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Session Proposal: Transport and interactions among biotic and abiotic components in aquatic ecosystems across scales (AGU25)

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Transport and interactions among biotic and abiotic components in aquatic ecosystems across scales

Session ID#: 248102

Session Description:
The movement of fluids and the substances they carry play a vital role in sustaining and fostering the development of aquatic ecosystems within various water bodies, including rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and estuaries. These substances include suspended and bedload sediments shaping the physical environment, nutrients and contaminants modulating the chemical composition, micro-organisms, and species signifying biological components. This session aims to explore how these various components are transported, each characterized by unique features, across a wide range of spatial and temporal scales, to uncover underlying insights and mechanisms for understanding aquatic ecosystems on Earth's surfaces. This comprehensive session encompasses studies on fluid flow, sediments, nutrients, contaminants, microplastics, microorganisms, species eggs or larvae, eDNA, and/or their interactions. We welcome investigations utilizing theoretical, numerical, and experimental approaches to examine the transport and interactions of these biotic and abiotic components across scales within aquatic ecosystems on Earth's surface.
Index Terms:

1813 Eco-hydrology [HYDROLOGY]
1862 Sediment transport [HYDROLOGY]
1871 Surface water quality [HYDROLOGY]
1890 Wetlands [HYDROLOGY]
Primary Convener:  Zi Wu, Tsinghua University, Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Beijing, China
Conveners:  Arvind Singh, University of Central Florida, Department of Civil, Environmental & Construction, Orlando, United States, Xiaoying Zhang, Jilin University, College of Construction Engineering, Changchun, China and Man Zhang, Tsinghua University, State Key Laboratory of Hydro-Science and Engineering, Beijing, China
Student/Early Career Convener:  Shuolin Li, Columbia University, Data Science Institute, NY, United States
 
The Multiscale Impacts of Biofilms on Particle Transport and Geomorphology (Invited) (1845437)
Judy Qingjun Yang, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, Minneapolis, MN, United States
 
Grain-size distribution and diffusivity of non-uniform sediment in the channel with submerged vegetation (1852040)
Liu Yang, State Key Laboratory of Water Resources Engineering and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China and Zhonghua Yang, Wuhan University, Wuhan, CHINA
 
Hydrodynamic Responses of Fish Community Dynamics in Large-Scale Morphologically Complex River Systems (1852490)
Jiajian Qiu, Saiyu Yuan, Hongwu Tang and Yilin Deng, Hohai University, College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Nanjing, China
 
Harnessing IoT and Cascaded ML to Predict Coupled Soil Moisture-Salinity Dynamics in Estuarine Wetlands (Invited) (1852909)
Yujun Yi, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China and song jie
 
Quantifying Vegetation Drag and Canopy Effects: High-Resolution Data Resolving Flow Structure and Wave Dissipation in Marshes (1854461)
Xiaoxia Zhang, Shenzhen University, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen, China
 
Nutrient Replenishment by Turbulent Mixing in Suspended Macroalgal Farms (1854602)
Dr. Tong Bo, Peking University, Beijing, China
 
 
Examining the surface and hyporheic flow in stepped channels through refractive index matching experiments (1859962)
Chendi Zhang, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Beijing, China, Marwan A Hassan, University of British Columbia, Department of Geography, Vancouver, BC, Canada and Liekai Cao, North China Electric Power University, School of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering, Beijing, China
 
Thermal Density Currents as a Mechanism for Hypoxia Mitigation in Stratified Reservoirs (1860612)
Bowen Sun1, Yuanning Zhang1, Xueping Gao1 and Xiaobo Liu2, (1)Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, (2)China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China
 
Impacts of Sediment Dynamics on Key Water Quality Indicators in the Xiaolangdi Reservoir (1861104)
Lingqi Li, Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research, Zhengzhou, China and Meiling Yi, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
 
Synchronous Measurement of Suspended Sediment Concentration and Particle Size Using Multi-Frequency Ultrasonic Attenuation (1863553)
Dixi Han, Yifan Jin and Qiang Zhong, CAU China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
 
Effects of Sand-adhering on the Settling of Yangtze Sturgeon (Acipenser Dabryanus) Eggs (1863787)
Yuhong Zeng, Wuhan University, School of Water Resources and Hydropower engineering, Wuhan, China
 
