COS 3
Arid And Semi-Arid Systems

Monday, August 5, 2013: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
M100GD, Minneapolis Convention Center
1:30 PM
COS 3-1
 Remote sensing of plant community succession in a semi-arid grassland
Barbara Kagima, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1:50 PM
COS 3-2
 Acridocarpus orientalis: A Rare species With Potentials
Taoufik S. Ksiksi, UAEU; Alaaeldin A. Hamza, UAEU
2:10 PM
COS 3-3
 Ecological correlates of morphological variation in the tympanic bulla of desert rodents: phylogeny, adaptation, and drift
Bader H. Alhajeri, Florida State University; John J. Schenk, Florida State University; Scott J. Steppan, Florida State University
2:30 PM
COS 3-4
 The resilience of annual vegetation primary production subjected to different climate change scenarios
Tal Svoray, Ben Gurion University of the Negev; Rakefet Shafran-Nathan, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Avi Perevolotsky, The Volcani Center
2:50 PM
COS 3-5
 Geomorphic controls over Nitrogen and Carbon Stocks in Desert Playas
Owen P. McKenna, Arizona State University; Osvaldo E. Sala, Arizona State University
3:10 PM
COS 3-
 Break
3:20 PM
COS 3-6
 Amphibians and odonates in Sonoran Desert wildlife waters: issues of habitat quality
Kerry L. Griffis-Kyle, Texas Tech University
3:40 PM
COS 3-7
 The Effects of Thinning and Ungulate Exclusion on Conifer Understory Vegetation and Key Mule Deer Forage Species in Northeastern New Mexico, USA
Dave W. Kramer, University of Georgia; Chase A. Taylor, Texas Tech University; Grant E. Sorensen, Texas Tech University; Robert D. Cox, Texas Tech University; Philip S. Gipson, Texas Tech University; James W. Cain III, U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
4:00 PM
COS 3-8
 Scaling soil respiration dynamics across regional land-use and climate gradients in southern California, USA
Steven M. Crum, University of California, Riverside; G. Darrel Jenerette, University of California
4:20 PM
COS 3-9
 Woody detritus decomposition in a shrub-invaded grassland: interactions among soil deposition, termites and radiant energy
Eva M. Levi, University of Arizona; Steven R. Archer, University of Arizona; Heather L. Throop, New Mexico State University
4:40 PM
COS 3-10
 Rapid production of nitric oxide in seasonally-dry catchments
Peter M. Homyak, University of California, Santa Barbara; Joshua P. Schimel, University of California, Santa Barbara; James O. Sickman, UC Riverside
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