The Ecological Society of America, American Geophysical Union, and US Geological Survey are co-sponsors of the upcoming Soil Science Society of America ecosystems services conference--abstracts are now being invited and are due by 12/1/2013.
Purpose of Conference: Soils provide provisioning and regulating ecosystem services relevant to grand challenge areas of 1) climate change adaptation and mitigation, 2) food and energy security, 3) water protection, 4) biotechnology for human health, 5) ecological sustainability, and 6) slowing of desertification. The purposes of this conference will be to evaluate knowledge strengths and gaps, encourage cross-disciplinary synergies to accelerate new learning, and prioritize research needs. More info is available here: https://www.soils.org/meetings/specialized/ecosystem-services Nadine Lymn ESA Director of Public Affairs Washington DC 20036 (202) 833-8773 x205 https://twitter.com/esa_org https://www.facebook.com/esa.org
