Session Announcement and Call for Papers
Influence of Recent Changes in the Arctic on Sub-arctic and Mid-latitude
Marine Ecosystems
2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting
2-7 March 2008
Orlando, Florida
Abstract Submission Deadline: Tuesday, 2 October 2007
For further information, please go to:
http://aslo.org/meetings/orlando2008/
Papers are invited for Session 074: "Influence of Recent Changes in the
Arctic on Sub-arctic and Mid-latitude Marine Ecosystems" being convened
at the 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting on 2-7 March 2008 in Orlando,
Florida. The meeting is co-sponsored by the American Society of
Limnology and Oceanography, American Geophysical Union, The Oceanography
Society, and Estuarine Research Federation.
Session Description:
Arctic and sub-arctic regions have experienced considerable warming over
the last ~30 years and climate models suggest this trend will continue.
Major consequences of high-latitude warming include distributional
changes of freshwater and ice. There is emerging evidence that changes
in the export of low-salinity water from the Arctic over recent decades
may have influenced coastal marine systems as far south as the Middle
Atlantic Bight. The intent of this session is to provide a forum for the
presentation of results from regional physical, biological, and/or
ecosystem studies that explore the nature and extent of arctic
influences on lower latitude systems. Of particular relevance to the
session will be results from: 1) observational and modeling studies
investigating the timing and pathways of freshwater export from the
Arctic and 2) studies investigating the physical and biological changes
in sub-arctic and mid-latitude ecosystems in which an arctic influence
has been documented or suggested.
Organizers:
Andrew Pershing
University of Maine
E-mail: andrew.pershing [at] maine.edu
David Mountain
NOAA Fisheries
E-mail: dmountai [at] whsun1.wh.whoi.edu
Igor Belkin
University of Rhode Island
E-mail: ibelkin [at] gso.uri.edu
Charles Greene
Cornell University
E-mail: chg2 [at] cornell.edu
For further information and to submit an abstract, please go to:
http://aslo.org/meetings/orlando2008/