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SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF BENTHIC DIATOM COMMUNITIES OF BUNDELKHAND RIVERS WITH REFERENCE TO THE PROPOSED KEN-BETWA LINK

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Verma, Jyoti, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, Senate House, University Road, Old Katra, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211002, India, diatombuster@gmail.com. Freshwater habitats are relatively discontinuous, and species do not disperse easily across the land barriers that separate river drainages into discrete …

INITIAL RESPONSE OF FLOODPLAIN RE-CONNECTION AND WOOD ADDITION TO THE FISH COMMUNITY IN THE LITTLE ARNOT RUN WATERSHED, ALLEGHENY NATIONAL FOREST.

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Delp, Lydia, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania – Lock Haven, 401 N Fairview St, Lock Haven, PA 17745, lgd7371@lockhaven.edu, Seiler, Steve, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania – Lock Haven, 401 N Fairview St, Lock Haven, PA 17745, sseiler@commonwealthu.edu, …

COMBINING ASSESSMENTS OF PERIPHYTON COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION TO DETECT SUBTLE ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS TO HEADWATER STREAMS IN THE UPPER DELAWARE BASIN

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Rier, Steven, Department of Biology -Watershed Ecology Center, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, 400 East Second ST, Bloomsburg, PA, 17815, srier@commonwealthu.edu; Gonzales, Braedon, Department of Biology -Watershed Ecology Center, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, 400 East Second ST, Bloomsburg, …

CRITICAL ZONE PROCESSES SHAPING STREAM WATER TEMPERATURE IN A KARSTIC WATERSHED

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Orr, Alexandra, Ecosystem Science and Management, Penn State University, 222 Forest Resources Building, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, aso124@psu.edu; Boyer, Elizabeth, Ecosystem Science and Management, Penn State University, 304 Forest Resources BL, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, ewb100@psu.edu; …

LEVEE IMPACT ON SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN FLOOD RISKS

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Ansari, Rashid, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, PennState, 235 Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Shortlidge Road, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, 16802, abh6005@psu.edu; Mejia, Alfonso, , Civil and Environmental Engineering, PennState, 217 Sackett Building, College Avenue, University Park, State …

LEGACY SOIL COMPACTION AND ITS IMPACTS ON STORMWATER MODELING AND PREDICTIONS OF FLOODING

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Clark, Shirley, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Penn State Harrisburg, 777 W Harrisburg Pike, # W236F, Middletown, PA,17057, sec16@psu.edu; Mijic, Zorana E., Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 777 W Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA …

RECONNECTING THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER FOR ECOLOGICAL LIFT, RECREATIONAL ACCESS, AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION

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Hollingsworth-Segedy, Lisa, American Rivers, 1101 14th Street NW, Suite #1400 Washington, DC 20005, lhollingsworth-segedy@americanrivers.org. The Susquehanna River has a long history of habitat fragmentation via large dams. In addition to the ecological damage, dams are now limiting recreation …

PRE AND POST RESTORATION CHANGES IN DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON CONCENTRATION AND QUALITY IN THE GROUNDWATER WELLS OF LITTLE ARNOT RUN, ALLEGHENY NATIONAL FOREST

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Dempsey, Chris, Biology Department, Gannon University, 109 University Squre, Erie, PA, 16501, dempsey007@gannon.edu; Schmitzerle, Dylan, , Biology Department, Gannon University, 109 University Square, Erie, PA, 16501, dempsey007@gannon.edu. Due to human activity, many headwater streams in Pennsylvania …

INTRODUCTION TO GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF AQUATIC RESOURCE RESTORATION

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Goerman, Dave, PA Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Waterway Engineering and Wetlands, 400 market St., Harrisburg, PA, 17105, dgoerman@pa.gov. The PA DEP Bureau of Waterway Engineering and Wetlands has developed comprehensive characteristics that guide restoration principles …

POST-RELEASE MONITORING OF HEAD-STARTED EASTERN HELLBENDER SALAMANDERS: A TALE OF TWO COHORTS

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PART I: GROWTH, BODY CONDITION, AND SURVIVORSHIP Herman, Michelle, Science, The Wetland Trust, Inc., 4729 State Route 414, Burdett, NY, 14818, mh@thewetlandtrust.org; Petokas, Peter, J, Biology, Lock Haven University, 401 N Fairview St, Lock Haven, PA, 17745, …