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– 2010 – Society for Freshwater Science (Formerly the North American Benthological Society) Published December 2011 ------FOREWORD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CURRENT AND SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHIES ON BENTHIC BIOLOGY – 2010 – Society for Freshwater Science (formerly the North American Benthological Society) published December 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREWORD. “Current and Selected Bibliographies on Benthic Biology” is published annually for the members of the Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) (formerly the North American Benthological Society – NABS). This compilation summarizes titles of articles published during the previous year (2010). Additionally, pertinent titles of articles published prior to 2010 also have been included if they had not been cited in previous reviews, or to correct errors in previous annual bibliographies, and authors of several sections have included citations for recent (2011) publications. I extend my appreciation to past and present members of the NABS and SFS Literature Review and Publications Committees, to librarians Elizabeth Wohlgemuth (Illinois Natural History Survey) and Susan Braxton (Prairie Research Institute), and to Kristi L. Moss and Erika Bilger Kratzer for their assistance in compiling this 2010 bibliography. Information on SFS membership (including downloadable and membership forms) are available here: http://www.freshwater-science.org/About-NABS/About-SFS-Membership.aspx. Inquiries should be directed towards SFS Member Services: 5400 Bosque Blvd., Suite 680, Waco, TX 76710 USA; telephone: (254) 399-9636; FAX: (254) 776-3767; E-mail: [email protected]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark J. Wetzel, Editor – 2011 (for 2010) NABS/SFS Annual Bibliography, and Chair, SFS Literature Review Committee, Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820 USA. Telephone: (217) 244-2108; E-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please Read These Notes: Historically, annual compilations of this bibliography were presented in a two-column format. Since this annual bibliography has not been published in hard copy since 2002 (7-7/8” x 10”, soft cover), this current bibliography is being presented in a single column, full-page width format. The keen eye will discern slight variations in citation format from one section to the next. While many section authors have closely followed the citation format recommended years ago by former committee chair Don Webb (in consultation with Ron Hellenthal, who for years integrated annual bibliographic compilations with a global database he maintained for the Society – requiring a citation format that was best for the database at that time), other perennial members of this committee provide citations formatted differently (likely congruent with their own bibliographic database formats). This is a committee of dedicated volunteers (many who have been members for over 25 years); thus, I feel it is more important to accept contributions from all committee members rather than reject sections that do not follow explicit format or meet fixed deadlines. I will be discussing options regarding the future of this annual bibliography with the Society’s Publications Committee soon, and in particular, requesting some minimal funds to revitalize the searchable global citation database, and to integrate annual compilations over the last 10 years that remain accessible to current members only as text (MS Word) and PDF files via the Society’s website. If you see errors or omissions in any of the citations included below, please send the incorrect as well as the corrected citation(s) to the author(s) of the pertinent section(s). As many committee members note at the beginning of their sections, please send your publications (paper reprint or pdf) to all pertinent section editors to assure they are accurately included; bibliographic download services are incredible assets to committee members when compiling our sections, but we know that citations provided by these services are occasionally inaccurate and/or incomplete. Thank you for your interest and assistance. MJW 2 Sections and contributors: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CURRENT AND SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHIES ON BENTHIC BIOLOGY – 2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page ANNELIDA (Oligochaeta, other non-hirudinean groups): Mark J. Wetzel, Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820 USA. telephone: (217) 244-2108. E-mail: [email protected]. URL: http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~mjwetzel/hp.home.html. ....................................................... 5 ANNELIDA (Hirudinea): Donald J. Klemm, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ecological Exposure Research Division, Ecosystems Research Branch, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr. - MS 642, Cincinnati, OH 45268. E-mail: [email protected]; telephone: (513) 569-7090; and William E. Moser, Smithsonian Institution, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Museum Support Center, MRC 534, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746. E-mail: [email protected]; telephone: (301) 238-1761. ......................................................... 28 PLECOPTERA: Stanley W. Szczytko, College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI 54481; E-mail: [email protected]; telephone: (715) 346-4181; and Bill P. Stark, Sadler Professor of Biology, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS 39058; E-mail: [email protected]; telephone: (601) 925-3340; and Boris C. Kondratieff, Director, C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity, Colorado State University, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences, and Pest Management, Fort Collins, CO 80523. E-mail: [email protected]. telephone: (970) 491-7314. ....................................................................................................... 35 EPHEMEROPTERA: Michael Meyer (Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science, Christopher Newport University, 1 University Place, Newport News, VA 23606; E-mail: [email protected]; telephone: (757) 594-7321. Note: no contribution this year; Mike will be compiling this section for the year 2011, to also include citations for papers published in 2010. ................................................................................................................................................... 48 ODONATA: John C. Abbott, Curator of Entomology, Texas Natural Science Center, Section of Integrative Biology, 2907 Lake Austin Blvd., The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78703. E-mail: [email protected]; tel.: (512) 232-1896 [lab]. URLs: http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/jcabbott, http://www.odonatacentral.org. .................................................................................................................................................... 48 AQUATIC AND SEMIAQUATIC HETEROPTERA: Paul P. Tinerella, Curator of Entomology, University of Minnesota, Department of Entomology, 1980 Folwell Avenue, 219 Hodson Hall, St. Paul, MN 55108 USA. E-mail: [email protected]; telephone: (612) 624-1254; URL: http://www.entomology.umn.edu/museum/. ................................................................................................................................................... 71 3 Sections and contributors: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CURRENT AND SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHIES ON BENTHIC BIOLOGY – 2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page TRICHOPTERA: Andrew P. Nimmo, 10648 – 29 Ave., NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6J 4H6. E-mail: [email protected]; tel.: (780) 492-2084 {office}, (780) 462-7477{home}. ............................................................................................................ 77 MEGALOPTERA: Donald W. Webb, Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820. E-mail: [email protected]. .................................................... 105 AQUATIC COLEOPTERA: Sharon Knight Jasper, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A5400, Austin, TX 78712-01082; [summer address: 10820 Deer Run, College Station, TX 77845]. URL: http://www.zo.utexas.edu/faculty/sjasper/beetles/index.htm E-mail: [email protected]. ......................................................................................... 108 DIPTERA (Ceratopogonidae): Donald W. Webb, Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820. E-mail: [email protected]. ....................... 115 DIPTERA (Chironomidae): Donald W. Webb, Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign,
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