| Session Details | |
| Section | HS - Hydrological Sciences |
| Session Title | Ecohydrological Processes and Modelling in a Changing Environment |
| Main Convener | Prof. Huimin Lei (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) Prof. Dawen Yang (Tsinghua University, China) Dr. Quan Zhang (Wuhan University, China) |
| Session Description | Vegetation growth and productivity are closely coupled with the water cycle. Both anthropogenic activities (e.g., reforestation/deforestation, overgrazing, and cropland management) and global environmental changes (e.g., CO2 enrichment and warming) have the potential to drastically affect vegetation and water dynamics. These dynamics have important impacts on ecohydrological processes and the provision of ecosystem services, such as water supply, livestock grazing, food supply, climate regulation, erosion prevention, and flood control. The potential consequences highlight the importance of advancing our understanding of ecohydrological processes. However, the variety of feedbacks and connections that exist between/among the biogeochemical cycles, energy flux, vegetation dynamics, and hydrologic processes remain poorly understood. This session invites submissions that focus on: (1) identification of the dominant ecohydrological processes underlying the changing environment and anthropogenic activities; (2) monitoring/estimation of vegetation dynamics, particularly responding to hydrological processes; and (3) quantification of subsequent impacts on watershed or regional water dynamics. Other submissions relevant to research on watershed ecohydrology/feedbacks are welcomed as well. New observation techniques, theories, methods, and modelling approaches for ecohydrological research are of particular interest in this session. |