Production Ecology

Session 10 (Contributed)
Monday, June 7, 3:45 PM-5:30 PM, IRC5
Moderator: A.Huryn

3:45 (64) Do microsporidian infections affect fitness in Gammarus pseudolimnaeus?
J.A. Ryan¹ and S.L. Kohler^1,2. ¹Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008 , ²Environmental Studies Program, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008

4:00 (65) Estuaries and Pacific salmon: An overlooked linkage?
A.D. Cak, D.T. Chaloner, and G.A. Lamberti. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556-0369

4:15 (66) Relationship between marine-derived nutrients from spawning salmon and insect abundance, biomass and diversity in natural southeast Alaskan stream systems .
J.L. Lessard¹ and R.W. Merritt². ¹Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824 USA, ²Departments of Entomology and Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824 USA

4:30 (67) Seasonal and interannual variations on metabolism of Basque rivers.
O. Izagirre¹, A. Elosegi¹, M. Bermejo², and J. Pozo¹. ¹Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, Science Faculty, University of the Basque Country, 48080 Bilbao, Spain , ²Department of Computer Language and Systems, Faculty of Computer Engineering, University of the Basque Country, 20018 San Sebastian, Spain

4:45 (68) Benthic metabolism in sand–impacted streams that differ in land use: The energetics of high production to respiration ratios.
E.B. Snyder and P. Roth. Biology Department, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI 49401-9403

5:00 (69) Macroinvertebrate production and functional structure in a third-order southern Illinois stream.
D.A. Walther and M.R. Whiles. Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, 62901

5:15 (70) Cutting corners the right way: Use of coarse sieves to estimate biomass and size distribution of invertebrates cheaply.
A. Morin¹, J. Stephenson¹, and A. Solimini². ¹Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5 , ²2Laboratory of Experimental Ecology and Aquaculture, Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome