COS 73
Detritus And Decomposition I

Wednesday, August 7, 2013: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
L100D, Minneapolis Convention Center
1:30 PM
COS 73-1
 Dynamics of litter fall and nutrient return in paradoxically reestablishing white oak (Quercus leucotrichophora A. Camus) forests in the central Himalaya
S. C. Garkoti, Jawaharlal Nehru University
2:10 PM Cancelled
COS 73-2
 Effects of temperature, precipitation regime, and clipping on root and shoot litter decomposition in three Northern grasslands
Samson M. Nyanumba, University of Alberta; Scott X. Chang, University of Alberta; James F. Cahill Jr., University of Alberta
1:50 PM
COS 73-3
 A critical temperature threshold for early Acer rubrum leaf litter decomposition
Heather M. Thoman, University of Toledo; Michael N. Weintraub, University of Toledo
2:30 PM
COS 73-4
 Moisture and nitrogen effects on enzyme activity and microbial communities during Fagus grandifolia leaf litter decomposition
Joseph D. Taura, Kent State University; Laura G. Leff, Kent State University; Christopher B. Blackwood, Kent State University
2:50 PM
COS 73-
 Break
3:20 PM Cancelled
COS 73-5
 Woody debris decay rates and biomass loss: New findings from old logs
Shawn Fraver, University of Minnesota; Amy M. Milo, The George Washington University; John B. Bradford, U.S. Geological Survey; Anthony W. D'Amato, University of Minnesota; Laura Kenefic, US Forest Service; Brian J. Palik, USDA Forest Service; Christopher W. Woodall, USDA Forest Service; John C. Brissette, USDA Forest Service
3:00 PM
COS 73-6
 Climate, biogeochemistry and the thermal performance of decomposition in brown food webs
Michael D. Weiser, University of Oklahoma; Lina Shen, University of Oklahoma; Jizhong Zhou, University of Oklahoma; Michael Kaspari, University of Oklahoma
3:40 PM
COS 73-7
 Coarse woody debris inputs and spatial arrangement as artifacts of past management practices
Robert C. Morrissey, Purdue University; Michael A. Jenkins, Purdue University; Michael R. Saunders, Purdue University
4:00 PM
COS 73-8
 Functioning of decomposer fungi in a changing climate
Linda T.A. Van Diepen, University of New Hampshire; Christopher M. Sthultz, University of Minnesota, Crookston; Anne Pringle, Harvard University; Eric W. Morrison, University of New Hampshire; Serita D. Frey, University of New Hampshire
4:20 PM
COS 73-9
 Detrital nutrient enrichment alters elemental processing by a stream detritivore
Halvor M. Halvorson, University of Arkansas; Michelle A. Evans-White, University of Arkansas
4:40 PM
COS 73-10
 Litter composition effects on decomposition across the litter-soil interface
Becky A. Ball, Arizona State University at the West Campus; Yolima Carrillo, University of Western Sydney; Marirosa Molina, ERD, EPA
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