Geomorphology

Session 47 (Contributed)
Saturday, May 31, 10:15 AM-12:00 PM, Poolside
Moderator: Gregory

10:15 (319) Influence of riparian forest structure on wood abundance in native forest streams of New Zealand.
M.A. Meleason, R.J. Davies-Colley, and A.E. Wright-Stow. National Institute of Waters and Atmospheric Research Ltd

10:30 (320) Correlations between valley width and sediment size distribution: a GIS based approach to characterizing physical stream structure.
R.A. Hill and C.P. Hawkins. Department of Aquatic, Watershed, & Earth Resources, Ecology Center, 5210 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-5210

10:45 (321) Spatial variations in physical structure and macroinvertebrates in lowland stream riffles.
M.L. Pedersen and N. Friberg. Department of Freshwater Ecology, National Environmental Research Institute, Silkeborg, Denmark

11:00 (322) How do flow events affect the availability of pool versus riffle habitat?
DJ Walks¹ and HW Li². ¹Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5S 3G5, ²Oregon Cooperative Fisheries Research Unit, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA

11:15 (323) Natural geomorphic variation drives stream habitat quality scores in Piedmont streams.
D.S. Leigh¹ and D.M. Walters². ¹Department of Geography, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, ²USEPA-NERL, 26 West MLK Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45628

11:30 (324) Rosgen stream types as a tool for predicting bedload and suspended sediment export in low-order Lake Superior watersheds.
D.L. Taylor, N.E. Detenbeck, C.M. Elonen, T.M. Jicha, and L.E. Anderson. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mid-Continent Ecology Division, Duluth, MN 55804

11:45 (325) Influences of historical river channels on current flood events: implications of geomorphic legacies for biocomplexity of coupled human and natural systems in large rivers.
S.V. Gregory, L.R. Ashkenas, and R.C. Wildman. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331