Session: Watersheds, Land Use, and Fish Habitat (143rd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society)

8:00 AM

W-IZ-1

Organic Matter Matters to Yellow Perch Larvae in Chesapeake Bay Subestuaries: Watershed Development Impacts Early Feeding Success
Jim Uphoff Jr., Maryland Fisheries Service; Margaret McGinty, Maryland Fisheries Service; Alexis Maple, Maryland Fisheries Service; Carrie Hoover, Maryland Fisheries Service

8:20 AM

W-IZ-2

Design of Northern Pike Spawning Habitat in Onondaga Lake, NY
Margaret H. Murphy, Anchor QEA, LLC; Ryan Davis, Ph.D, Anchor QEA, LLC; John M. Farrell, State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Donald Leopold, Ph.D, State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Tim Johnson, Parsons; Jeremy Neumann, Parsons; Matt Henderson, Anchor QEA, LLC

8:40 AM

W-IZ-3

Cumulative Effects of Shoreline Armoring On Nearshore Systems Affecting Salmon Migration
Traci Sanderson, Golder Associates, Inc.

9:00 AM

W-IZ-4

Diversity Patterns and Associations of Brasilian Lotic Fish Species
Robert M. Hughes, Amnis Opes Institute; Ruanny Casarim, Universidade Federal de Lavras; Miriam Castro, Universidade Federal de Lavras; Nara Junqueira, Universidade Federal de Lavras; Cecilia Leal, Universidade Federal de Lavras; Rafael Leitão, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; Diego Macedo, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Barbara Sanches, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais; Bianca de Freitas Terra, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro; Francisco Gerson Araújo, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro; Marcos Callisto, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Paulo Pompeu, Universidade Federal de Lavras; Gilmar Santos, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais; Jansen Zuanon, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia

9:20 AM

W-IZ-5

"Flood of the Century" in Piney Creek, Arkansas,--Twice!
William Matthews, The University of Oklahoma; Edie Marsh-Matthews, The University of Oklahoma; Ginny B. Adams, University of Central Arkansas; S. Reid Adams, University of Central Arkansas

9:40 AM

W-IZ-6

The Relative Influence of Catchment and Site Variables On Fish and Macroinvertebrate Richness
Diego Macedo, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Raphael Ligeiro, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Wander Ferreira, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Deborah Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Kele Firmiano, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Marcos Callisto, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Robert M. Hughes, Amnis Opes Institute; Miriam Castro, Universidade Federal de Lavras; Nara Junqueira, Universidade Federal de Lavras; Paulo Pompeu, Universidade Federal de Lavras; Philip Kaufmann, United States Environmental Protection Agency

10:00 AM

W-IZ-7

Wednesday AM Break

10:20 AM

W-IZ-8

Modeling Plumes and Blooms: Connecting Land-Use and Climate Change to Fish Growth in the Maumee Bay, Lake Erie
Nathan F. Manning, University of Toledo; Christine M. Mayer, University of Toledo; Jonathan M. Bossenbroek, University of Toledo; Richard Becker, University of Toledo

10:40 AM

W-IZ-9

Lateral Connectivity Issues Associated With Altered River Systems
Thomas Wells Jr., Southern Company; Hobson Bryan, University of Alabama

11:00 AM

W-IZ-10

Trophic Structure in Salt Marsh Tidal Creeks Arrayed Along a Gradient of Urbanization
Michael Lowe, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Mark S. Peterson, University of Southern Mississippi

11:20 AM

W-IZ-11

Effects of Land Use and Associated Factors On Biological Communities of Small Streams in the Illinois River Basin of Arkansas
James Petersen, U.S. Geological Survey; Billy Justus, USGS Arkansas Water Science Center; Bradley Meredith, U.S. Geological Survey

11:40 AM

W-IZ-12

Characterization of Upper Tennessee River Fish Assemblages
Benjamin Keck, University of Tennessee; Richard Strange, University of Tennessee

12:00 PM

W-IZ-13

Wednesday Lunch

1:00 PM

W-IZ-14

Multi-Scale Habitats and Stressors Influencing Lake Pontchartrain Basin Stream Fish Assemblages
J. Brian Alford, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

1:20 PM

W-IZ-15

Fish Communities in Multiple Floodplain Habitats of the Fourche Lafave River, AR, An Un-Leveed River-Floodplain System
Chris Naus, University of Central Arkansas; S. Reid Adams, University of Central Arkansas; Lindsey Lewis, U S Fish and Widlife Service

1:40 PM

W-IZ-16

Influences of Dams On Downstream Larval Fish and Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Community Structure and Associated Physicochemical Variables
R. Daniel Hanks, West Virginia University; Kyle J. Hartman, West Virginia University

W-IZ-17

Designing Alaska: Building Sustainable Ecosystem Services Into Stream Mitigation (Withdrawn)

2:20 PM

W-IZ-18

Complementary Indicators: Can Fully Integrating Fish and Benthic Macroinvertebrate IBI Metrics Better Reflect Stream Condition?
Steve Watkins, Virginia Tech; Emmanuel A. Frimpong, Virginia Tech

2:40 PM

W-IZ-19

Development of Species Distribution Models to Evaluate Impacts of Climate and Land Use Change
Kristen Bouska, Southern Illinois University; Gregory W. Whitledge, Southern Illinois University; Christopher Lant, Southern Illinois University

3:00 PM

W-IZ-20

Wednesday PM Break

3:20 PM

W-IZ-21

Relating Landscape Factors to In-Stream Patterns of Large Wood in Anadromous Streams of Southeast Alaska
Jared Ross, Michigan State University; Dana M. Infante, Michigan State University; Douglas Martin, Martin Environmental; Kyle Herreman, Michigan State University

3:40 PM

W-IZ-22

Threats and Opportunities for Fish Habitat Connectivity Conservation in the Missouri River Basin At Multiple Scales
Joshuah S. Perkin, Kansas State University; Brenda M. Pracheil, University of Wisconsin-Madison

4:00 PM

W-IZ-23

Missouri's Conservation Networks: Representation of Stream Fish Species and Relative Conservation Value
Nicholas Sievert, Missouri Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit; Craig P. Paukert, U.S. Geological Survey Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

4:20 PM

W-IZ-24

Assemblage-Level Diversity of Fish Life-History Strategies Across Riverscapes
David Hoeinghaus, University of North Texas; Keith B. Gido, Kansas State University; Walter Dodds, Kansas State University