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AQUATICCARBONBIOGEOCHEMISTRYOFCOASTALTEMPERATERAINFORESTSWORKSHOP FEBRUARY8-10,2017
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Participants(SteeringCommitteeinBlue) InterestsandExpertise WorkshopExpectations
SimoneAlinNOAA,PacificMarineEnvironmentalLab
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
IamanecologistwithageneralinterestinthecoastalrainforestsoftheNorthPacific.Myobjectiveistofostercollaborativeresearchinthisecoregion;increasefundingandvisibilityforbasicandapplied
research;andprovidescience-basedinformationrelevanttocommunitydecision-making.
IaminterestedinsolidifyingaresearchnetworkfocusedoncoastalmarginsprocessesacrossthePacificNorthwestandAlaska.Thisnetworkwillfacilitateandenableintegrative,transformativeworkinthefaceofecosystemchangeandfunding
challenges.
SarahBisbingCalPoly
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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Participants(SteeringCommitteeinBlue) InterestsandExpertise WorkshopExpectations
206-402-7011
Iamalimnologistwithbroadinterestsinaquaticecology,biogeochemistry,andwaterresourcemanagement.Atpresent,Iamheavilyfocusedonthepatternsandcontrolsoflakemetabolismand
carboncyclinginnorthernenvironments.
IamattendingtheRCNworkshoptolearnmoreaboutthefunctioningof
coastalecosystems,currentknowledgegaps,andtoestablish
newresearchconnections.
BrianBumaUniversityofAlaskaSoutheast
Iamaforestecologistinterestedindisturbance,resilience,andchangeprocessesatlocaltoregionalscales.Myresearchmethods
generallyutilizeremotesensing,GIS,andfieldworkaroundSoutheastAlaskaandthesouthernRockieswithstatisticalmodelingtogetatdriversofforestdistributions,disturbances,andrecovery.Formore
infoandpublications,seebrianbuma.com.
Iamlookingforwardtobuildingnewconnectionswithresearchers
interestedinlinkedterrestrialandaquaticprocesses.Thiswilllaya
foundationfortrulyintegrativeworkacrosstheaquaticandterrestrialrealmsoverthenextseveralyears.
DavidButmanUniversityofWashington
Iworkoncarboncyclingininlandwatersbroadly,andfocusonthefluxesofcarbonthroughstreamandriversystems.Iinvestigatethefluxesofcarbongassestotheatmosphere,aswellasthemovementoforganicandinorganiccarbontocoastalenvironments.Iutilizeremotesensingandchemicaltracertechniquestolearnabouttheinfluenceoftheterrestriallandscapeonriverinecarbondynamics.
IamhopingtoestablishacommunityofscientistinterestedindevelopingproposalsforresearchwithinthePCTR,andmorebroadlyforothersimilarsystemsacrosstheglobe.Iwouldalsoliketocreateadocumentthatoutlinesthestateof
understandingregardingthemovementofmaterialsfromlandto
coastalsystemsinthePCTR.
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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Participants(SteeringCommitteeinBlue) InterestsandExpertise WorkshopExpectations
DavidD’AmoreUSDAForestService,
PacificNorthwestResearchStation
IamaSoilScientistandfocusonsoilbiogeochemicalcyclesinsoilsandtheconnectiontostreamwaterinthecontextofcarboncycling
andlandscapechange.SomeofthemainresearchIhavedoneincludestheclimateinducedcauseforthedeclineofYellow-cedar
overthelast15years,andtherecentlycompletedcarbonsequestrationestimateforcoastalAlaskanwatershedsthathighlights
thekeyroleofdissolvedcarbonexportinthecoastaltemperaterainforestregion.Myresearchalsodealswithsilviculturalresearchforunderstandingforestproductivityandsitefactorsrelatedtoforest
growthandchange.
MygoalsfortheworkshopincludeunifyinggeographicinformationacrosstheRCNregionandcombiningthis
geographictemplatewithmeasuresofbiogeochemicalconcentrationsinsoils
andstreamwater.Ialsohopetoestablishclearlydefinedhypotheses
amongtheRCNgroupthatareintegrative,tractable,andnovelenoughtoinitiatewithinthenearterm(~1y).
