Fish Ecology

Session 45 (Contributed)
Saturday, May 31, 10:15 AM-12:00 PM, Athena
Moderator: Magoulick

10:15 (305) Predicting fish species distributions: implications for identifying aquatic habitats as priorities for conservation.
K.B. Gido, R.M. Oakes, and W.K. Dodds. Department of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506

10:30 (306) Can fish hear the chemistry of the water?
N Bickford, B Hamilton, K.J Spillman, L Jones, and R Hannigan. Environmental Science Program, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas

10:45 (307) Relationships between stream geomorphology and fish community structure and diversity in Maine.
E.G. Schilling and J.R. Moring. Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Maine, 5755 Nutting Hall, Orono, ME 04469

11:00 (308) Effects of excessive sedimentation on the growth and stress response of the whitetail shiner (Cyprinella galactura).
A.B. Sutherland. Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602

11:15 (309) Stream ecosystem effects of southern redbelly dace.
K.N. Bertrand and K.B. Gido. Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA 66506

11:30 (310) Community-level consequences of trout introductions: interactions between native and nonnative species in a small coldwater stream.
J.K.H. Zimmerman¹ and B. Vondracek². ¹Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, ²Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108

11:45 (311) The role of pools as refugia for fishes during stream drying: importance of fish movement among habitats.
D.D. Magoulick¹ and A. Dick². ¹U.S.G.S., Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, ²Department of Biology, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR 72032