Community Ecology 1

Session 41 (Contributed)
Wednesday, June 7, 1:30 PM-3:15 PM, Egan 3
Moderator: B.L. Peckarsky

1:30 (264) CABIN: Web-based data management, analysis and reporting tools for biomonitoring of Canada’s inland waters.
T.J. Pascoe¹, B Cutler², D.J. Baird³, and B Craig². ¹Environment Canada, Canada Centre for Inland Waters, 867 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington, Ontario, Canada. L7R 4A6, ²Environment Canada, EMAN, Canada Centre for Inland Waters, 867 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington, Ontario, Canada. L7R 4A6, ³Environment Canada, Canadian Rivers Institute, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. E3B 6E1

1:45 (265) Biological integrity in Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plains headwater streams.
M.H. Mehaffey, M.S. Nash, A.C. Neale, and A.M. Pitchford. National Exposure Research Lab, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA, 27711

2:00 (266) The spatial distribution and relative abundance of larval dragonflies (Odonata:Anisoptera) found in the freshwater marshes of the Florida Everglades.
R. Urgelles¹, N.J. Dorn², and J.C. Trexler¹. ¹Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA, ²Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL, USA

2:15 (267) Using aquatic insects for monitoring water quality by non-government organizations: The American experience in Russian circumstances.
T.S. Vshivkova^1,2 and J.C. Morse². ¹Institute of Biology and Soil Sciences, Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690022, Russia, ²Department of Entomology, Soils, and Plant Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0315, USA

2:30 (268) Enhancing the Credibility of Taxonomic Data for Biological Monitoring and Assessment.
J.B. Stribling¹, K.L. Pavlik¹, and S.B. Holdsworth². ¹Tetra Tech, Inc., 400 Red Brook Blvd., Suite 200, Owings Mills, MD 21117-5159, ²U. S. EPA, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Mail Code 4503T, Washington, DC 20460

2:45 (269) Comparison of resource and consumer dynamics in Atlantic and Mediterranean streams.
I. Pardo and M. Álvarez. Department of Ecology and Animal Biology, University of Vigo, Vigo, 36310 Spain

3:00 (270) Effects of multiple-scale environmental characteristics on agricultural stream biota in the midwestern USA.
B.C. Scudder¹, J.A.H. Berkman², M.A. Lutz¹, and M.A. Harris³. ¹US Geological Survey, 8505 Research Way, Middleton, WI 53562, ²US Geological Survey, 6480 Doubletree Avenue, Columbus, OH 43229-1111, ³US Geological Survey,1201 West University Avenue Suite 100, Urbana, IL 61801-2347