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Line 1: Title of presentation, capitalize first word and pronouns only.
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Line 3: Name of presenter #1.
Line 4: Year in school (Freshman, Sophomore, etc.), major(s) [PERIOD]. minor(s) if no minor state ‘none’.
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Line n+6: type the word ‘Abstract:’ followed directly by your abstract, beginning on the same line extending for as many lines as needed. Not to exceed 300 words.
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Stream channel succession and trout habitat formation in central Wisconsin agricultural drainage ditches   LUKE SCHULTZ Senior, Water Resources:  Fisheries/Limnology. Minor: Biology.   Advisor: Michael Bozek   Oral     Abstract:  In the early 1900’s, the Buena Vista Marsh, Portage County, Wisconsin, was ditched to create suitable agricultural lands from the extensive wetland complex.  In addition to draining the surrounding fields, these ditches now provide a small stream trout fishery.  Ditches are currently maintained (re-dredged) by the Buena Vista Drainage District on an “as-needed” basis, recurring approximately every 25-50 years.  The purpose of the study was to evaluate ditch morphology, terrestrial and stream habitat, and channel formation using ditches of varying ages to provide insight into stream recovery processes.  Habitat was evaluated using transects located at 5 different channel ages spaced approximately 10 years apart.  Along channel cross-sections, habitat was measured using terrestrial and in-stream quadrats for substrate, velocity, and riparian and aquatic vegetation.  Study reaches were also electrofished to obtain estimates of fish populations.  In-channel terrestrial vegetation was significantly correlated with channel age, and riparian vegetative cover significantly affected the rate of habitat formation among channel ages.  Aquatic vegetation played an important role in channel formation by trapping sediment, creating a meandering center thalweg.  Fish communities were mixtures of warm-, cool-, and coldwater fishes, and more influenced by water temperatures than structural habitat.  These results clearly demonstrate the natural processes that help channels form and should be used to promote an inter-agency plan for managing these ditches for all of the agricultural, groundwater, and fishery resources.   Consider for judging

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