97th ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10, 2012)

Wednesday, August 8, 2012: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM

B115, Oregon Convention Center

1:30 PM

COS 100-1

Soil organic carbon flux in riparian ecosystems
Mark H. Stolt, University of Rhode Island; Matthew C. Ricker, Auburn University; Matthew Richardson, USDA-NRCS

1:50 PM

COS 100-2

Toward better understanding of heterogeneous succession process in mire
Tadanobu Nakayama, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)

2:10 PM

COS 100-3

Spatial patterns of stand characteristics and soil nutrient availability in reclaimed boreal forests
M. Derek MacKenzie, University of Alberta; Preston T. Sorenson, University of Alberta; Sylvie A. Quideau, University of Alberta; Simon M. Landhausser, University of Alberta

2:30 PM

COS 100-4

Extracellular enzyme activities in soils and ferromanganese deposits from several New Mexican caves
Noelle G. Martinez, University of New Mexico; Robert L. Sinsabaugh, University of New Mexico; Diana E. Northup, University of New Mexico

2:50 PM

COS 100-5

Net primary productivity of tidal freshwater forested wetlands along a salinity gradient in South Carolina
Kathryn N. Pierfelice, Auburn University; Graeme Lockaby, Auburn University; William H. Conner, Clemson University; Ken W. Krauss, U.S. Geological Survey

3:10 PM

COS 100-

Break

3:20 PM

COS 100-6

Fear of predation slows plant-litter decomposition
Dror Hawlena, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Michael S. Strickland, Virginia Tech; Mark A. Bradford, Yale University; Oswald J. Schmitz, Yale University

3:40 PM

COS 100-7

Carbon and nitrogen mass balance during primary succession on Mount St. Helens
Justin P. Poinsatte, Washington State University; John G. Bishop, Washington State University; Jeffrey L. Smith, USDA-ARS, Washington State University; R. Dave Evans, Washington State University

4:00 PM

COS 100-8

Enzyme inhibition capacity of tannins as affected by their molecular identity and site history
Daniella J. Triebwasser, Clemson University; Nishanth Tharayil, Clemson University; Caroline M. Preston, Pacific Forestry Centre; Patrick Gerard, Clemson University

4:20 PM

COS 100-9

Root functional traits reveal complexity in soil nutrient limitation in a lowland tropical forest
Nina Wurzburger, University of Georgia; S. Joseph Wright, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

4:40 PM

COS 100-10

UV-B exposure alters the lignin chemistry of plant litter: a potential mechanism for UV-B effects on decomposition rates in arid ecosystems
Barbara E. Fricks, Colorado State University; Matthew D. Wallenstein, Colorado State University; Francisco J. Calderon, USDA-ARS Central Great Plains Research Station; Wei Gao, Colorado State University

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