2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 19
Sunday, 18 October 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Portland Ballroom 255 (Oregon Convention Center)

T88. The Present is the Key to the Past: Identifying and Characterizing Isotopic Pattern and Process in Modern Ecosystems

Paleontological Society

 

Kena Fox-Dobbs and David L. Fox, Advocates
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8:00 AM
THE ISOTOPIC ECOLOGY OF VERTEBRATES: AN INTRODUCTION
KOCH, Paul L., Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, pkoch@pmc.ucsc.edu, pkoch@pmc.ucsc.edu
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8:15 AM
ISOTOPIC PATTERNS IN EXTANT MAMMALIAN HERBIVORE TEETH FROM EASTERN AFRICA
LEVIN, Naomi E., Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, CERLING, Thure E., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and HARRIS, John M., George C. Page Museum, Los Angeles, CA 90036, nlevin3@jhu.edu, nlevin3@jhu.edu
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8:30 AM
LESSONS FROM HUGH AND BUFFET: ESTABLISHING STABLE ISOTOPE PROXIES FOR SIRENIAN FORAGING HABITS THROUGH STUDY OF CAPTIVE SPECIMENS
CLEMENTZ, Mark T., Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 University Ave. University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, Laramie, WY 82071, mclemen1@uwyo.edu, mclemen1@uwyo.edu
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8:45 AM
SMALL MAMMALS' TOOTH ENAMEL: A MEANS TO UNDERSTANDING PALAEOENVIRONMENTS
MANTHI, Fredrick K., Department of Earth Sciences, National Museums of Kenya, P. O Box 40658, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya, LEVIN, Naomi E., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 and CERLING, Thure E., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, fkmanthi@museums.or.ke, fkmanthi@museums.or.ke
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9:00 AM
H AND O ISOTOPE RATIOS OF HETEROTROPH TISSUES AS PALEOCLIMATIC AND PALEOECOLOGICAL PROXIES
BOWEN, Gabriel1, FOX-DOBBS, Kena2, NIELSON, Kristine1, WASSENAAR, Len3, CERLING, Thure4 and EHLERINGER, James5, (1)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47907, (2)Department of Geology, University of Puget Sound, 1500 N. Warner St, CMB 1048, Tacoma, WA 98416-1048, (3)Environment Canada, 11 Innovation Blvd, Saskatoon, SK S7N3H5, Canada, (4)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (5)Department of Biology, University of Utah, 247 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, gabe@purdue.edu, gabe@purdue.edu
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9:15 AM
COMPOSITIONAL VARIATION IN THE TUSK DENTIN OF A JUVENILE AFRICAN ELEPHANT AND A JUVENILE WOOLLY MAMMOTH: SEASONAL PATTERNS AND WEANING
ROUNTREY, Adam N., University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, FISHER, Daniel C., Museum of Paleontology and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 1109 Geddes Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079, HAYNES, Gary, Anthropology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 No. Virginia MS0096, Reno, NV 89557-0096 and VARTANYAN, Sergey L., Geographical Institute, St. Petersburg State University, Sredniy Pr. 41, St. Petersburg, 199004, Russia, adam.rountrey@uwa.edu.au, adam.rountrey@uwa.edu.au
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9:30 AM
LINKING ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF LIVING BRACHIOPODS TO PHANEROZOIC OXYGEN VARIATIONS
PÉREZ-HUERTA, Alberto, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Bevill Building, 7th Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, aph@as.ua.edu, aph@as.ua.edu
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9:45 AM
BASELINE ISSUES IN THE STABLE ISOTOPIC TROPHIC AND DIET STUDY OF FOSSIL ORGANISMS
CASEY, Michelle, Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, P.O. Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06511 and POST, David M., Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, PO Box 208106, New Haven, CT 06520, michelle.casey@yale.edu, michelle.casey@yale.edu
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10:00 AM
CELL STRUCTURE IMPACTS FORAMINIFERAL TEST &delta13C SIGNATURE: COMPARISON BETWEEN HYDROCARBON SEEP AND NON-SEEP SPECIMENS
