Wetlands

Session 24 (Contributed)
Tuesday, June 6, 10:15 AM-12:00 PM, Egan 4
Moderator: M.G. Butler

10:15 (148) Variation in environmental habitat heterogeneity and ecosystem processes in freshwater tidal wetlands.
A.S. Arrigoni¹, K. Tockner¹, and S. Findlay². ¹Department of Aquatic Ecology, EAWAG Box 611, 8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland, ²Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, New York 12545 USA

10:30 (149) Spatial and temporal variation of Se concentration in water and invertebrates of the Kesterson Reservoir Wildlife Refuge.
S.C. Blumenshine. Department of Biology, Fresno State University, Fresno, CA, 93710

10:45 (150) Macroinvertebrate community response to vegetation type and density in a rehabilitated large river floodplain system.
D.P. Grulkowski, M.W. Eichholz, and M.R. Whiles. Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University–Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901

11:00 (151) Does size and quality matter? Evidence from a wetland macroinvertebrate community.
M.D. McIntosh¹, R.W. Merritt¹, V.L. Lougheed², and R.J. Stevenson³. ¹Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, ²Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, ³Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824

11:15 (152) Patterns in coastal wetland fish communities of the St. Marys River, Michigan.
A.H. Moerke¹, M.R. Werner², and H. Potter¹. ¹School of Biological Sciences, Lake Superior State University, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783, ²School of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Lake Superior State University, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783

11:30 (153) Environmental factors shaping invertebrate and fish communities in Lake Michigan drowned river mouth ecosystems.
D.G. Uzarski¹, T.M. Burton², M.J. Cooper¹, and C.R. Ruetz III¹. ¹Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University, 740 W. Shoreline Dr., Muskegon, Michigan, USA 49441, ²Michigan State University, Departments of Zoology and Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA 48824

11:45 (154) Biodiversity of on-farm water storages: Can farm ponds serve as aquatic habitat?
K.A. Markwell and C.S. Fellows. Australian School of Environmental Studies and Centre for Riverine Landscapes, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia