Speaker Presentations
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| Monday, April 17, 2017 | |||||
| 9am | Workshop Attendee Arrival and Registration [Conference Center Wing] | ||||
| 10:00am-5:00pm | Optional Pre-Conference Workshops Water, Energy and Carbon Cycling Within the Greater Everglades Ecosystem [Ibis] -AND- Enhancing Engagement: Skills & Strategies to Involve Stakeholders in Everglades Restoration Efforts [Sandpiper] View PDF |
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| 4pm - 7pm | Main Conference Registration Open | ||||
| 4:00pm-7:00pm |
Exhibiting Sponsors and Poster Session One Presenters Install
Displays (Poster Session One presenters will remove displays on Wednesday during the 10:00am-10:20am refreshment break. Poster Session Two presenters will install displays on Wednesday during the 12noon-1:20pm lunch break.) |
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| 5:00pm - 7:00pm |
Informal Networking Social on Breeze's Terrace (Please plan to arrive in time to join us!) |
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| Tuesday, April 18, 2017 | |||||
| 7:30am-5:00pm | Conference Registration Open | ||||
| 7:30am-8:30am | Morning Refreshments in Poster & Sponsor Display Area | ||||
| 8:30am-10:00am | Opening Plenary Session: Bridging Science to Management in
Large-scale Ecosystem Restoration Programs [Great Cypress & Royal Poinciana] Opening Remarks - Conference Chair Nick Aumen, Regional Science Advisor - South Florida, US Geological Survey, Davie, FL View Video Welcome and Introductions Jack Payne, Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Florida/IFAS, Gainesville, FL View Video Presenters Mike Chotkowski, San Francisco Bay-Delta Science Coordinator, US Geological Survey, Sacramento, CA "Cultivating Reproducible Science and Social Capital in Major Science Enterprises" View PDF | View Video Stephen Brandt, Professor, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR “Ecosystem Forecasting: Bridging Science to Management” View PDF | View Video |
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| 10:00am-10:20am | AM Refreshment Break in Poster & Sponsor Display Area | ||||
| Concurrent Sessions – 10:20am - 12:00noon | |||||
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Session 5 | |
| Great Cypress | Royal Poinciana | Ibis | Egret | Sandpiper | |
| The Utility of Strategic Communication to the GEER Community of Practice | Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas: Understanding the Flow-Way Black Box - Part I | Tools in Support of Restoration and Invasive Species Science and Management | Controls on Wildlife Population Dynamics | Applying Innovative Modeling Approaches to Protect and Restore the Greater Everglades | |
| 10:20am | Matt Harwell | Delia Ivanoff | Joel Trexler | Rolando Santos | Donald DeAngelis |
| Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | |
| 10:30am | Matt Harwell The Science of Strategic Communication View PDF |
Delia Ivanoff Current State of the Stormwater Treatment Areas View PDF |
David Lagomasino Stick in the Mud: Mangrove Loss in South Florida View PDF |
Simona Picardi Tracking Large-Scale Movements of Wood Stork in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem |
William Harford Forecasting Inshore Red Tide Blooms Using Recent Past Offshore Conditions on the West Florida Shelf View PDF |
| 10:45am | Stephanie Johnson Strategic Communication of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: Everglades Studies and Beyond View PDF |
Rupesh Bhomia Nutrient Storages in the Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas View PDF |
Hannah Cooper Fusing LiDAR with RTK GPS Using Random Forest Regression Shows Promising for DEMs of Mangrove and Sawgrass Soil Heights in Florida’s Coastal Everglades View PDF |
Michelle Petersen Effect of Water-Level Fluctuations on Resource Selection of Wading Birds View PDF |
Steven Bartell Application of the Comprehensive Aquatic System Model (CASM) in Support of Ecosystem Restoration View PDF |
| 11:00am | Todd Hopkins Using Strategic Communication to Advance the Mission of the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives View PDF |
Mike Jerauld Phosphorus Flux in the Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas View PDF |
Daina Stoutenburg A New Eye in the Sky: A Case Study on 3D Modeling Everglades Restoration Projects With Drone Imagery View PDF |
Dale Gawlik Evolving Views of Food-Limitation in Wading Birds: Differing Implications of Prey and Foraging Habitat Availability |
Simeon Yurek Simulating a Classic Study of Prey Concentration in the Everglades in Support of Long Term Decision Strategy |
| 11:15am | Patti Gorman Strategic Communication of REstoration COordination VERification (RECOVER) Science for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program View PDF |
Serge Thomas Settling and Entrainment Properties of Stormwater Treatment Area Particulates |
DeEtta Mills “Agri-Dogs”: Using Canines for Earlier Detection of Laurel Wilt Disease Affecting Avocado Trees (Persea Americana) in South Florida View PDF |
