INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR RIVER SCIENCE
MEETING PROGRAM
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JOIN US IN THANKING OUR MEETING SPONSORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS!
THANK YOU!
Cover photographs courtesy of Murphy Library and the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse University Communications Office.
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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR RIVER SCIENCEOne Earth, Many Rivers, One Global River Society
AIMS AND SCOPE OF THE ISRS
The ISRS exists to foster and develop scholarship in all disciplines
contributing to knowledge and wise stewardship of rivers and streams
as vital natural and managed ecosystems. Membership is open to all
persons and groups with interests in river science and a willingness
to become both an active participant in ISRS and a supporter of its
basic goals.
ISRS is a global society without political, national, or other social or
cultural affiliations. The society will strive to maintain an international
reputation as a highly reliable and independent source of information
and advice on river science and related environmental issues. To
retain that independence, ISRS will not participate as an advocate on
environmental issues.
Our society seeks to promote:
A basic understanding of the structure (biological, chemical, and
physical) and functioning of lotic ecosystems, particularly rivers,
through disciplines contributing to the emerging, integrative field
of river science; these include, but are not limited to, aquatic and
floodplain ecology, civil and environmental engineering, environmental
chemistry, environmental policy, fisheries, geographic information
systems analysis, geomorphology, hydrology, landscape ecology,
mathematical modeling, river conservation and rehabilitation, social
sciences and economics, technology applied to river management,
and water quality studies.
Wise stewardship of our natural resources and informed
environmental policy, especially as each relates to streams and rivers;
A strong role in the professional development of river scientists,
including students and early-career members who wish to be involved
in society activities as participants and leaders;
Education and training, by encouraging the free exchange of ideas and
factual material among teachers, students, and others;
Communication among members, using the internet, scientific
journals, and science conferences
TABLE OF CONTENTSWELCOME/COMMITTEE MEMBERS ..............................2
GENERAL INFORMATION ..........................................3
SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE ....................................... 4-5
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ........................................6
TIPS FOR PRESENTERS ............................................7
SPECIAL SESSIONS .............................................. 8-9
SUNDAY SCHEDULE .............................................. 11
KEYNOTE SPEAKER ............................................... 12
MONDAY........................................................ 13-17
SCHEDULE ................................................................. 13
PLENARY AND LUNCHEON SPEAKERS ................13-14
PLATFORM ORAL SESSIONS ................................15-16
POSTER SESSIONS .................................................... 17
TUESDAY ....................................................... 19-23
SCHEDULE ................................................................ 19
PLENARY AND LUNCHEON SPEAKERS ..................... 20
PLATFORM ORAL SESSIONS ................................21-23
WEDNESDAY ................................................... 25-29
SCHEDULE ................................................................. 25
PLENARY AND LUNCHEON SPEAKERS ..................... 26
PLATFORM ORAL SESSIONS ................................27-29
THURSDAY ..................................................... 31-34
SCHEDULE ................................................................. 31
PLENARY SPEAKERS ................................................. 32
PLATFORM ORAL SESSIONS ................................33-34
FRIDAY ............................................................. 35
SCHEDULE ................................................................. 35
AUTHOR INDEX .................................................... 36
DOWNTOWN LA CROSSE MAP ............ INSIDE BACK COVER
LA CROSSE CENTER MAP .......................... BACK COVER
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WELCOME TO LA CROSSE!
The host committee is pleased to welcome you to the fourth Biennial
Symposium of the International Society for River Science at the
La Crosse Center. Located at the intersection of the La Crosse River,
Black River, and Mississippi River, La Crosse is a historic river town
in a scenic region rich in diverse natural resources, recreational
activities, attractions, pubs and restaurants.
RIVER CONNECTIVITY…As a fundamental defining character
of rivers, the movement of water and water-carried materials
connect local and distant habitats and landscapes. The ecology
and geomorphology of river systems are formed, maintained, and
continuously changed by these flow-induced connections. Likewise,
local and regional economies and cultures are influenced and
sustained by connections to rivers. Conflicts over river resources
and river-defined boundaries divide human cultures, while resource
harvest, recreation and transport unite cultures.
The 2015 ISRS conference focuses on the theme of connectivity to,
within, and among riverine landscapes; explores the geomorphic,
chemical, and biological implications of connectivity in rivers;
and also develops broader themes of human social and cultural
connectivity mediated by river systems throughout the world.
CONFERENCE STEERING COMMITTEE
Roger Haro (Chair): University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Department of Biology & River Studies Center, USA
Colin Belby: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Department of Geography & River Studies Center, USA
Gretchen Benjamin: The Nature Conservancy, Fresh Water North America, USA
Angie Coenen: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Office of Continuing Education & Extension, USA
Michael Delong: Winona State University, Department of Biology & Large River Studies Center, USA
Ronald Rada: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Department of Biology (emeritus) & River Studies Center, USA
William Richardson: U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, USA
Mark Sandheinrich: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Department of Biology & River Studies Center, USA
Gregory Sandland: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Department of Biology & River Studies Center, USA
Eric Strauss: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Department of Biology & River Studies Center, USA
Martin Thoms: University of New England, Department of Geography, Australia
ADVISORY AND SPECIAL PROJECTS COMMITTEE
Samantha Capon: Australian Rivers Institute, Australia
Jerry Enzler: National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, USA
Peter Gell: Federation University, Australia
Errin Howard: RiverWorks Discovery, USA
Andy Large: University of Newcastle, UK
Michael Reid: Centre for Riverine Landscapes and Ecosystems Research, Australia
Kathie Tyser: La Crosse School District Administration (retired)
Kris Van Looy: National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture, Department of Waters, France
Christian Wolter: Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany
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GENERAL INFORMATIONAUTO RENTAL
If you arrive via the La Crosse Municipal Airport and stay outside La Crosse/Onalaska, you may want to consider renting a vehicle for transport.
• Avis: 800.331.1212; local 608.781.7700 (airport)• Hertz: 800.654.3131; local 608.781.7550 (airport & downtown
La Crosse)• National: 800.277.7368; local 608.781.5678 (airport)• Enterprise: local 608.785.7400 (airport & downtown
La Crosse)
TAXI SERVICES
• A-1 Taxi Services: 608.781.6655 • Bee Cab, Inc.: 608.784.4233• Bullet Cab: 608.519.3200 • CTS Taxi: 608.784.7700• La Crosse Cab Company: 608.782.6100• Sparta Cabs: 608.269.2222• Yellow Cab of Winona, Inc.: 507.452.3331
MUNICIPAL TRANSIT UTILITY (MTU)
The Municipal Transit Utility (MTU) provides safe and convenient bus service from the transit center in downtown La Crosse. The standard adult fare is $1.50. See www.cityoflacrosse.org/index.aspx?NID=19 for more information regarding eight designated routes and fares.
COPY SERVICES
Print shops in La Crosse are: Digicopy4332 Mormon Coulee Road | La Crosse608.784.4900 | 7 a.m.-10 p.m., Monday-Thursday
Express Printing LLC227 N. 3rd St. | La Crosse608.782.4355 | 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday
Insty Prints2704 South Ave. | La Crosse608.788.5005 | 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday
MAILING AND SHIPPING SERVICES
La Crosse Village Festival Foods (U.S. Post Office services) 2500 State Road La Crosse (located in the Village Shopping Center) 608.788.8777
FedEx Office2970 Airport Road, La Crosse1.800.463.3339
UPS Store317 4th Street S., La Crosse608.782.6966
U.S. Post Office425 State Street, La Crosse608.791.8100
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
For medical Emergencies dial 911 immediately and provide your location.
