We would like to invite abstract submissions to the session "Biogeochemical Cycling in Changing Glacial Habitats and Downstream Ecosystems" (Session 09c) at the upcoming Goldschmidt conference (18-20 August in Barcelona).
The keynote speaker for the session will be Jemma Wadham of the University of Bristol, speaking on "Biogeochemical weathering and riverine nutrient export during glacier retreat".
Session summary:
"Glaciers and ice sheets, as major drivers of weathering and erosion, are important features within the critical zone. As the size, distribution, and melt patterns associated with glaciers continue to change, so too will their impacts to downstream ecosystems. Habitats beneath and downstream of glaciers will contend with hydrologic changes leading to altered nutrient and sediment regimes. The microorganisms that catalyze the transformation of elements within glacial habitats and downstream environments will respond to these changes in unknown ways. This session seeks to synthesize knowledge on the impacts of changing hydrology and sediment transport on the biogeochemistry of glaciated systems, the microbial life in those systems, and the downstream consequences of change. We invite abstracts that address biogeochemical linkages within or among components of glaciated systems, or how microbial or biogeochemical processes are affected by changes in glacier movement, hydrology, or extent. Habitats downstream of glaciers are numerous, so we encourage abstracts from studies conducted in fjords, terrestrial glacial forefields, proglacial lakes, supraglacial, and subglacial habitats. The session aims to contextualize how glacial changes will regulate future biogeochemical processes."
Abstract submission closes on March 29.
https://goldschmidt.info/2019/program/programViewThemes
We hope to see you there,
Trista Vick-Majors, Alexander Michaud, Katja Laufer, Susann Henkel
