Projected changes in climate — including more frequent droughts and heatwaves — combined with ongoing reorganization of land use, are increasingly engaging researchers from diverse disciplines. Understanding the short- and long-term effects of these changes on terrestrial ecosystems is critical, particularly with respect to the availability and quality of water and ecosystem resources. Natural and anthropogenic disturbances such as irrigation, water abstraction, fires, urban expansion, and industrial development place additional stress on agricultural and forestry systems, their hydrology, and the ecosystem services they provide.
The main objective of this session is to stimulate discussion and foster knowledge exchange among researchers and experts in both fundamental and applied science on topics such as:
• Process understanding of the water and carbon cycles and their interactions in agroforestry environments;
• Vulnerability and resilience of agroforestry systems and their links to the eco-hydrological cycle;
• Impacts of climate change and anthropogenic disturbances on water resources and agroforestry ecosystem services.
This session aims to showcase new monitoring approaches, modeling strategies, and methodological advances. We welcome contributions employing field studies, laboratory experiments, remote sensing (including drones and emerging Earth Observation data), artificial intelligence, modeling, data fusion, and data assimilation, as well as digital twin applications. Of particular interest are studies that bridge ecological and hydrological perspectives, and that address interactions across multiple spatial and temporal scales.