LOCAL HOSPITALS:
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center1900 South Avenue La Crosse 608.782.7300
Mayo Clinic Health System700 West Avenue S. La Crosse608.785.0940
PHARMACIES
Degen Berglund2511 Green Bay St., La Crosse(located in the La Crosse Village Festival Foods, 2500 State Road)608.775.8585Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. | Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Walgreens Drug Store900 West Avenue S. | La Crosse608.796.2058 | Open 24 hours
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Tuesday 25 AugustT I M E E V E N T L O C AT I O N
7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Registration Open Level 1 Lobby
7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (complimentary) UL - Ballroom Foyer
8:30-9:40 a.m. Plenary Speaker: William Dennison UL - Ballroom
9:40-10:20 a.m. Refreshment Break (complimentary) LL - South Hall A
10:20 -11:40 a.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B1-B4; UL - Ballroom
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch (complimentary) Speaker: Paul Rohde LL - South Hall A
1:40-3:00 p.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B1-B4
3:00- 3:40 p.m. Refreshment Break (complimentary) LL - South Hall A
3:40-5 p.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B1-B4; UL - Ballroom
6:00 p.m. Banquet (complimentary) LL - South Hall A
Monday 24 AugustT I M E E V E N T L O C AT I O N
7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Registration Open Level 1 Lobby
7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (complimentary) UL - Ballroom Foyer
8:30-9:40 a.m. Plenary Speaker: Margaret Palmer UL - Ballroom
9:40-10:20 a.m. Refreshment Break (complimentary) LL - South Hall A
10:20 -11:40 a.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B1-B4
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch (complimentary) Speaker: Tim Kabat LL - South Hall A
1:40-3:00 p.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B1-B4
3:00- 3:40 p.m. Refreshment Break (complimentary) LL - South Hall A
3:40-4:40 p.m. Plenary Speaker: Jack Stanford UL - Ballroom
5:00-6:30 p.m. Poster & Exhibit Social (complimentary) LL - South Hall A
6:30-9:00 p.m. Resilience Working Group Meeting LL - South Hall B1
Sunday 23 AugustT I M E E V E N T L O C AT I O N
8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Kayak Tour at Perrot State Park (special event registration required) Meet at La Crosse Center Lobby - Level 1
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Workshop: An Introduction to R (special event registration required) UL - Boardroom A
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Workshop: An Introduction to MesoHABSIM (special event registration required) UL - Boardroom B
Noon-5:00 p.m. Tour of Perrot State Park (special event registration required) Meet at La Crosse Center Lobby - Level 1
Noon-5:00 p.m. Public Exhibits Including Towboat Tour (complimentary) Riverside Park Levee
2:00-4:00 p.m. Cruise of Mississippi River on the Riverboat Cal Fremling (by invitation) Riverside Park Levee
3:00-8:00 p.m. Registration Open Level 1 Lobby
5:15-6:45 p.m. Opening Ceremony & Reception (complimentary) UL - Ballroom
7:00-8:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker Chad Pregracke LL - South Hall A
SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE
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Thursday 27 AugustT I M E E V E N T L O C AT I O N
7:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Registration Open Level 1 Lobby
7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (complimentary) UL - Ballroom Foyer
8:30-9:40 a.m. Plenary Speaker: Bernhard Peuker-Ehrenbrink UL - Ballroom
9:40-10:20 a.m. Refreshment Break (complimentary) LL - South Hall A
10:20 -11:40 a.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B1-B4
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own) Downtown La Crosse
1:40-3:00 p.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B2-B4
3:00- 3:40 p.m. Refreshment Break (complimentary) LL - South Hall A
3:40-4:40 p.m. Plenary Speaker: Charles Vörösmarty UL - Ballroom
4:40-5:00 p.m. Closing Ceremony UL - Ballroom
7:00-9:00 p.m. Beer & Pizza Social on La Crosse Queen(special event registration required) Riverside Park North
Wednesday 26 AugustT I M E E V E N T L O C AT I O N
7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Registration Open Level 1 Lobby
7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (complimentary) UL - Ballroom Foyer
8:30-9:40 a.m. Plenary Speaker: Jerry Enzler UL - Ballroom
9:40-10:20 a.m. Refreshment Break (complimentary) LL - South Hall A
10:20 -11:40 a.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B1-B4UL - Ballroom
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch (complimentary) Speaker: Reggie McLeod LL - South Hall A
1:40-3:00 p.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B1-B3UL - Ballroom
3:00- 3:40 p.m. Refreshment Break (complimentary) UL - Ballroom
3:40-5 p.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B1-B3UL - Ballroom
5:00-6:30 p.m. Exhibit Social (complimentary) LL - South Hall A
5:00 -9:00 p.m. Excursion to UW-La Crosse Sports Grounds (special event registration required) Level 1 Lobby
Friday 28 AugustExcursions to regional attractions; all excursions will meet in the Lobby of the La Crosse Center unless otherwise noted
T I M E E V E N T
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Tour of Pool 8 (special event registration required)
8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Tour of the Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center (special event registration required)
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tour of Working River and a River Towns – Winona, Minnesota (special event registration required)
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Tour of Genoa Fish Hatchery (special event registration required)
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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTSSUNDAY OPENING CEREMONY, RECEPTION AND SPEAKER
Opening Ceremony and reception with complimentary
beverages and hors d’oeuvres begins at 5:15 p.m. in the
Upper Level Ballroom followed by Keynote Speaker Chad
Pregracke in South Hall A at 7 p.m.
PLENARY AND LUNCHEON SPEAKERS
Daily plenary speakers begin the program each day in the
Upper Level Ballroom, and guest speakers will also make
presentations at the complimentary luncheons on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday in South Hall A.
POSTER AND EXHIBIT SOCIALS
Join your colleagues for discussion and hors d’oeuvres
and complimentary beverages at 5-6:30 p.m., Monday and
Wednesday in South Hall A.
MYSTERIES OF THE DRIFTLESS
Produced by Untamed Science and the Mississippi Valley
Conservancy, this documentary film won a regional Emmy
Award and describes the geology, hydrology, rivers, Native
American history, and Ice Age plants and animals of the
Driftless Area—a large, unglaciated portion of the continent
that includes western Wisconsin. Shown Wednesday at
5:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. in South Hall B2.
TUESDAY NIGHT BANQUET
The complimentary banquet will begin at 6 p.m. in South
Hall A.
TWENTY-MINUTE PLATFORM ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Platform oral presentations are 20 minutes. Presenters
have 15-17 minutes to present, followed by 3-5 minutes for
questions.
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TIPS FOR PRESENTERSPLATFORM ORAL PRESENTATIONS
nProjection equipment in each room will include a laptop equipped
with Windows and PowerPoint.
nUsers of Mac computers should test their presentation on a PC.
Mac equipment will not be available.
nArrive at least 15 minutes prior to the beginning of your session
to introduce yourself to the moderator.
nYour uploaded presentation will be downloaded to the computer
in your meeting room before the session starts.
nPlease bring a backup of your PowerPoint presentation to the
meeting room on a USB memory device.
nPresentations are limited to 20 minutes, including audience
questions and discussion.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
nPosters are located in South Hall A, Lower Level.
nPosters should be mounted by 3:00 p.m. on Monday and
removed by 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
nOne author for each poster is expected to be present for
discussion during the Poster & Exhibit Social, 5:00-6:30 p.m. on
Monday.
nThe poster board surface consists of foam core board mounted
on a tripod. Clips will be provided at each poster board to mount
the poster.
ABSTRACT BOOK
Download your copy to the ISRS 2015 abstract book at:
www.uwlax.edu/conted/iris2015/index.html
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SPECIAL SESSIONSBalancing Multiple Uses of River Systems: Past, Present and Future
Navigation Infrastructure and River Ecosystem Considerations
This session will focus on historical river alterations, current
opportunities for improving alignment between navigation and
river ecosystems and future river management that balances
navigation and ecosystem needs for long term sustainability.
Keying in on this knowledge we can improve rivers management
for these multiple uses while adapting to climate change.
Fluvial Geomorphic Response to Landscape Disturbance: A Tribute
to the Life and Career of James C. Knox
This session is in memoriam of James C. Knox and his 43 year
career at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. We welcome
papers that celebrate the theme of Jim’s best known work: impacts
of landscape level disturbance on river systems. Paper topics may
include, but are not limited to, flood chronology, climate change,
agriculture, and sediment transport and deposition.
Ecohydraulics of Mollusks and Other Benthic Macroinvertebrates in
Rivers
It is widely recognized that the structure and function of biological
communities in rivers and lakes are largely controlled by the
interaction of biological, chemical and physical processes acting
across multiple spatial and temporal scales. Yet, we know
relatively little about how river hydrology and hydraulics influence
the distribution and abundance of mollusks and other benthic
macroinvertebrates.
Can You Hear Us Yet? Exploring the Diversity and Effectiveness of
River Outreach Connections
River groups have a lot to say about current conditions, threats,
and needs. But our rivers need less talk and more action. The
public can play a stronger role in getting our messages through to
river users and decision-makers. Speakers will share experiences,
and open dialogs will reveal our strengths and weaknesses in
telling the stories of the rivers we care about.
Divesting River Management Infrastructure: Ecological Implications
and Conservation Approaches
The goal of this session is to gather scientists and managers to
discuss opportunities and challenges related to divesting aging
or obsolete river management infrastructure, including dams,
navigation locks, levees, and training structures; share science
regarding the ecological benefits of managing for connected
rivers; and identify knowledge gaps related to the management
and restoration of large rivers via decommissioning.
Fish Passage Connectivity Tools: Status and Case Studies
Many resident and migratory organisms require connected
watersheds to complete their life cycles. However, barriers
such as dams and road crossings have proliferated on the
riverine landscape. This session examines techniques and
tools for assessing the crucial role of watershed connectivity
in maintaining ecosystem integrity. Case studies are presented
through the lenses of both barrier removal and barrier
construction.
Functional Flows: Designing Flow Regimes in Highly Managed
River Systems to Enhance Ecological and Geomorphic Processes
Environmental flow management in highly modified rivers
remains challenging; however, recent approaches that provide
functional flows or retain process-based components of the
hydrograph may better support ecosystem services. This
special session invites presentations that address ecological and
geomorphic functionality within environmental flows, provide
examples of implemented process-based flow regimes, and
discuss how functional flow regimes can be broadly applied.
Ecosystem Services in Rivers: Connecting Upstream to
Downstream and People to Their River
This session will examine the status and challenges of assessing
and valuing riverine ecosystem services. The application of the
ecosystem service approach to rivers is urgently required but
scientifically challenging. The session will represent the first
meeting of the ISRS working group on “riverine ecosystem
services” and an opportunity to build an international network of
scientists interested in riverine ecosystem services.
Connectivity and Water Level Manipulation for Large Scale
Restorations – Comprehensive Assessment of the Responses of
the Emiquon Preserve
The habitat succession and biotic response of microbes,
plankton, vegetation, fish, waterfowl and local community to a
2800 ha floodplain restoration will be detailed. Presentations
will relate the restoration response to ecological theories
(importance of ecological thresholds, appropriate lag times, and
alternate stable states) and controversies such as resiliency to
the impacts of invasive species and flooding.
