Primary Convener: XiaoJun Allen Liu, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Microbiology, Amherst, MA, United States and Malak Taily
Conveners: Yang Song, University of Arizona, Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Tucson, AZ, United States, Kristen M DeAngelis, University of Massachusetts, Microbiology, Amherst, MA, United States, Scott R Saleska, University of Arizona, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Tucson, AZ, United States and Malak Taily
Primary Liaison: XiaoJun Allen Liu, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Microbiology, Amherst, MA, United States and Malak Taily
Chairs: Gangsheng Wang, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, Norman, United States, Malak M Tfaily, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States and Malak Taily
OSPA Liaison: Yang Song, University of Arizona, Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Tucson, AZ, United States and Malak Taily
Altered Microbial Community Development Explains Litter Mixture Non-additive Effects on Litter Decomposition (722177)
Zhong Du1, Yongqing Luo2, Yong Wu1, Haibo Jiang3, Weikai Bao3 and Xingliang Liu4, (1)China West Normal University, School of Land and Resources, Nanchong, China, (2)Chinese Academy of Sciences, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Lanzhou, China, (3)Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chengdu, China, (4)Sichuan Academy of Forestry Sciences, Ecological Restoration and Conservation for Forest and Wetland Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
Reverse Chimney: Assessing the Role of Root-Associated Methanotrophs As A Key Component of Methane Sinks Patches In (Semi)Arid Ecosystems. (759213)
Nathalie Delherbe1, Oscar Gomez2, Ruth Epstein3, Hoang Nguyen4, Uduak George4, Elizabeth Waters3 and Marina Kalyuzhnaya1, (1)San Diego State University, Department of Biology, San Diego, CA, United States, (2)San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States, (3)San Diego State University, Department of Biology, San Diego, United States, (4)San Diego State University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, San Diego, United States
Using Real-Time PCR Data on Ammonia Oxidizers in the Soil to Study the Sensitivity of an Ecosystem Level Model (760630)
Ashif Hasan Abir1, Hyatt Green2, Megan Demcevski2, Colin M Beier3 and Timothy Hector Morin1, (1)SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Environmental Resources Engineering, Syracuse, NY, United States, (2)SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Environmental and Forest Biology, Syracuse, NY, United States, (3)SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Forest and Natural Resources Management, Syracuse, NY, United States
Microbial diversity-informed modeling of the polar marine ecosystem functions (669811)
Hyewon Kim, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Jeff Shovlowsky Bowman, Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, CA, United States, Ya-Wei Luo, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, Hugh W Ducklow, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, New York, NY, United States, Oscar Schofield, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States, Deborah K Steinberg, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary, Gloucester Point, VA, United States and Scott Doney, University of Virginia, Department of Environmental Sciences, Charlottesville, VA, United States
Drought impacts on microbial metabolic function along a tropical forest precipitation gradient (696442)
Nicholas Bouskill1, Stephany Soledad Chacon2, Aizah Khurram3, Ulas Karaoz4, Lee Dietterich5 and Daniela F Cusack5, (1)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States, (2)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Climate and Ecosystem Sciences, Berkeley, CA, United States, (3)Earth and Environment Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States, (4)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Berkeley, CA, United States, (5)Colorado State University, Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Fort Collins, CO, United States
Functional Diversity of Arthrobacter Strains Across the Dynamic Capillary Fringe and Adjacent Sediment Zones (732847)
Sara Gushgari-Doyle1, Xiaoqin Wu1, Lauren Lui1, Terry Hazen2, Adam P Arkin1,3 and Romy Chakraborty4, (1)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States, (2)University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States, (3)University of California, Berkeley, (4)Lawrence Berkeley Nat'l Lab, Berkeley, CA, United States
Kinetic Properties of Microbial Exoenzymes Vary With Soil Depth but Have Similar Temperature Sensitivities Through the Soil Profile (747868)
Ricardo J Eloy Alves1, Ileana A Callejas1,2, Gianna Marschmann1, Maria Mooshammer3, Hans Singh1,4, Bizuayehu Whitney1,5, Margaret S Torn1 and Eoin Brodie3,6, (1)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Berkeley, CA, United States, (2)University of California Los Angeles, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (3)University of California Berkeley, Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, Berkeley, CA, United States, (4)University of California Berkeley, Molecular and Cell Biology, Berkeley, CA, United States, (5)University of California Berkeley, Plant and Microbial Biology, Berkeley, CA, United States, (6)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
Studying Microbial Adaptation in the Laboratory: Sensor & Control Upgrades for an Experimental Evolution Biofluidics System (753959)
Cassandra Hergenrader, NASA Ames Research Center, NASA Internships, Fellowships & Scholarships, Moffett Field, CA, United States; University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV, United States, Kindred Griffis, NASA Ames Research Center, NASA Internships, Fellowships & Scholarships, Moffett Field, United States; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States, Chinmayee Govinda Raj, Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus, Atlanta, GA, United States, Opinder Dhami, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, United States, Jonathan Lu Wang, Millennium Engg. & Integration Co., Moffett Field, United States; NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, United States, Vijaypal Singh, San Jose State University, San Jose, United States and Diana Gentry, NASA Ames Research Center, Biospheric Science Branch, Moffett Field, CA, United States