The effects of the introduction of opossum shrimp Mysis relicta on the macrozooplankton of Pend Oreille Lake, Idaho were examined from recent and historic zooplankton data. Establishment of M. relicta was associated with a temporal displacement in the seasonal occurrence of Daphnia and Bosmina species and a change in the species composition of Daphnia present. The amount of interaction between cladocerans and mysids appeared to be related to the vertical distribution of each. The cladocerans appeared and increased in abundance as the mysids became seasonally isolated from near-surface strata by increasing thermal stratification and transparency.

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In late November to early December 1995 and February 1996, northern Idaho was hit by heavy rains on a deep snowpack, resulting in two flood and landslide events of historic magnitude. Each of these storms was larger than the previous significant storm, which occurred in January 1974. A study was initiated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to survey and study the effects of the resultant landslides on the Clearwater National Forest, including the effects on the aquatic ecosystem. The results of this study were compared with the estimated average natural sediment resulting from landslides to evaluate the incremental impacts of these recent episodic landslides. They were also compared with the results of a study conducted on the landslides resulting from the January 1974 storm to determine if the landscape was responding more severely to large storms as a result of Forest Service management activities over the past 21 years. The general results of this study indicate that, of the Forest Service management activities, roads are the major contributor; however, they contribute less sediment than natural landslides. The total resultant sediment appears to be within the transport capacity of the aquatic system, and the landslide response in 1974 was similar to the 1995–1996 response. The results of the aquatic ecosystem study were generally mixed, with some habitat parameters indicating degradation, some unchanged, and some improved as a result of the flooding or flooding with landslide sediment.

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