HeidaDiefenderferPacificNorthwestNational
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
Ihaveabroadbackgroundinthebiogeochemistryofterrestrialandaquaticecosystemswiththefocusofunderstandingterrestrial-
aquaticlinkagesandtheland-to-oceanfluxofcarbonandnutrients.Mycurrentresearchisfocusedondevelopingaframeworkforquantifyinglateralcarbonandnutrientexportfromforestedwatershedsinthecontextofachanginghydrologicregime.
Iwouldliketoexpandmynetworkofpotentialcollaboratorsanddevelopnewideasforfuture
researchprojects.
SeanFlemingCollegeofEarth,Ocean,and
541-250-1248
Iamageophysicistbytrainingandahydrologistbyprofession.Myprimaryhydrology-relatedresearchinterestsarethedevelopmentandimplementationofimprovedmodelingsystemsforoperational
floodandwatersupplyforecasting,andevaluatingthewaterresourceimpactsofclimatevariabilityandchange.IholdaffiliatefacultypositionsatOregonStateUniversityandtheUniversityofBritishColumbiaandoperatesWhiteRabbitR&DLLC,adataanalytics
consultingfirm.
Mygoalsaretoprovideanoverviewpresentationonhydrologicmodelingthat(Ihope)myfellowworkshopparticipantswillfinduseful,andto
learnmoreaboutaquaticbiogeochemistryandits
relationshipstowatershed-scalephysicalhydrology.
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Participants(SteeringCommitteeinBlue) InterestsandExpertise WorkshopExpectations
BillFloydVancouverIslandUniversity
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.
Myresearchfocusesonunderstandingconnectivityacrossadjacenthabitats,particularlyatterrestrial-aquaticboundaries.Iamalso
interestedinunderstandinghowhumanandnaturalstressorschangethoseconnectionsandifthosechangesaffectcommunitystructure
andfunction.
Ihopetogainabroaderunderstandingofhowwecaneffectivelymeasureterrestrial-aquaticlinkagesintemperate
ecosystemsandhowwecanusethatinformationtoadvance
innovativetechniquesandinformresourcemanagement.
IanGiesbrechtHakaiInstitute
IamastaffscientistattheHakaiInstituteinBritishColumbia.IleadtheHakaiwatershedsobservatory,whichisfocusedonunderstandinghowterrestriallandscapesandwatershedprocessesinfluencemarineecosystemsandcoastalmargin
carboncycling.Myownresearchaddresseslandscapecontrolsonforestproductivity,soilecohydrologyandstreamexportsofdissolvedorganiccarbon.IrepresentHakaiintheCoastalRainforestMarginsResearchNetworkandtheCriticalZone
ExplorationNetwork.
MygoalforthisworkshopistofacilitatetheregionalcarbonfluxestimatebycontributingfielddataandgeospatialanalysisonbehalfoftheHakaiInstitute.I
hopetoseethenetworkestablishnewconnectionswithscientistswhocancontributedataand
expertisetothetransboundaryanalysis.
MiguelGoniOregonStateUniversity
Myoverallscientificinterestistobetterunderstandthecyclingofnaturalorganicmatterintheearth'ssurface,mainlyinaquatic
environmentssuchasoceans,estuaries,rivers,groundwater,andlakes.Myexpertiseisinorganicgeochemistryandincludeselemental,
isotopicandbiomarkeranalysesofnaturalorganicmatter.
Abetterunderstandingoftheresearcheffortsandstateofthe
knowledgeinthestudyarea-PacificNorthwestcoastalsystems.Tomeetfellowresearchersinthisareawithwhomtoestablishcollaborations.
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Participants(SteeringCommitteeinBlue) InterestsandExpertise WorkshopExpectations
JennHamblenSitkaTribeofAlaska
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
MyworkcurrentlyfocusesontrackingoceanacidificationintheSalishSeaandtheB.C.centralcoastregionaspartoftheHakaiInstitute'sOceanAcidificationProgram.Thisinvolvesdeterminingtherelevant
scalesofvariabilityandtheinfluenceoffreshwaterinputsoncarbonatesystemparametersinacoastalsetting,andcalculatingsea-
airCO2fluxes.ResearchinterestsincludeevaluatingfreshwaterorganicacidcontributionstocoastalTA-Srelationshipsandtheir
consequenceonCO2fluxcalculations,aswellasdetermininglinkagesbetweencarbonatemineralsaturationconditionsandbiological
impacts.
IintendtoexchangeinformationwiththeotherparticipantsregardingtheavailablecoastalaquaticcarbondataproducedbytheHakaiOA
ProgramandthatproducedbyotherresearchersinthePCTR.Ialsoplantocontributetoandlearnfrom
definingthestateofthescienceofaquaticcarbonfluxesinthePCTR.
