Dear colleagues, We invite you to participate in a Special Session on Watershed Biogeochemistry at the joint meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography ant the North American Benthological Society in Sante Fe, NM (June 6-11, 2010). For information on the conference, see http://aslo.org/santafe2010.
S33: Sources, Transport, and Cycling of Nutrients in Aquatic Ecosystems Special Session overview: Anthropogenic and natural sources of dissolved and particulate nutrients have a profound impact on ecosystems and water quality. Spatial and temporal variations in nutrient loading can influence local water clarity, oxygen levels, community composition, trophic interactions, and contaminant bioaccumulation pathways within food webs. Groundwater contamination and coastal eutrophication are two negative consequences of nutrient pollution. We seek presentations aimed at a fundamental understanding of sources, transport, and transformations of nutrients in aquatic environments. We are particularly interested in highlighting work aimed at tracking sources of nutrients with hydrological, biogeochemical, or isotopic tracers; and field or modeling studies that emphasize the coupled nature of hydrological and biogeochemical processes in watersheds. All aquatic environments are of interest, including wetlands, groundwater, rivers, lakes, streams, and estuaries. If you would like to participate in this Special Session, please reply to one of the co-chairs listed below with a tentative title. If you would like your graduate students or colleagues to consider participating, please circulate this invitation. Thank you for your consideration, Rebecca Barnes ([email protected]) Beth Boyer ([email protected]) -- Rebecca T. Barnes NSF Postdoctoral Fellow U.S. Geological Survey 3215 Marine Street, Suite E127 Boulder, CO 80303 303.541.3097
