Hello Colleagues, I am writing to invite you to submit abstracts to a session that Michelle Mack and I are co-convening at AGU this December: GC003: Altered Nutrient Cycling in High-Latitude Ecosystems. Please spread the word, a description of our session is below. Abstracts are due on August 8th, and can be submitted at: http://agu-fm12.abstractcentral.com/. Apologies for cross-postings.
Best Regards, Michelle Mack and Kyle Whittinghill GC003: Altered Nutrient Cycling in High-Latitude Ecosystems http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/session-search/single/altered-nutrient-cycling-in-high-latitude-ecosystems/ Session Description: Despite strong nutrient limitation at high-latitudes, less attention is paid to climate change impacts on nutrient cycling than to direct effects on carbon cycling. In addition to a potential source of nutrients with permafrost thaw, climate change may alter disturbance regimes (i.e. fire), hydrology (i.e. water tables), and vegetation communities (i.e. shrub expansion). These factors influence nutrient inputs, cycling, and transport. In this session, we propose to explore how changing climate alters nutrient dynamics in permafrost-dominated ecosystems. We welcome presentations on the cycling of N, P, and other nutrients, especially those on disturbance effects, terrestrial-aquatic linkages, and growing season controls on productivity. -- Kyle Whittinghill, Postdoctoral Fellow Complex Systems Research Center Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space University of New Hampshire 208 Morse Hall Durham, NH 03824 Office: 603-862-4434 Cell: 651-247-3296
