Thursday, May 21, 2009: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM | |||
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Special Session - Impacts of Agriculture on Stream Ecosystems I | |||
Intensification of agriculture, through greater use of chemical fertilizers, larger livestock operations with insufficient land base for manure application, increased irrigation, and cultivation of marginal land, has resulted in diffuse pollution being a major source of nutrients, contaminants and sediments to inland and coastal waters. This special session aims to address the effects of agricultural activities on ecological condition of flowing waters, and to provide Society members with a current, international perspective on the management of these working landscapes. The session will consist of invited papers summarizing key science issues for the management of agricultural watersheds. Contributed papers/posters on the topic would be welcome. | |||
Moderators: | Joseph M. Culp Patricia Chambers | ||
8:00 AM | 532 | Defining nutrient concentrations to prevent eutrophication of streams in agriculturally-dominated watersheds Patricia Chambers, Robert Brua, Chantal Vis, Joseph M. Culp, Glenn A. Benoy | |
8:15 AM | 533 | Assessing the effects of nutrients on agricultural streams: Implications for nutrient criteria and stream restoration Mark D. Munn, Jerad D. Bales, Robert Black, John H. Duff, Jill D. Frankforter, Jeffrey W. Frey, Anthony J. Tesoriero, Holly S. Weyers | |
8:30 AM | 534 | Developing sediment targets to prevent excessive sedimentation in agriculturally-dominated watersheds Joseph M. Culp, Glenn A. Benoy, Robert Brua, Andrew Sutherland, Patricia Chambers | |
8:45 AM | 535 | Working towards establishing performance standards and assessment criteria for instream flow needs in agricultural watersheds of Canada Daniel L. Peters, Donald J. Baird | |
9:00 AM | 536 | Estimation of achievable performance standards for nutrients and sediments in streams draining agricultural watersheds through scenario-based modeling Glenn A. Benoy, Qi Yang, Isaac Wong, Fanrui Meng, Bill Booty, Joseph M. Culp, Patricia Chambers | |
9:15 AM | 537 | Evaluating the impact of agricultural BMPs on riverine nutrient export to Lake Erie Nathan S. Bosch, Haejin Han, R. Peter Richards, J. David Allan | |
9:30 AM | 538 | Efforts to mitigate the impacts of agriculture on stream ecosystems Richard A. Butts, T. Lien Chow, Ed Topp, David R. Lapen | |
Sponsor: | Special Sessions |
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