Session: Detritus And Decomposition (2017 ESA Annual Meeting (August 6 -- 11))

PS 8-88

Biogeochemistry of compost: Influence of decomposer community on litter mass loss and chemical content
Elena Ortiz, Phoenix College; Becky A. Ball, Arizona State University at the West Campus; Matt Haberkorn, Phoenix College

PS 8-89

Solar photodegradation enhances subsequent leaching losses from leaf litter in the Sonoran Desert
Michael S. Bliss, Arizona State University; Dionne R. Leesley, Arizona State University; Sarah K. Robertson, Arizona State University; Alexander R. Tomes, Arizona State University; Thomas A. Day, Arizona State University

PS 8-90

Scavenging dynamics of reptile and amphibian carrion in a temperate ecosystem
Erin Foster Abernethy, Oregon State University; Kelsey Leigh Turner, University of Georgia; James C. Beasley, University of Georgia; Olin E. Rhodes Jr., University of Georgia

PS 8-91

What litter characteristics correlate with mass loss and photodegradation of Sonoran Desert leaf litter?
Thomas A. Day, Arizona State University; Alexander R. Tomes, Arizona State University; Michael S. Bliss, Arizona State University

PS 8-92

Exposure to sunlight accelerates subsequent microbial activity in leaf litter of Sonoran Desert annuals
Alexander R. Tomes, Arizona State University; Michael S. Bliss, Arizona State University; Thomas A. Day, Arizona State University

PS 8-93

Changes in nutritional value of Alaria esculenta during degradation with potential for shellfish production
Erynn L Mills, University of New England; Carrie J. Byron, University of New England; Adam St. Gelais, University of New England; Adrianus Both, University of Maine

PS 8-94

Ultraviolet radiation increases photodegradation in Typha angustifolia litter
Erin R Moseman, Minnesota State Univeristy; Christopher T. Ruhland, Minnesota State University

PS 8-95

Pathways and patterns of plant litter chemistry throught decomposition
Miranda N. Vega, Arizona State University; Becky A. Ball, Arizona State University at the West Campus; Kyle Wickings, Cornell University; Lynn Christenson, Vassar College

PS 8-96

The effects of ultraviolet radiation on decomposition of sagebrush litter collected along an altitudinal gradient
Christopher T. Ruhland, Minnesota State University; Philip T. Fraley, Minnesota State University

PS 8-97

Another route for terrestrial POC to enter aquatic food chains?
Frieda B. Taub, University of Washington; Anna K McLaskey, University of Washington; Christina H. Tran, University of Washington; Ty H. Mahoney, University of Washington

PS 8 - Detritus And Decomposition