GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 31
Sunday, 25 September 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 504 (Colorado Convention Center)

Something for Everybody: The Many Faces of Karst Science in all its Multidisciplinary Glory

Johanna L. Kovarik, Benjamin W. Tobin and Victor J. Polyak, Chairs
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
HYDROGEOLOGY OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO: HOW KARST CREATES AN OASIS IN THE DESERT
NEWTON, B. Talon, New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801 and RAWLING, Geoffrey C., New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 2808 Central Avenue SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, talon@nmbg.nmt.edu
1:50 PM
SURFICIAL KARST AND PSEUDOKARST FEATURES OF THE HIAWATHA NATIONAL FOREST, UPPER PENINSULA, MICHIGAN
LARSON, Erik B., Physics and Earth Science, Moravian College, 1200 Main St, Bethlehem, PA 18018 and SUMRALL, Jonathan B., Geography and Geology, Sam Houston State University, PO Box 2148, Huntsville, TX 77341, erik.b.e.larson@gmail.com
2:05 PM
PSEUDOKARST DEVELOPMENT IN GLACIATED TERRAINS
COOPER, Max P., Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 340 N Campus Drive, Room 216, Fayetteville, AR 72701 and MYLROIE, John E., Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, mpcooper@email.uark.edu
2:20 PM
USING BRACKISH WATER FROM KARSTIC AQUIFERS TO AUGMENT FRESHWATER RESOURCES IN THE SEMI-ARID SOUTHWEST
LAND, Lewis, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 400-1 Cascades Avenue, Carlsbad, NM 88220-6215, lland@nckri.org
2:35 PM
EVALUATING SHARED KARST LANDSCAPES FOR LONG-TERM PROTECTION IN OUR NATIONAL PARKS
BISHOP, Melisa R., National Park Service, Geologic Resources Division, 12795 W. Alameda Parkway, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225-0287 and PATE, Dale L., National Park Service, Geologic Resources Division, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225-0287, melisa_bishop@partner.nps.gov
 
2:50 PM
additional Q&A; Discussion
 
2:55 PM
Break
3:10 PM
THE SPECTACULAR MACROSCOPIC MICROBIAL BIOSIGNATURES OF LAVA TUBE CAVES
BOSTON, Penelope J., NASA Astrobiology Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, SPILDE, Michael N., Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2050, Albuquerque, NM 87131 and NORTHUP, Diana E., Biology Department, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2020, Albuquerque, NM 87131, penelope.j.boston@nasa.gov
3:25 PM
BASALTIC CAVES AND POTENTIAL FOR BIOSIGNATURE DEVELOPMENT AND PRESERVATION
DATTA, Saugata, 7622 E 58th Pl, 7622 E 58th Pl, 104 Thompson Hall, Tulsa, OK 74145, BLANK, Jennifer G., Dept Space Sciences & Astrobiology/Blue Marble Space Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, MS 245-3, Moffett Field, CA 94035, LEVEILLE, Richard J., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, 3450 University Street, Montreal, QC H3A 0E8, Canada and MOSER, Duane, Division of Earth and Ecosystems Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV 89130, sdatta@ksu.edu
3:40 PM
MICROBIAL MAT COMMUNITIES IN HAWAIIAN LAVA CAVES
SPILDE, Michael N.1, NORTHUP, Diana E.2, CAIMI, Nicole A.2, BOSTON, Penelope J.3, STONE, Frederick D.4 and SMITH, Stephen5, (1)Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2050, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)Biology Department, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2020, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (3)NASA Astrobiology Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, (4)Natural Sciences Department, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720, (5)Hawaii Speleological Survey, Hilo, HI 96720, mspilde@unm.edu
3:55 PM
EXCEPTIONAL PRESERVATION OF SECONDARY MINERALS IN HAWAIIAN LAVA TUBES (Invited Presentation)
MCHENRY, Lindsay J., Department of Geosciences, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211 and VICKERY, Christopher L., Department of Geosciences, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, lmchenry@uwm.edu
4:10 PM
SELF-REGULATED KARST MANAGEMENT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA (CANADA): IS IT WORKING?
GRIFFITHS, Paul A., P. A. Griffiths & Associates Inc., 544 Springbok Road, Campbell River, BC V9W 8A2, Canada, pgriff@shaw.ca
4:25 PM
CAVE CLIMATE CHARACTERIZATION AND EXAMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CAVE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES - TIMPANOGOS CAVE NATIONAL MONUMENT
STEELE, Nicholas E., National Park Service, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023, nicholas_steele@nps.gov
4:40 PM
UTILIZING KARST RESEARCH TO INFORM THE NEPA PROCESS AT GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
TOBIN, Benjamin W.1, SCHENK, Edward R.1, CHILDRES, Hampton1, SPRINGER, Abraham E.2 and JONES, Casey2, (1)Grand Canyon National Park, National Park Service, 1824 S Thompson St, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (2)School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, NAU Box 4099, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, benjamin_tobin@nps.gov
4:55 PM
CONTRIBUTIONS OF CAVE AND KARST RESEARCH TO MANAGEMENT ON THE TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST
KOVARIK, Johanna L., United States Forest Service, Minerals and Geology Management, 740 Simms St, Golden, CO 80215 and BAICHTAL, James F., U.S. Forest Service, Tongass National Forest, Thorne Bay Ranger District, P.O. Box 19001, Thorne Bay, AK 99919, jkovarik@fs.fed.us
5:10 PM
A TEMPLATE FOR SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES LATE HOLOCENE PALEOCLIMATE FROM STALAGMITE HC-1
POLYAK, Victor J., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, ASMEROM, Yemane, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, LACHNIET, Matthew S., Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Box 454010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010 and RASMUSSEN, Jessica B.T., Leander Independent School District, Leander, TX 78641, polyak@unm.edu
 
5:25 PM
additional Q&A; Discussion
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