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Symposium 7: When the Rivers Run Dry: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Societal Responses to Drought and Ecosystem Impacts
Organized by: A Covich and C Pringle
Tuesday, August 5. 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM, SITCC Oglethorpe Auditorium.

1:30 PM Rogers, Kevin1, Pickett, Steward*,2, 1 The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Wits2 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, USA Historic over-allocation of water resources: The Kruger National Park case.

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2:00 PM Pringle, Catherine*,1, Blood, Elizabeth2, Johnson, Lucinda3, Berish, Cory4, Feldt, John5, DeVivo, Joe6, Farley, Jaqueline1, 1 Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA2 Joseph Jones Ecological Research Center, Newton, GA, USA3 Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN, USA4 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Atlanta, GA, USA5 Southeast River Forecast Center, Atlanta, GA, USA6 National Park Service, Atlanta, GA, USA Thirsty landscapes: Drought and the vulnerability of aquatic resources in protected areas in southeastern USA.

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2:30 PM Covich, Alan*,1, Crowl, Todd2, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA2 Ecology Center, Logan, UT Fragmentation of river networks, freshwater shrimp distributions and Caribbean climate change.

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3:00 PM Break.

3:15 PM Hook, James*,, Blood, Elizabeth, How does long-term drought affect watershed management?

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3:45 PM Alber, Merryl1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA A River Runs To It: The effects of changing inflow to estuaries.

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4:15 PM Freeman, Mary*,1, 1 U.S. Geological Survey, Athens, GA, US Effects of drought and policy on fish assemblages in the southeastern United States.

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4:45 PM Judith Meyer Synthesis.