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AGENDA

Salt Marsh Geomorphology: Physical and Ecological Effects on Landform

Scientific Program

Friday October 8

19:00-22:00 Icebreaker and early registration at the Lord Nelson Hotel, Georgian Lounge

Saturday October 9

08:50-9:10 Welcome by R. Torres, discussion of meeting organization by D. van Proosdij

Session 1: Intertidal zone biogeomorphology, I 

Session Chair: Charles Hopkinson

09:10-9:40      INVITED  Interactions Between the Hydrodynamics, Ecology and Morphology of Saltmarshes: A Case Study from Dengie, UK:   I Moller

09:40-10:00    Assessment of the potential consequences of large-scale eradication of Spartina anglica from the Tamar Estuary, Tasmania:   M S Sheehan

10:00-10:20    Sedimentary Dynamic and Bacterial Mineralization Processes in an Urbanised Coastal Saltmarsh (Pointe-au Père, Rimouski, Québec):   P Poulin

10:20-10:40    Break

10:40-11:10    INVITED Scale-up of Sediment Biogeochemistry to the Ecosystem Level in a Georgia Saltmarsh:  J E Kostka

11:10-11:30    Classification and Origin of Tidal Streams in Coastal Wetlands:   G M. E. Perillo

11:30-11:50    Geomorphometric indicators of tidal marsh condition:  V. Valentine. and C.S. Hopkinson

11:50-12:10    Marsh Vertical Accretion via Vegetative Growth:  J A Nyman, R J Walters, R D DeLaune, W.H. Patrick, Jr.

12:10-13:10    Lunch

13:10-13:40    INVITED  Effects of Changes in Sea Level on the Equilibrium Elevation and Productivity of Salt Marshes:   J T Morris

13:40-14:00    Sedimentation and the Evolution of Fresh Tidal and Salt Marshes in the Chesapeake Estuary:  G. S. Brush

14:00-14:20    Processes of Geomorphic Evolution in a Northern San Francisco Bay Restored Tidal Marsh:  S. W. Siegel

14:20-14:40    Flow Characteristics of Adjacent Tidal Creek Networks: R Styles, R. Torres

14:40-15:40    Discussion

15:40-18:00    Break and Poster Session 1

Poster Session 1

Erosional Properties of the Petitcodiac River Sediments: A Rodriguez, K Haralampides

Intertidal Sediment Transport and Morphological Response in San Francisco Bay using Modified Princeton Ocean Model:  Y Uchiyama

Suspended Sediment Dynamics and Sediment Transport on a Micro-tidal Salt Marsh During Flooding:  O A Mikkelsen T J Andersen M Pejrup

Cycles of Saltmarsh Extension and Contraction, Cumberland Basin, Bay of Fundy:

J Ollerhead, R G D Davidson-Arnott, A D Scott

Vegetation Change in San Francisco Estuary Tidal Marshes:  E B Watson, A R Byrne

Sediment Sources for Local Tidal Marshes in the San Francisco Estuary:  F. Malamud-Roam, B L Ingram,  J Collins

Reconstructing Long-Term Dynamics of Tidal Marsh Ponds in Coastal North Carolina Using Historical Aerial Photographs:   B Poulter

Low Stress Consolidation Behaviour of Intertidal Sediments: M J Brain, A J Long, B P Horton, D N Petley, R J Allison

Constructing High-Resolution Records of Relative Sea-Level Change from Salt Marsh Foraminifera: An Example From Connecticut, USA:  R.J. Edwards, O van de Plassche

Factors Influencing Historical Change in Salt Marsh Habitat in Cobequid Bay, Bay of Fundy: G Baker, D van Proosdij, S Robinson

Sunday October 10

Session 2: Field trip to the Bay of Fundy shoreline

Session Chairs: Graham Daborn and Danika vanProosdij

08:00-15:30    Field Trip to study sites in the New Minas Basin, and view the Fundy coast, box lunch provided. This will be a full day field trip to allow participants to observe a unique macrotidal environment and to promote cross disciplinary discussion in an informal setting.

15:30-17:00    Reception and tour, Acadia University

17:00-18:00    Presentation by Graham Daborn, and Discussion, Acadia University

18:00-20:00    Dinner at Acadia University.

