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AQUA-ECONOMIC MAPPING: CONCEPT NOTES -- M.A. Anetekhai and O.O. Whenu; Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Science, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria

TESTING THE ABILITY OF BIOFOUL FOR THE PURPOSES OF ENHANCED REMEDIATION OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE -- Robert Bazeley1, Penny L. Morrill1, Abigail Steel2, Peter Mercer3 and Tao Cheng1; 1Department of Earth Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada; 2Mineral Development Division, Department of Natural Resources, Newfoundland, Canada; 3Rambler Metals and Mining PLC, Newfoundland, Canada

COASTAL REHABILITATION THROUGH SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF MANGROVE COMMUNITIES IN KUWAIT -- N. R. Bhat and M. K. Suleiman; Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait

AN OVERVIEW OF GOODS AND SERVICES OF THE ARID ECOSYSTEM IN NORTHWESTERN COASTAL REGION, EGYPT -- Laila M.M. Bidak and Selim Z. Heneidy; Botany & Microbiology Department, Alexandria, Egypt

EVALUATING THE INFLUENCE OF DISTURBANCE ON MACROINVERTEBRATE COLONIZATION AND DECOMPOSITION OF LEAF PACKS IN UPPPER COASTAL PLAIN HEADWATER STREAMS -- Rich A. Biemiller1, DE Fletcher2, CD Barton3; 1Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA; 2Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Aiken, SC, USA; 3Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

METRIC SELECTION TO ESTABLISH A CONDITION GRADIENT BETWEEN NATURAL AND IMPAIRED NORTHEAST OHIO HEADWATER STREAM SYSTEMS AS A BASIS FOR EVALUATION OF RESTORATION PERFORMANCE -- Joel Bingham; University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA

Using stream metabolic measurements to quantify restoration of ecosystem services of impaired streams pre and post restoration -- Stacey Sloan Blersch; University at Buffalo, Civil Structural and Environmental Engineering, Buffalo, NY, USA

A WATERSHED APPROACH TO RESTORE FLORIDA’S COASTAL COMMUNITIES -- Darryl Boudreau1, Anne Birch2 and Janet Bowman 3; 1The Nature Conservancy, Milton, FL, USA; 2The Nature Conservancy, Indialantic, FL, USA; 3The Nature Conservancy, Tallahassee, FL, USA    ● POSTER ●

Accelerating recovery after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Response of the macroinvertebrate communities to shoreline oiling effects -- Donald R. Deis1, Stefan M. Bourgoin2, Irving A. Mendelssohn3, Qianxin Lin3, Aixin Hou3, John Fleeger3, Sean Graham3; 1Atkins, Jacksonville, FL, USA, 2Atkins, Tallahassee, FL, USA, 3Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA    ● POSTER ●

RESTORATION STRATEGY OF MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL LAGOONS -- N. Caiola, C. Ibáñez, A. Bertolero, S. Rivaes; IRTA Aquatic Ecosystems, Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Catalonia, Spain

INTEGRATING FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT AND SALMON HABITAT RESTORATION PRIORITIES IN PUGET SOUND:  GIS SITE PRIORITIZATION -- Scott W. Campbell1, Nancy C. Gleason1, Christopher P. Konrad2; 1U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, Seattle, WA, USA, 2U.S. Geological Survey, Washington Water Science Center, Tacoma, WA, USA

ARCHEOLOGY AND EVERGLADES RESTORATION -- Grady H. Caulk; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, FL, USA   ● POSTER ●

DECLINE AND DISAPPEARANCE OF SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION IN THE RIO CRUCES ESTUARY, CHILE -- R.B. Nairn1, Q. Lu1, E.G. Reinhardt2, D.A. Brunton1, M.J. Risk2, M.J. Clark1; 1W.F. Baird & Associates, Oakville, Ontario, Canada; 2McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

HYPOTHETICAL WATER SURFACES FOR EVALUATING EVERGLADES ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION -- Paul A. Conrads1 and Ruby Daamen2; 1USGS South Carolina Water Science Center, Columbia, SC, USA; 2Advanced Data Mining International, Greenville, SC, USA

