Session: Detritus And Decomposition I (98th ESA Annual Meeting (August 4 -- 9, 2013))

1:30 PM

COS 73-1

Dynamics of litter fall and nutrient return in paradoxically reestablishing white oak (Quercus leucotrichophora A. Camus) forests in the central Himalaya
S. C. Garkoti, Jawaharlal Nehru University

2:10 PM Cancelled

COS 73-2

Effects of temperature, precipitation regime, and clipping on root and shoot litter decomposition in three Northern grasslands (widthdrawn)
Samson M. Nyanumba, University of Alberta; Scott X. Chang, University of Alberta; James F. Cahill Jr., University of Alberta

1:50 PM

COS 73-3

A critical temperature threshold for early Acer rubrum leaf litter decomposition
Heather M. Thoman, University of Toledo; Michael N. Weintraub, University of Toledo

2:30 PM

COS 73-4

Moisture and nitrogen effects on enzyme activity and microbial communities duringÂ Fagus grandifolia leaf litter decomposition
Joseph D. Taura, Kent State University; Laura G. Leff, Kent State University; Christopher Blackwood, Kent State University

2:50 PM

COS 73-

Break

3:20 PM Cancelled

COS 73-5

Woody debris decay rates and biomass loss: New findings from old logs (widthdrawn)
Shawn Fraver, University of Minnesota; Amy M. Milo, The George Washington University; John B. Bradford, U.S. Geological Survey; Anthony W. D'Amato, University of Minnesota; Laura Kenefic, USDA Forest Service; Brian J. Palik, USDA Forest Service; Christopher W. Woodall, USDA Forest Service; John C. Brissette, USDA Forest Service

3:00 PM

COS 73-6

Climate, biogeochemistry and the thermal performance of decomposition in brown food webs
Michael D. Weiser, University of Oklahoma; Lina Shen, University of Oklahoma; Jizhong Zhou, University of Oklahoma; Michael Kaspari, University of Oklahoma

3:40 PM

COS 73-7

Coarse woody debris inputs and spatial arrangement as artifacts of past management practices
Robert C. Morrissey, Purdue University; Michael A. Jenkins, Purdue University; Michael R. Saunders, Purdue University

4:00 PM

COS 73-8

Functioning of decomposer fungi in a changing climate
Linda T.A. Van Diepen, University of New Hampshire; Christopher M. Sthultz, University of Minnesota, Crookston; Anne Pringle, Harvard University; Eric W. Morrison, University of New Hampshire; Serita Frey, University of New Hampshire

4:20 PM

COS 73-9

Detrital nutrient enrichment alters elemental processing by a stream detritivore
Halvor M. Halvorson, University of Arkansas; Michelle A. Evans-White, University of Arkansas

4:40 PM

COS 73-10

Litter composition effects on decomposition across the litter-soil interface
Becky A. Ball, Arizona State University at the West Campus; Yolima Carrillo, University of Western Sydney; Marirosa Molina, ERD, EPA

COS 73 - Detritus And Decomposition I