2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 65
Monday, 29 October 2007: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T19. Geomorphology and Ecology: Interactions and Feedbacks

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Martha Cary Eppes, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF SEDIMENT EROSION ON CHUM SALMON REDDS IN THE GRAYS RIVER, WASHINGTON
MURRAY, Katherine J.C., 1909 Dogwood Place, Richland, WA 99354, katherine.murray@pnl.gov, katherine.murray@pnl.gov
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8:20 AM
BASIN-SCALE CONTROLS ON CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY, DEBRIS FLOW DISTURBANCE, AND THE SPATIAL EXTENT OF SALMON IN STEEP MOUNTAIN STREAMS
MAY, Christine L., Geology and Environmental Science, James Madison University, MSC 6903, Memorial Hall, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, maycl@jmu.edu, maycl@jmu.edu
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8:35 AM
THE ROLE OF FOUNDATIONAL TREE SPECIES IN THE SELF-ORGANIZATION OF FORESTED ALLUVIAL VALLEYS
COLLINS, Brian D.1, FETHERSTON, Kevin L.2, MONTGOMERY, David R.1 and ABBE, Tim B.3, (1)Earth and Space Sciences & Quaternary Research Center, University of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, (2)WSP Environmental Strategies, Seattle, WA 98119, (3)ENTRIX Inc, 2701 First Ave., Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98121, bcollins@u.washington.edu, bcollins@u.washington.edu
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8:50 AM
MEASURING LATE QUATERNARY GEOECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE LOWER SALMON RIVER CANYON, IDAHO
DAVIS, Loren, Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University, 238 Waldo Hall, Corvalis, OR 97331 and COLLINS, Shawn K., Sandstone Archaeology, P.O. Box 1207, Mancos, CO 81328, loren.davis@oregonstate.edu, loren.davis@oregonstate.edu
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9:05 AM
BEAVERS, FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY, AND CLIMATE: HOLOCENE AND HISTORIC BEAVER IMPACTS ON STREAMS IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING
PERSICO, Lyman P. and MEYER, Grant, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, lyman@unm.edu, lyman@unm.edu
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9:20 AM
STRONG GEOMORPHIC CONTROLS ON STREAM OPTICAL ENVIRONMENTS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
BELMONT, Patrick, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 31 Williams Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015, PAZZAGLIA, Frank J., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 1 West Packer Ave, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015 and MORRIS, Don P., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 1 W Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18015, pwb3@lehigh.edu, pwb3@lehigh.edu
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9:35 AM
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ESTUARINE SYSTEMS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE LATE HOLOCENE HISTORY OF OYSTER REEF DEVELOPMENT
WOHLPART, Sasha Linsin, Marine & Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, College of Arts & Sciences, 10501 FGCU Blvd. South, Ft. Myers, FL 33965-6565, SAVARESE, Michael, Marine and Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Boulevard South, Ft Myers, FL 33965 and SURGE, Donna, Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina, Mitchell Hall, CB #3315, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, srlinsin@eagle.fgcu.edu, srlinsin@eagle.fgcu.edu
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9:50 AM
THE ROLE OF SALT POOLS IN THE DYNAMIC SURFICIAL MOSAIC OF NORTH-TEMPERATE SALT MARSH ENVIRONMENTS
WILSON, Kristin R., Program in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Maine, 204 Bryand Global Sciences Building, Orono, ME 04469, KELLEY, Joseph T., Earth Sciences, University of Maine, 120 Bryand Global Sciences Building, Orono, ME 04469 and BELKNAP, Daniel F., Earth Sciences, University of Maine, 117 Bryand Global Sciences Building, Orono, ME 04469, kristin.wilson@umit.maine.edu, kristin.wilson@umit.maine.edu
 
10:05 AM
Break
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10:20 AM
PATTERNS IN THE AGGREGATE STABILITY OF MANCOS SHALE SOILS
CARPENTER, Donald R.1, CHONG, Geneva W.2, BALL, Bridget3, ELLIOTT, John G.3, FAHY, Juli4, GRAUCH, Richard I.5, KOSOVICH, John J.3, TUTTLE, Michele L.3 and VONGUERARD, Paul B.6, (1)Forest, Rangeland and Watershed Stewardship Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, (2)USGS, P.O. Box 2353, Jackson, WY 83001, (3)USGS, Box 25046 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (4)USBR, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0007, (5)US Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (6)USGS, Aspinall Federal Building, Grand Junction, CO 81501, doncarp@nrel.colostate.edu, doncarp@nrel.colostate.edu
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10:35 AM
PEDOGENESIS, BIOTURBATION AND OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE
WILKINSON, Marshall, Department of Geography, University of Kentucky, 1457 Patterson Office Tower, Lexington, KY 40503, HUMPHREYS, Geoff, Department of Physical Geography, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia and SMITH, Bart, Department of Earth Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, 3083, Australia, mwilk2@email.uky.edu, mwilk2@email.uky.edu
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10:50 AM
EXTREME CONDITIONS OF PEDOGENIC CARBONATE FORMATION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION AND PALEOSOL PCO2 BAROMETRY
BREECKER, Dan O., SHARP, Zachary and MCFADDEN, Leslie, Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, breecker@unm.edu, breecker@unm.edu
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11:05 AM
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES, GEOMORPHOLOGY AND SOILS IN A RARE PIEDMONT WET PRAIRIE, NORTH CAROLINA
LEHMAN, Lee R.1, EPPES, M.C.2 and BARDEN, Lawerence S.1, (1)Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223, (2)Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223, lrlehman@uncc.edu, lrlehman@uncc.edu
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11:20 AM
TOPOGRAPHY AND BIOGEOGRAPHIC CHANGES OF MONTANE FORESTS IN THE “SKY ISLANDS” OF SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA AND THE ASSOCIATED GENETIC DIVERGENCE OF SCAPHINOTUS PETERSI DURING THE QUATERNARY
MITCHELL, Sara Gran, Department of Biology, College of the Holy Cross, PO Box B, 1 College St, Worcester, MA 01610 and OBER, Karen A., Department of Biology, College of the Holy Cross, 1 College St, Worcester, MA 01610, smitchel@holycross.edu, smitchel@holycross.edu
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