Sixth Annual Symposium
Recent research at the USDA-ARS Walnut Gulch Experimental
Watershed (WGEW) and the
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Past Symposiums: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
We would like to announce the sixth annual Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE) Symposium. The objectives of the symposium are to share recent results of scientific research at the USDA-ARS Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed (WGEW) and the University of Arizona Santa Rita Experimental Range (SRER), to encourage future research activities at the WGEW and the SRER, and to promote the WGEW and the SRER as outdoor scientific laboratories.
The Symposium will feature invited speakers presenting either recent research on the WGEW or SRER or new reflections on earlier work conducted at either site. There will be time for questions from the audience, which will be made up of federal agency and university researchers, students, and stakeholders from southern Arizona.
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8:30-9:00 |
Registration |
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9:00-9:05 |
Mitch McClaran andSusan Moran |
RISE Welcome |
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9:05-9:10 |
Susan
Moran |
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9:10-9:15 |
Mitch McClaran |
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9:15-9:20 |
Jake
Weltzin |
Update: USA National Phenology Network (USA-NPN) |
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9:20-9:40 |
Judie
Bronstein |
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9:40-10:00 |
Mark
Nearing |
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10:00-10:20 |
Elizabeth Sparks |
Developing an educational outreach program at the Santa Rita Experimental Range |
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10:20-10:40 |
Poster introductions |
Poster abstracts presented by poster authors |
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10:40-1:00 |
Poster Session |
Authors will be with their posters in the hall outside the conference room |
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12:00-1:00 |
Lunch w/ Posters |
Provided at the meeting; included in RISE registration fee |
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1:00-1:20 |
Peter Gierlach (Petey Mesquitey) KXCI Radio |
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1:20-1:40 |
Alfredo Huete
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1:40-2:00 |
Shirley
Kurc |
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2:00-2:20 |
Charles
Van Riper |
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2:20-2:30 |
Discussion |
All speakers and poster authors will be in attendance |
POSTERS
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P1 |
Chris McDonald, UA SNR |
Summing it all up: 5 years of research on Lehmann lovegrass |
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P2 |
Matt Rowe, SHSU |
Arms races between bark scorpions and grasshopper mice - the Santa Ritas as a hot spot. |
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P3 |
Steve Beall, LAT |
Effects of Datura wrightii herbivory on Manduca sexta performance |
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P4 |
Russ Scott, USDA ARS SWRC |
Daily Transpiration Trends in Three Semiarid Shrub Species |
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P5 |
Russ Scott, USDA ARS SWRC |
Annual Variability in Annual Net Ecosystem Exchange of Carbon Dioxide in Semiarid Southwestern U.S. Ecosystems |
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P6 |
Zach Sugg, USDA ARS SWRC, UA SGD |
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P7 |
Andrew Neal, UA HWR |
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P8 |
Guillermo Ponce, UA SWES |
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P9 |
Ashley Shepherd, UA SNR |
Historic Trends in Livestock Stocking Rates and Precipitation on Santa Rita Experimental Range |
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P10 |
Amy Slaughter, USDA ARS JER |
Acquisition, orthorectification, and object-based classification of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery for rangeland monitoring |
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P11 |
Jake Weltzin, USGS- NPN |
Taking the Pulse of Our Planet: The USA National Phenology Network (2nd year progress) |
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P12 |
Haiyan Wei, USDA ARS SWRC |
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P13 |
Kolby Jardine, UA Biosphere2 |
Net Ecosystem Exchange Rates of Carbon Dioxide and Volatile Organic Compounds between the Sonoran Desert and the Atmosphere during the North American Monsoon |
| P14 | Gholamali Heshmati, UA SPS | Ecological Attributes for Better Management of Arid Ecosystem |
| P15 | Luis Merino-Martin, UA SNR | Background dust emission following grassland fire: A snapshot across the particle-size spectrum highlights how high-resolution measurements enhance detection |
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RISE Organizing Committee: Mark
Heitlinger, Mitch McClaran, Susan Moran |
Undefined Acronyms:ARS: Agricultural Research Service
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