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Amy Concilio Home  Directory Amy Concilio
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My research focuses on control of high elevation populations of Bromus tectorum, an invasive annual grass from Eurasia that has displaced native species and altered fire regimes throughout the Great Basin. I work in the eastern Sierra, at the edge of the invasion. My objectives are to (1) determine how climate change, land use change, and air pollution might interact to affect ecosystem invasibility by Bromus tectorum at high elevation, (2) compare restoration techniques using a range of passive and active approaches, and (3) identify socio-political barriers to invasive species control in the eastern Sierra. |
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Concilio, A., J. Chen, S. Ma and M. North (2009) Precipitation patterns drive inter-annual variation in soil respiration in an old-growth mixed conifer forest. Climatic Change. 92: 109-122
Ryu, SR, A. Concilio, J. Chen, M. North, and S. Ma (in press) Prescribed burning and mechanical thinning effects on belowground conditions and soil respiration in a mixed-conifer forest, California. Forest Ecology and Management
Ongley, L., L. Sherman, A. Armienta, Concilio, A., and C. Ferguson Salinas (2007) Arsenic contamination in the soils and sediments of Zimapán, Mexico. Environmental Pollution. 145 (3): 793-799
Concilio, A., S. Ma, S.R. Ryu, J. Chen, and M. North (2006) Soil respiration response to burning and thinning from one to three years after experimental treatments. Forest Ecology and Management. 228 (1-3): 82-90.
Concilio, A., S. Ma, Q. Li, J. LeMoine, J.Chen, M. North, R. Jensen, and D. Moorhead (2005) Soil respiration response to burning and thinning in mixed conifer and hardwood forests. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 35 (7): 1581-1591
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