"Ecohydrology and Ecophysiology of Plants in Water-Limited Environments"
The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
15-19 September 2008
Hosted by The School of Plant Biology and The Centre for Ecohydrology in
the School of Environmental Systems Engineering, this workshop is an
exciting opportunity to integrate current knowledge across these key
disciplines, and to foster productive interactions among hydrologists,
soil scientists and plant physiologists.
Ecohydrology topics include:
Nature and management of groundwater dependent ecosystems
Ecohydrologic controls on vegetation patterns in landscapes
Ecohydrology and biodiversity
Ecohydrology and water resource management: towards naturalized flows
Ecohydrologic feedbacks between vegetation and water quality
Modelling ecohydrological processes
Ecophysiology topics include:
Water relations, transpiration and water use efficiency
Hydraulic architecture and conductance
Water stress tolerance mechanisms
Seasonal phenology, growth and productuvity
Ecohydrologic feedbacks between roots and soil
Responses of vegetation to climate change: observations and predictions
Emerging technologies in soil-plant-atmosphere science
A web site with more information will follow shortly, and we will soon
be calling for abstracts for poster and oral presentations (with a
tentative deadline of July 2008).
Come and spend a southern spring under Perth抯 blue September skies at
the University of Western Australia Club, on the banks of the beautiful
Swan River. A small amount of funding is available for student travel,
and we are limited to 100 participants, so register your interest today!
For more details, please contact:
Keith Smettem: smettem@sese.uwa.edu.au (Ecohydrology)
Tim Bleby: bleby@plants.uwa.edu.au (Ecophysiology)
Stephen Burgess: ssb@plants.uwa.edu.au (Ecophysiology)
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