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

Session No. 150
Tuesday, 20 October 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
D139/140 (Oregon Convention Center)

T34. Toward Integrating Cave and Karst Science

GSA Hydrogeology Division; National Cave and Karst Research Institute; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division

 

John L. Wilson and Penelope Boston, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
EVOLUTION OF SALT DIAPIR TOPOGRAPHY AND KARST MORPHOLOGY DURING LAST GLACIAL CYCLE (PERSIAN GULF, IRAN)
BRUTHANS, Jiri, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Prague, 2, Czech Republic, FILIPPI, Michal, Insitute of Geology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Rozvojová 135, Praha 9, CZ16502, Czech Republic and ZARE, Mohammad, Department of Earth Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, CZ16502, Iran, bruthans@natur.cuni.cz, bruthans@natur.cuni.cz
2
8:20 AM
TRACING CARBON TRANSFER FROM SOILS TO A CAVE USING STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES
BREECKER, Dan O., Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 and QUADE, Jay, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, breecker@jsg.utexas.edu, breecker@jsg.utexas.edu
3
8:35 AM
STUDY OF CAVE POOLS IN CARLSBAD CAVERN, NEW MEXICO: CONTROLS ON BIOTHEM DISTRIBUTION
GUSTAFSON, Daniel, Geology Department, Western Illinois University, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455, MELIM, Leslie A., Geology Department, Western Illinois Univ, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455, KOOSER, Ara, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 and NORTHUP, Diana E., Biology, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2020, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, djg111@wiu.edu, djg111@wiu.edu
4
8:50 AM
ASTOUNDING RATES OF PRECIPITATION AND RECRYSTALLIZATION IN EXPERIMENTAL CAVE PEARLS IN AN UNDERGROUND LIMESTONE MINE
MELIM, Leslie A., Geology Department, Western Illinois Univ, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455 and SPILDE, Michael N., Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2050, Albuquerque, NM 87131, LA-Melim@wiu.edu, LA-Melim@wiu.edu
5
9:05 AM
CAVES IN CAVES: POST-DEPOSITIONAL HOLES IN SPELEOTHEMS
SCHWARCZ, Henry P., School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada and SHTOBER, Nurit, Dept. of Geography, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, 31905, Israel, schwarcz@mcmaster.ca, schwarcz@mcmaster.ca
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9:20 AM
SNOWY RIVER: A NEW DISCOVERY FROM AN OLD CAVE
SPILDE, Michael N., Institute of Meteoritics, Univ of New Mexico, MSC03-2050, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, NORTHUP, Diana E., Biology, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2020, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, POLYAK, Victor J., Earth & Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, 200 Yale Blvd., Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, BOSTON, Penelope J., Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, CLEMENT, Amelia, Carleton College, 1 N College St, Northfield, MN 55057 and HUGHES, Kaitlyn J., Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-4501, mspilde@unm.edu, mspilde@unm.edu
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9:35 AM
WORLD'S LONGEST SPELEOTHEM: NEW RESULTS FROM RADIOMETRIC DATING AND HYDROLOGIC OBSERVATIONS
LAND, Lewis A., NM Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources and National Cave & Karst Research Institute, NM Tech, 1400 Commerce Dr, Carlsbad, NM 88220, lland@gis.nmt.edu, lland@gis.nmt.edu
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9:50 AM
DEVELOPMENT OF A KARST FIELD SCHOOL TO CONDUCT INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN APPALACHIAN REGION
GAO, Yongli, Geosciences, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, ANTHONY, Darlene M., Division of Mathematics and Sciences, Roane State Community College, Harriman, TN 37748 and SCHWARTZ, Benjamin F., Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center, Texas State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666, gaoy@etsu.edu, gaoy@etsu.edu
 
10:05 AM
Break
9
10:20 AM
USING STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES TO CHARACTERIZE CARBON AND NUTRIENT DYNAMICS IN A NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS CAVE
KNIERIM, Katherine J.1, POLLOCK, Erik D.2 and HAYS, Phillip D.1, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 113 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, (2)University of Arkansas Stable Isotope Laboratory, University of Arkansas, 116 Ferritor Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, Katherine.Knierim@gmail.com, Katherine.Knierim@gmail.com
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10:35 AM
MAXIMUM WALL RETREAT POTENTIAL IN FLUVIOKARST CONDUITS: THE BALANCE OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROCESSES
HERMAN, Ellen K., Department of Geology, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837, JEWETT, Amy E., Department of Geology, Bucknell University, O'Leary Center, Lewisburg, PA 17837 and VESPER, Dorothy J., Department of Geology & Geography, West Virginia University and the National Energy Technology Lab, 330 Brooks Hall, Morgantown, WV 26506, ekh008@bucknell.edu, ekh008@bucknell.edu
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10:50 AM
IS THE HYPORHEIC ZONE A USEFUL CONCEPT FOR KARST AQUIFERS WITH CONDUITS?
KOSKI, Katrina and WILSON, John L., Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, katrina@koski.net, katrina@koski.net
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11:05 AM
COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF EXTREMELY ACIDIC CAVE BIOFILMS
JONES, Daniel S., SCHAPERDOTH, Irene, PATEL, Jignasha H. and MACALADY, Jennifer L., Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, djones@psu.edu, djones@psu.edu
 
11:20 AM
Discussion
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