Automated Data Assurance and Management (ADAM) Software for Real-time Quality Control for the Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) -- Matthew D. Petkewich1, Ruby C. Daamen2, and Paul A. Conrads1; 1USGS South Carolina, Water Science Center, Columbia, SC, USA; 2Advanced Data Mining Intl., Greenville, SC, USA

SUCCESSION IN TUNDRA LANDSCAPES AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR POLAR RESTORATION EFFORTS: CASE STUDY OF HERSCHEL ISLAND, YT, CANADA – Heather A. Cray1, Wayne H. Pollard2 and Stephen D. Murphy1; 1University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; 2McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Water Quality Performance of Wetlands Receiving Nonpoint Source nitrogen Loads: Benefits of Targeted Wetland Restorations -- William G. Crumpton, Greg A. Stenback and David Green; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES OF RIPARIAN FOREST under water stressExamplified AT the LOWER REACHES OF TARIM RIVER, NW CHINA -- Bernd Cyffka and Martin Kuba; Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Applied Physical Geography, Germany   ● POSTER ●

ENHANCING ESTABLISHMENT OF WHITE OAK AND AMERICAN HAZELNUT ENRICHMENT PLANTS IN A MESIC FOREST USING UNDERSTORY REMOVAL AND GROUP SELECTION -- Kurt M. Dreisilker1, Jeffrey Dawson2 and Andrew Koeser3; 1The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois, USA; 2University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA; 3Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida – GCREC, Wimauma, FL, USA

THE EFFECTS OF CORAL GENOTYPE ON RESTORATION SUCCES IN THE THREATENED CARIBBEAN STAGHORN CORAL, ACROPORA CERVICORNIS -- Crawford Drury and Diego Lirman; Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA

EVERGLADES RESTORATION: THE LEGEND, THE DREAM, THE REALITY -- Dennis R Duke1, Stuart Appelbaum2; 1U.S. Department of the Interior, Davie, FL USA; 2ARCADIS U.S., Inc., Jacksonville FL, USA

ADVANCING THE GULF COAST PRAIRIE LCC SCIENCE STRATEGY -- Cynthia K. Edwards; Gulf Coast Prairie LCC, Lafayette, LA, USA

CITYWIDE ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT: A TOOL FOR PROIRITIZING MANAGEMENT IN NYC -- Helen M. Forgione, Clara Pregitzer, Sarah Charlop-Powers and Bram Gunther; Natural Areas Conservancy, New York City, NY, USA
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evaluation of success in Tamarix control efforts in the colorado and rio grande catchmentS -- Eduardo González1,2,3, Anna A Sher3*, Eric Tabacchi1,2, Adrià Masip4, Monique Poulin5; 1 Université de Toulouse; INP, UPS, EcoLab (Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement), Toulouse, France, 2 CNRS, EcoLab, Toulouse, France; 3 Department of Biology, University of Denver, CO, USA; 4 Pyrenean Institute of Ecology, Spanish National Research Council, Zaragoza, Spain, 5 Department de Phytologie, FSAA, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada

DRIVERS OF PLANT COMPOSITION IN RIPARIAN AND ISOLATED SWAMPS OF SOUTHEASTERN Canada -- Laurie Bisson-Gauthier1,2,3, Marcel Darveau2,3,1, Richard Fournier4, Eduardo González5,6,7*, Monique Poulin1,3; 1Département de Phytologie, Faculté des Sciences de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada; 2Québec Centre for Biodiversity Science, Department of Biology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada; 3Environmental Research Institute, Centre for Energy and Environment, The North Highland College, Scotland, United Kingdom; 4Université de Toulouse, INP, UPS; EcoLab (Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement), Toulouse, France, 5CNRS, EcoLab, Toulouse, France, 6Department of Biology, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA

RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF SPATIAL COMPONENTS OVER LOCAL FACTORS IN PLANT SUCCESSION OF RIPARIAN ZONES RESTORED BY PLANTATIONS -- B Bourgeois 1,2, and A Vanasse 1, R Andersen 3, E Gonzalez 4,5,6, M Poulin 1,2; 1Département de Phytologie, Faculté des Sciences de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation, Université Laval, Québec (Québec), Canada, 2Québec Centre for Biodiversity Science, Department of Biology, McGill University, Montréal (Québec), Canada, 3Environmental Research Institute, Centre for Energy and Environment, The North Highland College, Scotland, United Kingdom, 4Université de Toulouse; INP, UPS; EcoLab (Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement), Toulouse, France, 5CNRS, EcoLab, Toulouse, France, 6Department of Biology; University of Denver; Denver, CO, USA

BLOODROOT (SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS) AS A DETERRENT TO THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE GARLIC MUSTARD (ALLIARIA PETIOLATA) -- Gwyneth L. Govers1, M. Alex Smith2 and Stephen D. Murphy1; 1University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada; 2University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada

REFORESTING APPALACHIAN SURFACE MINES: A BLACK WALNUT PILOT STUDY (NURSERY STOCK VS. SEED, WITH OR WITHOUT TREE SHELTERS) -- Sarah L. Hall1, Christopher D. Barton2, and Patrick N. Angel3; 1Berea College Agriculture & Natural Resources, Berea, KY, USA, 2University of Kentucky Department of Forestry, Lexington, KY, USA, 3US Department of Interior Office of Surface Mining, London, KY, USA    ● POSTER ●

COASTAL BIOENGINEERING FOR ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION -- Steven G. Hall, Jon D. Risinger Matthew Byrum; Biological and Agricultural Engineering, LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

PUTTING HUMANS BACK IN THE ECOSYSTEM: DEVELOPING HUMAN DIMENSIONS TOOLS FOR LARGE ECOSYSTEM RECOVERY PLANNING IN PUGET SOUND -- Haley Harguth1, Kelly Biedenweg2 and Kari Stiles1; 1Puget Sound Partnership, Tacoma, WA, USA; 2University of Washington - Tacoma, Puget Sound Institute, Tacoma, WA, USA

A MODEL FOR IDENTIFYING SITES SUSCEPTIBLE TO CHINESE PRIVET (LIGUSTRUM SINENSE) INVASION IN THE APPALACHIAN PIEDMONT -- Donald L. Hagan, Elena A. Mikhailova, Timothy M. Shearman, Patrick T. Ma, Jedidah S. Nankaya, Samantha K. Hart, Hillary E.Valdetero, William C. Bridges and He Yun; Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA

EFFECTS OF THREE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ON 30 YEAR OLD BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD RESTORATION SITE -- Matthew Herron and Joydeep Bhattacharjee; University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA, USA

EXPLORING NATIVE PRAIRIE GRASSES AS COMPETITERS TO SUPPRESS GROWTH OF THE INVASIVE GRASS SORGHUM HALEPENSE -- Cris G. Hochwender, Samantha Montomery, Nicole Kreuzman and Stephanie Tran; University of Evansville, Evansville, IN, USA

Seed zones and plant material movement guidelines in the Pacific Northwest: Past, present and future -- Matt Horning; USDA Forest Service, Bend, OR, USA

REINTRODUCTION OF ANADROMOUS SALMONIDS ABOVE SHASTA DAM: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES -- John Hannon1, Stephanie Theis2, Keith Marine3, Jamil Ibrahim2 and Craig Moyle2; 1U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Sacramento, CA, USA; 2MWH Americas, Inc., Sacramento, CA, USA; 3North State Resources, Inc., Redding, CA, USA

CHALLENGES IN PLANNING URBAN STREAM RESTORATION PROJECTS -- Heather N. Jensen; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, Philadelphia, PA, USA    ● POSTER ●

Hydrologic Response of Hillslope Seeps and Headwater Streams of the Fort Worth Prairie -- Shannon L. Jones and Michael Slattery; School of Geology, Energy, & the Environment, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA    ● POSTER ●

IMPORTANT SYMBIONTS OF SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA ARE SENSITIVE TO RESTORATION STATUS -- Demetra Kandalepas, Michael J. Blum, Sunshine A. Van Bael; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA USA

RESTORING WET PINE SAVANNAH IMPACTED BY DITCH CONSTRUCTION IN HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, USA -- James P. Kelly; 3Point Eco-Logical, LLC, Ocean Springs, MS, USA

UPSTREAM CONSTRAINTS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON QUANTITY, QUALITY, TIMING, & DISTRIBUTION OF EVERGLADES WATERS TO THE SOUTH FLORIDA ESTUARIES -- Susan K. Kemp1,2, Gina P. Ralph1 and Cynthia G. Thomas1; 1U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, FL, USA; 2U.S. Geological Survey, Corvallis, OR, USA

NORTHEAST FLORIDA BAY MINIMUM FLOWS AND LEVELS UPDATE, 2013 USING THE REGIONAL SIMULATION MODEL -- Fahmida Khatun, Jose M. Otero   and Sashi Nair; 1South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL, USA    ● POSTER ●

REVEGETATION EXPERIMENT REVEALS NATIVE PLANT THRESHOLDS REQUIRED FOR ARTHROPOD ASSEMBLAGE RESTORATION -- Denise A. Knapp; University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA; Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

ECOGIG* AND TELESCIENCE:  RESEARCH CRUISES UTILIZE IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR DWH STUDIES AND RECOVERY EDUCATION -- Christine Laporte1, Charles Fisher2, Katherine L.C. Bell3, Allison Fundis3, Samantha Joye1; 1Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA; 2Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA; 3Ocean Exploration Trust, New London, CT, USA    ● POSTER ●

EVERGLADES ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION STATUS: SCIENCE BASED ASSESSMENT OF RESTORATION PROGRESS -- A. LoSchiavo1, Tom Dreschel2, G. Ehlinger1, P. Gorman2, S. Gray2, S. Kemp3, A. McLean4, M. Meyer5, A. Patterson1, P. Pitts5, A. Rodusky2, D. Rudnick4, S. Schubert5, F. Sklar2 and S. Traxler5; 1U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, FL, USA; 2South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL, USA; 3U.S. Geological Survey, Corvalis, OR, USA; 4National Park Service, Homestead, FL, USA; 6U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Vero Beach, FL, USA
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RESTORATION OF FORB AND WOODY SPECIES IN THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY -- David Mahler; Environmental Survey, Inc, Austin, TX, USA

Innovative Approach for Using Built Water Resources Infrastructure for Ecosystem Restoration -- Thomas J. Maier1, Conrad Weiser1, David L. Smith2, John M. Nestler3 and John Stark4; 1U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-LRP, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; 2USACE-Engineer Research & Development Center, Vicksburg, MS, USA; 3Badger Technical Services, Vicksburg, MS, USA; 4The Nature Conservancy-Ohio Freshwater Program, Dublin, OH, USA
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HOW MUCH IS THE CARBON SINK IN THE VEGETATION OF A TROPICAL PASTURE? -- Jose L. Martinez, Ofelia Castillo and Luisa Camara; Universidad Juarez Autonoma de Tabasco, Mexico

Stream Restoration Design – Ecological Restoration and TMDL Compliance -- Kelly S. Mattfield; Brown and Caldwell, Milwaukee, WI, USA

THE ISLANDS OF THE DELAWARE RIVER:USING GIS TO PRIORITIZE RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS -- Carol M. Maxwell and Ben Gardner; Temple University Ambler, PA, USA

Stream Restoration Design – Ecological Restoration and TMDL Compliance -- Kelly S. Mattfield; Brown and Caldwell, Milwaukee, WI, USA

THE ISLANDS OF THE DELAWARE RIVER:USING GIS TO PRIORITIZE RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS -- Carol M. Maxwell and Ben Gardner; Temple University Ambler, PA, USA

EARLY DAYS OF SHRUBLAND REHABILITATION IN AN ARID COASTAL SETTING: INSIGHT GAINED THROUGH PILOT PROJECTS AND TRIAL AND ERROR AT A SEA SALT FACILITY IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA -- C. Ellery Mayence1,2, Dale Van Beem3, Eefje Broenland4 and Mike McKeough3; 1School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia; 2Kings Park and Botanic Garden, West Perth, WA, Australia; 3Shark Bay Resources, Useless Loop, WA, Australia; 4Shark Bay Resources, Perth, WA, Australia

AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR OFFSHORE REVETMENTS -- Wayne D. McCoy; Mid Atlantic Environmental LLC, Virginia Beach, VA, USA

22 Years of Worldwide Reef Ball Coastal RESTORATION -- Jim McFarlane; Reef Ball Foundation, Gainesville, FL, USA

VISUALIZING CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS FOR FLORIDA’S RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS -- Mark McKelvy1, Craig P. Conzelmann2, Stephanie S. Romañach1 and James Darcey3; 1U.S. Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL, USA; 2U.S. Geological Survey, Lafayette, LA, USA; 3Five Rivers Services, LLC, Colorado Springs, CO, USA

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SEDIMENT DIVERSIONS AND DEDICATED DREDGING: ADVANCEMENT IN NUMERICAL MODELING -- Ehab A. Meselhe; The Water Institute of the Gulf, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

MOLECULAR AND CYTOLOGICAL IDENTIFICATION OF CATTAIL TAXA IN NATIONAL PARKS -- Joy E. Marburger1, Steven E. Travis2 and Beth A. Middleton3; 1National Park Service, Porter, IN, USA; 2Unversity of New England, Biddeford, ME, USA; 3USGS National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, LA, USA

CAN THE USE OF SURROGATE WRACK PROMOTE SURVIVAL AND GROWTH OF PLANTED UNIOLA PANICULATA AND DUNE BUILDING? -- Debbie L. Miller1, Mack Thetford1, Natalie Hooton2, Byron S. Claypool1 and Beth Fugate3; 1University of Florida, Milton, FL, USA; 2TechLaw, Inc., Alpharetta, GA, USA; 3 Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Pensacola, FL, USA    ● POSTER ●

POST-SANDY BRADLEY BEACH MARITIME FOREST CREATION: A SMALL SCALE RESILIENCY PROJECT WITH LARGE SCALE APPLICATION -- Aleksandr C. Modjeski1, Christopher Benosky2, and Christopher Syrett2; 1American Littoral Society, Highlands, NJ, USA; 2AECOM, New York, NY, USA

Eco-Geomorphologic Evolution of the Brazos River Delta and West Galveston Bay in the last 10,000 years: A Texas Case Study -- Juan Moya, PhD1*, Mike Smith2, Elizabeth Spalding1; 1Atkins North America, Austin TX, USA; 2Gulf of Mexico Foundation, Corpus Christi, TX, USA; *Current affiliation: Freese & Nichols, Inc., Austin, TX, USA

EFFECTS OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND STREAM ENGINEERING ON WATERSHED NITROGEN RETENTION -- Tamara A. Newcomer Johnson1, Sujay S. Kaushal1, Paul M. Mayer2 and Melissa M. Grese1, 4; 1University of MD, Department of Geology & Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, College Park, MD, USA; 2US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Lab, Ada, Oklahoma, USA; 3AKRF, Inc., Hanover, MD, USA

GERMINATION OF TROPICAL TREE SPECIES IN HEAVY PETROLEUM CONTAMINATION: A PROMISSORY RESTORATION WAY -- S. Ochoa-Gaona1, I. Pérez-Hernández2, R.H. Adams Schroeder3, M.C. Rivera-Cruz4 and V. Geissen5; 1El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Campeche, Campeche, México; 2El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Villahermosa, Tabasco, México; 3Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Tabasco, México; 4Colegio de Postgraduados, Cárdenas, Tabasco, México; 5Alterra, Wageningen, The Netherlands   ● POSTER ●

SURVEYING AND UPDATING OUR OTHER COASTAL ENVIRONMENT – THE NORTHERN GULF HYDRO SURVEY PROGRAM OF NOAA AND THE CRITICAL ROLE IN HABITAT STUDIES, COASTAL RESTORATION SUPPORT, COASTAL PROTECTION AND COASTAL INUNDATION MODELS AND THE SUPPORT TO A HUGE NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE NAVIGATION AND ENERGY BASE -- Timothy Osborn1, Jon Dasler2, Mike Hill3 and Patrick Fink4; 1NOAA, Lafayette, LA, USA; 2David Evans and Associates, Inc., Portland, OR, USA; 3David Evans and Associates, Inc, Portland, OR, USA; 4NOAA, Mobile, AL, USA

