Large Rivers 1

Session 15 (Contributed)
Tuesday, June 8, 8:00 AM-9:45 AM, IRC4
Moderator: K. Tockner

8:00 (98) Factors affecting seasonal variation in runoff for the rivers of North America.
A.C. Benke¹ and C.E. Cushing². ¹Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, ²Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado 80523

8:15 (99) Reconciling habitat protection, gravel mining, and flood risk in the Fraser River.
L.L. Rempel and M. Church. Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z2

8:30 (100) Expansion and contraction dynamics of a large Alpine river (Tagliamento River, Italy).
U. Uehlinger, D. Schlaepfer, A. Rotach, M. Döring, and K. Tockner. Department of Limnology, EAWAG, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland

8:45 (101) Nutrient concentrations and flux in the Mobile River system.
A.K. Ward¹, J.Y. Hodgson¹, K.H. Pritchard¹, M. Aaron², and G.M. Ward¹. ¹Center for Freshwater Studies, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, ²Shelton State Community College, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405

9:00 (102) Nutrient distribution in a large river floodplain system: the LaGrange Reach of the Illinois River.
M.J. Lemke¹, M.A. Pegg², and K.W. Miller³. ¹Biology Department, University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, IL 62703, ²Illinois River Biological Station, Illinois Natural History Survey, Havana, IL 62644, ³Computer Science Department, University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, IL 62703

9:15 (103) Food web dependence on marine derived nutrients in rivers of Kamchatka, Russia .
B.K. Ellis¹, J.A. Stanford¹, K.V. Kuzishchin², and M.A. Gruzdeva². ¹Flathead Lake Biological Station, Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, Polson, MT 59860-9659, USA, ²Department of Ichthyology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119899, Russia

9:30 (104) Primary productivity in influent streams and receiving reservoirs.
T.L. Bott, J.D. Newbold, and C.L. Dow. Stroud Water Research Center