Approaches for Using Algae to Monitor and Assess Freshwater Ecosystems I

Session 4 (Special)
Wednesday, May 28, 1:00 PM-2:45 PM, Athena GH
Moderator: Winter

1:00 (22) Variation in stressor-response relations among types of aquatic ecosystems: the case of nutrients and algae.
R.J. Stevenson. Michigan State University, Department of Zoology, East Lansing, MI 48824

1:15 (23) Using epilithic algal communities to assess water quality in Irish lakes.
D.M. DeNicola¹, E. De Eyto², A. Wemaere², and K. Irvine². ¹Department of Biology, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA 16001, ²Department of Zoology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland

1:30 (24) Developing diatom indices for streams in Québec and Ontario .
I. Lavoie¹, P. Dillon^1,2, S. Campeau³, J.G. Winter^1,4, and K.M. Somers^1,2. ¹Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, K9J 7B8, ²Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy, Bellwood Acres Road, Dorset, Ontario, Canada, P0A 1E0, ³University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres, Boul. des Forges, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, G9A 5H7, ⁴Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy, 125 Ressources Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M9P 3V6

1:45 (25) Using diatom-based inference models in stream bioassessment.
Y. Pan¹ and R.J. Stevenson². ¹Environmental Sciences and Resources, Portland State Univ., Portland, OR. 97207, USA, ²Department of Zoology, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI.48824, USA

2:00 (26) Identification of reference diatom communities in European rivers: the PAEQANN project.
S. Campeau¹, V. Gosselin², C. Fauville², M. Gevrey³, and J.-P. Descy². ¹Department of Geography, Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, G9A 5H7, ²Unite de Recherche en Biologie des Organismes, Facultes Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium, 5000, ³CESAC, Universite Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France

2:15 (27) Monitoring biological recovery from acid and metal contamination using phytoplankton community composition.
J.G. Winter¹, L. Heintsch¹, J.H. Heneberry², W. Keller², and N.D. Yan³. ¹Environmental Monitoring and Reporting Branch, Ministry of the Environment, 125 Resources Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9P 3V6, ²Ministry of the Environment, Cooperative Freshwater Ecology Unit, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada P3E 2C6, ³York University, Department of Biology, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3

2:30 (28) Assessing wetland response to land use using diatoms and paleo-ecological characterization of reference condition.
L. Zheng and R.J. Stevenson. Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA 48824