2017 ESA Annual Meeting (August 6 -- 11)

PS 8 - Detritus And Decomposition

Monday, August 7, 2017: 4:30 PM-6:30 PM
Exhibit Hall, Oregon Convention Center
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ultraviolet radiation increases photodegradation in Typha angustifolia litter
Erin R Moseman, Minnesota State Univeristy; Christopher T. Ruhland, Minnesota State University
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
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
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
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