Bioassessment

Session 107 (Poster)
Tuesday, June 8, 1:30 PM-5:00 PM, SRC

(527) Analysis of benthic macroinvertebrates associations in low gradient streams of the Kisatchie National Forest (central Louisiana, USA).
V.E. Alley¹, A.M. Hill², M.D. Farr¹, and F.L. Pezold². ¹USACE Waterways Experiment Station, Aquatic Ecology and Invasive Species Branch, 3909 Halls Ferry Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180, ²Department of Biology,The University of Lousiana at Monroe, Monroe, La 71209

(528) Effects of grazing and gold mining on stream water quality in the Selenge River Watershed, Mongolia.
J. Bachmann and B. Hayford. Department of Life Sciences, Wayne State College, Wayne, NE 68787 U.S.A.

(529) Brominated and chlorinated organic contaminants in North American Native mussels from remote watersheds of Michigan.
L.J. Begnoche¹, S.J. Nichols¹, R.T. Quintal¹, J.P. Hickey¹, J.D. Allen¹, G.W. Kennedy¹, M.G. Black¹, and S.M. Chernyak². ¹USGS-Great Lakes Science Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 48105, ²University of Michigan, Environmental Health Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 48109

(530) Comparison of tributaries to Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania using benthic diatoms as indicators of eutrophication.
B.J. Bellinger¹, C.Z. Cocquyt², and C.M. O’Reilly³. ¹Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA 49931, ²Department of Biology, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S8, B-9000, Gent, Belgium, ³Department of Biology, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie , NY, USA 12604

(531) Macroinvertebrate bioassessment of a western Oregon stream influenced by an abandoned mine site.
R.A. Connelly, R.M. Ballantine, and C.M. Bohlke. EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc., Sparks, Maryland 21152

(532) Digital (computer based) identification keys: the way of the future?
A.W. DeLorme. Department of Science, Valley City State University, Valley City, ND 58072

(533) Effects of oxygen depletion on benthic macroinvertebrates in an ice-covered river.
M. Dunnigan¹, P. McEachern², L. Noton³, and Z.E. Kovats⁴. ¹Golder Associates Ltd., #300 10525 - 170 St., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5P 4W2, ²Government of Alberta, Environment, Regional Services, 1st Floor Twin Atria Building, 4999 - 98 Ave., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6B 2X3, ³Government of Alberta, Environment, Environmental Assurance, 10th Floor Oxbridge Place, 9820 - 106 St., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5K 2J6, ⁴Golder Associates Ltd., 10th Floor 940 6th Ave. S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P3T1

(534) Development of biotic metrics to distinguish between least impacted and degraded rheocrene systems in southwest Idaho .
J.L. Evans and P. Koetsier. Department of Biology, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, United States

(535) Development of a headwater IBI for New Jersey upland streams.
E.E. Hagan¹, R.J. Horwitz¹, C.A. Flinders¹, B. Margolis², A. Kindt¹, T.K. O''''''''Donnell¹, P. Overbeck¹, and T.J. Belton³. ¹Patrick Center for Environmental Research, The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 USA, ²New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Freshwater Monitoring, Trenton, New Jersey 08625 USA, ³New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton, New Jersey 08625 USA

(536) The impact of organic effluent on a stressed stream environment as indicated by aquatic invertebrates.
A.P. Horn, A.J. Jenkins, B.L. Peckarsky, and W. Brown. Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, P. O. Box 519, Crested Butte, CO 81224.

(537) The relationship of macroinvertebrate density to Iowa's benthic macroinvertebrate index of biotic integrity (BMIBI) and component metrics.
C.T. Hubbard¹, M.W. Birmingham¹, and T.W. Wilton². ¹University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, ²Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Des Moines, Iowa 50319

(538) Scale dependent relationships between landcape parameters and benthic invertebrate communities.
D Jobson. Cheney Lake Watershed Inc., South Hutchinson, Kansas, USA 67505

(539) An assessment of restorations of streams draining coal mine valley fills.
R.H. Kelley and J. Jack. Department of Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

(540) Periphyton biocriteria for nutrient-enriched streams: predictive measures of algal growth and production.
R.L. Kiesling¹ and J. Back². ¹U.S. Geological Survey, Austin, Texas 78754, ²TIAER, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas 76402

