2005 Annual Review of Research Presentations

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  • Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Posters
  • Session 1
  • Homing and straying: The yin and yang of salmon population structure Thomas Quinn Professor, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences tquinn@u.washington.edu
  • Above the dam: Salmon colonization of new habitat Joseph Anderson Graduate Student, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences anderson@u.washington.edu Download slideshow (pdf)
  • Seasonal changes in structure and salmon-derived biomass in the macroinvertebrate community of Kennedy Creek John Honea Graduate Student, Forest Resources honea@u.washington.edu Download slideshow (pdf)
  • The evolutionary effect of bear predation on the breeding lifespan of sockeye salmon Stephanie Carlson Graduate Student, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences scar@u.washington.edu
  • King of fish: The thousand-year run of salmon David Montgomery Director, Quaternary Research Center; Professor, Earth and Space Sciences dave@ess.washington.edu Download slideshow (pdf)
  • Session 2
  • Climate forecasts and streamfl ow prediction: A western U.S. experiment Andrew Wood Research Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering dave@ess.washington.edu Download slideshow (pdf)
  • Valley-scale landscape structure as a component of hydrologic response in complex mountain basins Anne Weekes Graduate Student, Forest Resources aww@u.washington.edu Download slideshow (pdf)
  • The use of remote sensing, GIS, and multivariate vegetation analyses to explain the distribution of riparian forest communities at multiple spatial scales Lauren Mollot Graduate Student, Forest Resources lolo@u.washington.edu Download slideshow (pdf)
  • Maintaining sustainable water supplies: Impacts of climate change in the Puget Sound region Richard Palmer Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering palmer@u.washington.edu Download slideshow (pdf)
  • Session 3
  • Large wood input, storage, burial, and transport in the Queets River Watershed Joshua Latterell Graduate Student, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences latterel@u.washington.edu Download slideshow (pdf)
  • Interactions between vegetation patterns, social preferences, and stream biotic conditions: An integrated approach to watershed planning in the Puget Sound Lowlands Vivek Shandas Graduate Student, Urban Design and Planning; Urban Ecology shandas@atmos.washington.edu Download slideshow (pdf)
  • Regional-scale riparian vegetation changes: A contributor to Hood Canal dissolved oxygen issues? Mindy Roberts Graduate Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering mindyr@u.washington.edu Download slideshow (pdf)
  • How deposition of mineral sediments establishes a complex template for floodplain ecosystem development Scott Bechtold Graduate Student, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences sbech@u.washington.edu Download slideshow (pdf)
  • Embracing disturbance: A new paradigm for the precautionary principle in riparian zones James Agee Professor, Forest Resources jkagee@u.washington.edu Download slideshow (pdf)
  • Session 4
  • Climate and the future of water resources in the Northwest Phil Mote State Climatologist, Climate Impacts Group philip@atmos.washington.edu Download slideshow (pdf)
  • Hydrologic changes in the western United States from 1916–2003 Alan Hamlet Research Engineer, Civil and Environmental Engineering hamleaf@u.washington.edu Download slideshow (pdf)
  • Living with limits: Climate, water, salmon, and sustainability in the Pacific Northwest Edward Miles Director, Climate Impacts Group edmiles@u.washington.edu Download slideshow (pdf)
  • Posters

  • Exploring the roles of climate and land surface changes on the variability of pan-Arctic river discharge
    Jennifer Adam, Graduate Student, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Twentieth century drought in the conterminous United States: An application of severity-area-duration analysis
    Konstantinos M. Andreadis, Graduate Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Virtual mission stage I: Implications of a spaceborne surface water mission
    Elizabeth Clark, Graduate Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Valuing irrigation water rights using a hedonic price analysis: A comparison of eastside and westside case studies in Washington State
    Abby Hook, Graduate Student, Public Aff airs; Forest Resources

    Lake water quality and health: Land use considerations for small lake watersheds in King County, Washington
    Nora Kammer, Graduate Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Measuring and modeling spatially distributed hydrologic processes: Preliminary results for test plots at the University of Washington Center for Urban Horticulture
    Stephanie Kampf, Graduate Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Snohomish Utility Salmon Habitat Improvements Plan (SUSHI)
    Elizabeth Korb, Graduate Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Evaluating the management implications of research: Re-evaluating the analysis of the H.J. Andrews logging-flooding data
    Finn Krogstad, Graduate Student, Forest Resources

    The effects of riparian harvesting on headwater streams in western Washington
    Garrett Liles, Graduate Student, Forest Resources

    Assessing small stream biotic integrity using fish assemblages across an urban landscape
    Deanna Matzen, Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Watershed planning in the Skagit River and Tillamook Bay Watersheds: An exploratory analysis of process, implementation, and integration
    Summer Morlock, Graduate Student,Marine Affairs

    Comparison of flow direction algorithms for computing stream networks using LIDAR derived digital elevation models and 10-meter USGS DEM
    Adam Mouton, Graduate Student, Forest Resources

    Influence of anthropogenic activities on stream nutrient transport and hypoxic conditions in south Hood Canal
    Suzanne Osborne, Graduate Student, Forest Resources

    The ecological consequences of knotweed invasion into riparian areas
    Lauren Urgenson, Graduate Student, Forest Resources