Organic Matter Processing

Session 170 (Poster)
Thursday, May 29, 3:30 PM-5:30 PM, Grand Hall

(503) Stoichiometric effects of stream water source on nutrient change during leaf decomposition.
M.J. DeOcampo, W.O. Lamp, and L.C. Alexander. Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. 20742

(504) Effects of nutrients and dissolved organic carbon on microbial and macroinvertebrate contributions to leaf litter breakdown.
N.A. Baer¹ and W.O. Lamp². ¹Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Science Program, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, ²Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742

(505) Growth responses of 5 different genera of stream macroinvertebrates on diets restricted to periphyton, deciduous leaves and conifer needles.
R.L Fuller, C. Heise, A. Khazaee, S. Shehadeh, M. Brennan, and D. Elbert. Biology Department, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346

(506) The relative importance of microbes, leaf type, and shrimp species in predicting shrimp feeding preference and leaf decomposition rates in tropical headwater streams.
M.S. Wright. Department of Fish & Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523

(507) Assimilation rates of leaf detritus and wood biofilm by three stream detritivores.
S.L. Eggert¹ and J.B. Wallace^1,2. ¹Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA, 30602, ²Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA 30602

(508) Leaves from invasive Chinese tallow trees (Sapium sebiferum) break down five times more rapidly than native red maple leaves (Acer rubrum).
N.E. Leonard. Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148

(509) Effects of agricultural disturbance on autumn allochthonous input in southern Appalachian streams.
E.M. Hagen and J.R. Webster. Department of Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA 24061-0406

(510) CPOM storage and processing in urban ephemeral, intermittent, and perennial streams under drought conditions.
M.T. Deemer and L.A. Smock. Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284

(511) Effects of a labile carbon addition on benthic macroinvertebrate abundance, biomass, and stable isotope signature in a headwater stream, North Carolina, USA.
H.S. Wilcox¹, J.B. Wallace^1,2, J.L. Meyer², and J.P. Benstead^2,3. ¹Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA, ²Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA, ³The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA

(512) Factors controlling the use of dissolved organic carbon in a groundwater ecosystem.
J.C. Barr and S.E. Ziegler. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.A. 72701