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Rivers and Watershedss – Making the Connections Between
Modeling, Ecology, and Water Quality
Hydrologic processes fundamentally influence the high
productivity characteristics of river floodplain ecosystems and
affect numerous physical, biological, and chemical conditions.
Engineers, scientists, biologists, and ecologists need to
develop a better understanding of these complex interactions
for effective resource management and river restoration. This
session will highlight new ways of making these connections
using innovative hydrodynamic modeling, water-quality, and
hydroinformatics tools.
Big Rivers, Big Data: What are We Learning from Large-Scale,
Long-Term Data Sets from Large River Ecosystems
Large rivers are spatially extensive
and highly variable in space and
time. Understanding the causes and
consequences of this variability and its
implications for large river ecosystems
requires data that is appropriately temporally
and spatially extensive. Such data sets
on large rivers remain regrettably rare,
but where they have been collected they
are providing important insights into
large river structure and function. The
increasing availability of these data sets,
and ongoing improvement in statistical
and technological capabilities, may have
created new opportunities for synthesis and
understanding of large river ecosystems.
This session will seek to build connections
between the rivers for which such data sets
are available, synthesize what has been
learned about large-rivers from large data
sets, look for emergent findings, and explore
ways in which data sets from contrasting
rivers and complementary temporal scales
may be used to further our understanding of
large-river ecology.
350 E. 3rd Street • Port of Dubuque, Iowa 563.557.9545 800.226.3369
www.rivermuseum.com
Interpreting and preserving the Mississippi River’s natural environment and history, inspiring a global audience, and creating
more knowledgeable and engaged citizens.
RiverworksDiscovery
A Journey of Exploration and Imagination on America’s Waterways.
The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium is home to RiverWorks Discovery and
the National Rivers Hall of Fame.
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SUNDAY
SUNDAY 23 AUGUSTDAILY SCHEDULE
TIME EVENT LOCATION
8 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Tour at Perrot State Park (special event registration required) Meet at La Crosse Center Lobby – Level 1
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Workshop: An Introduction to R (special event registration required) UL – Boardroom A
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Workshop: An Introduction to MesoHABSIM (special event registration required) UL – Boardroom B
Noon-5:00 p.m. Tour of Perrot State Park (special event registration required) Meet at La Crosse Center Lobby – Level 1
Noon-5:00 p.m. Public Exhibits Including Towboat Tour (complimentary) Riverside Park Levee
2:00-4:00 p.m. Cruise of Mississippi River on the Riverboat Cal Fremling (by invitation) Riverside Park Levee
3:00-8:00 p.m. Registration Open Level 1 Lobby
5:15-6:45 p.m. Opening Ceremony & Reception (complimentary) UL – Ballroom
7:00-8:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker Chad Pregracke LL – South Hall A
RIVER RESEARCHAND MONITORING
USGS Large Rivers Initiative
Tracking and evaluating future system responses related to global change.
Enhancing connectivity to provide ecosystemservices for water quality improvement
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’Upper Mississippi River Restoration ProgramLong Term Resource Monitoring element:
ecologicalhydrologic
monitoring:partnerships with federal & state agencies
chemicalland use change
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SUNDAY KEYNOTE SPEAKER
7-8:30 p.m | LLs – South Hall A
CHAD PREGRACKEEnvironmentalist and 2013 CNN Hero of the Year
Join us for the
Opening Ceremony & Reception
starting at 5:15 p.m. in the Ballroom
Growing up just a few yards from the Mississippi River and working
as a commercial shell diver during summers, Chad Pregracke
witnessed firsthand the spoiling of our rivers. After calls to officials
went unanswered, he waded into the river himself. What began
as a week-end clean-up project has ballooned into a nonprofit
organization with a $1.6-million annual operating budget and a
staggering list of achievements. Living Lands & Waters has a
passionate staff and a fleet of five barges, two towboats, and six
workboats. Since its inception, Pregracke’s crew and more than
70,000 volunteers have removed over eight million pounds of
garbage from 17 major rivers in the U.S. Counted among the haul:
63,000 tires, 18 porta-potties, 14,733 balls, 19 tractors, 4 pianos,
and 63 messages in a bottle.
Pregracke is as committed to education and habitat restoration
as he is to hauling away the junk. His team reached 39,000
students in 2011 alone and they are on a mission to plant one
million trees across the U.S. They also regularly contribute their
fleet and resources to aid in disaster recovery. In 2002, Pregracke
received America’s version of the Nobel Prize, the Jefferson Award
for Public Service, alongside Bill and Melinda Gates. In 2011, he
was recognized as a Service Hero at the Points of Light Tribute.
The author of From the BottomUp: One Man’s Crusade to Clean America’s Rivers, Pregracke has emerged as a strong, articulate,
and passionate voice for making a difference, one person at a time.
Photograpn courtesy of Living Land & Waters
Photograpn courtesy of Living Land & Waters
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MONDAY 24 AUGUSTDAILY SCHEDULE
TIME EVENT LOCATION
7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Registration Open Level 1 Lobby
7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (complimentary) UL - Ballroom Foyer
8:30-9:40 a.m. Plenary Speaker: Margaret Palmer Keeping “the ecology” in River Connectivity UL - Ballroom
9:40-10:20 a.m. Refreshment Break (complimentary) LL - South Hall A
10:20 -11:40 a.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B1-B4
Noon – 1:30 p.m.Lunch (complimentary)Speaker: Tim KabatMississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative
LL - South Hall A
1:40-3:00 p.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B1-B4
3:00- 3:40 p.m. Refreshment Break (complimentary) LL - South Hall A
3:40-4:40 p.m. Plenary Speaker: Jack StanfordShifting Habitat Mosaic of River Ecosystems UL - Ballroom
5:00-6:30 p.m. Poster & Exhibit Social (complimentary) LL - South Hall A
6:30-9:00 p.m. Resilience Working Group Meeting LL - South Hall B1
MONDAY PLENARY SPEAKER8:30-9:40 a.m. | UL - Ballroom
MARGARET PALMERExecutive Director of the National Socio-environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC)
A restoration ecologist renowned for cutting-edge aquatic
systems research, Margaret Palmer brings nearly three decades of
scientific expertise to her post as executive director of SESYNC. As
professor of entomology at the University of Maryland with a joint
appointment at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental
Science, she boasts over 150 scientific publications and multiple
ongoing collaborative research grants on the restoration and
ecosystem dynamics of streams and rivers. Regularly working
closely with managers and policy makers to translate research
to practice, Dr. Palmer spearheaded the development of the first
comprehensive database on river and stream restoration in the
U.S. while the lead scientist for the National River Restoration
Science Synthesis project. She teaches several courses on stream
restoration, including one
for engineers, and co-edited
the SER book Foundations
of Restoration Ecology.
Dr. Palmer is chair of the
international freshwater Diversitas committee, serves on multiple
editorial and science advisory boards, has been honored as an
AAAS Fellow, an Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellow, a Lilly Fellow,
a University of Maryland Distinguished Scholar Teacher, and is
a recipient of the Ecological Society of America’s Distinguished
Service Award, as well as a University System of Maryland Board of
Regents Distinguished Faculty Award. Dr. Palmer graduated Phi Beta
Kappa with a BS in biology from Emory University, and from the
University of South Carolina with a Ph.D. in coastal oceanography.
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MONDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKERNoon – 1:30 p.m. | LL – South Hall A
TIM KABATMayor, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Tim Kabat is the 42nd Mayor
of the City of La Crosse
and is highly engaged in
the Mississippi River Cities
& Towns Initiative and the
Mississippi River Caucus. In
1988, Tim graduated from the
University of Wisconsin at La
Crosse with a Bachelor’s Degree
in Business Administration. In
1990, Tim attended graduate
school at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
graduating with a Masters
in Urban and Regional Planning in 1992. Tim’s work experience
includes Executive Director of Downtown Main Street Inc., 2010 to
2013; Associate Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse
in Microeconomics & Public Policy, 2011 to 2012; City of La Crosse
Planning and Development Administrator, 2003 to 2010; Agency
Relations Director for The Nature Conservancy in Madison, 2002 to
2003; Senior Planner for the City of Madison, 2000 to 2002; Sauk
County Planning and Zoning Administrator, 1995 to 2000.
MONDAY PLENARY SPEAKER3:40-4:40 p.m. | UL - Ballroom
JACK STANFORDDirector, Flathead Lake Biological Station
Jack is the Jessie M. Bierman
Professor of Ecology and
Director at the Flathead Lake
Biological Station of The
University of Montana since
1980. The Biological Station
is a multidisciplinary research
and education center with 4
resident faculty and 30 staff
members, including graduate
students and postdoctoral
scholars, with an annual
budget currently exceeding $4M from competitive grants, mostly
from NSF, NASA and private foundations. He has graduated 13
PhD and 28 MS students and published over 200 scientific papers.
Professor Stanford is most noted for his long-term studies in
the 18,200 km2 Flathead River-Lake Ecosystem in Montana and
British Columbia that demonstrated the 4 dimensional nature of
rivers, ecological connectivity of aquatic systems, and food web
cascades caused by introduction of nonnative species. In 1999 Dr.
