2012 LTER ASM - BNZ

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.

Plant Community Succession on Drying Lakes in the Yukon Flats, Alaska

mwinterstein — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:23:30 +0000

Poster Number:

287

Presenter/Primary Author:

Mark Winterstein

Co-Authors:

Teresa Hollingsworth

Co-Authors:

Donald Walker

Plant succession is often studied by observing how plant communities colonize the landscape and subsequently change over time.

Student Poster:

Yes

Assessing Phenological Overlap of Native and Introduced Plant Species in Interior Alaska

sdecina — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:38:53 +0000

Poster Number:

277

Presenter/Primary Author:

Stephen Decina

Co-Authors:

Dr. Christa P.H. Mulder

Co-Authors:

Katie Villano Spellman

Boreal ecosystems in Alaska have historically been buffered from the impacts of non-native plant invasions due to a cold climate, permafrost soils and a limited human disturbance footprint.

Student Poster:

Yes

Investigating tree species effects on plant-soil-microbial feedbacks in Alaskan boreal forest

amelvin — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 07:21:34 +0000

Poster Number:

115

Presenter/Primary Author:

April Melvin

Co-Authors:

Michelle Mack

Co-Authors:

Jill Johnstone

Co-Authors:

Ted Schuur

In Alaskan boreal forest, fire is a common disturbance that can alter successional trajectories and plant-soil-microbial (PSM) feedbacks.

Microbial community structure and functional genes associated with four boreal vegetation types

mleewis — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 23:08:15 +0000

Poster Number:

112

Presenter/Primary Author:

Mary-Cathrine Leewis

Co-Authors:

Mary Beth Leigh

Co-Authors:

D. Lee Taylor

Microorganisms constitute some of the most functionally diverse organisms on the planet, with metabolic capabilities ranging from nutrient cycling to xenobiotic pollutant degradation. Many en

Student Poster:

Yes

Getting to the root of the matter: Fire effects on mycorrhizal seedling establishment and tree migration in Alaska

rehewitt — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:17:37 +0000

Poster Number:

Presenter/Primary Author:

Rebecca Hewitt

Co-Authors:

Teresa N. Hollingsworth

Co-Authors:

D. Lee Taylor

Co-Authors:

F.S. Chapin III

Fire is the primary landscape-scale disturbance in the boreal forest, and in the last half-century fires have increased in severity and extent in the boreal forest and tundra.

Student Poster:

Yes