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

PS 2-36

Physiochemical controls of the growth of the invasive freshwater diatom, Didymosphenia geminata, in Rondout Creek, New York
Amalia M. Handler, Franklin & Marshall College; Isabella A. Oleksy, University of Michigan; David C. Richardson, SUNY New Paltz; Nathaniel Rigolino, SUNY New Paltz; Timothy Hoellein, Loyola University; David C. Arscott, Stroud Water Research Center; Cathy A. Gibson, Skidmore College

PS 2-37

Factors affecting rainbow trout growth and condition in eastern Washington lakes
Tamara M. Knudson, Eastern Washington University; A. Ross Black, Eastern Washington University

PS 2-38

Assessing natal spawning site fidelity of northern pike using otolith microchemistry
Daniel L. Oele, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Peter B. McIntyre, University of Wisconsin; Derek J. Hogan, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

PS 2-39

Seasonal variability in estuarine planktonic and benthic algal populations
Matthew R. Semcheski, Old Dominion University; Todd A. Egerton, Old Dominion University; Harold G. Marshall, Old Dominion University

PS 2-40

Plasticity of eye development in a freshwater crustacean, Daphnia
Christopher S. Brandon, University of South Carolina; Jeffry L. Dudycha, University of South Carolina

Cancelled

PS 2-41

Assessment of bloom-forming Cyanobacteria and algae in selected New Jersey lakes (widthdrawn)
Stephanie C. Lear, Montclair State University; Meiyin Wu, Montclair State University; Lee Lee, Montclair State University

PS 2-42

Eco-evolutionary feedbacks on colonization dynamics in newly formed ponds
Christopher J. Holmes, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Kimberly L. Schulz, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Stephanie Figary, SUNY-ESF; Jelena H. Pantel, KU Leuven - University of Leuven; Carla E. Càceres, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

PS 2-43

Linking allocation to sexual reproduction with resource use efficiency in a facultative parthenogen, Daphnia pulicaria
John Williams Crawford, University of Illinois; Spencer Hall, Indiana University; Carla E. Cáceres, University of Illinois

PS 2-44

An investigation the potential impacts of an invasive fish (brook stickleback: Culaea inconstans) on aquatic wetland communities and waterfowl
A. Ross Black, Eastern Washington University; Levi Bridges, Eastern Washington University

PS 2-45

Is any water good water? Clonal growth and reproduction differences in response to abiotic and biotic factors in vernal pools
K. Chad Walz, SUNY ESF; Kimberly L. Schulz, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Zhen Yu Lim, SUNY ESF; Stephanie Figary, SUNY-ESF; Jelena H. Pantel, KU Leuven - University of Leuven; Carla E. Càceres, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

PS 2-46

Long–term trends and status of riverine mesohabitats, channel complexity, and habitat turnover along the Missouri River from Fort Benton‚ MT to Kansas City‚ KS from 1890 to 2006
Danielle J. Quist, University of South Dakota; Mark D. Dixon, University of South Dakota; Tim C. Cowman, University of South Dakota; Daniel A. Soluk, University of South Dakota

PS 2-47

Climate change influences the footprint of anthropogenic habitat alteration: Implications for endangered species and regulatory reviews of riverbank stabilization projects
Jeffrey C. Jorgensen, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service; Michelle M. McClure, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service; Mindi B. Sheer, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service; Nancy L. Munn, National Marine Fisheries Service, Habitat Conservation Division

PS 2-48

Experimental approach for assessing how stormwater runoff affects macroinvertebrate communities in urban streams
Kate H. Macneale, NOAA Fisheries - Northwest Fisheries Science Center; Julann A. Spromberg, NOAA Fisheries - Northwest Fisheries Science Center; Allison A. Camp, NOAA Fisheries - Northwest Fisheries Science Center; Steve Damm, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Jay Davis, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Nathaniel L. Scholz, NOAA Fisheries - Northwest Fisheries Science Center

