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AQUATICCARBONBIOGEOCHEMISTRYOFCOASTALTEMPERATERAINFORESTSWORKSHOP FEBRUARY8-10,2017

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Participants(SteeringCommitteeinBlue) InterestsandExpertise WorkshopExpectations

SimoneAlinNOAA,PacificMarineEnvironmentalLab

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IamachemicaloceanographeratNOAA'sPacificMarineEnvironmentalLaboratory.MyresearchfocusesoncoastalcarboncyclingandoceanacidificationintheCaliforniaCurrentSystemand

SalishSea/PugetSound.IwasaregionalleaderfortheNorthAmericanCoastalCarbonSynthesis(CCARS)effort,whichincluded

land-oceanlinkagesasoneofthekeyfluxesofinterest.

Assuch,andbecausetheOlympicCoastandSalishSeaareareasnearanddeartome,Iaminterestedinmakingconnectionsandpossiblepapercollaborationsarisingoutof

thisworkshop.

MeganBehnkeAlaskaCoastalRainforestCenterUniversityofAlaskaSoutheastmegan.i.behnke@gmail.com

907-957-2738

IrunstreamsamplingandwateranalysisattheAlaskaCoastalRainforestCenter,andworktokeepdataloggersloggingsuccessfullyaroundtheJuneauarea.Duringmyundergraduateyears,Istudiedthephotochemicalandmicrobialbreakdownofdissolvedorganiccarbon

insmalltundraandpermafrostthawstreamsinSiberiawiththeWoodsHoleResearchCenter,andinvestigatedglacialiron

bioavailabilityatWHOI.

IhopetogainpracticalskillsinDOCanalysis,andtofurthernarrowinoncurrentopportunitiesintemperaterainforestbiogeochemistryformy

upcominggraduatestudy.

AllisonBidlackAlaskaCoastalRainforestCenterUniversityofAlaskaSoutheast

[email protected]

IamanecologistwithageneralinterestinthecoastalrainforestsoftheNorthPacific.Myobjectiveistofostercollaborativeresearchinthisecoregion;increasefundingandvisibilityforbasicandapplied

research;andprovidescience-basedinformationrelevanttocommunitydecision-making.

IaminterestedinsolidifyingaresearchnetworkfocusedoncoastalmarginsprocessesacrossthePacificNorthwestandAlaska.Thisnetworkwillfacilitateandenableintegrative,transformativeworkinthefaceofecosystemchangeandfunding

challenges.

SarahBisbingCalPoly

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Iamaforestecologistwhoworksattheintersectionoftheoreticalecologyandforestmanagementtounderstandhowspecies’adaptationsand

ecosystemresponsetodisturbanceshapecommunitystructure,ecosystemfunction,andlong-termstanddynamics.Researchinmylabworksto1)

identifyspecies’thresholdoftolerancetopast,current,andfutureconditions,and2)assessimpactsofalteredabioticandbioticconditions(viaclimatechangeandbothnatural,andanthropogenicdisturbances)onconiferregenerationandcommunitycomposition.Icollaboratewidelyacross

disciplinestogeneratecommunity,ecosystem,andlandscapelevelfindingsthatgobeyondfield-specificapplicationandproduceintegrated,cross-

disciplinarymanagementandconservationefforts.

Ilookforwardtoexpandingourcommunityofcoastaltemperate

rainforestresearchersandnetworkingacrossdisciplinestoidentifyknowledgegaps,future

studies,andastrong,collaborative,interdisciplinarynetwork.


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[email protected]

206-402-7011

Iamalimnologistwithbroadinterestsinaquaticecology,biogeochemistry,andwaterresourcemanagement.Atpresent,Iamheavilyfocusedonthepatternsandcontrolsoflakemetabolismand

carboncyclinginnorthernenvironments.

IamattendingtheRCNworkshoptolearnmoreaboutthefunctioningof

coastalecosystems,currentknowledgegaps,andtoestablish

newresearchconnections.

