Dear All, Todd Lookingbill and I are organizing a session titled "Landscape Controls on Ecosystem Processes" for the upcoming Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers in Washington, DC, 14-18 April. A description of the session is below. We are hoping to showcase some of the new and exciting techniques/approaches that are being used to find linkages between landscape properties and ecosystem processes at large-scales. Our goal is to have a dynamic group of geomorphologists, landscape ecologists, and biogeographers. If interested in giving an oral presentation in this session please send me your abstract before Tuesday, October 27. Abstracts for AAG are due by 28 October 2009 (http://aag.org/annualmeetings/2010/papers.htm#sessions).
-- Jason P. Julian Department of Geography University of Oklahoma http://ags.ou.edu/~jjulian/ Session Title: Landscape Controls on Ecosystem Processes Organizers: Jason P. Julian – University of Oklahoma Todd R. Lookingbill – University of Richmond Sponsoring Groups: Geomorphology Specialty Group Spatial Analysis and Modeling Specialty Group Biogeography Specialty Group Description: Ecosystems are shaped by a physical template that includes climate, geomorphology, and surrounding land use. However, understanding how changes in the physical template influence ecosystem processes is difficult due to the heterogeneity of landscapes and the many direct, indirect, and spurious linkages between landscape pattern and process, especially at broad-scales. This session looks at some of the new techniques and approaches being used to link landscape physical controls and ecosystem processes. Ecosystem (fluvial or terrestrial) processes of interest include, but are not limited to, primary productivity, nutrient cycling, water cycling, and community dynamics. Interdisciplinary approaches are emphasized.
