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Robert will defend his MS research on Wednesday, April 6 at 8:30 am (Mountain Time). Robert developed his research as part of the Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological Research Program. He is a graduate student in the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences (PES) and was supported by an NMSU-Agricultural Experiment Station Graduate Assistantship (AES-GA) fellowship. Title: “Structure and […]
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We are so proud of postdoctoral researcher Cameron Duquette and MS student Taylor Hansen for representing the Jornada LTER at the 2022 New Mexico Society for Range Management Annual Meeting. The 75th SRM Annual Meeting was in Albuquerque, NM from February 6-10th and featured workshops, symposia, and poster sessions. Cameron Duquette (pictured) presented a poster
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Save the date for Julie Rakes’s PhD defense on January 20th, 2022 at 8:00 AM MST. Julie is a graduate student in the Ferran Garcia-Pichel Lab at Arizona State University. Virtual Link: https://asu.zoom.us/j/86284799793 Title: Discovery, Characterization and Ecological Impact of a Predatory Bacterium of Cyanobacteria Responsible for Epidemics in Biocrusts Abstract: Predatory bacteria are a
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In preparation for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), Niall Hanan and collaborators reviewed the current literature on dryland systems and their role in future climate management. Drylands cover around 40% of the Earth’s land surface, but that percentage is expected to grow as the bioclimatic conditions that support drylands have become more prevalent. In fact, drylands already have
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Save the date for Zac Keller’s MS thesis defense on November 2nd at 12:00 PM (NM)/11:00 AM (AZ). Zac is a graduate student in the Enrique Vivoni Lab at Arizona State University. Link: https://asu.zoom.us/j/3558647087 Passcode: CiA Runoff Connectivity, Controls, and Evolution During the North American Monsoon Abstract: The American Southwest is one of the most
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