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

PS 79-147

Effect of long-term agroecosystems on soil biological properties and carbon losses
Erika M. Larsen, North Carolina State University

PS 79-148

Agricultural mosaics: Novel ecosystems in the Rolling Pampas of Argentina
Claudio M. Ghersa, IFEVA, School of Agronomy University of Buenos Aires, Conicet; Santiago L. Poggio, IFEVA/CONICET, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Gonzalo AR Molina, IFEVA/CONICET, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Violette Le Féon, IFEVA/CONICET, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. INRA Avignon, France; Federico Weyland, Facultad de Agronomía, UNMDP

PS 79-149

Sustainable rangelands: Assessing contributions to food security and ecosystem services
Kristie Maczko, Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable; John A. Tanaka, University of Wyoming; John Ritten, University of Wyoming; Jack A. Morgan, USDA-ARS; Netra Chhetri, Arizona State University; Lori A. Hidinger, Arizona State University; Matt C. Reeves, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station; John E. Mitchell, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

PS 79-150

The effect of weed management practices on weed species communities over 5 years in Glyphosate-resistant cropping systems
David J. Gibson, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Karla L. Gage, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Joseph L. Matthews, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Bryan G. Young, Southern Illinois University; Micheal D. K. Owen, Iowa State University; Robert G. Wilson, University of Nebraska; Stephen C. Weller, Purdue University; David R. Shaw, Mississippi State University; David L. Jordan, North Carolina State University

PS 79-151

Assessment of beetle and bug diversity in low input cattle farms of varying cattle density and surrounding land use
Christopher Paradise, Davidson College; Meagan Madden, Davidson College; Lucy Hedley, Davidson College; Romina Clemente, Davidson College; Jackie Kim, Davidson College

PS 79-152

Aboveground net primary productivity and carbon allocation of poplar plantation on well-drained glacial drumlin soil
Delgerjargal Dugarjav, University of Wisconsin; Stith T. Gower, University of Wisconsin Madison

PS 79-153

Developing an agroecological approach to biomass scaling and branching architecture using orchard trees
Zachary T. Brym, Utah State University

PS 79-154

White-tailed deer and their vigorous appetite: An empirical study of monetary losses in soybeans
Danielle Rae Begley, Wright State University

PS 79-155

Is “relatedness” a good predictor of suppression of weeds by cover crop mixtures?
Richard G. Smith, University of New Hampshire; Lesley W. Atwood, University of New Hampshire

PS 79-156

Engaging a coffee farmer community in the Los Santos region of Costa Rica: Developing tools for farmers to encourage sustainable farming practices
Thomas V. Dietsch, Earthwatch Institute; Mark W. Chandler, Earthwatch Institute; Sebastian Castro Tanzi, University of Vermont; Natalia Ureña, Earthwatch Institute, Costa Rica; Lucia Vendas Navarro, Earthwatch Institute

PS 79-157

Correlations between soil quality and arthropod communities in organically managed farms in NW Ohio
Emily M. Numbers, University of Toledo; Stacy M. Philpott, University of California, Santa Cruz; Michael N. Weintraub, University of Toledo

PS 79-158

Biological indicators of soil quality and impacts of land use management in agricultural landscapes of northern Nicaragua
Laurent Rousseau, Insitut de Recherche pour le developpement (IRD); Steven J. Fonte, University of California; Orlando Téllez, International Center for Tropical Agriculture; Rein van der Hoek, International Center for Tropical Agriculture; Patrick Lavelle, Université Pierre et Marie Curie VI, Paris

PS 79-159

Evaluating termination methods of leguminous cover crops for optimizing nitrogen synchrony
Matthew I. Brown, North Carolina State University; Julie Grossman, NCSU; Wei Shi, North Carolina State University; S. Chris Reberg-Horton, North Carolina State University

PS 79-160

Predicting avian population trends in high intensity agroecoregions
John E. Quinn, Furman University; Tala N. Awada, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Cancelled

PS 79-161

Evaluating functional diversity in an organic intercropping system (widthdrawn)
Jose G. Franco, Texas A&M University

PS 79-162

The Sustainable Agriculture Education Association: Promoting best teaching and learning practices in agroecology
Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, North Carolina State University; Julie Grossman, NCSU; Kim Niewonly, Virginia Tech

PS 79 - Agroecology