2012 LTER ASM - Species range

Testing effects of water stresses and herbivory on habitat differentiation among diverse willow communities in central Minnesota

xwei — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:26:54 +0000

Poster Number:

401

Presenter/Primary Author:

Xiaojing Wei

Co-Authors:

Jeannine Cavender-Bares

Student Poster:

Yes

Recent range shifts and the role of sexual signals in premating isolation of sympatric Calopteryx damselflies

icooper — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:53:41 +0000

Poster Number:

280

Presenter/Primary Author:

Idelle Cooper

Co-Authors:

Getty, Thomas

Understanding how contemporary evolution in action will mitigate or exacerbate the impacts of climate change on biodiversity is a critical need.

How invaded is our lakescape?: Systematic surveys indicate biases in existing invasion records

alatzka — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 04:31:43 +0000

Poster Number:

253

Presenter/Primary Author:

Alexander Latzka

Co-Authors:

Jake Vander Zanden

Numbers of ecological invaders in North America are increasing exponentially, and their impacts on native ecosystems and economies are increasing.

Student Poster:

Yes

Remotely sensed giant kelp canopy biomass patterns over its dominant range in the NE Pacific

tbell1 — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:00:48 +0000

Poster Number:

216

Presenter/Primary Author:

Thomas Bell

Co-Authors:

Kyle Cavanaugh

Co-Authors:

Dan Reed

Co-Authors:

Dave Siegel

Recent studies led by the Santa Barbara Coastal LTER have demonstrated the ability to examine the dynamics of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) biomass over large temporal and spatial scal

Student Poster:

Yes

Sierra Nevada (Spain) LTER platform: Towards adaptive management of mediterranean ecosystems

fbonet — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:12:10 +0000

Poster Number:

193

Presenter/Primary Author:

Francisco Bonet

Co-Authors:

Antonio J. Pérez Luque

Co-Authors:

Ramón Pérez-Pérez

Sierra Nevada is a high mountain range (reaching 3,482 m.a.s.l.) located in Southern Spain (37oN, 3o W) covering 2,000 km2.  It is a Natural Biosphere Reserve (MaB.

Grass-shrub interactions in a Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem: can vegetation structure predict state-transitions?

npiece — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 06:51:48 +0000

Poster Number:

154

Presenter/Primary Author:

Nate Pierce

Co-Authors:

Steve Archer, Brandon Bestelmeyer

State transition from perennial grassland to woody plant domination is synonymous with land degradation and desertification in many arid and semiarid ecosystems.

Student Poster:

Yes

Trophic interactions and variation in reproductive performance within a community of Antarctic penguins (genus Pygoscelis)

kgorman — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:47:01 +0000

Poster Number:

147

Presenter/Primary Author:

Kristen Gorman

Co-Authors:

Kate E. Ruck, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Virginia, USA

Co-Authors:

Tony D. Williams, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada

Co-Authors:

William R. Fraser, Polar Oceans Research Group, Montana, USA

The southwestern Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean, including the Bellingshausen Sea west of the Antarctica Peninsula (AP), is now strongly influenced by ocean-climate warming.

Student Poster:

Yes

Identification and characterization of microbial communities in high elevation snow packs

cnaff — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:27:09 +0000

Poster Number:

142

Presenter/Primary Author:

Courtney Naff

Co-Authors:

Jack L. Darcy

Co-Authors:

Natalie Mladenov

Co-Authors:

Mark W. Williams

Co-Authors:

Steven K. Schmidt

Microbial communities play a key role in food web dynamics of marine, freshwater and soil ecosystems.

Student Poster:

Yes

Palmer LTER: Long-Term Ecological Research on the Antarctic Marine Ecosystem: Looking Back in Time Through Marine Ecosystem Space.

hducklow — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:28:13 +0000

Poster Number:

129

Presenter/Primary Author:

Hugh Ducklow

Co-Authors:

J. Conners

Co-Authors:

S.C. Doney

Co-Authors:

W. R. Fraser

Co-Authors:

D. G. Martinson,

Co-Authors:

M. Montes-Hugo

Co-Authors:

O.M. Schofield

Co-Authors:

B.E. Simmons

Co-Authors:

S. E. Stammerjohn

Co-Authors:

D.K. Steinberg

The Palmer Station region on the western shore of the Antarctic Peninsula, site of Palmer LTER, is one of the most rapidly warming regions on Earth, especially in winter.

Barcoding corals in the genus Pocillopora: geographically restricted cryptic diversity

zforsman — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 23:41:12 +0000

Poster Number:

Presenter/Primary Author:

Zac Forsman

Co-Authors:

Robert J. Toonen