Detailed GEER Agenda

Joint Conference on the Science and Restoration
of the Greater Everglades and Florida Bay Ecosystem

From Kissimmee to the Keys”

April 13-18, 2003 l Palm Harbor, Florida

GEER Segment

 

 

Sunday, April 13, 2003

3:00pm – 6:00pm

Conference Registration Opens and Florida Bay Poster Presenters set up Displays

6:00pm – 7:00pm

Early Bird Social with Welcome Address and Overview by John Hunt

7:00pm

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Social Adjourns to “Unofficial Networking” in Bamboo’s Restaurant

Monday, April 14, 2003

7:00am – 5:00pm

Conference Registration Office Open

7:00am – 5:00pm

Early Morning Refreshments in the Florida Bay Poster Presentations Display Area

8:00am – 5:00pm

Plenary Session on Florida Bay
(See Florida Bay Published AGENDA for detailed schedule)

8:00am – 5:00pm ATLSS Training Workshop: Across Trophic Level System Simulation (ATLSS), is a spatial query and visualization GIS tool that provides the capability of retrieving, displaying, and analyzing ATLSS model data by means of a user-friendly graphical interface. A certified ArcView instructor will provide instruction and advance registration is required to participate. Detailed information will soon be announced.

12:10pm – 1:30pm

Lunch on Own

6:30pm – 9:00pm

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Florida Bay Poster Session

Tuesday, April 15, 2003

7:00am – 5:00am

Conference Registration Office Open

7:00am – 8:30am

Early Morning Refreshments

8:00am – 5:40pm

Plenary Session on Florida Bay
(See Florida Bay Published AGENDA for detailed schedule)

8:30am – 5:20pm

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Concurrent Sessions: Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER)

Tuesday, April 15, 2003 – Concurrent Session 1

GEER Session: Hydrologic Data and Modeling

MODERATOR: Jayantha Obeysekera, Hydrologic Systems Modeling Division, Water Supply Department, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

9:00am – 9:20am

Management Questions and Decisions Requiring Science

Invited Manager: Tom Van Lent, Ph.D., P.E., Deputy Director for Science, South Florida Natural Resources Center, Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL

9:20am – 9:40am

Weather Station-based Potential Evapotranspiration Computation Model and Database for Central and South Florida — Wossenu Abtew, J. Obeysekera, A. Reardon and N. Duerr, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

9:40am – 10:00am

Evapotranspiration Rates from Two Different Sawgrass Communities in South Florida During Drought Conditions — Edward R. German and David M. Sumner, U.S. Geological Survey, Altamonte Springs, FL

10:00am – 10:20am

Recharge and Discharge Measurements in the Everglades using Short-lived Radium Isotopes — James M. Krest and Judson W. Harvey, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA

10:20am – 10:40am

Refreshment Break

10:40am – 11:00am

Integration of Local Hydrology into a Regional Hydrologic Simulation Model — Randy Van Zee, Eric Flaig and Wasantha Lal, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

11:00am – 11:20am

Application of the Regional Simulation Model to Southwestern Florida — David E. Welter, Wasantha Lal, Clyde Dabbs and Rama Rani, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

11:20am – 11:40am

Watershed Hydrologic Model Development for Loxahatchee Ecosystem Restoration — M. Clay Brown, Yongshan Wan, Randy VanZee and Wasantha Lal, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

11:40am – 12:00pm

Thoughts on the Modeling of Human Operational Influences on Regional Hydrologic Models — Wasantha Lal, Randy Van Zee and Joseph Park, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

12:00pm – 12:20pm

Multi-Disciplinary Research and Modeling to Support The Nature Conservancy’s FLOW Initiative for the Kissimmee-Okeechobee Watershed — Douglas T. Shaw, The Nature Conservancy and University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Jora Young, The Nature Conservancy, Altamonte Springs, FL

12:20pm – 1:30pm

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Lunch on Own

Tuesday, April 15, 2003 – Concurrent Session 1

GEER Session: Hydrologic Data and Modeling (continued)

MODERATOR: Marνa M. Irizarry, Center for Water and Restoration Studies, Florida Integrated Science Center, U. S. Geological Survey, Miami, FL

