Course Description

Grading Policy

Class One PowerPoint
Guide Weekly Schedule

Assigned Readings:

McClain et al. 2003. Biogeochemical hotspots and hot moments at the interface of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Ecosystems. 6: 301-312.

Naiman, R. J. and H. Decamps. 1997. The ecology of interfaces: Riparian zones. Annual Review of Ecological Systems. 28:621-658.

Supplemental Readings:

Parkin, T.B. 1987. Soil microsites as a source of denitrification variability.
Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 51:1194-1199.

Assigned Readings:

U.S. EPA. 1999. Constructed wetlands treatment of municipal wastewaters. Nat’l Risk Mgmt. Risk Lab., ORD. EPA/625/R-99/010.

Supplemental Readings:

Gold, A.J. and D.Q. Kellogg. 1996. Modeling internal processes of riparian buffer zones. In: Haycock et al., Editors. Buffer Zones: Their Processes and Potential in Water Protection. Pages 208-220.

Dingman, Physical Hydrology

Week 4
2/13/09

CLASS STARTS AT 11:30

Assigned Readings:

Richter et al. 1997. How much water does a river need?  Freshwater Biology. 37:231-249.

Annear et al. 2004. Instream flows in the context of riverine ecology. Chapter 2 in: Instream Flows for Riverine Resource Stewardship. Instream Flow Council. pp. 9-50.

Supplemental Readings:

Sustaining Healthy Rivers. Issues in Ecology.

Allan and Castillo. 2007. Stream Flow. Chapter Two in Stream Ecology. Springer.

Allan and Castillo. 2007. The foundations of stream ecology. Chapter 14 in
Stream Ecology. Springer.

Week 5

2/20/09

Assigned Readings:

Robertson, A.I., P. Bacon, and G. Heagney. 2001. The response of floodplain primary production to flood frequency and timing.  Journal of Applied Ecology, 38 pp. 126-136.

Humphries, P. and Baldwin, D.S. 2003. Drought and aquatic ecosystems: An introduction. Freshwater Biology. 48:1141-1146.

Supplemental Readings:

See Week 4

Week 6

2/27/09

Assigned Readings:

Covich, A.P., T.A. Crowl, and F.N. Scatena. 2003. Effects of extreme low flows on freshwater shrimps in a perennial tropical stream. Freshwater Biology, 48 pp. 1199-1206

Freeman, M.C., and P.A. Marcinek. 2006. Fish Assemblage Responses to Water Withdrawals and Water Supply Reservoirs in Piedmont Streams. Environmental Management 38: 435-450

Supplemental Readings:

Stalnaker, Clair, Berton Lamb, Jim Henriksen, Ken Bovee, and John Bartholow. 1995. The Instream Flow Incremental Methodology – A Primer for IFIM: U.S. Department of the Interior Biological Report 29, 44 p.

Ordination and AIC

Week 7

3/6/09

Environmental Flow Assessment – Case Study in Rhode Island (Part 1: Methods)

Assigned Readings:

Stalnaker et al., 1994. Chapters1, 2, 3 of The Instream Flow Incremental Methodology. A Primer for IFIM.  US. Dept of Interior, National Biological Service. Pages 2-27.

Gippel and Stewardson. 1998. Use of wetted perimeter in defining minimum environmental flows.  Regulated Rivers: Research and Management. 14:53-67.

Annear et al. 2004.  Instream flows for riverine resource stewardship. Chapter 6. (focus on pp 129-137; 139-140; 144-146 (IBI); 148-150 (PHABSIM); 159-164 (Tennant Method and Wetted Perimeter Method).

Assigned Readings:

Armstrong, David S., and Gene W. Parker. 2003. Assessment of Habitat and Streamflow Requirements for Habitat Protection, Usquepaug-Queen River, Rhode Island, 1999-2000: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-438, 78 p.

Assigned Readings:

Harding et al. 1998. Stream biodiversity: The ghost of land use past.  Proc. Nat’l Academy of Sciences. 95:14843-14847.

Naiman, R.J. 1988. Alteration of North American streams by beaver. Bioscience. 38: 753-762.

Paul, M.J. and J.L. Meyer. 2001. Streams in the urban landscape.  Annual Review Ecol. Syst. 32:333-365.

Week 10

4/10/09

CLASS STARTS AT 11:30

Week 11

4/24/09