Session: Arid And Semi-Arid Systems (2020 ESA Annual Meeting (August 3

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Using hyperspectral measurments to predict physiological traits in desert shrubs
Steven Lee, New Mexico State University; Dong Yan, University of Arizona; Michaela Buenemann, New Mexico State University; William Smith, University of Arizona; Sasha Reed, U.S. Geological Survey; Scott Ferrenberg, New Mexico State University

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Monsoon season precipitation variation, not herbaceous cover, controls shrub (Prosopis velutina) recruitment in Sonoran grasslands
William Rutherford, University of Arizona; Steven R. Archer, University of Arizona; Luis Weber-Grullon, Arizona State University; Osvaldo Sala, Arizona State University

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New measures of seasonal soil moisture enhance understanding of snowfall- and rainfall-driven moisture dynamics in semiarid forests and woodlands
Carolyn Koehn, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Matthew Petrie, University of Nevada Las Vegas; John B. Bradford, U.S. Geological Survey; Marcy Litvak, University of New Mexico; Scotty Strachan, University of Nevada

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Aboveground and belowground growth characteristics of coniferous tree seedlings in the southwestern United States
Nikki Pirtel, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Matthew Petrie, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Scott R. Abella, University of Nevada Las Vegas; John B. Bradford, U.S. Geological Survey; Robert M. Hubbard, USDA Forest Service; Thomas E. Kolb, Northern Arizona University; Marcy Litvak, University of New Mexico

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Reconstruction of the vegetation change at a shrub encroached grassland in the Northern Chihuahuan Desert
Guan Wang, The University of Tulsa; Junran Li, The University of Tulsa

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Nitrogen deposition has a negative effect on the richness of seed bank in Tan sheep grazing typical steppe on Loess Plateau
An Hu, Lanzhou University; Fujiang Hou, State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, China

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Restoration of cattle grazing in Capitol Reef National Park
Erin Tessens, University of Northern Colorado

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Population structure and nurse plants interaction of Manihot walkerae (Euphorbiaceae), a threatened species in Texas U.S. and Tamaulipas Mexico
José Guadalupe Martínez-Ávalos Sr., Instituto de Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas; Rodolfo Martínez-Gallegos Jr., Centro de Investigación en Geografía y Geomática “Ing. Jorge L. Tamayo” (CentroGeo), A.C.; Antonio Guerra-Pérez Sr., Instituto de Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas; Teresa Patricia Feria Arroyo, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Crystian S. Venegas Barrera, Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Victoria

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Growth-climate relationships of Cupressus arizonica (Arizona cypress): A neotropical tree species in semi-arid northern Arizona
Rohan David Boone, Northern Arizona University; Drew Peltier, Northern Arizona University; Phiyen Nguyen, Northern Arizona University; Kiona Ogle, Northern Arizona University

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Adaptive capacity in big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata): How plastic are physiological functional traits in a widespread desert shrub?
Spencer Roop, Idaho State University; Keith Reinhardt, Idaho State University; Matthew J. Germino, US Geological Survey; Bryce A. Richardson, USDA Forest Service

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Nitrogen addition, water addition, and nighttime warming alter abundance of dominant grasses after wildfire
Lauren E. Baur, University of New Mexico; Scott Collins, University of New Mexico; Jennifer Rudgers, University of New Mexico

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Transcriptome assembly of an aquatic microinvertebrate after exposure to ultraviolet radiation
Maribel Baeza, University of Texas at El Paso; Jonathon E. Mohl, The University of Texas at El Paso; Elizabeth J. Walsh, The University of Texas at El Paso

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Water costs in the flowering biology of giant saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea)
Caitlin Winterbottom, Northern Arizona University; Bradley J. Butterfield, Northern Arizona University; Clare E. Aslan, Northern Arizona University; Kevin R. Hultine, Desert Botanical Garden

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Does temporal variation in water availability modify the growth strategy of arid shrub seedlings?
Ryan McCarthy, The Ohio State University; Maria N. Miriti, The Ohio State University

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Patterns of western juniper response dynamics to climatic variables vary across time and space
Schyler Reis, University of Oregon; Lucas C.R. Silva, University of Oregon

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Between landscapes and complexity: Ecological networks of arthropods associated to exotic legume plants in Galapagos (Ecuador)
Angela Amarillo-Suarez, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Mariana Camacho-Erazo, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Chimborazo; Geoffrey Morse, San Diego University; Danny Rueda, Parque Nacional Galapagos; Henri Herrera, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Chimborazo

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Microbial communities of Antarctic water tracks
Scott George, Brigham Young University; Noah Fierer, University of Colorado, Boulder; Joseph S. Levy, Colgate University; Byron J. Adams, Brigham Young University

PS 47 - Arid And Semi-Arid Systems