1:30pm – 1:40pm

Management Questions and Decisions Requiring Science

Invited Manager: Richard Punnett, Hydrologist, US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, FL

1:40pm – 2:00pm

Modeling Changes in Flow Induced by Anisotropy of Vegetation Patches and Topographic Features — Stuart Stothoff, Southeast Environmental Research Center, Miami, FL; and Sherry Mitchell-Bruker, Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL

2:00pm – 2:20pm

USDA-Everglades Agro-Hydrology Computer Model (EAHM) — M. R. Savabi, USDA-ARS, SHRS, Miami, FL; and D. Shinde, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

2:20pm – 2:40pm

Groundwater Monitoring and Modeling in an Agricultural Area Adjacent to the ENP — Rafael Muρoz-Carpena, Martin Morawietz and Yuncong Li, Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Homestead, FL

2:40pm – 3:00pm

Management of Large Inflow and High Water Levels in Lake Okeechobee — Paul Trimble, Jayantha Obeysekera, Luis Cadavid, Walter Wilcox, Everett R. Santee and Calvin Neidrauer, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

3:00pm – 3:20pm

Water Allocation in Lake Okeechobee during Periods of Shortage and Drought — Walter M. Wilcox, Luis G. Cadavid, Jayantha T. B. Obeysekera, Lehar M. Brion and Paul J. Trimble, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

3:20pm – 3:40pm

Refreshment Break

3:40pm – 4:00pm

 

 

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Modeling the Upper Kissimmee Chain of Lakes for Operational Hydrology — Angela M. Montoya, Paul Trimble, Alaa Ali, Luis Cadavid, Jayantha Obeysekera and Steve Lin, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

Tuesday, April 15, 2003 – Concurrent Session 2

GEER Session: Threatened and Endangered Species

MODERATOR – Todd Hopkins, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Vero Beach, FL

8:30am – 9:00am

Management Questions and Decisions Requiring Science

Invited Manager: James “Jay” Slack, Field Supervisor, US Fish and Wildlife Service, South Florida Field Office (SFFO), Vero Beach, FL

9:00am – 9:20am

Landscape-scale Conservation Planning for the Florida Panther — Randy Kautz and Robert Kawula, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, FL; Thomas Hoctor, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Jane Comiskey, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Deborah Jansen, Big Cypress National Preserve, Ochopee, FL; Dawn Jennings and John Kasbohm, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jacksonville, FL; Frank Mazzotti, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Davie, FL; Roy McBride, Livestock Protection Company, Ochopee, FL; Larry Richardson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Naples, FL; Karen Root, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

9:20am – 9:40am

Minimizing Ecological Impacts During the Siting of Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Project Features: the Development of an Ecological Surface Value Model for the Lake Okeechobee Watershed Project — David E. Hallac and Brian Luprek, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Florida Ecological Services Office, Vero Beach, FL

9:40am – 10:00am

Multi-species/habitat Ecological Evaluation Modeling — Leonard Pearlstine, Frank J. Mazzotti and Gareth Mann, University of Florida, Davie, FL; Laura Brandt and Dawn Jennings, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Boynton Beach and Jacksonville, FL

10:00am – 10:20am

Vegetative Habitats of Water Conservation Area-3A: Hydrologic Impacts of IOP — Wiley M. Kitchens, U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Gainesville, FL; Paul Wetzel and Erik Powers, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

10:20am – 10:40am

Refreshment Break

10:40am – 11:00am

Habitat Related Growth in the Juvenile Florida Applesnail, Pomacea paludosa — Robert B.E. Shuford, III and Jennifer Magson, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL; Paul V. McCormick, A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Boynton Beach, FL

11:00am – 11:20am

Population Dynamics of the Snail Kite in Florida — Julien Martin and Wiley M. Kitchens, U.S. Geological Survey, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; W.M. Mooij, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Nieuwersluis, The Netherlands

11:20am – 11:40am

Projecting Future Population Dynamics of the Florida Snail Kite in Relation to Hydrology by Means of a Suite of Models — W.M. Mooij , Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Centre for Limnology, Nieuwersluis, The Netherlands; and D. L. DeAngelis, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Water and Restoration Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

