Agenda

Michael Hiscock, National Center for Environmental Research(NCER), Office of Research and Development (ORD)
Bryan Bloomer, Director, Applied Science Division, NCER, ORD
William Sanders, Director, NCER, ORD
Michael Shapiro, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water
Andy Miller, National Program Director for Global Change Research

EPA Ecosystem Services Policy and Research Needs
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John Powers, Office of Water, EPA

Climate Change Predictions and Management Options from Coupled Watershed and Population Dynamics Models: An Example Using Spring-Run Chinook Salmon in California.
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Lisa Thompson & Peter Moyle, University of California - Davis

Forecasting the Effects of Climate Change on Species Invasions and Their Impacts on Chinook Salmon
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Julian Olden, University of Washington

LUNCH (on your own)

USDA Research: Climate Change Impacts on Invasive Species and Pathogens
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Michael Bowers, Division of Global Climate Change, USDA

Predicting Relative Risk of Invasion by Saltcedar and Mud Snails in River Networks Under Different Scenarios of Climate Change and Dam Operations in the Western United States
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LeRoy Poff, Colorado State University

Elevated Temperature and Land Use Flood Frequency Alteration Effects on Rates of Invasive and Native Species Interactions in Freshwater Floodplain Wetlands
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Curtis Richardson, Duke University

BREAK

Beach Grass Invasions, Climate Change and Flooding Risk in Coastal Dune Ecosystems
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Sally Hacker, Oregon State University

Interaction of Climate Change, Land-use and Invasive Species: Tests of Contrasting Management Scenarios for Coastal Communities
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Richard Osman, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center & Robert Whitlatch, University of Connecticut

Understanding the Role of Climate Change and Land Use Modifications in Facilitating Pathogen Invasions and Declines of Ectotherms
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Jason Rohr, University of South Florida

Leveraging Climate Change Research in Support of Environmental Protection
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Rona Birnbaum, Chief, Climate Science and Impacts Branch, Climate Change Division, Office of Air and Radiation

Sustainable Coastal Habitat Restoration in the Pacific Northwest: Modeling and Managing the Effects, Feedbacks, and Risks Associated with Climate Change
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John Rybczyk, Western Washington University

BREAK

Nonlinear and Threshold Responses to Environmental Stressors in Land-river Networks: A Regional to Continental Scale
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Charles Vörösmarty, City University of New York & Jerry Melillo, Marine Biological Laboratory

Hydrologic Forecasting for Characterization of Non-linear Response of Freshwater Wetlands
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Denice Wardrop, Pennsylvania State University

LUNCH (on your own)

Non-linear Response of Prairie Pothole Landscapes to Climate Change and Land Management
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Carter Johnson, South Dakota State University

Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystem Sensitivity to Climate Change: Highlights of EPA ORD National Center for Environmental Assessment Projects
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Tom Johnson, Global Change Research Program, ORD

Effects of Projected Climate Change on USA Stream Biodiversity: Update on Climate, Hydrology, Stream Temperature, Stream Water Chemistry, and Biodiversity Models
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Charles Hawkins, Utah State University

POSTER SESSION

Development of Predictive SWAT to Assess Global Change Impacts on U.S. Water Quality
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Xin-Zhong Liang, University of Maryland – College Park

The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Streamflow in Agricultural Watersheds of the Midwestern United States
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Huicheng Chien & Jason Knouft, Saint Louis University

Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on the Nation’s Water Quality and Ecosystem State
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Charles Vörösmarty, City University of New York

Integrated Water Quantity Simulation over North America: Linking Climate, Surface Water, Groundwater and Sea-level Change
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Ying Fan Reinfelder, Rutgers University

A Probabilistic Framework for Projections of Watershed Services in US Headwaters under Climate Change Scenarios
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Thorsten Wagener, Pennsylvania State University

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Assessing the Impact of a Warmer Climate on Stream Water Quality Across the Mountainous Western United States
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Iris Stewart-Frey, Santa Clara University

Hydrochemical Modeling of the Response of Headwater Watersheds to Climate Change and Atmospheric Deposition
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Charles Driscoll, Syracuse University

Climate Change and Variability – Impacts on Riparian Biodiversity of Semi-arid Rivers
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Thomas Meixner, University of Arizona (presented by Thorsten Wagener, Pennsylvania State University)

CLOSING COMMENTS & ADJOURN