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The 2006 Tamarisk Research Conference:
Current Status and Future Directions
The following presentations and posters were presented at the 2006 Tamarisk Research Conference in Ft. Collins, Colorado, on October 3 & 4, 2006. Each author(s) or his/her employer owns the copyright to individual presentations and posters. Consistent with copyright law, please contact the author(s) for permission to reproduce.
Program and Schedule
Day 1 Day 2 Posters
Breakout Sessions 1-4
Breakout Sessions 5-8
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Day 1, Tuesday, October 3
Morning Sessions: 1, 2, 3
Afternoon Sessions: 3 (continued), 4
Session 1: Restoration and Revegetation |
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| 8:30 | Bay, Robin F. and Anna A. Sher | Success of active re-vegetation after Tamarix spp. removal in Southwestern riparian ecosystems: A quantitative assessment of past restoration projects | Abstract |
| 8:50 | Beauchamp, Vanessa B. and Patrick B. Shafroth | Salinity tolerance and mycorrhizal responsiveness of candidate species for use in restoration of Tamarix-dominated xeric riparian areas | Abstract |
| 9:10 | DeWine, John M. and David J. Cooper | Competition and succession in tamarisk stands: towards biological control using native plants | Abstract PowerPoint |
| 9:30 | Gieck, Stephanie, A.A. Sher, S. Nissen, E. Lane, C. Brown, and A. Norton | Re-vegetation obstacles following tamarisk control: cheatgrass invasion and herbicide residues | Abstract |
| 10:10 | Shafroth, Patrick B., Vanessa B. Beauchamp, Mark K. Briggs, Kenneth D. Lair, David M. Merritt, Michael L. Scott, and Anna A. Sher | Restoration planning in the context of tamarisk control in the western US | Abstract |
| 10:30 | Lair, Kenneth D. | Key factors and constraints in restoration of native plant communities in arid, monotypic infestations of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) — strategies and techniques | Abstract PowerPoint |
| 10:50 | Merritt, David M., Mike L. Scott, Bradley J. Johnson | Riparian vegetation response to control of invasive plant species: restoration or retrogression | Abstract |
| 11:10 | Ogg, Alex G., Steve Christy, and Mike Wille | Response of saltcedar and native grasses to five years of mowing or herbicide applications | Abstract |
| 11:30 | Tidwell, Vincent C., Jesse D. Roberts, David P. Groeneveld | Systems approach for riparian management | Abstract PowerPoint |
Session 2: Sedimentation and Geomorphic Processes |
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| 8:30 | Mortenson, Susan G., Peter J. Weisberg, and Lawrence E. Stevens | Tamarix establishment in Grand Canyon National Park: linking historical aerial photography with flow stage reconstructions | Abstract PowerPoint |
| 8:50 | Roberts, Jesse D., Scott C. James, Craig A. Jones, and David Groeneveld | Importance of understanding sedimentation for tamarisk control efforts | Abstract |
| 9:10 | Alexander, Jason S., Dr. Jack Schmidt, and Dr. Michael Scott | Climate, tamarisk, and river regulation on the Upper Green River of Dinosaur National Monument: hydrologic scenarios for floodplain sedimentation | Abstract |
| 9:30 | Wilcox, Andrew C., Shafroth, Patrick B. | Hydrogeomorphic effects on tamarisk, Bill Williams River, AZ | Abstract |
Session 3: Biological Control |
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| 10:10 | Kazmer, David J., C.J. DeLoach, D. Bean, R.I. Carruthers, T.L Dudley, D. Eberts, A.E. Knutson, D.C. Thompson | Biological control of tamarisk: Establishment, population increase, and impacts of Diorhabda spp. at experimental release sites in the western US | Abstract |
| 10:30 | Bean, Dan, Nina Louden, Allard A. Cossé, Robert J. Bartelt, Jerry Shue and Brian Swedhin | Diapause induction limits dispersal of Diorhabda elongata | Abstract PowerPoint |
| 10:50 | Cossé, Allard A., Robert J. Bartelt, Bruce W. Zilkowski, Nina Louden, Daniel W. Bean, Earl R. Andress | Pheromone and host odor attractants for managing Diorhabda spp.: biological control agents of saltcedar | Abstract |
