Pattern and control of organic matter accumulation in surface layers and sediments
The entire ecosystem relies on the recycling of organic matter (and the nutrients it contains), including dead plants, animals, and other organisms. Decomposition of organic matter and its movement through the ecosystem is an important component of the food web.
Biogeochemical Effects of Saltwater Intrusion and Increased Inundation on Everglades Peat Soil
Poster Number: 83 Presenter/Primary Author: Stephen Davis The mangrove wetlands that dominate the coastal Everglades (Florida, USA) overlie >1 m of carbon-rich peat soil and serve as a globally important carbon sink. With sea level rising at ~3 m
Assessing the importance of seagrass habitat restoration to “blue carbon” sequestration in the shallow coastal zone
Poster Number: 82 Presenter/Primary Author: Jill Greiner Seagrass meadows are highly productive habitats and provide many important ecosystem services to the coastal zone, including carbon and nutrient sequestration. Organic carbon accumulates in s
Drivers, dynamics and consequences of non-linear change in coastal barrier systems
Poster Number: 69 Presenter/Primary Author: Karen McGlathery The Virginia Coast Reserve (VCR) is a heterogeneous landscape comprising mainland watersheds, tidal marshes, mudflats, shallow coastal bays, and barrier islands.
Microbial Ecology of the WAP Continental Shelf Region
Poster Number: 68 Presenter/Primary Author: Hugh Ducklow We present results from a large data set (N=5427 individual measurements at 449 stations, 2003-2012) on bacterial abundance and production and related hydrographic properties collected on ten, regi
Sea Ice and Plankton Ecology at Palmer Station
Poster Number: 67 Presenter/Primary Author: Hugh Ducklow One of the tenets of polar oceanography is the dependence of phytoplankton blooms on sea ice retreat and subsequent water column stratification.