Jason Bosley Long-Term Changes in Territory Use: A Markovian Approach to Modeling Bald Eagle Dynamics in Florida Bay View PDF |
Bo Zhang Simulating the Impact of Biological Control on an Invasive Plant by Using an Individual Based Model (JABOWA) View PDF |
| 11:30am | Shannon Estenoz Strategic Communication at the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force View PDF |
Manuel Zamorano Historical Performance of the STA-3/4 Periphyton-based Stormwater Treatment Area |
Rebekah Wallace Citizen Science and IveGot1 View PDF |
Rolando Santos Integration of Fishery-Dependent Data and Local-Ecological Knowledge to Characterize Bonefish Albula Vulpes Population Trends in Florida Bay |
Eric Swain Numerical Model for Short-Term Forecasting of Everglades Hydrology Using a Current Conditions Water-Level Network View PDF |
| 11:45am | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion |
| 12noon-1:20pm | Lunch Buffet Provided | ||||
| Concurrent Sessions – 1:20pm - 3:00pm | |||||
| Session 6 | Session 7 | Session 8 | Session 9 | Session 10 | |
| Great Cypress | Royal Poinciana | Ibis | Egret | Sandpiper | |
| Status, Causes, and Consequences of Ongoing, Large-Scale Seagrass Die-off in Florida Bay | Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas: Understanding the Flow-Way Black Box - Part II | Plant Communities: Ecology and Management | Habitat Links to Wildlife Ecology | Biocontrol of Weeds in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, Part 1 | |
| 1:20pm | Amanda McDonald | Delia Ivanoff | Sue Newman | Mark Cook |
LeRoy
Rodgers
View PDF |
| Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | |
| 1:30pm |
James Fourqurean Dieoff Déjà Vu – The Late 1980’s Seagrass Dieoff in Florida Bay Looked Eerily Similar to Current Events View PDF |
Odi Villapando Water Quality Along Inflow to Outflow Gradient of the Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas View PDF |
Junbin Zhao Photosynthetic Activity of C3 and C4 Graminoids in Response to Water Table Change in a Short-Hydroperiod Wetland of the Florida Everglades View PDF |
Emilie Kohler Prey Selection by the Little Blue Heron (Egretta Caerulea) in Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge View PDF |
Carey Minteer Determining the Feasibility of Biological Control of a Weed Target View PDF |
| 1:45pm |
Christopher Kavanagh Florida Bay 2015 Seagrass Die-Off: Extent and Characteristics View PDF |
Kanika Inglett Microbial Dynamics in the Stormwater Treatment Areas View PDF |
Helen Hammond Survey for Lygodium Microphyllum and Other Invasive Exotic Species on Tree Islands in Water Conservation Area 3 View PDF |
Edwin Everham Anurans as Indicators of Landscape Change in Southwest Florida View PDF |
Rosalind James USDA-ARS National Program Overview of Biocontrol of Weeds View PDF |
| 2:00pm |
Margaret Hall Long-Term Changes in Florida Bay Seagrass Communities: Tales of Resilience and Vulnerability View PDF |
Jill King Role of Vegetation on Phosphorus Reduction in the Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas View PDF |
Michael Manna Honing the Blade of Active Marsh Improvement: Is Sequence Important for Controlling Cattail for Rehabilitation of Ridges and Sloughs? View PDF |
Jennifer Nestler Assessing Habitat Use in the American Crocodile (Crocodylus Acutus), a Threatened Species in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem |
Greg Wheeler Biocontrol of Weeds in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem: Process, Challenges and Paths Forward |
| 2:15pm |
Paul Carlson Physical, Chemical, and Biological Processes Cause Seagrass Mortality in Florida Bay View PDF |
Kevin Grace Effect of Limerock Substrates on the STA Water Quality and Vegetation Characteristics View PDF |
Michael Duever Considerations for Controlling Willow Invasions of Marshes View PDF |
Jenna May The Effects of Colony Structure and Nest Position on the Nesting Success of Wading Birds View PDF |
Bob Tichenor Why Has it Taken So Long to Permit New Weed Biocontrol Agents? View PDF |
| 2:30pm |
Christopher Kelble Seeing the Forest through the Dead Seagrass: Response of Florida Bay Fish Species to Seagrass Dieoffs, Salinity, and Other Environmental Factors View PDF |
Stefan Gerber Data Integration and Synthesis Framework for Understanding the Phosphorus Cycling and Reduction Mechanisms in STA Flow-ways View PDF |
Donny Smoak Will Future Soil Accretion in the Mangrove Forest Keep Up with Sea Level Rise? |
Mark Cook Investigating Active Marsh Improvement Approaches for Restoring Water Bird Habitat in the P-Enriched Everglades View PDF |
Eric Rohrig Interagency Coordination for the Mass Production and Distribution of Biological Control Agents View PDF |
| 2:45pm | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion |
| 3:00pm-3:20pm | PM Refreshment Break in Poster & Sponsor Display Area | ||||
| Concurrent Sessions – 3:20pm - 5:00pm | |||||
| Session 11 | Session 12 | Session 13 | Session 14 | Session 15 | |
| Great Cypress | Royal Poinciana | Ibis | Egret | Sandpiper | |
