Search Results - "Gosz, J.R"

Atmospheric nitrogen deposition in the northern Chihuahuan desert: Temporal trends and potential consequences by Báez, S., Fargione, J., Moore, D.I., Collins, S.L., Gosz, J.R.

“…Rates and impacts of atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition are poorly understood in arid land ecosystems where soils are typically low in plant available N. To…”
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Factors controlling nitrogen mineralization and nitrification in forest ecosystems in New Mexico by White, C.S, Gosz, J.R

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Seasonal, annual, and treatment-induced variation in available nitrogen pools and nitrogen-cycling processes in soils of two Douglas-fir stands by White, C.S, Gosz, J.R, Horner, J.D, Moore, D.I

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Ecotone hierarchies by Gosz, J.R

“…Ecological phenomena are evident over a broad spectrum of space and time scales. Ecotones, being defined as zones of transition between adjacent ecological…”
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Tree biomass and net increment in an old aspen forest in New Mexico by Binkley, Dan, White, Carleton S., Gosz, James R.

“…Previous work indicated that net ecosystem production (NEP) was negative in a 90-year-old aspen ( Populus tremuloides Michx.) forest in the Tesuque watershed…”
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Vegetation and climate characteristics of arid and semi-arid grasslands in North America and their biome transition zone by Hochstrasser, T., Kröel-Dulay, Gy, Peters, D.P.C., Gosz, J.R.

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship among species richness, functional group composition, and climate for three sites representing…”
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Burrowing activities of kangaroo rats and patterns in plant species dominance at a shortgrass steppe-desert grassland ecotone by Fields, Mark J., Coffin, Debra P., Gosz, James R.

“…Our objective was to evaluate the effects of burrowing activities by banner-tail kangaroo rats (Dipodomys spectabilis Merriam) on plant community structure and…”
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Vertical distribution, migration rates, and model comparison of actinium in a semi-arid environment by McClellan, Y., August, R.A., Gosz, J.R., Gann, S., Parmenter, R.R., Windsor, M.

“…Vertical soil characterization and migration of radionuclides were investigated at four radioactively contaminated sites on Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), New…”
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The role of carbon-based plant secondary metabolites in decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems by Horner, J.D. (University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM), Gosz, J.R, Cates, R.G

“…Litter decomposition in terrestrial habitats is affected by many factors, including temperature, moisture, and nutrient and organic composition of litter…”
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Boundary dynamics: a conceptual framework for studying landscape ecosystems [disturbance, boundary permeability] by Wiens, J.A, Crawford, C.S, Gosz, J.R. (New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque (USA). Dept. of Biology)

“…We develop a conceptual foundation for the investigation of ecosystem patterns and processes that explicitly considers the spatial patchiness of ecological…”
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Gradient analysis of ecological change in time and space: implications for forest management by Gosz, James R.

“…Gradient analysis is a powerful technique to analyze for, and detect change in, the dynamics, structure, and function of ecosystems. Boundaries between zones…”
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Lighting estimates of precipitation location and quantity on the Sevilleta LTER, New Mexico by Gosz, J.R. (University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.), Moore, D.I, Shore, G.A, Grover, H.D

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A comparative analysis of potential nitrification and nitrate mobility in forest ecosystems by Vitousek, Peter M., Gosz, James R., Grier, Charles C., Melillo, Jerry M., Reiners, William A.

“…The controls of potential nitrogen mineralization, nitrate production, and nitrate mobilization in a wide range of forest ecosystems were investigated through…”
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Strontium isotope studies of atmospheric inputs to forested watersheds in New Mexico by Gosz, J.R, Moore, D.I

“…Stable isotopes of strontium provide a unique quantification of ecosystem processes because organisms do not differentiate between them. For landscapes with…”
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Nitrate Losses from Disturbed Ecosystems by Vitousek, Peter M., Gosz, James R., Grier, Charles C., Melillo, Jerry M., Reiners, William A., Todd, Robert L.

“…A systematic examination of nitrogen cycling in disturbed forest ecosystems demonstrates that eight processes, operating at three stages in the nitrogen cycle,…”
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Nutrient budget studies for forests along an elevational gradient in New Mexico by Gosz, James R.

“…Element budgets are presented for watersheds which differ markedly in vegetation biomass, structure, productivity, soil development and hydrology. The net…”
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Effects of trenching on soil processes and properties in a New Mexico mixed-conifer forest by Fisher, F.M, Gosz, J.R

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Effects of resource manipulation on the correlation between total phenolics and astringency in Douglas-fir by Horner, J.D, Cates, R.G, Gosz, J.R

“…The correlation between total phenolics and tannin content within a species is often considered to be suitably strong to allow researchers to assume, with some…”
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Biogeochemistry research needs: observations from the ecosystem studies program of the National Science Foundation by Gosz, J.R

“…This comment presents current and emerging areas of research which the U.S. National Science Foundation believes have special promise for advancing ecosystem…”
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Nutrient release from decomposing leaf and branch litter the Hubbard Brook Forest, New Hampshire by Gosz, James R., Likens, Gene E., Bormann, F. Herbert

“…Rates of weight loss and nutrient release (N, P, S, K, Mn, Ca, Zn, Fe, Mn, Cu, Na) were measured in decomposing leaf and branch tissue form yellow birch, sugar…”
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