Search Results - "Moorhead, D.L."

Terrestrial ecosystem processes of Victoria Land, Antarctica by Barrett, J.E., Virginia, R.A., Hopkins, D.W., Aislabie, J., Bargagli, R., Bockheim, J.G., Campbell, I.B., Lyons, W.B., Moorhead, D.L., Nkem, J.N., Sletten, R.S., Steltzer, H., Wall, D.H., Wallenstein, M.D.

“…Terrestrial environments of Victoria Land, Antarctica are ideal systems to test hypotheses about the sensitivity of ecosystem processes to climate variability,…”
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Habitat Selection by Native Turtles in a Lake Erie Wetland, USA by TRAN, S.L, MOORHEAD, D.L, McKENNA, K.C

“…We examined habitat selection by the painted turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata) and common map turtle (Graptemys geographica) in the Ottawa National Wildlife…”
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theoretical model of litter decay and microbial interaction by Moorhead, Daryl L., Sinsabaugh, Robert L.

“…Despite the central role of microorganisms in the decomposition of dead organic matter, few models have integrated the dynamics of litter chemistry with…”
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AQUATIC MACROINVERTEBRATE DIVERSITY OF PLAYA WETLANDS: THE ROLE OF LANDSCAPE AND ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS by Hall, Dianne L., Willig, Michael R., Moorhead, Daryl L., Sites, Robert W., Fish, Ernest B., Mollhagen, Tony R.

“…Wetland habitats continue to be lost at a unsettling rate, especially freshwater emergent wetlands that are isolated geographically. These are the predominant…”
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Climate and litter quality controls on decomposition: an analysis of modeling approaches by Moorhead, D.L, Currie, W.S, Rastetter, E.B, Parton, W.J, Harmon, M.E

“…Four mathematical models simulated decay of two litter types of contrasting quality over a 2‐year period at four sites in North America. The litter types were…”
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Simulated patterns of carbon flow in the pelagic food web of Lake Fryxell, Antarctica: Little evidence of top-down control by McKenna, K.C., Moorhead, D.L., Roberts, E.C., Laybourn-Parry, J.

“…A model was developed to explore patterns of carbon flow through the pelagic food web of Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley, Antarctica. The goals of this study were…”
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Effects of increasing ultraviolet B radiation on decomposition and soil organic matter dynamics: a synthesis and modelling study by Moorhead, D.L, Callaghan, T

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Effects of climate change on decomposition in arctic tussock tundra: a modeling synthesis by Moorhead, D.L, Reynolds, J.F

“…A model of litter decomposition (GENDEC; Moorhead and Reynolds, 1991) is used to examine the potential effects of changing soil climate on the decay of dead…”
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Plants retard litter decay in a nutrient-limited soil: a case of exploitative competition? by Moorhead, D.L, Westerfield, M.M, Zak, J.C

“…Litter was incubated in pasteurized and unpasteurized soils, with and without the presence of prairie grasses (Bouteloua gracilis or Schizachyrium scoparium),…”
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Functional diversity of soil bacterial communities in the Tabonuco forest: interaction of anthropogenic and natural disturbance by Willig, M.R. (Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.), Moorhead, D.L, Cox, S.B, Zak, J.C

“…Anthropogenic and natural disturbances plav critical roles in affecting the structure and function of Caribbean ecosystems, where hurricanes represent…”
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Effects of climate change on decomposition in Arctic Tussock Tundra: A modeling synthesis by Moorhead, D.L., Reynolds, J.F.

“…A model of litter decomposition was used to examine the potential effects of climate change on the decay of dead organic matter in a tussock tundra soil of…”
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Changing carbon chemistry of buried creosote bush litter during decomposition in the northern Chihuahuan Desert by Moorhead, D.L, Reynolds, J.F

“…In a previous study, creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) fine litter that was buried 5 cm beneath the soil surface in the northern Chihuahuan Desert lost about…”
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contribution of abiotic processes to buried litter decomposition in the northern Chihuahuan Desert by Moorhead, D.L, Reynolds, J.F

“…Creosobebush (Larrea tridentata) fine litter was treated with either the general biocide HgCl₂ and CuSO₄ or water (controls) and buried 5 cm beneath the soil…”
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conceptual model for primary productivity, decomposition and nitrogen cycling in the Chihuahuan creosotebush desert by Moorhead, D.L, Reynolds, J.F, Whitford, W.G

“…The conceptual framework for a simulation model of primary productivity, decomposition and nitrogen cycling in a shrub-dominated desert ecosystem in southern…”
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Effect of atrazine on the productivity of artificial stream algal communities by Moorhead, D.L, Kosinski, R.J

“…The short-term effects of atrazine on algal communities of artificial streams were monitored. All levels of herbicide dosage inhibited algal oxygen production…”
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Road dust alters extracellular enzyme activities in tussock tundra soils, Alaska, U.S.A by Moorhead, D.L, Linkins, A.E, Everett, K.R

“…Dust from gravel roads affects soil physical-chemical characteristics, microclimate, and plant communities of tussock tundra ecosystems in northern Alaska,…”
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Extracellular Acid Phosphatase Activities in Eriophorum vaginatum Tussocks: A Modeling Synthesis by Moorhead, Daryl L., Kroehler, Carolyn J., Linkins, A. E., Reynolds, James F.

“…Analyses of Eriophorum vaginatum tussocks provided mass and kinetic parameters for a Michaelis-Menten model of phosphatase activities in Alaskan tussock…”
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Extracellular acid phosphatase activities in Eriophorum vaginatum tussocks: a modeling synthesis by Moorhead, D.L. (Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX), Kroehler, C.J, Linkins, A.E, Reynolds, J.F

“…Analyses of Eriophorum vaginatum tussocks provided mass and kinetic parameters for a Michaelis-Menten model of phosphatase activities in Alaskan tussock…”
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