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| We are glad to present a diverse interdisciplinary group of 16 invited speakers from six countries on four continents. We have two keynote speakers and three sessions:
Session 1 - The Role of Geomorphology in Ecosystems: Grant McTainsh, Associate Professor & Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Griffith University, Australia: The role of aeolian dust in ecosystems Marten Geertsema, Research Geomorphologist - Prince George Forest Region, British Columbia Forest Service, Canada: Influence of landslides on biophysical diversity – a perspective from British Columbia Oliver Chadwick, Professor of Geography - Soil Sciences and Soil Geomorphology, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA: Precontact Vegetation and Soil Nutrient Status in the Shadow of Kohala Volcano, Hawaii Keynote on geomorphic perspective in ecosystems: Angela Gurnell, Professor of Geography - Hydrology, Geomorphology & Plant Ecology, King's College London, UK: A geomorphological perspective on ecosystems: Interactions between riparian vegetation and fluvial geomorphology Session 2 - The Role of Ecology in Geomorphic Systems: Emily Stanley, Associate Professor, Center for Limnology and Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin, USA: Peatland stream channels and the role of biological processes in controlling channel form David Post, Professor - Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, USA: to be announced Melissa Parsons, Kruger Rivers Post-Flood Research Program - Centre for Water for the Environment, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa: A framework for interdisciplinary understanding of rivers as ecosystems. Kevin Rogers, Professor & Director, Center for Water in the Environment, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa: A framework for interdisciplinary understanding of rivers as ecosystems Keynote on ecological perspective in geomorphic ecosystems: Stuart Fisher, Professor - Ecosystems & Freshwater Ecology, Co-Director School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, USA: Fluvial Ecomorphology: Form and Ecosystem Function in Running Water Landscapes.
Session 3 - Integrated Management of Geomorphic & Ecology + Geomorphology Interactions: Hans-Rudolf Bork, Professor for Ecosystem Research & Director of Ecology Centre, University of Kiel, Germany: Dynamics of soils and the land surface since the rise of agriculture Jerry C. Ritchie, Ecologist/Soil Scientist - Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, USA: Soil and Soil Organic Carbon Redistribution on the Landscape Nancy Jackson, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry & Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA: Use of a small beach nourishment project to enhance habitat suitability for horseshoe crabs Diane McKnight, Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering - Fellow of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, USA: Reactivation of a cryptobiotic stream ecosystem in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica: a long-term geomorphological experiment Ian Rutherfurd, Associate Professor & Head of School of Anthropology, Geography & Environmental Studies, University of Melbourne, Australia: The geomorphic effectiveness of habitat rehabilitation works: monitoring of scour around wooden structures in sand-bed streams. Mel Neave, Lecturer in Fluvial Geomorphology, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Australia: Biophysical interactions in semiarid environments: A summary of erosion processes on a semiarid bajada, southern New Mexico
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