Stanford began extensive work on a suite of observatory salmon
rivers in Kamchatka, Argentina, Alaska, and British Columbia; the
research focuses on cross-site comparisons of the salmon and
steelhead life histories and effects of marine nutrient subsidies on
floodplain ecology. Professor Stanford teaches field ecology for
undergraduates at FLBS every summer, a very popular, outdoor
course. He has served on many national and international science
review panels and editorial boards concerning the ecology and
conservation of rivers and salmonid fishes. He was elected a Fellow
of the American Association for Advancement of Science in 2000.
In 2004 Professor Stanford received the Award of Excellence of the
Society for Freshwater Science, and in 2011 he received the Lifetime
Achievement Award from the International Society for River Science.
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MONDAY 24 AUGUSTMonday Morning Platform Oral Sessions
TIME LL - South Hall B1 LL - South Hall B2 LL - South Hall B3 LL - South Hall B4 Divesting River
Management Infrastructure – Ecological Implications And Conservation Approaches, Part 1
Moderator: L. Craig
Connectivity & Water Level Manipulation For Large Scale Restoration – Comprehensive Assessment Of The Response Of The Emiquon Preserve, Part 1
Moderator: A Casper
Ecohydraulics Of Mollusks And Other Benthic Macroinvertebrates In Rivers, Part 1
Moderators: S. Zigler, T. Newton
Restoration Of Large River Ecosystems, Part 1
Moderator: B. Knights
10:20-10:40 a.m. The Impact Of Lock And Dam On The Sedimentation Patterns In Navigable Rivers And Their Ecosystems
M. Demissie
001
Restoration And Reconnection Of Functional Floodplain At The Nature Conservancy’s Emiquon And Merwin Preserves Along The Illinois River
K. D. Blodgett 005
Hydrophysical Modeling Of Mussel Habitat In Large Rivers
S. Zigler
009
Quantifying Flooding Regime And Channel Migration In Floodplain Forests To Guide River Restoration
C. Marks
013
10:40-11:00 a.m. Floodplains By Design: Making Room For Floods, Fish, And People In King County, Washington
B. Murray
002
Changes In The Pelagic Bacterial Community In Two Illinois River Floodplain Lakes Under Restoration
M. Lemke 006
Implementation Of The Natural Flow Paradigm To Protect Dwarf Wedgemussel (Alasmidonta Heterodon) In The Upper Delaware River
P. Parasiewicz 010
Progress In River Restoration Over Three Decades
G. Petts
014
11:00-11:20 a.m. Letting Go: Lock Closure, Levels Of Service And Asian Carp In The Twin Cities
J. Anfinson
003
Zooplankton Dynamics In Restored Floodplain Lakes Of The Nature Conservancy’s Emiquon And Merwin Preserves Along The Illinois River
M. Lemke 007
Environmental Flows For Mussels And Other Sedentary Taxa: Identifying Persistent Habitat Using Historical Hydraulic Conditions
K. Maloney 011
Impacts Of A Large Flood Event On Cottonwood Forests Along The Regulated Missouri River, USA
M. Dixon015
11:20-11:40 a.m. Levee Setbacks And Removal In The Yakima Basin: Rationale And Examples
J. Freudenthal
004
Alternative Dynamic Regime Theory: Large Scale Community Shifts In A Newly Restored Lake Across Multiple Community Levels
L. Benedict 008
Assessing The Effects Of Land-Use, Climate Change, And Extreme Events On Physical Habitat In Rivers
J. Daraio
012
Stakeholder-Led Science: Engaging Floodplain Conservation Land Managers To Identify And Meet Science Needs
G. Lindner016
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MONDAY 24 AUGUSTMonday Afternoon Platform Oral Sessions
TIME LL - South Hall B1 LL - South Hall B2 LL - South Hall B3 LL - South Hall B4 Divesting River
Management Infrastructure –Ecological Implications And Conservation Approaches, Part 2
Moderator: L. Craig
Fluvial Geomorphic Response to Landscape Disturbance – A Tribute to the Life & Career of James C. Knox, Part 1
Moderators: C. Belby, F. Fitzpatrick
Ecohydraulics Of Mollusks And Other Benthic Macroinvertebrates In Rivers, Part 2
Moderators: S. Zigler, T. Newton
Restoration Of Large River Ecosystems, Part 2
Moderator: J. Sauer
1:40-2:00 p.m. Longitudinal Dam Interactions Control Channel Morphology: The Impacts Of The Garrison And Oahe Dams On The Upper Missouri River
K. Skalak 017
Sediment Connectivity, Fluvial Geomorphology, And Long-Term Mining-Lead Storage In Big River, Old Lead Belt, Missouri
R. Pavlowsky 021
Big River Benthos: Linking Year-Round Biological Response To Secondary Channel Connectivity Within The Lower Mississippi River
A. Harrison 025
Measuring Floodplain Surface Complexity
M. Scown
029
2:00-2:20 p.m. Black Swan, Brown River: How A Levee Failure Transformed Floodplain Restoration And Management In California’s Central Valley
J. Viers 018
Re-Connecting Watersheds By Dam Removal: Sustained Geomorphic And Ecological Changes Following Dam Removal In An Upland Catchment
F. Magilligan 022
Habitat Requirements Of The Endangered Think-Shelled River Mussel – An Integrative Approach
K. Stöckl
026
Illinois’ Cache River: The Ecological And Social Hurdles Of Restoring A More Natural Hydrology To A Severed River
T. Boutelle Fidler030
2:20-2:40 p.m. The Visible Benefits And Hidden Costs Of Levee Infrastructure
N. Pinter
019
Geomorphic Adjustments To Altered Sediment Supply On The Lower Missouri River: Consequences For River Management
R. Jacobson 023
Using Physical Ecology To Understand The Complexity Of Freshwater Mussels
J. Ackerman
027
Adaptation Strategies Of Riparian Plant Distylium chinense To Submergence: A Study Of Survival And Growth Recovery Dynamics
X. Li 031
2:40-3:00 p.m.
020
Sediment Dynamics In The Hyporheic Zone Of A Regulated River In Australia
R. Casas-Mulet
024
The Effect Of Natural Suspended Sediment On Adult And Juvenile Unionid Mussels (Lampsilis Siliquoidea, Lampsilis Fasciola, Ligumia Nasuta, Villosa Iris)
S. Tuttle-Raycraft028
Linking Energy Expenditure And Habitat Use In Scaphirhynchus Sturgeon
A. Porreca
032
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MONDAY AFTERNOON POSTER SESSION5:00-6:30 P.M. | SOUTH HALL A
P001 Change Of DO And Turbidity During The First Flush In Urban
Streams And Their Effects On Fish | B. Kim
P002 Connectivity And Export Of Fish Biomass To The Lower Missouri
River From A Managed Floodplain Wetland | D. Galat
P003 Connectivity May Increase Growth Of Largemouth Bass In The
Upper Illinois River | A. Casper
P004 Estimating Trends In River Water Temperature Using Water
Temperature Measurements From Haphazard Times And Dates
| E. Eager
P005 Hydrologic Analysis Of Floodplain Connectivity For Ecological
Understanding And Management | A. Whipple
P006 Hydrologic Partitioning And Vegetation Response In Selected Moist
Zone Catchments Of Ethiopia: Analyzing Spatiotemporal Variability
| F. Work
P007 Modeling Spatial Relationships Between The Invasive Snail Bithynia tentaculata And Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Using Long-Term
Monitoring Data | A. Weeks
P008 Reintroduction And Recovery Activities For The Federally
Endangered Higgins Eye (Lampsilis higginsii) On The Upper
Mississippi River | A. Mcfarlane
P009 River Studies And Leadership Certificate: An Inter-University
Collaboration With The River Management Society | G. Richard
P010 Suspended Sediment Yield In A Brazilian Subtropical Watershed
| F. Oliveira
P011 The Influence Of Levee Setback Scenarios On Flood Wave
Attenuation | J. Adair
P012 Freshwater Mussels Provide Multi-Decadal Insights Into The
Environmental History Of Large Rivers | A. Casper
P013 Aquatic Vegetation And Fish Community Response To Floodplain
Lake Restoration, 2007-2014 | T. Vanmiddelsworth
P014 Connectivity May Increase Growth Of Largemouth Bass In The
Upper Illinois River | A. Casper
P015 Changes In Sediment Nitrogen Dynamics As A Result Of Water
Level Manipulations In The Upper Mississippi River (Navigation
Pool 8) And Lower Illinois River (Swan Lake) | W. Richardson
P016 Community Responses To Hydrologic Disturbance Following A
Legacy Of Longitudinal Disconnection | K. Baumann
P017 Community Structure And Diets Of Fishes Are Influenced By
Implementation Of Rock Weirs | S. Bonjour
P018 Fish Passage Facilities In China: Design Practice And Challenges
| X. Wang
P019 Historical And Emerging Contaminants In The Mixed Agricultural
And Urban Use Catfish Creek Watershed, Iowa, USA | W. Gibson
P020 Hydrologically Mediated Regulation Of Zooplankton Communities
