River Retreat 2008:
A Synergistic Synthesis Exploring the Interfaces of Nexuses in Geomorphology and Ecology in Streams, Creeks, Rivers, and Other Fluvial and Lotic EcoSystems
(ASS EINGESCROFLES)
Goal of the 2008
River Retreat: Examine the past and present conceptual paradigms in stream
geomorphology and ecology and wax philosophical about what this means for the
possibilities of future major developments in river science in general.
Invited Participants
Doyle, UNC (organizing)
Valett – VA Tech (primary discussion leader if he shows up)
Hession – VA Tech
Wynn – VA Tech
Curran – UVA
Bernhardt – Duke (or appropriate substitute)
Friday November
January 18
Arrive Coweeta; Late Dinner and beer (i.e., obligate bonding experience)
Saturday January 19
8:30 – 10:00 Session
1: Roots of the science of big ideas
Kuhn, T.S., A Role for History, Chapter and Anomaly and the Emergence of Scientific Discoveries, Chapter 6 in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. (pdf)
Harte, J., 2002, Toward a synthesis of the Newtonian and Darwinian worldviews. Physics Today, October, p 29-34. (pdf link )
10:30 – 12:00 Session
2: Geomorphology: Trajectory of science and current paradigms
Doyle and Julian, 2005, The most-cited works in Geomorphology. Geomorphology 72: 238-249. (pdf link)
Phillips, J.D., 2007. The perfect landscape, Geomorphology 84: 159-169. (pdf link)
4:00 – 5:30 Session
3: Ecology: Trajectory of science and current paradigms
Paine, R.T., 2002. Advances in ecological understanding: by Kuhnian revolution or conceptual evolution? Ecology 83(6): 1553-1559. (pdf link)
Resh, V.H., and N.G. Kobzina, 2003. A perspective on the key citations in freshwater benthic science, and the studies that influenced them. JNABS 22(3): 341-351. (pdf link)
G.W. Minshall, 1988. Stream ecosystem theory: A global perspective. JNABS 7(4): 263-288. (pdf link)
5:30 – 7:30: Dinner
and Pop-ups by students and post-docs
8:00 – 9:30: Session
4: Frontiers of River Science
Benda, L.E., et al., 2002. How to avoid train wrecks when using science in environmental problem solving. BioScience 52(12): 1127-1136. (pdf link)
8:30 –
10:00: Session 5: A Socratic Walk in the Woods
Parker, G., Interaction between Basic Research and Applied Engineering: A Personal Perspective. Journal of Hydraulic Research, 34(3), pp. 291-316, 1996. (pdf link)
Schumm, S., and W. Lichty, 1965. Time, space, and causality. American Journal of Science 263: 110-119. (Pdf link)
Sarewitz and Pielke, 1999. Prediction in science and policy. Technology in Society 21: 121-133. (pdf link)