We invite you to submit abstracts to special session O31 on "Biogeochemical Cycles of Continental Margins: Drivers and Impacts" for the 2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting, 20-24 February 2012, Salt Lake City, USA.

031: Biogeochemical Cycles of Continental Margins: Drivers and Impacts
Biogeochemical cycling in the coastal zone is complex and poorly quantified, both on the mean and in terms of variability in response to a myriad of natural and anthropogenic drivers. Such complexity leads to substantial uncertainty in global and regional carbon budgets. This session focuses on recent progress in understanding coastal biogeochemical cycling, with emphasis on linkages to terrestrial and global ocean cycles. Two areas of research are particularly sought: (1) impacts of climate variability, extreme events (e.g. floods, resuspension), and land-cover/land-use change on the transport and cycling of carbon, nitrogen and other elements to and within the coastal ocean margins; (2) synthesis and modeling work that leads to improved coastal zone carbon budgets at scales of global relevance. This special session invites investigators to present and discuss recent progress in coastal systems biogeochemistry from observational, experimental, and modeling perspectives.

Tutorial Presenters:  

Burke Hales

Nancy Rabalais (Carson Lecture)