Program

The BioGeoMon Conference, with its inclusive approach to the biogeochemistry of terrestrial and aquatic environments, has been held every 2^nd or 3^rd year since 1987 and in keeping with the traditions, 20 sessions are planned for BioGeoMon 2026. 

Each session will have an invited keynote. Up to four sessions will be run in parallel. There will also be selected Plenary talks on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings, before breaking into the parallel sessions

Session Themes

• Field Research Infrastructures for critical zone and aquatic ecosystems in transition
• Nitrogen biogeochemistry - links to other elements and biodiversity
• Biogeochemical responses to hydrological extremes - flood and drought
• Insects, Wind and Fire: Disturbance effects on biogeochemistry
• Land-use transformation as a driver of catchment fluxes for water, nutrients, and carbon
• Carbon linkages between terrestrial and aquatic systems
• Natural and restored peatland - effects on carbon cycling, hydrology and biogeochemistry (how about GHG?)
• Catchment biogeochemistry perspectives on decadal trends in air pollution; sulfate, nitrogen and mercury
• Long-term forest health and extreme events
• Plant-Soil-microbial interactions as drivers of ecosystem processes
• Land-atmosphere feedbacks: greenhouse gases, VOCs, particles and water
• What do ephemeral flow systems mean for the catchment approach to understanding ecosystems
• Cold (high latitude/altitude) ecosystems in transition
• Critical zone processes in a changing climate
• Source to Sea: The challenge of scaling catchment models for better water management
• Biogeochemistry of soil carbon stabilization
• Biogeochemistry of enhanced mineral weathering and other natural climate solutions
• Biodiversity trade-offs and co-benefits in ecosystem restoration
• Paleo Perspectives on anthropocene challenges
• Biogeochemistry and the ecology of agriculture

Preliminary Program

“A more detailed program will be posted early in July 2025. If you have suggestions for sessions, topics or keynote speakers, please write to the conference at biogeomon2026@slu.se”