COS 82 - Grasslands/Steppe

Thursday, August 11, 2016: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
220/221, Ft Lauderdale Convention Center
1:30 PM
 In situ variation of major and trace elements in three pseudo-metallophyte C4 grasses in Pennsylvania, USA
Cedric Gonneau, University of Pennsylvania; Sanjay Mohanty, University of Pennsylvania; Jane Willenbring, University of Pennsylvania; Brenda Casper, University of Pennsylvania
1:50 PM
 Phenology differences between native and novel ecosystems rival the effects of climate change
Brian J. Wilsey, Iowa State University; Andrew Kaul, Iowa State Univ.; Leanne M. Martin, University of Kansas
2:10 PM
 Mechanisms of consumer control of grassland production
Douglas A. Frank, Syracuse University; Rick Wallen, National Park Service; E. William Hamilton III, Washington and Lee University; Jason Fridley, Syracuse University; P.J. White, National Park Service
2:30 PM
 Assessing the ecohydrological future of temperate drylands: Drought, vegetation structure and ecosystem services in the 21st century
John B. Bradford, U.S. Geological Survey; Daniel R. Schlaepfer, University of Basel; William K. Lauenroth, University of Wyoming; Britta Tietjen, Freie Universität Berlin; Scott D. Wilson, University of Regina; Michael C. Duniway, U.S. Geological Survey; Seth M. Munson, U.S. Geological Survey; David A. Pyke, U.S. Geological Survey; Sonia A. Hall, SAH Ecologia LLC; Khishigbayar Jamiyansharav, Colorado State University; Gensuo Jia, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Ariuntsetseg LKhagva, National University of Mongolia
2:50 PM
 Bison wallowing effects on arthropod community structure
Zachary Nickell, Hendrix College; Matthew Moran, Hendrix College
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
 A twenty year record of small mammal community dynamics in two stable states, grassland and shrubland
Jennifer D. Noble, University of New Mexico; Sydney K. Jones, University of New Mexico; Nathaniel J. Madrid, University of New Mexico; Scott L. Collins, University of New Mexico; Jennifer A. Rudgers, University of New Mexico
3:40 PM
 Invasive yellow bluestem and European earthworms: Conspiracy for ecosystem domination?
Roberto Carrera-Martínez, University of Puerto Rico; Mitchell J. Greer, Fort Hays State University; Bruce A. Snyder, Kansas State University
4:00 PM
 Long-term grazing exclusion alters plant community structure and soil carbon storage in managed grasslands
Julia H. Maki, University of Florida; S. Luke Flory, University of Florida
4:20 PM
 The interactive effects of nitrogen and topography on the distribution of Stipa pulchra
Robert Fitch, California State Polytechnic University Pomona; Erin J. Questad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
4:40 PM
 Potential nitrogen critical loads for northern Great Plains grassland vegetation
Amy J. Symstad, U.S. Geological Survey; Anine Smith, Colorado State University; Wesley Newton, U.S. Geological Survey; Alan K. Knapp, Colorado State University
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