Past Projects

2016-2018

Developing Regional Biological Indicators for USGS NWQA Program, USGS IPA Agreement

2014-2015

Conservation and Restoration Prioritization Study, Cook County Forest Preserve District: Aquatic Assemblages and Habitats

2013-2016

Defining Expectations for Mussel Communities in Illinois Wadeable Streams, IDNR-SWG

2011-2013

Investigating Mussel Communities in Wadeable Illinois Streams (Amendment), IDNR–SWG

2011-2015

Predicting the effects of climate changes on Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera species in the Upper Midwest streams, Great-Lakes LCC

2009-2011

Using museum records and distribution models to reconstruct the historical assemblage for Midwest Plecoptera, NSF

2009-2013

Monitoring the ecological impacts of increased train frequencies on aquatic habitats in forest preserves in suburban Chicago, West Chicago Forest Preserve Districts/CNRR

2008-2011

Evaluating Water Temperature, Habitat, and Fish Communities in Candidate Coolwater Streams in Illinois, IDNR-SWG

Stream Ecology Lab
Natural Resource Studies Annex
1910 Griffith Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
Email: yongcao@illinois.edu
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