94th ESA Annual Meeting (August 2 -- 7, 2009)

PS 27 - Grasslands/Steppe

Tuesday, August 4, 2009: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM
Exhibit Hall NE & SE, Albuquerque Convention Center
Grasshoppers: Nutrients and growth
Louise Wynn, Washington State University Vancouver; John G. Bishop, Washington State University
Dormant season or summer harvest of grasslands: Tradeoffs in ethanol yield and life cycle GHG emissions
Paul R. Adler, USDA-ARS; Sabrina Spatari, Drexel University; Stephen J. Del Grosso, Soil Management and Sugar Beet Research Unit; William Parton, Colorado State University
Temporal variability in native species richness and diversity in central United States grassland plant communities
Jayne L. Jonas, Colorado State University; Amy Symstad, USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center; Deborah Buhl, U.S. Geological Survey
Influence of weather perturbations on Midwestern Prairie
Jarrod J. Morrice, Michigan State University; Carolyn Malmstrom, Michigan State University
Future shifts from snow to rain may decrease survival and population growth of two dominant grasses in sagebrush steppe
Harmony J. Dalgleish, The College of William and Mary; Corey A. Moffet, USDA-ARS, US Sheep Experiment Station; David N. Koons, Utah State University; Mevin B. Hooten, U.S. Geological Survey; Peter Adler, Utah State University
Decomposition rates of shrub leaves compared to grass clippings in a tallgrass prairie
Alexander J. Lyon, Emporia State University; Brenda A. Koerner, Emporia State University
Does floristic quality influence habitat quality for birds breeding in grasslands grown for biofuel feedstocks
Max A. Henschell, Michigan Technological University; David J. Flaspohler, Michigan Technological University; Christopher R. Webster, Michigan Technological University
  Effects of added nutrients, plant biomass, plant species richness, and plant quality on Orthoptera abundance and distribution across a small grassland area
Sarah M. Bailey, University of Nebraska; Caitlin M. Spilinek, University of Nebraska Lincoln; Allison L. Mettler, University of Nebraska Lincoln; Heather R. Buss, University of Nebraska Lincoln
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