GSA Connects 2023 Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Session No. 133
Monday, 16 October 2023: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
310 / 311 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

T128. Karst Ecosystems and Biogeochemistry

GSA Karst Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; National Cave and Karst Research Institute; Karst Waters Institute; Geochemical Society

 

Daniel Jones, Jeanne Sumrall and Natasha Sekhon, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
RECONNAISSANCE GEOBIOLOGY SURVEY OF A POTENTIAL MARS ANALOGUE SITE, CAPULIN VOLCANO NATIONAL MONUMENT, NM
HOBERG, Joseph1, BALOUN, Anika1, SWIFT, Jimmy1, BROWN, Abigail1, SCHNEIDER, Georgia2, SEISER, Patricia3 and JONES, Daniel S.4, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Systems, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801; Scientists in the Parks (SIP), National Cave and Karst Research Institute/National Parks Service, Carlsbad, NM 88220, (2)National Park Service, Geologic Resource Division, Denver; Geographic Information Science and Cartography, University of Denver, 2199 S University Blvd, Denver, CO 80210, (3)National Cave and Karst Research Institute, Carlsbad, NM 88220; Scientists in the Parks (SIP), National Cave and Karst Research Institute/National Parks Service, Carlsbad, NM 88220, (4)Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801; National Cave and Karst Research Institute, Carlsbad, NM 88220
1:50 PM
ENTRANCE TO ENTRANCE: A HUNT FOR ASTROBIOLOGICAL ANALOG SITES IN WIND CAVE
HEGGEN, Jacqueline and SEBREE, Joshua, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Northern Iowa, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1227 W 27th St, Cedar Falls, IA 50614
2:05 PM
ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES OF NITROGEN CYCLING IN SULFURIC ACID CAVES
BEST, Mackenzie B.1, WANKEL, Scott D.2, GRAHAM, Heather V.3, STERN, Jennifer C.3, MACALADY, Jennifer, Ph.D.4, MAINIERO, Maurizio5, ATUDOREI, Nicu-Viorel6 and JONES, Daniel S.7, (1)Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, (2)Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (3)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Astrobiology Analytical Laboratory, Code 691, Bldg 34, Room S139, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (4)Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, (5)Gruppo Speleologico Marchigiano, Ancona, Italy; Federazione Speleologica Marchigiana, Ancona, Italy, (6)Center for Stable Isotopes, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87106, (7)Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801; National Cave and Karst Research Institute, Carlsbad, NM 88220
2:20 PM
MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE HYDROCLIMATE CHANGES IN THE TROPICAL ANDES INFERRED FROM CARBON AND OXYGEN ISOTOPE RECORDS OF SPELEOTHEMS FROM HUAGAPO CAVE, PERU
OLSON, Elizabeth1, PARMENTER, Dylan2, GILLIKIN, David1, STOLTENBERG, Hailey1, CLAVEL, Avery1, PICCIRILLO, Laura1, VERHEYDEN, Anouk1, EDWARDS, Lawrence2 and RODBELL, Donald T.1, (1)Department of Geosciences, Union College, 807 Union Street, Schenectady, NY 12308, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
2:35 PM
COMBINING δ13C, RADIOCARBON, AND ELEMENTAL CHEMISTRY TO UNDERSTAND STABLE CARBON LARGE VARIATIONS IN STALAGMITE
VOARINTSOA, Ny Riavo, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, 3507 Cullen Boulevard, Science and Research SR1, Houston, TX 77204 and THERRE, Steffen, Physics of Environmental Archives, Institute of Environmental Physics, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, Heidelberg, Germany 69120, Germany
2:50 PM
HUMANS AS GEOMORPHIC AGENTS: ANTHROPOGENIC SINKHOLES AS A TYPE OF PSEUDOKARST (Invited Presentation)
LAND, Lewis, National Cave & Karst Research Institute, New Mexico Tech, 1015 Tijeras Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
 
3:10 PM
Break
3:25 PM
MICRO-XRF GEOCHEMICAL AND MICROPALEONTOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF HYDROLOGIC CHANGES IN THE KARSTIC AQUIFERS OF CRAWFORD LAKE (ONTARIO, CANADA) AND POSSIBLE LINKAGES WITH INDIGENOUS SETTLEMENT ABANDONMENT
MORAAL, Joshua1, MCCARTHY, Francine1, BOYCE, Joseph I.2, LLEW-WILLIAMS, Brendan M.1, HEYDE, Autumn1 and RIDDICK, Nicholas1, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, CANADA, (2)School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada
3:40 PM
PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTION OF A SPELEOTHEM FROM THE EL-KASSARAT CAVE, LEBANON
BOU JAOUDE, Issam1, POLYAK, Victor2, KARANOUH, Rena3, ASMEROM, Yemane2, VENI, George4 and HAIDAR, Ali3, (1)New Mexico Tech, National Cave and Karst Research Institute, currently at Morrison Hershfield, 2932 Baseline Road, Ottawa, ON K2H 1B, Canada, (2)Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (3)Geology Department, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, (4)National Cave and Karst Research Institute (retired); currently at George Veni and Associates, 400-1 Cascades Avenue, Carlsbad, NM 88220
3:55 PM
HIGH-RESOLUTION HYDROCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTION IN STALAGMITES THROUGH LA-ICP-MS 2D MAPPING
ENGLEBY, Mariana1, MILLER, Nathan2, BANNER, Jay L.2 and GUNN, Heather3, (1)Geology, Bucknell University, 701 Moore Avenue, Lewisburg, PA 17837, (2)Environmental Science Institute, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244
4:10 PM
USING HIGH-THROUGHPUT NIFH SEQUENCING TO CHARACTERIZE NITROGEN-FIXING MICROORGANISMS IN SULFURIC ACID CAVES: IMPLICATIONS FOR NITROGEN CYCLING IN SUBTERRANEAN CHEMOSYNTHETIC ECOSYSTEMS
GREEN, Katelyn, Department of Biology, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, BEST, Mackenzie, Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801 and JONES, Daniel S., Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801; National Cave and Karst Research Institute, Carlsbad, NM 88220
4:25 PM
MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES AND SECONDARY MINERAL FEATURES IN AN ARTIFICIAL SULFIDIC CAVE STREAM
JONES, Daniel, Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, BEST, Mackenzie, Department of Earth and Evironmental Sciences, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, MAINIERO, Maurizio, Gruppo Speleologico Marchigiano, Ancona, Italy; Federazione Speleologica Marchigiana, Ancona, Italy and MONTANARI, Alessandro, Osservatorio Geologico di Coldigioco, Cda. Coldigioco 4, Apiro, 60121, Italy
 
4:40 PM
Lightning talks by poster presenters (any cave/karst-themed posters welcome!)
 
5:10 PM
Concluding Remarks
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