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Biocomplexity In Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands January 29-31st, 2001 at The du Bois Center, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff Arizona |
8:10-8:25
8:25-8:40
8:40-8:55
8:55-9:10
9:10-9:25
9:25-9:40
9:40-9:55
9:55-10:10
10:10-10:25
10:25-10:40
10:40-10:55
10:55-11:10
11:10-11:25
11:25-11:40
11:40-11:55
THOMAS G. WHITHAM, Northern Arizona University, Environmental Stress and Plant Genetics Affect Community Structure: Interactions of Pinyon Pine, Insects, Birds and Mammals
KITTY GEHRING, Northern Arizona University, Interactions Between Abiotic Stress, Herbivores and Mycorrhizae in Pinyon Pine
STEVE HART AND GEORGE KOCH, Northern Arizona University, The Role of Keystone Herbivores in Regulating Ecosystem Processes in Piņon-Juniper Woodlands
JOY NYSTROM MAST, Northern Arizona University, Tree Invasion within a Pine/Grassland Ecotone: An Approach with Historical Aerial Photography and GIS Modeling
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CHERYL R. KUSKE, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Diversity and Abundance of Soil Microorganisms in the Pinyon Rhizosphere
KIONA OGLE, Duke University, Drought-induced Pinyon Mortality: the Role of Environmental Stress, Tree Age, and Recent Growth
JEFFRY B. MITTON, University of Colorado at Boulder, Genetic Variation in Pinyon Pine for Studying Historical Processes and Adaptation
KEN COLE, USGS, Colorado Plateau Field Station, Disassociation of Pine and Juniper Distributions Through Time.
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THOMAS W. SWETNAM, University of Arizona, Climatic Effects on the Regional and Long-Term Demography of Southwestern Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands
ROMAN DIAL, Alaska Pacific University, A Theoretical Framework for Species Diversity.
BERN CAREY, Northern Arizona University, Knowledge Discovery in Very Large Databases
JAMES MILLS, Center for Disease Control, The Rodent-Borne Hemorrhagic Fevers: Host-Virus-Habitat Relationships
RONALD P. NEILSON, USDA Forest Service, Perspectives on Patterns of Climate and Pinyon-Juniper in the Interior West
1:15-1:30
1:30-1:45
1:45-2:00
2:00-2:15
2:15-2:30
2:30-2:45
2:45-3:00
3:00-3:15
3:15-3:30
3:30-3:45
3:45-4:00
4:00-4:15
4:15-4:30
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
7:30
YIQUI LUO, University of Oklahoma, Inverse Analysis in Ecology: A Novel Approach to Untangling Biocomplexity
CRAIG D. ALLEN, U.S. Geological Survey, Disturbance Histories and Threshold Dynamics as Determinants of BioComplexity in Piņon-Juniper Woodlands
DAVID D. BRESHEARS, Los Alamos National Laboratory, The Canopy/Intercanopy Mosaic in Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands: A Framework for Assessing Biocomplexity along the Grassland-Forest Continuum
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JIM GOSZ, University of New Mexico, Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of P-J Ecotones
EUGENE R. WAHL, University of Minnesota, Criteria for Selecting Analogs to Modern Vegetation Testing Climate Reconstructions Efficiency: How Many Grains to Count
BRIAN JACOBS, Bandelier National Monument, Woodland restoration studies at Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
MICHAEL F. ALLEN, University of California, Mycorrhizal Dynamics in Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
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RUSS BALDA, Northern Arizona University, Bird Dynamics in Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands
BRUCE HUNGATE, Northern Arizona University, Ecosystvem Processes in Piņon-Juniper Woodland: Responses to Global Change
STEVE LEAVITT, Multifaceted Studies of Isotopic Variability in Leaves and Wood of Southwestern Pinyon and Juniper
RUDOLFO DIRZO, Instituo de Ecologia UNAM. Mexico, Diversity of Pinyon Pines in Mexico: Threats to their Habitats and Ecological Consequences
Harvey W. Branigar Room at the Museum of Northern Arizona, doors open to the public at 7:00 p.m.
JAMES BROWN, University of New Mexico, The Nature of Ecological Complexity: From Trivial Idiosyncratic Details to General Emergent Properties