2021 Virtual SFS Conference

The Ecological Stoichiometry Cooperative and friends of the STOICH project are attending and contributing to the 2021 virtual SFS conference!

Tuesday Presentations

May 25, 2021

SECTION

6:30-8:30am Mountain Time

POSTER SESSION

SALTING A WATERSHED HAS MORE THAN A SEASONAL IMPACT

Who: Linnea Rock

SECTION

12:00-1:30pm Mountain Time

POSTER SESSION

Land-Use Effects on Decomposition Rates and Immobilization of Nutrients in Urban Streams

Who: Anthony Pignatelli

Section: S06 – Linkages in urban aquatic systems

Brief Description: Looking at specific land use types and their effects on the decomposition rates and immobilization of nutrients in 19 urban streams in Atlanta, GA.

SPECIAL SESSION

Light and Dissolved N:P Availability Affect Degradative Enzyme Activity During Litter Decomposition

Who: Hal Halvorson

Section: S19 -Beyond Breakdown

Brief description: Experiment testing the effects of dissolved N:P ratios and light availability on decomposition and enzymatic activity of leaves (flume experiment).

YouTube Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aby0O7_t6yM

OTHER

EVIDENCE OF AN OLFACTORY IMPRINTING WINDOW IN EMBRYONIC ATLANTIC SALMON

Who: Malia Armstrong

OTHER

DEFINING AND MEASURING “SUCCESSFUL” LAKE RESTORATION

Who: Gardner Olson

Wednesday Presentations

May 26, 2021

SECTION

6:30-8:30am Mountain Time

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3:00-4:30pm Mountain Time

ORAL PRESENTATION

The Stoichiometry of Lake Restoration

Who: Eric Moody

Section: C37- Stoichiometry/C10 – Biogeochemistry

Brief Description: We looked at how restoration practices affect lake TN:TP stoichiometry, phytoplankton and cyanobacteria biomass, and zooplankton stoichiometric functional diversity using a long-term lake monitoring dataset from Iowa.

YouTube Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjrF-AnYpTw

POSTER SESSION

Creating a Broad-Scale Ecological Stoichiometry Database

Who: Casey Brucker

Section: C37 – Stoichiometry

Brief Description: An introduction to the Ecological Stoichiometry Cooperative and the STOICH database.

Youtube Introduction: https://youtu.be/0ouaSysS2LQ

OTHER

THE EFFECTS OF ECOLOGICAL STOICHIOMETRIC CONSTRAINTS AND HYDROLOGIC REGIME ON THE FUNCTIONAL TRAIT DIVERSITY OF AQUATIC INSECT COMMUNITIES

Who: Annie Blalock

Thursday Presentations

May 27, 2021

SECTION

12:00-1:30pm Mountain Time

Oral Presentation

CONDITIONS PROMOTING INVASION SUCCESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND MUDSNAIL, POTAMOPYRGUS ANTIPODARUM

Who: Amy Krist

Section: ETC26 – Invasive Species

Brief description: These results reveal a mosaic of traits and environmental conditions favoring an invasive snail and reveal characteristics that make aquatic habitats susceptible to future invasion.

YouTube Recording: https://youtu.be/vEWonrsbME8

Other

THE COST OF PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT TOLERANCE IN FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS ACROSS A WATER TEMPERATURE GRADIENT

Who: Alitzel Villanueva