Oral Presentation Sessions - 2008

All oral presentations take place on Wednesday, February 27th. Rooms are located on the second floor of the Lory Student Center. For detailed abstract information, view the Submitted_Abstracts page. Presenters, please check the Guidelines for Presenters page for information on submitting a copy of your Power Point presentation by TBA

8:15-9:15am Session 1: Modeling - Room 220-222
8:15-9:15am Session 2: Humans and the Environment - Room 224-226
   
9:30-10:30am Session 3: Biogeochemistry - Room 220-222
9:30-10:30am Session 4: From Species Interactions to Ecosystem Responses - Room 224-226
   
1:15-2:15pm Session 5: Forest and Savanna Ecology - Room 220-222
1:15-2:15pm Session 6:  Invasion Ecology - Room 224-226

Session 1: Modeling
8:15-9:15AM (Room 220-222)
(A)

Predicting effects of flow change from ecological theory
- Thomas Wilding, Colorado State University, Graduate Student

(B)

Persistent metapopulation dynamics of prairie dogs
- Dylan George, Colorado State University, Graduate Student

(C)

The effect of CWD on the fecundity of mule deer
- Jessie Dulberger, Colorado State University, Graduate Student

(D)

Seasonal drought stress in the Amazon: Reconciling models and observations
- Ian Baker, Colorado State University, Graduate Student


Session 2: Humans and the Environment
8:15-9:15AM (Room 224-226)
(A)

Climate science, the IPCC, and advocacy
- Connie Uliasz, Colorado State University, Graduate Student

(B)

Mineralization of nitrogen from animal manure across site-specific management zones
- Matshwene Moshia, Colorado State University, Graduate Student

(C)

Apupato: Evidence of agricultural intensification and landscape engineering
- Florencia Pezzutti, Colorado State University, Graduate Student

(D)

“Which god are we alking about?” Christianity and attitudes towards wildlife in South Eatern Maasailand, Kenya
- Joana Roque de Pinho, Colorado State University, Graduate Student


Session 3: Biogeochemistry
9:30-10:30AM (Room 220-222)
(A)

A coupled molecular and field-based approach to study microbial controls on methane flux in upland soils
- Craig Judd, Colorado State University, Graduate Student

(B)

Soil respiration following pulse precipitation events in a semiarid grassland
- Tyler Benton, Colorado chool of Mines, Undergraduate Student

(C)

Effect of altered precipitation regimes on carbon-nitrogen linkages in the shortgrass steppe
- Sarah Evans, Colorado State University, Graduate Student

(D)

Nitrogen partitioning among microbes and different plant functional groups in the shortgrass steppe
- Eliana Bontti, Colorado State University, Graduate Student


Session 4: From Species Interactions to Ecosystem Responses
9:30-10:30AM (Room 224-226)
(A)

Pollination biology of the rare colorado endemic penstemon degeneri
- Carol English, University of Colorado - Denver, Graduate Student

(B)

Effects of previous herbivory on subsequent herbivore performance
- Carolina Quintero, University of Colorado - Boulder, Graduate Student

(C)

Species and community responses to climate change, nitrogen deposition and herbivory in subalpine meadow communities
- Zac German, Colorado State University, Graduate Student

(D)

The role of dormant season resource inputs on ecosystem sensitivity and resilience
- Miriam Galeas, Colorado State University, Graduate Student


Session 5: Forest and Savanna Ecology
1:15-2:15PM (Room 220-222)
(A)

The efects of compounded disturbances on nitrogen cycling in a sub-alpine forest
- Kendra Morliengo-Bredlau, University of Colorado – Boulder, Graduate Student

(B)

Two approaches for understanding controls on water use and gross primary production in forested stands
- Toby Gass, Colorado State University, Graduate Student

(C)

Spatial distribution of lightning fires on the Willamette and Gallatin National Forests
- Sara Brown, Colorado State University, Graduate Student

(D)

Woddy-cover mapping and modeling in the savanna of Kruger National Park, South Africa
- Gabriela Bucini, Colorado State University, Graduate Student


Session 6: Invasion Ecology
1:15-2:15PM (Room 224-226)
(A)

From sludge to open space: effects and management of sewage sludge disposal
- Kristin Holfelder, Colorado State University, Graduate Student

(B)

Effects of soil nitrogen enrichment on the growth and defensive chemistry of an invasive plant, linaria dalmatica (scrophulariaceae)
- Mary Jamieson, University of Colorado – Boulder, Graduate Student

(C)

Interspecific hybrids between spotted and diffuse knapweed in North America and the implications for management
- Amy Blair, Colorado State University, Graduate Student

(D)

Environmental impact of restoration of riparian ecosystems: Fitting russian olive into the picture
- Margaret Gaddis, University of Denver, Graduate Student

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