Vegetation Dynamics and Climate Change Workshop
Research needs extending beyond “Blueprint for Australian Terrestrial Carbon Cycle Research”.
Canberra, Australia
August 14-15 2007
Australian Academy of Science, Shine Dome
Under the Australian Greenhouse Office’s Blueprint
for Australian Terrestrial Carbon Cycle Research, the
three immediate research priorities for new projects are the
documentation of the patterns of carbon sources and sinks across
Australia, understanding the vulnerability of terrestrial carbon
sinks into the future, and introducing some interactive coupling
of terrestrial carbon cycle processes into global climate models.
As a priority for Phase 2, dynamic global vegetation modelling
(DGVM) suited to Australia is noted for the longer term research
direction. This workshop considered and prioritised longer
term research needs to better understand basic biological/ecological
processes driving vegetation dynamics.
Participant contact details
(doc, 150Kb) [as of 15 August, 2007]. Science programme developed by Dr Roger Gifford, Australian Academy of Science National Committee, Earth System Science Chair.
Presentations
Day 1 |
Session 1 |
Setting the scene: current conceptual & modelling approaches to the climate-land surface links and vegetation dynamics (Introduction pdf Mb) |
1 |
Eva Kowalczyk |
Land cover coupling to the climate system |
2 |
Steve Roxburgh |
A modelling perspective for framing thoughts on vegetation composition dynamics in relation to climate change |
3 |
Mark Westoby |
The potential utility of, and developments in, the plant functional type concept. (pdf 1.11 Mb) (Abstract pdf 21kb) |
4 |
Dave Hilbert |
Regional modelling of vegetation distribution in Australia |
5 |
Gary Richards |
Next decade research needs for managing the climate/vegetation nexus in Australia: An NCAS/AGO view. |
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Session 2 |
Taking stock: Processes that shape the nature and distribution of Australian vegetation communities |
6 |
Robert Hill |
Climate & atmospheric composition: palaeo-evidence |
7 |
Neil McKenzie |
Soils and Nutrients |
8 |
Ross Bradstock |
Fire |
9 |
Andy Sheppard |
Herbivory |
10 |
Josh Dorrough |
Human land management & impacts |
Day 2 |
Session 3 |
Potential futures: Vulnerability of, and change in, vegetation composition and condition and ecosystem function under climate change |
11 |
Rod Fensham |
Impact of climate trends and extremes |
12 |
Graham Farquhar |
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13 |
Mark Stafford Smith (CSIRO) |
Human adaptation of land management |
14 |
Geoff Cary |
Changed fire patterns, frequency and intensity |
15 |
Andy Pitman (UNSW) |
Data and research needs for validating an Australian DGVM |
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Session 4 |
Biogeochemical cycles: Potential effects of future vegetation dynamics on carbon and nutrient cycling in the whole ecosystem, and on hydrology |
16 |
Roger Gifford (CSIRO CPI) |
Biomass and soil carbon (pdf 1.29 Mb) (Abstract pdf 31 kb) |
17 |
Derek Eamus, (UTS) |
Hydrology (pdf 2.09 Mb) |
18 |
Belinda Medlyn |
Nutrient cycling |
Please direct inquires to Roger Gifford, workshop convenor - roger.gifford@csiro.au