Session: Aquatic Ecology: Lakes And Ponds (97th ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10, 2012))

8:00 AM

Past ecosystem dynamics in Connecticut's coastal freshwaters: Linking paleoecology and nutrient loading models
Cornelia W. Twining, Yale University; David Post, Yale University; Derek C. West, Yale University; Christoph E. Geiss, Trinity College

8:20 AM

COS 173-2

Fundamental concepts for river management futures
Melissa Parsons, University of New England; Martin C. Thoms, University of New England; Joe Flotemersch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

8:40 AM

COS 173-3

Diet shifts and developmental requirements contribute to ontogenetic changes in the ecological stoichiometry of bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus)
Ann M. Showalter, Miami University; Michael J. Vanni, Miami University; María J. González, Miami University

9:00 AM

COS 173-4

Vertical migration by filamentous cyanobacteria (Aphanizomenon spp.) and the implications for algal blooms in Lake 227, Experimental Lakes Area, Ontario, Canada
Shelley K. McCabe, York University; Lewis A. Molot, York University

9:20 AM

COS 173-5

Status and trends of breeding waterbirds in boreal Ontario lakes (1983-2010)
Russ Weeber, Environment Canada; Lionel Leston, University of Manitoba; Nicola Koper, University of Manitoba

9:40 AM

COS 173-

Break

9:50 AM

COS 173-6

Does terrestrial carbon affect zooplankton production? A survey of north temperate lakes
Patrick T. Kelly, University of Notre Dame; Katherine A. Baglini, University of Notre Dame; Christopher T. Solomon, McGill University & University of Montreal; Brian C. Weidel, US Geological Survey; Stuart E. Jones, University of Notre Dame

10:10 AM

COS 173-7

You are what you eat (or produce): Using stable carbon isotope analysis to quantify mixotrophic feeding in three freshwater Chrysophyte algae
Jacob P. Gillette, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Kimberly L. Schulz, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Mark A. Teece, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

10:30 AM

COS 173-8

Constructing a multi-metric model of ecological integrity for the lakes and ponds of Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA, USA
Eric Dinger, Klamath Network; Daniel A. Sarr, Klamath Network-National Park Service

10:50 AM

COS 173-9

A regional analysis of the physical and biological effects of Tropical Cyclone Irene on lake ecosystems across northeastern United States and eastern Canada
David C. Richardson, SUNY New Paltz; Jennifer L. Klug, Fairfield University; Holly Ewing, Bates College; Bruce R. Hargreaves, Lehigh University; Nihar R. Samal, NYC Department of Environmental Protection; Dominic Vachon, Université du Québec à Montréal; Don C. Pierson, NYC Department of Environmental Protection; Amanda E. Lindsey, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies; David O'Donnell, Upstate Freshwater Institute; Steven W. Effler, Upstate Freshwater Institute; Kathleen C. Weathers, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

COS 173 - Aquatic Ecology: Lakes And Ponds