Presenters will be available for live interaction Wednesday, June 10, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EDT*

General comments can be left on the comment board next to the poster. 

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*In support of #STRIKE4BLACKLIVES, we will offer an alternative/additional presentation time on Friday, June 12 from 4-5pm EDT. Presenters: please post a note on your comment board to let attendees know your availability. More information on the strike: https://www.particlesforjustice.org/strike-details. Committee meetings scheduled for that day should focus on anti-racist and inclusive initiatives. 

Effect of Bioturbation by Freshwater Invertebrates on N fluxes and Sediment Bacterial Abundance

Authors:

Sohini Bhattacharyya and Laura G. Leff 

Institution:

Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University, 

Keywords:

Nitrogen, Macroinvertebrates, Microbial, Biogeochemisty

Influence of nearshore water quality and macrophytes on macroinvertebrates in a large, eutrophic lake

Authors:

Erin Smith and Andrea Kirkwood

Institution:

Ontario Tech University

Keywords:

Macroinvertebrates, Biomonitoring, Productivity, Lentic

Effects of Soil Wetting on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Retention in Restored Floodplain Wetlands

Authors:

Spencer G. Womble and Justin N. Murdock

Institution:

Tennessee Technological University

Keywords:

Biogeochemisty, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Wetland

 Nutrient limitation of stream periphyton within Alberta’s agricultural watersheds

Authors:

 S. Huculak1, S. Tank1,  R. Vinebrooke1, G. Piorkowski2, M. Kobyrn2

Institution:

 1University of Alberta | 2Alberta Agriculture and Forestry 

Keywords:

Management, Nitrogen, Productivity, Algae, Biogeochemisty, Harmful algal blooms, Phosphorus, Policy

What a load of rubbish! Anthropogenic litter supports distinctive macroinvertebrate communities in urban streams

Authors:

Hazel Wilson1, Matthew Johnson1, Markus Eichhorn2,Colin Thorne1

Institution:

University of Nottingham, 2University College Cork

Keywords:

Macroinvertebrates, Invertebrates, Urban, Plastics and trash

Impacts of a Native Fish Reintroduction on Resident Fish Assemblages

Authors:

Brian Bush, S. Mažeika P. Sullivan, and Brian Zimmerman

Institution:

The Ohio State University

Keywords:

Fish, Conservation, Biodiversity, Multiple stressors

The Role of Large Wood in the Restoration of Habitat in the Upper Mississippi River

Authors:

Jeff Henderson1,2, Meredith Thomsen1,2, Kathi Jo Jankowski3,

Roger Haro1,2, Ross Vander Vorste1,2

Institution:

1UWL Biology, 2UWL River Studies Center, 3USGS UMESC

Keywords:

Macroinvertebrates, Conservation, Restoration, Management

What to survey? A  review of the choice of biological groups in assessing ecological impacts of metals in running waters

Author:

HirokiNamba1, YuichiIwasaki2, Jani Heino3, Hiroyuki Matsuda1 (1YNU,2AIST, 3FEI)

Institution:

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Keywords:

Algae, Fish, Invertebrates, Metals, Macroinvertebrates, Management, Biomonitoring

Resilience isn't always healthy: a 'push and pull' strategy using stressors to overcome negative resistance and resilience in stream restoration

Authors:

Isabelle Barrett, Catherine Febria, Angus McIntosh, Kristy Hogsden, Elizabeth Graham, Jon Harding & Helen Warburton

Institution:

University of Canterbury

Keywords:

Restoration, Macroinvertebrates, Theory, Multiple stressors

Tributary effects on the ecological responses of a regulated river to experimental floods

Authors:

Gabriele Consoli1, Ruedi Haller2, Michael Doering3, Christopher T. Robinson1

Institution:

1EAWAG -Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Department Aquatic Ecology

2SNP -Swiss National Park

3ZHAW -Institute of Natural Resource Sciences, Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Keywords:

Dams and hydropower, Environmental flows, Metabolism, Macroinvertebrates, Alpine, Algae, Flood, Adaptive management

Assessing Water Quality in Macroinvertebrate Communities along a Gradient of Poultry Houses in Northeast Arkansas

Authors:

Allison Mundy1, Victoria Prater-Rochier1, Linda Fowler1, Jordan Webb1, Katie Cruse1, Maryline Jones1, Erik D. Pollock2, and Allyn Dodd1

Institution:

1Division of Math and Science, Lyon College

2University of Arkansas Stable Isotope Laboratory

Keywords:

Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Macroinvertebrates, Biomonitoring

 High stream flows dilute environmental DNA concentrations and reduce detectability

Authors:

Amanda N. Curtis1, Jeremy S. Tiemann2, Sarah A. Douglass2, Mark A. Davis2,3, Eric R. Larson1,31

Institution:

1Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 3Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Keywords:

Conservation, Management, Flood, Environmental DNA

Environmental Heterogeneity Affects Taxa Richness Differently as a Function of Anthropogenic Disturbance

Authors:

Janaina Agra1, Robert Hughes2, Marcos Callisto1

Institution:

1)Federal University of Minas Gerais, 2)Oregon State University 

Keywords:

Adaptive management, Tropical, Restoration, Macroinvertebrates

 Scaling of stream ecosystem metabolism:  variability with forest stand age

Authors:

  AshleyA.Coble1, PeterL. James2, Andrew J. Kroll2, Jake Verschuyl1 

Institution:

1NCASI, 2Weyerhaeuser

Keywords:

Metabolism, Phosphorus, Management, Forestry

Mussel Mania: Preliminary de novo assembly of four freshwater mussel genomes (Unionidae: Fusconaia sp. and Villosa sp.)

Authors:

Joshua Millwood*, Matthew Jenny, Jeffery Lozier, Carla Atkinson, Paul

Johnson, Janna Fierst

Institution:

University of Alabama

Keywords:

Invertebrates, Macroinvertebrates, Conservation

Monitoring Fecal Coliform Levels in Pipestem Creek in Southern WV

Authors:

Dakota Miller, James K. Frye, Thomas Ford 

Institution:

Concord University

Keywords:

Biomonitoring, Microbial, Fecal coliforms

Floodwater Characteristics and Nutrient Retention in a Reconnected Floodplain Forest

Authors:

 R.S. Brown and J. N. Murdock

Institution:

Tennessee Technological University

Keywords:

Nitrogen, Restoration, Phosphorus, Flood

Bat Activity at Restored Wetlands in Western Kentucky

Authors:

 Karen A. Baumann1, Nancy L. Buschhaus2, Howard H. Whiteman1, and Michael B. Flinn1

Institution:

1Murray State University Department of Biological Sciences & Watershed Studies Institute, 2University of Tennessee Martin Department of Biological Sciences

Keywords:

Restoration, Wetland, Biodiversity, Vertebrates

Viewing variation in restored channel habitat through the lens of remote data

Authors:

Hayley Oakland [1,2], Matthew Baker [1], Stefanie Kroll  [2]

Institution:

 [1] University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Geography and Environmental Systems (GES) Department; [2] Academy of NaturalSciences of Drexel University (ANSDU), Patrick Center for Environmental Research

Keywords:

Methods, Restoration, Geospatial, Habitat

Highly Structured Populations of a Freshwater Mussel Reveal Need for Conservation Management

Authors:

Kentaro Inoue, Daniel P. Haerther Center for Conservation and Research,

Institution:

John G. Shedd Aquarium

Keywords:

Macroinvertebrates, Conservation, Genetics, Management

Nutrient Limitations for Bloom-Forming and Toxin-Producing Cyanobacteria in Urban Lakes

Authors:

Kimarie Yap, John D. Wehr 

Institution:

 Louis Calder Center –Biological Field Station and Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, Armonk, NY 

Keywords:

Methods, Restoration, Geospatial, Habitat

A Closer Evaluation of Contaminant Distributions in Sediments of a Coastal Plain Stream Impacted by Industrial Runoff

Authors:

Christina M. Fulghum1, Paul T. Stankus2, Dean E.. Fletcher3

Institution:

Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia,

Keywords:

Contaminants, Restoration, Biomonitoring, Land-water linkages

Corn-Fed Wetlands: Finding Temporary Wetland Function In Agricultural Landscapes

Authors:

Jason M. Taylor, Pablo Bacon, Matt T. Moore, Jason Hoeksema, J.R. Rigby,  Sam Testa, Aleesa Bryant, Rachel Anderson 

Institution:

USDA-ARS, National Sedimentation Lab, Water Quality & Ecology Research Unit

Keywords:

Management, Nitrogen, Wetland, Conservation

Is overabundant macrophyte growth responsible for low dissolved oxygen levels in a lowland river?

Authors:

Aaron C. Pelly and Sarah S. Roley

Institution:

Washington State University

Keywords:

Management, Metabolism, Conservation, Productivity