2015 Symposium

Presentations

SpeakerTitle
Karam, AbeNational Ecological Observatory Network: Operations and Opportunities
Holifield Collins, ChandraNASA Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Validation Experiment
Walbridge, MarkThe Long-Term Agro-ecosystem Research (LTAR) Network
Archer, SteveImagining a new Long-term Ecological Research site for Arid Lands
Papuga, ShirleyEcohydrology and Watershed Management on the Santa Rita and in the Southwest
Nichols, MaryHow Do Channels Migrate Uphill? Observations from the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed
Barron Gafford, GregSensor Technologies and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) to Measure Ecosystem Processes in Semi-arid Environments
Ponce-Campos, GuillermoLinking Vegetation Productivity, Climate and Grazing Activities in Southeast Arizona
Meko, DaveTree-Ring Record of Hydrologic Drought in the Southwest

Posters

AuthorTitle
Jones, S.Quantifying rates and patterns of mesquite cover in Las Cienegas National Conservation Area using repeat aerial imagery and land use records from 1936 to 2014
Kautz, M.Development of long-term, Landsat-based canopy cover record for a semiarid grassland in southeastern Arizona
Reitstetter, R.Cheatgrass invasion and soil microbial communities
Weston, J.Modeling buffelgrass dispersal pattern: invasion front or satellite?
Pierce, N.Shrub dynamics in pre- and post-encroachment phases of grassland-to-shrubland transition
Nguyen, U.Declining vegetation indices in the Upper San Pedro: Climate change or groundwater pumping?
Barnes, M.Consideration of sub-annual climate conditions improves understanding of vegetation response to drought in the Southwest
Polyakov, V.Determining erosion and sedimentation chronology on semi-arid catchments using radioisotopes
Li, L.Initial runoff abstraction in the curve number method using data from the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed
Levick, L.An ecohydrological approach to managing intermittent and ephemeral streams on Department of Defense lands in the southwestern United States
Gebhardt, M.Engaging youth in the scientific method at the Santa Rita Experimental Range
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