Fish Ecology II

Session 56 (Contributed)
Saturday, June 1, 1:00 PM-2:45 PM, Cambria
Moderator: Wilzbach, M.A.

1:00 (378) RIPARIAN COVER, STREAM TEMPERATURE, AND TROUT POPULATIONS: A LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT OF NORTH GEORGIA, USA.
G.C. Poole^1,2, J.L. Meyer^1,3, K. Jones³, L.E. England¹, M.C. Scott¹, E.A. Kramer¹, and W. Bumback¹. ¹Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, ²Eco-metrics, Inc., Tucker, GA, ³River Basin Science and Policy Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

1:15 (379) ASSESSING ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT IN FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENTS USING CHEMICAL FINGERPRINTING, SPRING RIVER AR.
N.A. Bickford and R.E. Hannigan. Environmental Science Program, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas

1:30 (380) RESPONSE IN SURFACE WATER CHEMISTRY AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION TO SPAWNING SALMON IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA STREAMS.
N.L. Mitchell and G.A. Lamberti. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556-0369

1:45 (381) STREAM ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE TO INCREASED LIGHT AND SALMON CARCASS INTRODUCTION.
M.A. Wilzbach¹, B.C. Harvey², K.W. Cummins¹, O. Hernandez³, and H. Ambrose¹. ¹California Cooperative Fish Research Unit, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 95521USA, ²USFS Redwood Sciences Laboratory, Arcata, CA 95521USA, ³Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 USA

2:00 (382) MODELING SPATIAL AND SEASONAL VARIATION IN FISH HABITAT SUITABILITY ALONG A CENTRAL APPALACHIAN RIVER CONTINUUM.
J.T. Petty and J.A. Bopp. Division of Forestry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506

2:15 (383) MACROINVERTEBRATE COLONIZATION OF MATERIALS COMMONLY USED IN FRESHWATER ARTIFICIAL REEF CONSTRUCTION (WOOD AND WASTE TIRES).
T.H. Martin¹ and A. Podey². ¹Biology Dept., Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723, ²Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803

2:30 (384) BENTHIC BUNDLES: STANDARDIZED SAMPLING OF DIVERSE ASSEMBLAGES OF STREAM FISHES.
A.L. Sheldon¹, M.L. Warren, Jr.², and W.R. Haag². ¹Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, ²USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, 1000 Front St., Oxford, MS 38655