2011 Research Conference

2011 Tamarisk Research Conference Program

Presentations are listed in alphabetical order by the last name of the first author. To read the abstract of the presentation, click on the "abstract" link (pdf file). To view a video of an oral presentation, please click on the "video" link (mp4 file). This will download the video to your computer. Don't worry, All files from the Tamarisk Coalition are virus/spam/adware free!

Author (s)	Title	presentation format
Kumud Acharya and Sachiko Sueki	Effect of temperature on Diorhabda elongata growth and mortality	oral	abstract	video
Heather L. Bateman and Steven Ostoja	Reptiles and Ground Arthropods in Tamarix and Mixed-Native Habitats along the Virgin River	oral	abstract	video
A. Salim Bawazir, Jose Solis, Jimmy Moreno, and Brent Tanzy	Evapotranspiration Depletion Comparison of Saltcedar Managed Areas Along the Rio Grande Valley	poster	abstract
Dan W. Bean, Melissa O'Niel and Tom L. Dudley	The timing of diapauses controls phenology of the tamarisk leaf beetle, D. carinulata, in the Virgin River drainage	oral	abstract	video
Jill Beckmann and Katie Kain	Dos Palmas Post-Tamarisk Removal Restoration Challenges and Solutions	poster	abstract
Julio Betancourt, Travis Bean, Lindy Brigham, Leonardo Frid, George Frisvold, Tracy Holcombe, Jeffrey Morisette, Aaryn Olsson, and Richard R	Buffelgrass Invasion and Mitigation in the northern Sonoran Desert	oral	abstract	video
John H. Brock	Research on Herbicidal Control of Russian Olive and Saltcedar with Aminocyclopyrachlor	oral	abstract	video
Tim Brown, Kevin Hultine, Pamela Nagler	Phenocam towers, gigapixel resolution timelapse systems and unmanned aerial vehicles – an overview of emerging technologies for ecosystem-scale monitoring and conservation.	oral	abstract	video
Debbie Buecher and Ronnie Sidner	Differential bat-use between native cottonwood galleries and non-native saltcedar groves in southern Arizona	oral	abstract	video
Matthew K. Chew	Floods, Riparian Restoration and History	oral	abstract	video
Jack C. DeLoach, Allen Knutson and James L. Tracy	Geometric rate of increase of saltcedar defoliation near Big Spring, TX during 7 years and effects on local plant communities	oral	abstract	video
Philip E. Dennison, Austin Coates, Kevin Hultine, Pamela Nagler and Ed Glenn	Remote Monitoring of Tamarisk Defoliation by the Saltcedar Leaf Beetle	oral	abstract	video
Kara Dohrenwend and Tokya Harlan	Vegetation Response after Tamarisk and Olive Biomass Removal near Moab Utah	oral	abstract	video
Cynthia E. Dott, Julie E. Korb, and Sara Bombaci	Landscape distribution of woody riparian vegetation on floodplains of the regulated Dolores River, SW Colorado	poster	abstract
Cameron H. Douglass and Scott J. Nissen	Tamarisk (saltcedar, Tamarix spp.) canopy retention and soil dissipation of imazapyr following aerial applications	oral	abstract	video
Cameron H. Douglass and Scott J. Nissen	Understory vegetation responses to various tamarisk (saltcedar, Tamarix spp.) removal and control methods	oral	abstract	video
Gail M. Drus, Tom L. Dudley and Matt L. Brooks	Tamarisk Invasion and Fire in Desert Riparian Ecosystems	oral	abstract	video
Hisham El waer, Dave Stahl and Anna Sher	Monitoring vegetation response after tamarisk removal	oral	abstract	video
Kevin T. Gardner	Update on Tamarisk Biocontrol in New Mexico	poster	abstract
Edward P. Glenn, Pamela L. Nagler, Kiyomi Morino	Comparison of Sap Flux, Moisture Flux Tower and MODIS Enhanced Vegetation Index Methods for Estimating Riparian Evapotranspiration	oral	abstract	video
Matthew R. Grabau, Daniel P. Bunting and Michael A. Milczarek	Non-native Species Control in Riparian Restoration: Exclusion or Out-competition	oral	abstract	video
Shannon Hatch	Southwestern willow flycatcher habitat enhancement efforts in the Colorado River Basin	oral	abstract	video
Osvel Hinojosa-Huerta, Edward P. Glenn, Pamela L. Nagler	Response of riparian vegetation and birds to flow releases in the Colorado River Delta, Mexico	oral	abstract	video
Shogo Imada, Kumud Acharya, Takeshi Taniguchi, Fumiko Iwanaga, Fukuju and Norikazu Yamanaka	Sodium dynamics of tamarisk in the lower Virgin River, Nevada	poster	abstract
Levi R. Jamison and Charles van Riper III	Population dynamics of the tamarisk leaf beetle (Diorhabda carinulata) within the Colorado River Basin	oral	abstract	video
Matthew J. Johnson, Barbara Ralston, Lori Makarick and Jennifer Holmes	Status and Implications of tamarisk beetle (Diorhabda carinulata) along the Colorado River in Glen and Grand Canyons	oral	abstract	video
Christopher Kauffman and Kara Dohrenwend	Regional Native Plant Nursery Challenges and Opportunities	poster	abstract
Allen Knutson and Mark Muegge	Challenges to Establishing Leaf Beetles in West Texas	oral	abstract	video