| Water Storage in Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan | Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas: Understanding the Flow-Way Black Box - Part III | Modeling for Everglades Restoration | Wildlife Diet and Stress | Biocontrol of Weeds in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, Part 2 | |
| 3:20pm | Thomas Van Lent | Rupesh Bhomia |
Fahmida
Khatun
View PDF |
Betsy Evans | LeRoy Rodgers |
| Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | |
| 3:30pm |
Wendy Graham Options to Reduce High Volume Freshwater Flows to the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee Estuaries and Move More Water from Lake Okeechobee to the Southern Everglades View PDF |
Larry Fink An Analysis, Integration and Synthesis for Enhancing Nutrient Removal by Stormwater Treatment Areas for Everglades Restoration |
Jaime Graulau-Santiago Modeling of the PSRP South West Flood Protection Features in the Gridded Surface Subsurface Hydrologic Analysis Tool View PDF |
Ashley Jackson Diet Shift of Egrets in Response to Environmental Change View PDF |
Ellen Lake Confirming Safety: Ecological Host-range and Monitoring for Spillover in Weed Biological Control View PDF |
| 3:45pm | Rajendra Paudel A Comparison of the Benefits of Northern and Southern Everglades Storage View PDF |
William Gao Stormwater Treatment Area Performance Prediction using Artificial Neural Networks |
Michael Brown Use of a Natural System Regional Simulation Model in Restoration Project Planning View PDF |
Mathew Denton Stable Isotope Ecology of American Alligators within the Greater Everglades |
Melissa Smith Biotic Resistance in Weed Biological Control View PDF |
| 4:00pm | Christopher McVoy Water Storage and Everglades Restoration View PDF |
Kristin Vaughan Evaluation of Inundation Depth and Duration Threshold for Cattail Sustainability – In Situ Study View PDF |
Fahmida Khatun Evaluation of Options for Sending More Water to Florida Bay via Taylor Slough Using Regional Simulation Model for the Everglades and Lower East Coast View PDF |
Marisa Martinez Prey Availability of Wading Birds in Intertidal Systems View PDF |
Phil Tipping Indirect Effects – Food Webs in Biological Control |
| 4:15pm | Sanjay Shukla Water Storage and Treatment Services from Agricultural Lands in the Northern Everglades |
Wasantha Lal Mapping Vegetation Properties and Flow Patterns in Stormwater Treatment Areas (STAs) Using Wave Tests View PDF |
Kiren Bahm Effects of Restoration Alternatives on Stages and Flows in the Southern Everglades, Using the Mike Marsh Model of Everglades National Park (M3ENP) View PDF |
Michiko Squires Responses of American Crocodiles to Environmental Conditions at a Power Plant Site in Southern Florida |
Lyn Gettys Integrated Weed Control View PDF |
| 4:30pm | Q&A - Discussion |
Forrest Dierberg Soil Accrual and Phosphorus Retention in a Flow-Way Dominated By Submerged Aquatic Vegetation within an Everglades Treatment Area: A Longitudinal Study View PDF |
Christopher Buzzelli Predicting the Responses of Seagrass and Oyster Habitats to Changes in Water Management |
Betsy Evans Dietary Flexibility of Wood Storks in Response to Human-Induced Landscape Change in South Florida View PDF |
Min Rayamajhi Ecosystem Recovery Following Implementation of Weed Biological Controls; Melaleuca quinquenervia |
| 4:45pm | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | |
| 5:00pm-7:15pm |
Poster Session One & Networking Reception (To allow for greater interaction and ease of discussion, presenters at ODD numbered boards are asked to stand at their posters from 5:30-6:15pm. There will be a break for poster presenters to switch and a prize drawing from 6:15-6:30pm. Presenters at EVEN numbered boards are asked to stand at their posters from 6:30-7:15pm.) |
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| Wednesday, April 19, 2017 | |||||
| 7:30am-5:00pm | Conference Registration Open | ||||
| 7:30am-8:30am | Morning Refreshments in Poster & Sponsor Display Area | ||||
| 8:30am-10:00am | Plenary Session: Design, Innovation, and Governance (DIG): Solutions for Everglades Restoration [Great Cypress & Royal Poinciana] Session Organizers: Fred Sklar, Director and Section Administrator, Everglades Systems Assessment Section, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL –and– Nick Aumen, Regional Science Advisor – South Florida, United States Geological Survey; GEER 2017 Chair View Video “Sustainability” — Dan Childers, Professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ View PDF | View Video “Keeping it Real” — Stephanie Johnson, Senior Program Officer, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC View PDF | View Video "The Allegory of the Patient" — Fred Sklar, Director and Section Administrator, Everglades Systems Assessment (ESA) Section, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL View PDF | View Video “Bird Brains” — Peter Frederick, Research Professor, University of Florida/IFAS, Gainesville, FL View PDF | View Video “The Value of Citizen Science” — Jennifer Rehage, Assistant Professor, Florida International University, Miami, FL View PDF | View Video “Resource Governance” — The Honorable Robert "Bob" Graham, former Florida Governor and United States Senator, Miami Lakes, FL View Video |
