2015 LTER ASM - Other (Tuesday)

Hyporheic mesocosms: Conceptual design, and instrumentation – Evaluating performance of each column by using a conservative tracer (NaCl) and developing methods to study carbon biogeochemistry

sserchan — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 01:51:03 +0000

Poster Number:

296

Presenter/Primary Author:

Satish Serchan

Co-Authors:

Steve Wondzell

Co-Authors:

Roy Haggerty

Co-Authors:

Robert Pennington

Biogeochemical processes that occur in hyporheic zones (HZ) of forested headwater streams appear to control stream export of carbon from these watersheds.

Student Poster Competition:

Yes

Fire-mediated habitat use patterns of moose in boreal Alaska

cbrown4 — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 20:10:08 +0000

Poster Number:

295

Presenter/Primary Author:

Casey Brown

Co-Authors:

Knut Kielland

Co-Authors:

Eugenie Euskirchen

Co-Authors:

Roger Reuss

Wildfire is the most common ecological disturbance in the boreal forest and recent studies predict that climate change will increase the frequency, extent, and severity of fire in Interior Alaska.

Student Poster Competition:

Yes

Root and arbuscular mycorrhizal exudation under different global change scenarios

ckazanski — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 14:20:31 +0000

Poster Number:

294

Presenter/Primary Author:

Clare Kazanski

Co-Authors:

Sarah Hobbie

Co-Authors:

Peter Reich

In addition to their influences on plant growth, arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) also add to soil carbon (C) through their own growth and turnover.

Student Poster Competition:

Yes

Luminous ID: Alpine plant recognition and field guide smartphone app developed for Niwot Ridge LTER

jsmith11 — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 23:51:16 +0000

Poster Number:

292

Presenter/Primary Author:

Jane Smith

Co-Authors:

Nathalie Chardon

Luminous ID is an alpine plant recognition and field guide smartphone app that was launched in May 2015 after a year-long collaborative project between Niwot Ridge LTER and the University of Colora

Marsh-atmosphere exchange of CO2 in a New England salt marsh

iforbrich — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:13:17 +0000

Poster Number:

289

Presenter/Primary Author:

Inke Forbrich

Co-Authors:

Anne E. Giblin

We study marsh-atmosphere exchange of carbon dioxide in a high marsh dominated salt marsh (PIE LTER) using the eddy covariance technique since 2012.

The Toolbox Approach to Enhanced Collaboration, Communication, and Integration in Cross-Disciplinary Research

morourke — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 17:50:30 +0000

Poster Number:

288

Presenter/Primary Author:

Michael O'Rourke

Co-Authors:

Brian Robinson, Michigan State University

Co-Authors:

Stephanie Vasko, Michigan State University

Cross-disciplinary research entails unique challenges due to differences among researchers’ disciplinary worldviews.

Seasonal variation in xanthophyll-cycle pigments among species with contrasting water use strategies

skothari — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 22:13:32 +0000

Poster Number:

287

Presenter/Primary Author:

Shan Kothari

Co-Authors:

Jeannine Cavender-Bares

Co-Authors:

Amy Verhoeven

Co-Authors:

Keren Bitan

Co-Authors:

Rebecca Montgomery

Co-Authors:

John Gamon

Drought is a powerful limitation on photosynthetic rates in plants, as it may force plants to close their stomata at the risk of severe water loss.

Student Poster Competition:

Yes

Simulated U.S. Drought Response to Interannual and Decadal Pacific SST Variability

rburgman — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 18:40:06 +0000

Poster Number:

286

Presenter/Primary Author:

Robert Burgman

Co-Authors:

Youkyoung Jang

Idealized atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM) experiments by the U.S.

Nitrogen Isotopes in the California Current Ecosystem-LTER Domain in August 2014

laluwihare — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 00:14:47 +0000

Poster Number:

284

Presenter/Primary Author:

Lihini Aluwihare

Co-Authors:

Brandon M. Stephens

Co-Authors:

Scott Wankel

We present here organic and inorganic nitrogen stable isotopes for the August 2014 California Current Ecosystem LTER process cruise.

Could nitrogen deposition and warmer temperatures make the Rocky Mountain alpine vulnerable to non-native plant species invasions?

tpotter — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 03:53:39 +0000

Poster Number:

280

Presenter/Primary Author:

Teal Potter

Co-Authors:

Benjamin Murphy

While long-term nitrogen deposition and variation in summer temperature directly impact alpine plant community ecology, non-native plant invasions are a possible indirect effect of these factors on

Student Poster Competition:

Yes