Diverse ecosystem components are strongly linked both functionally and structurally in the landscape. However, different aquatic ecosystems and land ecosystems are often studied separately, although e.g. the fluxes of carbon, nitrogen and energy link these domains intimately together. This implies that the environmental drivers affecting one domain are easily reflected also in another. Considering the current extensive land use changes and climate change, integrated studies where aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems are studied in combination are urgently required.
This session focuses on research covering both aquatic and terrestrial domains, and especially addresses the changes imposed either by natural drivers or experimental manipulations. Specific emphasis is on research done at sites or platforms that are providing long-term, multidisciplinary data and combining that with experimentation.
BG2.24
Linking terrestrial and aquatic domains with long-term observations and experimentation
Co-organized by , co-sponsored by
eLTER and AQUACOSM