Contributed Papers - Rivers 2

Wednesday, August 20, 2014: 8:20 AM-3:10 PM
2105 (Centre des congrès de Québec // Québec City Convention Centre)
Moderators:
Chris McKindsey , Nicholas Mandrak and Louise Gendron
Moderators:
Chris McKindsey
Email: chris.mckindsey@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Nicholas Mandrak
Email: nicholas.mandrak@utoronto.ca

Louise Gendron
Email: louise.gendron@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

8:20 AM
Potential for Restoration of Floodplain Habitats in Large Rivers: Fish Community Response and the Mitigating effects of Invasive Species, Droughts and Flooding
Andrew F. Casper, University of Illinois; T.D. VanMiddlesworth, University of Illinois; Rich Pendleton, University of Illinois; Levi E. Solomon, University of Illinois; Nerissa MClelland, Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources

8:40 AM
The Feeding Habits and Relative Abundances of Bowfin, Spotted Gar, and Largemouth Bass: Can Native Piscivores Control Invasive Common Carp?
T.D. VanMiddlesworth, University of Illinois; Gregory G. Sass, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Timothy W. Spier, Western Illinois University; Bradley A. Ray, University of Tennessee at Martin; Andrew F. Casper, University of Illinois

9:00 AM
Population Dynamics of Largescale Suckers in the Kootenai River, Idaho: Effects of Nutrient Enhancement and Discharge on Growth and Recruitment
Carson Watkins, University of Idaho; Michael C. Quist, U.S. Geological Survey, Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Ryan Hardy, Idaho Department of Fish and Game

 
W-2105-4
Early Detection Monitoring for Quagga and Zebra Mussels in the Columbia River Basin (Withdrawn)
9:40 AM
Sportfish Life History Metrics in the Columbia River, Canada and Their Relationships to Flow Regulation and Other Environmental Factors
Dustin Ford, Golder Associates Ltd.; Dana Schmidt, Golder Associates Ltd.; Joseph Thorley, Poisson Consulting Ltd.

10:00 AM
Wednesday Morning Break


10:30 AM
Consequences of an Altered Thermal Regime to Warmwater Fishes below R. L. Harris Dam, Tallapoosa River, Alabama, USA
Elise Irwin, U.S. Geological Survey; Emily Nichols, Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

10:50 AM
Community Responses of Larval and Juvenile Fishes to Created Shallow-Water Habitats in the Missouri River
Trevor Starks, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Oklahoma State University; James Long, U.S. Geological Survey

11:10 AM
The Role of Discharge and Channel Complexity on the Downstream Transport of Semibuoyant Fish Eggs
Thomas Worthington, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Shannon Brewer, U.S. Geological Survey, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Andrew S. Vowles, University of Southampton; Paul S. Kemp, University of Southampton

11:30 AM
The Acushnet River Restoration Project: Restoring Diadromous Fish Populations to a Superfund Site in Southeastern Massachusetts
John Sheppard, Massauchsetts Division of Marine Fisheries; Steven M. Block, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Lee Becker, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc; Dick Quinn, DQ Engineering

11:50 AM
An Examination of the Processes That Regulate Fish Size Downriver of Dams in the Western United States
Kimberly Dibble, U.S. Geological Survey- GCMRC; Charles Yackulic, U.S. Geological Survey- GCMRC; Theodore Kennedy, U.S. Geological Survey- GCMRC; Phaedra Budy, U.S. Geological Survey - UCFWRU

12:10 PM
Wednesday Lunch


1:30 PM
Design, Construction, Installation and Operation of Three Large Scale Netting Fish Barrier Projects
Glenn Kramer, Pacific Netting Products, Inc.; Ken Robetson, DSM Dyneema

1:50 PM
Assessing Changes in Fish Traits and Water Quality in a Large Great Plains River
Shannon Brewer, U.S. Geological Survey, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Thomas Worthington, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Robert Mollenhauer, Oklahoma State University; William Andrews, U.S. Geological Survey

2:10 PM
Guiding Efficiency of Bar Racks and Louvers for Selected European Fish Species during Downstream Migration at Hydropower Facilities
Armin J. Peter, Eawag Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology; Ismail Albayrak, VAW Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology & Glaciology; Tamara Boes, Eawag Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology; David Fluegel, Eawag Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology; Carl Robert Kriewitz, VAW Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology & Glaciology; Robert Michael Boes, VAW Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology & Glaciology

2:30 PM
Changes in Fish Assemblage Diversity in a Historic River Channel Following Removal of Two Dams on the Paw Paw River, Michigan
Greg Gaulke, Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc.; Marty Boote, Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc.

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