Biological Diversity
PDTNet Working Group
The Productivity-Diversity-Traits Network was formed through LTER Network Office funding in 2004. Session: Working Group Session 1 - Monday Working Group Session 2 - Monday Room Assignment: Eastside - Deer Ridge Fireside (75)
Effects of residential development on breeding bird communities and habitats in the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains
Poster Number: 125 Presenter/Primary Author: Scott Pearson Residential development is a leading force of landscape change in Southern Appalachia. Housing construction alters the abundance and spatial distribution of habitat, and these changes will fa
Microbes, moisture, and metabolic activity: Is there a soil moisture threshold for microbial activity?
Poster Number: 121 Presenter/Primary Author: Sarah Placella Growing evidence suggests that climate-driven changes in precipitation regulate microbially mediated ecosystem processes, such as CO2 flux from soils to the atmosphere.
Recreational Perspectives of Nonnative Fish Species and Mercury Advisors
Poster Number: 98 Presenter/Primary Author: Christopher Edwards The purpose of this study is to assess the awareness and values of anglers, concerning their catch of native and nonnative fish species and posted mercury advisories.
Plant host effects on soil bacterial community diversity, nutrient characteristics, and microbial antagonistic phenotypes depend on plant community diversity.
Poster Number: 62 Presenter/Primary Author: Dan Schlatter While both plant host and community diversity have been shown to influence soil microbial communities, there is little understanding of how microbial communities may vary in association with the sa
