2016 Symposium

Presentations

SpeakerTitle
McClaran, Mitch
Heilman, Phil		RISE Welcome
Karam, AbeNational Ecological Observatory Network: Operations and Opportunities
Backer, DanaSaguaro National Park's Buffelgrass Management Tool Box
Moore, WendyArthropod and vegetation trends in Santa Catalina Mountains
Demaria, EleonoraChanges in spatio-temporal characteristics of precipitation intensities in Arizona: what we have observed during the last sixty years?
Polyakov, ViktorDetermining soil erosion rates on semi-arid watersheds using radioisotope-derived sedimentation chronology
Biederman, JoelSemiarid Ecosystem Water and Carbon Balance During the Early 21st-Century Drought in Southwestern North America: A Comparison with Models and Remote Sensing
Naito, AdamBrush management on the Santa Rita Experimental Range, Arizona: a pre-treatment assessment of ecosystem services
Heitlinger, MarkSanta Rita History

Posters

AuthorTitle
Kautz, M.Parameterization of the Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model (RHEM) using dynamic Landsat-based foliar cover estimates
Ma, N.A Systematic Assessment of Noah-MP in Simulating Land-Atmosphere Energy, Water and Carbon Exchanges over the Continental United States
Murphy, P.Seasonal and Topographic Variation in Net Primary Productivity in a Southwest Sky Island Forest
Sutter, L.Multiple Approaches to Measure Mesquite - Grass Dynamics on a Semi-arid Grassland in Southern Arizona
Abercrombie, S.Small Mammalian Herbivores Decrease Herbaceous Plant Cover in Shrub Invaded Grassland
Rawoot, D.Spatial Distribution of Conservation Easements in Relation to Public Protected Areas in the Madrean Archipelago
Hawkes, K.Using Co-development and a Scenario Planning Tool for Ranchers and Forest Service to Prepare for Drought
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