B019
Biogeochemical and hydrological functioning across scales in river corridors
Biogeochemical and hydrological functioning across scales in river corridors
Session ID#: 83283
Session Description:
River corridors provide multiple services which are essential for energy, food, and water security. These systems are characterized by hydrologic exchange that brings surface waters into contact with biogeochemically reactive sediments in the subsurface underlying and adjacent to the main channel. Variability in this exchange is influenced by factors including hydromorphic features, sediment and microbial properties, and temporal fluctuations in river stage. Despite recent advances, knowledge gaps remain in linkages of small spatiotemporal scale processes with their cumulative effects on river corridor hydrobiogeochemical function. This session takes a broad and integrative view of the river corridor, focusing on both the river channel itself and also incorporating dynamics and processes within the adjacent terrestrial and subsurface environments. We encourage abstracts that emphasize biotic (e.g., microbes, plants) and/or abiotic (e.g., environmental history, physical setting/dynamics) factors that influence biogeochemical and/or hydrologic function across scales within the river corridor.
Index Terms:
0414 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0465 Microbiology: ecology, physiology and genomics [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0483 Riparian systems [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1830 Groundwater/surface water interaction [HYDROLOGY]
Primary Convener: Kelly C Wrighton, Colorado State University, Soil and Crop Sciences, Fort Collins, CO, United States
Convener: James Stegen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Biological Sciences, Richland, WA, United States
Primary Liaison: James Stegen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Biological Sciences, Richland, WA, United States
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