Session: Grasslands/Steppe (2020 ESA Annual Meeting (August 3

COS 172-

Germination and growth response of different forage grasses to salinity stress by different salt (NaCl) concentrations
Mziwanda Mangwane, Agricultural Research Council, University of Pretoria; Casper I. Madakadze, University of Pretoria; Florence Nherera-Chokuda, National Emegent Meat Producers Organisation (NERPO) of South Africa; Sikhalazo Dube, International Livestock Research Institute; Mthunzi Mndela, Agricultural Research Council

COS 172-

Elephants mitigate the (Mostly Negative) effects of cattle in a Kenyan savanna rangeland
Truman Young, University of California, Davis; Judith Sitters, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Wilfred Odadi, Egerton University; Duncan M. Kimuyu, Karatina University; Lauren M. Porensky, USDA-ARS; Kari E. Veblen, Utah State University

COS 172-

Methane efflux from an American bison herd
Paul Stoy, University of Wisconsin; Adam A. Cook, Montana State University; John Dore, Montana State University; William Kleindl, Montana State University; Jack Brookshire, Montana State University; Tobias Gerken, Penn State University

COS 172-

Understanding the soil nutrients that predict the species richness across a productivity gradient in a semi-arid grassland
Morodoluwa Akin-Fajiye, Thompson Rivers University; Amanda C. Schmidt, Thompson Rivers University; Lauchlan H. Fraser, Thompson Rivers University

COS 172-

The role of canopy cover and canopy heterogeneity in structuring plant diversity within oak savannas
Sidney Noble, Miami University; Jonathan Bauer, Miami University

COS 172-

Plant-pollinator associations in an eastern serpentine savannah and the effects of overbrowsing
Allyson Richins, Virginia Commonwealth University

COS 172 - Grasslands/Steppe