Community Ecology

Session 113 (Poster)
Tuesday, June 8, 1:30 PM-5:00 PM, SRC

(591) Population genetics of the aquatic fungus Tetracladium marchalianum: secrets from the deep revealed.
J. Anderson. Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

(592) The effect of slimy sculpin on zooplankton density and benthic invertebrates in mesocosms.
R.J. Barile, A.E. Hershey, K. Fortino, and W.J. O''''Brien. Department of Biology,University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina

(593) Emergence duration of Chironomidae in small, temperate, groundwater-dominated streams .
R.W. Bouchard, Jr. and L.C. Ferrington, Jr.. Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, Hodson Hall, Saint Paul, MN 55108-6125

(594) Macroinvertebrate survey of contrasting spring types in the Red River Watershed, Tennessee.
T.D. Brown, S.W. Hamilton, and L.I. Lyle. The Center for Field Biology, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN 37044

(595) The influence of land use change on nutrient concentrations and tropical stream community structure during the wet season.
B.R. Deemer, L. Merriam, and C.M. O’Reilly. Dept of Biology, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie , NY

(596) Macroinvertebrate assemblages in wood-depleted streams in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
S.A. Entrekin, E.J. Rosi-Marshall, G.A. Lamberti, and J.L. Tank. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556-0369

(597) Riparian vegetation or elevation: Influences on aquatic invertebrate communities in small streams of the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest.
C.H. Frady¹, S.L. Johnson², and J.L. Li¹. ¹Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. 97331, ²USFS PNW Research Station, Corvallis, Or.

(598) Seasonal changes in organic matter, periphyton and macroinvertebrates in a small stream flowing through conifer and deciduous forests and an abandoned farm field.
R.L. Fuller, M. Anastasi, J. Molina, H. Salcedo, S. Ward, M. Behum, and E. Zacheim. Biology Department, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346

(599) Local and regional environmental variables important in structuring caddisfly (Trichoptera) communities.
H.S. Galbraith, C.K. Meier, and C.C. Vaughn. Oklahoma Biological Survey and Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, U.S.

(600) Concordance among chironomid assemblages in constructed and natural ponds varying in nutrient level and adjacent land use.
R.J. Haro¹, B.D. Campbell¹, and W.B. Richardson². ¹River Studies Center, University of Wisconsin — La Crosse, La Crosse, WI 54601, ²US Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, 2630 Fanta Reed Rd., La Crosse, WI 54603

(601) Diversity and community relationships of Chironomidae (Diptera) in Nebraska Sand Hills streams and wetlands.
B. Hayford, M. Bormann-Inbwerson, and M. Hammer. Department of Life Sciences, Wayne State College, Wayne, NE 68787 U.S.A.

(602) Longitudinal variation in fish foraging effects on benthic invertebrates along a Japanese stream.
M. Inoue and M. Miyayoshi. Department of Biology and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Ehime University, Bunkyo-cho 2-5, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan

(603) Assessment of rusty crayfish, Orconectes rusticus, invasions in stream ecosystems, do lake models apply?
H.M. Jones and W.L. Perry. Department of Biology, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790

(604) Community structure and persistence of stream macroinvertebrates in tropical streams.
A.S. Melo and C.G. Froehlich. Departamento de Biologia, FFCLRP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, 14040-901, Brazil

(605) Nitrogen transfer between benthic microalgae and their consumers: does algal species identity matter?
C.G. Peterson. Department of Natural Science, Loyola University Chicago, 6525 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL 60626

(606) Effects of shrimp activities on mayfly populations in a tropical stream.
A. Ramirez¹, L. Martinez-Lopez¹, and C. Gilmer². ¹Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies, University of Puerto Rico, P.O. Box 23341, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931, ²Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA

(607) Effects of hydroperiod and nutrient enrichment on spatial patterns of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in the Florida Everglades .
S.E.L Smith and J.C. Trexler. Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199 USA

(608) Altitudinal patterns in benthic macroinvertebrate distribution in the Rio Siniguis.
E.S. Sokol¹, J.D. Allan², and A.S. Flecker³. ¹Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA, 24061-0406, ²School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 48109-1115, ³Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, 14853-2701

(609) A macroinvertebrate and limnology study of Squaw Spring on the Indio Mountains Research Station, Hudspeth County, Texas.
A.D. Stamatis^1,2. ¹Department of Biology, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA, ²Department of Environmental Science, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA

(610) Hyporheic macroinvertebrate communities among different southeast Alaska stream types.
M.D. Wesener¹, R.W. Merritt², and R.T. Edwards³. ¹Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI, USA 48824, ²Departments of Entomology and Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI, USA 48824, ³Forestry Sciences Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Juneau AK, USA 99801