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| First Name | Last Name | Organization | Abstract Title | |
| Gordon | Anderson | U.S. Geological Survey | Drought, Winter Rains and Hurricanes: Hydrologic Observations From 2014-2017 of the Eastern Panhandle Coastal Marsh and Northeast Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, FL, USA | View PDF |
| Caitlin | Beaver | U.S. Geological Survey | Microsatellite Analysis of the Endangered Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow in Everglades National Park | |
| Allison | Benscoter | U.S. Geological Survey | Modeling Future Urbanization and Sea-Level Rise Effects on Landscape-Scale Conservation Targets | |
| Sarah | Bergstresser | U.S. Geological Survey | Geospatial Analysis to Detect Changes of Florida Bay Islands Due to Hurricane Irma | View PDF |
| Himadri | Biswas | Florida International University | Mangrove Crown Detection from High Resolution Aerial Photography Using Vegetation Indices and Image Segmentation Technique | |
| Troy | Bole | Florida Atlantic University | Structural Changes in Peat Soil Layering Dictate the Vertical Distribution and Dynamics of Biogenic Gases | |
| Vanessa | Booher | Conservancy of Southwest Florida | Fruit Farm Creek Restoration Project Past, Present & Future | |
| Matthew | Boone | University of Florida | Evaluation of Citizen Science Data for Biodiversity Research in the Greater Everglades | View PDF |
| Mason | Bradbury | Florida International University | Landscape Change in the Biscayne Bay Area from the Mid-1800s to the Present | View PDF |
| Nicholas | Castillo | Florida International University | Examining the Threat of Contaminants to South Florida Bonefish: A Spatial Approach | |
| David W | Ceilley | Johnson Engineering Inc. | Vallisneria Americana Restoration in the Caloosahatchee River & Estuary: Building Coastal Resiliency Through Partnerships, Applied Research & Adaptive Management | View PDF |
| Seemanti | Chakrabarti | University of Florida | Cultivation of the Most Abundant Bacteria from the Freshwater Marshes of the Everglades and their Metabolic Response to Saltwater Intrusion | |
| Selena | Chavez | Florida International University | Determining Coarse Woody Debris in Mangrove Forest of the Florida Everglades After Hurricane Irma Using Airborne Lidar Imagery | View PDF |
| Zhiqiang | Chen | SFWMD | Characteristics of Dissolved Oxygen and Hypoxia in the St. Lucie Estuary, Florida: Effects Of Freshwater Inflow and Chlorophyll A | |
| Phoebe | Clark | Florida Gulf Coast University | Monitoring Success of the Picayune Strand Restoration Project (PSRP) | View PDF |
| Natalie | Claunch | University of Florida | A Case for Physiological Metrics in the Management and Prevention of Reptile Invasions | View PDF |
| Jenna | Cole | University of Florida | Removal of Argentine Black and White Tegus and Response to Trapping Efforts | |
| Justin | Dalaba | University of Florida | Evaluating Effectiveness of Targeted Outreach for Invasive Reptiles in South Florida | View PDF |
| Robert | Dalton | Southern Methodist University | Changing Tides: Phosphate Desorption from Calcite in Freshwater-Seawater Mixing Zones | View PDF |
| Branden | Davis | Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida | An Investigation Into LED Technology for Insect Surveys | |
| Gianna | Diaz | Florida Gulf Coast University | Hurricane Impacts to Mangrove Forests on the Southwest Coast of Florida | View PDF |
| Jacob | Dombrowski | South Florida Water Management District | Evaluating the Physical Chemistry of Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas at High Temporal Resolution | |
| Nathan | Dorn | Florida Atlantic University | Feeding on the Edge: Foraging White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) Target Inter-Habitat Prey Movements | View PDF |
| Bobby | Duersch | Florida Atlantic University | Investigation of the Removal of Phosphorus Species and Other Nutrients In the Storm-Water Treatment Area (1E) | |
| Bobby | Duersch | Florida Atlantic University | Speciation and Dynamics of Phosphorus: The Role of Rice Plants in Sequestering Phosphorus Compounds | |
| Gretchen | Ehlinger | US Army Corps of Engineers | 2012-2017 Recover Everglades Report Card | View PDF |
| Jason | Ferrante | Cherokee Nation Tech./ U.S. Geological Survey | Using eDNA as an Early Detector for Burmese Python Presence in the ARM Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem | |
| Kenton | Finkbeiner | Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida | Tribal Aquaculture Used to Bolster Florida Apple Snail (Pomaceae padulosa) Food Source Populations for the Everglades Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus) | |
| Hilary | Flower | Eckerd College | Saltwater Intrusion Releases Phosphorus: Insights from Experiments Using Everglades Bedrock | |
| Zachary | Fratto | National Park Service | Cyclic and Persistent Florida Bay Algal Blooms | View PDF |
| Delaney | Frazier | Florida Atlantic University | Comparing Overwintering Population Dynamics of Snook in St. Lucie and Loxahatchee Rivers | View PDF |
| Emily | Gati | University of Florida | Nile Monitors in the C-51 Basin: Is Containment or Eradication Feasible? | |
| John | Gatto | Florida International University | Evaluating Otolith Microchemistry for Tracking Phosphorus Experienced By Everglades Fish | |
| Carissa | Gervasi | Florida International University | Fish Communities in the Crocodile Sanctuary: Effects of the Closure & Opening of Joe Bay | |
| Avishka | Godahewa | University of Florida | Have You Seen A Skinny Alligator In South Florida? | |
| Sidney | Godfrey | University of Florida | Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus) Removal in Southern Florida | |
| Andrew | Gritzmaker | Broward College | Invasive Tegus Introduced an Exotic Hookworm to Florida | View PDF |
| Saira | Haider | U.S. Geological Survey | Increasing Accessibility of the Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) | |
| Chris | Hansen | Florida Atlantic University | Effects of Returning Flow to the Florida Everglades on the Macroinvertebrate Community | View PDF |
| Kodiak | Hengstebeck | University of Florida | Burrow Use and Selection by Invasive Burmese Pythons in Florida | |
| Kristen | Hoefke | U.S. Geological Survey | Developing Reference Values for Paleoecological Interpretation of Florida Bay: Analysis of Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope and Elemental Values of Plants and Algae | |
| W. Ryan | James | University of Louisiana Lafayette | Consumer-Specific Energetic Landscapes in Florida Bay: Linking Seagrass Die Off to Economically-Valuable Fisheries | |
| Christopher | Johnson | Florida Atlantic University | Hypersalinity as a Trigger of Seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) Die-Off Events in Florida Bay: Evidence Based on Leaf and Meristem O2 and H2S Dynamics | |
| Jillian | Josimovich | U.S. Geological Survey | Characterization of Burmese Python Hatchling Growth in Captivity | |
| Elizabeth | Lago | Florida Atlantic University | Habitat Use and Foraging Flights of Roseate Spoonbills in Florida Bay | View PDF |
| Brittany | Mason | University of Florida | Stopping the Spread: Predicting Movement Corridors of Invasive Argentine Black and White Tegus | View PDF |
| Eric | Massa | Florida International University | Effects of Phosphorus on Diatom Assemblage Networks | |
| Scott | McBride | U.S. Geological Survey | Relations of Total Phosphorus and Orthophosphorus Concentrations with Rainfall, Surface-Water Discharge and Water-Quality Parameters in Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, Florida, 2014–16 | |
| Erin | McCarthy | Florida International University | Assessing Fish Movement Through Time in Everglades National Park Using Drift Fences | View PDF |
| Gaia | Meigs-Friend | U.S. Geological Survey | Detection of Non-Native Bullseye Snakehead, Channa marulius, In South Florida Using Environmental DNA | |
| Ximena | Mesa | Florida International University | Mapping Tree Island Vegetation in the Water Conservation Area 3B Using WorldView2 and LIDAR Data | View PDF |
| Melissa | Miller | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | A Multifaceted Approach for Management of Invasive Burmese Pythons | |
| Melissa | Miller | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | Highly Competent Native Snake Hosts Extend the Range of Introduced Parasite Beyond Invasive Burmese Python Host | |
| Kiersten | Monahan | Nova Southeastern University | Rate of Orthophosphate Uptake by Periphyton in the Everglades | |
| Tadeo | Monterrubio | Miccosukee tribe of Indians of Florida | Succession of Plant Species Following Invasive Brazilian Pepper (S. Terebinthifolius) Removal | |
| Elise | Morrison | University of Florida | Application of Chemical Biomarkers in Stormwater Treatment Areas | |
| James | Nifong | U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center | Developing Rapid Response Tools, Control Measures, and Refining Invasibility Models for Invasive Pythons in The Florida Everglades | View PDF |
| Giovanna | Ortiz | Broward College | Year One of an Arthropod Biodiversity Survey of Fern Forest Nature Center, A Unique Habitat of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem | View PDF |
| Melinda | Paduani | Florida International University | Plastic Sinks or Sources: Characterizing Cycling of Marine Debris on Mangrove Shorelines in Biscayne Bay | View PDF |
| Yunelis | Perez | Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida | Floristic Inventory of the Miccosukee Indian Reservation Areas | |
| Matthew | Petkewich | U.S. Geological Survey | Coastal Salinity Index Dissemination for Monitoring Drought Along The Gulf Of Mexico and The Southeastern Atlantic Coast, 1983 to 2018 | |
| Nicole | Pinson | UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County | New Outcomes of Environmental Volunteer Programs | View PDF |
| Carlos | Pulido | SERC | Distribution of Woody Vegetation in the Short-Hydroperiod Marl Prairie Grasslands | |
| Zacharias | Quinn | University of Florida | Making the Everglades Work | View PDF |
| Laura | Reynolds | Conservation Concepts LLC | Future Impacts on Biscayne Bay of Extended Operation of Turkey Point Cooling Canals | View PDF |
| Jonathan | Rodemann | Florida International University | Disturbance-Driven Seascape Change in Florida Bay: A Remote Sensing Approach | |
| Carmen | Rodriguez | FAU- Pine Jog EE center | Partnering with PreK-12 STEM Education to Propagate, Track Establishment and Monitor Survivorship of Native Plants in Florida | View PDF |
| Pablo | Ruiz | National Park Service | The Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve Vegetation Mapping Project | |
| Josue | Sandoval | Florida International University | Increased Tree Mortality Within Tree Islands Post-Hurricane Disturbance | View PDF |
| Fabiola | Santamaria | South Florida Water Management District | Landscape Budget Models of Water, Sediment, and Sediment-P Across The L67C Canal-Backfill Treatment Areas | View PDF |
| Nathan | Schwartz | University of Florida | Modeling Green Iguana Populations Before And After Removals | |
| David | Serrano | Broward College | Establishment of the Broward College Herbarium: Mission Goals & Timeline | View PDF |
| Dilip | Shinde | Everglades National Park | Modeling of Alligator Nest Sighting for Resource Management in Everglades National Park | |
| Bethany | Stackhouse | U.S. Geological Survey | Molluscan and Seagrass Response Post 2015 Die-off Event in Florida Bay | |
| Ulrich | Stingl | University of Florida,FLREC | Re-Modelling of Foliar Lipids in Thalassia testudinum (Turtlegrass) Allows For Growth in Phosphorous Deplete Conditions | |
| Georgio | Tachiev | GIT CONSULTING LLC | M3ENP_SF - An Integrated Surface and Subsurface Hydrologic and Hydrodynamic Model of The Everglades National Park | View PDF |
| Georgio | Tachiev | GIT CONSULTING LLC | M3ENP Model of Flow and Transport in The Everglades National Park | View PDF |
| Kelly | Ugarelli | University of Florida | The Microbial Communities of Leaves and Roots Associated with Turtle Grass and Manatee Grass Differ From Seawater and Sediment Communities, but are Similar Between Species | View PDF |
| Lilit | Vardanyan | University of Florida | Influence of Vegetation on Organic Phosphorus Forms in Wetland Soils | View PDF |
| Mackenzie | Vecchio | Florida Atlantic University | Non-Invasive Investigation of the Internal Structure of Tree Trunks Using High-Resolution Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Measurements | View PDF |
| Natasha | Viadero | Florida International University | Bass in the Coast: Patterns of Seasonal Habitat Use By Florida Largemouth Bass in the Upper Shark River, Everglades National Park | |
| Rosario | Vidales | Florida International University | Quantifying Intraspecific Variation of Red Mangrove Leaf Traits in the Southeast Saline Everglades | View PDF |
| Kathy | Worley | Conservancy of Southwest Florida | Invasive Non-Native Species May Confound Bio-Indicator Evaluations in the Picayune Strand Restoration Project Area | |
| Boya | Zhang | Florida International University | Space-Based Monitoring of Temporal Water Level Variations in the South Florida Everglades Ecosystem Using Sentinel-1 SAR Observations | View PDF |
