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UMESC Projects - Upper Mississippi River - Grand Tower to the confluence of the Ohio River

Aquatic Science
Location
Principal Investigator
Project Title
Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers Michelle Bartsch Sediment-contaminant database for the Upper Mississippi River System
Upper Mississippi River Pools 4, 8, 13, 26, the Open River LTRMP study reach, and the La Grange reach on the Illinois River   Spatial Analysis of fish monitoring data collected by active gear
Upper Mississippi River Pools 4, 8, 13, 26, the Open River LTRMP study reach, and the La Grange reach on the Illinois River Brian Ickes Integrated analysis of fish monitoring data
Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers Steven Gutreuter Assessment of potential effects of increased commercial navigation on the fishes of the Upper Mississippi River System
Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers James Rogala Bathymetric surveys and generation of geographic information system data set for selected pools of the Upper Mississippi River System
Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers   The limnology and ecology of off-channel areas in the Upper Mississippi River System
Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers   Development of regional nutrient criteria for the Upper Mississippi River Basin and US Environmental Protection Agency Region 5
Upper Mississippi River   Investigating the changing relationship between water levels and discharge on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers
Upper Mississippi River   Fish passage through dams on the Upper Mississippi River

Terrestrial Sciences
Location
Principal Investigator
Project Title
Upper Mississippi River Kevin Kenow Abundance and distribution of plant foods used by migratory waterfowl on selected pools of the Upper Mississippi River

Ecosystems / Habitats

Location
Principal Investigator
Project Title
Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers Steven Gutreuter Development of models for ecological investigation and management of the Upper Mississippi River System
Upper Mississippi River Kenneth Lubinski Analysis of land cover changes in selected side channels of the Mississippi River
Upper Mississippi River Kenneth Lubinski Ecocriteria to measure the health of the Upper Mississippi River
Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers Kenneth Lubinski Ecological Status and Trends in the Upper Mississippi River System

River Inventory and Monitoring
Location
Principal Investigator
Project Title
Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers   Long Term Resource Monitoring Program

Science Applications to Resource Management
Location
Principal Investigator
Project Title
Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers Steven Gutreuter Development of models for ecological investigation and management of the Upper Mississippi River System
Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers   Evaluation of tools for management of non-indigenous species
Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers   Habitat Needs Assessment for the Upper Mississippi River System

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