Symposium: Wetland soils & carbon
Presenters: Siobhan Fennessy, Ellen Herbert, Ken Krauss, and Ankur Desai
1:30 PM - 5:00 PMWed
Oral Presentations Symposium
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Presenters
Desai, Ankur
Professor
UW-Madison Dept of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
Krauss, Ken
Research Ecologist
USGS
Herbert, Ellen
Ecosystem Services Scientist
Ducks Unlimited
Fennessy, Siobhan
Professor of Biology
Kenyon College
Sponsors
Wisconsin Coastal Management Program
This session will livestream into YouTube. Click the “Join Session” link and you’ll be connected to this livestream (note: the link won’t work until 5 minutes before the scheduled start of the session). Use the “Ask a Question” for the presenter Q&A. (You can also ask a question via YouTube comments, however, you must be signed in to YouTube to be able to do this.) Later in the session (4:15 pm CST), we'll move to a Wonder Room for an interactive audience discussion: https://tinyurl.com/WWATalkCarbon In this symposium, through invited presentations by leading national experts and group discussion, we are looking to increase basic understanding of the storage/sequestration/emissions role of wetlands/wetland soils (both CO2 and CH4—plus also N2O); explore what we currently know and don't yet know about carbon storage, sequestration, and emissions in Wisconsin; and begin discussions that identify applied research needs, management opportunities, and policy priorities to promote and encourage carbon storage and sequestration in Wisconsin (and reduce emissions). Sponsored by Wisconsin Coastal Management Program 1:30 pm Fennessy, Siobhan The carbon cycle and climate change mitigation potential of freshwater wetlands 2:15 pm Herbert, Ellen Greenhouse gas dynamics and tradeoffs in wetlands 2:30 pm Krauss, Ken Management for maintaining storage and increasing sequestration 2:45 pm Live Q&A with presenters 3:00 pm Break 3:30 pm Desai, Ankur Carbon in WI: Where, how much, how resilient 3:45 Panel discussion on research and data needs and management considerations 4:15 Audience questions & discussion -- we will move to a Wonder Room for this discussion. Link to be provided at the end of the panel discussion. Sponsored by Wisconsin Coastal Management Program