2022 ESA Annual Meeting (August 14 - 19)

COS 61 Arid And Semi-Arid Systems 2

10:00 AM-11:30 AM
513A
10:15 AM
Spatial dynamics of plant-soil feedbacks in a grassland-shrubland ecotone
Anny Chung, Department of Plant Biology and Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602, USA;Scott L. Collins, University of New Mexico;Melanie Merritt, University of Georgia;Cassandra M.L Miller, University of New Mexico;Cristy Portales-Reyes, University of Georgia;Jennifer A. Rudgers, University of New Mexico, Sevilleta LTER;Purbendra Yogi, UNM;
10:30 AM
Characterizing soil microbial diversity under the three dominate state changes in dryland systems
Parikrama Sapkota, University of Texas at El Paso;Kelly S. Ramirez, University of Texas at El Paso;
10:45 AM
What is a biocrust? A refined, contemporary definition for a broadening research community.
Bettina Weber, University of Graz;Jayne Belnap, U.S. Geological Survey;Burhhard Budel, University of Kaiserslautern;Anita J. Antoninka, PhD, Northern Arizona University;Nichole Barger, University of Colorado Boulder, The Nature Conservancy;Bala Chaudhary, Ph.D., Dartmouth University;Anthony Darrouzet-Nardi, University of Texas at El Paso;David Eldridge, University of New South Wales;Akasha M. Faist, New Mexico State University;Scott Ferrenberg, PhD, New Mexico State University;Caroline A. Havrilla, Colorado State University;Elisabeth Huber-Sanwald, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica A.C.;Oumarou Malam Issa, SU/IRD/CNRS/INRAE/UPEC;Fernando Maestre, Universidad de Alicante;Sasha C. Reed, PhD, U.S. Geological Survey;Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas;Colin L. Tucker, PhD, USDA Forest Service-Northern Research Station;Kristina E. Young, Utah State University;Yuanming Zhang, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences;Yunge Zhao, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A & F University;
11:00 AM
Microbial communities and functions of greenhouse-cultivated and field-cultivated biological soil crust inocula for dryland restoration
Sierra D. Jech, University of Colorado Boulder;Anita J. Antoninka, PhD, Northern Arizona University;Nichole Barger, University of Colorado Boulder, The Nature Conservancy;Natalie Day, USGS Colorado Water Science Center;Sasha C. Reed, PhD, U.S. Geological Survey;Colin L. Tucker, PhD, USDA Forest Service-Northern Research Station;Jayne Belnap, U.S. Geological Survey;