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| 10:00am-10:20am |
AM Refreshment Break in Poster & Sponsor Display Area (ATTENTION Poster Session One Presenters: Please remove your poster during this refreshment break.) |
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| Concurrent Sessions – 10:20am - 12:00noon | |||||
| Session 16 | Session 17 | Session 18 | Session 19 | Session 20 | |
| Great Cypress | Royal Poinciana | Ibis | Egret | Sandpiper | |
| Everglades REMAP 2014: Landscape Findings for Mercury, Sulfur, Nutrients, and Vegetation | Ecological Resilience and Regime Shifts: Evidence for Human and Climate Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems | RECOVER Five-Year Plan | Ecology, Climate and Restoration Along the Southern Everglades' Boundary | Genetic Tools and Environmental DNA (eDNA) Surveillance to Inform Invasive Species Management | |
| 10:20am | Peter Kalla & Dan Scheidt | Anna Wachnicka |
April
Patterson
View PDF |
Amanda McDonald | Margaret Hunter |
| Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | |
| 10:30am |
Jennifer Richards The Landscape Context for REMAP IV: Plant Community Distribution and Cover Derived from Vegetation Mapped with WorldView2 Satellite Data View PDF |
Anna Wachnicka Detecting Signs of Impending Large-Scale Ecological Regime Shifts in South Florida Estuaries Through the Lens of Paleoecology View PDF |
Glenn Landers New Climate Change Information for Consideration in Enhancing Everglades Restoration Climate Preparedness and Resilience View PDF |
Tom Frankovich Light Attenuation in Estuarine Mangrove Lakes View PDF |
Sophia Orzechowski Are Burmese Pythons Attracted to Tree Islands with Wading Bird Colonies? Using eDNA to Determine Occupancy Rates of Pythons at Wading Bird Breeding Sites in the Everglades View PDF |
| 10:45am |
Leonard Scinto Spatial Distribution in Everglades Nutrient Budgets and Their Effects on Biogeochemical Processes View PDF |
Debra Willard Long-term Patterns of Coastal Response to Changing Land Use and Climate: Examples from the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains View PDF |
David Rudnick Integration and Refinement of Everglades Science: New Conceptual Models and Analysis of Ecological Vulnerability View PDF |
Peter Frezza Response of the Sav Community in the Coastal Mangrove Zone of Florida Bay to Record Rainfall and Increased Freshwater Flow View PDF |
Joshua Finn Environmental DNA (eDNA) and Environmental RNA (eRNA) Markers for Invasive Species Detection |
| 11:00am |
Guangliang Liu Distribution of Mercury Species in the Everglades: A Geochemical Perspective and Implications on Mercury Bioaccumulation View PDF |
Lynn Wingard Centennial to Millennial Scale Perspective on the Role of Salinity in Ecological Regime Shifts in South Florida's Estuarine Ecosystems |
Andy LoSchiavo Targeted Adaptive Management to Inform CERP Progress View PDF |
Michelle Robinson Unique Hydrologic Events during the 2015-16 Hydrologic Year Provide Further Incite into the Effectiveness of the C-111 Spreader Canal Western Project View PDF |
Edgardo Diaz-Ferguson Molecular Characterization of Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Fish Community |
| 11:15am |
Yong Cai Decadal Variations of Mercury in Mosquitofish in the Everglades and Relation to Changes in Atmospheric Hg Deposition and Ecosystem Alteration |
Michael Savarese Shifting Baselines in Southwest Florida's Oyster Populations: The Effects of Overharvesting by Native Americans and the Implications for Future Management and Restoration of Oyster Reefs View PDF |
Gretchen Ehlinger RECOVER’s Role in CERP Implementation View PDF |
Michael Kline Effects of a US-1 Mitigation Effort on Hydrologic Conditions and SAV Abundance View PDF |
Jared Wood Insights into the Introduction Histories of the Nile Monitor (Varanus Niloticus) and Argentine Black-and-White Tegu (Salvator Merianae) in Florida via Next Generation Sequencing and Population Genetic Analysis View PDF |
| 11:30am |
Peter Kalla Everglades R-EMAP Phase IV 2014: Implications for Mercury Methylation and Bioaccumulation |
Laurel Collins Historical Perspective on the Ecosystem Health of Florida Bay - A Foraminiferal Proxy for Seagrass Abundance |
Agnes McLean Integration and Refinement of Everglades Science: A Relook at CERP Interim Goals and Targets View PDF |
Meijing Zhang Investigate Spatial Differences in Flooding Risk Associate with Rainfall and Canal Water Stage in the C-111 Agricultural Basin View PDF |
Kelly Williams Finding NiMo: eDNA Detection of Nile Monitors (Varanus Niloticus) View PDF |
| 11:45am | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion |
| 12noon-1:20pm |
Lunch Buffet Provided (ATTENTION Poster Session Two Presenters: Please install your poster during this lunch break.) |
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| Concurrent Sessions – 1:20pm - 3:00pm | |||||
