Periphyton 2

Session 72 (Contributed)
Thursday, June 10, 3:15 PM-5:00 PM, IRC6
Moderator: S. Blumenshine

3:15 (485) Trophic diatom indices and biomass metrics as tools for monitoring nutrients in New Jersey streams and rivers.
K.C. Ponader¹, D.F. Charles¹, and T.J. Belton². ¹Patrick Center for Environmental Research, The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, ²New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Science and Research, Trenton, New Jersey 08625

3:30 (486) Comparison of diatom species data generated by two counting methods.
C.L. Weilhoefer and Y Pan. Environmental Sciences and Resources, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207

3:45 (487) Regional-scale variation in diatom-water chemistry relationships in the eastern U.S.
D.F. Charles, F.W. Acker, D.D. Hart, and C.W. Reimer. Patrick Center for Environmental Research, The Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103

4:00 (488) Species pool constrains experimental results: implications for metacommunity structure and ecological prediction.
Y.K. Wang and R.J. Stevenson. Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA

4:15 (489) Effects of grazer identity and nutrient concentrations on the elemental composition and nutrient limitation of epilithic algae.
M.A. Evans-White and G.A. Lamberti. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556-0369

4:30 (490) When and why is coarse woody debris a refuge for biofilm in sandy coastal plains streams? .
S.A. Miller, K.O. Maloney, and J.W. Feminella. Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849

4:45 (491) Shifts in algal community structure in an oligotrophic inland lake following zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) invasion.
J.M. Wearly¹, R.L. Lowe¹, T.J. Keilty², and M.M. Woller². ¹Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402, ²The Leelanau Conservancy, Leland, Michigan 49654