HR: 16:45h
AN: NB24D-06 INVITED     [Abstracts]
TI: Panel Discussion: Understanding Ecological Responses to Hydrologic Alteration in Streams and Rivers
AU: * Covich, A
EM: alanc@uga.edu
AF: Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 United States
AB: Land managers are confronted with increasing demands to tap flowing (lotic) aquatic systems, and the surficial aquifers that feed them, for agricultural, industrial, and domestic uses. Concurrently, aquatic resource managers are being asked to specify controls on water withdrawals and diversions to sustain the functions of associated ecosystems. The functions of "healthy" rivers and streams include processing of organic matter and nutrients, maintenance of banks and riparian function, and dissipation of floods, as well as sustained biological diversity and production. Resource managers require specific information on ecosystem responses to hydrologic alteration and enhanced decision-support tools to resolve issues related to water use and habitat protection. This panel discussion will address priority research needs in flow management.
DE: 1803 Anthropogenic effects
DE: 1884 Water supply
DE: 6334 Regional planning
DE: 6620 Science policy
SC: North American Benthological Society [NB]
MN: 2005 Joint Assembly