| Session 21 | Session 22 | Session 23 | Session 24 | Session 25 | |
| Great Cypress | Royal Poinciana | Ibis | Egret | Sandpiper | |
| Periphyton Responses to Water Flow and Nutrient Loading and Implications for Everglades Restoration | Groundwater Discharge Along Coasts | Evaluation of Factors Influencing Methylmercury Accumulation in South Florida Marshes | Ecological Response to Changing Stressors in Everglades Estuaries | Landscape Perspectives from the Central Everglades; 14th Annual A.R.M. Loxahatchee NWR Science Workshop | |
| 1:20pm |
Luca
Marazzi View PDF |
Rene Price |
Forrest
Dierberg & Paul Julian View PDF |
Andre Daniels |
Steven
Henry
View PDF |
| Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | |
| 1:30pm |
Barry Rosen Why the Primary Producers (Algae and Cyanobacteria) are the Key Early Responders to Nutrient and Water Flow Changes in the Everglades View PDF |
Rene Price Significance of Groundwater Discharge to Coastal Zones View PDF |
Binhe Gu High Biotic Mercury in South Florida Wetlands: Fish Trophic Position and Wading Bird Redistribution View PDF |
Christian Avila A Review of Seagrass Losses and Algal Blooms in Biscayne Bay View PDF |
Rebekah
Gibble Unique Role of the A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in the Greater Everglades Landscape View PDF |
| 1:45pm |
Sue Newman Effects of Increased Flow and Associated Phosphorus Loads on Microbial Responses View PDF |
Hilary Flower Rapid and Intense Phosphate Desorption Kinetics When Saltwater Intrudes into Carbonate Rock View PDF |
Paul Julian Limiting Factors in Mercury Methylation Hotspot Development: The Tangled Web View PDF |
Galia Varona Development, Persistence, and Impacts of a Decade Long Macroalgal Bloom in Biscayne Bay View PDF |
Yong-shan Wan Hydrologic Drivers of Ecological Processes in the Central Everglades |
| 2:00pm |
Evelyn Gaiser Water Quality Implications of Hydrologic Restoration Alternatives in the Florida Everglades, USA: A Periphyton Perspective View PDF |
Christopher Smith The Role of Tides in Groundwater-Surface Water Exchange in the Shark River, Florida Coastal Everglades, Florida |
Curtis Pollman Biogeochemical Variables Driving Temporal Dynamics and Spatial Variability in Mercury Bioaccumulation in Gambusia in the Everglades - A Model Analysis Using R-EMAP View PDF |
Lauren Kircher Changes in Salinity in the St. Lucie Estuary and Implication for Snook Movement Patterns View PDF |
Donatto
Surratt Development of a Simple Vegetation Index to Monitor Habitat Impacts View PDF |
| 2:15pm |
Erik Tate-Boldt The Influence of Altered Flow Regimes on Aquatic Ecosystem Metabolism in an Everglades Marsh View PDF |
Shimelis Dessu Taylor Slough Groundwater Discharge Simulation Using Sutra |
Tom DeBusk Investigation of Factors that Contribute to Variations in Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) Mercury Concentrations in Water Conservation Area 2A |
Amanda Kahn Dickens St. Lucie Estuary and Indian River Lagoon: Examining Seagrass Species Composition Coupled with Flow Rates and Salinity |
Andrew Eastwick Invasive Exotic Species in the Northern Everglades: A Regional Perspective View PDF |
| 2:30pm |
Sarah Bornhoeft Influence of an Experimental Sheet Flow Regime on Aquatic Food Webs of the Central Everglades View PDF |
Joshua Allen Hydrochemical Conditions of Two Estuarine Mangrove Lake Drainage Systems in the Everglades View PDF |
Andrew Ogram Phylogenetic Distribution of Mercury Methylators in the Water Conservation Areas View PDF |
Andre Daniels Hypersalinity Impacts on Seagrass and Molluscan Communities in Western Florida Bay View PDF |
Steve Traxler Role of Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) in Everglades Restoration View PDF |
| 2:45pm | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion |
| 3:00pm-3:20pm | PM Refreshment Break in Poster & Sponsor Display Area | ||||
| Concurrent Sessions – 3:20pm - 5:00pm | |||||
| Session 26 | Session 27 | Session 28 | Session 29 | Session 30 | |
| Great Cypress | Royal Poinciana | Ibis | Egret | Sandpiper | |
| Invasive Species in the Restoration Context | Freshwater-Estuarine Gradients in Biogeochemistry | Hydrologic and Ecological Forecasting in Support of Natural Resource Planning | Assessing Ecosystem Response to Restoration and Water Management | Snail Kites & Apple Snails | |
| 3:20pm | Jon Lane | John Kominoski | James Beerens | Michael Simmons |
Stephanie
Romañach & Paul Gray |
| Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | |
| 3:30pm |
Robert McCleery Burmese Pythons and Urbanization Shape the Meso-Mammal Community Across the Everglades View PDF |
Colin Saunders Flow Impacts on P and Organic Matter Cycling in the Ridge and Slough: Lessons from Landscape Budgets in the Decomp Physical Model and Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park View PDF |
Leonard Pearlstine Revisiting Everglades Species Ecological Models for Planning and Assessment View PDF |
Gregory Sonnier Assessing the Success of Hydrological Restoration in Two Conservation Easements within the Headwaters of the Everglades View PDF |
