Symposium program
| Monday August 27 |
| 17:00-19:00 |
Registration and welcome reception |
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| 19:00 |
Dinner |
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| Tuesday August 28 |
| 08:30 |
Introduction to Symposium |
Stuart Bunn |
| Science Theme 1 - 'Urbanisation and land use impacts |
| 09:00 |
Keynote Talk – 'Alternative Futures for Riverine Landscapes and for River Health' |
J. David Allan |
| 10:00 |
Morning tea |
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| 10:30 |
Plenary talk 1 – 'Can we put urban streams together again - the potential for restoring and redesigning degraded urban streams to provide critical ecosystem services' |
Emily Bernhardt |
| 11:00 |
Plenary talk 2 – 'Lessons from the riparian zone: What is the value of a good map for restoration and conservation planning?' |
Sarah Gergel |
| 11:30 |
Plenary talk 3 - 'multiple stressors in grassland streams' |
Christoph Matthaei |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
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| 13:00 |
Plenary talk 4 – 'Targeting catchment management actions in large rivers' |
Jon Olley |
| 13:30 |
Plenary talk 5 – 'European catchments under pressure' |
Klement Tockner |
| 14:00 |
Plenary talk 6 – 'Managing catchment drainage lines to protect and restore urban streams: progress and obstacles to it in Australia' |
Chris Walsh |
| 14:30 |
Poster session |
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| 15:00–17:30 |
Crosscutting workshops (includes afternoon tea) |
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Workshop Theme 1 – 'Protection of aquatic biodiversity' |
David Dudgeon & Jane Hughes |
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Workshop Theme 2 – 'Connectivity and river-floodplain-coastal subsidies' |
Robert Naiman & Michael Douglas |
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Workshop Theme 3 – 'Flow-ecology relationships' |
Angela Arthington & N. LeRoy Poff |
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Workshop Theme 4 – 'Indicators and assessment' |
Charles Vörösmarty & Caroline Sullivan |
| Wednesday August 29 |
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| Science Theme 2 – 'Water use and flow regime changes' |
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| 08:30 |
Keynote Talk – 'Major transformations of the global water cycle: A challenge to earth system science and technology' |
Charles Vörösmarty |
| 09:30 |
Plenary talk 1 – 'Hidrovias of South America: Current status and impacts on riverine ecosystems' |
Stephen Hamilton |
| 10:00 |
Morning tea |
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| 10:30 |
Plenary talk 2 – 'Effects of dams on riverine connectivity: consequences for riparian vegetation' |
Roland Jansson |
| 11:00 |
Plenary talk 3 – 'Riverine thermal regimes: an integral component of environmental flows' |
Julian Olden |
| 11:30 |
Plenary talk 4 – 'Flow regulation by dams - a global perspective' |
Cathy Reidy Liermann |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
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| 13:00 |
Plenary talk 5 – 'Biogeochemical and ecological responses of Australian estuaries to freshwater inflow variability and alteration' |
Andy Steven |
| 13:30 |
Plenary talk 6 – 'Effects of changing floodplain use on environmental flow outcomes for the Songkhram River, Thailand' |
Rebecca Tharme |
| 14:00 |
Poster session |
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| 15:00–17:30 |
Crosscutting workshops (includes afternoon tea) |
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Workshop Theme 1 – 'Protection of aquatic biodiversity' |
Dudgeon & Hughes |
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Workshop Theme 2 – 'Connectivity and river-floodplain-coastal subsidies' |
Naiman & Douglas |
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Workshop Theme 3 – 'Flow-ecology relationships' |
Arthington & Poff |
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Workshop Theme 4 – 'Indicators and assessment' |
Vörösmarty & Sullivan |
| Thursday August 30 |
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| Science Theme 3 – 'Climate change' |
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| 08:30 |
Keynote Talk – 'Climate change and the world's river basins: anticipating response options' |
Christer Nilsson |
| 09:30 |
Plenary talk 1 – 'Climate Change and Water Governance: A Comparative Analysis Leading to Key Opportunities for Creating Synergies' |
Joyeeta Gupta |
| 10:00 |
Morning tea |
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| 10:30 |
Plenary talk 2 – 'Global changes in water stress: What are the impacts of changes in climate versus worldwide water use?' |
Joseph Alcamo |
| 11:00 |
Plenary talk 3 – 'Climate change implications for drought, refugia, and population and community persistence in streams' |
Nick Bond |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
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| 13:00 |
Plenary talk 5 – 'Climate Change and Water Budgets of River and Riparian Ecosystems' |
Cliff Dahm |
| 13:30 |
Plenary talk 6 – 'Changing climate and thermal regimes of large floodplain rivers: strategies for conservation and restoration of thermal refuges' |
Stan Gregory |
| 14:00 |
Poster session |
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| 15:00–17:30 |
Crosscutting workshops (includes afternoon tea) |
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|
Workshop Theme 1 – 'Protection of aquatic biodiversity' |
Dudgeon & Hughes |
|
Workshop Theme 2 – 'Connectivity and river-floodplain-coastal subsidies' |
Naiman & Douglas |
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Workshop Theme 3 – 'Flow-ecology relationships' |
Arthington & Poff |
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Workshop Theme 4 – 'Indicators and assessment' |
Vörösmarty & Sullivan |
| Friday August 31 |
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| Crosscutting workshops |
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| 08:30 |
Workshop Theme 1 – 'Protection of aquatic biodiversity' |
Dudgeon & Hughes |
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Workshop Theme 2 – 'Connectivity and river-floodplain-coastal subsidies' |
Naiman & Douglas |
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Workshop Theme 3 – 'Flow-ecology relationships' |
Arthington & Poff |
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Workshop Theme 4 – 'Indicators and assessment' |
Vörösmarty & Sullivan |
| 10:00 |
Morning tea |
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| 10:30 |
Crosscutting workshops (continued) |
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| 12:00 |
Lunch |
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| 13:00 |
Crosscutting workshops (continued) (includes afternoon tea) |
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| Plenary Discussion - Symposium Outcomes |
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| 15:00 |
Oral report – Workshop Theme 1 – 'Protection of aquatic biodiversity' |
Dudgeon & Hughes |
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Oral report – Workshop Theme 2 – 'Connectivity and river-floodplain-coastal subsidies' |
Naiman & Douglas |
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Oral report – Workshop Theme 3 – 'Flow-ecology relationships' |
Arthington & Poff |
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Oral report – Workshop Theme 4 – 'Indicators and assessment' |
Vörösmarty & Sullivan |
| 16:00 |
General discussion |
Bunn |
| 17:00-17:30 |
Next steps |
Bunn |
| Saturday September 1 |
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| Field excursion and return to Brisbane city |
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| 09:00 - 18:00 |
Details to be announced |
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