COS 61 - Arid And Semi-Arid Systems 2

Presentations:

• 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM EDT

  CANCELLED - Grazing and drought affect plant diversity and productivity in the hyper-arid deserts of the United Arab Emirates
  

  Presenting Author: Ali El-Keblawy – University of Sharjah
• 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM EDT

  Spatial dynamics of plant-soil feedbacks in a grassland-shrubland ecotone
  

  Presenting Author: Anny Chung – University of Georgia

  Coauthor: Scott L. Collins – University of New Mexico

  Coauthor: Melanie Merritt – University of Georgia

  Coauthor: Cassandra M.L Miller – University of New Mexico

  Coauthor: Cristy Portales-Reyes – University of Georgia

  Coauthor: Jennifer A. Rudgers – University of New Mexico

  Coauthor: Purbendra Yogi – University of New Mexico
• 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM EDT

  Characterizing soil microbial diversity under the three dominate state changes in dryland systems
  

  Presenting Author: Parikrama Sapkota – University of Texas at El Paso

  Coauthor: Kelly S. Ramirez – University of Texas at El Paso
• 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

  What is a biocrust? A refined, contemporary definition for a broadening research community.
  

  Coauthor: Bettina Weber – University of Graz

  Coauthor: Jayne Belnap – US Geological Survey

  Coauthor: Burhhard Budel – University of Kaiserslautern

  Coauthor: Anita J. Antoninka, PhD – School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University

  Coauthor: Nichole Barger – University of Colorado Boulder

  Coauthor: Bala Chaudhary – Dartmouth College

  Coauthor: Anthony Darrouzet-Nardi – University of Texas at El Paso

  Coauthor: David Eldridge – University of New South Wales

  Coauthor: Akasha M. Faist – New Mexico State University

  Coauthor: Scott Ferrenberg, PhD – New Mexico State University

  Coauthor: Caroline Havrilla – Colorado State University

  Coauthor: Elisabeth Huber-Sanwald – Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica A.C.

  Coauthor: Oumarou Malam Issa – SU/IRD/CNRS/INRAE/UPEC

  Coauthor: Fernando Maestre – Universidad de Alicante

  Coauthor: Sasha C. Reed – U.S. Geological Survey

  Coauthor: Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

  Coauthor: Colin Tucker, PhD – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

  Coauthor: Kristina E. Young – Utah State University

  Coauthor: Yuanming Zhang – Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  Coauthor: Yunge Zhao – Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A & F University

  Coauthor: Xiaobing Zhou – Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  Presenting Author: Matthew A. Bowker – Northern Arizona University
• 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM EDT

  Microbial communities and functions of greenhouse-cultivated and field-cultivated biological soil crust inocula for dryland restoration
  

  Presenting Author: Sierra D. Jech – University of Colorado Boulder

  Coauthor: Anita J. Antoninka, PhD – School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University

  Coauthor: Nichole Barger – University of Colorado Boulder

  Coauthor: Natalie Day – USGS Colorado Water Science Center

  Coauthor: Sasha C. Reed – U.S. Geological Survey

  Coauthor: Colin Tucker, PhD – USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

  Coauthor: Jayne Belnap – US Geological Survey