Kenneth Meyer Movements of Snail Kites (Rostrhamus sociabilis) Tracked by Satellite, 2007-2016: Habitat Associations, Multiple Residence Areas, and Sustainable Management of a Range-Wide Habitat Network |
| 3:45pm |
Jeffrey Kline Expansion and Dominance of Non-Native Fish Populations Across Everglades National Park |
Greg Starr Seasonal Patterns in Energy Partitioning of Everglades Freshwater Marshes View PDF |
James Beerens The Sensitivity of Everglades Species Model Predictions Across Near-Term Depth Forecasts |
Jennifer Chastant Preserving the South Florida Ecosystem Mosaic: Palm Beach County Natural Areas with Emphasis on Acreage Pines Natural Area |
Robert Fletcher Consequences of Hydrology for Reproduction by Snail Kites: A 20-Year Investigation View PDF |
| 4:00pm |
Joel Trexler Non-Native Fish and Everglades Restoration: An Unexpected Challenge to Restoring An Iconic Ecosystem View PDF |
Lu Zhai Application of a Dual-Isotope Model in the Shark River Slough Watershed: Separating Increases in Salinity Due to Saltwater Intrusion from that Due to Evaporation View PDF |
Joseph Long An Operational Forecast Model for Coastal Water Levels View PDF |
Sean Sculley Response to the WCA-3A High Water Emergency February – May 2016 View PDF |
A Conservation Genetic Assessment of the Florida Snail Kite View PDF |
| 4:15pm |
Marsha Ward Tree Island Restoration in the Florida Everglades: Reversing the Exotic Plant Invasion View PDF |
Rudolf Jaffé Tracers of Organic Matter Transport in Flowing Everglades Wetlands, from Marsh to Estuary |
Mark McKelvy Designing a Software Framework for Hydrologic Forecasts and Modeling Species Responses |
Shawn Clem Recent Hydrologic Change in a Rainfall-Driven Western Everglades Swamp View PDF |
Brent Bachelder Enhance It and They Will Come - Everglade Snail Kite Utilization of Habitat Management Areas on Lake Okeechobee View PDF |
| 4:30pm |
Michael Rochford Relationships Between Invasive Wildlife and Ecosystem Restoration in the Florida Everglades View PDF |
John Kominoski Shifting Long-term Biogeochemical Baselines: Enhanced Marine Connectivity Increases Nutrient Availability in Coastal Wetland Ecosystems View PDF |
Stephanie Romañach Managing Multiple Species with Conflicting Needs in the Everglades |
Bob Sobczak WERP: How an Obsolete Levee and an Abandoned Jetport Hold the Key to a Rain-Driven Swamp View PDF |
Jennifer Bernatis Occurrence of Apple Snails Beyond the Shallow Marsh |
| 4:45pm | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion |
| 5:00pm | Evening On Own | ||||
| Thursday, April 20, 2017 | |||||
| 7:30am-5:00pm | Conference Registration Open | ||||
| 7:30am-8:00am | Morning Refreshments in Poster & Sponsor Display Area | ||||
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8:00am- 10:15am |
Poster Session Two & Networking (To allow for greater interaction and ease of discussion, presenters at ODD numbered boards are asked to stand at their posters from 8:30-9:15am. There will be a break for poster presenters to switch and a prize drawing from 9:15-9:30am. Presenters at EVEN numbered boards are asked to stand at their posters from 9:30-10:15am.) |
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| Concurrent Sessions – 10:20am - 12:00noon | |||||
| Session 31 | Session 32 | Session 33 | Session 34 | Session 35 | |
| Great Cypress | Royal Poinciana | Ibis | Egret | Sandpiper | |
| Sea-Level Rise and Everglades Restoration: Coastal Wetland Dynamics and Responses | Biogeochemical Controls and Effects of Mercury Contamination of the Everglades: An Ecosystem Perspective | Delivering Climate Change Research to Support Decision Making | Wetland Forest | Human Dimensions | |
| 10:20am | Tiffany Troxler |
David
Krabbenhoft
View PDF |
Young Gu Her | Tom Dreschel | Andrew Stainback |
| Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | |
| 10:30am |
Tiffany Troxler Carbon Cycle Science in the Florida Coastal Everglades: Research to Inform Landscape Management View PDF |
Brett Poulin The Influences of Dissolved Organic Matter on Mercury Bioavailability in the Florida Everglades: Insights on Organic Sulfur Chemistry |
Michael Spranger Public Engagement Strategies to Address Today's Complex Issues View PDF |
Shimon Wdowinski Estimating Mangrove Canopy Height and Above-Ground Biomass in the Everglades National Park with Airborne LiDAR and TanDEM-X Data View PDF |
Jennifer Cooper Influence of Floating Aquatic Vegetation on Environmental Parameters Affecting Phosphorus Removal in the Everglades Agricultural Area View PDF |
| 10:45am |
Ben Wilson Biogeochemical and Physiological Effects of Simulated Sea Level Rise in the Coastal Everglades |
William Orem Ecosystem-Wide Modeling of Methylmercury Distributions in the Everglades: Responses to Reductions in Sulfate Loading |
Young Gu Her Modeling Strategies to Provide a Holistic Picture of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Impacts in South Florida View PDF |
Rebecca Howard Vegetation and Soil Elevation Dynamics in a Mangrove-Marsh Ecotone within the Picayune Strand Restoration Project Impact Area |
