EP53E:
Quantifying Complex Ecohydraulic Interactions Using Field, Flume, and Numerical Methodologies II


Session ID#: 8390

Session Description:
Flow-biota interactions play a fundamental role in shaping fluvial, estuarine, saltmarsh, lacustrine and coastal landscapes. Therefore, a good physical understanding of the effect of biota on aquatic systems is central to effective environmental management. This session focuses on the quantification of eco-hydraulic interaction within the three methodologies of in-situ field studies, laboratory-based experiments and conceptualised numerical modelling. Research topics include (but are not limited to): 1) capturing and characterising morphological complexity, 2) methods for directly simulating flow-biota interaction, 3) the effect of eco-hydraulic interactions on sediment and nutrient transport processes and 4) the transfer and upscaling of process knowledge between different spatial scales of interest. We particularly welcome work which highlights the interplay of these three methodologies in advancing our understanding of eco-hydraulic interactions.
Primary Convener:  Tim Marjoribanks, University of Durham, Durham, DH1, United Kingdom
Conveners:  Elowyn Yager, Univ of ID-Idaho Water Ctr, Boise, United States and Matthew Frederick Johnson, University of Nottingham, School of Geography, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Chairs:  Tim Marjoribanks, University of Durham, Durham, DH1, United Kingdom and Elowyn Yager, University of Idaho, Center for Ecohydraulics Research, Boise, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Tim Marjoribanks, University of Durham, Durham, DH1, United Kingdom

Cross-Listed:
  • B - Biogeosciences
  • H - Hydrology
Index Terms:

0498 General or miscellaneous [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1813 Eco-hydrology [HYDROLOGY]
1894 Instruments and techniques: modeling [HYDROLOGY]
1895 Instruments and techniques: monitoring [HYDROLOGY]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Identifying vegetation’s influence on multi-scale fluvial processes based on plant trait adaptations (Invited) (72974)
Rebecca Manners Diehl, University of Vermont, Department of Geography and Geosciences, Burlington, VT, United States, David M Merritt, Forest Service, National Stream and Aquatic Ecology Center, Fort Collins, CO, United States, Andrew C Wilcox, University of Montana, Geosciences, Missoula, United States and Michael Scott, Utah State University, Watershed Sciences, Logan, United States
On the Role of Biota-Sediment Interactions: A Laboratory Study on Sediment Resuspension Within Arrays of Rigid Cylinders (65500)
Rafael O Tinoco, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Urbana, IL, United States and Giovanni Coco, University of Auckland, School of Environment, Auckland, New Zealand
Sensitivity analysis of channel-bend hydraulics influenced by vegetation  (80085)
Sharon Bywater-Reyes, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, United States, Rebecca Manners Diehl, University of Montana, Geosciences, Missoula, MT, United States, Richard McDonald, USGS, Denver, United States and Andrew C Wilcox, University of Montana, Geosciences, Missoula, United States
DeepPIV: Measuring in situ Biological-Fluid Interactions from the Surface to Benthos (Invited) (85989)
Kakani Katija1, Alana Sherman1, Dale Graves1, Chad D Kecy1, Denis Klimov1 and Bruce H Robison2, (1)Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States, (2)Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States
Flume Experiments on the Influence of Salmon Spawning Density on Grain Stability and Bedload Transport in Gravel-bed Streams (70530)
Todd H Buxton, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Weaverville, CA, United States
Froude Number is the Single Most Important Hydraulic Parameter for Salmonid Spawning Habitat. (67047)
Eric Gillies1 and Hamish J. Moir1,2, (1)cbec eco-engineering UK, Inverness, United Kingdom, (2)University of the Highlands and Islands, Rivers and Lochs Institute, Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom
Channel Morphology and Hydraulics as Controls on Spatial Patterns of Invertebrate Drift in a Mountain Stream. (79783)
Piotr Cienciala, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Department of Geography and GIS, Urbana, United States and Marwan A Hassan, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hydrologic regime controls pattern and architecture of woody debris in mountain streams (68780)
Laura A Hempel1, Gordon E. Grant2 and Sarah Lewis1, (1)Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States, (2)Oregon State University, Corvallis, United States

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