COS 41
Biogeochemistry: Linking Community Structure And Ecosystem Function I

Tuesday, August 11, 2015: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
318, Baltimore Convention Center
1:30 PM
Extracellular enzyme activities in decaying wood across a natural subtropical forest diversity gradient
Jessica Gutknecht, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Katherina Pietsch, University of Leipzig; Christian Wirth, University of Leipzig, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig; Alexandra Erfmeier, Kiel University, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig; Ricardo Schoeps, Helmholtz centre for environmental research - UFZ, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
1:50 PM
Predicting the effects of range shifts in high-elevation pond caddisflies on ecosystem processes
Scott A. Wissinger, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Allegheny College; Susan Washko, Allegheny College; Jared Balik, Allegheny College; Hamish Greig, University of Maine; Brad W. Taylor, Dartmouth College
2:10 PM
Antibiotic exposure in agroecosystems: Evidence for altered microbial community structure and ecosystem function
Michael Stickland, Virginia Polytechnic and State University; John E. Barrett, Virginia Polytechnic and State University; Kathrine Knowlton, Virginia Tech; J.B. Badgley, Virginia Polytechnic and State University; Carl J. Wepking, Virginia Polytechnic and State University
2:30 PM
Phytoplankton traits predict ecosystem function in a global set of lakes
Jacob A. Zwart, University of Notre Dame; Stuart E. Jones, University of Notre Dame
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
3:40 PM
Nonparametric Bayesian functional equivalence models for community data
Nels G. Johnson, Colorado State University; Joe C. von Fischer, Colorado State University; Colleen T. Webb, Colorado State University
4:00 PM
Taking off the training wheels: The properties of a dynamic vegetation model without climate envelopes
Rosie Fisher, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Charles Koven, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab; Ryan Knox, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab; Gordon Bonan, NCAR; David Lawrence, NCAR; Jennifer Holm, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory; Stefan Muszala, NCAR; Mariana Vertenstein, NCAR; Chonggang Xu, Los Alamos National Laboratory
4:20 PM
Decadal change of forest carbon stocks and tree demography in the Delaware river basin
Bing Xu, University of Pennsylvania; Yude Pan, Forest Service; Alain F. Plante, University of Pennsylvania; Arthur Johnson, University of Pennsylvania; Jason A. Cole, Forest Service
4:40 PM
Scaling nutrient limitation from trees to forests
Aaron Klingborg, Montana State University; Jack Brookshire, Montana State University
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