In Patches Within A River Mosaic | J. Sackreiter
P021 Laja River Basin, Chile: Finding Potential Water Management
Solutions Through An International, Interdisciplinary Water
Resources Course | S. Fennema
P022 Large Wood Increases The Autochthonous Base Of The
Macroinvertebrate Assemblage In A Lowland River, As
Demonstrated By Combined Fatty Acid And Stable Isotope Analysis
| M. Cashman
P023 Mismatches In Water Quality Data And Public Perceptions Of Rivers
| D. Larson
P024 Mississippi River Basin Acoustic Telemetry Databases | M. Brey
P025 Reach- And Catchment-Scale Determinants Of The Distribution
Of Freshwater Mussels In A Tributary Of The West Branch
Susquehanna River | S. Reese
P026 Research On Swimming Behavior For Fish Passage In China
| Y. Hou
P027 Response Of The Fish Egg Community To Re-Operation In Flow
Regime From Three Gorges Reservoir Based On Sampling
Conducted From 2011 To 2012, China | Y. Qihong
P028 Suspended And Benthic Sediment Interaction With The Water
Column Along River Continua | J. Gardner
P029 The Fourth Upper Mississippi River – Restoration, Monitoring, And
Research | M. Hubbell
P030 The Importance Of Ecosystem Services Within Riverine Landscapes
| D. Gilvear
P031 The Mobilization Of Lead From A Lead Shot Contamination To A
Resident Macroinvertebrate In A Riparian Wetland And Its Effect On
Macroinvertebrate Diversity | S. Ryan
P032 Water Management In A Changing Climate: Balancing Complex
Water Demands For Equity And Sustainability In The Biobío Basin,
Chile | J. Aguayo
P033 Invasion Of Pueraria lobata And Sicyos angulatus In River
Floodplains | H. Rashid
P034 Tracking The Status Of Free-flowing Rivers: Creating A Global
Registry | M. Thieme
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TUESDAY 2 0 1 5 I N T E R N AT I O N A L S O C I E T Y F O R R I V E R S C I E N C E — RIVER CONNECTIVITY
TUESDAY 25 AUGUSTDAILY SCHEDULE
TIME EVENT LOCATION
7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Registration Open Level 1 Lobby
7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (complimentary) UL - Ballroom Foyer
8:30-9:40 a.m. Plenary Speaker: William Dennison An Environmental Report Card for the Mississippi River UL - Ballroom
9:40-10:20 a.m. Refreshment Break (complimentary) LL - South Hall A
10:20 -11:40 a.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B1-B4UL - Ballroom
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch (complimentary)Speaker: Paul RohdeCommercial Navigation Infrastructure Priorities in the USA for the Next 25 Years
LL - South Hall A
1:40-3:00 p.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B1-B4
3:00- 3:40 p.m. Refreshment Break (complimentary) LL - South Hall A
3:40-5 p.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B1-B4UL - Ballroom
6:00 p.m. Banquet (complimentary) LL - South Hall A
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TUESDAY PLENARY SPEAKER8:30-9:40 a.m. | UL - Ballroom
WILLIAM DENNISONVice President for Science Applications at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)
Dr. Dennison’s primary
mission within UMCES is to
coordinate the Integration
and Application Network
(IAN), a group of scientists
committed to solving, not
just studying, environmental
problems. IAN is a collection
of Science Integrators and
Science Communicators that
work closely with various
agencies, foundations and
non-government organizations
to develop integrated science
products using principles of science communication. IAN has
developed a reporting framework for the 21 states and territories
of the Pacific Ocean and conducted assessments of several island
nations (Samoa, Palau, Fiji) and has taught science communication
short courses in Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines,
Australia, and Tanzania. Among his many other roles, Dr. Dennison
also serves as Director of the International River Foundation. He
has been involved in the annual International River Symposium,
held annually in Australia, since its inception in 1998 serving on
the program committee and as a session chair, panel member and
presenter. Dr. Dennison also has been serving as a Director for the
International River Foundation since 2004
TUESDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKERNoon – 1:30 p.m. | LL – South Hall A
PAUL ROHDEVice President of Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI)
The Waterways Council, Inc.
is a national public policy
organization advocating a well-
maintained system of inland
waterways infrastructure
and ports. WCI works on
three fronts: media outreach,
legislator advocacy and
education, and grassroots
activism – centered on the
critical importance of our
nation’s inland waterways
as a commercially navigable
system, and the need to
sustain and increase the reliability of river transportation as a
matter of national economic security. WCI’s priorities include
efficient funding for construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance
of inland locks and dams as well as channel maintenance and
dredging, among other issues. Rohde has contributed to numerous
publications on both transportation and restoration issues
and serves on the boards of several leading regional waterway
organizations, including the Coalition to Protect the Missouri River
(former vice-chairman), Upper Mississippi Waterways Association,
and the Herman Pott National Inland Waterways Library. He is a
member of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Coasts, Oceans,
Ports and Rivers Institute Waterways Committee. He also sits on the
Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee and is a former
board member and Congressional committee chair for the St. Louis
AgriBusiness Club.
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TUESDAY 25 AUGUSTTuesday Morning Platform Oral Sessions
TIME LL - South Hall B1 LL - South Hall B2 LL - South Hall B3 LL - South Hall B4 UL-Ballroom Balancing
Commercial Navigation With Environmental And Societal Uses Of River Systems, Part 1
Moderator: G. Benjamin
Big River, Big Data – What Are We Learning From Large-Scale, Long-Term Data Sets From Large River Ecosystems, Part 1
Moderator: J. Houser
Nutrient Delivery, Transformation And Water Quality, Part 1
Moderator: T. Newton
Ecosystem Services In Rivers – Connecting Upstream To Downstream And People To Their River, Part 1
Moderator: D. Gilvear
Connectivity & Water Level Manipulation For Large Scale Restoration, Part 2
Moderator: A Casper
10:20-10:40 a.m.
Historical Changes Of Large European River Systems
C. Wolter
033
Big Data From The Big Muddy: Long-Term Empirical Data From The Mississippi River Alluvial Valley On Baldcypress Swamp Function
B. Middleton 037
Citizen Science: Baseflow Nitrate Sampling In SE Minnesota Trout Streams
J. Broberg
041
Rivers Of The Anthropocene: The Need For Synergetic, Transformative Science
A. Large
045
Successional Dynamics Of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation – Restoration, Resiliency And Response To Flooding
A. Casper 049
10:40-11:00 a.m.
The Volga River – A Historical And Contemporary Look At Navigation
D. Zeisler-Vralsted
034
Fifteen Years Of Hydroacoustic Habitat Surveys On The Lower Missouri River: What Have We Learned?
C. Elliott038
Effects Of Flooding, Invasion And Nitrogen Addition On Nitrogen Cycling In The Upper Mississippi River Floodplain
W. Swanson 042
Microbial Enzyme Activity In The Lower Mississippi River: Temporal Patterns From Hourly To Monthly Time Scales
J. Payne 046
Biocontrol Of Invasive Fish Species Using Native Predators In A Large Floodplain River Restoration
T. Van Middlesworth 050
11:00-11:20 a.m.
Mississippi River Development – Historic Engineering Of The River For Navigation And Flood Control And The Current Modifications For The Ecosystem Restoration
G. Benjamin 035
Little Bugs, Big Data, And Grand Canyon: Light Trapping By Citizen Scientists Yields Insights Into Colorado River Aquatic Insect Dynamics
T. Kennedy039
Summer Water Quality Associated With Hydrologic Management In Agricultural Streams
R. Lizotte
043
The Need For Fine-Grained Analyses To Identify The Structures And Processes Intervening In River Ecosystem Services. Operational Perspectives
T. Tormos047
The Response Of Emergent Marsh And Wetland Vegetation During 8 Years Of Restoration: Implications For Essential River Floodplain Habitat
C. Hine 051
11:20-11:40 a.m.
