Dear Colleagues, You are cordially invited to submit an abstract to our ISE Keynote Special Session 2, ‘Ecohydraulics in River Restoration", which will be held at the 12th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics (ISE) (http://ise2018.com/) in August 2018 in Tokyo.
Abstracts for special sessions is due January 26, 2018. See the website for details or contact me at gp...@ucdavis.edu. We welcome your submissions from the ecological community. Session details: The worldwide practice of manipulating degraded rivers through active and passive efforts to improve ecological functionality is rapidly growing. Meanwhile, the topic of ecohydraulics has emerged as a dedicated, interdisciplinary endeavor to understand the links between physical and ecological dynamics. Often river restoration is designed on the basis of simple geomorphic metrics or traditional engineering practice, yet ecohydraulics is relevant to all stages of river restoration if the goal is to achieve ecological benefits. Some ecohydraulics methodologies may work best for monitoring river restoration projects, while others may work best for designing such projects. This session seeks new scientific findings from basic ecohydraulic studies that improve the theory and practice of restoration as well as practical applications in which ecohydraulics is used in river restoration. Example Topics (but can be others at your discretion): -Ecohydraulic restoration concepts -Ecohydraulic restoration methodologies and approaches -Bio-physical linkages required for restoration design -Case studies of restoration projects using ecohydraulics -Challenges and opportunities in practical use of ecohydraulics Organizers: Gregory Pasternack (University of California at Davis, Davis, CA) Martin Thoms (University of New England, Armidale, NSW) Hamish Moir (Rivers and Lochs Institute, University of the Highlands and Islands; cbec eco-engineering UK Ltd) Dr. Hironori Hayashi (Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan)