21:00               Back in Halifax

Monday October 11

Session 3: Intertidal zone sedimentary and biosedimentary processes

Session chair: Ray Torres

08:50-10:00    Discussion (summarize previous days discussion, today’s goals)

10:00-10:20    Mean Velocity Profiles of Tidal Flow in a Saltmarsh Canopy: a Laboratory Flume Study: Z. Shi

10:20-10:40    Particle Filtration in Permeable Intertidal Sediments:  M Huettel

10:40-11:00    Break

11:00-11:30    INVITED Hydrodynamics and Particulate Transport in Vegetated Marsh Canopies:  L A Leonard

11:30-11:50    Controls on marsh surface elevation change: the relative roles of sediments and plants: D Reed

11:50-12:10    Controls on Sedimentation in Tidal Salt Marshes Along the Rowley River, Plum Island Sound MA: L E LeMay, C T Friedrichs, W M Lee, C S Hopkinson, Jr.

12:10-13:10    Lunch

13:10-13:40    INVITED Temporal variability in the critical erosion threshold of salt marsh and upper intertidal sediments: K S Black, D M Paterson

13:40-14:00    Controls on Salt Marsh Accretion and Subsidence:  R E Turner

14:00-14:20    Controls on the Biosedimentological Zones on the Fraser River Delta: A L Shaw

14:20-16:00    Break and Breakout Sessions (small group, cross disciplinary discussion)

16:00-18:00    Poster Session 2

Poster Session 2

Intertidal Foraminifera Distribution and Zonation in Mangroves of North East Australia: Implications for Sea Level Reconstructions: S A Woodroffe, B P Horton, I Shennan

Utilisation of Anthropogenic Radionuclides in the Reconstruction of Sedimentary Processes and Saltmarsh Topography: M M Harvey, J D Hansom, A B MacKenzie

Modeling Tides in the Estuaries and Intertidal Regions of North Carolina:

K W Hess, E A Spargo

Cross Sectional Evolution of Tidal Channels: Andrea D'Alpaos,  S Fagherazzi,  S Lanzoni, M Marani and A Rinaldo

Sediment Transport on an Intertidal Mudflat:  Presence and Importance of Multiple Frequencies of Motion:  SA Talke,  M T Stacey

The Importance of the Physical Setting in Determining the Interaction Between Salt Marsh Accretion Rates and Climate Variability: A S Kolker, S L Goodbred Jr,  J K Cochran,  A Beck 

Winter Processes on New England Salt Marshes: Ice Rafting, Ice Loading and Latitudinal Variation: B A Argow, D M FitzGerald

The Biomantle Concept: Application to Marsh and Intertidal Zones:  D L Johnson,  D N Johnson

Physical Evolution of Restored Salt Marshes in San Francisco Bay:  P B Williams,  M K Orr,  J Lowe

Intrinsic and extrinsic controls on historic saltmarsh morphodynamics in a mesotidal estuary, Suffolk, UK:  JR French, H Burningham

Tuesday October 12

Session 4: Intertidal zone biogeomorphology, II

Session Chair: Danika van Proosdij

08:00-12:30    Field trip to Atlantic marshes (mesotidal) near Lawrenceville, NS

12:30-13:30    Break

13:30-14:00    INVITED The Effects of Restricted Tidal Exchange on Intertidal Marsh Geomorphology:  I. Surface and Subsurface Controls on Elevation:  D R Cahoon, L K Blum, J Stewart

14:00-14:20    The Effects of Restricted Tidal Exchange on Intertidal Marsh Geomorphology: II. Organic Matter Process Controls:  L K Blum, D R Cahoon, R Lowers, E Reyier, D Scheidt, R Brockmeyer

14:20-14:40    Plant Strategies to Cope With Hydrodynamic Forces and Consequences for Plant-sediment Interactions:  T J Bouma, M B De Vries, G Peralta, L A van Duren, J van de Koppel, P M J Herman, B Van Wesenbeeck, S Temmerman

14:40-15:00    Why has Bioturbation and Herbivory Contributed to Recent Erosion of Saltmarshes in SE England?:  R G Hughes

15:00-15:30    INVITED A Note on Ecogeomorphology of Tidal Landscapes:  A Rinaldo, A Feola, A D'Alpaos, S Lanzoni, M Marani