BrianBumaUniversityofAlaskaSoutheast

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Iamaforestecologistinterestedindisturbance,resilience,andchangeprocessesatlocaltoregionalscales.Myresearchmethods

generallyutilizeremotesensing,GIS,andfieldworkaroundSoutheastAlaskaandthesouthernRockieswithstatisticalmodelingtogetatdriversofforestdistributions,disturbances,andrecovery.Formore

infoandpublications,seebrianbuma.com.

Iamlookingforwardtobuildingnewconnectionswithresearchers

interestedinlinkedterrestrialandaquaticprocesses.Thiswilllaya

foundationfortrulyintegrativeworkacrosstheaquaticandterrestrialrealmsoverthenextseveralyears.

DavidButmanUniversityofWashington

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Iworkoncarboncyclingininlandwatersbroadly,andfocusonthefluxesofcarbonthroughstreamandriversystems.Iinvestigatethefluxesofcarbongassestotheatmosphere,aswellasthemovementoforganicandinorganiccarbontocoastalenvironments.Iutilizeremotesensingandchemicaltracertechniquestolearnabouttheinfluenceoftheterrestriallandscapeonriverinecarbondynamics.

IamhopingtoestablishacommunityofscientistinterestedindevelopingproposalsforresearchwithinthePCTR,andmorebroadlyforothersimilarsystemsacrosstheglobe.Iwouldalsoliketocreateadocumentthatoutlinesthestateof

understandingregardingthemovementofmaterialsfromlandto

coastalsystemsinthePCTR.

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250-888-3337

Iamafield-orientedphysicaloceanographer/limnologistwithaparticularinterestinhigh-latitudesystems,havingworkedinthe

Arctic,AntarcticandWesternCanadianandSiberianlakes.Mymaininterestisinfindinglinks,cascadeprocessesandtippingpointsamongphysicalandbiogeochemicalsystemsandhowsuchsystemsmaybe

alteredbyanthropogenicforcings.

Climatechangeandland/sea-usepracticesarealteringcriticalecosystemsingeneral,and

terrestrialandmarinecouplinginparticular.InthisworkshopIhopetolearnmoreaboutterrestrialprocessesthatwouldaidin

developingaconceptualmodeltoguidehypothesisdevelopmentand

fieldprogramdesign.


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DavidD’AmoreUSDAForestService,

PacificNorthwestResearchStation

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IamaSoilScientistandfocusonsoilbiogeochemicalcyclesinsoilsandtheconnectiontostreamwaterinthecontextofcarboncycling

andlandscapechange.SomeofthemainresearchIhavedoneincludestheclimateinducedcauseforthedeclineofYellow-cedar

overthelast15years,andtherecentlycompletedcarbonsequestrationestimateforcoastalAlaskanwatershedsthathighlights

thekeyroleofdissolvedcarbonexportinthecoastaltemperaterainforestregion.Myresearchalsodealswithsilviculturalresearchforunderstandingforestproductivityandsitefactorsrelatedtoforest

growthandchange.

MygoalsfortheworkshopincludeunifyinggeographicinformationacrosstheRCNregionandcombiningthis

geographictemplatewithmeasuresofbiogeochemicalconcentrationsinsoils

andstreamwater.Ialsohopetoestablishclearlydefinedhypotheses

amongtheRCNgroupthatareintegrative,tractable,andnovelenoughtoinitiatewithinthenearterm(~1y).

