We would like to draw your attention to an AGU 2015 Fall Meeting Session: "H024: Cryptic Wetlands and Non-Perennial Streams: Impacts of Headwaters and Wetlands on Downstream Water Quality, Quantity, and Ecological Functions"
Abstract Deadline: 5 August 2015 INVITED SPEAKERS: Judson Harvey, Kevin Shook, Grey Evenson, Josefin Thorslund Eriksson Link to session: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm15/preliminaryview.cgi/Session8198 Details regarding the session are posted below. We look forward to seeing you at AGU. Heather Gall, Nandita Basu, Chuck Lane, Heather Golden [Session Conveners] *Session Description* Wetlands not adjacent to streams and intermittently flowing headwaters play an important role in the ecological and water quality functions of downstream water bodies. These systems store, transform, and at times release nutrients and contaminants. They also store and release large volumes of water and provide critical habitats and refugia. This session seeks presentations on research focused on the relationship of these systems to downstream, perennially flowing waters. Of particular interest is the degree and timing of hydrologic, chemical, and biological connections with downstream, perennially flowing waters and characterizing the cumulative effects of such interactions, including elemental cycling, water quality, habitats and biodiversity, and surface and subsurface water interactions. We encourage research contributions across diverse spatial and temporal scales using mutiple approaches, including field campaigns, remote sensing, modeling, and spatial analyses.