11:40am – 12:00pm

Status and Conservation of the American Crocodile in Florida:  Recovering an Endangered Species While Restoring an Endangered Ecosystem — Michael S. Cherkiss, and Frank J. Mazzotti, University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL

12:00pm – 12:20pm

Habitat Selection and Home Range of American Alligators in the Greater Everglades — Michael L. Phillips, University of Florida, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Kenneth G. Rice, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Water and Restoration Studies, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Cory R. Morea, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, FL; H. Franklin Percival and Stanley R. Howarter, University of Florida, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Gainesville, FL

12:20pm – 1:30pm

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Lunch on Own

Tuesday, April 15, 2003 – Concurrent Session 2

GEER Session: Ecological Modeling

MODERATOR: Carl Fitz, Everglades Division, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

1:30pm – 1:40pm

Introdution and Session Overview

1:40pm – 2:00pm

Overview of the Across Trophic Level System Simulation (ATLSS) Program:  Model Development, Field Study Support, Validation, Documentation, and Application — D. L. DeAngelis, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Water and Restoration Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

2:00pm – 2:20pm

Progress and Future Direction in Topographic Modeling for ATLSS Models — Scott M. Duke-Sylvester and Louis J. Gross, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

2:20pm – 2:40pm

Evaluation and Calibration of ATLSS SESI Models — Louis Gross, Jane Comiskey, Mark Palmer, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; and Donald DeAngelis, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Water and Restoration Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

2:40pm – 3:00pm

The ATLSS American Alligator Population Model: Results from Restoration Alternatives — Daniel H. Slone, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Pineville, LA; Kenneth G. Rice, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Water and Restoration Studies, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Jon C. Allen, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA; H. Franklin Percival, U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit, Gainesville, FL

3:00pm – 3:20pm ATLSS Vegetation Succession Model Project — Scott M. Duke-Sylvester and Louis J. Gross, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Paul R. Wetzel, Smith College, Northampton, MA

3:20pm – 3:40pm

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Refreshment Break

Tuesday, April 15, 2003 – Concurrent Session 2

GEER Session: Ecological Modeling (continued)

MODERATOR: Don DeAngelis, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Water and Restoration Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

3:40pm – 4:00pm

Everglades Landscape Model:  Advances in Integrated Ecological Assessment — H. Carl Fitz, Jason Godin, Fred Sklar, Beheen Trimble and Naiming Wang, Everglades Division, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

4:00pm – 4:20pm

Habitat Suitability Indices for Evaluating Alternative Water Management Strategies — Kenneth C. Tarboton, Michelle M. Irizarry-Ortiz, Steven M. Davis and Jayantha T. Obeysekera, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL; and Daniel P. Loucks, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

4:20pm – 4:40pm

Spatial Decision Support Systems for Ecological Restoration and Management — Leonard G. Pearlstine and Frank J. Mazzotti, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; and Donald L. DeAngelis, U.S. Geological Survey, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

4:40pm – 5:00pm

Design Models for Treatment Wetland Systems at Low Phosphorus Concentrations: DMSTA — William Walker and Robert Kadlec

6:30pm – 9:00pm

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Joint Conference Networking Reception

Tuesday, April 15, 2003 – Concurrent Session 3

GEER Session: Water Quality and Ecology in Agricultural Areas

MODERATOR: Lewis Hornung, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

1:30pm – 1:40pm

Introduction and Session Overview: Pamela A. Telis, U.S. Geological Survey, c/o U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, FL

1:40pm – 2:00pm

Invited Manager: Paul Gray, Lake Okeechobee Audubon Sanctuary Manager, Audubon of Florida, Lorida, FL

2:00pm – 2:20pm

Invited Manager: Sonny Williamson, President, Williamson Cattle Co., Okeechobee, FL

2:20pm – 2:40pm

Integration of Science and Engineering with Federal and State Policies and Regulations, and Public Opinion in Planning for the Lake Okeechobee Watershed Project, Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program — Lewis I. Hornung, South Florida Water Management District; and Chuck Sinclair, HDR Engineering, Inc.

