The International Society for River Science invites the submission of abstracts (deadline 8 March 2015) and participation in our 4th biennial symposium, 23 - 28 Aug 2015, La Crosse, Wisconsin USA. The symposium will focus on the theme of connectivity to, within, and among riverine landscapes; explore the geomorphic, chemical, and biological implications of connectivity in rivers; and also develop broader themes of human social and cultural connectivity mediated by river systems throughout the world.
Information on the Symposium can be found at http://www.uwlax.edu/conted/isrs2015/ Information on abstract submission can be found at http://www.uwlax.edu/conted/isrs2015/abstract-submission.html. A list of proposed special sessions and organizers is provided below. 1) Balancing multiple uses of river systems: Past, Present and Future Navigation infrastructure and river ecosystem considerations Organizer: Gretchen Benjamin (gbenja...@tnc.org) 2) Big rivers, big data: what are we learning from large-scale, long-term data sets from large river ecosystems Organizer: Jeffrey Houser (jhou...@usgs.gov) 3) Connectivity and water level manipulation for large scale restoration - Comprehensive assessment of the responses of the Emiquon Preserve Organizer: Andrew Casper (afcas...@illinois.edu) 4) Divesting River Management Infrastructure: Ecological Implications and Conservation Approaches Organizer: Laura Craig (lcr...@americanrivers.org) 5) Documenting change in riverine systems using paleoenvironmental records Organizers: Joan Bunbury (jbunb...@uwlax.edu) and Gretchen Gerrish (ggerr...@uwlax.edu) 6) Ecohydraulics of mollusks and other benthic macroinvertebrates in rivers Organizers: Steve Zigler (szig...@usgs.gov) and Teresa Newton (tnew...@usgs.gov) 7) Ecosystem services in rivers: connecting upstream to downstream and people to their river Organizers: David Gilvear (david.gilv...@plymouth.ac.uk) and Andrew Large (andy.la...@newcastle.ac.uk) 8) Fish passage connectivity tools: Status and case studies Organizers: S. Kyle Mckay (kyle.mc...@usace.army.mil) 9) Fluvial Geomorphic Response to Landscape Disturbance: A tribute to the life and career of James C. Knox Organizers: Colin Belby (cbe...@uwlax.edu) and Faith Fitzpatrick (fafit...@usgs.gov) 10) Functional Flows: Designing flow regimes in highly managed river systems to enhance ecological and geomorphic processes Organizers: Sarah Yarnell (smyarn...@ucdavis.edu) 11) Growing Season Drawdowns as a Tool to Restore Critical Components of Historic Hydrologic Regimes in Large Rivers Organizer: Stephen Winter (winter_step...@fws.gov<mailto:winter_step...@fws.gov>) Michael D. Delong, Ph.D. Chair and Professor, Biology Director, Large River Studies Center Biology Department Winona State University Winona, MN 55987 507-457-5484; fax 457-5681 International Society for River Science (ISRS) Promoting River Research, Conservation, and Management http://www.riversociety.org
