Bioassessment: Predictive Models

Session 12 (Contributed)
Thursday, May 30, 1:00 PM-2:45 PM, Allegheny II
Moderator: Paul, M.J.

1:00 (76) PREDICTIVE MODELING AS A METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING THE IMPACT OF ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE ON STREAM ECOSYSTEMS IN THE INTERIOR COLUMBIA BASIN.
T. Simmons¹, R. Henderson², and C.P. Hawkins¹. ¹Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and the Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, ²Fish Ecology Unit, United States Forest Service, Logan, Utah 84321

1:15 (77) A REFERENCE CONDITION DEFINED BY GOOD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR RIVER PROTECTION.
C.L. Sellens¹, R.H. Norris¹, and B.C. Chessman². ¹Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia, ²Department of Land and Water Conservation, Sydney, NSW, Australia

1:30 (78) A RIVPACS-INSPIRED BIOASSESSMENT MODEL FOR ILLINOIS: EFFECTS OF TAXON RESOLUTION AND FREQUENCY.
M.J. Paul¹, J. Gerritsen¹, E. Leppo¹, B. Ettinger², and M. Joseph². ¹Tetra Tech, Inc., 10045 Red Run Boulevard, Suite 110, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117, ²Bureau of Water, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Springfield, Illinois 62702

1:45 (79) TOWARDS A EUROPEAN STREAM TYPOLOGY.
H.E. Vlek. Department of Ecology and Enviroment, Alterra Green World Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands

2:00 (80) MODELLING FORESTRY EFFECTS ON STREAM ECOSYSTEMS USING A BAYESIAN BELIEF NETWORK.
J.M. Quinn¹ and W.J. Walley². ¹NIWA, PO Box 11115, Hamilton, New Zealand, ²Staffordshire University, The Octogon, Beaconside, Stafford, ST18 0DG, England

2:15 (81) BIODIVERSITY: A NEW INDEX USING PREDICTIVE MODELS.
S. Linke, R.H. Norris, N.C. Sims, and J.L. Coysh. CRC for Freshwater Ecology, University of Canberra, Belconnen, ACT, 2601 AUSTRALIA

2:30 (82) INFERENTIAL UNCERTAINTY AND MULTIPLE LINES OF EVIDENCE IN DETECTING ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS.
B.J. Downes. School of Anthropology, Geography & Env. Studies, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia