The overarching objective of this Project is to determine how and why biogeochemical cycles of macronutrients (i.e. C, Fe, S, etc…) and those for certain trace contaminants (e.g. Hg, Se, As, etc…) covary at the ecosystem and regional scales. General approaches to this end include: comparing and contrasting key biogeochemical pathways both within the sub-habitats of a given ecosystem and among systems that involve a wide range of land-use practices, fostering collaborations with other USGS and non-USGS scientists on projects that are regional in scope, have a fundamental biogeochemical/microbiological focus, and that balance basic environmental research with management / society ‘needs-driven’ research expanding the complementary [...]
Summary
The overarching objective of this Project is to determine how and why biogeochemical cycles of macronutrients (i.e. C, Fe, S, etc…) and those for certain trace contaminants (e.g. Hg, Se, As, etc…) covary at the ecosystem and regional scales. General approaches to this end include:
comparing and contrasting key biogeochemical pathways both within the sub-habitats of a given ecosystem and among systems that involve a wide range of land-use practices,
fostering collaborations with other USGS and non-USGS scientists on projects that are regional in scope, have a fundamental biogeochemical/microbiological focus, and that balance basic environmental research with management / society ‘needs-driven’ research
expanding the complementary applications of traditional field-intensive approaches to ecosystem biogeochemistry with emerging remote monitoring/sensing technologies.
