COS 76 - Aquatic Ecology II

Thursday, August 11, 2016: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
304, Ft Lauderdale Convention Center
1:30 PM
Landscape level analysis of drivers of aquatic macrophyte species richness in the Adirondack Park of New York State
Sean A. Regalado, Paul Smith's College Adirondack Watershed Institute; Dan L. Kelting, Paul Smith's College Adirondack Watershed Institute; Corey L. Laxson, Paul Smith's College Adirondack Watershed Institute
1:50 PM
A phosphorus sediment storage assessment of Lake Hopatcong (NJ)
Alessandra Rossi, Montclair State University; Kevin Olsen, Montclair State University; Meiyin Wu, Montclair State University
2:10 PM
Drivers of deep chlorophyll layer (DCL) formation in Lake Ontario during 2013: The potential importance of metalimnetic production in a restructured ecosystem
Annie Scofield, Cornell University; James M. Watkins, Cornell University; Lars G. Rudstam, Cornell University; Brian C. Weidel, US Geological Survey
2:30 PM
Development of a spectral-based algorithm for mapping and monitoring of Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) in the Great Lakes region from an unmanned aerial vehicle platform
Colin Brooks, Michigan Technological University; Amanda Grimm, Michigan Technological University; Casey J. Huckins, Michigan Technological University; Amy M. Marcarelli, Michigan Technological University
2:50 PM
Macroinvertebrate recolonization dynamics within an intermittent stream following severe drought: Indicators of future regional stream conditions
Chelsea R. Smith, J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center, University of Georgia; Paul McCormick, Metropolitan water district of southern california; Alan P. Covich, University of Georgia; Stephen W. Golladay, Jones Ecological Research Center
3:10 PM
3:40 PM
Community assembly processes differ between surface water and sediment-associated communities in stream networks
Nathan I. Wisnoski, Indiana University; Jay T. Lennon, Indiana University
4:00 PM
The influence of salmon carcass introduction on aquatic microbial and macroinvertebrate community interactions
Courtney Larson, Michigan State University; Courtney Weatherbee, Michigan State University; Jennifer L. Pechal, Michigan State University; Brandon Gerig, University of Notre Dame; Dominic Chaloner, University of Notre Dame; Gary A. Lamberti, University of Notre Dame; M. Eric Benbow, Michigan State University
4:20 PM
The role of environmental context in mediating contaminant biotransport by Pacific salmon to Upper Great Lakes Tributaries
Brandon Gerig, University of Notre Dame; Dominic Chaloner, University of Notre Dame; Rick Rediske, Grand Valley State University; David J. Janetski, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Ashley Moerke, Lake Superior State University; Dilkushi Pitts, University of Notre Dame; Gary A. Lamberti, University of Notre Dame
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