PS 2-49

Describing complexity in thermal regimes in Pacific Northwest streams
Colin D. Sowder, University of Washington; E. Ashley Steel, USFS PNW Research Station

PS 2-50

Effect of riparian shade on stream water temperature: A collaboration among eleven primarily undergraduate institutions
Jeffrey A. Simmons, Mount St. Mary's University; Michelle L. Anderson, University of Montana Western; William J. Dress, Robert Morris University; Jennifer Frick-Ruppert, Brevard College; Catherine J. B. Hanna, Robert Morris University; Daniel Hornbach, Macalester College; Alida Janmaat, University of the Fraser Valley; Frank Kuserk, Moravian College; James G. March, Washington and Jefferson College; Tom Murray, Elizabethtown College; John Niedzwiecki, Belmont University; Darlene Panvini, Belmont University; Bob Pohlad, Ferrum College; Carolyn L. Thomas, Ferrum College; Liette Vasseur, Brock University

PS 2-51

The effects of phosphorus enrichment on leaf litter stoichiometry in a forested stream
Bryant C. Baker, University of Arkansas; J. Thad Scott, University of Arkansas

PS 2-52

Organic matter decomposition along a temperature gradient in a forested headwater stream
Natalie A. Griffiths, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Patrick J. Mulholland, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

PS 2-53

Distribution and ecology of green alga Zygnema aplanosporum (Zygnematophyceae) in Californian streams
Rosalina Stancheva, California State University San Marcos; Robert G. Sheath, California State University San Marcos

PS 2-54

Community investigation of Escherichia coli, and Shigella species in freshwater environment of Sirajganj district, Bangladesh
Md. Ariful Haque Mollik, Practical Academy on Wise Education and Research Foundation

PS 2-55

Seasonal use of the hyporheic zone by spinous loach, Cobitis shikokuensis, in an intermittent river, southwestern Japan
Ryota Kawanishi, Public Works Research Institute; Ryota Dohi, Ehime University; Asuka Fujii, Ehime University; Mikio Inoue, Ehime University; Yo Miyake, Ehime University

PS 2-56

Effects of anadromous alewife on seasonal patterns of nutrient limitation in Maine lakes and streams
Katie G. Norris, University of Maine; Madeleine M. Mineau, University of Maine; Jasmine E. Saros, University of Maine; Stephen M. Coghlan, University of Maine; Kevin S. Simon, University of Auckland

PS 2-57

The role of flow shaping the functional and structural invertebrate diversity at a high altitude tropical stream
Blanca P. Rios-Touma, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Andrea C. Encalada, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Núria Bonada, Universitat de Barcelona; María Rieradevall, Universitat de Barcelona; Fernanda González, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Narcís Prat, Universitat de Barcelona

PS 2-58

Mining, aquifer recharge, and urbanization impact Spokane river macroinvertebrates
Carolyn K. Connelly, Eastern Washington University; Camille McNeely, Eastern Washington University

PS 2-59

Population genetic structure of aquatic insects with varying dispersal abilities in fragmented desert streams
Ivan C. Phillipsen, Oregon State University; David A. Lytle, Oregon State University

PS 2-60

Population responses of the freshwater rotifer Plationus patulus to Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) from impacted and unimpacted populations
Sarah Baca, University of Texas at El Paso; Diana A. Martinez Gomez, University of Texas at El Paso; Elizabeth J. Walsh, The University of Texas at El Paso

PS 2-61

Environmental factors of high phytoplankton beta-diversity across reservoirs
Mark D. Graham, University of Alberta; Sharon Reedyk, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Rolf D. Vinebrooke, University of Alberta

PS 2-62

Does land use affect stream water quality in the North Branch Park River watershed?
Bin Zhu, University of Hartford; Betsy Kadapuram, University of Hartford; Anthony Benaquista, University of Hartford

PS 2-63

Patterns of forest cover, hydrological regime, and aquatic biota in Alabama
Christian A. White, Alabama A&M University; Xiongwen Chen, Alabama A&M University

PS 2 - Aquatic Ecology