EranHoodUniversityofAlaskaSoutheast
Myresearchinterestsareincarbonandnitrogencyclinginaquaticecosystems.Ihave15yearsofresearchexperienceonwatershedsinsoutheastAlaska.Muchofmyrecentresearchhasexaminedhow
glaciersandglacierchangeimpactriverinebiogeochemistryandland-to-oceanmaterialfluxesintheregion.
Iseethisworkshopasachancetobuildaninterdisciplinarygroupofresearcherswhoareinterestedin
developingaframeworkforstudyingcarboncyclingalongtheland-ocean
marginofthePacificcoastaltemperaterainforest.
BrianHuntUniversityofBritishColumbia
Iamabiologicaloceanographerandfoodwebecologistwitharesearchfocusontheroleofclimateandanthropogenicforcinginstructuringpelagicecosystems.ThecoastalmargininthenortheastPacificisafocalresearcharea,andinunderstandingthisinterface
marine-terrestrialinteractionscannotbeignored.
Howterrestrial,hydrologicalandclimateprocessesdeterminethe
compositionandquantityofcarbonthatentersthemarineecosystem.
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Participants(SteeringCommitteeinBlue) InterestsandExpertise WorkshopExpectations
MarkJohnsonUniversityofBritishColumbia
Iamanecohydrologistwithinterestsincarbonandwaterinteractionsinterrestrialandaquaticenvironmentsthroughworkinsoils,streamsandhydrologicalflowpathsinheadwatercatchments.I'veworked
mainlyinrain-dominatedtemperateandtropicalenvironments,andinforested,agricultural,andwetland-dominatedenvironments.I
enjoyworkingwithdataacquisitionsystemsandR.
Itwouldbegreattoconnectwithothersthatevaluateterrestrial
flowpathsasdeliveryconduitsforcarbonfluxes,andtodiscusshowtomosteffectivelyharmonizeresearchdesignsinordertobestevaluatecarbondrainagefluxesandtheircontrolsonthelandscape,in
streams/riversandincoastalmarineecosystems.
PeterKiffneyNOAA,NationalMarineFisheries
360-393-1406
Myexperienceandinterests:Foodwebandecosystemecology;cyclingofNandCthroughfreshwaterandriparianecosystemsand
howPacificsalmoninfluencethesecycles;landuseeffectsonelementalcyclesandconsequencesforfoodwebs.
IhopetolearnmoreaboutthecyclingofCthroughaquaticecosystems;potentialchangesinthisprocesswithchangesinclimateandlanduseandconsequencesforaquaticfoodwebs.
607-342-7990
IamagraduatestudentatCornellUniversityandcollaboratorwiththeUSFSJuneauForestrySciencesLab.Iaminterestedin
biogeochemicalfeedbackswithinandbetweenecosystemsunderclimatechange.Mycurrentresearchexploreshowbiophysical
watershedcharacteristics(suchastopographyandplantcommunities)controldissolvednitrogenexportfromuplandsto
streamsinthenorthernCTRofSEAlaska.
Ilookforwardtolearningmoreaboutaquaticmaterialfluxesandcoupledcarbon-nitrogendynamicsintheCTR.Iamexcitedtomeetnewcollaboratorsandcontributetothecollectionandsynthesisofrelevantdataatandbeyondtheworkshop.
CatherineKuhnUniversityofWashingon
Iworkattheintersectionofmachinelearning,biogeochemistryandhydrologytoinvestigatehowhumaninfrastructureandglobalchangeimpactgreenhousegasemissionsfrominlandwaters.Iamparticularly
interestedinhowhydropowerinfrastructureandclimatechangerelatedshiftsinhydrologiccyclesaltercarboncyclesinbigriver
systems.
IlookforwardtoreachingacrossdisciplinestoconnectwithotherscientistsandtolearningmorePacificCoastalTemperateRainforest(PCTR)ecosystems.
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Participants(SteeringCommitteeinBlue) InterestsandExpertise WorkshopExpectations
KenLertzmanSchoolofResourceand
EnvironmentalManagementSimonFraserUniversity
Iamaforestecologistwithbroadinterestsinnaturaldisturbanceregimes,standdynamics,andlandscapechangeincoastaltemperaterainforests.Iampartofalarge,multi-disciplinaryprojectonBritishColumbia’sCentralCoastfocusingonunderstandingthecontrolsonandconsequencesofthefluxofwaterandterrestrialmatterfromthe
landtothesea.
