Invasive Species

Monday, September 13, 2010: 1:20 PM-4:20 PM
303 (Convention Center)
Moderator:
Carol A. Stepien, Ph.D.
1:20 PM
2-1
Zooplankton community composition across a gradient of Asian carp densities and pre- and post-invasion within the Illinois River, USA
Greg G. Sass, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Anthony C. Erickson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Michael A. McClelland, M.S., Illinois Natural History Survey, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1:40 PM
2-2
Ecosystem-scale evaluation of sound bubble barrier technologies to prevent range expansions of Asian carps
Blake C. Ruebush, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Greg G. Sass, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; John H. Chick, PhD, Illinois Natural History Survey, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2:00 PM
2-3
A review of the life history and options for controlling the spread of spiny water flea (Bythotrephes longimanus) to the Champlain Canal and Lake Champlain
Scott F. Stuewe, HDR Engineering; Joseph L. Bartletti, HDR Engineering; Matthew Cochran, HDR Engineering; Meghan Oh, HDR Engineering; Scott Davis, HDR Engineering
2:20 PM
2-4
Impacts of invasive species and restoration on recreational fisheries: Zebra mussels and common carp in a shallow hypereutrophic lake
Michael Colvin, Iowa State University; Scott Grummer, Iowa Department of Natural Resources; Tim Stewart, Iowa State University; Jim Wahl, Iowa Department of Natural Resources; Clay L. Pierce, PhD, Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
2:40 PM
2-5
Population ecology and habitat use of the invasive northern snakehead (Channa argus) in Arkansas
Ginny Adams, PhD, University of Central Arkansas; S. Reid Adams, PhD, University of Central Arkansas; Clint Johnson, University of Central Arkansas
3:00 PM
Break
3:20 PM
2-6
Effects of exotic common reed invasion on northern pike spawning and growth in two wetlands of the St. Lawrence River system
Melissa Larochelle, BSc, Université Laval; Daniel Hatin, MSc, Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Québec; Pierre Dumont, PhD, Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Québec; Claude Lavoie, PhD, Université Laval
3:40 PM
2-7
Development of biosecurity measures for aquaculture facilities to protect against invasive mollusks
Kelly A. Stockton, University of Idaho; Christine M. Moffitt, PhD, University of Idaho
4:00 PM
2-8
Lionfish in the US Virgin Islands
William Coles, PhD, US Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife; J. Jed Brown, US Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife
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