Session: Ecosystem Function (2019 ESA Annual Meeting (August 11 -- 16))

PS 39-49

Long-term dynamics of above- and belowground production across a semi-arid grassland-shrubland ecotone
Renée Brown, University of New Mexico; Alesia J. Hallmark, University of New Mexico; Douglas I. Moore, University of New Mexico; Esteban Muldavin, University of New Mexico; Jennifer Rudgers, University of New Mexico; Scott Collins, University of New Mexico

PS 39-50

Nitrogen mitigation potential of short rotation woody crops in riparian areas of Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley
Thu Ya Kyaw, Mississippi State University; Heidi J. Renninger, Mississippi State University; Courtney M. Siegert, Mississippi State University; Randall J. Rousseau, Mississippi State University

PS 39-51

Increase of stand level transpiration after eastern redcedar encroachment into the midstory of oak forest
Chris B. Zou, Oklahoma State University; Rodney Will, Oklahoma State University; Patricia R Torquato, Oklahoma State University

PS 39-52

Is all nitrogen created equal: The effects of organic and inorganic nitrogen on phytoplankton nutrient limitation in northeastern North American lakes
Sabrina N. Volponi, Bridgewater College; Lauren Johnson, Queen's University; Heather L. Wander, SUNY New Paltz; David C. Richardson, SUNY New Paltz; Denise Bruesewitz, Colby College; Clay Williams, University of Vermont; Nisha Nadkarni, University of Vermont; Kiyoko Yokota, SUNY Oneonta; Courtney Wigdahl-Perry, SUNY Fredonia; Shelley Arnott, Queen's University; Beth Norman, Lacawac Sanctuary; Holly Ewing, Bates College; Mindy Morales-Williams, University of Vermont; Kristen Holeck, Cornell University; Kathleen C. Weathers, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Hailee Edwards, SUNY Albany; Brian Kim, University of Texas; Jennifer A. Brentrup, Dartmouth; Nicole Ward, Virginia Tech; Lindner Sarah, University of Vermont; Lianne Palmalee, University of Vermont; Amy Shultis, SUNY Oneonta

PS 39-53

Effects of an invasive apple snail on litter decomposition in a mesocosm experiment
Yuxi Guo, University of Florida; Chase O'Neil, University of Florida; Steffan Pierre, Archbold Biological Station; Elizabeth Boughton, Archbold Biological Station; Jiangxiao Qiu, University of Florida

PS 39-54

Arboreal ant nest effects on soil structure and nutrient availability in a shaded coffee agro-ecosystem
Nicholas Medina, University of Michigan; Lauren Schmitt, University of Michigan; Ivette Perfecto, University of Michigan; John H. Vandermeer, University of Michigan

PS 39-55

Influences of Groundwater Fluctuations on Algal Biomass in Oneida Lake
Vivian Garcia, Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program: Cornell University; Maria Sol Lisboa, Cornell University; Lars Rudstam, Cornell University

PS 39-56

Investigating spatial associations between herbaceous plants and tree species in a central Appalachian hardwood forest
Lacey J. Smith, West Virginia University; Kirsten Stephan, West Virginia University

PS 39-57

Soil pH plays an important role driving ecosystem multifunctionality in a semiarid grassland on the Loess Plateau
Hui Guo, Nanjing Agricultural University; Yanan Wei, Nanjing Agricultural University; Shuijin Hu, North Carolina State University, Nanjing Agricultural University

PS 39-58

Rapid changes in identity of dominant pollinators across space increases the number of species needed for ecosystem function
Alexandra Q Matthews, Rutgers University; Mark Genung, University of Louisiana; Rachael Winfree, Rutgers University

PS 39 - Ecosystem Function