2011 Symposium

Presentations

SpeakerTitle
McClaran, Mitch
Moran, Susan		RISE Welcome, Activities at WGEW and SRER
Ferguson, DanClimate Research, Decision Support and Outreach: An Overview of the Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS) Program
Kennedy, LindaWhat good is a ranch if you don’t raise cows?
Guertin, PhilAGWA-R: A Decision Support Tool for Western Rangeland Watersheds
Malusa, JimWhy are there no big pines in the Dragoons? Describing and discovering the vegetation of SE Arizona for the FireScape Project
Davidowitz, GoggyNectar type and the flight-fecundity tradeoff in a semi arid environment
Zeng, XubinSoil moisture distribution at WGEW and SRER based on conventional sensors, COSMOS probes, and a simple model
Barron-Gafford, GregThe relative controls of temperature and soil moisture on soil CO2 efflux under a changing landscape

Posters

AuthorTitle
Reed, M.Mapping Arizona Wetlands
Nguyen, U.Vegetation Phenology and Intensity as a Function of Climate and River Flows for an Ephemeral Desert River, 2000 to 2010, Using MODIS Satellite Data
Robinett, D.Babacomari River Riparian Protection Project
Bruegger, R.Efficacy of Using Supplementation and Herding to Reduce Fine Fuels in the Santa Rita Mountains of southeastern Arizona
Nicholas, H.Estimating infiltration rates for intermittent streams in the semiarid southwest: implications for ecosystem processes
Levi, E.Soil-litter mixing accelerates decomposition and facilitates soil aggregation in a shrub-invaded Sonoran Desert grassland
Dalke, A.Validating Expert-Based State-and-Transition Models using Long-term Data
Wei, H.Are droughts more likely during grazing periods than rest periods in rotational systems?
Bunting, D.Estimating large-scale evapotranspiration in arid and semi-arid systems
Pierini, N.Watershed-Scale Ecohydrological Dynamics in the Santa Rita Experimental Range
Aguillon, S.Short-Term Leaf Litter Decomposition on the Santa Rita Experimental Range
Law, D.A new approach for predicting near-surface wind using high-resolution characterizations of canopy architecture from hemispherical photography and LiDAR: a preliminary assessment at the Santa Rita Experimental Range
Deviche, P.Rapid effects of capture and handling on circulating hormone concentrations in the male Rufous-winged Sparrow, Peucaea carpalis
Bittner, S.Corticosterone's relationship with parental investments in a Sonoran desert passerine, the Rufous-winged Sparrow, Peucaea carpalis
Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems
RISE Organizing Committee:

Brett Blum, Phil Heilman, Mitch McClaran, Heather Throop (alphabetical)

bcb@arizona.edu
phil.heilman@usda.gov
mcclaran@u.arizona.edu
heather.throop@asu.edu 

Acronyms:
  • AES: Arizona Experiment Station
    AIR: Arizona Institute for Resilience
  • ARS: Agricultural Research Service
  • NEON: National Ecological Observatory Network
  • SAES: Southern Arizona Experiment Station
  • SNRE: School of Natural Resources and the Environment
    SRER: Santa Rita Experimental Range
  • SWRC: Southwest Watershed Research Center
  • UA: University of Arizona
    UO BIO: Univ Oklahoma School Biological Sciences
  • USDA: United States Department of Agriculture
    USGS: United States Geological Survey