Dear colleagues, The next ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting will be held between 22-27 February 2015 in Granada, Spain. We are hosting session 02, called "*Composition and reactivity of dissolved organic matter (DOM) across landscapes*" and would very much like you to participate!
Please note that the deadline for abstract submissions is 10th October 2014 (http://sgmeet.com/aslo/granada2015/). Looking forward to see you in Granada! Núria Catalán Dolly Kothawala Anne Kellerman Lars Tranvik *Session description: Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is highly relevant to inland waters from an ecological perspective and is an important component of the global carbon cycle. DOM constantly changes in composition and reactivity as it passes through the landscape. Until recently, our understanding of how landscape elements influence the chemical composition and biological reactivity of DOM has been sparse. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that DOM quality and quantity is highly influenced by the landscape, not only by controlling direct terrestrial inputs of organic matter into aquatic systems but also through indirect controls on DOM transformations on its way to the sea (e.g. nutrient inputs). With a surge of methodological advancements in DOM characterization (including optical properties, FTICR, NMR, isotopes, and others), we aim to bring together studies interested in gaining deeper insights into how the landscape and DOM composition are linked. This session is intended to provide new insights into the links between the physical environment with DOM composition and reactivity. We invite contributions that explore DOM compositional changes throughout the landscape both in space and time. We are particularly interested in studies aiming to identify landscape controls on DOM quality either at local or regional scales.* *Núria Catalán* *Limnology/Dept of Ecology and GeneticsEvolutionary Biology CentreUppsala UniversityNorbyvägen 18 DSE-752 36 UppsalaSweden* *Think about the environment when printing an email!!Pensa si realment et cal imprimir aquest mail abans de fer-ho!¡Antes de hacerlo, piensa si realmente necesitas imprimir el mail!*