15:30-15:50    Break

15:50-17:00    Discussion

16:30-16:50    Poster Session 3

Poster Session 3

Salt Marsh Development and Processes in a Northern New England Estuarine System:  LG Ward, BM Burdick

Changes in Tidal Marsh Soil Pattern Affected by Stray Timber Accumulating on the Seashore (North Karelia):  M A Zeits, D V Dobrynin

Quantifying Holocene Sea Level Change Using Intertidal Foraminifera:  Lessons from the British Isles:  Benjamin P. Horton, Robin J. Edwards

Effect of Flocculation on Short-term Sedimentation Rate on Tidal Flats:

M S Chen, S Wartel, S Temmerman

Management of Groundwater Inflow to Wetland (Salt Marsh to Mudflat) for Sustainable Use of Natural Resources for Integrated Aquaculture: An Indian Overview:  L P.Chaudhari, A G.Bhole, S P Yawalkar, A S Yewale

The Relationship of Rates of Vertical marsh Accretion to Tidal Range on the Northwest Atlantic:  G Chmura

Marsh Hydrology: A Simple Model for Predicting Water Table Elevation Fluctuations:  F A Montalto

Preliminary Chronology of the Back-Barrier Islands of the Georgia coast: Implications for Saltmarsh Formation:  C R Alexander, A H Ivester, G A Brook, P Srivastava

San Francisco Estuary: Will Restored Tidal Marshes be Sustainable:   S Crooks M K Orr PB William

Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise:  CL Auer

Internal structures and developing mechanisms of tidal sand ridges in

The East China Sea:  L Zhen-Xia, X Dong-Xing, C Shui-Tian,

Flow paths of water and sediment in tidal marshes: dependency on tidal inundation height and marsh developmental stage:   S Temmerman, T J Bouma, G Govers

Wednesday October 13

Session 5: Conceptual and numerical models on evolution and stability of intertidal landscapes

Session chair: Sergio Fagherazzi

9:00-9:40        INVITED Modeling Elevation Changes in Tidal Marshes: Identifying Controlling Factors Depending on Time and Spatial Scale: S. Temmerman, T.J. Bouma, G. Govers, M.B. De Vries, Z.B. Wang

9:40-10:00      Is Biomechanical Warfare Important in Ecology?  Ecosystem Engineering as Mechanism for Competition: B.K. van Wesenbeeck, J. van de Koppel, T. Bouma, P.M.J. Herman

10:00-10:20    Role of Geomorphology in Governing the Seepage of Pore Water from Intertidal Marsh Sediments:   L.R. Gardner

10:20-10:40    Break

10:40-11:20    INVITED Observations and Ecogeomorphological Modelling of Tidal Environments: M. Marani E. Belluco, M. Camuffo, A. D'Alpaos, Feola, S. Ferrari, S. Lanzoni, A. Marani, L. Modenese, A. Rinaldo, S. Silvestri

11:20-11:40    Three-Dimensional Modeling of Intertidal Flow and Transport: Periodic Stratification and its Implications for Sediment Transport:  D K Ralston, M T Stacey

11:40-12:00    Response of a Bio-geomorphic Model of Tidal Marsh Development to Sea Level Rise and Reduced Sediment Supply:  M L Kirwan, A.B. Murray, L.F. Pratson, J.T. Morris

12:00-12:20    Modeling Of Tidal Channel Formation for Impact Assessment and Project Mitigation Design:   Brad Hall, Dave McLean

12:20-13:30    Lunch

13:30-14:10    INVITED Modelling the geomorphic performance of restored tidal marshes:  JR French

14:10-14:30    A Model for Simulating Erosion of Intertidal Mudflat Possessing Drainage Pattern by Runoff:  K R Renaud

14:30-14:50    Towards a Coupled Ecological-Morphological Model of Tidal Marsh Evolution:  S. Fagherazzi

14:50-15:10    Break

15:10-17:30    Closing Discussion, Breakout Group Reports.  Topic - The state of the science: Where are we? Where do we want to be?  How do we get there?

19:00               Closing banquet at the Lord Nelson Hotel, with presentation by Phil Williams (PWA Ltd.), “Instant Wetlands!” - Reconciling Applied Science and Societal Expectations in Tidal Wetland Restoration

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