Numerical Simulation of Hydrodynamics for Self-Organized Structures of Mussels (1864047)
Yuncheng Xu, China Agricultural University, State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Agricultural Water Resources, Beijing, China and Qingqing Hou, Beijing Normal University, State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation & School of Environment, Beijing, China
 
Hydro-Morphodynamic Responses to Typical Instream Vegetation Succession: A Flume Experiment Study (1864116)
Ping Wang, Beijing Forestry University, School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing, China and Qingqi Kong, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
 
The Utility Function of the Sustainability Performance of the Watershed System (1864408)
Chang Liu and Enhui Jiang, Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research, Zhengzhou, China
 
Dynamics of Anomalous Bedload Transport from Stochastic Processes to Macroscopic Continuum Equations (1864513)
Zhipeng Li, Hohai University, Nanjing, China and HongGuang Sun, Hohai University, State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Nanjing, China
 
Biomineral Flocculation of Cohesive Sediments: The Role of Microalgae Under Turbulent Conditions (1866805)
Xiaoteng Shen and Mingze Lin, State Key Laboratory of Water Disaster Prevention, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
 
Hydro-Environmental and Ecological Effects of Drop structure in Urban River System (1867180)
Dantong Zhu, South China University of Technology, Tianhe, China
 
Assessing Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Water Bodies, Vegetation, and Land Use in a Large Floodplain Wetland with Conservation Strategy Formulation for Wintering Waterbirds (1867344)
Caihong Tang, Haobei Zhen and Shanghong Zhang, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China
 
 
Numerical Investigation of Multiscale Sediment Transport in Vegetated River Flows Using CFD-DEM Simulations (1870457)
Dong Xu1, XinCong Chen2 and Siyuan Zong1, (1)Hohai University, Nanjing, China, (2)Tianjin University State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Intelligent Construction and Operation, Tianjin, CHINA
 
Multi-scale analysis of contaminant transport in the ice-covered channel flows with bed absorption (1870874)
Feifei Wang and Heng Li, Zhengzhou University, School of Water Conservancy and Transportation, Zhengzhou, China
 
The Mechanism of Velocity Distribution of Flow Through Submerged Vegetation and the Threshold for Associated Sediment Transport (1870963)
Wei-Jie Wang, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, CHINA, Han-qing Zhao Zhao, China Three Gorges Corporation, Beijing, China and Yu-xuan Xu, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China
 
Response of Sandy Beach to Extreme Coastal Ocean Dynamics (1872404)
Zhiyuan Wu, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, China
 
Bed roughness effects on horseshoe vortex dynamics and soil erosion mechanisms in vegetated overland flows (1877391)
Huilan Zhang, Beijing Forestry University, School of soil and water conservation, Beijing, China
 
Risk Assessment Framework of Coastal Dredging Sediment Plumes Based on K-means Clustering. (1880762)
Chang He, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, CHINA, Francesco De Leo, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy, Alessandro Stocchino, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong and Ana J. Abascal, IHCantabria - Instituto de HidrĂ¡ulica Ambiental de la Universidad de Cantabria, Cantabria, Spain
 
Transport Characteristics and Source Analysis of Dissolved Organic Carbon in the Upper Yellow River Cascade Reservoirs (1882574)
Chunhui Li, Beijing Normal University, SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT, Beijing, China, Jing HU, BNU Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China and Yujun Yi, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
 
Decoupling Biotic and Abiotic Drivers: How Sediment Load Modulates Phytoplankton's Environmental Response Across River-Reservoir Gradients (1885721)
Yitong Ding, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, China and Baozhu Pan, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
 
Remobilization and Movement of Phosphorus Contamination in Grand Bay NERR (1886573)
Jeneil Patel, Mississippi State University, Coastal & Marine Extension Program, Mississippi State, MS, United States, Jennifer DeBose, Mississippi State University, Coastal & Marine Extension Program, Mississippi State, United States and Adam D Skarke, Mississippi State University, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State, MS, United States
 
Phosphorus Cycling in Lake Sediments in Response to Algal Bloom Events: Phosphorus Transformation and Mechanisms (1892388)
Yifan Ding, Chao Li, Valenni Passaro, Wencong Xing, Mengyan Li and Lijie Zhang, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Newark, United States
 
Changes in Dissolved Organic Matter Composition across the Lotic to Lentic Boundary in a Reservoir Longitudinal Gradient (1892482)
Dexter Howard1, Adrienne Breef-Pilz1, Whitney M Woelmer1,2, Durelle Scott3 and Cayelan Carey1, (1)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Biological Sciences, Blacksburg, United States, (2)University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, (3)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Biological Systems Engineering, Blacksburg, United States
 
