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Session Proposal: Soil Biogeochemistry at Regional Scales using Ecological Networks. (AGU25)

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Soil Biogeochemistry at Regional Scales using Ecological Networks.

Session ID#: 250902

Session Description:
Understanding soil function responses at regional scale is key for predicting impacts on Earth systems. Soils sustain ecosystem services and host biodiversity that can power the bioeconomy. With impacts across regions, the microbial activity and abiotic reactions influence how soils store and release essential nutrients across scales, from molecular to pore-level. Yet, our ability to represent these mechanistic processes and predict soil dynamics are challenged by a lack of data-model connectivity. In this session, we welcome contributions with data from ecological networks,  e.g., the Molecular Observation Network (MONet), National Ecological Observatory Network  (NEON),  Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER), AmeriFlux focused on cellular, molecular and pore-scale processes that provide mechanistic insights on biogeochemical cycling and enhance predictive modeling from pore to regional scales. Additionally, we encourage submissions integrating microbiological, mineralogical, physical, and biochemical perspectives to address how pore-scale structure and function, at spatial and temporal scales, informs ecosystem dynamics at global scale.
Index Terms:

0410 Biodiversity [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0412 Biogeochemical kinetics and reaction modeling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0426 Biosphere/atmosphere interactions [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0439 Ecosystems, structure and dynamics [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
Primary Convener:  Odeta Qafoku, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
Conveners:  Samantha R Weintraub-Leff, National Ecological Observatory Network, Battelle, Boulder, United States; National Ecological Observatory Network, Boulder, United States, William C Hockaday, Baylor University, Department of Geosciences, Waco, United States and John Bargar, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Emily Bonnell Graham, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
 
Using soil spectroscopy and ecological networks for unravelling biogeochemically-important soil microbial properties (Invited) (1850289)
Zac Freedman1, Soni Ghimire1, Yakun Zhang1,2, Jingyi Huang1, Joseph Andrews3, Emily Bonnell Graham4, Odeta Qafoku5 and Alfred E Hartemink6, (1)University of Wisconsin-Madison, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Madison, United States, (2)Oregon State University, Crop and Soil Sciences, Corvallis, United States, (3)University of Wisconsin Madison, Mechanical Engineering, Madison, United States, (4)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, (5)Battelle Pacific Northwest, Richland, United States, (6)University of Wisconsin Madison, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Madison, United States
 
Towards a biogeography of secondary metabolites produced at the plant root (Invited) (1855342)
Darcy McRose, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
 
Soil heterotrophic respiration is more sensitive to seasonal changes in temperature and water content than autotrophic respiration in a monsoon continental climate (1877745)
Hyunjin Kim, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) and Kyungjin Min, Seoul National University, Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul, South Korea
 
Mapping the Soil Microbiome Functions Shaping Wetland Methane Emissions (Invited) (1879261)
Mikayla Borton, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, United States
 
Mineral stabilization of soil organic sulfur at the continental scale (1879348)
Mengqiang Zhu1,2 and Zhuojun Zhang2, (1)University of Maryland, Geology, College Park, United States, (2)University of Wyoming, Ecosystem Science and Management, Laramie, United States
 
Dual and Divergent Formation Pathways Govern the Composition and Origins of Mineral-associated Organic Carbon (1881749)
Hongfei Liu, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, UNITED STATES, Carson Thompson, University of Wyoming, Ecosystem Science and Management, Laramie, United States, Chao Liang, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China, Shenyang, China, Amy M McKenna, Florida State University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, United States, Fu Chen, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, United States and Mengqiang Zhu, University of Maryland, Geology, College Park, United States
 
A Machine Learning Approach to Predicting WEOM Composition from Soil and Climate Variables (1891762)
Yog Dharaskar1, Odeta Qafoku2, Emily Bonnell Graham3, Vanessa Alessandra Garayburu-Caruso4, Tamas Varga4 and Mengqiang Zhu5, (1)University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, United States, (2)Battelle Pacific Northwest, Richland, United States, (3)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, (4)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, United States, (5)University of Maryland, Geology, College Park, United States
 
Nutrient Remediation in Florida Soils Compared to a Commonly Used Soil Amendment (1898542)
Sarah G Parker1, Chelsea Nitsch2, Kendall Goos3, Naija Cheek2, Arya Patel2, Jennifer Volk2, Matthew Blow1, Nicholas Young1, Kelly Maren Kibler3, Lisa G Chambers2 and Melanie J. Beazley1, (1)University of Central Florida, Department of Chemistry, Orlando, United States, (2)University of Central Florida, Department of Biology, Orlando, United States, (3)University of Central Florida, Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, Orlando, United States
 
Links between the molecular composition of dissolved organic matter and nitrogen cycling in diverse soils (1925671)
Samantha R Weintraub-Leff1, Vanessa Alessandra Garayburu-Caruso2, Emily Bonnell Graham3, Odeta Qafoku3 and Steven Hall4, (1)National Ecological Observatory Network, Battelle, Boulder, United States, (2)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, United States, (3)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, (4)University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, United States
 
