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Invasions of the annual species cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) in North American ecosystems present a threat to the population viability of native plant and animal species. In the interest of curtailing B. tectorum success, we manipulated the biogeochemistry of Canyonlands National Park soils in greenhouse and germination experiments. We compared growth parameters of B. tectorum and a native perennial, Hilaria jamesii, in greenhouse experiments utilizing 10 soil additives. Biomass of B. tectorum growing in conjuction with H. jamesii was greater than that growing in monocultures, suggesting facilitation of Bromus growth by H. jamesii. The opposite trend was true for H. jamesii, indicating that Bromus inhibits H. jamesii...
A number of studies have shown that dust delivers essential nutrients that sustain terrestrial productivity over millennia. Dust, however, contains a range of elements ranging from base cations, N and P, to heavy metals. Some of these elements will stimulate primary productivity over the time scale of soil development while others, such as metals, could inhibit biological activity. As dust accumulates, it also influences water flux and availability by altering soil texture. We are examining the ecological impacts of dust accumulation in Canyonlands National Park in Utah. Using magnetic susceptibility as a proxy for far-traveled dust, we have established transects in sandy surficial deposits (50-90% sand) in which...
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Tags: 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America,
arid,
biogeochemistry,
dust,
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