More than ice: glaciers are ecosystems
Event details
| Date | 17.02.2015 |
| Hour | 16:15 › 17:15 |
| Speaker | Dr Tom Battin, SBER (Stream Biofilm and Ecosystem Research Laboratory), EPFL |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Abstract:
Glaciers are a prominent component of the global hydrological cycle.
However, it is only recently that glaciers have been recognized as unique ecosystems, and even as a biome. In this seminar, the potential role of glaciers for the global carbon cycle and ice-locked microbial life are presented. We will also discuss how microbial life organises in glacier-fed streams and how it may become affected as glaciers retreat.
Short biography:
Tom Battin recently joined EPFL as Professor in Ecohydraulics. He is interested in stream microbial ecology, biogeochemistry and general ecology. Prior to joining EPFL he was Chair in Limnology at the University of Vienna, Austria.
Glaciers are a prominent component of the global hydrological cycle.
However, it is only recently that glaciers have been recognized as unique ecosystems, and even as a biome. In this seminar, the potential role of glaciers for the global carbon cycle and ice-locked microbial life are presented. We will also discuss how microbial life organises in glacier-fed streams and how it may become affected as glaciers retreat.
Short biography:
Tom Battin recently joined EPFL as Professor in Ecohydraulics. He is interested in stream microbial ecology, biogeochemistry and general ecology. Prior to joining EPFL he was Chair in Limnology at the University of Vienna, Austria.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
- This event is internal
Organizer
- IIE - EESS
Contact
- Prof. Samuel Arey, EESS coordinator