[Coral-List] Carbonate Chemistry Feedbacks within Reef Habitats Mini-Symposium at 2012 ICRS [Abstracts Due 1 Oct 2011]
Ryan P. Moyer
rmoyer at usgs.gov
Fri Sep 9 09:34:14 EDT 2011
Dear colleagues,
We would like to call your attention to, and
invite submissions of abstracts for inclusion in
the mini-symposium "Carbonate Chemistry Feedbacks
within Reef Habitats" (Session 8b under the Ocean
Acidification theme) at the 2012 International Coral Reef Symposium.
Session Title: Carbonate Chemistry Feedbacks
Within Reef Habitats: What Local Controls Can
Offset/Exacerbate Ocean Acidification Within Reef Communities?
Session Description: Changes in surface ocean
chemistry in response to rising atmospheric CO2
are well documented. Numerous laboratory
experiments have demonstrated that such changes
could prove deleterious to coral reefs in coming
decades. While these effects are commonly
interpreted as responses to changes in carbonate
mineral saturation state ( ), local carbonate
chemistry within reefs is typically very complex
and the secular decline of over the past century
is not well documented. Local factors such as
community metabolism, sediment dissolution,
freshwater input, organic carbon cycling, among
others can impart additional significant control
on ambient carbonate chemistry. This themed
workshop invites contributions on field-based
process studies of carbonate chemistry within
coral reefs to better assess the primary
feedbacks and controls of ocean acidification on
coral reefs. Special attention will be given to
efforts that integrate data from field-based
studies with theoretical models to improve
predictions of the response of reefs to ocean acidification.
Conveners: Ryan P. Moyer, US Geological Survey
(<mailto:rmoyer at usgs.gov>rmoyer at usgs.gov);
Dwight Gledhill, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
(<mailto:Dwight.Gledhill at noaa.gov>Dwight.Gledhill at noaa.gov);
Joanie Kleypas, National Center for Atmospheric
Research
(<mailto:kleypas at ucar.edu>kleypas at ucar.edu);
Kimberly Yates, US Geological Survey
(<mailto:kyates at usgs.gov>kyates at usgs.gov); Rusty
Brainard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (<mailto:Rusty.Brainard at noaa.gov>Rusty.Brainard at noaa.gov)
Online Abstract
Submissions:
<http://www.icrs2012.com/AbstractSubmission.htm>http://www.icrs2012.com/AbstractSubmission.htm
Abstract Submission Deadline: 1 October 2011
Meeting Dates & Location: 9 13 July 2012, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
Ryan P. Moyer, Ph.D.
Mendenhall Post-doctoral Fellow
U. S. Geological Survey
Saint Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science Center
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA
Email: rmoyer at usgs.gov
Tel: 1-727-803-8747 x3030 (office)
1-954-629-2544 (mobile)
Fax: 1-727-803-2032
Web: http://profile.usgs.gov/rmoyer
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