Pattern and control of primary production
Plant growth in most ecosystems forms the base or “primary” component of the food web. The amount and type of plant growth in an ecosystem helps to determine the amount and kind of animals (or “secondary” productivity) that can survive there.
Examining nutrient co-limitation in northern hardwood forests
Poster Number: 190 Presenter/Primary Author: Melany Fisk Recent meta- analyses reveal that ecosystem productivity is often co-limited by nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P).
Ecosystem-atmosphere interactions in a New England salt marsh (PIE LTER)
Poster Number: 189 Presenter/Primary Author: Inke Forbrich Analyzing the response of salt marsh vegetation to tidal influences is important to understand if or how they can adapt to changes in sea level.
Climate induced shifts in the phytoplankton community biomass and community structure along the West Antarctic Peninsula
Poster Number: 186 Presenter/Primary Author: Oscar Schofield The West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is experiencing some of the most rapid climate change on Earth as evidenced by the fastest winter warming on the planet, dramatic declines in sea ice, and documen
δ13C and δ15N of particulate organic matter in the Santa Barbara Channel: drivers and implications for trophic inference
Poster Number: 183 Presenter/Primary Author: Robert Miller We investigated the extent to which temporal variation in the stable isotope composition of suspended particulate organic matter (POM) was explained by phytoplankton biomass and production at a sou
Water-nitrogen effects on fine-root production in a Chihuahuan Desert grassland
Poster Number: 182 Presenter/Primary Author: Josh Haussler Arid lands comprise approximately 40% of the Earth's land surface, and contribute 30-35% of the terrestrial net primary productivity.