2:40pm – 3:00pm

Policy and Management Strategies for the Restoration of Lake Okeechobee — Kim Shugar, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, West Palm Beach, FL; and Benita Whalen, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

3:00pm - 3:20pm

UF/IFAS Roles in the Lake Okeechobee Protection Program Highlighting Demonstration of Water Quality Best Management Practices for Beef Cattle Ranching in the Lake Okeechobee Basin — Wendy Graham and Mitch Flinchum, University of Florida/IFAS, Gainesville and Belle Glade, FL, respectively; and Sanjay Shukla, University of Florida/IFAS, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, FL

3:20pm – 3:40pm

Refreshment Break

3:40pm – 4:00pm

Contributions of Beef Cattle Ranches to Surface Water Quality in the Lake Okeechobee Basin — Patrick J. Bohlen and Hilary Swain, Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, FL; Kenneth L. Campbell and Donald A. Graetz, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and John C. Capece, Southern Datastream, Inc., LaBelle, FL

4:00pm – 4:20pm

Characterizing Flow and Phosphorus Loads for Lake Okeechobee Watershed using WAM — Barry M. Jacobson and Adelbert (Del) B. Bottcher, Soil and Water Engineering Technology, Inc., Gainesville, FL; and Jeffrey G. Hiscock, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

4:20pm – 4:40pm

Fish Communities in Rice Fields of the Everglades Agricultural Area — Wendy M. Bear, Michelle L. Casler, Elise V. Pearlstine, and Frank J. Mazzotti, University of Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

4:40pm – 5:00pm

Wading Birds, Shorebirds, and Waterfowl in Rice Fields of the Everglades Agricultural Area — Elise V. Pearlstine and F.J. Mazzotti, University of Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; and C.W. Deren, University of Arkansas, Stuttgart, AK

5:00pm – 5:20pm

BMPs and Water Quality in Miami-Dade County — Yuncong Li and Rafael Muρoz-Carpena, Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Homestead, FL

6:30pm – 9:00pm

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Joint Conference Networking Reception

Tuesday, April 15, 2003 - Concurrent Session 4

GEER Session: Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

MODERATOR:  Franklin Percival, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Gainesville, FL

1:30pm – 1:40pm

Management Questions and Decisions Requiring Science

Invited Manager: Mark Musaus, Refuge Manager, Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Boynton Beach, FL

1:40pm – 2:00pm

Cooperative Ecological Studies at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge: An Academic/Government Partnership for Linking Science, Management, and Education — Laura A. Brandt and Mark J. Musaus, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Boynton Beach, FL; G. Ronnie Best, H. Franklin Percival and Kenneth G. Rice, U.S. Geological Survey, Miami, Gainesville, and Davie, FL; and Frank J. Mazzotti, University of Florida, IFAS, Davie, FL

2:00pm – 2:20pm

Use of Chloride Concentration to Assess Conservative and Non-Conservative Properties of Everglades Surface-Water Constituents — Michael G. Waldon and Paul McCormick, DOI Everglades Program Team, Boynton Beach, FL

2:20pm – 2:40pm

Landscape Analysis of Gramminoid Habitats to Water Quality and Hydrology in Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge — Wiley M. Kitchens, U.S. Geological Survey/Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Gainesville, FL

2:40pm – 3:00pm

Everglades Tree-Island Response to Hydrologic Change — Debra A. Willard, William H. Orem and Christopher Bernhardt, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA; and Charles W. Holmes, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg, FL

3:00pm – 3:20pm

The Loxahatchee Impoundment Landscape Assessment (LILA) facility: a Macrocosm Approach to Experiments with Microtopography, Water Depth, and Flow Rate — Dale E. Gawlik, Fred H. Sklar, Sue Newman, Zaki Moustafa and Shili Miao, Everglades Division, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL; Arnold van der Valk, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; and Paul Wetzel, Smith College, Northampton, MA

3:20pm – 3:40pm

Refreshment Break

3:40pm – 4:00pm

Effects of the Exotic Old World Climbing Fern on the Ant Diversity of Tree Islands in the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge — A. Camille Darby and Jim K. Wetterer, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL; Laura A. Brandt, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Boynton Beach, FL; and Frank J. Mazzotti, University of Florida/IFAS, Davie, FL

