97th ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10, 2012)

PS 52 - Detritus And Decomposition

Wednesday, August 8, 2012: 4:30 PM-6:30 PM
Exhibit Hall, Oregon Convention Center
Structural properties of woody debris populations in old-growth Central Hardwood Region forests: Twenty years of change
Bradley D. Graham, Purdue University; Michael A. Jenkins, Purdue University; Stephen R. Shifley, USDA Forest Service; Martin A. Spetich, USDA Forest Service; Christy A. Lowney, Purdue University
Predicting mixed-species litter decomposition with community-aggregated means via the idiosyncratic hypothesis
Antoine Tardif, University of Sherbrooke; Bill Shipley, University of Sherbrooke
Litter richness decreases decomposition rates in a tropical wetland
Justin J. Montemarano, Kent State University; Mahmood Sasa-Marin, Instituto Clodomiro Picado; Mark W. Kershner, Kent State University
Effects of water depth, type of primary producer, and whole lake factors on decomposition rates in shallow lakes
Adrian C. Montes, University of St Thomas; Rachel E. Rockwell, University of St Thomas; Kyle D. Zimmer, University of St. Thomas; Leah M. Domine, University of St. Thomas; James B. Cotner, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Consumption of organic carbon from lake sediments by detritivorous fish: Implications for carbon sequestration in shallow lakes
Dan T. Probst, University of St Thomas; Ann T. Goding, University of St Thomas; Kyle D. Zimmer, University of St. Thomas; Leah M. Domine, University of St. Thomas; Brian R. Herwig, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; James B. Cotner, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; William O. Hobbs, Science Museum of Minnesota
Litter and soil C and N mineralization dynamics for a coastal sage scrub ecosystem exposed to chronic experimental N deposition
La Teasha Edelman, California State University; Judy Garza, California State University; George L. Vourlitis, California State University
Leaf litter composition and understory herb effects on temporal decomposition dynamics in a northern hardwood forest
Wendy M. Mahaney, ENVIRON International Corp.; Kurt A. Smemo, The Holden Arboretum; Charlotte R. Hewins, The Holden Arboretum
Does UV radiation alter short-term leaf litter decomposition in contrasting dryland canopy regimes?
Stepfanie, M. Aguillon, University of Arizona; Katharine Predick, University of Arizona; Eva M. Levi, University of Arizona; Jim A. Nelson, University of Kentucky; Rebecca L. McCulley, University of Kentucky; Heather L. Throop, New Mexico State University; Paul W. Barnes, Loyola University; Steven R. Archer, University of Arizona
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