Session: Arid and Semi-Arid Systems (94th ESA Annual Meeting (August 2 -- 7, 2009))

PS 61-1

A shift in coyote feeding ecology in response to woody plant encroachment
Virginia A. Seamster, University of Virginia; Stephen A. Macko, University of Virginia; Lisette Waits, University of Idaho; Herman H. Shugart, University of Virginia

PS 61-2

Ecohydrological patterns and erosion rates from long-term microtopographic meaurements in piñon-juniper woodland at Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
Sarah M. Kucera, The Evergreen State College; Craig D. Allen, New Mexico Landscapes Field Station; Kay L. Beeley, Bandelier National Monument; Rebecca W. Oertel, Valles Caldera Trust

PS 61-3

Hydraulic redistribution through transpiration suppression in Mediterranean shrubs from two arid ecosystems
Francisco Squeo, Universidad de La Serena; Iván Prieto, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Karina Martínez-Tillería, Universidad de La Serena; Luis Martínez-Manchego, Universidad de San Agustín; Sonia Montecinos, Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA); Francisco I. Pugnaire, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas

PS 61-4

Cows for conservation: a landscape level analysis of arid land amphibian breeding site selection
Kerry L. Griffis-Kyle, Texas Tech University; Sean Kyle, Independent Contractor

PS 61-5

Seed removal by granivorous ants and rodents in burned and unburned Mojave Desert habitats
Alexis A. Suazo, University of Idaho; Donovan J. Craig, Public Lands Institute, University of Nevada; Scott R. Abella, National Park Service

PS 61-6

A comparison of field observations with remote sensing measurements: Phenological patterns of semi-arid grassland ecosystems in central New Mexico
Kristin Vanderbilt, University of New Mexico; Bethany Bradley, Princeton University; Karen R. Wetherill, University of New Mexico; Jaime Nickeson, Sigma Space Corp at Goddard Space Flight Center

PS 61-7

The threatened aquatic oasis of the Brazilian semi–arid
Eneida M. Eskinazi-Sant' Anna, Federal University of Ouro Preto; Renata Panosso, UFRN; Ivaneide S. Costa, UFRN; Jose L. Attayde, UFRN

PS 61-8

Pretreatment vegetation similarities and differences among arid Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP) sites
Scott E. Shaff, U.S. Geological Survey; David A. Pyke, U.S. Geological Survey; Andrew Lindgren, USGS; Jeff Burnham, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Eugene W. Schupp, Utah State University; Jeanne Chambers, USDA Forest Service; Paul S. Doescher, Oregon State University

PS 61-9

CANCELLED - Seed dispersal in Joshua trees: Dispersal by rodent mutualists
Benjamin A. Waitman, University of Nevada

PS 61-10

Sensitivity of evapotranspiration estimates for semi-arid shrublands
Jianting Zhu, Desert Research Institute; Michael Young, University of Texas at Austin

PS 61-11

Geomorphic influences on desertification: Landforms and grassland persistence in the northern Chihuahua Desert, USA
David M. Rachal, New Mexico State University; Curtis Monger, New Mexico State University

PS 61-12

Preliminary information on the microhabitat use of the rock rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus) from Hudspeth County, Texas
Anthony Gandara, University of Texas at El Paso; Arthur Rocha, University of Texas at El Paso; Vicente Mata-Silva, University of Texas at El Paso; Steven Dilks, University of Texas at El Paso; Jerry D Johnson, University of Texas at El Paso

PS 61-13

29 years of vegetation community change across environmental gradients in a Mojave Desert mountain range
Chris Lee Roberts, National Park Service, Lake Mead National Recreation Area; Scott R. Abella, National Park Service; James S. Holland, National Park Service, Lake Mead National Recreation Area; Jonathon M. LaValley, UNLV

PS 61-14

Effects of crop management on microbial diversity and biochemical properties of agroecosystems under semi-arid conditions
Rina Kumari, Texas Tech University; Cheryl Murzello, Texas Tech University; Randall M. Jeter, Texas Tech University; V. Acosta-Martinez, USDA-ARS; Michael J. San Francisco, Texas Tech University; John C. Zak, Texas Tech University

PS 61-15

A relict population of shrews in New Mexico provides insight into environmental change
Kelly A. Speer, University of New Mexico; Andrew G. Hope, University of New Mexico; Joseph A. Cook, University of New Mexico

PS 61 - Arid and Semi-Arid Systems