Session: Detritus and Decomposition (93rd ESA Annual Meeting (August 3 -- August 8, 2008))

93rd ESA Annual Meeting (August 3 -- August 8, 2008)

PS 57 - Detritus and Decomposition

Thursday, August 7, 2008: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM

Exhibit Hall CD, Midwest Airlines Center

PS 57-51

Interactive effects of UV radiation and soil coverage on leaf litter decomposition in velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina)
Michele L. Abbene, Yale University; Paul W. Barnes, Loyola University; Heather L. Throop, New Mexico State University; Steven R. Archer, University of Arizona

PS 57-52

Decomposition ecology of great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) pellets
James R. Philips, Babson College

PS 57-53

Comparison of decomposition rates in Arctic tundra in response to increased nutrient availability and air temperature
Heather M. Rueth, Grand Valley State University; Gaius Shaver, Marine Biological Laboratory; James Laundre, Marine Biological Laboratory

PS 57-54

Exotic and native plant species create feedback loops between litter decomposition and soil microbial communities
Kenneth J. Elgersma, University of Northern Iowa; Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Rutgers University; Shen Yu, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Torsten Vor, University of Göttingen

PS 57-55

Community structure of wood-decay fungi following wildfire in ponderosa pine forests
Valerie J. Kurth, University of Minnesota; Peter Z. Fule, Northern Arizona University; Catherine Gehring, Northern Arizona University; Stephen C. Hart, University of California, Merced

PS 57-56

Fire, logging, and overstory affect coarse woody debris in boreal forests
Brian W. Brassard, Lakehead University; Han Y. H. Chen, Lakehead University

PS 57-57

Do plant species influence soil microbial community responses to litter inputs of different quality?
Wendy M. Mahaney, ENVIRON International Corp.; Kurt A. Smemo, The Holden Arboretum; David J. Burke, The Holden Arboretum

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