PARENT SESSIONFriday, August 11, 8:00-11:30 am
Symposium 22 - Returning soils to restoration ecology: rethinking the trade of structure for function
Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level, Cook Convention Center
Organized by: MA Callaham (mcallaham@fs.fed.us) and CV Hawkes
This symposium seeks to promote dialogue between soil ecologists and restoration ecologists with the objective of integrating the principles of soil ecology into the practice of restoration ecology.
| 8:00 AM | Callaham, Mac*,1, 1 Southern Research Station, Athens, GA, The history and future of soils in the practice of restoration ecology. |
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| 8:10 AM | Eviner, Valerie*,1, Hawkes, Christine2, 1 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY2 University of Texas, Austin, TX, Using plant species as tools to restore soil properties and processes. |
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| 8:35 AM | Baer, Sara*,1, Blair, John2, 1 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL2 Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, Manipulating soil resources in restoration: complex feedbacks between above- and belowground processes influence community and ecosystem changes over time. |
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| 9:00 AM | Heneghan, Liam1, Bohlen, Patrick 2, 1 DePaul University, Chicago, IL2 MacArthur Agro-ecology Research Center, Lake Placid, FL, Restoration in the face of invasion: the implications of biological invasion of the soil for successful conservation management. |
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| 9:25 AM | , Break. |
| 9:40 AM | Boerner, Ralph*,1, 1 Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Incorporating belowground benchmarks into forest ecosystem restoration prescriptions. |
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| 10:05 AM | Richter, Daniel*,1, 1 Duke University, Durham, NC, Three time scales for understanding and managing soil restoration. |
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| 10:30 AM | Ehrenfeld, Joan*,1, Ross, Kristen1, Patel, Manisha1, 1 Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, Soils and the management of invasive plant species: a case study of the challenges of soil restoration. |
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| 10:55 AM | Karlen, Douglas*,1, Andrews, Susan2, Wienhold, Brian3, Zobeck, Ted4, 1 USDA ARS, Ames, IA2 USDA Naturual Resources Conservation Service, Greensboro, NC3 USDA- ARS, Lincoln, NE4 USDA ARS, Lubbock, TX, SMAF – a potential policy tool for guiding soil resource restoration. |
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| 11:20 AM | , Panel discussion. |