Annual Meeting of Irish Freshwater Biologists 2011
5th March, Medical Biology Centre, Queen’s University, Belfast
Session 1
Bad Biology, Good Chemistry: Contrasting evidence for water qualiry recovery in streams- Dr Bob Foy (AFBI)
High Resulution Instrumented Platforms capable of Sensing key Limological Variables- Elizabeth Ryder (DKIT)
A novel approach to mitigation of effects of hydropower dams on downstream migrating eels – Ruairí MacNamara (QUB) (not available as download)
MRavinet_Freshwater_Biologists_March_2011- Mark Ravinet (QUB)
Session 2
Effects of altered habitat structure on littoral macroinvertebrates – Tamara Jurca (TCD) (not available as download)
As dull as ditch water? – Elevating the status of the undervalued drainage ditch – Dr Jane Kavanagh
The dynamics of iron deposition in streams and its effects on aquatic ecology – Dr Katrina Macintosh
The use of water beetles in habitat assessment: progress towards an Irish manual - Dr Brian Nelson (NPWS), Prof Garth Foster, Dr Áine O’Connor (NPWS)
The use of behaviour in studies of freshwater ecology – Dr Jamie dick (QUB)
Songs from the Waters of Pollardstown Fen – Dr Tom Lawrence (DCU)
Session 3
Motorway construction: Assessing the impact of sediment on Salmo trutta eggs – Letizia Cocchiglia (UCD)
The Lough Derg Native Fish Biodiversity Project – Dr Fran Igoe (Irish Char Conservation Group)
Roach in Ireland – trophic flexibility of a successful invader – Dr Brian Hayden (QUB)
An atlas of freshwater fish in Irish lakes – Dr Úna Fitzpatrick (NBDC)
Nutrient enrichment and stream salmonids in Ireland- Dr Conor Graham & Dr Simon Harrisson (UCC)
A stitch in time – early warning system for invasive species – Colette O’Flynn (NBDC)
Session 4
Selective bait trapping: A novel approach to sampling lake benthic invertebrates – Dariusz Nowak (NUIG)
Landscape characteristics determine whether ecosystems are stabilized or destabilized by nutrient enrichment – Dr Ian Donohue (TCD)
Key biodiversity hotspots for freshwater invertebrates – Dr Eugenie Regan (NBDC)
