| Session Details | |
| Section | HS - Hydrological Sciences |
| Session Title | Ecohydrology |
| Main Convener | Prof. Dawen Yang (Tsinghua University, China) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. Bellie Sivakumar (University of New South Wales, Australia) Dr. Ji Chen (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR) |
| Session Description | Understanding the interactions among climate, vegetation and the water cycle lies at the heart of the study of watershed ecohydrology. Numerous processes govern the structure and functions of watershed ecohydrology, including evapotranspiration, runoff, groundwater, vegetation cover, vegetation pattern, vegetation structure, CO2 flux, and many others. These ecohydrological processes are greatly influenced by changes in the environment and often induce significant changes in water availability. The changes in the environment are both natural and human-induced and include global warming, variability in precipitation and radiation, land use/cover change, irrigation, urbanization, and water transfer projects, among others. Therefore, understanding the responses of ecohydrological processes to the changing environment is key for studying watershed ecohydrology and for planning and management of our water resources and environment. This session covers a wide range of topics that include (but not limited to): (1) responses of hydrological cycle to changing environments; (2) responses of vegetation to changing environments; and (3) interactions between vegetation system and hydrological processes in changing environments. We invite abstracts that address any issue relevant to research on watershed ecohydrology. Of particular interest are abstracts that reach across a broad spectrum of spatial scales, from plot to river-basin, and apply techniques that integrate laboratory, field, remote sensing and numerical modeling. |