2012 LTER ASM - Disturbance Ecology

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid induced mortality of eastern hemlock influences timing and magnitude of streamflow from headwater catchments in the southern Appalachians

sbrantley — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:45:45 +0000

Poster Number:

383

Presenter/Primary Author:

Steven Brantley

Co-Authors:

Chelcy R. Ford

Co-Authors:

Katherine J. Elliott

Co-Authors:

Stephanie H. Laseter

Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.), an important evergreen canopy species in the southern Appalachian Mountains, is currently experiencing widespread mortality from hemlock wool

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

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

Florida Coastal Everglades Long-Term Ecological Research Program: Overview of FCE III

egaiser — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:15:20 +0000

Poster Number:

283

Presenter/Primary Author:

Evelyn Gaiser

Co-Authors:

Michael G. Rugge

The Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research (FCE LTER) site is located in South Florida, where the expansive coastal Everglades wilderness interacts with an urban and agricultural

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

Legacy effects of an ecosystem stress experiment on a shortgrass-steppe consumer community

pstapp — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:54:42 +0000

Poster Number:

256

Presenter/Primary Author:

Paul Stapp

Co-Authors:

Mark D. Lindquist

In a classic experiment of the US IBP Grassland Biome Studies, nitrogen and water were added singly and in combination over a 5-year period (1971-1975) to replicated 1-ha plots of shortgrass steppe

The Watershed Approach in the Baltimore Ecosystem Study

pgroffman — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:10:15 +0000

Poster Number:

250

Presenter/Primary Author:

Peter Groffman

Co-Authors:

Larry Band

Co-Authors:

Ken Belt

Co-Authors:

Sujay Kaushal

In the Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES), we are conducting long-term watershed studies to provide a basis for comparison of urban ecosystems with other ecosystem types within the LTER netowrk and to

Patterns of soil properties and respiration along an elevation gradient in the Luquillo Mountains of Northeastern Puerto Rico

dchen — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:37:54 +0000

Poster Number:

247

Presenter/Primary Author:

Dingfang Chen

Co-Authors:

Mei Yu

As an important component in global carbon cycle, soil respiration is one of the primary paths to release carbon fixed by vegetation to the atmosphere.

Student Poster:

Yes

Interaction of hydrodynamics and corallivory control growth of branching Acropora

hlenihan1 — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 04:55:13 +0000

Poster Number:

239

Presenter/Primary Author:

Hunter Lenihan

Co-Authors:

James L. Hench

Coral community shifts are a common, recent phenomenon across reefs in the Caribbean and Indo-Pacific, and have been related in time and space to catastrophic natural disturbances, especially storm