Wednesday, August 6, 2008: 8:00 PM-10:00 PM
201 B, Midwest Airlines Center
Organizer:
Chris B. Zou, Oklahoma State University
Speakers:
Daniel Stanton, Princeton University;
Juan C. Villegas, University of Arizona;
Bradford Wilcox, Texas A&M University;
Ge Sun, USDA Forest Service; and
Conrado Tobon M., Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Ecohydrology, as a hybrid discipline, has been successful in engaging researchers across fields - particularly from ecology and hydrology - and enabling collaborative research. This constructive relationship has been enhancing our ability to forecast environmental change and its effects on natural resources. However, depending mainly on climatic and vegetation differences, research focuses and approaches are quite different among ecohydrologists. This wide spectrum of research interests and concerns, together with geographical separation, has resulted in ineffective communication and coordination among ecohydrologists. This special session will serve as a platform to facilitate sharing of views among researchers who have primarily worked in different climate areas and ecosystems, to delineate common future directions and goals of this new discipline. This session will feature ecohydrologists working in ecosystems ranging from drylands to forests to subtropical rain forests to wetlands. Speakers will give a short presentation to share recent advancements and insights. A group discussion will follow to facilitate interactions and synergistic collaborations.