2012 LTER ASM - Soil Science

Does Crop Rotation Influence Soil Microbial Function?

mmcdaniel — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:20:10 +0000

Poster Number:

344

Presenter/Primary Author:

Marshall McDaniel

Co-Authors:

A. Stuart Grandy

Crop rotations, which increase plant diversity through time, are considered key to sustainable agroecosystem management. Crop rotations have been shown to alter soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (

Cover Crops Have the Greatest Influence on Belowground Ecosystem Processes Along a Gradient of Cropping System Diversity

bneill — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:09:04 +0000

Poster Number:

340

Presenter/Primary Author:

Brendan O'Neill

Co-Authors:

Stuart Grandy

Co-Authors:

Thomas Schmidt

Row crop agriculture dominates most of the landscape of the U.S. upper mid-west, and along with constant pressure to increase production are calls to reduce inputs harmful to air, soil and water.

Student Poster:

Yes

Changes in crop productivity as a result of shallow groundwater, Yahara Watershed, Wisconsin

szipper — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:14:31 +0000

Poster Number:

330

Presenter/Primary Author:

Samuel Zipper

Co-Authors:

Eric G. Booth

Co-Authors:

Steven P. Loheide II

A primary limitation on agricultural yields in many parts of the world, including the US Corn Belt, is the quantity and temporal distribution of water resources.

Student Poster:

Yes

Non-linear nitrous oxide (N2O) response to N fertilizer during switchgrass establishment

lruan — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:46:33 +0000

Poster Number:

317

Presenter/Primary Author:

Leilei Ruan

Co-Authors:

G. Philp Robertson

N₂O is known for its high global warming potential. Various studies have shown that soil N₂O emissions are significantly correlated with the amount of N fertilizer applied.

Student Poster:

Yes

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

Ecological Homogenization of Urban America

pgroffman — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:08:52 +0000

Meeting of investigators involved in an NSF Macrosystems Biology Program funded project. We need to meet on Tuesday, September 11 from 4 - 6 and are requesting a room for this meeting.

Organizer:

Peter Groffman

Preferred date(s):

Sept 11

Number of 2 hour sessions requested:

Equipment requested:

LCD Projector

Additional Comments:

Meeting of investigators involved in an NSF Macrosystems Biology Program funded project. We need to meet on Tuesday, September 11 from 4 - 6 and are requesting a room for this meeting.

Terms of submission:

I agree

Session:

Ancillary Working Group Session 3 - Tuesday

Room Assignment:

Ruesch Auditorium - Hobbs (50)

Comparison of in-situ methods to measure N mineralization rates in forest soils

pgroffman — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:33:25 +0000

Poster Number:

259

Presenter/Primary Author:

Peter Groffman

Co-Authors:

Jorge Duran

Co-Authors:

Jennifer L. Morse

Co-Authors:

Robin Schmidt

Co-Authors:

James Burtis

Nitrogen mineralization is a critical ecosystem process that is difficult to measure.

Soil biogeochemical processes in hydropedologic units in a northern hardwood forest

pgroffman — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:27:55 +0000

Poster Number:

258

Presenter/Primary Author:

Peter Groffman

Co-Authors:

Jennifer L. Morse

Co-Authors:

Samuel F. Werner

Co-Authors:

Scott W. Bailey

As part of a hydropedologic study of a forested catchment in Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (New Hampshire, USA), we investigated the connections between hydropedologic units and soil biogeochem

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

Ecological Homogenization of Urban America

pgroffman — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:58:35 +0000

Poster Number:

249

Presenter/Primary Author:

Peter Groffman

Co-Authors:

J. Morgan Grove

Co-Authors:

Sharon J. Hall

Co-Authors:

Kelli Larson

Co-Authors:

Colin Polsky

Co-Authors:

Jim Heffernan

Co-Authors:

Laura Ogden

Co-Authors:

Rinku Roy Chowdhury

Co-Authors:

Chris Neill

Co-Authors:

Diane Pataki

Co-Authors:

Sarah Hobbie

Co-Authors:

Jeanine Cavender-Bares

Co-Authors:

Kristin Nelson

Co-Authors:

Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne

Urban, suburban and exurban ecosystems are important and increasing in the U.S. An apparent, but functionally untested result of urban land use change is homogenization across cities, where n