Stacy Kolegas, Curtis Brown	Discussion of two Tamarisk and Russian Olive Assessment Reports completed by the Tamarisk Coalition and the Department of the Interior	oral	abstract	video
Julie E. Korb, Cynthia Dott and Sara Bombaci	Understory plant community variability among tamarisk, cottonwood, and willow canopy types along a regulated reach of the Dolores River, Colorado—Implications for ecological restoration	poster	abstract
Nina Louden, Dan Bean, Ted Edwards	Asymmetric Interspecific Competition Between Specialist Herbivores That Feed on Tamarisk in Western Colorado	oral	abstract	video
Ted Manahan	Assigning Tamarisk Treatments and Estimating Treatment Costs	poster	abstract
Mary Anne McLeod	Effects of Tamarisk Beetles on Southwestern Willow Flycatchers and Their Habitats	oral	abstract	video
Melissa A. McMaster, Lori J. Makarick, John Spence, Curt Deuser and Talise Dow	Beware of the ravenous Ravenna: Management of the highly invasive exotic Ravenna grass (Saccharum ravennae) in Colorado River Parks	poster	abstract
Patrick J. Moran	Defoliation of Athel in Comparison to Saltcedar at Big Bend National Park in 2010	poster
Pamela. L. Nagler, Tim Brown, Kevin R. Hultine, Charles van Riper III, Daniel W. Bean, R. Scott Murray, Susanna Pearlstein and Edward P. Glenn	Regional-scale impacts of the Tamarix leaf beetles (Diorhabda carinulata) on the leaf phenology and water use of Tamarix spp.	oral	abstract	video
Christopher M. U. Neale, Saleh Taghvaeian, Hatim Geli, Robert T. Pack, Michael G. Baker and Ronald D. Simms	Tamarisk Seasonal Evapotranspiration Estimates using High-Resolution Airborne Remote Sensing	oral	abstract	video
Jamie M. Nielsen, Tillie Walton, Jim Diebold and Robb Walt	Converting Riparian Restoration Waste to Energy: Testing tamarisk (Tamarix spp.) woody biomass as fuel for downdraft gasification	oral/poster	abstract	video
Danny P. Nielsen and Heather Bateman	Effects of Saltcedar on abundance and habitat utilization on the Side-Blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana)	poster	abstract
Scott J. Nissen	Russian Knapweed (Rhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo)): A Common Secondary Invader Following Tamarisk Removal.	oral	abstract	video
Laura M. Norman	How an Ecosystem Services Assessment Informs Land and Natural Resource Decisions	oral	abstract	video
Heather Paddock and Gail Drus	Affect of Foliar Architecture on the Flammability of Tamarisk and Native Riparian Species	poster	abstract
Susanna L. Pearlstein, Pamela L. Nagler, Kevin Hultine and Edward P. Glenn	Water use of Russian olive and Cottonwood trees near Moab, UT	poster
Sarah Puckett and Charles van Riper III	Influences of the tamarisk leaf beetle (Diorhabda carinulata) on insectivorous birds along the Dolores River in southwestern Colorado	poster	abstract
Christopher M. Ritzi, Anne Marie Hilscher and Jack DeLoach	Impact of the Tamarisk Leaf Beetle (Diorhabda spp.) on Salt Cedar (Tamarix spp.) and Athel (T. Athel) Along the Rio Grande River in Presidio and Brewster Counties, Texas	oral	abstract	video
Thomas Shrader	Restoring Native Bosques to the Exclusion of Tamarisk—An Alternative Management Paradigm	oral		video not available
Byron B. Sleugh, Mary Halstvedt, Robert Wilson, Gustavo Sbatella and Vanelle Peterson	Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control with Aminopyralid and Triclopyr Mixtures	oral	abstract	video
Hilda Smith, Danace Arthur, Sasha Reed, Jayne Belnap, Pamela Nagler, Steven Ostoja, and Patrick Shafroth	Monitoring of vegetation, soil, and water use associated with biological control of Tamarix along the Colorado and Virgin Rivers USGS Biology Science Centers: SBSC, FORT, WERC	poster	abstract
David A. Stahl, Thomas Quinn, Anna Sher and Dan Bean	Expressions of Diorhabda	oral	abstract	(did not present)
Debbra Stokes	Native Plant Establishement in Late Summer	poster	abstract
Jean C. Stutz, Vanessa B. Beauchamp and Jeffery D. Johnson	Trouble in the Roots: Tamarisk and Mycorrhizal Fungi	oral	abstract	video
Saleh Taghvaeian, Christopher M.U. Neale, John Osterberg, Doyle Watts, and Subramania I. Sritharan	Stream-Aquifer-Phreatophyte Interactions along a Tamarisk-dominated Segment of the Lower Colorado River	oral	abstract	video
Christine Taliga	Tamarisk Management efforts by the NRCS and Partners in Colorado	poster	abstract
Taskeshi Taniguchi, Kumud Acharya, Shogo Imada, Norikazu Yamanaka	Influence of soil salt accumulation on symbiotic microorganisms in the root of Tamarix ramosissima	poster	abstract
Tad C. Theimer, Eben H. Paxton and Mark K. Sogge	Tamarisk biocontrol using tamarisk beetles: a review and potential consequences for riparian birds in the southwestern United States	oral	abstract	(did not present)
Connie Woodhouse	Hydrologic Variability in the Upper Colorado River Basin over the Past 1300 Years	oral	abstract	video