Session: Arid and Semi-Arid Systems (96th ESA Annual Meeting (August 7 -- 12, 2011))

PS 27-130

Landscape connectivity: Evaluation of four methods for estimating least-cost paths for desert anurans
Kerry L. Griffis-Kyle, Texas Tech University; Jeff Jenness, Jenness Enterprises

PS 27-131

Temperature increase effects on rangeland forbs: Experimental evidence and manager perspectives
Hilary L. Whitcomb, Utah State University; Mark Brunson, Utah State University

PS 27-132

Ecological effects of vehicle-generated particulate matter, and the use of magnesium chloride as a dust suppressant in Arches National Park, UT
Scott Hoffmann, Utah State University

PS 27-133

Interaction of soil deposition and UV radiation on dryland litter decomposition
Mark A. Tobler, Loyola University; Marlo K. Grabner, Loyola University; Heather L. Throop, New Mexico State University; Steven R. Archer, University of Arizona; Paul W. Barnes, Loyola University

PS 27-134

Evapotranspiration and groundwater system dynamics in arid riparian zone
Jianting Zhu, Desert Research Institute; Michael Young, University of Texas at Austin

PS 27-135

Forest-hydrology interactions under a warmer climate: Effects of vegetation productivity dynamics and mortality on streamflow predictions in a semi-arid New Mexico mountain system
Aubrey L. Dugger, University of California at Santa Barbara; Christina Tague, University of Calfornia, Santa Barbara; Ellis Q. Margolis, University of Arizona; Craig D. Allen, New Mexico Landscapes Field Station; Todd Ringler, Los Alamos National Laboratory

PS 27-136

Influence of thermal cover on habitat selection by male white-tailed deer
Dean W. Wiemers, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Timothy E. Fulbright, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Alfonso Ortega-Santos, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; David G. Hewitt, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; G. Allen Rasmussen, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Mickey W. Hellickson, Orion Wildlife Management Services

PS 27-137

Plant community change in the Franklin Mountains, northern Chihuahuan Desert 1998-2008
Paul E. Hotchkin, The University of Texas at El Paso; Jose Herrera, National Science Foundation; Richard Worthington, University of Texas at El Paso; Vanessa L. Lougheed, University of Texas at El Paso; Craig E. Tweedie, University of Texas, El Paso

PS 27-138

Germination and establishment of the Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) in the northeast Mojave Desert: Implications for management of an iconic species
M. Bryant J. Reynolds, US Geological Survey, Westen Ecological Science Center; Lesley A. DeFalco, US Geological Survey, Westen Ecological Science Center; Todd C. Esque, US Geological Survey, Westen Ecological Science Center

PS 27-139

Landscape change and human activity analysis on desertification process in northern China
Lihua Zhou, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Guojing Yang, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Yiqi Luo, University of Oklahoma

PS 27 - Arid and Semi-Arid Systems