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Advances in Aquatic Entomology: Celebrating the Role of Aquatic Insects in Scientific Research

Tuesday, December 15, 2009: 1:30 PM-5:35 PM
Room 202, Second Floor (Convention Center)
Organizers:
Ryan Kimbirauskas
Mollie McIntosh
Richard Merritt


1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
0795
The use of macroinvertebrates as indicators of wetland quality: a case study for inland wetlands of Michigan
Mollie McIntosh, Michigan State University
1:55 PM
0796
Control of chironomid (Diptera: Chironomidae) infestations of aquatic systems
Martin B. Berg, Loyola University
2:15 PM
0797
Should aquatic ecosystem condition be based on taxonomy or ecology or both? A comparison of approaches
Kenneth W. Cummins, Humboldt State University ; Margaret A. Wilzbach, Humboldt State University
2:35 PM
0798
Determining the relative roles of space, habitat quality, and interspecific interactions in the assembly of a stream insect meta-community
Christopher J. Patrick, University of Notre Dame ; Chris M. Swan, University of Maryland
2:55 PM
0799
Incorporating the entire life cycle of aquatic insects into urban stream ecology
Robert F. Smith, University of Maryland ; William O. Lamp, University of Maryland
3:15 PM
Break
3:30 PM
0800
Quantifying the ecological consequences of declining biodiversity: responses of stream invertebrates to changes in vertebrate diversity
Matt Whiles, Southern Illinois University
3:50 PM
0801
Ebbs and flows of aquatic insects in Hawaiian stream ecosystems
M. Eric Benbow, University of Dayton ; Mollie McIntosh, Michigan State University
4:10 PM
0802
Post-glacial dispersion and Pleistocene refugia of two stoneflies (Plecoptera) inhabiting eastern North America
R. Edward DeWalt, University of Illinois ; Rosanna Giordano, University of Illinois
4:30 PM
0803
The tsunami in Thailand: recovery of lentic insect communities
Robert W. Sites, University of Missouri
4:50 PM
0804
The role of aquatic insects in criminal investigations
Richard Merritt, Michigan State University ; Ryan Kimbirauskas, Michigan State University
5:10 PM
Concluding Remarks
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