2018 Symposium

Presentations

SpeakerTitle
Karam, AbeOpportunities and updates with NEON the National Ecological Observatory Network
Rahr, MattUsing the new line-of-sight wireless system on the Santa Rita
Smith, BillAdvances in remote sensing of dryland ecosystems of southwestern North America
Rasmussen, CraigQuaternary soil evolution on alluvial fans in southern Arizona
Hazenberg, PieterPrecipitation variability in southern Arizona: From event to decadal timescales
Jones, MattInnovation in rangeland monitoring: Annual percent cover maps of plant functional types 1984 to 2017
Crimmins, TheresaOpportunities and updates with NPN the National Phenological Network
Wilder, BenThe history and future of Tumamoc Hill
Bogan, MichaelFrom drought to flood: aquatic ecology and dynamic flow regimes in semiarid streams of southern Arizona
Meredith, LauraImpacts of urban rainwater harvesting practices on soil microbial communities and their function
Gallery, RachelMicrobial responses to warming, drought, and fire in semiarid grasslands
Throop, HeatherPlaying in the DIRT: Santa Rita and the Dryland Detrital Input and Removal Treatment network

Posters

AuthorTitle
Norton, C.Understanding the Role of Drought and Socioeconomic Factors in Mediating Irrigated Agriculture Dynamics Across the Colorado River Basin
Thorne, D.Variability in microbial soil hydrogen fluxes across GI treatment and monsoonal moisture regimes
Leo, A.Land-use at the Santa Rita Experimental Range influences the recruitment of soil microbes to seeds of a restoration plant
Muscarella, C.Seasonal responses of soil microbial communities in the Jemez River Basin
Biederman, J.Rainfall manipulation quantifies ecosystem sensitivity to hydroclimatic change in Mongolian steppes and Arizona rangelands
Li, L.Using terrestrial LiDAR to measure water erosion on stony plots
Bellavance, B.Mapping Earth Fissures in Central Arizona Using UAV-Based Multi-Angle Photography
Conley, C.Woody Cover Species Mapping on Santa Rita Experimental Range Using Hyperspectral, LiDAR, and High Resolution SUAV Imagery
Rutherford, A.A Decision Support Tool for Predicting Risk of Woody Plant Encroachment on Rangelands
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