HeidaDiefenderferPacificNorthwestNational

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360-379-0210

IamaRestorationEcologistandTeamLeaderforEcosystemsResearchintheDepartmentofEnergyOfficeofScience/PacificNorthwestNational

Laboratory'sCoastalSciencesDivision,developsandappliestransdisciplinaryresearchapproachesforterrestrial-aquaticecosystems.LocatedatPNNL'sMarineSciencesLaboratoryinSequim,Washingtonsince2000,myresearchfocusesonriverineandcoastalecosystems,particularlyforestsandwetlands(e.g.,Sitkasprucetidalfreshwater,emergentmarshes,&submergedaquatic

vegetation).Mystudiesemphasizemulti-scalephenomena,frequentlywatershedorlandscape-scaleconnectivitywithriparianandlittoralzones,andincludeecology,geomorphology,ecohydrology,ecologicalengineering/restoration,criticalthinking,culturalstudies,andsustainabilityscience.

Iaminterestedincollaborativewritingtowardasynthesispaper,andincollaborativeresearch

planningthatideallywouldspantheheadwaterstothecoast.

JasonFellmanAlaskaCoastalRainforestCenterUniversityofAlaskaSoutheast

[email protected]

Ihaveabroadbackgroundinthebiogeochemistryofterrestrialandaquaticecosystemswiththefocusofunderstandingterrestrial-

aquaticlinkagesandtheland-to-oceanfluxofcarbonandnutrients.Mycurrentresearchisfocusedondevelopingaframeworkforquantifyinglateralcarbonandnutrientexportfromforestedwatershedsinthecontextofachanginghydrologicregime.

Iwouldliketoexpandmynetworkofpotentialcollaboratorsanddevelopnewideasforfuture

researchprojects.

SeanFlemingCollegeofEarth,Ocean,and

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541-250-1248

Iamageophysicistbytrainingandahydrologistbyprofession.Myprimaryhydrology-relatedresearchinterestsarethedevelopmentandimplementationofimprovedmodelingsystemsforoperational

floodandwatersupplyforecasting,andevaluatingthewaterresourceimpactsofclimatevariabilityandchange.IholdaffiliatefacultypositionsatOregonStateUniversityandtheUniversityofBritishColumbiaandoperatesWhiteRabbitR&DLLC,adataanalytics

consultingfirm.

Mygoalsaretoprovideanoverviewpresentationonhydrologicmodelingthat(Ihope)myfellowworkshopparticipantswillfinduseful,andto

learnmoreaboutaquaticbiogeochemistryandits

relationshipstowatershed-scalephysicalhydrology.


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BillFloydVancouverIslandUniversity

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Iamaforesthydrologistbytraining,withBScinForestryfromtheUniversityofNorthernBritishColumbia,anMScfromOregonStateUniversityinForest

Engineering(Hydrology)andaPhDinForestHydrologyfromUBC.Myresearchfocusesonenhancingobservationnetworksanddevelopingnovelmeasurementmethodstoimproveourunderstandingofwatershedfunctionandreducemodeluncertainty,regionalimpactsofclimatechangeonhydrology,andtheimpactsofforestharvestingonwaterqualityandquantity.IcurrentlyworkasaResearchHydrologistwiththeMinistryofForests,LandsandNaturalResourceOperationsandIamonapartialsecondmentatVancouverIslandUniversitytoestablishthe

CoastalHydrologyandClimateChangeResearchLab(https://wordpress.viu.ca/viuhydromet/)andtoleadthewaterandweather

programattheHakaiInstitute.

Mymaingoalforthisworkshopistocreateaframeworktocompile/model

streamdischargeforwatershedsdrainingthePacificTemperate

Rainforest.Ialsohopewecanestablishanenhancedobservationnetworkforbothstreamdischargeanddissolvedorganiccarbonacrosstheregion,withparticularfocusonpoorlyunderstood

areas.

[email protected]

Myresearchfocusesonunderstandingconnectivityacrossadjacenthabitats,particularlyatterrestrial-aquaticboundaries.Iamalso

interestedinunderstandinghowhumanandnaturalstressorschangethoseconnectionsandifthosechangesaffectcommunitystructure

andfunction.

Ihopetogainabroaderunderstandingofhowwecaneffectivelymeasureterrestrial-aquaticlinkagesintemperate

ecosystemsandhowwecanusethatinformationtoadvance

innovativetechniquesandinformresourcemanagement.

