Research Scope

tWater resources management and conservation require process-based understanding of the movement of water and sediment through the hydrologic cycle. The study of these processes is complex considering the natural variability of the key controlling factors (e.g., climate, geology, soils, and forest cover) and increasing anthropogenic pressures (e.g., climate change). Understanding the interactions among forests, climate, water resources, and human activities is essential in advancing science and in developing robust adaptation strategies.

The work in my lab is multidisciplinary; we work at the intersection of geomorphology, hydrology, and stream ecology around research questions over a wide range of spatial and temporal scales.

Most of our work takes place in the Pacific Northwest, leveraging contrasting natural differences driven by geology and management. We work in collaboration with state and federal agencies. Of particular interest is the work we do at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest on the West Cascade mointains. This site has been a Long-Term Ecological Research-LTER site of NSF since 1980. Dr. Segura is a Co-Pi for the program.