Tuesday, August 3, 2010: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
408, David L Lawrence Convention Center
COS 38 - Soil Ecology
1:30 PMCOS 38-1Characteristics of Missouri Ozark fen soils
Scott E. George, PSC Environmental Services, David L. Cremeens, GAI Consultants, Inc.
1:50 PMCOS 38-2Bayesian modeling of soil moisture: Estimation of soil parameters and application to a Californian grassland
Katherine A. Everard, University of Auckland, Renate Meyer, University of Auckland
2:10 PMCOS 38-3Belowground consequences of an early-colonist N-fixing shrub as revealed through a decade-long removal experiment
Mark G. St. John, Landcare Research, Lawrence R. Walker, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Peter J. Bellingham, Landcare Research, David Wardle, Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Kate H. Orwin, Lancaster University, Ian A. Dickie, Landcare Research, Gregor W. Yeates, Independent, Chris Morse, Landcare Research, Karen I. Bonner, Landcare Research
2:30 PMCOS 38-4The effect of increased Nitrogen availability on plant litter decomposition
Dashanne C. Czegledy, University of Toledo, Zachary L. Rinkes, University of Toledo, Michael N. Weintraub, University of Toledo
2:50 PMCOS 38-5Pedogenic thresholds and soil process domains: Biogeochemical controls and ecological implications
Peter M. Vitousek, Stanford University, Oliver A. Chadwick, University of California, George E. Hilley, Stanford University, Thegn N. Ladefoged, Auckland University
3:10 PM Break
3:20 PMCOS 38-6Relative importance of soil fertility, precipitation and grazing in predicting mycorrhizal fungal assemblages in the Serengeti grassland
Anita Antoninka, Northern Arizona University, Shawna Cureton, Northern Arizona University, Mark E. Ritchie, Syracuse University, Nancy C. Johnson, Northern Arizona University
3:40 PMCOS 38-7Tree species variation in in situ fine root decomposition in a common garden in central Poland
Marc Goebel, Pennsylvania State University, Bartosz Bulaj, August Cieszkowski Agricultural University of Poznan, Marcin Zadworny, Polish Academy of Sciences, Joanna Mucha, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jacek Oleksyn, Polish Academy of Sciences, Peter B. Reich, University of Minnesota, David M. Eissenstat, Pennsylvania State University
4:00 PMCOS 38-8Prehistoric soil fertility:  Evaluating the depletion of mineral derived nutrients as a possible factor in the abandonment of a prehistoric settlement in the southwestern United States
Dana K. Nakase, Arizona State University, Anthony S. Hartshorn, James Madison University, Sharon J. Hall, Arizona State University
4:20 PMCOS 38-9Evaluating soil microbial community structure and diversity as measures of success for road restoration
Rebecca A. Lloyd, University of Arizona, Kathleen A. Lohse, University of Arizona, Jean E. T. McLain, USDA-ARS
4:40 PMCOS 38-10Global patterns of soil biodiversity using molecular profiling
Tiehang Wu, University of South Florida, Edward Ayres, Colorado State University, Richard D. Bardgett, Lancaster University, Diana H. Wall, Colorado State University, James R. Garey, University of South Florida

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