IanGiesbrechtHakaiInstitute

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IamastaffscientistattheHakaiInstituteinBritishColumbia.IleadtheHakaiwatershedsobservatory,whichisfocusedonunderstandinghowterrestriallandscapesandwatershedprocessesinfluencemarineecosystemsandcoastalmargin

carboncycling.Myownresearchaddresseslandscapecontrolsonforestproductivity,soilecohydrologyandstreamexportsofdissolvedorganiccarbon.IrepresentHakaiintheCoastalRainforestMarginsResearchNetworkandtheCriticalZone

ExplorationNetwork.

MygoalforthisworkshopistofacilitatetheregionalcarbonfluxestimatebycontributingfielddataandgeospatialanalysisonbehalfoftheHakaiInstitute.I

hopetoseethenetworkestablishnewconnectionswithscientistswhocancontributedataand

expertisetothetransboundaryanalysis.

MiguelGoniOregonStateUniversity

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Myoverallscientificinterestistobetterunderstandthecyclingofnaturalorganicmatterintheearth'ssurface,mainlyinaquatic

environmentssuchasoceans,estuaries,rivers,groundwater,andlakes.Myexpertiseisinorganicgeochemistryandincludeselemental,

isotopicandbiomarkeranalysesofnaturalorganicmatter.

Abetterunderstandingoftheresearcheffortsandstateofthe

knowledgeinthestudyarea-PacificNorthwestcoastalsystems.Tomeetfellowresearchersinthisareawithwhomtoestablishcollaborations.


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JennHamblenSitkaTribeofAlaska

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907-747-7168

ThemissionoftheResourceProtectionDepartmentattheSitkaTribeofAlaska(STA)istoprotectnaturalandculturalresourceswithinSTA'straditionalterritory,includingsubsistenceresources.Understanding

land-freshwater-oceanconnectivityandhowfluxesofwaterandnutrientsmaychangewithclimatechangeisvitaltocarryingoutSTA'smission.Trainedinhydrology,Ihaveexperiencequantifyingscourandfill

processesduringfloodsandseasonalnitrogenfluxesandtransformationsacrossstream-hyporheiczone-gravelbarinterfacesintheSouthwesternUS.InmypositionatSTA,Iaminvolvedinavarietyofprojectstoprotect

andrestorewatersheds.

IwouldliketoconnectSTAandthe15tribesinourtribalnetworkwiththescientificcommunitiesstudying

Pacificcoastaltemperaterainforests.Additionally,Ihopetobeabletoaddtothiseffortto

understandourrainforeststhroughparticipationindatacollectioninthe

Sitkaarea.

AlexHareHakaiInstitute

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MyworkcurrentlyfocusesontrackingoceanacidificationintheSalishSeaandtheB.C.centralcoastregionaspartoftheHakaiInstitute'sOceanAcidificationProgram.Thisinvolvesdeterminingtherelevant

scalesofvariabilityandtheinfluenceoffreshwaterinputsoncarbonatesystemparametersinacoastalsetting,andcalculatingsea-

airCO2fluxes.ResearchinterestsincludeevaluatingfreshwaterorganicacidcontributionstocoastalTA-Srelationshipsandtheir

consequenceonCO2fluxcalculations,aswellasdetermininglinkagesbetweencarbonatemineralsaturationconditionsandbiological

impacts.

IintendtoexchangeinformationwiththeotherparticipantsregardingtheavailablecoastalaquaticcarbondataproducedbytheHakaiOA

ProgramandthatproducedbyotherresearchersinthePCTR.Ialsoplantocontributetoandlearnfrom

definingthestateofthescienceofaquaticcarbonfluxesinthePCTR.

