7405

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7405
• Author: Bain, M. B., ed. 1990.
• Title: Workshop Synopsis,
• USFW Year: Ecolog
• USFW - Doc Type: U.S. Department of the Interior,
• Copyright Material: NO

Contents

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Preface ..... .". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

Acknowledgments ............................................................... v

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Ecological Research and Impact Assessment: Complementary but Different Endeavors.

Mark B. Bain.............. .................................................. 2

Ecological Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Ecosystem Characteristics and Biological Productivity of Southeastern Coastal Plain
Blackwater Rivers. Arthur C. Benke ........................................... 6
Biology and Ecology of Mollusks in Streams. Richard J. Neves ...................... 8
Aquatic and Terrestrial Linkages: The Role of Floodplains. J. Vaun McArthur. . . . . . . . . 10
Ecology of Southeastern Stream Fishes: Geographic, Macro- and Microhabitat
Considerations. Stephen T. Ross ............................................... 11
A Pluralistic View of Factors Influencing Warmwater Stream Fishes: Implications for
Environmental Management. Isaac J. Schlosser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Fish Community Structure and Stability in Warmwater Midwestern Streams.

William J. Matthews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Centrarchid-Habitat Associations in Ozark Streams. Charles F. Rabeni ............... 18
Fish Larvae-Ecologically Distinct Organisms. Darrel E. Snyder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Assessment and Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
The IEI: A Quantitative, Easily Communicated Assessment of the Health and Complexity
of Entire Fish Communities. Robert M. Hughes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Comparison of Instream Flow Methods for Western Virginia.
Donald J. Orth and Paul M. Leonard ........................................... 29
Minimum Flow is a Myth. Clair B. Stalnaker ..................................... 31
Considerations in Applying IFIM to Warmwater Streams. John M. Nestler. . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Determination of Instream Flow Needs at Hydroelectric Projects in the Northeast.

Gordon W. Russell ........................................................... 36

Discharge versus Habitat in Steep-gradient Piedmont Streams. Jeffrey W. Foltz. . . . . . . . 38
Use of Multiple Methods for Instream Flow Recommendations-A State Agency
Approach. Steven E. Reed and James S. Mead................................... 40
Stream Habitat Analysis and Instream Flow Assessment: A State-Federal Effort in
Arkansas. Danny J. Ebert, Steve P. Filipek, and Kelly M. Russell ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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