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Oral Programme GM4.4/BG1.8

GM4.4/BG1.8

Biophysical processes: from biological soil crusts to macro process (co-organized)
Co-Conveners: Jens Turowski , Stephen Rice , Markus Stoffel , Stuart Lane 
Oral Programme
 / Thu, 26 Apr, 08:30–12:00  / Room 22
Poster Programme
 / Attendance Thu, 26 Apr, 17:30–19:00  / Hall XL
Poster Summaries & DiscussionsPSD12.5 

Thursday, 26 April 2012
Room 22
Chairperson: J.M. Turowski, G.J. Kidron
08:30–08:45
EGU2012-4215
Flood disturbance and regrowth of vegetation in ephemeral channels: conditions and interactions
J. Hooke
08:45–09:00
EGU2012-13555
Feedbacks among Floods, Pioneer Woody Vegetation, and Channel Change in Sand-Bed Rivers: Insights from Field Studies of Controlled Flood Releases and Models
A.C. Wilcox, P.B. Shafroth, A. Lightbody, J.C. Stella, S. Bywater-Reyes, L. Kiu, and K. Skorko
09:00–09:15
EGU2012-2861
Quantification of hydromorphological alteration of water courses from regional models across the French territory for their evaluation and their ecological restoration
C. Bilodeau, F. Gob, M.B. Albert, J. Belliard, and J.M. Baudoin
09:15–09:30
EGU2012-7961
Humans reshaped the floodplain geoecology in NW Europe through intense agricultural impact
N. Broothaerts, G. Verstraeten, B. Notebaert, C. Kasse, S. Bohncke, R. Assendelft, and J. Vandenberghe
09:30–09:45
EGU2012-247
Biological Soil Crusts Influence Hydrologic Function Differently in Various Deserts And Future Climate and Land Use will Affect These Relationships
J. Belnap, B. Wilcox, N. Barger, J. Herrick, and M. van Soyoc
09:45–10:00
EGU2012-358
Runoff source or sink? Biocrust hydrological function strongly depends on the relative abundance of mosses
M.A. Bowker, D.J. Eldridge, and F.T. Maestre
COFFEE BREAK
10:30–10:45
EGU2012-13225
Role of Biological Soil Crusts on hydrological cycle drivers of semiarid ecosystems
Y. Canton, S. Chamizo, E. Rodriguez-Caballero, I. Miralles, R. Lazaro, A. Sole-Benet, and F. Domingo
10:45–11:00
EGU2012-5034
Infiltration, water holding capacity and growth patterns of biological soil crusts on sand dunes under arid and temperate climates
T. Fischer, A. Yair, and M. Veste
11:00–11:15
EGU2012-650
Effects of sand burial and wind disturbances on moss soil crusts in a revegetated area of the Tennger Desert, Northern China
R.L. Jia, X.R. Li, L.C. Liu, and Y.H. Gao
11:15–11:30
EGU2012-6898
Microbial exopolysaccharides as determinants of geomorphological, hydrological and optical properties of soil crusts from the Precambrian till today
F. Garcia-Pichel
11:30–11:45
EGU2012-1182
Will climate change reduce the ability of biological soil crusts to act as a carbon sink in drylands?
F. T. Maestre, C. Escolar, J. L. Quero, M. Ladrón de Guevara, R. Lázaro, V. Ochoa, B. Gozalo, and M. Berdugo
11:45–12:00
Toward a Synthesis: Bridging the gap between micro and macro, methodological dilemmas and collaboration between life and earth scientists