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KARST GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; National Cave and Karst
Research Institute; Karst Waters Institute; Geochemical Society
T138. Karst Ecosystems and Biogeochemistry Disciplines: Karst, Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography,
Endorsers: GSA Karst Division; GSA Environmental and Geoarchaeology
Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geobiology and Advocates: Natasha Sekhon; Daniel Jones
Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; National This session seeks contributions on cave deposits (sediments,
Cave and Karst Research Institute; Karst Waters Institute; speleothems, tufa, etc.), karst environmental records (sedimentary,
Geochemical Society; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Division carbonate stratigraphy, etc.), and geoarchaeological and historical
Disciplines: Karst, Geomicrobiology, Geochemistry investigations to interpret past climates, landscapes, extreme
Advocates: Daniel Jones; Patricia N. Kambesis events, and land-use histories, and to model or predict future
This session seeks abstracts that deal with the study of cave and changes.
karst ecosystems, including the identification, quantification, and/
or discussion of biota, flora, microbial, and related biogeochemical T143. New Frontiers in Cave and Karst
processes or environments in or near karst features. Research: In Honor of the International Year of
Caves and Karst
T139. Karst Hazards and Monitoring Endorsers: GSA Karst Division; GSA Geochronology Division;
Endorsers: GSA Karst Division; GSA Environmental and GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology
Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geophysics and Geodynamics Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division;
Division; National Cave and Karst Research Institute; Karst Waters GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering
Institute; GSA Geology and Society Division Geology Division; GSA Geophysics and Geodynamics Division;
Disciplines: Karst, Engineering Geology GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Sedimentary
Advocates: Daniel Jones; Patricia N. Kambesis Geology Division; National Cave and Karst Research Institute;
Hazards (e.g., sinkholes, pollution, radon, development) and Karst Waters Institute; Geochemical Society
monitoring approaches (e.g., GIS applications, historical data anal- Disciplines: Karst, Hydrogeology, Environmental Geoscience
yses) in karst landscapes, including technical applications (e.g., Advocates: Daniel Jones; Lewis Land; Patricia N. Kambesis;
LiDAR, 3D scanning, geodatabase development) and management Rachel Bosch; Louise Hose; Natasha Sekhon; Sarah Arpin;
implications (resource management, education, policy, regulation). Jason S. Polk
We encourage submissions in any field of cave and karst science,
T140. Karst Hydrology and Hydrogeology with special emphasis on novel techniques, interdisciplinary
Endorsers: GSA Karst Division; GSA Environmental and approaches, and contributions from diverse early-career researchers
Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geophysics and (students, postdocs, and faculty).
Geodynamics Division; National Cave and Karst Research
Institute; Karst Waters Institute LIMNOGEOLOGY
Disciplines: Karst, Hydrogeology
Advocates: Lewis Land; Natasha Sekhon; Daniel Jones T144. Lakes Past, Present, and Future—
This session covers fundamental aspects of fluid-rock interactions Archives of Climate Variability, Paleoenvironment,
within karst landscapes, including geologic, hydrogeologic, and Geohazards, and Economic Resources
hydrologic investigations. Appropriate topics range from dye Endorsers: GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Geobiology and
tracing and aquifer processes to surface-subsurface hydrologic Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Marine and Coastal Geoscience
interactions and quantitative modeling. Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Geochronology
Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division;
T141. Karst Processes and Speleology AMQUA; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); GSA Geology
Endorsers: GSA Karst Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Society Division; GSA Continental Scientific Drilling Division
Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology Disciplines: Limnogeology, Stratigraphy, Paleoclimatology/
and Geomorphology Division; National Cave and Karst Research Paleoceanography
Institute; Karst Waters Institute; Geochemical Society Advocates: Scott W. Starratt; Jason R. Price
Disciplines: Karst, Geomorphology, Geochemistry Lakes contain important historical records because their
Advocates: Daniel Jones; Patricia N. Kambesis sediments are archives of climate change, local human impact,
This session covers the myriad of cave and karst forming pro- tectonic and volcanic activity, coastal processes, and ecological
cesses, geomorphic evolution of karst landscapes, and cave system succession. This session explores terrestrial and extraterrestrial
development. Includes carbonate weathering, diagenesis, hypo- lacustrine research.
gene processes, carbonate mineralogy, structural controls, and
pseudokarst processes and features. MARINE/COASTAL SCIENCE

T142. Karst Sedimentary, Paleoclimate, and T145. Advances and New Voices in Marine and
Historical Records Coastal Geoscience
Endorsers: GSA Karst Division; GSA Geochronology Division; Endorsers: GSA Marine and Coastal Geoscience Division;
GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology GSA Limnogeology Division
Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division;

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