96th ESA Annual Meeting (August 7 -- 12, 2011)

Landscape connectivity: Evaluation of four methods for estimating least-cost paths for desert anurans
Kerry L. Griffis-Kyle, Texas Tech University; Jeff Jenness, Jenness Enterprises

Temperature increase effects on rangeland forbs: Experimental evidence and manager perspectives
Hilary L. Whitcomb, Utah State University; Mark W. Brunson, Utah State University

Ecological effects of vehicle-generated particulate matter, and the use of magnesium chloride as a dust suppressant in Arches National Park, UT
Scott Hoffmann, Utah State University

Interaction of soil deposition and UV radiation on dryland litter decomposition
Mark A. Tobler, Loyola University; Marlo K. Grabner, Loyola University; Heather L. Throop, New Mexico State University; Steven R. Archer, University of Arizona; Paul W. Barnes, Loyola University

Evapotranspiration and groundwater system dynamics in arid riparian zone
Jianting Zhu, Desert Research Institute; Michael Young, University of Texas at Austin

Forest-hydrology interactions under a warmer climate: Effects of vegetation productivity dynamics and mortality on streamflow predictions in a semi-arid New Mexico mountain system
Aubrey L. Dugger, University of California at Santa Barbara; Christina Tague, University of Calfornia, Santa Barbara; Ellis Q. Margolis, University of Arizona; Craig D. Allen, Fort Collins Science Center, Jemez Mountains Field Station; Todd Ringler, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Influence of thermal cover on habitat selection by male white-tailed deer
Dean W. Wiemers, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Timothy E. Fulbright, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Alfonso Ortega-Santos, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; David G. Hewitt, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; G. Allen Rasmussen, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Mickey W. Hellickson, Orion Wildlife Management Services

Plant community change in the Franklin Mountains, northern Chihuahuan Desert 1998-2008
Paul E. Hotchkin, The University of Texas at El Paso; Jose Herrera, National Science Foundation; Richard Worthington, University of Texas at El Paso; Vanessa L. Lougheed, University of Texas at El Paso; Craig E. Tweedie, University of Texas at El Paso

Germination and establishment of the Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) in the northeast Mojave Desert: Implications for management of an iconic species
M. Bryant J. Reynolds, US Geological Survey, Westen Ecological Science Center; Lesley A. DeFalco, US Geological Survey, Westen Ecological Science Center; Todd C. Esque, US Geological Survey, Westen Ecological Science Center

Landscape change and human activity analysis on desertification process in northern China
Lihua Zhou, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Guojing Yang, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Yiqi Luo, University of Oklahoma

PS 27 - Arid and Semi-Arid Systems