2012 LTER ASM - Microbial Ecology

Where the LTER Network meets the Genomics Standards Consortium

isangil — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 05:32:10 +0000

Poster Number:

362

Presenter/Primary Author:

Inigo San Gil

Co-Authors:

Linda Amaral-Zettler

Co-Authors:

Robert J. Robbins

Co-Authors:

John Wooley

Co-Authors:

Dawn Field

Co-Authors:

Renzo Kottmann

The Genomics Standards Consortium (GSC) creates and disseminates metadata and data standards that facilitate data interoperability through a collaborative process amongst its stakeholders. No

Exploring C substrate and soil moisture effects on bacterial diversity through 13C- and 18O-DNA stable isotope probing in polar deserts

ssaurey — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:59:08 +0000

Poster Number:

354

Presenter/Primary Author:

Sabrina Saurey

Co-Authors:

Byron J. Adams

Co-Authors:

Christina D. Takacs-Vesbach

Co-Authors:

John E. Barrett

Co-Authors:

Diana H. Wall

Co-Authors:

Ross A. Virginia

Co-Authors:

Zachary T. Aanderud

Background/Question/Methods

Student Poster:

Yes

Potential Roles of Gypsophilic fungal endophytes at the Sevilleta LTER

aporras-alfaro — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:55:04 +0000

Poster Number:

351

Presenter/Primary Author:

Terri Tobias

Co-Authors:

Andrea Porras-Alfaro

Co-Authors:

Srivathsan Raghavan

Co-Authors:

Timothy Lowrey

Co-Authors:

Margaret Garcia

Gypsophilic soils are mainly composed of calcium sulfate and plants in this environment form associations with a diverse community of mycorrhizal and other endophytic fungi.

Isolation of Fungi from Healthy and Blue-Stain Infected Piñon at the Sevilleta LTER

aporras-alfaro — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:37:59 +0000

Poster Number:

349

Presenter/Primary Author:

Andrea Porras-Alfaro

Co-Authors:

Zachary T. Gossage

Co-Authors:

Joanna Redfern

Co-Authors:

Paulette Ford

Co-Authors:

William Pockman

Co-Authors:

Nate McDowell

Co-Authors:

Donald Natvig

Piñon trees in piñon-juniper woodlands in the Southwest have been showing increase mortality due in part to major droughts that have been impacting this area.

Soil and endophytic fungal associations with grama at the Sevilleta LTER

aporras-alfaro — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:34:16 +0000

Poster Number:

348

Presenter/Primary Author:

Andrea Porras-Alfaro

Co-Authors:

Donald O Natvig

Co-Authors:

Robert Sinsabaugh

Co-Authors:

Jose Herrera

Plant and soil fungi are fundamental in different ecological processes.

Thermophilic Fungi in Biological Soil Crust at the Sevilleta LTER

aporras-alfaro — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:31:50 +0000

Poster Number:

347

Presenter/Primary Author:

Andrea Porras-Alfaro

Co-Authors:

Katrina Sandona

Co-Authors:

Donald O. Natvig

Co-Authors:

Amy Powell

Co-Authors:

Miriam Hutchinson

Co-Authors:

Zachary Gossage

Biological soil crust are common in arid ecosystems, they are mainly form by the association of a community of microorganisms including fungi, lichens and cyanobacteria.

Characterization of Endophytic Cellulose Degrading Fungi at the Sevilleta LTER site.

aporras-alfaro — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:27:45 +0000

Poster Number:

345

Presenter/Primary Author:

Andrea Porras-Alfaro

Co-Authors:

Zachary T. Gossage

Co-Authors:

Carolyn Weber

Co-Authors:

Cheryl Kuske

Very few microorganisms are currently used in bioethanol production and the discovery of novel species with the capacity to degrade cellulose could impact directly the biofuel industry.

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

Microbial functional response to altered precipitation timing and duration – implications for the soil carbon cycle

lzeglin — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:38:04 +0000

Poster Number:

331

Presenter/Primary Author:

Lydia Zeglin

Co-Authors:

Peter Bottomley

Co-Authors:

Ari Jumpponen

Co-Authors:

Chuck Rice

Co-Authors:

Miguel Arango

Co-Authors:

Adam Lindsley

Co-Authors:

Andrew McGowan

Co-Authors:

David Myrold

A significant amount of carbon (C) is processed and stored in prairie soils: grasslands cover 6.1-7.4% of the earth’s land surface and hold 7.3-11.4% of global soil C.

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.