Dear fellow wetland enthusiasts, We are excited to announce our Session #3340 Sea Level Rise +: forecasting coastal wetland ecosystem responses to multiple stressors at this years American Geophysical Union annual Fall meeting in San Francisco (December 15th-19th). The abstract deadline is August 6, 2013 at 23:59 EDT. We look forward to seeing you in December!
Sincerely, Susanna Theroux, DOE Joint Genome Institute, [email protected] Lisamarie Windham-Myers, U.S. Geological Survey, [email protected] Susannah Tringe, DOE Joint Genome Institute, [email protected] Wyatt Hartman, DOE Joint Genome Institute, [email protected] Confirmed invited speakers: Lisa Schile, San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Michael Osland, U.S. Geological Survey Description: Coastal wetlands perform a number of critical functions for local and global ecosystems including protection from storm surges, transformation of nutrients, habitat support for fish and wildlife, and long-term storage of organic carbon. The impact of climate change on the stability and survival of coastal wetlands remains unclear. Because models suggest a full range of projections, from marsh expansion to degradation, specific responses to increasing global temperatures and sea level rise (SLR) may be constrained by barriers to landward migration, sediment supply, nutrient availability, and more. Plant and microbial communities will both be impacted by global change and influence the adaptability of the ecosystems. This session aims to unite researchers examining coastal wetland responses to SLR and other natural and anthropogenic stressors. We welcome multiple perspectives including those focused on historical records of wetland adaptation, modern ecosystem processes, and forecast models of predicted wetland response to a rapidly changing environment. Section/Focus Group: Biogeosciences (B) Co-Sponsors: Global Environmental Change (GC) Submit an abstract: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm14/webprogrampreliminary/Session3340.html
