LA SOCIÉTÉ CANADIENNE des BIOLOGISTES ENVIRONNEMENTALES
CSEB 1997
Fish and Wildlife Research & Management -
Applying Emerging Technologies
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada September 28-30, 1997
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada September 28-30, 1997
Conference Sessions
Session 1: Byte the Bullet [Computer Applications, Modelling and Simulation]
SESSION 1 - BYTE THE BULLET
[Computer Applications, Modelling and Simulation]
- A Computerized Editing System for Video Monitoring of Fish Passage;
- Douglas R. Hatch, Jeffery K. Fryer, Matthew Schwartzberg, David R. Peterson, and Andrew Wand;
- Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission; Portland, OR
- The Newfoundland Marten Population: Viability and Spatial Dynamics;
- Richard Schneider;
- Biological Sciences, University of Alberta; Edmonton, AB
- Defensible Methods - Software for Assessing Net Gain/Loss of Fish Habitat;
- Charles K. Minns1, J.E. Moore2 and F.Gorrie2;
- 1Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Burlington, ON;
- 2Bio-Software, Hamilton, ON
- The Use of Computer Models in Fisheries Management;
- Trevor M. Thera;
- Alberta Conservation Association; Peace River, AB
- A User-Friendly Simulation Model Used to Assist Anglers and Biologists in Designing Regulations to Recover Walleye Populations;
- Michael Sullivan; Natural Resources Service, Alberta Environmental Protection; Edmonton, AB
- Mapping Methods for an Atlas of Bird Banding in Canada;
- Eric J. Woodsworth;
- Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada; Saskatoon, SK
SESSION 2 - MODERN LAB DETECTIVES
[DNA, Isotopes and Other Investigations]
- Summer Diet of Whooping Cranes in Wood Buffalo National Park Using Stable Isotope Analysis;
- Geoffrey L. Holroyd1 and Jason M. Duxbury2;
- 1Canadian Wildlife Service; 2University of Alberta; Edmonton, AB
- Laser Ablation - Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry Applied to Fisheries Research;
- Robert Brown, Sam Wang, David Gray and Clair Dat;
- Elemental Research Inc.; North Vancouver, BC
- Microsatellite DNA Analysis of Skeena River Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch);
- J. Nelson1, C. Wood2, and B. Holtby2;
- 1SeaStar Biotech, Victoria, BC;
- 2Pacific Biological Station, Dept of Fisheries and Oceans, Nanaimo; BC
- Stable Isotope Ecology: Diet Analysis of Raptors Using Stable Isotope Ratios in Feathers;
- Jason M. Duxbury1 and Geoffrey L. Holroyd1;
- 1Renewable Resources, University of Alberta;
- 2Canadian Wildlife Service; Edmonton, AB
- Coupling Stable Isotope and Otolith Analysis to Determine the Effect of Marine-derived Nutrients on the Growth Rate of Juvenile Coho Salmon (Onchorhynchus kisutch);
- Craig Adams;
- University of Washington School of Fisheries; Seattle, WA
SESSION 3 - LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION!
[GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and GPS (Global Positioning Systems)]
- Predictive Habitat Modeling for Mountain Caribou using GIS and GPS Collars;
- David A. Christie;
- Cascadia Natural Resource Consultants Inc.; Kamloops, BC
- Empirical Approaches to GIS-Based Habitat Modeling for Wide-Ranging Species;
- Clayton Apps;
- Aspen Wildlife Research; Calgary, AB
- Habitat Assessment in Saskatchewan Using GPS and GIS Technology;
- Jo-Anne Hochbaum and Wen Liaw;
- Fisheries and Wildlife Branch, Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management; Saskatoon, SK
SESSION 4 - HABITAT ASSESSMENT and IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES
- Ecosystem Responses to Lake Fertilization as a Habitat Improvement Technique in Central Newfoundland, Canada;
- Roy Knoechel1, Patrick M. Ryan2, Keith D. Clarke2 and Joseph J. Kerekes3;
- 1Dept of Biology, Memorial University, St. John's, NF;
- 2Science Branch, Dept of Fisheries and Oceans, St. John's, NF;
- 3Canadian Wildlife Service, Dartmouth, NS
- The Effect of Forest Harvest Practices on Stream Temperature, Growth, Behaviour and Biodiversity of Fish Populations in the Torpy River, BC;
- D. Max Blouw and J. Mark Shrimpton;
- University of Northern British Columbia; Prince George; BC
- Development of a Mobile Aviary to Enhance Translocation Success of Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers;
- John W. Edwards1, Charles A. Dachelet2 and Webb Smathers1;
- 1Clemson University; Clemson, SC
- 2Fish and Wildlife Branch, USDA Forest Service; Clemson, SC
- Traditional Knowledge and New Techniques for an Old Species;
- Robert G. Wallace;
- Fish and Wildlife Branch, Saskatchewan Environment and Resources Management; Saskatoon, SK
- Spawning Habitat Enhancement at South Two Lakes, Alberta;
- Ken D. Wright;
- Alberta Conservation Association; Peace River, AB
- Assessing the Impact of Submerged Timber Removal on Fish in Ootsa Lake, BC;
- T. Brock Stables1 and Malcolm Winsby2;
- 1BioSonics Inc., Sumas, WA;
- 2Hatfield Consultants, Vancouver, BC
- Watershed Management: Integration not Segregation. The Sage Creek Integrated Watershed Restoration Project;
- Paul R. H. Schaap;
- Dillon Consulting Limited; Richmond, BC
SESSION 5
SOUND WAYS of MONITORING: TELEMETRY and other ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES
- Utility of Biotelemetry and Raster-Based Spatial Analyses for Establishing the Ecology of Endangered Small Mammals;
- David L. Gummer;
- Ecology Div, Biological Sciences, University of Calgary; Calgary, AB
- Automated Remote Acoustic Systems for Fish Passage Monitoring and Decision Making;
- J. Dawson, J. Hedgepeth, E. Kudera, C. Sullivan, R. Thorne and B. McFadden;
- BioSonics Inc.; Seattle, WA
- Satellite Transmitters on Swainson's Hawks during 1995-1997;
- Ursula Banasch, J. Schmutz, S. Houston and G. Holroyd;
- Canadian Wildlife Service; Edmonton, AB
- Fish Behavior Measured by a Radar-type Acoustic Tracking Transducer near Hydroelectric Dams;
- John Hedgepeth, William Acker, David Fuhriman, and Brian McFadden;
- BioSonics Inc.; Seattle, WA
SESSION 6- BIOMONITORING
- Can Impoverished Aquatic Insect Community be Used for Water Quality Monitoring?
- Murray H. Colbo, Christopher Cutler, Tammy Lomond and Jose Perez;
- Dept of Biology, Memorial University; St. John's, NF
- Soil Bacteria Assist Greenskeepers in the Management of Golf Course Greens;
- S. Marcia Nilson and K. Denford;
- Faculty of Science, University of Regina; Regina, SK
POSTER SESSION
- Digital Recording Thermographs - a Cost Effective Alternative for Assessing Water Temperature Fluctuations in the Forebay and Tailrace of Keenleyside Dam, BC;
- G. Ash and S. Millar;
- R L & L Environ. Serv. Ltd.; Edmonton, AB
- Functional Restoration using Constructed Pools and Riffles in Channelized Streams;
- David Bates1, Marc Gaboury2, Grant McBain3 and Robert Newbury4;
- 1FSCI Biological Consultants, Halfmoon Bay, BC;
- 2Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Nanaimo, BC;
- 3Dept of Fisheries and Oceans, Madiera, BC;
- 4Newbury Hydraulics, Gibsons, BC
- Efficacy of Air-lift Sampler for Samping Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Biomonitoring and Assessment of Rivers;
- Richard J. Casey and Sharon Kendall;
- Alberta Research Council; Vegreville, AB
- GIS/GPS Applications of the Radio Telemetry Portion of the Kakwa River Bull Trout Project see below;
- Paul J. Hvenegaard and David M. Fairless;
- Fish Management Div., Natural Resources Service, Alberta Environmental Protection; Peace River, AB
- The Kakwa River Bull Trout Program;
- Paul J. Hvenegaard and David M. Fairless;
- Fish Management Div., Natural Resources Service, Alberta Environmental Protection; Peace River, AB
- Radio Telemetry -- a Useful Tool in Assessing Behaviour of White Sturgeon unavailable
- J.S. McKenzie and C. McLeod
- R L & L Environ. Serv. Ltd., Edmonton, AB
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