Soil Processes and Ecosystem Services: I - Role of Microbial Processes

Oral Session

S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry

Soil organic matter influences many soil functions and ecosystem services. The role of soil processes in influencing ecosystem services will be examined.

Cosponsor(s):

S11 Soils & Environmental Quality, S07 Forest, Range & Wildland Soils, Environmental Quality
Soil Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Community, Nutrient Loss Assessment and Prevention Community, Managing Denitrification in Agronomic Systems Community, Biochar: Agronomic and Environmental Uses Community
Wednesday, October 24, 2012: 10:00 AM-2:05 PM
Duke Energy Convention Center, Room 233, Level 2
Organizer:
William Horwath
Presider:
Weixin Cheng
10:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:20 AM
The Effects of Decreasing Carbon Saturation Deficit On Temperate Forest Soil Carbon Cycling.
Megan M. Mayzelle, UC Davis Agroecology Lab; Johan Six, UC Davis Agroecology Lab
10:35 AM
Rhizosphere Priming Regulates Soil Carbon Cycle.
Weixin Cheng, University of California-Santa Cruz
10:50 AM
: Soil Carbon Sequestration with Depth After 9 Years Under Switchgrass and No-till Maize Grown for Bioenergy.
Ronald Follett, USDA-ARS; Kenneth P. Vogel, USDA-ARS; Gary E. Varvel, USDA-ARS; Robert Mitchell, USDA-ARS
11:20 AM
Development of Microbial-Enzyme-Mediated Decomposition Model Parameters Through Steady-State and Dynamic Analyses.
Gangsheng Wang, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Wilfred Post, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Melanie Mayes, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
11:35 AM
Field Inoculation of Cereals Grain Crops with Azospirillum Brasilense in the Pampas, Argentina.
Martin Diaz-Zorita, Novozymes BioAg SA; Rafael Balina, Novozymes BioAg SA; Federico Micucci, Novozymes BioAg SA; Daniel Lastra, Novozymes BioAg SA
11:50 AM
Lunch Break
12:35 PM
Genetic Diversity and Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia Coli Isolates in Constructed Wetlands Treating Swine Wastewater.
Abasiofiok Ibekwe, USDA-ARS; Shelton E. Murinda, California State Polytechnic University,; Gudigopuram Reddy, North Carolina A&T State University
12:50 PM
Niche Vs. Dispersal Limitation: What Drives Saprotrophic Fungal Community Structure?.
Matthew D. Gacura, Kent State University; Eugene Ryee, Kent State University; Sarah Eisenlord, University of Michigan; Donald R. Zak, University of Michigan; Christopher Blackwood, Kent State University
1:05 PM
From Rhizobox to Field Scale: Influence of Tall Fescue Cultivar and Endophyte Status On Rhizosphere Processes.
Jingqi Guo, university of kentucky; Rebecca McCulley, University of Kentucky; David H. McNear Jr., University of Kentucky
1:20 PM
Microbial Community Shifts In Soil Profile In Response to Fall Conservation Deep Tillage.
Ana B. Wingeyer, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Elizabeth S. Jeske, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Rhae Drijber, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
1:35 PM
Biological Functional Resilience of Microbial Communities in Australian Soils.
Vadakattu Gupta, CSIRO; Richard Lardner, Import & Export Directorate, Standards Branch; David Roget, CSIRO (retired)
1:50 PM
Discussion
2:05 PM
Adjourn