2017 Symposium

Presentations

SpeakerTitle
McClaran, Mitch
Heilman, Phil		RISE Welcome
Karam, AbeUpdate National Ecological Observatory Network in Desert Southwest
Carroll, MarkEffects of Neonicotinoid Insecticides on Honey Bee Queens
Levi, MattSpatial Distribution of Recent Fires in Desert Grasslands of the Southwestern US
Whipple, AmySouth Western Experimental Garden Array (SEGA): Update and Opportunities
Sayre, NathanThe Exception is Now the Rule: Southwestern Semiarid Grasslands in the History of Rangeland Ecology
Leonard, RichBuilding Collaborations with NEON for Data Access and Research Designs
Holifield Collins, ChandraRaBET Rangeland Management Tool
Pelletier, JonThe Influence of Holocene Vegetation Changes on Topography and Erosion Rates at Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, Arizona
Hanan, NiallPatterns and Processes of Vegetation Change in Semi-arid Ecosystems

Posters

AuthorTitle
Estrella, R.A Perspective for International Collaboration in Arid Lands Research in Baja California peninsula
Conejo, L.Assessing the Effects of Disturbance on Riparian Vegetation of Arid Ecosystems in Central Sonora
Roby, M.Controls on Soil Respiration in a Semiarid Grassland
Kariuki, S.How Does Recreational Camping Affect Cover Mediated Soil Microbial Activity?
Renken, W.Ecological State maps for the Santa Rita Experimental Range and Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed
Biederman, J.Shrubland Exchanges of Carbon Dioxide across Water Availability Gradients in the Warm Deserts of North America
Sutter, L.Improving our ability to analyze and asses land management by linking traditional ecosystem measurements with UAV spectral analysis
Rutherford, A.Does seed predation limit velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina) recruitment in grasslands?
Abercrombie, S.Small Mammalian Herbivores Inhibit Grass Establishment in an Arid Shrubland
Burnett, A.Effects of Woody Encroachment on Anti-Predator Behavior and Communication in the Harris' Antelope Ground Squirrel
Ackerman, E.Accuracy of SfM Techniques in Complex Landscapes
Gillan, J.Estimating forage biomass and utilization in a desert grassland with small unmanned aerial system imagery
Engel, L.Objects Detection from Drone Images
Durlo, G.Spatial distribution of air temperature above a forest plantation determined from rapid measurements using small drones
Didan, K.Validation of Vegetation Indices from Landsat, MODIS and VIIRS using Drones and NEON AOP hyperspectral data collected at the Santa Rita Experimental Range
Hawkes, K.Comparing Trends in Vegetation Abundance and Drought Indices: 1972-2015
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