BERNHARD, Joan M.1, MARTIN, Jon B.2, CURTIS, Jason2 and RATHBURN, Anthony3, (1)Department of Geology & Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, (3)Earth and Environmental Systems, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, jbernhard@whoi.edu, jbernhard@whoi.edu
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10:15 AM
ATTACK OF BARK BEETLES ON FORESTS IS RECORDED IN THE ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF BOTH MODERN RESINS AND CRETACEOUS AMBER
MCKELLAR, Ryan C.1, MUEHLENBACHS, Karlis2, CHACKO, Jacob and SANCHEZ-AZOFEIFA, G. Arturo2, (1)Palaeontology, Royal Saskatchewan Museum, 2340 Albert St, Regina, SK S4P 2V7, Canada, (2)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, ryan.mckellar@gov.sk.ca, ryan.mckellar@gov.sk.ca
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10:30 AM
PLANT HYDROGEN ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION AT HIGH LATITUDES: IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOGENE ARCTIC PALEOCLIMATE INTERPRETATIONS
YANG, Hong, Science and Technology, Bryant University, 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917, LENG, Qin, Department of Science and Technology, Bryant University & LPS, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Science, Smithfield, RI 02917 and PAGANI, Mark, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, P.O. Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520, hyang@bryant.edu, hyang@bryant.edu
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10:45 AM
FERTILIZATION OF TERRESTRIAL BIOMASS DURING THE LAST 120 MILLION YEARS
SCHUBERT, Brian A., School of Geosciences, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 611 McKinley St 44530, Hamilton Hall #323, Lafayette, LA 70508 and JAHREN, A. Hope, Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii, 1680 East-West Road, POST 701, Honolulu, HI 96822, schubert@louisiana.edu, schubert@louisiana.edu
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11:00 AM
STABLE ISOTOPE SYSTEMATICS OF SOIL WATER: IMPLICATIONS FOR CLIMATE AND UPLIFT RECORDS
GAZIS, Carey A., Department of Geological Sciences, Central Washington Univ, Ellensburg, WA 98926 and HAMMOND, Travis, Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926, cgazis@geology.cwu.edu, cgazis@geology.cwu.edu
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11:15 AM
THE ROLE OF BACTERIAL RESPIRATION RATES IN THE CARBON ISOTOPIC SHIFTS ASSOCIATED WITH GLOBAL CLIMATIC CHANGE AND MASS EXTINCTION
STANLEY, Steven M., Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Post Bldg. 701, 1680 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, stevenst@hawaii.edu, stevenst@hawaii.edu
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11:30 AM
FORMATION OF HISTORICAL PEDOGENIC SIDERITE IN PAH-CONTAMINATED ALLUVIAL CLAY SOILS, TENNESSEE, USA: PART II: STABLE ISOTOPIC DATA ON MODERN ANALOGUE FOR A DEEP-TIME PALEOCLIMATE PROXY
LUDVIGSON, G.a., Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, DRIESE, Steven G., Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Research Group, Dept. of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354, SMITH, Jon Jay, Kansas Geological Survey, The University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726, GONZÁLEZ, Luis A., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, ROBERTS, Jennifer A., Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley Hall, Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66047, FOWLE, David, Geology, University of Kansas, Multidisciplinary Research Building, 2030 Becker Dr, Lawrence, KS 66047, MCKAY, Larry D., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 and VULAVA, Vijay, Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 66 George St, Charleston, SC 29424, gludvigson@kgs.ku.edu, gludvigson@kgs.ku.edu
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11:45 AM
SEASONAL INFLUENCE OF CHANGING HYDROLOGY ON PEDOGENIC CARBONATE FORMATION IN VERTISOLS, DANCE BAYOU, BRAZORIA COUNTY, TX: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE QUANTIFICATION OF PAST ATMOSPHERIC pCO2
MINTZ, Jason S., Department of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354, DRIESE, Steven G., Terrestrial Paleoclimatology Research Group, Dept. of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354 and LUDVIGSON, Greg A., Kansas Geological Survey, The University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726, Jason_Mintz@Baylor.edu, Jason_Mintz@Baylor.edu
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