Deconstructing the Carbon Stability Paradigm: Seasonal Coupling of Water-Extractable and Mineral-Associated Organic Matter (1930133)
Xander Takver1, Emily Bonnell Graham2, Mr. Marc Dumont3, Rahila Yilangai4, Holly R Barnard5, Rosalie Kae Chu6, William Kew2, Kaizad F. Patel7, Caroline Simonsen6, Kamini Singha8, Andrew Townsend6, Jason Toyoda6 and Pamela L Sullivan9, (1)Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States, (2)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, (3)Colorado School of Mines, Hydrologic Science and Engineering Program, Golden, CO, United States, (4)University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Geography, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, United States, (5)University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Geography, Boulder, United States, (6)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, United States, (7)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, (8)Colorado School of Mines, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Golden, CO, United States, (9)Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, United States
 
Creating Pedotransfer Function with MONet data types for scaling: Community Science Campaign Pilot (1961567)
Sakthi Kumaran1, Avidhan Kumaran2, Eric Salas3, Kellsie Schrack4, Odeta Qafoku5, Dr. Arjun Chakrawal6, John Bargar5 and Emily Bonnell Graham5, (1)Central State University, Agricultural Research Development Program (ARDP), Wilberforce, OH, United States, (2)Cedarville University, Cedarville, United States, (3)Central State University, Wilberforce, United States, (4)Central State University, Agricultural Research Development Program (ARDP), Wilberforce, United States, (5)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, (6)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, United States
 
Switchgrass genotype-by-environment interactive effects on soil organic matter composition and microbial functional capacity (1972957)
Michael Paul Ricketts1, Young Song2, Vanessa Alessandra Garayburu-Caruso2, Odeta Qafoku3, Roser Matamala4, Julie D Jastrow4, Felix Fritschi5, Jason Bonnette6 and Thomas E Juenger6, (1)Argonne National Laboratory, Environmental Science Division, Argonne, United States, (2)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, United States, (3)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, (4)Argonne National Laboratory, Environmental Science Division, Argonne, IL, United States, (5)University of Missouri, Plant Sciences, Columbia, United States, (6)University of Texas at Austin, Integrative Biology, Austin, United States
 
Predicting Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling Rates Within and Across Diverse Ecosystems in the NEON Network (1973323)
Shane Stoner, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI, United States, Samantha R Weintraub-Leff, National Ecological Observatory Network, Battelle, Boulder, United States, William C Hockaday, Baylor University, Department of Geosciences, Waco, United States, Aaron Thompson, University of Georgia, Crop and Soil Sciences, Athens, GA, United States and Steven Hall, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, United States
 
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Reveals Differences in Elemental Composition of Surface Soils When Compared to Bulk and Water-Soluble Extractions in Soils Collected at a Continental-Scale (1973457)
Catherine Pettinger1, Vaithiyalingam Shutthanandan2, Odeta Qafoku3, Emily Bonnell Graham4, Ajay Karakoti2 and Erica Majumder1, (1)University of Wisconsin Madison, Bacteriology, Madison, WI, United States, (2)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States, (3)Battelle Pacific Northwest, Richland, United States, (4)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
 
Molecular and Microstructural Data for Regional Modeling of Earth Systems Responses: EMSL’s Molecular Observation Network (MONet) (1984373)
John Bargar1, Dr. Arjun Chakrawal2, Yuri E Corilo2, Emily Bonnell Graham1, Sarah Leichty2, Douglas Mans2, Kaizad F. Patel3, Odeta Qafoku1, Young Song2 and Jason Toyoda2, (1)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, (2)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, United States, (3)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
 
Understanding the control of chemical weathering on the soil carbon and nitrogen isotope compositions along the climatic zones of the eastern Himalaya (1990775)
Yogaraj Banerjee1, Marcela Vieira da Costa2, Oindrila Biswas3, Madhab Naskar4, Subir Bera5, Mona-Liza C Sirbescu6, Anthony Chappaz1 and Swapan Kumar Sahoo7, (1)STARLAB, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States, (2)Federal University of Lavras, Brazil, Lavras, Brazil, (3)Department of Botany, School of Basic Sciences, SRM University Sikkim, Gangtok, India, (4)Department of Botany, Sonarpur Mahavidyalaya, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India, (5)Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India, (6)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States, (7)Shaligram Research Institute (SHRI), Texas, United States
 
Continental-scale integration of soil metagenomes and metabolomes reveals ubiquitous microbial capacity for recalcitrant carbon decomposition (1998076)
Emily Bonnell Graham1, Young Song2, Cheng Shi3, Kelly G Stratton4, Izabel Stohel2, Viviana Freire Zapata5, Malak Tfaily6 and Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh7, (1)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, (2)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, United States, (3)Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, (4)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States, (5)University of Arizona, Department of Environmental Science, Tucson, AZ, United States, (6)The University of Arizona, Department of Environmental Science, Tucson, United States, (7)Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, United States
 
Influence of changing hydrothermal conditions on microbial functions and their attribution to soil carbon dynamics across the CONUS (1998135)
Yang Song, University of Arizona, Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Tucson, United States, Changpeng Fan, University of Arizona, Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Tucson, AZ, United States and Sabrina Wilson, University of Arizona, Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Tucson, AZ, United States
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