Soil Science
Long-term soil water dynamics across a desert basin: Broad-scale climatic drivers and local heterogeneity
Poster Number: 49 Presenter/Primary Author: Michael Duniway In arid and semiarid ecosystems, plant community composition and production is primarily limited by soil water availability. Soil profile development and soil-vegetation feedbacks can influen
Greenfall production by animals in the Chihuahuan Desert influences decomposition by altering litter quality and distribution
Poster Number: 19 Presenter/Primary Author: Jane G. Smith Most leaf inputs into aboveground litter pools occur after plant resorption of leaf nutrients during senescence, thus reducing the concentration of decomposition-limiting nutrients like nitrogen (N
Communicating LTER Science Part I and II
Working Group Reports Final reports: Comm Sci Working Group Report for LTER ASM 2012.pdf Participant list: Attendees Communicating LTER Science WG Sessions 1 and 2.pdf The LTER 30-year review identified improving communication of LTER science as a high priority. Session: Working Group Session 1 - Monday Working Group Session 5 - Wednesday Room Assignment: Ruesch Auditorium - Sweet (50)
Anthropocene Boundary Discrimination at LTER Sites
The Anthropocene cannot exist without sound knowledge of what came before it. Session: Working Group Session 3 Tuesday Room Assignment: Ruesch Auditorium - Hobbs (50)
