Dear colleagues, We are convening a session, Application of Isotope and Genetic Platforms to Develop Spatial and Temporal Perspectives in Ecosystem Ecology, at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco, CA, December 13-17, 2010 (http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm10/). This session (see description below) addresses an emerging interest in combining genetic and isotopic information to generate new insights into population and ecosystem ecology. We are excited to have Paul Koch, Eske Willerslev, Stuart Bearhop, and Vicki Friesen as invited presenters. We seek additional presenters to contribute to our session as well.
For more information on our session, and how to be included, please dont hesitate to contact us. **Note that the abstract submission deadline is Thursday, September 2nd** Best wishes, Andreanna Welch Co-conveners: Peggy Ostrom, [email protected] Anne Wiley, [email protected] Craig Stricker, [email protected] SESSION B72: Application of Isotope and Genetic Platforms to Develop Spatial and Temporal Perspectives in Ecosystem Ecology Isotope and/or genetic approaches provide otherwise intractable information in a variety of fields including ecology, oceanography and paleoecology. While C, N and S isotopes reveal inter- and intra- specific variation in foraging habits and habitat use, H isotopes identify migratory pathways and breeding sites. Information about effective population size, population divergence and gene flow emerge from genetic analysis. These data are crucial for predicting the persistence of populations and are necessary for retrospective analysis of ecosystem change. We encourage presentations that apply these approaches to address unique questions that span spatial or temporal boundaries. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Andreanna J Welch | Predoctoral Fellow Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics National Zoological Park Mail: P.O. Box 37012, MRC 5503, Washington, DC 20013-7012 Deliveries: 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008 T 202-633-4116| F 202-673-0040 | [email protected] Behavior, Ecology, Evolution and Systematics Program University of Maryland College Park, MD, 20742
