2021 ESA Annual Meeting (August 2 - 6)

PS 5 Grasslands/Steppe - PS 5

9:30 AM-10:30 AM
The effects of cattle grazing intensity on the arthropod community in a mixed-grass prairie rangeland
Kathryn J. Bloodworth, University of North Carolina at Greensboro;
Heterogeneity begets heterogeneity: Increasing soil heterogeneity increases plant diversity and richness
Ashley A. Wojciechowski, Ph.D. Candidate, Kansas Biological Survey and Center for Ecological Reserach;
Examining the impact of patch burning on livestock grazing patterns in Edwards Plateau, Texas
Weiqian Gao, Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University;
Optimal temperature for grassland vegetation productivity
Anping Chen, Colorado State University;
Temporal dynamics of leaf phenology in a vegetation mosaic of the campo rupestre, Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Arthur Bruck, Department of Biodiversity, São Paulo State University (UNESP);
Resolving the paradox of leaf vasculature in C4 grasses: Does high vein density drive high hydraulic conductance and photosynthesis?
Alec Baird, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of California Los Angeles;
Large mammal decomposition effects on prairie communities
Marni Younger, Biology, Hendrix College;