EranHoodUniversityofAlaskaSoutheast

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Myresearchinterestsareincarbonandnitrogencyclinginaquaticecosystems.Ihave15yearsofresearchexperienceonwatershedsinsoutheastAlaska.Muchofmyrecentresearchhasexaminedhow

glaciersandglacierchangeimpactriverinebiogeochemistryandland-to-oceanmaterialfluxesintheregion.

Iseethisworkshopasachancetobuildaninterdisciplinarygroupofresearcherswhoareinterestedin

developingaframeworkforstudyingcarboncyclingalongtheland-ocean

marginofthePacificcoastaltemperaterainforest.

BrianHuntUniversityofBritishColumbia

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Iamabiologicaloceanographerandfoodwebecologistwitharesearchfocusontheroleofclimateandanthropogenicforcinginstructuringpelagicecosystems.ThecoastalmargininthenortheastPacificisafocalresearcharea,andinunderstandingthisinterface

marine-terrestrialinteractionscannotbeignored.

Howterrestrial,hydrologicalandclimateprocessesdeterminethe

compositionandquantityofcarbonthatentersthemarineecosystem.


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MarkJohnsonUniversityofBritishColumbia

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Iamanecohydrologistwithinterestsincarbonandwaterinteractionsinterrestrialandaquaticenvironmentsthroughworkinsoils,streamsandhydrologicalflowpathsinheadwatercatchments.I'veworked

mainlyinrain-dominatedtemperateandtropicalenvironments,andinforested,agricultural,andwetland-dominatedenvironments.I

enjoyworkingwithdataacquisitionsystemsandR.

Itwouldbegreattoconnectwithothersthatevaluateterrestrial

flowpathsasdeliveryconduitsforcarbonfluxes,andtodiscusshowtomosteffectivelyharmonizeresearchdesignsinordertobestevaluatecarbondrainagefluxesandtheircontrolsonthelandscape,in

streams/riversandincoastalmarineecosystems.

PeterKiffneyNOAA,NationalMarineFisheries

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360-393-1406

Myexperienceandinterests:Foodwebandecosystemecology;cyclingofNandCthroughfreshwaterandriparianecosystemsand

howPacificsalmoninfluencethesecycles;landuseeffectsonelementalcyclesandconsequencesforfoodwebs.

IhopetolearnmoreaboutthecyclingofCthroughaquaticecosystems;potentialchangesinthisprocesswithchangesinclimateandlanduseandconsequencesforaquaticfoodwebs.

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607-342-7990

IamagraduatestudentatCornellUniversityandcollaboratorwiththeUSFSJuneauForestrySciencesLab.Iaminterestedin

biogeochemicalfeedbackswithinandbetweenecosystemsunderclimatechange.Mycurrentresearchexploreshowbiophysical

watershedcharacteristics(suchastopographyandplantcommunities)controldissolvednitrogenexportfromuplandsto

streamsinthenorthernCTRofSEAlaska.

Ilookforwardtolearningmoreaboutaquaticmaterialfluxesandcoupledcarbon-nitrogendynamicsintheCTR.Iamexcitedtomeetnewcollaboratorsandcontributetothecollectionandsynthesisofrelevantdataatandbeyondtheworkshop.

CatherineKuhnUniversityofWashingon

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Iworkattheintersectionofmachinelearning,biogeochemistryandhydrologytoinvestigatehowhumaninfrastructureandglobalchangeimpactgreenhousegasemissionsfrominlandwaters.Iamparticularly

interestedinhowhydropowerinfrastructureandclimatechangerelatedshiftsinhydrologiccyclesaltercarboncyclesinbigriver

systems.

IlookforwardtoreachingacrossdisciplinestoconnectwithotherscientistsandtolearningmorePacificCoastalTemperateRainforest(PCTR)ecosystems.


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KenLertzmanSchoolofResourceand

EnvironmentalManagementSimonFraserUniversity

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Iamaforestecologistwithbroadinterestsinnaturaldisturbanceregimes,standdynamics,andlandscapechangeincoastaltemperaterainforests.Iampartofalarge,multi-disciplinaryprojectonBritishColumbia’sCentralCoastfocusingonunderstandingthecontrolsonandconsequencesofthefluxofwaterandterrestrialmatterfromthe

landtothesea.