(541) A comparison of U.S. EPA, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) methods and U.S. EPA, Rapid Bioassessment Protocols (RBP) used by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service for benthic macroinvertebrate studies.
D.J. Klemm¹, M. Hudy², K.A. Blocksom¹, M.D. Moeykens¹, W.T. Thoeny³, and J. Whalen². ¹U.S. EPA, National Exposure Research Laboratory,Ecological Exposure Research Division, Ecosystems Reseaech Branch, Cincinnati, OH 45268, ²U.S Department of Agricullture (USDA), Forest Service, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, ³SoBran, Inc., c/o U.S. EPA, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH 45268

(542) An invertebrate IBI for evaluating the effectiveness of grass riparian filter strips.
E. Kosnicki and R.W. Sites. Department of Entomology, University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211 USA

(543) Use of historical benthic invertebrate data to define the reference condition for monitoring an industrial discharge.
Z.E. Kovats¹, D. Jobson¹, and L. Dunning². ¹Golder Associates Ltd., 940-6 Ave. S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 3T1, ²Nova Chemicals Corporation, P.O. Box 5006, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, T4N 6A1

(544) Preliminary investigation of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages and streambed sedimentation associated with small, forested watersheds in the Chattahoochee National Forest (Georgia, USA) .
S.D. Longing and J.R. Voshell, Jr. Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061

(545) Differences in aquatic invertebrate colonization and recolonization pattern in relation to different water quality and seasons.
M Mahato¹, J.H. Kennedy¹, and K.E. Banks². ¹Department of Biological Sciences, Univerity of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, ²City of Denton, Denton, TX 76209

(546) A species–trait framework for analyzing macroinvertebrate communities along environmental gradients for the National Water–Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program .
S.R. Moulton II¹, D.M. Carlisle¹, N.L. Poff², and N.K.M. Vieira². ¹US Geological Survey, MS 413, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20171, ²Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO 80523

(547) Subsidies and stresses to streams resulting from agricultural development in southern New Zealand.
D.K. Niyogi¹, C.R. Townsend², and M. Koren². ¹Department of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO 65409-1120 USA, ²Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

(548) Influence of sample size on macroinvertebrate bioassessment indices in five Pacific Northwest streams.
D.J. Osmon and R. Matthews. Institute for Watershed Studies, Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225

(549) Development of ecological indicators in Washington State streams: evaluating the biological community using the Tiered Aquatic Life Use (TALU) framework.
R.W. Plotnikoff. Washington State Department of Ecology, Freshwater Monitoring Unit, PO Box 47710, Olympia, WA 98504

(550) Determination of relative site quality for urban streams in the Kansas City metropolitan area: Application of Kansas rapid bioassessment protocols .
B.C. Poulton¹, T.J. Rasmussen², D.W. Wilkison³, and D.P. Mau². ¹Columbia Environmental Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia, MO, USA 65201, ²Kansas District Office, U.S. Geological Survey, Lawrence, KS USA 66049, ³Kansas City Subdistrict Office, U.S. Geological Survey, Lee's Summitt, MO 64086

(551) Regional evaluations of bioassessments in urban stressor gradients: developing indicators and reference conditions for national application.
A.H. Purcell¹, M.T. Barbour², E.T. Rankin³, J.L. Carter⁴, J.B. Stribling², D.W. Bressler², and V.H. Resh¹. ¹University of California, Berkeley, ²Tetra Tech, Inc., ³CABB, ⁴USGS

(552) Toward development of a diatom bioassessment index for southcentral Alaska streams: habitat and diatom responses to urbanization.
D.J. Rinella and D.L. Bogan. Environment and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage, 707 A Street, Anchorage, AK 99501

(553) Correlation between bioassessment scores for benthic macroinvertebrates and fish, and the natural cover in stream riparian zones and watersheds in Virginia Coastal Plain streams .
W.H. Smigo, L.A. Smock, and G.C. Garman. Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284

(554) Considerations for evaluating water body condition in agriculturally dominated drainage systems in the Mississippi and Arkansas deltas.
W.W. Stephens¹, M.T. Moore², J.L. Farris¹, J.L. Bouldin¹, and C.M. Cooper². ¹Environmental Sciences Program, Arkansas State University, State University, AR 72467, ²USDA-ARS, National Sedimentation Laboratory, Oxford, MS 38655

(555) Macroinvertebrate community changes over time in an urban watershed in the Pacific Northwest.
J.P. Vandersypen and R. Matthews. Institute for Watershed Studies, Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, USA 98225

(556) Taxon-environment relationships: the effects of geographic location and taxonomic resolution.
L.L. Yuan. National Center for Environmental Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC 20460