2012 LTER ASM - Coastal Systems

Physical Context in the California Current Ecosystem: Mesoscale Front during E-Front Study

adeverneil — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 09:11:46 +0000

Poster Number:

400

Presenter/Primary Author:

Alain De Verneil

Co-Authors:

PJS Franks and Dan Rudnick

Student Poster:

Yes

Differential zooplankton trophic responses to environmental perturbations in the California Current Ecosystem

mlandry — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:44:40 +0000

Poster Number:

396

Presenter/Primary Author:

Michael Landry

Co-Authors:

Moira Décima

Co-Authors:

Brian Popp

¹⁵N isotopic compositions of zooplankton species in the California Current Ecosystem (CCE) vary over interannual and decadal scales of climate variability, but the extent to which those

Pelagic community responses to a deep-water front in the California Current Ecosystem: The CCE A-Front Study

mlandry — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 21:05:00 +0000

Poster Number:

386

Presenter/Primary Author:

Michael Landry

Co-Authors:

Mark Ohman

Co-Authors:

Ralf Goericke

Co-Authors:

Andrew Taylor

Co-Authors:

Julian Koslow

Co-Authors:

Ty Samo

Co-Authors:

Mati Kahru

In October 2008, we investigated pelagic community composition and biomass, from bacteria to fish, across a sharp frontal gradient overlying deep waters south of Point Conception, California.

Zooplankton aggregation at glider-detected ocean fronts in the California Current Ecosystem

mohman — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:09:54 +0000

Poster Number:

376

Presenter/Primary Author:

Jesse Powell

Co-Authors:

Mark D. Ohman

Here we report the results from six years of front observations from 2006 through 2011 along two transect lines within the Southern California Current System (SCCS) using autonomous gliders.

The California Current Ecosystem (CCE) LTER site: Mechanisms underlying ecosystem transitions

mohman — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 23:47:52 +0000

Poster Number:

375

Presenter/Primary Author:

Mark Ohman

Co-Authors:

25 co-authors

The CCE-LTER site is a coastal upwelling biome forced by physical processes on a variety of time and space scales.

The roles of crabs in forming tidal creeks in sinking salt marshes

hvu — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:35:26 +0000

Poster Number:

311

Presenter/Primary Author:

Huy Vu

Co-Authors:

Steven C. Pennings

Salt marshes provide many ecosystem services, but are threatened by sea-level rise (SLR).

Student Poster:

Yes

In situ CO2 enrichment alters the nutrient and carbohydrate content of seagrasses: Parallels to terrestrial research

jfourqurean — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:25:12 +0000

Poster Number:

305

Presenter/Primary Author:

James Fourqurean

Co-Authors:

Justin Campbell

Seagrasses commonly display carbon-limited photosynthetic rates.

Beyond beach width - integrating ecological zones and function of sandy beach ecosystems

jdugan — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:17:51 +0000

Poster Number:

302

Presenter/Primary Author:

Jenifer Dugan

Co-Authors:

David M. Hubbard

Co-Authors:

H. Mark Page

Co-Authors:

Nicholas K. Schooler

Sandy beaches receive large subsidies of drift kelp and macrophytes from kelp forests. Rapid processing of this macroalgal wrack by intertidal invertebrates (shredders) and its subsequent dec

Physical and biogeochemical patterns in a saltmarsh/river system (Duplin River, GA)

cschutte — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:17:04 +0000

Poster Number:

300

Presenter/Primary Author:

Charles Schutte

Co-Authors:

Christof Meile

Co-Authors:

Daniela DiIorio

Co-Authors:

Paul McKay

Co-Authors:

Kimberley Hunter

Co-Authors:

Jackson Blanton

Co-Authors:

Samantha Joye

Salt marshes are among the most productive habitats on Earth, and constitute a critical interface between the land and the sea.

Student Poster:

Yes

Characteristics of eddies shed from the Antarctic Circumpolar Current

ncouto — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:21:11 +0000

Poster Number:

299

Presenter/Primary Author:

Nicole Couto

Co-Authors:

Oscar Schofield

Co-Authors:

Doug Martinson

Winter temperatures in the western Antarctic peninsula (WAP) region are the fastest-warming temperatures on Earth, however understanding the heat sources driving the rise in temperatures remains an

Student Poster:

Yes