4:00pm – 4:20pm

Body Condition Analysis for the American Alligator for Use in Everglades Restoration — Christa L. Zweig and Frank J. Mazzotti, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Kenneth G. Rice, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Water and Restoration Studies, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Laura A. Brandt, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Boynton Beach, FL; Clarence L. Abercrombie, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC

4:20pm – 4:40pm

Northern Everglades Canals: Alligator Population Sources or Sinks? — Matthew D. Chopp, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Lake Panasoffkee, FL; H. Franklin Percival, U. S. Geological Survey, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Gainesville, FL; and Kenneth G. Rice, U. S. Geological Survey, Center for Water and Restoration Studies, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

4:40pm – 5:00pm

Session Summary and Discussion - Laura A. Brandt, A.R.M. Loxahatchee NWR

6:30pm – 9:00pm

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Joint Conference Networking Reception

Wednesday, April 16, 2003

7:00am – 5:00am

Conference Registration Office Open

7:00am – 8:30am

Early Morning Refreshments

7:00am – 8:30am

GEER Poster Presenters to put up Displays

Wednesday, April 16, 2003

GEER PLENARY SESSION (8:30am – 12:00pm)

Management Questions and Decisions Requiring Science

The goal for this Plenary Session is for Key Managers to clearly articulate those Major Management Questions and Information Needs that will guide their restoration-related Decisions over the next several years.

8:30am – 8:40am

Introductions and Plenary Session Overview — G. Ronnie Best, Co-Chair, Science Coordination Team, U.S. Geological Survey, Miami, FL

8:40am – 9:05am

Ann R. Klee, Chair, South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force and Counselor to Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Washington, DC

9:05am – 9:30am

COL Greg May, District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, Jacksonville, FL

9:30am – 9:55am

Henry Dean, Executive Director, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

9:55am – 10:20am

Kenneth D. Haddad, Executive Director, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, FL

10:20am – 10:40am

Refreshment Break

10:40am – 11:05am

Michael V. Martin, Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

11:05am – 11:30am

"How Can 'Science' Meet These Challenges?"— Charles (Chip) Groat, Director, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA

11:30am – 12:00pm

Panel Q & A

12:00pm – 1:30pm

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Lunch on Own

Wednesday, April 16, 2003 – Concurrent Session 1

GEER Session: South Eastern Coastal Ecosystems

MODERATOR: Richard E. Dodge, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center National Coral Reef Institute, Dania, FL USA

1:30pm – 1:40pm

Management Questions and Decisions Requiring Science

Invited Manager: Greg A. Graves, Environmental Manager, Surface Water Quality Section, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Port St Lucie, FL

1:40pm – 2:00pm

An Integrated Modeling System for Forecasting the Response of Indian River Lagoon and Tampa Bay to Anthropogenic and Climatic Changes — Y. Peter Sheng, Civil & Coastal Engineering Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

2:00pm – 2:20pm

Prevalence of Abnormal Fish as an Indicator of Environmental Quality in the St. Lucie Estuarine System — Joan A. Browder, C. Mindy Nelson, M. Kandrashoff, W. Kandrashoff and J. W. Bernstein, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Miami, FL

2:20pm – 2:40pm

Wading Bird Use of Managed Wetland Habitats for Foraging in the Northern Indian River Lagoon System — Eric D. Stolen, Dave R. Breininger and Rebecca B. Smith, Dynamac Corp., Kennedy Space Center, FL

2:40pm – 3:00pm

Vegetation Community Changes along the Loxahatchee River in Southeastern Florida: Examination along a Salinity Gradient — John G. Zahina, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

3:00pm – 3:20pm

Environmental Indicators as Performance Measures in the Management of Coastal Ecosystem  — M.J. Hameedi, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, MD

3:20pm – 3:40pm

Refreshment Break

3:40pm – 4:00pm

Relative Importance of Tripton, Chlorophyll_a, and Dissolved Organic Matters in Affecting Light Attenuation in Florida Estuaries — Y. Peter Sheng and David Christian, Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

4:00pm – 4:20pm

Linking Development to the Status of Benthic Communities:  Challenges and Lessons from the Florida Keys — Ricardo N. Calvo and Debra C. Woithe, URS Corporation, Tampa, FL; Deborah H. Peterson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, FL

