FISH 547, Spring
2009

Assigned Readings

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31 March, LECTURE 01: River Ecology: Orientation

1.  Naiman, R.J., T.J. Beechie, L.E. Benda, D.R. Berg, P.A. Bisson, L.H. MacDonald, M.D. O'Connor, P.L. Olson, and E.A. Steel.  1992.  Fundamental elements of ecologically healthy watersheds in the Pacific Northwest coastal ecoregion, p. 127-188.  In: R.J. Naiman (ed.), Watershed Management: Balancing Sustainability and Environmental Change. Springer-Verlag, New York.

2.  Naiman, R.J. and R.E. Bilby. 1998. River ecology and management in the Pacific coastal ecoregion. Pages 1-10, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby (Editors). River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York.

3.  Vannote, R.L. et al. 1980. The River Continuum Concept. Can. J. Fish. Aquatic Sci. 37:130-137

 

02 April, LECTURE 02: Discharge and Channel Hydraulics

1.  Poff, L.R. and 7 others. 1997. The natural flow regime. BioScience 47: 769-784.

2.  Ziemer, R.R. and T.E. Lisle. 1998. Hydrology. Pages 43-68 in, R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby, River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York.

3.  Chapter 2 (Catchments and the physical template) in R.J. Naiman, H. Décamps, and M.E. McClain. 2005. Riparia. Elsiver/Academic Press, San Diego.

 

07 April, LECTURE 03: Channel Geomorphology

1.  Montgomery, D.R. and J.M. Buffington. 1998. Channel processes, classification, and response. Pages 13-42, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby, River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York.

2. Benda, L.E. et al. 1998. Dynamic landscape systems. Pages 261-288, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby, River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York.

 

09 April, LECTURE 04: Stream Classification

1. Naiman, R.J. 1998. Biotic stream classification. Pages 97-119, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby (Editors). River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York.

2. Chapter 3 (Riparian typology) in R.J. Naiman, H. Décamps, and M.E. McClain. 2005. Riparia. Academic Press, San Diego.

3. Latterell, J.J., J.S. Bechtold, R.J. Naiman, T.C. O'Keefe, and R. Van Pelt. 2006. Dynamic patch mosaics and channel movement in an unconfined river valley of the Olympic Mountains. Freshwater Biology 51:523-544.

 

14 April, LECTURE 05: Land-water Linkages

1.  Gregory, S.V., F.J. Swanson, and W.A. McKee. 1991. An ecosystem perspective of riparian zones. BioScience 41:540-551.

2.  Naiman, R.J., K.L. Fetherston, S. McKay, and J. Chen. 1998. Riparian forests. Pages 289-323, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby (Editors). River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York.

3.  Naiman, R.J., R.E. Bilby, and P.A. Bisson. 2000. Riparian ecology and management in the Pacific coastal rain forest. BioScience 50:996-1011.

 

16 April, LECTURE 06:  Fish Community Dynamics

1. Li, H.W., C.B. Schreck, C.E. Bond, and E. Rexstad. 1987. Factors influencing changes in fish assemblages of Pacific Northwest streams. Pages 193-202 in W.J. Matthews and D. C. Heins (editors). Community and evolutionary ecology of North American stream fishes. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK.

2. Reeves, G.H., P.A. Bisson, and J.M. Dambacher. 1998. Fish communities. Pages 200-234, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby, River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York.

 

21 April, LECTURE 07: Land-water Linkages (Continued)

 

23 April, No lecture – Field trip to Holder Creek 12-6 pm

 

28 April LECTURE 08:Hyporheic Ecology

1. Edwards, R.T. 1998. The hyporheic zone. Pages 399-429, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby, River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York.

 

30 April, LECTURE 09: Aquatic Insects & Biodiversity

1.  Ward, J.V., and J.A. Stanford. 1982. Thermal responses in the evolutionary ecology of aquatic insects. Ann. Rev. Entomol. 27:97-117.

2.  Hershey, A.E. and G.A. Lamberti. 1998. Stream macroinvertebrate communities. Pages 169-199, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby, River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York.

3. Pollock, M.M. 1998. Biodiversity. Pages 430-454, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby, River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York.

