2012 LTER ASM - KBS

Nitrous Oxide Fluxes As a Function of Diffusion and Profile Concentrations in the Upper Meter of an Agricultural Soil

ishcherbak — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:00:16 +0000

Poster Number:

382

Presenter/Primary Author:

Iurii Shcherbak

Co-Authors:

G. Philip Robertson

Nitrous oxide (N₂O) production in arable soils is a major part of agricultural GHG emissions but not much is known about subsurface sources of N₂O.

Student Poster:

Yes

Coordinating Farm Management to Expand Provision of Ecosystem Services

lharris1 — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 03:00:53 +0000

Poster Number:

378

Presenter/Primary Author:

Leah Harris Palm-...

Co-Authors:

Dr. Scott M. Swinton

Cooperative land management can cost-effectively enhance ecosystem services (ES) provided by agriculture.

Student Poster:

Yes

KBS LTER: Field Crop Ecology

jkunkle — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 18:32:42 +0000

Poster Number:

370

Presenter/Primary Author:

Justin Kunkle

Co-Authors:

G.P. Robertson

Co-Authors:

K.L. Gross

Co-Authors:

S.K. Hamilton

Co-Authors:

D.A. Landis

Co-Authors:

T.M. Schmidt

Co-Authors:

S.S. Snapp

Co-Authors:

S.M. Swinton

Co-Authors:

J.E. Doll

The KBS LTER site is in a diverse, rural-to-semirural landscape typical of the U.S. Great Lakes and upper Midwest regions.

Investigating ecological function of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) communities present in KBS-LTER agronomic treatment soils under low nutrient and drought conditions.

bgottshall — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 14:37:36 +0000

Poster Number:

367

Presenter/Primary Author:

Brad Gottshall

Co-Authors:

Sarah Emery

Agricultural systems will be facing a new challenges in the future as the climate changes.

Student Poster:

Yes

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

Management Intensity and Litter Chemistry Interact to Determine Microarthropod Succession Patterns during Decomposition

kwickings — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:25:51 +0000

Poster Number:

338

Presenter/Primary Author:

Kyle Wickings

Co-Authors:

Stuart Grandy

Microarthropods play an important role in plant litter decomposition, and variation in the structure of their communities may lead to considerable variation in decomposition dynamics. As a re

Life in Brown Waters: Aquatic Bacteria Respond to Increased Terrestrial Carbon Loading

mmuscarella — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:59:37 +0000

Poster Number:

336

Presenter/Primary Author:

Mario Muscarella

Co-Authors:

Stuart Jones

Co-Authors:

Jay Lennon

Bacteria are vital for the functioning of natural and managed ecosystems due to their role in biogeochemical processes; however, it is unclear how bacteria will respond to environmental changes.

Student Poster:

Yes

Photosynthetic and resource acquisition traits in annual and perennial cereals

njaikumar — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:16:46 +0000

Poster Number:

322

Presenter/Primary Author:

Nikhil Jaikumar

Co-Authors:

Snapp, Sieglinde S.

Co-Authors:

Flore, James A.

Perennial polycarpy and annual monocarpy are conflicting plant life history strategies with differing strategies of resource allocation.

Student Poster:

Yes

Mechanisms of soil C storage in bioenergy cropping systems

ltiemann — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:24:56 +0000

Poster Number:

318

Presenter/Primary Author:

Lisa Tiemann

Co-Authors:

Stuart Grandy

Soils often accrue carbon (C) when land is converted from grain based row crops such as corn to perennial bioenergy crops.