| 11:10 | Dudley, Tom L., Peter Dalin, Robert Pattison, Dan W. Bean, Andrea Caires | Effects of host genotype and condition on performance of Diorhabda elongata (Chrysomelidae). | Abstract PowerPoint |
| 11:30 | Dalin, P., T. Dudley, D.C. Thompson, D.W. Bean, D. Eberts, D. Kazmer, J. Michels, P. Moran, J. Milan, C.J. DeLoach | Regional testing of Diorhabda 'elongata' ecotypes | Abstract |
Keynote Speaker |
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| 12:30 | Anna A. Sher | Tamarix as symptom versus driver of ecosystem change: a review of the 2006 Ecological Society of America special session | |
Session 3: Biological Control (continued) |
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| 1:30 | Thomas, Hillary Q. | Open field host choice test of Diorhabda elongata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Northern California | Abstract PowerPoint |
| 1:50 | Swedhin, Brian, Levi Jamison, Tom L. Dudley, and Daniel W. Bean | Mapping tamarisk biocontrol monitoring sites and the expansion of D. elongata populations | Abstract PowerPoint |
| 2:10 | DeLoach, C.J., A.E. Knutson, P.J. Moran, D. Eberts, G.J. Michels, M. Muegge, D.C. Thompson, D. Richman, J. Sanabria, J.H. Everitt, V. Carney, K. Gardner, J.L. Tracy, T.O. Robbins, J. Hudgeons and R.I. Carruthers | Preliminary success in biological control of saltcedar Texas/New Mexico | Abstract |
| 2:30 | Bateman, Heather, Alice Chung-MacCoubrey, Deborah M. Finch, David Hawksworth | Effects of exotic plant removal and fuels reduction on vertebrates along the Middle Rio Grande, New Mexico | Abstract |
Session 4: Tamarix Distribution and Ecology |
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| 1:30 | Follstad Shah, Jennifer J. and Cliff N. Dahm | Soil nitrogen dynamics in stands of Populus deltoides ssp. wislizenii and Tamarix chinensis with differing flood regimes | Abstract |
| 1:50 | Friedman, Jonathan M., James M. Roelle, Julie Roth, and John F. Gaskin | Evolution of cold hardiness in North American Tamarix ramosissima | Abstract |
| 2:10 | Davern, Tracy | Modeling invasive species using remote sensing: an example using Tamarix | Abstract |
| 2:30 | Siemion, Gibney M. and Lawrence E. Stevens | Tamarisk flowering and seed release phenology in relation to climate and Colorado River hydrography | Abstract |
| 3:10 | Reynolds, Lindsay V. | Invasion process of tamarisk and Russian olive into Canyon de Chelly National Monument | Abstract PowerPoint |
| 3:30 | Shafroth, Patrick B. | Environmental flows for riparian restoration and Tamarix management | Abstract |
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| 5:00 - 6:00 | Poster Session | Posters | |
Day 2, Wednesday, October 4
Morning Sessions: 5 and 6
Afternoon Sessions: 7 and 8
Session 5: Tamarix Water Use |
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| 8:00 | Cleverly, James R., Michael Slusher, James R. Thibault, Jennifer Schuetz, and Clifford N. Dahm | Drought, restoration, and evapotranspiration in the Middle Rio Grande riparian corridor, New Mexico | Abstract PowerPoint |
| 8:20 | Groeneveld, David P., Dave Barz, Jesse D. Roberts | ET Estimation by remote sensing and GIS approaches for management | Abstract |
| 8:40 | Hart, Charles R., M. Keith Owens, and Georgianne W. Moore | Saltcedar management on the Pecos River in Texas: 1999-2005 | Abstract |
| 9:00 | Kluitenberg, Gerard J., James J Butler, Donald O Whittemore, Dave Arnold | Quantifying ground-water savings achieved by tamarisk control: A demonstration project in the riparian zone of the Cimarron River, Kansas | Abstract |
| 9:20 | Nagler, Pamela L., Edward Glenn, Kamel Didan, Doyle Watts, John Osterberg, and Jack Cunningham | Evapotranspiration by tamarisk from three 1-km2 sites at Cibola NWR on the lower Colorado River | Abstract PowerPoint |
| 10:00 | Pattison, Robert R., Carla M. D'Antonio, Tom Dudley, Kip Allande | Impacts of the saltcedar leaf beetle on saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) water use in central Nevada | Abstract |
| 10:20 | Stein, Josh S., David P. Groeneveld, Jesse D. Roberts | Groundwater modeling aspects to estimate water salvage | Abstract |
