2012 LTER ASM - Disturbance Patterns

Climatic Controls on Stream Flow in the McMurdo Dry Valleys

cjaros — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:47:29 +0000

Poster Number:

393

Presenter/Primary Author:

Chris Jaros

Co-Authors:

Dr. Diane McKnight

Large variations in meltwater generation (ave.

Shifting symbiotic states and diversity patterns as an indicator of climate change

rgates — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 05:59:23 +0000

Poster Number:

364

Presenter/Primary Author:

Ruth Gates

Co-Authors:

Hollie M. Putnam

Co-Authors:

Denise M. Yost

Accumulating data strongly suggest that the fate of Scleractinians will be determined in part, by the composition of symbiotic dinoflagellate (Symbiodinium sp.) communities hosted by coral

Establishment and persistence of macroalgal phase shifts

samantha.davis — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 03:16:12 +0000

Poster Number:

361

Presenter/Primary Author:

Samantha Davis

Coral reefs are among the most diverse and productive marine ecosystems, and are currently threatened by an increasing frequency and magnitude of natural and anthropogenic perturbations.

Student Poster:

Yes

Climate variability, land use, disturbance regimes, and water supplies in a Rocky Mountain ecosystem

pbourgeron — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:35:20 +0000

Poster Number:

357

Presenter/Primary Author:

Patrick Bourgeron

Our study areas include portions of the Niwot Ridge Long Term Ecological Research site and Boulder Creek, which is representative of the Colorado Front Range, where population increased by 30% from

Dynamics of social-ecological systems in the Colorado Front Range: Fire regimes, thresholds, and stable states

pbourgeron — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:29:12 +0000

Poster Number:

356

Presenter/Primary Author:

Patrick Bourgeron

Co-Authors:

humphries

Co-Authors:

williams

Co-Authors:

seastedt

Forecasting change in mountain social-ecological systems presents significant challenges, as they are likely to display non-linear responses, i.e., they are more easily pushed or “tipped” across cr

Boom-bust episodes alter plant species diversity patterns in arid urban landscapes

jripplinger — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:17:56 +0000

Poster Number:

353

Presenter/Primary Author:

Julie Ripplinger

Co-Authors:

Janet Franklin

We often think of cities as designed ecosystems, where biophysical drivers are superseded by human decisions. But what happens during times of economic crisis?

Regional Consequences of Changing Climate-Disturbance Interactions for the Resilience of Alaska's Boreal Forest

jdowning — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:12:03 +0000

Poster Number:

337

Presenter/Primary Author:

Roger Ruess

Rapid environmental change in interior Alaska over the past century has altered the interrelationships among physical, biological and social drivers of the regional system.

Effects of forest disturbances on stream nitrate concentrations in sites participating in StreamChemDB

aargerich — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:39:46 +0000

Poster Number:

327

Presenter/Primary Author:

Alba Argerich

Co-Authors:

Johnson, Sherri L.

Co-Authors:

Sebestyen, Stephen D.

Co-Authors:

Rhoades, Charles C.

Co-Authors:

Greathouse, Effie

Co-Authors:

Wohlgemuth, Peter M.

Co-Authors:

Scatena, Fred N.

Co-Authors:

McDowell, William H.

Co-Authors:

Likens, Gene E.

Co-Authors:

Knoepp, Jennifer D.

Co-Authors:

Jones, Jeremy B.

Co-Authors:

Ice, George G.

Co-Authors:

Campbell, John L.

Co-Authors:

Amatya, Devendra M.

Co-Authors:

Adams, Mary Beth

Land use practices and natural disturbances in forested headwater catchments affect stream water chemistry with the potential to influence downst

The Moorea Coral Reef LTER Site

sholbrook — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:56:05 +0000

Poster Number:

274

Presenter/Primary Author:

Sally Holbrook

Co-Authors:

Russell J. Schmitt

Co-Authors:

Robert C. Carpenter

Co-Authors:

Peter J. Edmunds

The Moorea Coral Reef (MCR) LTER site, established in 2004, explores community and ecosystem effects of pulsed perturbations and slowly changing environmental drivers on coral reefs, ecologically a

Aboveground and Belowground Responses to Nutrient Additions and Herbivore Exclusion in Arctic Tundra Ecosystems in Northern Alaska

rsimpson — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:38:35 +0000

Poster Number:

265

Presenter/Primary Author:

John Moore

Co-Authors:

Laura Gough

Co-Authors:

Rodney T. Simpson

Co-Authors:

David R. Johnson

The Exploitation Ecosystem Hypothesis (EEH) describes how food chains develop along aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) gradients.