We invite you to participate in the 2010 AGU Fall Meeting special session B03:
PHENOLOGIES, CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY Phenologies are integrative ecological responses to environmental variation and change. Human agency affects phenologies, directly and indirectly. Many indicators point to significant phenological changes. Beyond detection and attribution are questions of how to mitigate and to adapt in response to changing environments. What are effective methods to project phenologies? Is it enough to use key variables from climate projections or is something more needed to portray the phenologies of possible futures? What are the roles of land use change? We welcome the entire spectrum of phenological studies, especially how phenologies can provide means to manage resources in future landscapes. Sponsoring section: Biogeosciences Co-sponsoring sections: Atmospheric Sciences, Global Environmental Change, Hydrology Index Terms: 426 (biosphere/atmosphere interactions), 438 (diel, seasonal, and annual cycles), 1630 (impacts of global change), 1807 (climate impacts) INVITED PRESENTATIONS (confirmed) A. Russ Monson (University of Colorado): "Phenological control over ecosystem-atmosphere carbon exchange" B. This Rutishauser (University of Bern): "Plants and pixels: Comparing phenologies from the ground and from space" C. Jeff Diez (University of Michigan): "Forecasting phenological responses to climate variation: Using hierarchical models to bridge local processes and regional predictions" D. Mike Singer (University of Texas): "Asynchrony between interacting species: signal of climate change or pre-existing adaptive strategy?" Abstract deadline: 02 September at 23:59 EDT or 03:59+1 GMT. Late submissions are not accepted. Submit here: http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm10/program/abstract_submissions.php Submit abstract to Biogeosciences special session B03. If you are not an AGU member and need sponsorship of your abstract, or if you have questions about the session, please contact [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Conveners: Geoff Henebry, South Dakota State University (lead) Julio Betancourt, USGS Kirsten de Beurs, University of Oklahoma Jess Brown, USGS