Session 6: Chemical Control Strategies |
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| 8:00 | Beck, George and James R. Sebastian | Using sulfonylurea herbicides to control tamarisk | Abstract |
| 8:40 | Christy, Stephen J. | Control of individual saltcedar plants with herbicides | Abstract |
| 9:00 | Franco, Jose G., Kirk McDaniel, Brent Tanzy, and Keith Duncan | Management of saltcedar regrowth with carpet-roller applied herbicide | Abstract |
| 9:20 | Lee, Barney G. | Precision application of aerially applied herbicide | Abstract |
| 9:40 | McDaniel, Kirk, Charles R. Hart, and Alan McGinty | Saltcedar control with rotary and fixed wing aircraft | Abstract |
| 10:00 | Nissen, Scott J., Galen R. Brunk, and Dale L. Shaner | Aerial application methods to reduce imazapyr impacts on riparian restoration | Abstract |
| 10:20 | Westra, Philip | Novel herbicide combinations for tamarisk control with minimal ecosystem impact | Abstract |
| Research Needs in Tamarisk: Managers’ Perspectives |
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| 11:00 | Hanson, Leanne, Patrick B. Shafroth, and Frank D’Erchia | Tamarisk research priorities of land and water managers: results from a USGS partnership meeting | Abstract PowerPoint |
| 11:30 | Dello Russo, Gina | Research needs on the middle Rio Grande: Management changes in response to a changing environment | Abstract PowerPoint |
| 12:00 | Van Landingham, Shelly | Research needs in my world (i.e. Southeastern Colorado) | Abstract PowerPoint |
Keynote Speaker |
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| 12:30 | Lori Williams, National Invasive Species Council National Invasive Species Council: What we are and what we do |
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Session 7: Tamarix Impacts on Native Species |
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| 1:30 | Paradzick, Charles E. and Julie C. Stromberg | Basin-scale hydrology, vegetation, and patch selection by the southwestern willow flycatcher along the Lower San Pedro and Gila Rivers, Arizona | Abstract PowerPoint |
| 1:50 | Moline, Angela B. and LeRoy N. Poff | Native and exotic riparian leaf litter as food for aquatic macroinvertebrates: Tamarisk, cottonwood, and Russian olive | Abstract |
| 2:10 | Sogge, Mark K., Eben H. Paxton1, and Susan J. Sferra | The suitability of tamarisk as habitat for riparian breeding birds; data and perspectives from the Southwest | Abstract |
| 2:30 | Longland, William S., Tom L. Dudley, Derek Hitchcock, Daniel Harmon | Effects of tamarisk invasion and biological control on birds | Abstract |
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Session 8: Modeling and Synthetic Approaches | |||
| 1:30 | Kumar, Sunil, Paul Evalgelista, Thomas Stohlgren, Alycia Crall, Greg Newman. | Modeling aboveground biomass of Tamarix (Tamarix ramosissima) in the Arkansas river basin in southeastern Colorado, USA | Abstract |
| 1:50 | Dionigi, Chris P | The National Invasive Species Council: Up-date and Tamarix economics-based planning tool development | Abstract |
| 2:10 | Lair, Kenneth D., Anna A. Sher, Scott O'Meara, and Michelle K. Cederborg | Native species displacement and dominance by saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) over time—is it a continuous, linear process? A conceptual framework for assessing ecological restoration potential, strategies and techniques | Abstract PowerPoint |
| 2:30 | McGinty, Allan, Ben Brooks, Jack DeLoach, Allen Knutson, Mark Muegge and Okla Thornton | Upper Colorado River saltcedar management program | Abstract |
| 2:50 - 4:00 |
Breakout Sessions 5, 6, 7 and 8 |
Summaries: Session 5 Session 6 Session 7 Session 8 |
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Presenter(s) |
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| Ament, Nathan, Mac Lewis, Tim Carlson, Paul Evangelista, Tom Stohlgren | Comprehensive inventory and mapping of tamarisk within Colorado's river systems and major tributaries: protocols, results, lessons learned, costs, and information dissemination | ||