Godunov-type scheme for contaminant fate and transport in transient pipe flows (1895346)
Tong-Chuan Che, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
 
Effects of Microbial Fe(III) Reduction on Aggregation and Colloid Stability of Fe-rich Smectite (1903603)
Jiho AHN, Insung Kang, Tae-hee Koo and Jinwook Kim, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
 
Comparative Study of Integrated Framework versus Biotic Integrity Indices: A Case of Health Assessment in Chishui River (1906826)
Wei Miao1, Chunyan Jiang1,2, Qiushuang Wu1, Liekai Cao3 and Shanghong Zhang1, (1)North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China, (2)Student, Beijing, China, (3)North China Electric Power University, School of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering, Beijing, China
 
Comparative Performance Evaluation of Bank Erosion Models in the Middle Yangtze River: New Dynamic Model vs. HEC-RAS (1909045)
Shanshan Deng1, Lizhi Dong1 and Lizhi Dong: Wuhan Univeristy, (1)Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
 
Nonlinear Interaction Between Salinity- and Sediment-Induced Stratification in Highly Turbid Estuaries and Coastal Seas (1911554)
Jian Zhou and Wenzhe Zhang, Hohai University, College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Nanjing, China
 
A New Model for Near-Bed Velocity Profile and Bed Shear Stress in Vegetated Flows (1912478)
Yuan Xu1, Qing He1 and Heidi Margaret Nepf2, (1)East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, (2)MIT, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cambridge, United States
 
The Role of Microalgae in the Settling Process of Flocculated Cohesive Sediment (1913106)
Yuan Xu, Yijie Zhang and Qing He, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
 
Hydrologic and Nutrient Controls on Biofilm Dynamics in Tropical Freshwater Systems (1920121)
Abelino Garcia, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA, United States, Yinuo Noah Yao, Texas A&M University College Station, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College Station, TX, United States, James K Brumbelow, Texas A&M University College Station, Civil & Environmental Engineering, College Station, United States and A. Peyton Smith, Texas A&M University College Station, Soil and Crop Science, College Station, TX, United States
 
Tracking River Health from Origin to End: What Diatoms and Sediments Reveal About Reviving the Gomati River (1937893)
Pooja Tiwari1,2, Jitesh Narottam Vyas1, Prabhat Chandra1, Narendra Kumar3 and Biswajeet Thakur2, (1)Central Water and Power Research Station, Pune, India, (2)Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, India, (3)Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India
 
Simulation of Supersaturated Total Dissolved Gas Transport in Compound Vegetated Channel (1939793)
Youquan Yuan, South China University of Technology, Tianhe, China
 
Modeling Seasonal Dynamics of Carbon and Phosphorus in a Cold-Region River from 2000 to 2021 (1940027)
Ge Yang and Wenming Zhang, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
 
Effects of secondary currents on migration and distribution of Microcystis colonies in turbulent open-channel flow (1942688)
Li Zeng1, Qiankun Leng1, Nana Cao2, Zheng Gong3, Bohan Wang1, Rui Han1 and Zi Wu3, (1)China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, State Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Water Security in River Basin, Beijing, China, (2)China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Department of Hydraulics, Beijing, China, (3)Tsinghua University, Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Beijing, China
 
Coupled Effects of Nutrient Flow and Hydrodynamic Processes on Methanotroph-Mediated Methane Mitigation in Surface Aquatic Ecosystems (1962118)
Xinyue BAI, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou International Campus, Tianhe, China
 
Factors Affecting the Nutrient Uptake Efficiency of Giant Kelp in the Santa Barbara Channel (1966264)
Shayla Chavis, Hampton University, Hampton, VA, United States, Timothy J DeVries, University of California Santa Barbara, Earth Research Institute, Santa Barbara, United States and Nikita Tournebise, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
 
New storm tide-substance model based on advanced wind and sediment modes (1978699)
Zongyu Li1,2, Wuming Ni3, Zhilin Sun2, Yujie Li2 and Kaixuan Ding2, (1)South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, (2)Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, (3)University of Washington, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Seattle, United States
 
Quantification of Long Term Hysteresis Patterns in Sediment and Nutrient Concentrations in the Maumee River, USA (1994276)
Nathan Manning and Colleen Cosgrove, Heidelberg University NCWQR, Tiffin, United States
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