Ihopetogetabettersenseof1)whatotherpeoplearedoing

regionally,2)howitrelatestowhatwe’redoing(bothinresultsand

methods),3)whatpeopleseeastheprioritiesforregionalintegrationoftheseresearchtopics,and4)to

understandwhatotherresearchersviewaskeyoutstandingquestions,

challenges,andideas.

HannahMcSorleyVancouverIslandUniversity/

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250-755-6062

Mybackgroundisinenvironmentalanalyticalchemistry,withafocusonfreshwateranalysis.Iaminterestedinwaterquality,ecosystemhealthandthedynamicsbetweenland-useandhydrology,aswellas

freshwaterresourcesustainability,andwatergovernance.

Iamlookingforwardtomeetingnewpeopleinthisresearchcommunity,andgainingadeeperappreciationforthegrowingbodyofresearchin

thisfield.

BrianMenounosUniversityofNorthernBritish

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250-960-6266

IamaProfessoroftheGeographyProgramattheUniversityofNorthernBritishColumbia(UNBC)andaCanadaResearchChairinGlacierChange.Myresearchinterestsbesidesglaciersandclimate

changeincludeprocessgeomorphology,paleo-environmentalreconstruction,processgeomorphology,Quaternaryandsurficial

geologyandsurfacehydrology.

Myhopefromtheworkshopistobetterlearnabouttheresearchgapsassociatedwithbiogeochemistryand

alsoconveythatglaciers(boththroughrunoffandsediment

erosion)arecriticallyimportantformarineecosystems.

AllisonOliverUniversityofAlberta/

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604-698-6325

Iaminterestedintheaquaticecologyandbiogeochemistryofaquaticsystems,specificallyunderstandinghowcarbonandnutrientcyclingeffectaquaticecosystemstructureandfunction,watershedresponse

tonaturalandanthropogenicchange,andtheroleofaquaticecosystemsinlinkingterrestrial,freshwater,andcoastal

environments.Myexpertiseisindeterminingthequantityandcompositionoforganiccarbonandnutrientsinwater,nutrient

dynamics(NandP)innaturalanddisturbedaquaticecosystems,andaquaticcommunityresponsestochangesinenvironmental

conditions/waterquality.

Learnmoreaboutcurrentinterests/researchonaquaticcarbon

biogeochemistryinthecoastaltemperaterainforestanddiscussmajorquestionsfornewresearch.Developprojectideasandbuildcollaborationsforfuturework.


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StevenPerakisU.S.GeologicalSurvey

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Biogeochemistryofterrestrial,riparian,andwatershedecosystems.Wholeecosystemelementbalances,coupledbiogeochemicalcycles(C-N-P-Ca-etc)andunderlyingmechanisms.Soils.Globalchange(climate,atmosphericdeposition,disturbance).Stableisotopes.

Understandingofhowclimateregimesandgeomorphicsetting

interacttoinfluenceC(andhopefully,C:N:Pstoichiometry)

lossesfromwatershedecosystems.Doscalingrulesemerge?Canspace-

for-timesubstitutionbeusedtopredictelementfluxesinresponse

toclimatechange?

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FounderoftheTulaFoundation(aprivatecharitablefoundation;independent,BC-based,self-financed),andPresidentoftheHakaiInstitute(aresearchandpostgraduateteachingorganizationthat

promotesfieldresearchatremotelocationsonBC’scoastalmargin).

ExcerptfromHakaiwebsite,WhoisEricPeterson?