Ihopetogetabettersenseof1)whatotherpeoplearedoing
regionally,2)howitrelatestowhatwe’redoing(bothinresultsand
methods),3)whatpeopleseeastheprioritiesforregionalintegrationoftheseresearchtopics,and4)to
understandwhatotherresearchersviewaskeyoutstandingquestions,
challenges,andideas.
HannahMcSorleyVancouverIslandUniversity/
250-755-6062
Mybackgroundisinenvironmentalanalyticalchemistry,withafocusonfreshwateranalysis.Iaminterestedinwaterquality,ecosystemhealthandthedynamicsbetweenland-useandhydrology,aswellas
freshwaterresourcesustainability,andwatergovernance.
Iamlookingforwardtomeetingnewpeopleinthisresearchcommunity,andgainingadeeperappreciationforthegrowingbodyofresearchin
thisfield.
BrianMenounosUniversityofNorthernBritish
250-960-6266
IamaProfessoroftheGeographyProgramattheUniversityofNorthernBritishColumbia(UNBC)andaCanadaResearchChairinGlacierChange.Myresearchinterestsbesidesglaciersandclimate
changeincludeprocessgeomorphology,paleo-environmentalreconstruction,processgeomorphology,Quaternaryandsurficial
geologyandsurfacehydrology.
Myhopefromtheworkshopistobetterlearnabouttheresearchgapsassociatedwithbiogeochemistryand
alsoconveythatglaciers(boththroughrunoffandsediment
erosion)arecriticallyimportantformarineecosystems.
AllisonOliverUniversityofAlberta/
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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Participants(SteeringCommitteeinBlue) InterestsandExpertise WorkshopExpectations
StevenPerakisU.S.GeologicalSurvey
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?
FounderoftheTulaFoundation(aprivatecharitablefoundation;independent,BC-based,self-financed),andPresidentoftheHakaiInstitute(aresearchandpostgraduateteachingorganizationthat
promotesfieldresearchatremotelocationsonBC’scoastalmargin).
ExcerptfromHakaiwebsite,WhoisEricPeterson?
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.
303-236-0271
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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Participants(SteeringCommitteeinBlue) InterestsandExpertise WorkshopExpectations
Iaminterestedinglobalcarbonexportstocoastalwatersbyriversandincarbondioxideandmethaneexchangewiththeatmosphereby
inlandwaters.Iamparticularlyinterestedintheinfluenceofvegetation,precipitation,andwatershedphysicalandgeochemicalcharacteristicsonaquaticcarbonyieldandlateralcarbonexport.
IexpecttolearnmoreaboutcoastalcarbonexportsinthePacific
northwestofUSAandCanadabyattendingthisworkshop.
SuzanneTankUniversityofAlberta
Iambroadlyinterestedinland-freshwaterandfreshwater-oceaninteractions.Myresearchexploreshowchangeonlandandvariation
acrosslandscapesaffectsthebiogeochemistryandecologyoffreshwatersystems.
IhopetocontributetobuildingacohesivenetworkofscientistswhothinkaboutcarbonbiogeochemistrywiththePacificCoastalTemperate
Rainforest(PCTR)region,andparticipateinthebuildingofaframeworkforunderstanding
freshwatercarbonfluxesfromlandtooceanacrossthePCTR.
JoelTrubilowiczNorthwestHydraulicConsultants
Iamahydrologistinterestedinregionalscalemodellingandgeospatialapplicationsinhydrology.Ifocusprimarilyonthecoast
mountainsofBC.
JenniferWalkusHakaiInstitute
“There’snotmuchtraditionalecologicalknowledgethatisrecognizedbyscienceandusedbyscience—theproblemistherehasn’tbeenaneasywaytofoldthatknowledgeintoWesternscience,”shesays.“Butifresearcherscanlearnhowtousethisframework,thenwe’llgainthecollaborationsandtheaccesstopresentourtraditionalknowledgethroughscience,inwaysthatcan’tberefutedbythegovernment.ThemarriageofWesternscienceandtraditionalknowledgeisahugestep.”
ExcerptfromThrivingEarthExchange“InaCanadianCollaboration,RespectUnderpinsRulesofEngagementwithIndigenousNations”
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