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

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How do native warm-season fields and fallow cool-season fields affect collected pollen species and nutrient content in Bombus impatiens?
Benjamin Wolf, Chatham University; David E. Carr, University of Virginia

PS 14-

Spatiotemporal consequences of urbanization on ecosystem production across rural-urban fringes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Li Tian, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Jiquan Chen, Michigan State University; Changliang Shao, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; YaoQi Zhang, Auburn University; Wenhui Kuang, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Gang Dong, Shanxi University

PS 14-

Rainstorm spatial variability influences patterns of vegetation green-up in a semi-arid grassland
Alison Post, Colorado State University; Kristin P. Davis, Colorado State University; Jillian LaRoe, Colorado State University; David L. Hoover, USDA-ARS; Alan Knapp, Colorado State University

PS 14-

Effects of rainfall manipulation on grass islands of fertility in the Chihuahuan Desert
Jieun Jung, The University of Texas at Austin; Laureano Gherardi, Arizona State University, Global Drylands Center; Osvaldo Sala, Arizona State University

PS 14-

Interacting effects of plant functional groups determine 10-year sagebrush recovery following fuels treatments across a regional experiment
David Board, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station; Alexandra K. Urza, United States Forest Service; Jeanne Chambers, USDA Forest Service; David A. Pyke, U.S. Geological Survey

PS 14-

Watching the grass grow: Nonlinear growth and implications for greater sage-grouse
Em Cook, University of Idaho; J. Tyrell Styhl, University of Idaho; Kerri T. Vierling, University of Idaho; Courtney J Conway, U.S. Geological Survey, Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

PS 14-

Using combined radar and optical satellite imagery to quantify and compare grassland heights of regions under different management regimes in the Masai Mara, Kenya
Olivia S. B. Spagnuolo, Michigan State University; Julie Jarvey, Michigan State University; Michael J. Battaglia, Michigan Tech Research Institute, Michigan Technological University; Zachary M. Laubach, Michigan State University, University of Colorado Boulder; Mary Ellen Miller, Michigan Tech Research Institute, Michigan Technological University; Kay E. Holekamp, Michigan State University; Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez, Michigan Tech Research Institute, Michigan Technological University

PS 14-

Environmental heterogeneity increases resilience of a restored grassland to interannual variability in precipitation
Ashley Wojciechowski, University of Kansas; John Blair, Kansas State University; Scott Collins, University of New Mexico; Sara Baer, University of Kansas

PS 14-

Nesting near ants: Greater sage-grouse habitat preference and ant mound density
Zander Zuniga, University of Idaho; J. Tyrell Styhl, University of Idaho; Kerri T. Vierling, University of Idaho; Courtney J Conway, U.S. Geological Survey, Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

PS 14-

Fire and grazing management affect root-associated fungal communities more than plant species identity
Nicholas Vega Anguiano, Kansas State University, Humboldt State University; Ari Jumpponen, Kansas State University; Lydia Zeglin, Kansas State University

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Grazing and nitrogen deposition do not synergistically modify ecosystem C, N and P storages in typical steppe of the Loess Plateau
Lan Li, 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; 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

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Testing different hypotheses about the effects of grazing on grassland plant diversity: competitive release is the main mechanism
Carmen Vázquez-Ribera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Carlos Martorell, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

PS 14 - Grasslands/Steppe