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American Geophysical Union [AGU] session on karst biogeochemistry‏

rhychydwr1

Active member
Dear Colleague,

The deadline for abstract submissions is drawing near!

We would like to alert you to a proposed session at the 2011 AGU
meeting (San Francisco) that focuses on geochemical and biological
issues in karst systems. There is also a karst session that focuses on
physical hydrology and geomorphology of karst systems, co-convened by
Matt Covington, Katrina Koski, and Jason Gulley. We encourage you to
consider submitting an abstract to present at one of these sessions.
AGU sessions on karst in the recent past have generated a very large
amount of interest. And of course, San Francisco is one of the
loveliest cities in the world and a very fun place to be during the
holiday season.

The AGU Fall Meeting is from 5-9 December 2011. Abstracts can be
submitted starting 8 June 2011, and will be accepted until 4 August
2011.

Details on the meeting, abstract length and formatting, and how to
submit an abstract can be found at http://www.agu.org/meetings/

Title:

New Approaches for Investigating Biological and Geochemical Processes
and Contaminant Transport in Karst Systems

Invited presenters: Bartolom? Andreo-Navarro, Jacques Mudry, Jon
Martin, Carol Wicks

Description:

Karst aquifers represent a vital water resource on a global scale,
providing drinking water for an estimated 40% of the world?s
population and critical habitat for numerous endemic and endangered
species. Karst systems are inherently vulnerable to contamination and
challenging to study. Understanding the controls on flow and transport
and biological and geochemical processes is critical to a sustainable
future for karst systems. This session brings together biologists,
ecohydologists, hydrologists, geochemists, and modelers who have
developed tools for investigating karst processes or approaches to
interpreting biological, geochemical, and hydrologic data.

Section: Biogeosciences

Conveners:

Corinne I. Wong, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712,
corinnewong@mail.utexas.edu

Barbara J. Mahler, U.S. Geological Survey, 8027 Exchange Drive,
Austin, TX 78754,

bjmahler@usgs.gov

Nico Massei, The University of Rouen, Normandy, France,
nicolas.massei@univ-rouen.fr

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Barbara J. Mahler, Ph.D., P.G.

Research Hydrologist

U.S. Geological Survey

1505 Ferguson Ln., Austin, TX 78754

(512) 927-3566


 
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