Wetlands II

Session 6 (Contributed)
Thursday, May 30, 10:15 AM-12:00 PM, Allegheny I
Moderator: Wang, Y.K.

10:15 (36) UNEXPECTED RESPONSES OF WOODLAND POND INVERTEBRATES TO MANIPULATIONS OF LEAF LITTER INPUT.
D.P. Batzer¹ and B. Palik². ¹Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, ²USDA Forest Service, Forestry Sciences Lab, Grand Rapids, Minnesota 55744

10:30 (37) TEMPERATURE-SPECIFIC GROWTH RATES OF CHIRONOMID LARVAE IN A SOUTHEASTERN U.S. WETLAND.
D.R. Holliman and A.C. Benke. Aquatic Biology Program, Department of Biological Sciences, Box 870206, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0206

10:45 (38) USING BENTHIC DIATOM ASSEMBLAGES AS INDICATORS OF BIOINTEGRITY AND LAND USE CHANGE IN MICHIGAN WETLANDS.
L. Zheng and R.J. Stevenson. Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA 48824

11:00 (39) DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF DIATOM-BASED BIOTIC INDICES FOR MAINE WETLANDS.
Y.K. Wang and R.J. Stevenson. Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

11:15 (40) USING DIATOM ASSEMBLAGES TO ASSESS FRESHWATER WETLAND HEALTH IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN, OR.
C.L. Weilhoefer and Y. Pan. Environmental Sciences and Resources, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207