Questions & Discussion
036
Patterns Of Biodiversity And Biogeochemistry In The Upper Mississippi River: Importance Of Scale, Connectivity And Evolution
N. De Jager 040
Analysis Of Nitrogen Balance Within The Venice Lagoon Watershed For Better Territory Management
B. Gumiero
044
Is The Capacity For River Networks To Deliver Ecosystem Services Affected By Network Structure
M. Stewardson
048
The Response Of Waterfowl Abundance And Diversity To Floodplain Habitat Restoration
H. Hagy
052
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TUESDAY 25 AUGUSTTuesday Afternoon Platform Oral Sessions
TIME LL - South Hall B1 LL - South Hall B2 LL - South Hall B3 LL - South Hall B4 Balancing Commercial
Navigation with Environmental and Societal Uses of River Systems, Part 2
Moderator: G. Benjamin
Big River, Big Data – What Are We Learning from Large-scale, Long-term Data Sets from Large River Ecosystems, Part 2
Moderator: J. Houser
Fish Passage Connectivity Tool – Status and Case Studies, Part 1
Moderator: S. K. Mckay
Ecosystem Services in Rivers – Connecting Upstream to Downstream and People to Their River, Part 2
Moderator: D. Gilvear
1:40-2:00 p.m. Commercial Navigation
Panel Discussion
053
Incorporating Long-Term Remote Sensing And Discharge Datasets To Characterize Sandbar Dynamics Of Central U.S. Rivers
E. Bulliner 057
CADDS: A Decision Support Tool For Prioritizing Fish Passage Projects
C. Roghair
061
Linking Indigenous Knowledge And Science In River Management: A New Zealand Case Study
K. Collier065
2:00-2:20 p.m. Commercial Navigation
Panel Discussion
054
Spatially Extensive, Long-Term Data Provide Insights Into The Ecological Structure And Function Of The Upper Mississippi River
J. Houser 058
Accessibility Of Restored Side-Channel Chutes On A Large, Regulated River
S. Erwin
062
The USGS Midwest Region Large River Initiative: An Update On Current Activities
R. Swanson066
2:20-2:40 p.m. The Fourth Upper Mississippi River – Restoration, Monitoring, and Research
M. Hubbell
055
Temporal Trends In Water Quality And Biota In Segments Of Pool 4 Above And Below Lake Pepin, Upper Mississippi River: Indications Of A Recent Ecological Shift
M. Moore 059
Prioritizing Conservation Strategies With Web-Based Watershed Connectivity Tools
K. McKay
063
A Reservoir Operating Approach To Balance Economic Development And Biodiversity Protection In River Systems
Z. Xu 067
2:40-3:00 p.m. Diversifying Habitat In The Lower Mississippi River
J. Killgore
056
The Joint Danube Survey – Selected Results On River Water Quality
T. Hein
060
A Decision Support System For Managing Aquatic Connectivity In The Great Lakes Basin
M. Diebel
064
Upstream Reservoir Release Plan For The Ecological Restoration Of Downstream Rivers And River-Connected Wetlands
Y. Yang 068
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TUESDAY 25 AUGUSTTuesday Afternoon Platform Oral Sessions
TIME LL - South Hall B1 LL - South Hall B2 LL - South Hall B3 LL - South Hall B4 Balancing Commercial
Navigation With Environmental And Societal Uses Of River Systems, Part 3
Moderator: G. Benjamin
Big River, Big Data – What Are We Learning From Large-Scale, Long-Term Data Sets From Large River Ecosystems, Part 3
Moderator: J. Houser
Fish Passage Connectivity Tool – Status And Case Studies, Part 2
Moderator: S. K. Mckay
Modeling Changes Within River Ecosystems
Moderator: J. Waide
3:40-4:00 p.m. Potential Impacts Of Commercial Navigation In A Pristine River, The Tapajos, In The Brazilian Amazon
E. Garcia 069
Data, Data Everywhere And Not A Will To Think
M. Thoms
073
Approaches For Characterizing Highly Fragmented Stream Systems In The Southeast: So Many Culverts!
D. Elkins 077
Testing And Evaluation Of The Hec-Ras-Riparian Vegetation Simulation Module
Z. Zhang 081
4:00-4:20 p.m. (30 Minute Presentation & 10 Minute Discussion/Questions)
070
The Mactaquac Aquatic Ecosystem Study: Aquatic Environmental Science In Support Of The Mactaquac Hydro-Electric Generation Station Renewal Project
A. Curry 074
National Stream Fish Passage Barrier Inventory: Connecting Fragmented Data
D. Wieferich 078
Applying Hierarchical Models To Understand Asian Carp Movement And Spawning Activity In The Wabash River
R. Erickson 082
4:20-4:40 p.m. Group Discussion
How Do We Manage For Multiple River Uses And Remain Sustainable For People And Nature.
071
Drivers Of Change In Ecological Function And Loss Of Resilience In Hydrologically Modified Rivers
M. Delong
075
Dams, Culverts, And Cumulative Effects: Examining Effects Of Riverine Barriers To Longitudinal Connectivity Using A Spatial Decision Support Toolset And Optimisation In Nova Scotia, Canada
G. Olford 079
Application Of Wavelets-Based Clustering Of Multivariate Time Series In Flow Regime Alteration Assessment
C. Yu 083
4:40-5:00 p.m.
072
Modeling Ecosystem Metabolism Influenced By Hydrological Pulse In The Yellow River Estuary: Using A Bayesian Hierarchical Model Of Oxygen Dynamics
X. Shen 076
Fluvial Specialists Mitigate The Cost Of Navigating River Energy Landscapes Through Swimming Behavior
W. Hintz
080
Quantification Of Habitat Restoration Impacts On Flood Wave Attenuation In The Middle Rio Grande
C. Byrne
084
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WEDNESDAY
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WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUSTDAILY SCHEDULE
TIME EVENT LOCATION
7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Registration Open Level 1 Lobby
7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (complimentary) UL - Ballroom Foyer
8:30-9:40 a.m.Plenary Speaker: Jerry EnzlerEngaging the Public in the Future of Rivers Using the Mississippi as a Model
UL - Ballroom
9:40-10:20 a.m. Refreshment Break (complimentary) LL - South Hall A
10:20 -11:40 a.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B1-B4UL - Ballroom
Noon – 1:30 p.m.Lunch (complimentary)Speaker: Reggie McLeodSwimming Upstream: Why are River Issues a Tough Sell?
LL - South Hall A
1:40-3:00 p.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B1-B3UL - Ballroom
3:00- 3:40 p.m. Refreshment Break (complimentary) UL - Ballroom
3:40-5 p.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B1-B3UL - Ballroom
5:00-6:30 p.m. Exhibit Social (complimentary) LL - South Hall A
5:00 -9:00 p.m. Excursion to UW-La Crosse Sports Grounds (special event registration required) Level 1 Lobby
A Community of Learners Improving Our World.
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WEDNESDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKERNoon – 1:30 p.m. | LL – South Hall A
REGGIE MCLEOD at Riverwise, Inc. Editor and Publisher of Big River
Reggie McLeod has written
about the Mississippi for many
publications, including USA Today, The Chicago Tribune
and EPA Journal. He started
Big River Magazine in 1993
and serves as its editor and
publisher. Big River covers 420
miles of the Mississippi River,
from Minneapolis, Minnesota to
Muscatine, Iowa. To the best of
our knowledge, Big River is the
only independent magazine in the world about a river.
WEDNESDAY PLENARY SPEAKER8:30-9:40 a.m. | UL - Ballroom
JERRY ENZLERPresident and CEO of the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium
Affiliate of the Smithsonian
Institution, the Museum &
Aquarium tells the story
of the 31-state Mississippi
River watershed, the rivers of
America and their journey to
the sea. The 14-acre campus
exhibit galleries, multiple
aquarium habitats, interactive
flow tables, a wetlab, theaters,
historic boats, wetland, and
boatyard. Over the past 30
years, Jerry has directed over
250 projects supported by
EPA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Institute of Museum and Library
Services, National Park Service and National Endowment for the
Humanities. Jerry is past chair of the National Maritime Alliance, a
consortium of the leading maritime museums in the nation, and is
the founder and former chair of the Great River Road network of 73
museums and interpretive centers on the Mississippi River. A native
of Washington D.C., Enzler received the Master of Arts degree in
Museum Studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program, SUNY.
He has appeared on the History Channel, public radio and television,
BBC radio and other media. Awards include special recognition from
the Office of the White House, an honorary Doctorate of Humanities
from Clarke University, honorary Doctorate of Laws from Loras
College, Dubuque’s 1st Citizen Award, and the Humanities Iowa 1st
award for Outstanding Public Programming in the Humanities.
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WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUSTWednesday Morning Platform Oral Sessions
TIME LL - South Hall B1 LL - South Hall B2 LL - South Hall B3 LL - South Hall B4 UL - Ballroom Functional Flows
– Designing Flow Regimes In Highly Managed River Systems To Enhance Ecological And Geomorphic Processes, Part 1
Moderator: S. Yarnell
Connectivity As A Driver Of Physical And Biological Processes, Part 1
Moderator: N De Jager
Temporal And Historical Fluctuation In Flow
Moderator: E. Strauss
Restoration Of Large River Ecosystems, Part 3
Moderator: M. Thomsen
Can You Hear Us Yet? Exploring The Diversity And Effectiveness Of River Outreach Connections, Part 1
Moderator: C. Samples
10:20-10:40 a.m. The Spatial Arrangement Of Backwater Habitats Along The Upper Mississippi River
M. Reid
085
Connectivity Determines Ecosystem Shifts And Resilience Mechanisms In Stream Communities Of France, Observed In Three Decade Macroinvertebrate Sampling Data
K. Van Looy 089
Landscape Scale Assessment Of Floodplain Inundation Frequency Using Landsat Imagery
Y. Allen
093
Hydro-Geomorphic Considerations For River-Floodplain Reconnection Along The Lower Illinois River, USA
J. Remo
097
The Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative
C. Wellenkamp
101
10:40-11:00 a.m. Designing An Optimal Environmental Flow In A Regulated River Reach In Southern Norway
A. Adeva
086
Latitudinal Variation In Fish Migratory Strategies In Large Temperate Rivers Of The Southern Hemisphere
K. Górski 090
The Future Of Rivers With Artificially Enhanced Baseflows: Central England
E. Neachell
094
Evaluating The Socioeconomic Tradeoffs Of Floodplain Reconnection Along The Lower Illinois River, USA
R. Guida 098
What’s Your Favorite Animal?
J. McGovern
102
11:00-11:20 a.m. Beyond Ecohydrology: Dimensions Of Flow Management In Highly Altered River Systems
R. Jacobson
087
Genetic Stock Structure Of Juvenile Channel (Ictalurus Punctatus) And Blue (Ictalurus Furcatus) Catfish In A Large Unimpounded Midwestern River
A. Sotola 091
Extreme Floods In River Landscapes: Disturbance Or Disaster?
