Forwarded from Rob Jackson...
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Dear Colleagues,
Terry Chapin, Jen Harden, and I have organized a Biogeosciences session
on "Scientific Foundations for Earth-System stewardship" for the fall
AGU meeting (see below). Please consider contributing to the session as
well as passing this message on to grad students and postdocs that you
know. Abstract submission deadline is 2 September 2010. See:
http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm10/program/abstract_submissions.php
Thanks!
Rob Jackson
919-660-7408
http://www.biology.duke.edu/jackson
Biogeosciences Session, AGU Fall Meeting 2010
B35: Scientific Foundations for Earth System Stewardship
Human activities have exceeded or are close to exceeding safe boundaries
for many aspects of the environment, including climate, nitrogen inputs
to ecosystems, and biodiversity loss. Potential loss of permafrost with
global warming and the loss of tropical diversity are just two examples
of environmental tipping points that may soon be crossed. This session
on global planetaryEarth System stewardship focuses on how sound
geophysical biophysical science and knowledge from other disciplines can
be combined to provide environmental solutions. In addition to the above
examples, potential topics include resilience of the coupled Earth
System, geophysical threats to life on Earth, geoengineering and climate
management, and socio-ecological feedbacks to the environment. The
session is part of a series of joint activities between the American
Geophysical Union and the Ecological Society of America.
Convener Information:
Robert B. Jackson, jack...@duke.edu, 919-660-7408; Department of Biology
and Nicholas School of the Environment, Box 90338, Duke University,
Durham, NC 27708
Jennifer W. Harden, jhar...@usgs.gov, 650-329-4949; U.S. Geological
Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, ms 962, Menlo Park, CA 94025
F. Stuart Chapin, terry.cha...@alaska.edu, 907.474.7922; Department of
Biology and Wildlife Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska,
Fairbanks, Alaska, 99775
Index Terms: 0400 Biogeosciences; 1600 Global Change; 4800 Oceanography:
Biological And Chemical; 0315 Biosphere/Atmosphere Interactions
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Charles W. (Will) Cook w 919-660-5144
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook cwc...@duke.edu
Box 90338, Biology Dept., Duke Univ., Durham, NC 27708
