1996 Platte River Basin Ecosystem Symposium

Feb. 27, 1996
Kearney Holiday Inn Kearney, Nebraska

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FISHERIES OF THE PLATTE RIVER BASIN Abstracts
A Survey of the Warmwater Stream Fishes of the Platte River Drainage in Wyoming,
Timothy M. Patton, Graduate Research Asst, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071-3166 *

Fish Species Composition in the Central Platte River, Nebraska,
Don Conklin Jr., Chadwick Ecological Consultants, Inc., Littleton, Colorado **

Distribution, Habitat Use and Food Habits of Sturgeon in the Lower Platte RIver, Nebraska,
Robin Hofpar, Graduate Research Asst, Forestry, Fisheries & Wildlife, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln **

An Ichthyological Survey of the North and South Platte Rivers in Western Nebraska,
John D. Lynch and Brian R. Roh, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, School of Biological Sciences, Lincoln, Nebraska *

LANDSCAPE AND WATER MANAGEMENT Abstracts
Designing Hydroperiods for Riparian Wetlands in Wyoming and the Implications for River Management,
Todd Yeager, Graduate Research Asst, Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management, University of Wyoming **

Water Quality in a Wet Meadow, Platte River Valley, Central Nebraska,
Patrick J. Emmons, Hydrologists, U.S. Geological Survey, Lawrence, Kansas **

A Plant Study and Comparison of Upland Cemeteries to Rangelands in Buffalo County, Nebraska,
Troy Walz, Graduate Research Assistant, Biology, University of Nebraska at Kearney *

Irrigation Water Conservation Practices for the Central Platte Valley, Nebraska,
Dean E. Eisenhauer, Professor of Biological Systems Engineering, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln *

WATER QUALITY Abstracts
Nutrient Patterns, Mainstem South Platte River, Denver to Julesburg, Colorado: Seasonal and Temporal Variations, a Longterm Tom Sawyer Monitoring Program,
John Wooding, Colorado Division of Wildlife, Denver, Colorado *

Restoration of Two Platte River Basin Sandpit Lakes: Phosphorus Reduction Using Aluminum Sulfate,
John C. Holz, Research Project Manager, Forestry, Fisheries & Wildlife, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln **

Chronic Effects of Baseflow Levels of Atrazine on Platte River Algae,
Karen J. Nelson, Graduate Research Asst, Forestry, Fisheries & Wildlife, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln **

MIDDLE PLATTE ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT Abstracts
The Platte River Watershed Protection Program: The Middle Platte Companion Economic Assessment,
Allan Jenkins, Associate Professor of Economics, and Ron Konecny, Associate Professor of Business, University of Nebraska at Kearney **

POSTER SESSION Abstracts
Wintering Bald Eagle Survey of the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District Supply Canal for the Tri-County Diverison Dam to the J-2 River Return 1992-1995,
Mark M. Peyton, Senior District Biologist, Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation District, Gothenburg, Nebraska

Alternative Uses for Marginal Cropland in the Platte Valley,
Kent Pfeiffer, Research Management Associate, The Nature Conservancy, Aurora, Nebraska

Impact of Selected Herbicides and Metabolites in the Platte and Elkhorn Rivers on Collector Well Water, Nebraska,
Ingrid Verstragten, Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Lincoln, Nebraska

LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY Abstracts
Landscape Ecology: A Primer and Overview of Application to the Central Platte River, Nebraska,
Paul Currier, Director, Platte River Whooping Crane Mantenance Trust, Inc **

Use of GPS/GIS for Accuracy Assessment of Remotely Sensed Imagery,
David T. Smith, Graduate Research Asst, Forestry, Fisheries & Wildlife, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln **

Factors Influencing Red-Eyed Vireo Habitat Selection in Forest Fragments Along the Central Platte River, Nebraska,
Christopher J. Colt, Graduate Research Asst, Forestry, Fisheries & Wildlife, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln **

The Effect of Landscape Fragmentation on the distribution of Wet Meadow Grassland Birds,
Chris Helzer, Graduate Research Asst, Forestry, Fisheries & Wildlife, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln **

*=completed research **=progress report

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