M. Parsons
095
Reconstruction Of Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge Floodplain Forest Characteristics To Restore Ecosystem Function
R. King 099
Creating Community Stewards Of Local Watersheds
N. Marioni
103
11:20-11:40 a.m. Designing Flow Regimes To Manage Instream Water Quality
S. Null
088
Influence Of Unregulated Perennial Tributaries To Longitudinal Trends Of Benthic Invertebrates In A Regulated River
S. Yarnell 092 096
Models For The Restoration Of Streams And Wetlands In Retired Cranberry Bogs
M. Melchior
100
From Arm Chairs To Wading Boots
K. McGinnis
104
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WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUSTWednesday Afternoon Platform Oral Sessions
TIME LL - South Hall B1 LL - South Hall B2 LL - South Hall B3 UL-Ballroom Functional Flows –
Designing Flow Regimes In Highly Managed River Systems To Enhance Ecological And Geomorphic Processes, Part 2
Moderator: S. Yarnell
Connectivity As A Driver Of Physical And Biological Processes, Part 2
Moderator: N. De Jager
Fluvial Geomorphic Response To Landscape Disturbance – A Tribute To The Life & Career Of James C. Knox, , Part 2
Moderators: C. Belby, F. Fitzpatrick
Can You Hear Us Yet? Exploring The Diversity And Effectiveness Of River Outreach Connections, Part 2
Moderator: R. Nissen
1:40-2:00 p.m. Considering Future Flow Regimes: A Modelling And Scenario Planning Case Study From Australia
F. Dyer
105
Methane Assimilation In The Floodplain Aquifer: Can Chemotrophy Power An Ecosystem?
A. Delvecchia
109
Understanding Ecosystem Change In Upper Mississippi River Backwaters Through Geochemical And Biological Analyses Of Sediment Cores
C. Belby 113
Listening, Learning, And Working Together: Landowner Outreach And Communication Within The Fishers And Farmers Partnership
K. Lubinski 117
2:00-2:20 p.m. Functional Flows In Modified Riverscapes: Hydrographs, Habitats And Opportunities
J. Viers 106
Web-Based River Network Neighborhood Analyst For The NHD
X. Li 110
Active Channel Loss Due To Reed Canary Grass Along The Lower Chippewa River, West-Central Wisconsin
D. Faulkner 114
Creating River–Friendly Communities
G. Arimond
118
2:20-2:40 p.m. Improving River Restoration Metrics: Connecting Environmental Flow Management To Restoration Objectives Across U.S. Bureau Of Reclamation Initiatives
J. Natali 107
Impacts Of Low-Head Dams On Fish Assemblages And Habitat In Two Illinois Rivers
S. Smith
111
Stratigraphic Records Of Past Erosion And Sedimentation In The Southern Blue Ridge Mountains, USA
D. Leigh
115
Take Me To The River
S. Overson
119
2:40-3:00 p.m. Response Of The Fish Egg Community To Re-Operation In Flow Regime From Three Gorges Reservoir Based On Sampling Conducted From 2011 To 2012, China
Y. Qihong 108
Hydrologic Connectivity As A Driver Of Zooplankton Community Structure Across A Large River Floodplain
J. Sackreiter
112
Use Of Historical Sediment Budgets To Link Agricultural Stream Sediment And Phosphorus Yields To Upland Management, Legacy Sediment, And Stream Restoration In The Driftless Area, Wisconsin
F. Fitzpatrick 116
Citizenship, Civic Engagement, And Public Resources: Finding Common Ground
J. Arney
120
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WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUSTWednesday Afternoon Platform Oral Sessions
TIME LL - South Hall B1 LL - South Hall B2 LL - South Hall B3 UL-Ballroom Environmental
Monitoring Of Large River Ecosystems
Moderator: J. Sauer
Connectivity As A Driver Of Physical And Biological Processes, Part 3
Moderator: W. Richardson
Temporal Connectivity – Benchmarking And Beyond
Moderator: M. Reid
Can You Hear Us Yet? Exploring The Diversity And Effectiveness Of River Outreach Connections, Part 3
Moderators: Ken Lubinski, Jerry Enzler
3:40-4:00 p.m. Spatial And Temporal Dynamics Of Phytoplankton Assemblages In Selected Reaches Of The Upper Mississippi River: Navigation Pools 8, 13, And 26
J. Manier 121
The Significance Of Groundwater For Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar) Egg And Alevin Survival In Regulated Rivers
S. Saltveit
125
Divergent Histories Of Degradation In Adjacent Murray River-Connected Wetlands
P. Gellv
129
Group Discussion With Speakers And Audience Participation
133
4:00-4:20 p.m. Habitat Use And Movement Of Channel Catfish In A Large Midwestern River Using Acoustic Telemetry
H. Kruckman 122
Influence Of Unregulated Perennial Tributaries To Longitudinal Trends Of Benthic Invertebrates In A Regulated River
S. Yarnell 126
Landscapes And Timescapes: The Importance Of Temporal Connectivity
M. Reid 130
Group Discussion With Speakers And Audience Participation
134
4:20-4:40 p.m. Consideration Of Longitudinal And Lateral Connectivity When Evaluating Environmental Flows
M. Stone 123
Adaptive Cycles Of Floodplain Vegetation Response To Flooding And Drying Sequences
R. Thapa 127
Effects Of Filter-Feeding Asian Carp On Particle Dynamics In Navigation Pools 19 And 20 Of The Upper Mississippi River
A. Milde 131
Group Discussion With Speakers And Audience Participation
135
4:40-5:00 p.m. The Role Of Independent Science Review In Large River Management
D. Galat
124
Temporal Variation In Riverine Connectivity: The Impact On Tropical Migratory Shrimp
J. Chappell 128
Paddlefish Populations Maintained After A Century Of Reduced Connectivity
J. Hoover
132
Group Discussion With Speakers And Audience Participation
136
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THURSDAY 2 0 1 5 I N T E R N AT I O N A L S O C I E T Y F O R R I V E R S C I E N C E — RIVER CONNECTIVITY
THURSDAY 27 AUGUSTDAILY SCHEDULE
TIME EVENT LOCATION
7:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Registration Open Level 1 Lobby
7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (complimentary) UL - Ballroom Foyer
8:30-9:40 a.m.Plenary Speaker: Bernhard Peuker-EhrenbrinkGlobal Rivers Observatory – A People Network for Studying Globally Significant Rivers
UL - Ballroom
9:40-10:20 a.m. Refreshment Break (complimentary) LL - South Hall A
10:20 -11:40 a.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B1-B4
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own) Downtown La Crosse
1:40-3:00 p.m. Concurrent Platform Oral Sessions LL - South Hall B2-B4
3:00- 3:40 p.m. Refreshment Break (complimentary) LL- South Hall A
3:40-4:40 p.m. Plenary Speaker: Charles VörösmartyRivers, Human Conflict, and Water Security UL - Ballroom
4:40-5:00 p.m. Closing Ceremony UL - Ballroom
7:00-9:00 p.m. Beer & Pizza Social on La Crosse Queen(special event registration required) Riverside Park North
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THURSDAY PLENARY SPEAKER8:30-9:40 a.m. | UL - Ballroom
BERNHARD PEUCKER-EHRENBRINK J. Seward Johnson Chair in Oceanography at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Dr. Puecker-Ehrenbrink
co-leads the Global Rivers
Observatory (www.
globalrivers.org), an
international, collaborative
research and education
program aimed at making
time-series observations
on the biogeochemistry of
important river systems
globally, including the
Mississippi River. In addition
to addressing fundamental
research questions concerning
the functioning of river ecosystems, the Global Rivers Observatory
partners with schools near rivers on the “My River My Home”
student art and science outreach program. The first multi-river art
exhibition opened last year at the Fraser River Discovery Center in
New Westminster, B.C. The “River Doctors” travel exhibit recently
opened at St. Olaf’s College. These programs play a fundamental
role in the investigation of river basins as they not only involve
young students in art and science, but educate and inspire the
next generation of river scientists. A native of Germany, he holds a
doctorate degree from the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz
and the Max-Planck Institute of Chemistry in Mainz, Germany in
the fields of Geology and Geochemistry. His research, published
in over 90 scientific publications, ranges from the accretion of
extraterrestrial matter on Earth, the chemical evolution of seawater,
to the biogeochemistry of river systems.
THURSDAY PLENARY SPEAKER3:40-4:40 p.m. | UL - Ballroom
CHARLES VÖRÖSMARTYCo-Chair of the Global Water System Project
Charles Vörösmarty’s research
centers on human-environment
interactions. He has led several
teams that have executed
interdisciplinary studies
using earth system models
depicting the Northeastern
U.S., developed and analyzed
databases of reservoir
construction worldwide and
how they generate downstream
coastal zone risks, and
assessed global threats to
human water security and
aquatic biodiversity. In addition to his dedication to mentoring CUNY
students, Dr. Vörösmarty routinely provides scientific guidance to
a variety of U.S. and international water consortia. He is a founding
member and long-term co-Chair of the Global Water System Project.
More recently he was appointed Scientific Co-Chair of the Arctic
Futures Initiative of the Arctic Council and International Institute
of Applied Systems Analysis. He has served on a broad array of
national panels, including the U.S. Artic Research Commission
(appointed by Presidents Bush and Obama), the NASA Earth
Science Subcommittee, the National Research Council Committee
on Hydrologic Science as Chair, a member of the NRC Review
Committee on the U.S. Global Change Research Program, and the
National Science Foundation’s Arctic System Science Program
Committee.
