Primary Convener:
Jennifer Bowen, Georgia Institute of Technology

Convener:
Julie Loisel, University of Nevada Reno
Wenxin Zhang, University of Glasgow
Alison Hoyt, Stanford University

Early Career Convener:
Clarice Perryman, Stanford University

Chair:
Jennifer Bowen, Georgia Institute of Technology
Julie Loisel, University of Nevada Reno
Wenxin Zhang, University of Glasgow

Wetland and peatland ecosystems play a critical role in regulating the Earth’s climate due to their large soil carbon stocks and greenhouse gas fluxes (including carbon dioxide and methane). Despite their importance, substantial uncertainties remain in the factors that influence wetland carbon cycling, including hydrology, natural and anthropogenic disturbances, and interactions with other biogeochemical cycles. In this session, we invite studies from a wide range of peat-forming and mineral wetlands, including sites from the high latitudes to the tropics that represent intact, degraded, and/or restored ecosystems. Studies exploring past, present, and future dynamics of wetland ecosystems are also welcome, including potential carbon-climate feedbacks, as they provide insight to how wetlands respond to climate and land use pressures. We encourage submissions that leverage a range of methods, including but not limited to: field measurements, laboratory experiments, long-term observations, remote sensing, and/or modeling.

Index Terms
0414 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling
0428 Carbon cycling
0481 Restoration
0497 Wetlands

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering