APPLICATION OF GAP ANALYSIS
TO AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

A pilot study by the
New York Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit

• Meixler, M. S. 2000. Predicting aquatic biodiversity with geographic information systems. M.S. thesis. Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University. Ithaca, NY. 57 pp.

• Meixler, M. S. and M. B. Bain. 1999. Application of GAP Analysis to New York State waters. Final project report by the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY to the U. S. Geological Survey, GAP Analysis Program.

• Meixler, M. S. and M. B. Bain. 1999. Update on New York aquatic GAP pilot project. GAP analysis program bulletin 8: 39, 72.

• Meixler, M. and M. B. Bain. 1999. Aquatic GAP Analysis: Demonstration of a geographic approach to aquatic biodiversity conservation. New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Annual Report, Ithaca, New York. P. 15.

• Meixler, M. S. and M. B. Bain. 1998. Final report summary: New York aquatic gap pilot project. Gap analysis bulletin 7:21-22.

• Bain, M. B. and M. S. Meixler. 1998. Making gap analysis work for New York waters: A state perspective on aquatic gap. Gap analysis bulletin 7: 22-23.

• Meixler, M. S. and M. B. Bain. 1998. Aquatic Gap Analysis: demonstration of a geographic approach to aquatic biodiversity conservation. New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Annual Report, Ithaca, New York. P. 15.

• Bain, M. and M. Meixler. 1997. Aquatic gap analysis pilot project: land-water linkage, validation, and transfer of technology. New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Annual Report, Ithaca, New York. P. 16.

• Meixler, M. and M. Bain. 1997. Application of gap analysis to New York waters. New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Annual Report, Ithaca, New York. P. 18.

• M. S. Meixler, M. B. Bain and G. H. Galbreath. 1996. Aquatic Gap analysis: tool for watershed scale assessment of fluvial habitat and biodiversity. Pages A665-A670 in M. Leclerc, H. Capra, S.Valentin, A. Boudreault, and Y. Côté (Editors). Proceedings of the second IAHR Symposium on Habitat Hydraulics, Ecohydraulics 2000. Institute National de la Recherche Scientifique - Eau, Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada.

• Bain, M. B. 1996. Application of Gap Analysis to Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation: Aquatic GAP Pilot Project of the New York Cooperative Research Unit. Gap analysis bulletin 5: 48-49 .

• Bain, M. B. 1996. National biodiversity program develops aquatic component in Allegheny watershed. Allegheny Watershed Network Notes 1(1):8.

PRESENTATIONS


• Meixler, M. S. 2001. Aquatic biodiversity modeling using GIS. Special Seminar, Departments of Biological Sciences and Geography, University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa, AL. 11 January [Invited/sponsored travel; 1hr seminar].

• Meixler, M. S. 2000. The aquatic biodiversity assessment project in New York. Maine aquatic biodiversity workshop. Orono, ME. 28 August [Invited/sponsored travel].

• Meixler, M. S. and M. B. Bain. 2000. Use of GIS to predict stream habitats and fish diversity. American Fisheries Society 130th Annual Meeting. Fisheries GIS Symposium 2000. St. Louis, MO. 19-24 August [Invited].

• Bain, M. B., D. P. Loucks, and M. S. Meixler. 2000. Integrating hydrology and ecology for the development of GIS models to predict aquatic habitat quality from remote sensing data. American Fisheries Society 130th Annual Meeting. Fisheries GIS Symposium 2000. St. Louis, MO. 19-24 August [Invited].

• Meixler, M. S. 2000. Predicting fish and macroinvertebrate diversity with GIS models. Graduate Student Association Symposium 2000. Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 21 January.

• Meixler, M. S. and M. B. Bain. 1999. Accuracy of a GIS model that integrates fish species and stream habitat at the river basin scale. Predicting species occurrences: issues of scale and accuracy, Salt Lake City, Utah. 20 October [invited]

• Bain, M. B. 1999. Spatial and temporal properties of riverine systems and fish ecology limiting prediction accuracy of large-scale models. Conference on Predicting Species Occurrences: Issues of Scale and Accuracy, Snowbird, Utah. 19 October [invited]

• Bain, M. B., M. S. Meixler, and T. A. Muir. 1999. Aquatic Gap Analysis: Demonstration of a Geographic Approach to Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation. First International Symposium on Geographic Information Systems in Fishery Sciences, Seattle, Washington, March 2-4

• Meixler, M. S. 1999. Predicting aquatic biodiversity using geographic information systems. Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. 17 September.

• Bain, M. B. 1999. Application of geographic information systems for planning the conservation of streams, rivers, and watersheds. Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS, Peking University, Beijing, China. 30 April.

• Bain, M. B. 1999. Criteria for aquatic ecosystem protection and restoration: approaches using biological and physicochemical structure. Conference on Power Generation Impacts on Aquatic Resources, U. S. Department of Energy and the Electric Power Research Institute, Atlanta, Georgia 12-15 April.

• Bain, M. B., M. S. Meixler, and T. A. Muir. 1999. Aquatic Gap Analysis: Demonstration of a Geographic Approach to Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation. First International Symposium on Geographic Information Systems in Fishery Sciences, Seattle, Washington, March 2-4

• Meixler, M. S. 1998. Applying gap analysis to aquatic habitats. New York aquatic gap analysis briefing and discussion with NAWQA Allegheny and Monongahela basin study units. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 12 June.

• Meixler, M. S. 1998. Applying gap analysis to aquatic habitats. Aquatic Ecosystem Classification Workshop. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 26 March.

• Meixler, M. S. and M. B. Bain. 1997. Making GAP Analysis Work for New York Waters. An invitation-only workshop for Agencies active in New York. Hyde Park, NY. 4 December.

• Meixler, M. S. and M. B. Bain. 1997. Recent advances in a federal method: applying the GAP analysis approach of the USGS to aquatic habitats. American Fisheries Society 127th Annual Meeting. Monterey, California. 28 August.

• Meixler, M. S. 1997. The methods and concepts of aquatic GAP analysis. Institute on Science and the Environment for Teachers Annual Meeting. Ithaca, New York. 8 July.

• Meixler, M. S. 1997. Aquatic GAP Analysis: tool for watershed assessment of fluvial habitat and biodiversity. New England Association of Environmental Biologists Annual Conference. Lake George, New York. 12 March.

• Meixler, M. S. 1997. Aquatic GAP Analysis: tool for watershed assessment of fluvial habitat and biodiversity. Aquatic lunch bunch seminars. Ithaca, New York. 11 March.

• Bain, M. B. 1997. Aquatic Gap Analysis: a tool for predicting watershed-scale distributions of fish, macroinvertebrate, and water quality attributes. New York Department of Environmental Conservation, Wildlife Resources Center, Latham, NY [Invited, 1-hr. Seminar]

• Bain, M. B., and M. S. Meixler. 1996. Development of a protocol for aquatic Gap analysis. 6th Annual National Gap Analysis Meeting. Key Largo, Florida. [Requested project presentation]

• Bain, M. B. 1996. Scientific and managment impediments to the conservation of aquatic biodiversity at the watershed scale. Seminar at Pennsylvania State University, School of Forest Resources. [Invited]

• Meixler, M. S. 1996. Background and status of the Allegheny River Aquatic GAP pilot project. Missouri Resource Assessment Program workshop on Aquatic GAP. NBS Midwest Science Center. Columbia, Missouri. 30 July.

POSTERS

• Meixler, M. S., M. B. Bain and T. Muir. 1999. Aquatic gap analysis: demonstration of a geographical approach to biodiversity conservation. GIS day, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. 19 November.

• Meixler, M. S., M. B. Bain and T. Muir. 1999. Aquatic gap analysis: demonstration of a geographical approach to biodiversity conservation. First International Symposium on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Fishery Sciences. Seattle, WA. 2-4 March.

• Meixler, M. S. and M. B. Bain. 1998. Linking land cover to the aquatic GAP habitat classification. 8th Annual National Gap Analysis Meeting. Santa Barbara, CA.

• Meixler, M. S. and M. B. Bain. 1997. Linking land cover to water quality classification. American Fisheries Society 127th Annual Meeting. Monterey, California.

• Meixler, M. S. and M. B. Bain. 1997. Linking land cover to the aquatic GAP habitat classification. 7th Annual National Gap Analysis Meeting. Reston, VA.

• Meixler, M. S. and M. B. Bain. 1996. Feasibility of a proposed protocol for aquatic Gap analysis. 6th Annual National Gap Analysis Meeting. Key Largo, Florida.

• Meixler, M. S., M. B. Bain, and G. H. Galbreath. 1996. Aquatic Gap analysis: tool for watershed scale assessment of fluvial habitat and biodiversity. Second IAHR Symposium on Habitat Hydraulics, Ecohydraulics 2000. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.