Do Meiofauna Matter? Contributions to Aquatic Ecosystem Biodiversity, Structure, and Function II

Session 17 (Special)
Thursday, May 29, 10:15 AM-12:00 PM, Athena F
Moderator: Robertson

10:15 (111) Role of interstitial invertebrates in hyporheic nutrient biogeochemistry .
M.C. Marshall¹, R.O. Hall, Jr.¹, and R.T. Edwards². ¹Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie WY 82071, ²Forestry Sciences Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Juneau AK 99801

10:30 (112) Meiofauna responses to disturbance in spatially-structured, dynamic stream bed landscapes.
P. Silver¹, D. Wooster², and M.A. Palmer³. ¹School of Science, Penn State Erie, Erie, PA 16563, ²Department of Entomology, OSU/Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Hermiston, OR 97838, ³Entomology Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742

10:45 (113) Invertebrate colonisation and community succession of a man-made river channel.
R.E. Baker, A.L. Robertson, and P.J.A. Shaw. School of Life Sciences, University of Surrey Roehampton, West Hill, London SW15 3SN, U.K.

11:00 (114) Recolonization dynamics of various stream meiofauna taxa and their responses to substrate manipulations.
A. Freese Smith and A.V. Brown. Department of Biological Sciences, Science-Engineering 622, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701

11:15 (115) Influence of fine sediments on stream meiofauna colonization in artificial channels and on recolonization of a natural stream channel after flooding.
A.J. Radwell, A.V. Brown, A.D. Schaffer, and J.C. Nguyen. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701

11:30 (116) Potential suitability of meiofauna for bioassessment of stream (catchment basin) environmental quality.
A.V. Brown, A.J. Radwell, and R.A. Reese. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA 72701

11:45 (117) Shallow water meiofaunal communities in Utah Lake.
D.K. Shiozawa and M.C. Belk. Department of Integrative Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA 84602