4:20pm – 4:40pm

Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study--Process and Lessons Learned — Deborah H. Peterson, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, FL; Ricardo N. Calvo, URS Corporation, Tampa, FL

4:40pm – 5:00pm

Relating Water Flow to Wetland Processes and Everglades Restoration:  Getting the Water REALLY Right in the River of Grass — Daniel L. Childers, David Iwaniec, Damon Rondeau, Gustavo Rubio and Adam Wood, Florida International University, Miami, FL; Lynn Leonard, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Wilmington, NC; Christopher Madden, SFWMD, West Palm Beach, FL; Sherry Mitchell-Bruker, SFNRC, Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL; Helena Solo-Gabriele, University of Miami, Miami FL

6:00pm – 8:00pm

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GEER Poster Session Social

Wednesday, April 16, 2003 – Concurrent Session 2

GEER Session: Role of Flow in the Greater Everglades

MODERATOR: Nick Aumen, Everglades National Park, Boynton Beach, FL

1:30pm – 1:40pm

Management Questions and Decisions Requiring Science

Invited Manager: Kimberley A. Taplin, Project Manager, South Florida Restoration Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, West Palm Beach, FL

1:40pm  – 2:00pm

Self-assembly of Slough-Ridge-Tree Island Landscapes in the Central Everglades: A Model for the Integration of Hydrological and Ecological Processes — Thomas J. Givnish, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; John C. Volin, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL

2:00pm – 2:20pm

Landscape Mapping of Ridge and Slough Topography: Integration of Hydrology and Biological Processes — John C. Volin1, Thomas J. Givnish2, Jordan D. Muss1, Dianne Owen1, Valeria C. Volin1 and Paul H. Glaser3; 1 Florida Atlantic University, 2 University of Wisconsin-Madison, 3 University of Minnesota

2:20pm – 2:40pm

Picturing Pre-Drainage Everglades Hydrology: How Fuzzy Is It? — Jayantha Obeysekera, Christopher McVoy, Winifred Park Said, Joel VanArman, Randy VanZee and Jenifer Barnes, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

2:40pm – 3:00pm

Quantifying the Current Landscape Patterns of the Everglades Ridge and Slough — Martha K. Nungesser, Christopher McVoy, Yegang Wu and Naiming Wang, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

3:00pm – 3:20pm

Role of Flow-related Processes in Maintaining the Ridge and Slough Landscape — Elizabeth Crisfield, Daniel Beard Research Center, Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL; Christopher McVoy, Everglades Division, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

3:20pm – 3:40pm

Refreshment Break

3:40pm – 4:00pm

Development and Stability of the Everglades Ridge and Slough Landscape — Christopher E. Bernhardt, Debra A. Willard, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA; Charles W. Holmes, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg, FL

4:00pm – 4:20pm

A Tool for Measuring Landscape Changes (Ridge and Slough) in the Everglades — Yegang Wu, Martha K. Nungesser, Naiming Wang and Christopher McVoy, South Florida water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

4:20pm – 4:40pm

Pre-drainage Relation of Lake Okeechobee to the Everglades — Christopher McVoy (Everglades Division) and Winifred Park Said (Hydrologic Systems Modeling Division), South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

4:40pm – 5:00pm

Session Summary and Discussion

6:00pm – 8:00pm

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GEER Poster Session Social

Wednesday, April 16, 2003  – Concurrent Session 3

GEER Session: The Marine Ecosystems of the Florida Keys

MODERATOR: Brian D. Keller, NOAA/Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Marathon, FL

1:30pm – 2:00pm

Management Questions and Decisions Requiring Science

Invited Manager: The Role of Science in Framing and Answering Management Questions — Billy D. Causey, Superintendent, NOAA/Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Marathon, FL

2:00pm – 2:20pm

Influence of Eddies on the Transport of Pre-settlement Stages into Florida Bay — Cynthia Yeung, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; David L. Jones, Maria M. Criales and Monica R. Lara, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL; and Thomas L. Jackson, John T. Lamkin, and William J. Richards, NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Miami, FL

2:20pm – 2:40pm

Determination of Caffeine, a Specific Marker for Wastewater Contamination, in Coastal Environments from the Florida Keys — Piero R. Gardinali*1,2, Arlette Azua 1 and Joseph Boyer 2, 1Department of Chemistry, and 2Southeast Environmental Research Center (SERC), Florida International University, University Park, Miami, FL

