93rd ESA Annual Meeting (August 3 -- August 8, 2008)

COS 63 - Aquatic Ecology: Limnology

Wednesday, August 6, 2008: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
102 E, Midwest Airlines Center
1:30 PM
Phytoplankton competition in stratified water columns
Kohei Yoshiyama, Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo; Jarad P. Mellard, Station d'Ecologie Expérimentale du CNRS à Moulis; Elena Litchman, Michigan State University; Christopher A. Klausmeier, Michigan State University
1:50 PM
Impact of an omnivorous fish on nutrient dynamics in mesocosms via excretion and bioturbation
Maynard H. Schaus, Virginia Wesleyan College; Wanda Morris, Virginia Wesleyan College; Walt Godwin, St. Johns River Water Management District; Larry Battoe, St. Johns River Water Management District; Mike Coveney, St. Johns River Water Management District; Ed Lowe, St. Johns River Water Management District; Randy Roth, St. Johns River Water Management District; Troy Horn, Virginia Wesleyan College; Corey Selecky, Virginia Wesleyan College; Kevin Wright, Virginia Wesleyan College
2:10 PM
Examining alewife predation in the field: A stoichiometric approach to Daphnia life history
Torrance C. Hanley, Yale University; David Post, Yale University
2:30 PM
The vertical distribution of phytoplankton in stratified water columns
Jarad P. Mellard, Station d'Ecologie Expérimentale du CNRS à Moulis; Kohei Yoshiyama, Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo; Elena Litchman, Michigan State University; Christopher A. Klausmeier, Michigan State University
2:50 PM
Food web C and N stable isotope variability in high mountain lakes throughout an altitudinal gradient
Mireia Bartrons, CREAF; Guillermo de Mendoza, Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB), Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC); LLuis Camarero, Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB), Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC); Montserrat Bacardit, Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB), Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC); Jordi Catalan, Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB), Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC)
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
Do high levels of phytoplankton toxins prevent strong grazer control of phytoplankton biomass?
Orlando Sarnelle, Michigan State University; Alan E. Wilson, Auburn University
3:40 PM
Forest harvest effects on a northern Minnesota stream system: A study spanning 11 years
Eric C. Merten, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire; Nathaniel A. Hemstad, Inver Hills Community College; Raymond M. Newman, University of Minnesota; Bruce C. Vondracek, University of Minnesota; Lucinda B. Johnson, University of Minnesota Duluth; Randall K. Kolka, USDA Forest Service; Elon S. Verry, USDA Forest Service, North Central Research Station; Sue L. Eggert, University of Georgia
4:00 PM
Blinded by the stink: Elevated pH impairs the anti-predator responses of freshwater gastropods
Andrew M. Turner, Clarion University; Michael F. Chislock, Auburn University
4:20 PM
Influence of hydroscape complexity on watershed biogeochemistry
Noah R. Lottig, University of Wisconsin; Emily H. Stanley, University of Wisconsin; Jeff T Maxted, Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin
4:40 PM
As dull as ditch water? Elevating the status of the undervalued drainage ditch
Jane Kavanagh, University College Cork; Simon S.C. Harrison, University College Cork