GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 318
Wednesday, 25 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Chelan 5 (The Conference Center)

T190. Linking Physical and Ecological Processes from Source-to-Sink to Investigate Multi-Scale Response to Restoration

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Limnogeology Division
Andrew C. Wilcox, Amy East and Jon Major, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
CONSIDERING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF FLOODS IN STREAM RESTORATION: EFFECTS OF HYDROCLIMATE ON THE STABILITY OF CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY AND AQUATIC HABITAT (Invited Presentation)
BUFFINGTON, John M., US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 322 E. Front Street, Ste. 401, Boise, ID 83702, jbuffington@fs.fed.us
8:25 AM
SEDIMENT SUPPLY CONTROLS RIVER BED SURFACE GRAIN SIZE AND THE AVAILABILITY OF SALMONID HABITAT (Invited Presentation)
PFEIFFER, Allison, Earth and Planetary Science, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064; Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 and FINNEGAN, Noah J., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, ampfeiff@ucsc.edu
8:45 AM
LARGE WOOD IN A MOUNTAINOUS STREAM NETWORK: ECO-GEOMORPHIC ASSOCIATIONS, LAND USE EFFECTS, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR INSTREAM HABITAT AND CARBON STORAGE POTENTIAL
CIENCIALA, Piotr, Department of Geography and GIS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1301 W Greet Street, Natural History Building, Urbana, IL 61801 and NELSON, Andrew D., Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, Bellingham, WA 98225, piotrc@illinois.edu
9:00 AM
PREDICTING CHANNEL STABILITY AND ANALYZING CHANGES IN RIPARIAN COVER AND WOODY DEBRIS IN THE CHICKLEY RIVER WATERSHED, HAWLEY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA
GARTNER, John D., LUKAS, Stephen C., LARSEN, Isaac J. and HATCH, Christine E., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, jgartner@umass.edu
9:15 AM
PALEOECOLOGY AND HUMAN USE OF WETLANDS IN THE THREE RIVERS REGION, NORTHWESTERN BELIZE
KRAUSE, Samantha M.1, BEACH, Timothy2, LUZZADDER-BEACH, Sheryl2, DOYLE, Colin3, GUDERJAN, Thomas4 and SANCHEZ MORALES, Lara1, (1)University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (2)Department of Geography and the Environment, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (3)Geography and the Environment, University of Texas at Austin, CLA Bldg. Rm. 3.306, A3100, 305 E. 23rd Street, Austin, TX 78712, (4)University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX 75799, sam.m.krause@gmail.com
9:30 AM
EARLY GEOMORPHIC AND FISH-HABITAT RESPONSE TO A UNIQUE LARGE-DAM REMOVAL AND SUBSEQUENT MAJOR FLOODS: CARMEL RIVER, CALIFORNIA
EAST, Amy1, HARRISON, Lee R.2, SMITH, Douglas P.3, BOND, Rosealea4, LOGAN, Joshua B.1, NICOL, Colin4, WILLIAMS, Thomas H.2 and BOUGHTON, David A.2, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, 2885 Mission St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060, (2)NOAA Fisheries, 110 Shaffer Rd, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, (3)California State University, Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA 93955, (4)NOAA Fisheries, 110 Shaffer Rd, Santa Cruz, CA 95060; Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, aeast@usgs.gov
9:45 AM
FIELD INVESTIGATIONS OF LOGJAM DISTRIBUTION AND DYNAMICS BEFORE AND DURING THE ELWHA RIVER RESTORATION PROJECT DAM REMOVALS
LEUNG, Vivian1, MCCOY, Randall E.2, MCHENRY, Michael2 and MONTGOMERY, David R.3, (1)Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195; Geology, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075; Natural Resources, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, 2851 Lower Elwha Road, Port Angeles, WA 98363, (2)Natural Resources, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, 2851 Lower Elwha Road, Port Angeles, WA 98363, (3)Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, vvleung@uw.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
10:15 AM
PHYSICAL MODELING OF THE FEEDBACKS BETWEEN A REED CANARYGRASS (PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA) PATCH, HYDRAULICS, AND BEDFORM EVOLUTION (Invited Presentation)
TULLOS, Desiree and ELLIOT, Susan, Biological and Ecological Engineering Department, Oregon State University, 116 Gilmore Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, desiree.tullos@oregonstate.edu
10:35 AM
COUPLED HYDROLOGICAL, BIOGEOCHEMICAL, AND GEOMORPHIC PROCESSES AFFECTING NUTRIENT LOADINGS IN FLUVIAL NETWORKS
BOYER, Elizabeth W.1, GOLDEN, Heather E.2, GALLOWAY, James N.3, ALEXANDER, Richard B.4, SCHWARZ, Gregory E.5, GOMEZ-VELEZ, Jesus D.6, HARVEY, Judson W.5, SCOTT, Durelle7 and SCHMADEL, Noah5, (1)Dept. of Ecosystem Science & Management, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, (2)US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, OH 45268, (3)Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22902, (4)US Geological Survey, National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (6)Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, (7)Dept. of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24060, ewb100@psu.edu
10:50 AM
THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGACY OF CHANNELIZATION ON AQUATIC HABITATS OF A GRAVEL-BED WANDERING RIVER
DONAHUE, Daniel and CONSTANTINE, José Antonio, Geosciences, Williams College, Clark Hall, 947 Main Street, Williamstown, MA 01267, dgd1@williams.edu
11:05 AM
SETUP AND TRIGGERING OF POST-RESTORATION CHUTE CUTOFFS IN A GRAVEL-BED RIVER
WILCOX, Andrew C., Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812 and SAWYER, April M., Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812; cbec eco engineering, 2544 Industrial Blvd, West Sacramento, CA 96691, andrew.wilcox@umontana.edu
11:20 AM
SEDIMENT MOBILITY ON THE DOLORES RIVER DURING THE HIGH PEAK RUN-OFF OF 2017
SHORE, Dominique Marie, Department of Geosciences, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Dr, Durango, CO 81301, HARVEY, Jonathan E., Geosciences, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301 and GIANNINY, Gary L., Durango, CO 81301, dominique_shore@me.com
 
11:35 AM
Lightning talks / pop-ups
 
11:50 AM
Discussion
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