2:40pm – 3:00pm

Seagrass Monitoring in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Seasonal Pattern and Long-term Trends at Permanent Monitoring Sites — James W. Fourqurean, Leanne M. Rutten and Susie P. Escorcia, Department of Biological Sciences and Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International University, Miami, FL; Michael J. Durako, Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC; and Joseph C. Zieman, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

3:00pm – 3:20pm

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Coral/Hardbottom Monitoring Project: Long-term status and trends — Walter C. Jaap, Michael K. Callahan, Keith E. Hackett, James Kidney, Matthew Lybolt, Selena Kupfner and Jennifer Wheaton, Florida Marine Research Institute, FWC, St. Petersburg, FL; James Porter and Katherine Patterson, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

3:20pm – 3:40pm

Refreshment Break

3:40pm – 4:00pm

A Post Mortem Analysis of Coral Mortality in the Lower Florida Keys, Florida — Keith E. Hackett and Michael K. Callahan, Florida Marine Research Institute, St. Petersburg, FL; Chuanmin Hu, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL; James Porter, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

4:00pm – 4:20pm

The Etiology of White Pox, a Lethal Disease of the Caribbean Elkhorn Coral, Acropora palmate — Kathryn P. Sutherland and James W. Porter, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; Kim B. Ritchie, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, MicroGenomics, Carlsbad, CA; Shawn W. Polson, Clemson University, Clemson, SC; Erich Mueller, Mote Marine Laboratory, Center for Tropical Research, Summerland Key, FL; Esther C. Peters, Tetra Tech, Inc., Fairfax, VA; Deborah L. Santavy, Gulf Ecology Division, U.S. EPA, Gulf Breeze, FL; Garriet W. Smith, University of South Carolina, Aiken, SC

4:20pm – 4:40pm

Pulley Ridge – the US’s Deepest Coral Reef? — Robert B. Halley, Virginia E. Garrison, Katherine T. Ciembronowicz and Randy Edwards, U.S. Geological Survey, FISC, St. Petersburg, FL; Walter C. Jaap, Florida Marine Research Institute, St. Petersburg, FL; Gail Mead and Sylvia Earle, Sustainable Seas Expedition; Albert C. Hine, Bret Jarret, Stan D. Locker, David F. Naar and Brian Donahue, Center for Coastal Ocean Mapping, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL; George D. Dennis, U.S. Geological Survey, FISC, Gainesville, FL; and David C. Twichell, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole, MA

4:40pm – 5:00pm

Effects of No-Take Zones on Reef Fish Populations after Five Years of Protection in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary — James A. Bohnsack, David B. McClellan and Douglas E. Harper, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Miami, FL; Jerald S. Ault and Steven G. Smith, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL; Billy Causey, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Marathon, FL

5:00pm – 5:20pm

Do Marine Reserves in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Protect Spiny Lobsters? — Carrollyn Cox, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Marine Research Institute, Marathon, FL

6:00pm – 8:00pm

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GEER Poster Session Social

Wednesday, April 16, 2003 – Concurrent Session 4

GEER Session: Wetland Treatment Systems

MODERATOR: Jennifer Jorge, Lower East Coast Division, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

1:30pm – 1:40pm

Management Questions and Decisions Requiring Science

Invited Manager: Patricia Strayer, PE, Director, Southern District Restoration Department, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

1:40pm – 2:00pm

Can Stormwater Treatment Areas be Managed to Optimize Total Phosphorus Concentration Reductions for Everglades Restoration? — Martha K. Nungesser, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

2:00pm – 2:20pm

Capabilities and Limitations of Stormwater Treatment Areas for Reducing Phosphorus Loads to the Water Conservation Areas: A Biogeochemical Perspective — Thomas A. DeBusk and Forrest Dierberg, DB Environmental, Inc., Rockledge, FL

2:20pm – 2:40pm

Phosphorus Removal Performance of Native and Exotic Submerged Aquatic Macrophytes in South Florida — Scott Jackson, Patrick Owens, Thomas A. DeBusk and Forrest Dierberg, DB Environmental, Inc., Rockledge, FL