| Bowser, Steven, Al Brower, Dan Cooper, Bill Eichinger, John Prueger, Larry Hipps, and Salim Bawazir | The ET Toolbox: A Practical Application of LIDAR Saltcedar Research (5 posters) | ||
| Carrithers, Vanelle F., Mary Halstvedt, Tom Whitson, and Alex Ogg | Control of saltcedar using Triclopyr | ||
| Christy, Steve, Alex Ogg, and Mike Wille | Restoration of Big Horn River floodplain after removal of heavy infestations of saltcedar and Russian olive | ||
| Drus Gail M., Tom L. Dudley, and Matt L. Brooks | Does herbivory enhance fire induced mortality? | ||
| Dunn, James M., Lenae Fonte, and Alyson Graffis | Connecting growth rates of Tamarix ramosissima to river discharge in two western Colorado rivers | ||
| Gaskin, John F. and Patrick B. Shafroth | Hybridization of Tamarix ramosissima and T. chinensis (saltcedars) with T. aphylla (Athel) (Family Tamaricaceae) in the southwestern USA determined from DNA sequence data | ||
| Gaskin, John F. and David J. Kazmer | Comparison of ornamental and wild saltcedar Tamarix spp. along eastern Montana riverways using chloropast and nuclear DNA sequence markers | ||
| Hansen, Richard W. and William C. Kauffman | Implementing biological control of saltcedars using Diorhabda elongata: the USDA-APHIS-PPQ cooperative release program in the western US | ||
| Hendrick, Kelly D. | Mapping Tamarix for the Canadian River Riparian Restoration Project | ||
| Hudgeons, Jeremy L., Allen E. Knutson, Kevin M. Heinz, C. Jack DeLoach, and Tom L. Dudley | Effects of herbivory by Diorhabda leaf beetles on carbohydrate reserves of tamarisk | ||
| Hummel, Ondrea | Middle Rio Grande Bosque Restoration Projects, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District | ||
| Jashenko, R.V., I.D. Mityaev, C.J. DeLoach | New potential agents for tamarisk biocontrol in the US | ||
| Kennaway, Lisa | Evaluating remote sensing tools for mapping the distribution of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) in a biocontrol study site | ||
| Kerns, Becky K., Catherine G. Parks, Bridgett J. Naylor, Alan A. Ager, and Jerome S. Beatty | Tamarisk in the Pacific Northwest: Assessing reality and risk | ||
| Knutson, Allen, Mark Muegge, and C. Jack DeLoach | Implementing biological control of Tamarix with leaf beetles in West Texas | ||
| Locke, Terri, Nina Louden, Brian Swedhin, and Richard Hansen | Collection, storage and release of Diorhabda elongata for the biocontrol program of tamarisk | ||
| Medina, Alvin L. , Tyler D. Johnson, and Jackson M. Leonard | Influence of saltcedar and associated woody vegetation on channel geomorphology of the upper Verde River | ||
| Owens, Keith M. and Georgianne W. Moore | How much water can a tree really use? | ||
| Petersen, Beth and David Thompson | Effects of mixing Greek and Chinese saltcedar leaf beetles in large field cages | ||
| Rice, Nicholas A , Shanahan A. Seth, Keiba Crear | Tamarix removal for successful native revegetation along the Las Vegas Wash, Clark County, Nevada | ||
| Richards, Ruth and Dr. Ralph E. Whitesides | Saltcedar control by grazing with goats compared to herbicides | ||
| Sanabria, J., C.J. DeLoach, J.L. Tracy, and T.O. Robbins | Modeling of Diorhabda elongata dispersal during the initial stages of establishment for the control of Tamarix spp. | ||
| Sanabria, J., J.L. Tracy , T.O. Robbins, and C.J. DeLoach | Use of morphometrics and multivariate analysis for classification of Diorhabda ecotypes from the Old World | ||
| Stromberg, Julie C., Sharon J. Lite, Charles Paradzick, and Patrick B. Shafroth | Tamarix abundance in arid basins of Arizona reflects prevailing hydrology | ||
| Valencia, R. A. and C.E. Paradzick | Southwestern willow flycatcher mitigation land management and Endangered Species Act requirements: implications of salt cedar control | ||
| Wille, Mike, Steve Christy, and Alex Ogg | Control of saltcedar with Pasturegard and other herbicides in north central Wyoming | ||
| Williams III, Livy, Keirith A. Snyder, William S. Longland, Robert R. Blank, James A. Young , and Raymond I. Carruthers | Biologically based integrated management of saltcedar on western rangeland watersheds | ||