Ecohydraulics and Ecomorphodynamics: Biophysical Interactions in Natural and Engineered Aquatic Systems
Ecohydraulics and Ecomorphodynamics: Biophysical Interactions in Natural and Engineered Aquatic Systems
Session ID#: 280634
Session Description:
Aquatic ecosystems, from rivers to lakes, estuaries, and coasts, are naturally dynamic systems shaped and characterized by biophysical processes. Understanding interactions among hydraulic, ecological, and geomorphic processes in natural and managed fluvial/coastal environments has become urgent for balancing societal water resource needs in a changing climate. This session focuses on the ecohydraulics and ecomorphodynamics of riverine, estuarine, and coastal systems across various geographic regions to inform science and management efforts. We invite presentations on topics including, but not limited to, fluvial/coastal hydrodynamics and geomorphic impacts of vegetation; organism-habitat interactions; ecosystem restoration; flow-biota interactions on nutrient, sediment, and pollutant transport; ecosystem response to natural and anthropogenic disturbances; and natural infrastructure as a critical component of hazard mitigation and climate resilience. We encourage submissions that bridge spatial and temporal scales, promote integration across field, numerical, and laboratory approaches, and foster interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange in the spirit of “Where Science Connects”.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- B - Biogeosciences
- H - Hydrology
- NH - Natural Hazards
Index Terms:
0439 Ecosystems, structure and dynamics [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0481 Restoration [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1825 Geomorphology: fluvial [HYDROLOGY]
4327 Resilience [NATURAL HAZARDS]
Primary Convener: Dr. Chien-Yung Tseng, PhD, Colorado State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Fort Collins, United States
Conveners: Matthew John Czapiga, Tulane University of Louisiana, River-Costal Science and Engineering, New Orleans, United States, Dr. Jiarui Lei, National University of Singapore, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Singapore, Singapore and Jorge Emilio San Juan, North Carolina State University, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Raleigh, United States
Student/Early Career Convener: Ernie In Him Lee, MIT, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cambridge, United States
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