ENHANCEMENTS TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FOR COASTAL WATER LEVELS, SURGE MONITORING AND POSITIONING – A GULF WIDE APPROACH TO INCREASING THE NUMBER AND ACCURACY OF GPS BASED REFERENCE STATIONS AND CREATING ENHANCED WATER LEVEL AND WEATHER STATIONS TO SUPPORT COASTAL ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND PROTECTION PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS -- Timothy Osborn1, David Mooneyhan2, Randy Osborne3, James Rizzo4 and Patrick Fink5; 1NOAA, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA; 2University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis Space Center; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; 4Texas A&M, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA; 5NOAA, Mobile, Alabama, USA    ● POSTER ●

JOHNSON’S SEAGRASS – INTRODUCED EXOTIC OR RARE ENDEMIC SPECIES? -- William F. Precht; Dial Cordy and Associates, Inc., Miami, FL, USA

ISOLATING MECHANISMS OF INVASION: EXPLORING THE LINK BETWEEN RUELLA SIMPLEX AND STORMWATER-IMPACTED SOILS -- Candice M. Prince, Adrienne M. Smith, Carrie Reinhardt Adams, Christine Wiese and Leah Cobb Lee; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

A PUSH-PULL, INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT SCHEME FOR THE PROTECTION OF BARN OWL NESTS BOXES AND SUGAR CANE WORKERS FROM INVASIVE AFRICANIZED HONEY BEES -- Caroline A. Efstathion1, William H. Kern1, Richard N. Raid2, and Timothy Lang3; 1Department of Entomology and Nematology ,University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Davie, FL, USA; 2Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, FL, USA, 3Dept. of Agronomy, University of Florida, Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, FL, USA    ● POSTER ●

RESTORATION OF COASTAL HABITATS IN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH THE PROGRAMATTIC BENEFICIAL REUSE OF DREDGED MATERIALS -- George Ramseur; Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Biloxi, MS, USA

sustainable source water protection – an action Plan for big creek lake -- Ann M. Redmond1 and Harold E. Clarkson2; 1Brown and Caldwell, Maitland, FL, USA, 2Brown and Caldwell, Columbia, SC, USA

THE EVOLUTION OF GOVERNANCE: INSTITUTIONAL TRAJECTORIES & LARGE-SCALE ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION -- Estelle S. Robichaux; Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, D.C., USA

Capturing A Holistic Understanding of a Large Marine Ecosystem - NOAA’s Gulf of Mexico Data Atlas -- Kathryn Rose1, Betsy Gardner2 and Russ Beard2; 1General Dynamics Information Technology, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA, 2NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA

ASSESSING DYNAMICS OF RHANTERIUM EPAPPOSUM PLANT COMMUNITY OVER FOUR DECADES OF PROTECTION BY GIS -- Waleed Y. Roy and Samira Omar Asem; Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait

ENHANCING POLLINATOR HABITAT AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN RESTORATION -- Matthew J. Sarver; Sarver Ecological, LLC, Wilmington, DE, USA

GUIDANCE ON QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION -- Martin A. Stapanian1, Timothy E. Lewis2, Craig J. Palmer3, Molly Middlebrook Amos3, Judith Schofield3 and Louis J. Blume4; 1U.S. Geological Survey, Sandusky, OH, USA; 2U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS, USA; 3CSC, Alexandria, VA, USA; 4U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office, Chicago, IL, USA

Seed bank – vegetation dynamics along a restoration gradient: implications for restoration of GROUNDCOVER IN pine flatwoods ecosystems of the Gulf Coastal Plain of Florida -- Ajay Sharma1, Kimberly K. Bohn1, Shibu Jose2 and Deborah L. Miller1; 1University of Florida, Milton, FL, USA, 2University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA

DATA AVAILABLE FROM LOUISIANA’S COASTWIDE REFERENCE MONITORING SYSTEM-WETLANDS -- Leigh Anne Sharp, Dona Weifenbach, Tommy McGinnis; Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, Lafayette, LA, USA

