2019 Symposium

Presentations

SpeakerTitle
Karam, AbeOpportunities and updates with NEON the National Ecological Observatory Network
Elias, EmileSouthwest Climate Hub
Humphries, JohnThe Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Project as a USDA ARS Grand Challenge Project
Bertelsen, DaveVegetation Changes in the Finger Rock Canyon, Santa Catalina Mountains 1984-2019
Duniway, MikeDrought, land-use, and the rangelands of the Colorado Plateau
Arnold, BetsyDistributions and importance of soil borne microbes for seeds at the Santa Rita Experimental Range
Gornish, EliseIt's not what you think! What really drives plant community dynamics at the Santa Rita Experimental Range
Vivoni, EnriqueDegree of woody plant encroachment influences seasonality of water, energy and carbon dioxide exchanges
Andersen, ErikShrub encroachment restructures avian communities in semiarid grasslands

Posters

AuthorTitle
Gill, A.Wildland restoration of Agave palmeri for bats: Rehabilitating native habitats in Coronado National Memorial destroyed during U.S.-Mexico border wall construction
Biederman, J.A New Rainfall Manipulation Facility in the Santa Rita Experimental Range
Steiner, B.Unravelling Ecosystem Carbon Uptake into its Component Plant Species Contributions
Wojcikiewicz, R.Quantifying connectivity thresholds for shrub encroachment in the Chihuahuan Desert
Johnson, J.Brush management of a whitethorn acacia-encroached grassland enhances resource-conserving "shrub islands"
Fullhart, A.Bias Adjustments Based on Climate and Temporal Resolution for a Precipitation Intensity Factor Commonly Used in Soil Erosion Modeling
VanderLeeuw, E.Remotely Sensed Vegetation Cover and Species Information for Detecting Vegetative States on Ecological Sites
Zubler, A.Arid-Land Cotton Growth Analysis Using Drone Image Classification
Melichar, M.Characterizing UAV flight practices for structure from motion (SFM) data collection of guayule
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