Save the date for Mikaela Hoellrich’s MS defense seminar on July 9th at 10:00 AM (Mountain Time). Mikaela is a graduate student in the Pietrasiak Lab at New Mexico State University and a current Jornada Graduate Research Fellow.
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Save the date for Corey Nelson’s PhD defense on July 6th at 1:00 PM (NM)/12:00 PM (AZ). Corey is a graduate student in the Garcia-Pichel Lab at Arizona State University and a current Jornada Graduate Research Fellow.
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Save the date for Tyler Turk’s MS defense on July 6th, 2021 at 9 AM (Mountain Time). Tyler is a graduate student in the Faist Lab at New Mexico State University and a current Jornada Graduate Research Fellow.
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Christopher Vito While there exists a large body of research addressing the impacts of changes in precipitation on aboveground net primary production (ANPP), considerably less work has been done to examine belowground net primary production (BNPP). Similarly, there exists a gap in knowledge pertaining to the effect of changes in precipitation over time on BNPP, such as response lags and legacy
Tyler Turk Shrub encroachment into arid grasslands is a widespread phenomenon in drylands globally and the Chihuahuan desert specifically. Encroachment leads to structural and functional changes in the system which facilitate positive feedback loops that further reinforce the shrubland state. Large bare interspaces serve as areas in which wind and water erosion can act, redistributing