INSTREAM STRUCTURE DURABILITY AND STREAM BANK EROSION IN RESTORED STREAMS ON THE NORTH CAROLINA (U.S.A.) PIEDMONT -- Kimberly Hamlin and Theodore Shear; Restoration Ecology Program, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

VEGETATION RESTORATION IN THE EAGLE FORD SHALE OIL & GAS PLAY -- Forrest S. Smith, Keith A. Pawelek, and Anthony D. Falk; South Texas Natives Project, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, USA    ● POSTER ●

THE BILLION BOTTLE BARRIER: A WORLD CITIZEN-SCIENCE PROJECT FOR MITIGATING COASTAL EROSION -- Wm. Hovey Smith; Whitehall Press – Budget Publications, Sandersville GA, USA   ● POSTER ●

EFFECTS OF THE RECORD-BREAKING CALIFORNIA DROUGHT ON THE DENNERY CANYON WEST VERNAL POOL RESTORATION SITE -- Linnea Spears-Lebrun; AECOM, San Diego, CA, USA

ASSESSING FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENCY AT MULTIPLE SCALES USING THE COASTWIDE REFERENCE MONITORING SYSTEM -- Camille L. Stagg1, Leigh Anne Sharp2, Thomas McGinnis2, Brady Couvillion1 and Gregg Snedden1; 1U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, LA, USA; 2Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, USA

URBAN ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION: UPPER NINTH WARD -- Aaron C. Elswick1, Manuel Steinhagen2 and LaRaine. P. Montgomery1; 1Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, USA; 2University of Applied Sciences Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Höxter, Germany

APPLICATIONS OF THE EVERGLADES DEPTH ESTIMATION NETWORK (EDEN) DATA AND TOOLS FOR ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS IN THE EVERGLADES -- Pamela Telis1 and Paul Conrads2; 1U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Water Science Center, Jacksonville, FL, USA; 2U.S. Geological Survey, South Carolina Water Science Center, Columbia, SC, USA

LIFE TO AD(D)MIRE; MIRERESTORATIONS IN SWEDEN -- L. Tenning, A. Lundgren, F. Lundin, J. Rova, S. Lamme, K. Lindström and T. Hansson; Länsstyrelsen Jämtlands län, Östersund, Sweden

RESTORATION PLANNING FOR THE BRADDOCK BAY COASTAL WETLAND OF LAKE ONTARIO -- Joshua M. Unghire1, Chris Akios1, Colleen O’ Connell1, Craig M. Forgette1 and Douglas A. Wilcox2; 1U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, NY, USA; 2State University of New York, College at Brockport, NY, USA

WETLAND BIODIVERSITY RESTORATION IN AN ABANDONED SUGARCANE CULTIVATION SITE IN PUERTO RICO -- José A. Cruz-Burgos1, Francisco J. Vilella2, Richard M. Kaminski3, and Marisel López-Flores1; 1U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Caribbean Field Office, Boquerón, Puerto Rico, 2U.S. Geological Survey, Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, MS, USA, 3Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mississippi State, USA
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MIGRATING BIRD USE OF BRACKISH MARSHES: DOES RESTORATION TECHNIQUE MATTER? -- Anna R. Armitage, Ashley A. Whitt, Rebekkah Morrison; Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA

ESTIMATING NATURAL HYDROLOGY AND SALINITY IN AN ALTERED ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM:  AN EXAMPLE FROM THE GREATER EVERGLADES, FLORIDA -- G.L. Wingard1, F.E. Marshall2, P.A. Pitts3; 1 U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, USA, 2Cetacean Logic Foundation, New Smyrna Beach, FL, USA, 3 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Vero Beach, FL, USA

EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF VEGETATION RESTORATION IN DALING RIVER RIPARIAN ZONE -- WU Wenqiang1, PENG Wenqi1, LIU Xiaobo1, LI Wenwen2; 1China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China; 2China Water international Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd, Beijing, China

A CASE STUDY OF LANDSCAPE RECONSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH IN THE OIL SANDS: SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD.’S SANDHILL FEN WATERSHED PROGRAM -- Carla Wytrykush, Jessica Clark, Marty Yarmuch and Audrey Lanoue; Syncrude Canada Ltd. Research and Development, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
 

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