 

05 May LECTURE 10: Benthic Organic Matter and Trophic Dynamics

1.  Bisson, P.A. and R.E.Bilby. 1998. Organic matter and trophic dynamics. Pages373-398, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby, River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York.

2.  Latterell, J.J. and R.J. Naiman. 2007. Sources and dynamics of large logs in a temperate floodplain river. Ecological Applications 17:1127-1141.

3. Bilby, R.E. and P.A. Bisson. 1998. Function and distribution of large woody debris. Pages 324-346, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby, River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York.

 

 

 

07 May: Mid-Term Examination (in class – short answer and essay format)

 

12 May: LECTURE 11: Seston Dynamics

1.  Wallace, J.B., T.F. Cuffney, J.R. Webster, G.J. Lugthart, K. Chung, and B.S. Goldowitz. 1991. Export of fine organic particles from headwater streams: Effects of season, extreme discharges, and invertebrate manipulation. Limnology and Oceanography 36(4):670-682.

2. Golladay, S.W. 1997. Suspended particulate organic matter concentration and export in streams. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 16: 122-130.

 

 14 May, LECTURE 12: Biogeochemical/Microbial Processes

1.   McClain, M.E., R.E. Bilby, and F.J. Triska. 1998. Nutrient cycles and responses to disturbance. Pages 347-372, In: R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby, River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York.

 

19 May, LECTURE 13: Decomposition Dynamics

1. Suberkropp, K. 1998. Microorganisms and organic matter decomposition. Pages 120-143, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby, River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York.

 

21 May LECTURE 14: River Ice

1. Prowse, T.D. and J.M. Culp. 2003. Ice breakup: a neglected factor in river ecology. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 30: 128-144.

2.  Ettema, R. and L. Zabilansky.  2004.  Ice influences on channel stability: Insights from Missouri's Fort Peck Reach.  Journal of Hydraulic

                Engineering  130:279-292.

3.  Lencioni, V.  2004.  Survival strategies of freshwater insects in cold environments.  Journal of Limnology  63:45-55.

 

26 May, LECTURE 15: System Metabolism

1.  Murphy, M. 1998. Primary production. Pages 144-168, in R.J. Naiman and R.E. Bilby, River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York.

2.  Lamberti, G.A. and A.D. Steinman. 1997. A comparison of primary production in stream ecosystems. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 16:95-103.

 

28 May, LECTURE 16: Role of Animals

1.  Naiman, R.J. and K.H. Rogers. 1997. Large animals and the maintenance of system-level characteristics in river corridors. BioScience 47:521-529.

2.  Naiman, R.J., R.E. Bilby, D.E. Schindler, and J.M. Helfield. 2002. Pacific salmon, nutrients, and the dynamics of freshwater and riparian ecosystems. Ecosystems 5:399-417.

 

02 June, LECTURE 17: Stream Ecosystem Theory

1.  Naiman, R.J., J.M. Melillo, M.A. Lock, T.E. Ford, and S.R. Reice. 1987. Longitudinal patterns of ecosystem processes and community structure in a subarctic river continuum. Ecology 68:1139-1156.

2.  Webster, J.R. and J.L. Meyer. 1997. Organic matter budgets for streams: a synthesis. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 16:141-161.

3.  Poole, G. 2002. Fluvial landscape ecology: addressing uniqueness within the river discontinuum. Freshwater Biology 47: 641-660.

 

04 June, LECTURE 18: Rivers of the Future

1.  Pimentel, D. and 9 others. 1997. Water resources: agriculture, the environment and society. BioScience 47: 97-106.

2.  Jackson, R.B., S.R. Carpenter, C.N. Dahm, D.M. McKnight, R.J. Naiman, S.L. Postel, and S.W. Running. 2001. Water in a changing world. Ecological Applications 11:1027-1045.

3.  Naiman, R.J. and M.G. Turner. 2000. A future perspective on North America's freshwater ecosystems. Ecological Applications 10:958-970.



Text Books
Naiman, R.J. and R.E. Bilby (eds.). 1998. River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific Coastal Ecoregion. Springer-Verlag, New York.

Optional: Naiman, R.J., H. Décamps, and M.E. McClain. 2005. Riparia: Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Streamside Communities. Elsevier/Academic Press, San Diego.