Session: Soil Ecology (93rd ESA Annual Meeting (August 3 -- August 8, 2008))

PS 31-158

Scaling rhizosphere respiration and priming effect from single plants to field ecosystems
Daniel C. Keck, University of California at Santa Cruz; Jessica Gutknecht, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Biao Zhu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Weixin Cheng, University of California at Santa Cruz

PS 31-159

Terrestrial isopod performance on birch and aspen leaf litter produced under elevated CO₂ and O₃ conditions
Leanne M. Vigue, University of Wisconsin; Richard L. Lindroth, University of Wisconsin

PS 31-160

Relationships among tree leaf and root traits and their influence on soil biogeochemical properties and biotic communities
Kevin E. Mueller, Cleveland State University; Sarah E. Hobbie, University of Minnesota; Jon Chorover, University of Arizona; Jacek Oleksyn, Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Dendrology; M. Rudawska, Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Dendrology; B. Kieliszewska-Rokicka, Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Dendrology; M.K. Trocha, Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Dendrology; M. Skorupski, Agricultural University of Poznan; Peter B. Reich, University of Minnesota; David M. Eissenstat, The Pennsylvania State University

PS 31-161

Is an invasive grass causing biotic homogenization in Mona Island Reserve?
Alexandra M. López, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus; Josué Sánchez, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus; Lorna Moreno, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus; Brenda Castro, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus; Nicole M. Rivera, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus; Laura L. Yunes, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus; Elvia Meléndez, Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies (ITES); Chistopher Cheleuitte, Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies (ITES)

PS 31-162

A review of ion exchange membrane and ion exchange resin beads for ecological research
Andrea E. L. Redman, Western Ag Innovations, Inc.; Bobbi Nash, Western Ag Innovations, Inc.

PS 31-163

Prairie reconstruction and soil nutrient analysis
Caitlin Lottie, Wright College; Nicholas Mensah, Wright College; Joseph Oyugi, Wright College; Helen Rarick, Wright College

PS 31-164

Life without water: An investigation of the mechanisms of anhydrobiosis in nematodes of the Antarctic and short grass steppe
Karen J. Seaver, Colorado State University; Diana H. Wall, Colorado State University; Grace Li, Colorado State University; Sarah Atherton, Colorado State University

PS 31 - Soil Ecology