8:00 AM Chen, Hua¹, Harmon, Mark¹, ¹ . Determination of ash and nitrogen concentration of decomposing woody roots by near infrared reflectance spectroscopy..

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8:15 AM VANDEGRIFT, V. ELEANOR¹, CHEN, HUA¹, HORTON, THOMAS^1,2, HARMON, MARK¹, ^{1 2} . Identification of fungi decomposing woody conifer roots in Oregon using molecular methods..

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8:30 AM DORNBUSH, MATHEW¹, RAICH, JAMES¹, ¹ . Do litterbags underestimate fine root decomposition?.

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8:45 AM RUBINO, DARRIN¹, McCARTHY, BRIAN¹, ¹ . Experimental evaluation of woody debris decay dynamics in mixed-oak forests of the central Appalachians..

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9:00 AM Gruenzweig, Jose¹, Sparrow, Stephen¹, Chapin, F.¹, ¹ . Carbon and nitrogen mineralization in interior Alaska following land-use change..

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9:15 AM ALLISON, S.¹, FARRINGTON, H.¹, VITOUSEK, P.¹, ¹ . Substrate quality, nutrient availability, and enzymatic controls over litter decomposition rates..

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9:30 AM GARTNER, TRACY¹, CARDON, ZOE¹, ¹ . Mixed-litter decomposition on calcareous and acidic soils in NW Connecticut..

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9:45 AM Parsons, William ¹, Lindroth, Richard¹, Bockheim, James¹, ¹ . Populus tremuloides and Betula papyrifera decomposition under independent and interactive effects of elevated CO₂ and O₃..

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10:00 AM . Break..

10:15 AM Austin, Amy¹, Sala, Osvaldo¹, ¹ . Decomposition along a precipitation gradient in Patagonia: species-rainfall interactions..

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10:30 AM Read, Larissa¹, Lawrence, Deborah ¹, Foster, David², ^{1 2} . Litter nutrient dynamics in secondary dry tropical forests of the Southern Yucatan..

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10:45 AM SILVER, WHENDEE¹, THOMPSON, ANDREW¹, ¹ . Litter production, decomposition, and carbon and nitrogen dynamics along a wet tropical elevation gradient..

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11:00 AM HATTENSCHWILER, STEPHAN¹, VITOUSEK, PETER², ^{1 2} . Polyphenols in tropical rainforest litter..

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11:15 AM Bradbury, Damon¹, Sutton, Ariana¹, Finzi, Adrien¹, ¹ . Species effects on soil properties across the landscape II: Carbon, nitrogen and microbial dynamics..

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11:30 AM Randerson, James¹, Enting, Ian ², Fung, Inez³, ^{1 2 3} . Can remote atmospheric ¹⁴C measurements tell us the age of ecosystem respiration?.

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11:45 AM MAYER, PAUL¹, TUNNEL, SUSAN², ENGLE, DAVID², ^{1 2} . Invasive plants harbor hungry detritivores that alter ecosystem function..

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12:00 PM Kellogg, Laurie¹, Bridgham, Scott¹, ¹ . Plant-microbe competition for phosphorus in three vertical locations..

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