Abstracts are now being accepted for a special session entitled "Advancing basic and applied river science through research at restored sites" to be held at the 2013 Society for Freshwater Science meeting in Jacksonville, Florida, USA (May 19-23rd). The main goal of this session is to bring together researchers taking advantage of opportunities presented by river restoration projects to answer both basic and applied research questions related to population, community, and ecosystem ecology. Talks that highlight new data or describe ongoing research are preferred. The session abstract is below.
Submissions are accepted via the meeting website (http://www.sgmeet.com/sfs/sfs2013/); please select "S03: Advancing basic and applied river science through research at restored sites" as your primary session choice. The deadline for abstract submission is midnight, PST on Thursday, 31 January 2013. Please contact me with any questions, Laura Craig lcr...@americanrivers.org<mailto:lcr...@americanrivers.org> 856.786.9000 #### S03: Advancing basic and applied river science through research at restored sites Organizers: Laura Craig (lcr...@americanrivers.org<mailto:lcr...@americanrivers.org>) and Stephanie Lindloff (slindl...@americanrivers.org<mailto:slindl...@americanrivers.org>) Stream restoration has become increasingly common as we seek ways to alleviate our impacts on rivers. Restoration approaches are varied and include channel reconfiguration and bed manipulation, floodplain reconnection, removal of aging or obsolete infrastructure (e.g., dams, culverts, pipes), bank stabilization, and riparian planting, among others. Despite the diversity of approaches, all provide unique research opportunities. Scientists are able to address the efficacy of particular methods and evaluate the potential for additional ecological benefits that fall outside of the goals of the restoration itself. Furthermore, ecosystem-scale manipulations presented by restoration projects enable researchers to ask questions that will improve our understanding of basic ecological principles. The goal of this special session is to bring together scientists that have capitalized on the opportunities presented by river restoration to explore both basic and applied research, to improve the connection between science and the practice of river restoration, and to gain a better understanding of what motivates researchers to study restoration projects in hopes of enticing scientists to future projects. ____________________________________________________ Laura Craig, Ph.D. Associate Director, River Restoration Program P.O. Box 14986, Philadelphia, PA 19149 office: 856.786.9000 | cell: 215.970.4155 e-mail: lcr...@americanrivers.org<mailto:lcr...@americanrivers.org> American Rivers | Rivers Connect Us | www.americanrivers.org Facebook.com/AmericanRivers<http://www.facebook.com/AmericanRivers> | Twitter.com/AmericanRivers<http://www.twitter.com/americanrivers> Is your river one of America's Most Endangered Rivers? Find out and take action at www.AmericanRivers.org/EndangeredRivers<http://www.AmericanRivers.org/EndangeredRivers>. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.
