Dear Colleagues, We are writing to encourage abstract submissions to our session “Dynamics, drivers, and impacts of vegetation change in boreal and arctic ecosystems” (https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm15/preliminaryview.cgi/Session7880) at this year’s AGU Fall Meeting. The deadline for abstract submissions is August 5. Please see below for the session description and feel free to contact us with any questions. We hope to put together a broad and inclusive session on vegetation change in high latitude ecosystems.
Best, Sandra Holden Claudia Czimcik Mike Goulden (Conveners) Title: Dynamics, drivers, and impacts of vegetation change in boreal and arctic ecosystems Session ID#: 7880 Session Description: Multiple lines of evidence suggest that the Arctic is “greening” in response to climate warming and wetting, while parts of the Boreal may be “browning”. Yet, substantial uncertainties exist regarding the rate, magnitude, causes and implications of this vegetation change. This session seeks to integrate diverse research on the dynamics, drivers, and consequences of vegetation change in terrestrial, high-latitude ecosystems with the ultimate goal of better predicting how the vegetative cover change will feedback to the climate system. We are especially interested in submissions that investigate the biogeochemical, biophysical, and other ecosystem-level consequences of vegetation change. In addition, we encourage submissions that develop a mechanistic understanding of the causes of vegetation change. We also welcome submissions that document the dynamics of ongoing vegetation change, including (but not limited to) studies that utilize remote sensing and repeat photography. Primary Convener: Claudia I Czimczik, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States Conveners: Sandra R Holden, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States and Michael Goulden, University of California, Irvine, CA, United States Cross-Listed: A - Atmospheric Sciences B - Biogeosciences C - Cryosphere H - Hydrology Index Terms: 0426 Biosphere/atmosphere interactions [BIOGEOSCIENCES] 0439 Ecosystems, structure and dynamics [BIOGEOSCIENCES] 0702 Permafrost [CRYOSPHERE] 1632 Land cover change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
