B097
Resolving ecosystem scale interactions using large-scale stable isotope labeling and other novel techniques
Resolving ecosystem scale interactions using large-scale stable isotope labeling and other novel techniques
Session ID#: 82502
Session Description:
As anthropogenic perturbations increase, ecosystems respond and adapt in complex and often unpredictable ways. Responses of individual species to perturbations, as well as interactions among limited taxa can be studied closely under controlled conditions in a laboratory. Attempts to upscale these results to an ecosystem scale through models often fall short, as unforeseen feedbacks play out in nature. Manipulations on the scale of experimental ecosystems when combined with stable isotope labeling or other novel techniques can provide a critical link to elucidate interlinked responses to controlled disturbances. This session invites contributions from studies that investigate ecosystem responses from the molecular and microbial to atmospheric scale, using novel techniques such as large-scale stable isotope labeling, including at the position-specific level. We welcome studies from large-infrastructure experimental ecosystems, as well as natural ecosystems.
Index Terms:
0439 Ecosystems, structure and dynamics [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0452 Instruments and techniques [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0454 Isotopic composition and chemistry [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1631 Land/atmosphere interactions [GLOBAL CHANGE]
Primary Convener: Nemiah Ladd, University of Freiburg, Ecosystem Physiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Conveners: Laura K Meredith, University of Arizona, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, Tucson, AZ, United States; University of Arizona, Biosphere 2, Tucson, AZ, United States, Christiane Werner, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany and Pawel K Misztal, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States; NERC center for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Primary Liaison: Nemiah Ladd, University of Freiburg, Ecosystem Physiology, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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