Timothy Collins Risks for Florida’s Native Land Snails and Residents from the New Guinea Flatworm Platydemus manokwari View PDF |
| 11:00am |
Shelby Servais Effects of Increased Salinity on Microbial Processing of Carbon and Nutrients in Brackish and Freshwater Wetland Soils |
Darren Rumbold A Regional-Scale Ecological Risk Assessment of Mercury Across South Florida |
Yuncong Li Impact of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise on Farmland Adjacent Everglades |
Alexandra Serna Soil Building Processes in Re-Created Everglades Tree Islands View PDF |
Elizabeth Kelly Fecal Indicator Bacteria (FIB) and Beach Management Policies View PDF |
| 11:15am |
Mike Osland Coastal Wetland Vulnerability to SLR in the Greater Everglades: A Synthesis of USGS Wetland Surface Elevation Change Studies View PDF |
Peter Frederick Effects of Mercury Exposure on Nest Success in Great Egrets (Ardea alba): The Role of Parental Care View PDF |
Mathieu Basille Engaging Society in Every Step of the Scientific Process: A Plea for New Extension Approaches View PDF |
Mike Ross Structure and Recent Dynamics in Coastal Everglades Tree Islands View PDF |
Kathleen Sullivan Sealey The Dynamic Interplay Between Floods and Finance: Rebuild vs. Relocate Decisions Calculated with Restored Wetland Valuation View PDF |
| 11:30am |
Fred Sklar Coastal Subsidence as a Function of Salinity Intrusion and Peat Decomposition in a Karst Environment View PDF |
David Krabbenhoft Drivers of Geospatial & Temporal Variability in the Distribution of Mercury and Methylmercury in ENP |
Pamela Fletcher Techniques for Including Extension in Research and Reporting View PDF |
Tom Dreschel The Ghost Tree Islands of Everglades Water Conservation Area 2A: Tracing a History of Change View PDF |
Andrew Stainback The Economic Significance of Florida Bay View PDF |
| 11:45am | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion |
| 12noon-1:20pm | Lunch Buffet Provided | ||||
| Concurrent Sessions – 1:20pm - 3:00pm | |||||
| Session 36 | Session 37 | Session 38 | Session 39 | Session 40 | |
| Great Cypress | Royal Poinciana | Ibis | Egret | Sandpiper | |
| The DPM High-Flow Experiments: Direct Observations to Serve Adaptive Management | Ecology and Community Dynamics of Invasive Reptiles | Acoustic Technology for Restoration and Management (Part 1 of 2) | Marl Prairie Landscape: Its Ecology and Importance in Everglades Restoration | Sea Level Rise and Saltwater Intrusion: Biogeochemistry and Water Quality | |
| 1:20pm |
Jay
Choi
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John Volin | Erik Stabenau | Jay Sah | Todd Osborne |
| Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | |
| 1:30pm |
Jud Harvey Testing the Restoration of a Free-flowing Everglades: The Decompartmentalization Physical Model (DPM) High-flow Experiments View PDF |
Brian Smith Stable Isotopes Reveal Remarkable Niche Plasticity of Invasive Burmese Pythons |
Aaron Rice Fish Bioacoustic Activity in Everglades National Park: Processing and Scaling for Effective Restoration and Management View PDF |
Jay Sah Marl Prairie Landscape as the Cape Sable seaside sparrow Habitat: the Pivot of Hydrologic Restoration in Southern Everglades View PDF |
Anteneh Abiy Evaluation of Regional Hydroclimate Variability and Links to the Hydrology and Saltwater Intrusion in South Florida View PDF |
| 1:45pm |
Carlos Coronado Effect of Increased Sheetflow on Sediment Transport Dynamics Along the L67C Canal |
M. Rockwell Parker Understanding the Reproductive Chemical Ecology of Invasive Reptiles: Burmese Pythons and Argentine Tegus |
Jennifer Rehage Understanding How Snook Respond to the Hydrological Landscape: Synchrony in Movement Over Time |
James Snyder The Response of Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris var. filipes), a Prairie Dominant, to Fire and Flooding |
Steve Davis Episodic Disturbance Effects on Florida Coastal Everglades Water Quality |
| 2:00pm |
Mike Bush Effects of Hydroscape Modification on Everglades Aquatic Consumers: Evaluating Two Hypotheses |
Emma Hanslowe Assessment of Python and Boa Records from the Florida Keys |
Joseph Park Avian Source Localization from a Small-Aperture Acoustic Array |
Thomas Virzi Next Steps Towards Recovery of the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow View PDF |
Miriam Jones Impact of Sea-Level Rise on Everglades Carbon Storage Capacity |
| 2:15pm |
Jennifer Lewis Transport of Phosphorus with Suspended Particulates During Experimental Restoration of Everglades High Flows View PDF |
Bryan Falk How Can We Use Activity Patterns to Improve the Management of Invasive Reptiles? |
Kevin Boswell Predator Density and Water-Level Mediate Prey Utilization of an Intertidal Estuarine Highway View PDF |
Jesse Blanchard Fish in Marl Prairies- Disturbance Severity, Invasions, Traits and Emergent Community Structure |
Viviana Mazzei Functional and Compositional Responses of Periphyton Mats to Simulated Saltwater Intrusion in the Southern Everglades View PDF |
| 2:30pm |
Christa Zweig Scaling Active Management View PDF |
