. Wetherill, University of New Mexico, Jaime Nickeson, Innovim at Goddard Space Flight Center
The threatened aquatic oasis of the Brazilian semi–arid
Eneida M. Eskinazi-Sant' Anna, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Renata Panosso, UFRN, Ivaneide S. Costa, UFRN, Jose L. Attayde, UFRN
Pretreatment vegetation similarities and differences among arid Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP) sites
Scott E. Shaff, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, David A. Pyke, U.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Andrew Lindgren, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Jeff Burnham, Utah State University, Eugene W. Schupp, Utah State University, Jeanne Chambers, USDA Forest Service, Paul S. Doescher, Oregon State University
CANCELLED - Seed dispersal in Joshua trees: Dispersal by rodent mutualists
Benjamin A. Waitman, University of Nevada
Sensitivity of evapotranspiration estimates for semi-arid shrublands
Jianting Zhu, Desert Research Institute, Michael Young, Desert Research Institute
Geomorphic influences on desertification: Landforms and grassland persistence in the northern Chihuahua Desert, USA
David M. Rachal, New Mexico State University, Curtis Monger, New Mexico State University
Preliminary information on the microhabitat use of the rock rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus) from Hudspeth County, Texas
Anthony Gandara, University of Texas at El Paso, Arthur Rocha, University of Texas at El Paso, Vicente Mata-Silva, University of Texas at El Paso, Steven Dilks, University of Texas at El Paso, Jerry D Johnson, University of Texas at El Paso
29 years of vegetation community change across environmental gradients in a Mojave Desert mountain range
Chris Lee Roberts, National Park Service, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Scott R. Abella, Public Lands Institute, James S. Holland, National Park Service, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Jonathon M. LaValley, UNLV
Effects of crop management on microbial diversity and biochemical properties of agroecosystems under semi-arid conditions
Rina Kumari, Texas Tech University, Cheryl Murzello, Texas Tech University, Randall M. Jeter, Texas Tech University, V. Acosta-Martinez, USDA-ARS, Michael J. San Francisco, Texas Tech University, John C. Zak, Texas Tech University
A relict population of shrews in New Mexico provides insight into environmental change
Kelly A. Speer, University of New Mexico, Andrew G. Hope, University of New Mexico, Joseph A. Cook, University of New Mexico

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