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.
In situ CO2 enrichment alters the nutrient and carbohydrate content of seagrasses: Parallels to terrestrial research
Poster Number: 305 Presenter/Primary Author: James Fourqurean Seagrasses commonly display carbon-limited photosynthetic rates.
The Chemical Properties of Alaskan Permafrost and Seasonally Thawed Soils
Poster Number: 297 Presenter/Primary Author: Jessica Ernakovich Although permafrost soils contain vast stores of carbon, we know relatively little about the chemical composition of the carbon stored in these soils.
Fine Root Production and Belowground Soil Processes Across a Dryland Ecotone
Poster Number: 291 Presenter/Primary Author: Brenda Nieto Drylands cover 30% of terrestrial land area and can influence global C (carbon) and N (nitrogen) cycles.
Florida Coastal Everglades Long-Term Ecological Research Program: Overview of FCE III
Poster Number: 283 Presenter/Primary Author: Evelyn Gaiser The Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research (FCE LTER) site is located in South Florida, where the expansive coastal Everglades wilderness interacts with an urban and agricultural
The Moorea Coral Reef LTER Site
Poster Number: 274 Presenter/Primary Author: Sally Holbrook The Moorea Coral Reef (MCR) LTER site, established in 2004, explores community and ecosystem effects of pulsed perturbations and slowly changing environmental drivers on coral reefs, ecologically a
