Concurrent Session – D

Moderator:

9:00

Fungal Genomes that Influence Basic Physiological Processes that Enhance Survival of Black Grama and Fourwing Saltbush in Arid Southwestern Rangelands

Jerry Barrow, Pedro Osuna-Avila, & Isaac Reyes-Vera

9:20

Seed Germination Biology of Intermountain Populations of Fourwing Saltbush (Atriplex canescens: (Chenopodiaceae)

Susan Meyer & Stephanie Carlson

9:40

Emergence and Growth of Winterfat in Response to Cheatgrass Density

Ann Hild, Jennifer Muscha, & Nancy Shaw

10:00

Break

10:20

Characterization of the Role of Catclaw Mimosa (Mimosa monacistra Benth.) on the Structure and Function of the High-Plateau Rangelands of Central Mexico

Ernesto Flores-Ancira, Juan Frias, Victor Olade, Pedro Jurado, Joaquin Sosa, & Juan Figueroa

10:40

Carbon Dioxide and Evapotranspiration Fluxes Across Grassland and Sand Sagebrush Dominated Mixed Prairie

Phillip Sims & James Bradford

11:00

Estimating Aboveground Biomass of Mariola (Parthenium incanum) from Plant Dimensions

Carlos Villalobos

11:20

Adjourn