[email protected]

530-601-0623

Amajorresearchfocusofmyresearchisexamininghowanthropogenicimpactssuchasclimatechange,land-usechange,andcombustionoffossilfuelsareimpactingthecarboncycle,particularlythemovementofcarbonbetweenreservoirs.Currentresearchprimarilyexaminescontrolsonthe

export,processingandfateoforganicmatterattheland-oceaninterfacewithaspecificfocusongloballysignificantvulnerableorganiccarbonpools.

Commonlyusedtechniquesincludespectrophotometricanalyses,elementalandbiochemicalcompositionsandstableandradioisotopestocharacterize

organicmattersources,degradationhistoriesandtodelineateorganicmatterdynamicsinarangeofenvironmentsfromsoilsandglaciersthroughrivers

andestuariesandintotheocean.

Anup-to-dateassessmentoffluxesofwater,carbonandnutrientsfrom

coastalrainforestmarginwatershedstoreceivingmarine

environments.Apredictionofhowclimateimpactswillalterthese

fluxesandthefateoforganicmatter(i.e.howsourcewillchange)intothe

future.

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IworkfortheUSGSGeologicalSurveyLandCarbonprojectinDenver,Colorado.TheinlandwatersteamrecentlycompletedaregionalassessmentofaquaticCfluxesinSoutheasternAK,andtheestimatetotaled76.7gm2yr-1

(95%CI,55.7,110.2).CoastalcarbonexportandriverCO2emissionsrepresentedthemajorityoftheflux.Wewouldliketohavebetterdatasetsof

pCO2andgastransfervelocitiestoreducetheuncertaintyinriverCO2emissionestimates.WewouldalsolikeabetterrepresentationoftotalCconcentrationsinriversandimprovedsurfacewatermapsforloworderstreams.Withtheseimproveddatasets,wemightbeabletogetabettersenseofthespatialandtemporalvariabilityofterrestrialCloadingto

streams.

• Anoutlineandwritingassignmentforthemulti-authoredpeer-reviewedmanuscript

• Abetterunderstandingofaformalizedresearchagenda


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Iaminterestedinglobalcarbonexportstocoastalwatersbyriversandincarbondioxideandmethaneexchangewiththeatmosphereby

inlandwaters.Iamparticularlyinterestedintheinfluenceofvegetation,precipitation,andwatershedphysicalandgeochemicalcharacteristicsonaquaticcarbonyieldandlateralcarbonexport.

IexpecttolearnmoreaboutcoastalcarbonexportsinthePacific

northwestofUSAandCanadabyattendingthisworkshop.

SuzanneTankUniversityofAlberta

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Iambroadlyinterestedinland-freshwaterandfreshwater-oceaninteractions.Myresearchexploreshowchangeonlandandvariation

acrosslandscapesaffectsthebiogeochemistryandecologyoffreshwatersystems.

IhopetocontributetobuildingacohesivenetworkofscientistswhothinkaboutcarbonbiogeochemistrywiththePacificCoastalTemperate

Rainforest(PCTR)region,andparticipateinthebuildingofaframeworkforunderstanding

freshwatercarbonfluxesfromlandtooceanacrossthePCTR.

JoelTrubilowiczNorthwestHydraulicConsultants

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Iamahydrologistinterestedinregionalscalemodellingandgeospatialapplicationsinhydrology.Ifocusprimarilyonthecoast

mountainsofBC.

JenniferWalkusHakaiInstitute

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“There’snotmuchtraditionalecologicalknowledgethatisrecognizedbyscienceandusedbyscience—theproblemistherehasn’tbeenaneasywaytofoldthatknowledgeintoWesternscience,”shesays.“Butifresearcherscanlearnhowtousethisframework,thenwe’llgainthecollaborationsandtheaccesstopresentourtraditionalknowledgethroughscience,inwaysthatcan’tberefutedbythegovernment.ThemarriageofWesternscienceandtraditionalknowledgeisahugestep.”

ExcerptfromThrivingEarthExchange“InaCanadianCollaboration,RespectUnderpinsRulesofEngagementwithIndigenousNations”

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