Frank Mazzotti A Scientific Framework for a Simplified Conceptual Approach for Early Detection, Rapid Response and Removal of Invasive Wildlife: Removing Veiled Chameleons (Chamaeleo Calyptratus) |
Jessica Noble How a Disturbance Event Impacted the Overwintering Home Range of Common Snook View PDF |
Jimi Sadle Someone Has to Watch the Crabgrass Grow: A Survey of Potential Effects of Hydrologic Restoration on Marl Prairie Plant Species View PDF |
Kristie Wendelberger Halophytes Can Salinize Soil When Competing with Glycophytes, Intensifying Effects of Sea Level Rise in Coastal Communities View PDF |
| 2:45pm | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion |
| 3:00pm-3:20pm | PM Refreshment Break in Poster & Sponsor Display Area | ||||
| Concurrent Sessions – 3:20pm - 5:00pm | |||||
| Session 41 | Session 42 | Session 43 | Session 44 | Session 45 | |
| Great Cypress | Royal Poinciana | Ibis | Egret | Sandpiper | |
| System-wide Modeling to Predict Ecological Outcomes of Restoration | Integrating Science and Management for Controlling Invasive Species | Acoustic Technology for Restoration and Management (Part 2 of 2) | Integrated Phosphorus Management | Biscayne Bay | |
| 3:20pm | Jud Harvey | Vic Engel & Julien Martin | Jennifer Rehage | Melodie Naja | Sarah Bellmund |
| Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | |
| 3:30pm |
Walter Wilcox Refining Flow Restoration to Work with the Landscape View PDF |
Brad
Udell Decision Analysis for the Optimal Control of Melaleuca |
Megan McKenna Underwater Acoustic Monitoring in U.S. National Parks View PDF |
Yogesh Khare Hydrologic and Water Quality Modeling for Evaluating Best Management Practices Implementation in a Western Everglades Watershed View PDF |
Sarah Bellmund Salinity in Biscayne Bay and the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands View PDF |
| 3:45pm |
Jay Choi Modeling Restoration Outcomes for the Everglades Ridge-Slough Landscape View PDF |
Christina Romagosa Improving the Decision-Making Process for Early Detection and Rapid Response Actions |
Ross Boucek Snook are Just Awesome Woodstorks Pt. 2: Assessing the Importance of Foraging Habitat at Spawning Aggregation Sites for Two Estuarine Species View PDF |
Maria Loinaz Integrated Phosphorus Model to Evaluate Changes in Land Management in Agricultural Basins North of the Everglades View PDF |
Joan Browder Reconstituting the Estuarine Community of Mainland Nearshore South-Central Biscayne Bay View PDF |
| 4:00pm |
William Nardin Multi-Vegetation Feedbacks Affecting Flow Routing and Bed Shear Stress Distributions in Everglades Ridges and Sloughs View PDF |
Daniel Slone Risk Assessment to Inform Management Decisions: Non-Native Fishes in Everglades National Park |
Greg Hill Fine Scale Tracking of Water Level by Sunfish: Implications for Wading Bird Foraging View PDF |
Chelsea Qiu Hydrological Control on Phosphorus Concentration in the Everglades: The Role of Water Level Dynamics in a Marsh-Canal Hydrosystem View PDF |
Ian Zink Nearshore Pink Shrimp Densities Relative to Habitat Limitations in Biscayne Bay: A Spatiotemporal Analysis of 10 Years of Data View PDF |
| 4:15pm |
Laurel Larsen Effects of Flow Reconnection on Connectivity of Biogeochemical Processes in the Everglades View PDF |
Mathieu Bonneau Optimal Control of an Invasive Species Using a Reaction Diffusion Model and Linear Programming View PDF |
Kristen Hart Passive Acoustic Tracking of Marine Turtles in Coral Reef Seascapes |
Hongying Zhao A Systematic Approach in Evaluating the Source/Sink Behaviors for Water Quality Parameters in an STA Canal View PDF |
Bahram Charkian |
| 4:30pm |
Carl Fitz Integrated Landscape Trends of Water Depth/Flow, Phosphorus and Sulfate, Soil Accretion, and Vegetation Under Future Management Scenarios Including Climate Change and SLR View PDF |
Fred Johnson Navigating the Science-Policy Boundary in Natural Resource Management |
Bradley Strickland Using Telemetry to Elucidate the Roles of Estuarine Predators and Likely Impacts of Restoration View PDF |
Jehangir Bhadha Phosphorus Management through Sustainable Agricultural Practices in South Florida |
Jerry Lorenz Recent Changes in Nesting Patterns of Roseate Spoonbills in the Everglades Suggest a Response to Sea Level Rise and Global Climate Change View PDF |
| 4:45pm | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion | Q&A - Discussion |
| 5pm - 6pm | Networking Reception in Poster & Sponsor Display Area | ||||
| 6pm - 7pm |
Michael Grunwald, senior writer for Politico Magazine, and Editor-at-Large of
POLITICO’s new public policy site, The Agenda View PDF | View Video |
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| 7:00pm-8:00pm |
Stay afterward for a BOOK SIGNING and chance to meet the author! Books available for $20 each (cash only please): The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise -and- The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era |
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| 7pm - 9pm | Exhibitor and Poster Move-out — Conference Concludes | ||||
