Geomorphology and Vegetation: Interactions, Dependencies, and Feedback Loops - 40th Annual Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium; October 2009; Blacksburg, VA

该项目将支持将于2009年10月在弗吉尼亚州布莱克斯堡的弗吉尼亚理工大学举行的“地貌学和植被：相互作用、相互作用和反馈循环”研究会议。其目标是推进基础和应用思维在整个学科的形态学。研讨会有以下具体目标：1）激发跨学科的讨论; 2）综合新的想法; 3）使未来的跨学科合作;和4）促进学生和年轻研究人员的参与。组织者邀请了一系列的演讲者，他们研究了各种地貌环境中植被的相互作用，包括干旱土地，高地，洪泛平原，以及沿着和通道边界内。由于流动的水，沉积物和植被之间的联系导致的地貌变化是一个高度复杂的自然过程，由于在一系列空间和时间尺度上相互作用的成分之间的反馈。要真正了解景观的发展，就需要了解植被在影响物理过程方面的特殊作用，特别是在预测气候变化影响方面。这次研讨会将汇集一批不同的科学家，他们将发现未来在这一主题领域合作的途径。

This project will support a research conference on "Geomorphology and Vegetation: Interactions, Dependencies, and Feedback Loops" to be held in October 2009, at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. The goal is to advance basic and applied thinking across the discipline of biogeomorphology. The symposium has the following specific objectives: 1) stimulate cross-disciplinary discussion; 2) synthesize new ideas; 3) enable future interdisciplinary collaborations; and 4) foster student and young researcher participation. The organizers have invited a range of speakers who conduct research on the interactions of vegetation over a wide array of geomorphic settings, including arid lands, uplands, floodplains, and along and within channel boundaries.Landform change resulting from linkages among flowing water, sediment, and vegetation is a highly complex natural process, due to feedbacks among the interacting components operating over a range of spatial and temporal scales. True understanding of landscape development requires knowledge of the particular role of vegetation in influencing physical processes, especially in efforts to predict the effects of climate change. This research symposium will bring together a diverse group of scientists who will discover avenues for future collaborations across the realm of this topic.