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THURSDAY 27 AUGUSTThursday Morning Platform Oral Sessions
TIME LL - South Hall B1 LL - South Hall B2 LL - South Hall B3 LL - South Hall B4 Impacts Of Natural And
Human Pressures And Assessment Of River Ecosystem Health
Moderator: J. Dieck
Rivers & Watersheds – Making The Connection Between Modeling, Ecology, And Water Quality, Part 1
Moderator: D. Schnoebelen
Growing Season Drawdowns As A Tool To Restore Critical Components Of Historic Hydrologic Regimes In Large Rivers, Part 1
Moderator: S. Winter
Hydraulic Project Management
Moderator: J. Waide
10:20-10:40 a.m. The Effect Of National- Versus Local-Scale Data On Spatial Stream Network Modelling Of Aquatic Ecosystems
M. Scown 137
Ecosystem Metabolism In Off-Channel Habitats Of The Middle Mississippi River
M. Sobotka
141
Retrospect On Pool-Scale Drawdown As A Tool For River Restoration
G. Benjamin
145
Estimation For The Riverbank Collapse Volume With Sandy-Riverbank In The Desert Reach Of The Upper Yellow River
X. Zhou 149
10:40-11:00 a.m. A Stream, A Hospital, And A Train: An Urban Restoration Story
J. Kusa
138
Consequences Of Habitat Fragmentation For Resident Trout In A Small Mountain Stream – Insights From A Spatially Explicit Model
P. Cienciala 142
20 Years Of Environmental Pool-Level Management In The St. Louis District: Lesson Learned From The Operational Side
J. Stemler 146
A Watershed Integrity Definition And Assessment Approach To Support Strategic Management Of Watersheds
J. Flotemersch 150
11:00-11:20 a.m. The Influences Of The Gezhouba And Three Gorges Reservoirs On Eco-Hydrological Conditions For Carps In The Yangtze River, China
Y. Wang 139
Network Connectivity And Complexity Drive Population Persistence And Stability In Connected Landscapes
J. Webb 143
Fish Responses To Water Levels And Connectivity In River Wetlands Of The Central U.S.
J. Garvey
147
Interaction Effects Of Future Land Use And Climate Change On River Fish Assemblages, Habitat Shifts And Related Dispersal
J. Radinger 151
11:20-11:40 a.m. Towards An Evidence-Based Stream Restoration Approach
J. Geist140
144
Native Freshwater Mussels And Drawdowns: Science To Support Water Level Management
T. Newton 148
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THURSDAY 27 AUGUSTThursday Afternoon Platform Oral Sessions
TIME LL - South Hall B2 LL - South Hall B3 LL - South Hall B4 Rivers & Watersheds –
Making The Connection Between Modeling, Ecology, And Water Quality, Part 2
Moderator: D. Schnoebelen
Growing Season Drawdowns As A Tool To Restore Critical Components Of Historic Hydrologic Regimes In Large Rivers, Part 2
Moderator: S. Winter
Invasive Species In Riparian Ecosystems
Moderator: T. Asaeda
1:40-2:00 p.m. A Methodology For Modeling Hydrology, Water Quality, And Habitat Outcomes Using Alternative Landscape Scenarios
M. Mcguire
157
Changes In Sediment Nitrogen Dynamics As A Result Of Water Level Manipulations In The Upper Mississippi River (Navigation Pool 8) And Lower Illinois River (Swan Lake)
W. Richardson 161
Challenges And Advantages To Restoration Of Floodplain Ecosystems: Lessons Learned From Restoration Of Sites Invaded By Reed Canarygrass In The Upper Mississippi River System
M. Thomsen 165
2:00-2:20 p.m. “Cross-Feeding” Across A Big River Floodplain Evaluated By Simulation Modeling
C. Ochs 158
Pool-Scale Growing Season Drawdowns Enhance Aquatic Vegetation Communities On The Upper Mississippi River
K. Kenow 162
Effect Of Sediment Load On Vegetation Colonization In Midstream Riparian Zone
T. Asaeda 166
2:20-2:40 p.m. Lagrangian River Drifters Reveal Dissolved Oxygen Dynamics In A Large River
S. Ensign 159
The Value Of Inventory Monitoring Data For Detection Of A Response To Drawdowns On The Upper Mississippi River
R. Nissen 163
Modelling And Application Of River Ecological Model
Y. Akamatsu
167
2:40-3:00 p.m. Quantifying The Effects Of Environmental Variables On The Composition And Activity Of Denitrifying Microbial Communities
A. Tomasek 160
Pool-Scale Drawdowns On The Upper Mississippi River – WHA
T. Schlagenhaft
164
Assessment Of Geomorphic Impacts Of Riparian Vegetation Removal On The Colorado River
G. Richard 168
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FRIDAY 28 AUGUSTDAILY SCHEDULEExcursions to regional attractions; all excursions will meet in the Lobby of the La Crosse Center unless otherwise noted
T I M E E V E N T
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Tour of Pool 8 (special event registration required)
8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Tour of the Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center (special event registration required)
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tour of Working River and a River Town – Winona, Minnesota (special event registration required)
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Tour of Genoa Fish Hatchery (special event registration required)
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AUTHOR INDEX Number refers to oral platform presentation. P+number refers to poster presentation (Monday afternoon)
Ackerman, J. 027
Adair, J. P011
Adeva, A. 086
Aguayo, J. P032
Akamatsu, Y. 167
Allen, Y. 093
Anfinson, J. 003
Arimond, G. 118
Arney, J. 120
Asaeda, T. 166
Baumann, K. P016
Belby, C. 113
Benedict, L. 008
Benjamin, G. 035, 145
Blodgett, K. 005
Bonjour, S. P017
Boutelle Fidler, T. 030
Brey, M. P024
Broberg, J. 041
Bulliner, E. 057
Byrne, C. 084
Casas-Mulet, R. 024
Cashman, M. P022
Casper, A. 049, P003, P012, P014
Chappell, J. 128
Cienciala, P. 142
Collier, K. 065
Curry, A. 074
Daraio, J. 012
De Jager, N. 040
Delong, M. 075
DelVecchia, A. 109
Demissie, M. 001
Diebel, M. 064
Dixon, M. 015
Dyer, F. 105
Eager, E. P004
Elkins, D. 077
Elliott, C. 038
Ensign, S. 159
Erickson, R. 082
Erwin, S. 062
Faulkner, D. 114
Fennema, S. P021
Fitzpatrick, F. 116
Flotemersch, J. 150
Freudenthal, J. 004
Galat, D. 124, P002
Galbraith, H. 011
Garcia, E. 069
Gardner, J. P028
Garvey, J. 147
Geist, J. 140
Gell, P. 129
Gibson, W. P019
Gilvear, D. P030
Górski, K. 090
Guida, R. 098
Gumiero, B. 044
Hagy, H. 052
Harrison, A. 025
Hein, T. 060
Hine, C. 051
Hintz, W. 080
Hoover, J. 132
Hou , Y.. P026
Houser, J. 058
Hubbell, M. 055, P029
Jacobson, R. 023, 087
Kennedy, T. 039
Kenow, K. 162
Kilgore, J. 056
Kim, B. P001
King, R. 099
Kruckman, H. 122
Kusa, J. 138
Large, A. 045
Larson, D. P023
Leigh, D. 115
Lemke, M. 006, 007
Li, X. 031, 110
Lindner, G. 016
Lizotte, R. 043
Lubinski, K. 117
Magilligan, F. 022
Manier, J. 121
Marioni, N. 103
Marks, C. 013
McFarlane, A. P008
McGinis, . 104
McGovern, J. 102
McGuire, M. 157
McKay, K. 063
Melchor, M. 100
Middleton, B. 037
Milde, A. 131
Moore, M. 059
Murray, B. 002
Natali, J. 107
Neachell, E. 094
Newton, T. 148
Nissen, R. 163
Null, S. 088
Ochs, C. 158
Oldford, G. 079
Oliveira, F. P010
Overson, S. 119
Parasiewicz, P. 010
Parsons, M. 095
Pavlowsky, R. 021
Payne, J. 046
Petts, G. 014
Pinter, N. 019
Porreca, A. 032
Qihong, Y. 108, P027
Radinger, J. 151
Rashid, H. P033
Reese, S. P025
Reid, M. 085, 130
Remo, J. 097
Richard, G. 168
Richard, G. P009
Richardson, W. 161, P015
Roghair, C. 061
Ryan, S. P031
Sackreiter, J. 112
Sackreiter, J. P020
Sadinski, W. 092
Saltveit, S. 125
Schlagenhaft, T. 164
Scown, M. 029, 137
Shen, X. 076
Skalak, K. 017
Smith, S. 111
Sobotka, M. 141
Sotola, A. 091
Stemler, J. 146
Stewardson, M. 048
Stöckl, K. 026
Stone, M. 123
Swanson, W. 042, 066
Swanson, R. 066
Thieme, M. P034
Thoms, M. 073
Thomsen, M. 165
Tomasek, A. 160
Tormos, T. 047
Tuttle-Raycraft, S. 028
Van Looy, K. 089
Van Middlesworth, T. 050,M P013
Viers, J. 018, 106
Wang, Y. 139
Wang, X.. P018
Webb, J. 143
Weeks, A. P007
Wellenkamp, C. 101
Whipple, A. P005
Wieferich, D. 078
Wolter, C. 033
Worku, F. P006
Xu, Z.. 067
Yang, Y. 068
Yarnell, S. 126
Yu, C. 083
Zeisler-Vralsted, D. 034
Zhang, Z. 081
Zhou, X. 149
Zigler, S. 009
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