OM41A:
Integrating Observations of Plankton Communities and Physiology into Numerical Models I


Session ID#: 37802

Session Description:
Plankton exhibit a very broad range of morphology, physiological capabilities, life histories, and biological interactions. This diversity, in turn, influences biogeochemical functions across marine ecosystems. Our understanding of ecosystem alterations in the face of global environmental change hinges on observations of plankton assemblages and their physiological characteristics. These observations range from light-based measurements such as microscopy, flow cytometry and remote sensing to molecular and isotopic tools providing evidence about metabolic potential and rates. Some of the most novel, recent advances in linking plankton ecology to biogeochemical function were made possible by including observational and laboratory data into numerical models, and testing model predictions against field observations. However, more synergistic research such as this is needed, as these models also test the limits of our understanding and can point to key interactions and processes where further advances can be made. Here we invite contributions that specifically integrate plankton observational data into numerical models and deliver new insights into the way plankton diversity and community structure impact marine biogeochemical cycling, or identify areas where particular types of measurements are needed to advance understanding. This session welcomes contributions from taxonomically and methodologically diverse backgrounds and aims to synergize empirically and theoretically-oriented researchers.
Primary Chair:  Nicolas Van Oostende, Princeton University, Department of Geosciences, Princeton, NJ, United States
Co-chairs:  Andrew Barton, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United States, Charles A Stock, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, United States and Raphael Dussin, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
Moderators:  Nicolas Van Oostende, Princeton University, Department of Geosciences, Princeton, NJ, United States, Charles A Stock, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, United States, Andrew Barton, Princeton University Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, United States and Raphael Dussin, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Nicolas Van Oostende, Princeton University, Department of Geosciences, Princeton, NJ, United States and Andrew Barton, Princeton University Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, United States
Index Terms:

1615 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [GLOBAL CHANGE]
4815 Ecosystems, structure, dynamics, and modeling [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
4855 Phytoplankton [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
4890 Zooplankton [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
Cross-Topics:
  • B - Biodiversity
  • BN - Biogeochemistry and Nutrients

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

EcoGENIE: Diverse Plankton Ecology in the cGENIE Earth system model (322179)
Ben Andrew Ward1, Jamie D Wilson2, Ros Death1, Fanny Monteiro3 and Andy Ridgwell4, (1)University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, (2)University of Bristol, School of Geographical Sciences, Bristol, United Kingdom, (3)University of Bristol, United Kingdom, (4)University of Bristol, School of Earth Sciences, Bristol, United Kingdom
Modelling the Life Cycle of Salpa thompsoni in the Southern Ocean (303069)
Natasha Henschke, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Juergen Groeneveld, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Department of Ecological Modelling, Germany; Institute of Forest Growth and Forest Computer Sciences, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany, Bettina Meyer, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany; Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Germany and Evgeny A Pakhomov, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia, BC, Canada; Hakai Institute, BC, Canada
Zooplankton diversity, combining size and trait based approaches in biogeochemical ecosystem models. (317482)
Sevrine Sailley1, Jorn Bruggeman2 and Yuri Artioli1, (1)Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, United Kingdom, (2)Plymouth Marine Laboratory, MEMP, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Turnover of C, N, and P in the chlorophyte Selenastrum minutum: Different elements, different rates (303549)
Anne Willem Omta, MIT, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Cambridge, MA, United States, David Talmy, MIT, Boston, MA, United States, Keisuke Inomura, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States, Andrew J Irwin, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB, Canada, Zoe Finkel, Environmental Science Program, NB, Canada, Daniel Sher, University of Haifa, Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, Haifa, Israel and Mick Follows, MIT, Earth Atmosphere and Planetary Science, Cambridge, MA, United States
Parameterizing phytoplankton responses to nutrients: challenges of variable nutrient supply and flexible nutritional strategies (313357)
Patricia M Glibert, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory, Cambridge, MD, United States
Understanding and predicting the regulation of the elemental stoichiometry in low latitude environments (322383)
Adam Martiny1, Catherine Garcia2, Allison Moreno3, George Hagstrom4, Nathan S Garcia1, Francois Primeau5, Simon Levin4 and Michael W Lomas6, (1)University of California, Irvine, Earth System Science, Irvine, CA, United States, (2)University of California Irvine, Earth System Science, Irvine, CA, United States, (3)University of California Irvine, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Irvine, CA, United States, (4)Princeton University, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton, NJ, United States, (5)University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States, (6)Bigelow Lab for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, ME, United States

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