EP41C:
Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbances in River Corridors: Quantifying Responses and Restoring Riverine Processes Posters
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Session ID#: 61380
Session Description:
Rivers experience a broad range of natural and anthropogenic disturbances that influence geomorphic processes and ecosystem function. Particularly pressing anthropogenic disturbances have been dam construction throughout the 18th-20th centuries, breaching of poorly maintained and/or aging dams, and more recently dam removal in the US. While these disturbances can dramatically impact riverine ecosystems, it is increasingly understood that plants and animals alter local processes in ways that frequently enhance their survival and impact river function. Understanding biophysical interactions is critical for managing and restoring riverine ecosystems in response to natural and anthropogenic disturbances, particularly in the face of climate change. This session explores two nested topics: (1) geomorphic and hydrologic responses to dams and dam removal/breaching (especially studies that link physical and ecosystem responses to these disturbances) and, more broadly, (2) process-based studies that quantify the mechanics of complex biophysical interactions in natural, impacted, and/or restored river systems.
Primary Convener: Dorothy Merritts, Franklin & Marshall College, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, and The Chesapeake Watershed Initiative, Lancaster, United States
Conveners: John M Buffington, US Forest Service, Boise, ID, United States, Lee Harrison, NOAA, Santa Cruz, United States and Mathias J Collins, NOAA, Gloucester, MA, United States
Primary Liaison: John M Buffington, US Forest Service, Boise, ID, United States
Chairs: Frank J Magilligan, Dartmouth College, Geography, Hanover, NH, United States and Amy E East, USGS San Diego Field Station, San Diego, United States
OSPA Liaison: Lee Harrison, NOAA, Santa Cruz, United States
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Abstracts Submitted to this Session:
Andrew C Wilcox, University of Montana, Geosciences, Missoula, MT, United States
Amy E East1, Joshua B Logan2, Mark C Mastin3, Andrew Ritchie4, Jennifer Bountry5, Christopher S Magirl3 and Joel B Sankey6, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Santa Cruz, United States, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Tacoma, WA, United States, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, (5)Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO, United States, (6)USGS, Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
Lee Harrison1, Amy E East2, Douglas P Smith3, Joshua B Logan4, Rosealea Bond5, Colin Nicol6, Thomas Williams7, David A Boughton7, Kaitlyn Chow8 and Lauren Luna3, (1)NOAA Fisheries, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, (2)USGS San Diego Field Station, San Diego, United States, (3)California State University Monterey Bay, School of Natural Sciences, Seaside, CA, United States, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, (5)University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, (6)NOAA, Seattle, WA, United States, (7)NOAA, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, (8)Shanghai, China
Matthew E. Baker, UMBC, Baltimore, MD, United States, Andrew J Miller, UMBC, Department of Geography and Environmental Systems, Baltimore, United States, Stephen Van Ryswick, Maryland Geological Survey, Baltimore, MD, United States, Eric Boyd, USGS, Frostburg, MD, United States, Matthew Joseph Cashman, U.S. Geological Survey, Earth System Processes Division, Baltimore, United States, Mathias J Collins, NOAA, Gloucester, MA, United States and Mary Andrews, NOAA, Annapolis, MD, United States
Mathias J Collins, NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region - Gloucester, Gloucester, MA, United States, Alice R. Kelley, University of Maine, Orono, United States, Pamela J. Lombard, USGS New England Water Science Center, Augusta, ME, United States and Sean MC Smith, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States
Brian Yellen, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences, Amherst, United States, Jonathan D Woodruff, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences, Amherst, United States, David K Ralston, WHOI, Department of Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, Woods Hole, United States, Caroline Ladlow, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Geosciences, Amherst, MA, United States, Sarah Fernald, Department of Environmental Conservation New York State, Albany, United States and Waverly Lau, University of Massachusetts Amherst, GeoSciences, Amherst, United States
Alexandra Evans1, Scott Greenwood1 and Brett Still2, (1)University of New Hampshire, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Durham, NH, United States, (2)University of Rhode Island, Natural Resources Science, Narragansett, RI, United States
Iman Hosseini-Shakib, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, NH, United States
Susan Meredith Taylor, Abt Associates Bethesda, Bethesda, MD, United States, Richard Bennett, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Dept. of the Interior, Hadley, MA, United States and Claire Goydan, Abt Associates Bethesda, Division Health and Environment, Bethesda, VA, United States
Hao-Yuan Cheng and Su-Chin Chen, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
Naishuang Bi, Houjie Wang, Xiao WU and Zhongqiang Sun, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
Brandon J Sansom, Sean Joseph Bennett and Joseph F Atkinson, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
Daniel Jeremy Smith, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Biological Systems Engineering, Blacksburg, VA, United States and Theresa Wynn-Thompson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Biological Systems Engineering, Blacksburg, United States
Matthew Robert Dunkle1, Ryan Bellmore2, Jason Fellman3, Eran W Hood3, Rick Edwards2 and Christopher C. Caudill1, (1)University of Idaho, Fish and Wildlife Science, Moscow, ID, United States, (2)Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Juneau, AK, United States, (3)University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau, AK, United States
Stacey Sloan Blersch, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA, United States, David M Blersch, Auburn University, Biosystems Engineering Department, Auburn, AL, United States and Joseph F Atkinson, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
Christine E. Hatch1, John Gartner2 and Isaac J Larsen2, (1)University of Massachusetts Amherst, Geosciences, Amherst, MA, United States, (2)University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Geosciences, Amherst, MA, United States
Piotr Cienciala, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Department of Geography and GIS, Urbana, United States and Andrew D Nelson, Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, Seattle, WA, United States
John M Buffington, US Forest Service Boise, Boise, ID, United States
Samantha Kathryn Cargill, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States, Catalina Segura, Oregon State University, Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management, Corvallis, OR, United States and Dana Warren, Oregon State University, Forest Ecosystems and Society, Corvallis, United States