2:40pm – 3:00pm

Analysis of Water Quality in a Constructed Treatment Wetland Designed to Reduce Nutrients in Everglades Agricultural Area Runoff — Binhe Gu, Jana Newman, Martha Nungesser and Michael J. Chimney, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

3:00pm – 3:20pm

Stormwater Treatment Area Optimization Research: The Result of Pulsed loading and Depth Changes on Half-acre Research Treatment Wetlands in South Florida — Jana Majer Newman and Kimberleigh Cayse, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

3:20pm – 3:40pm

Refreshment Break

3:40pm – 4:00pm

Large Scale Treatment Wetlands for Everglades Restoration: Baseline comparisons and first year of operation of STAs 5 and 6 — Jana Majer Newman, Christy Combs and Kathy Pietro, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

4:00pm – 4:20pm

Phosphorus Removal Performance By Submerged Aquatic Vegetation-Dominated Wetlands in Response to Hydraulic Loading Pulses — Kevin A. Grace, Thomas A. DeBusk and Forrest E. Dierberg, DB Environmental, Inc., Rockledge, FL

4:20pm – 4:40pm

Relationships Between Hydraulic Efficiency and Phosphorus Removal in a Submersed Aquatic Vegetation-Dominated Treatment Wetland — Forrest Dierberg, John Juston and Thomas A. DeBusk, DB Environmental, Rockledge, FL; and Taufiqul Aziz, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, FL

4:40pm – 5:00pm

Evaluation of a Periphyton-based Stormwater Treatment Area (PSTA) in the margin of the C-111 canal and the Everglades National Park (ENP): Results of a two-year investigation (2001-2002) — Serge Thomas, Evelyn E. Gaiser, Miroslav Gantar, Aga Pinowska, Leonard J. Scinto and Ronald D. Jones, SERC/FIU, Periphyton Group, Miami, FL

5:00pm – 5:20pm 

Periphyton Stormwater Treatment Areas Demonstration Project: Results of Three Years of Monitoring — Jana Majer Newman and Lori Wenkert, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

5:20pm – 5:40pm

Applying the Success of the Stormwater Treatment Areas to the Greater South Florida Restoration Effort of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan — Jana Majer Newman and Kathleen Collins, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

6:00pm – 8:00pm

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GEER Poster Session Social

Wednesday, April 16, 2003 – Concurrent Session 5

GEER Session: Social and Human Systems

MODERATOR: Bonnie Krazer, Lead Planner, SFWMD, Lower West Coast Service Center, Ft. Myers, FL

1:30pm – 1:40pm

Introduction and Session Overview: Wayne E. Daltry, Director, Smart Growth Department, Lee County Administration, Ft. Myers, FL

1:40pm – 2:00pm

Projected (2000–2025) Residential and Nonresidential Development for Central and Southern Florida — Robert W. Burchell, Ph.D., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; and William R. Dolphin, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

2:00pm – 2:20pm

Miami-Dade Agriculture as an Ecosystem Buffer: Will it Survive Economics, Urban Development Pressure and Pestilence? — Robert L. Degner, Thomas J. Stevens, III. and Kimberly L. Morgan, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

2:20pm – 2:40pm

Gladesmen Cultural Landscapes and Community Engagement:  A Case Study — Laura A. Ogden, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

2:40pm – 3:00pm

Water Pricing as a Conservation Tool: An Economic Analysis of the Lower East Coast of South Florida Water Utilities — Carolina Rivera and Mahadev Bhat, Florida International University, Miami, FL

3:00pm – 3:20pm

Land-Use Planners and Regulators and the Multi-Species Recovery Plan: Exposure, Awareness, and Motivations — Janas Sinclair, Florida International University, North Miami, FL; Frank Mazzotti and Jocie Graham, University of Florida, Davie, FL

3:20pm – 3:40pm

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An Assessment of Public Engagement in the Everglades Restoration Projects — Lara Taylor and Mahadev Bhat, Florida International University, Miami, FL

Thursday, April 17, 2003

Thursday, April 17, 2003

GEER PLENARY SESSION: Restoration Science Successes and Challenges for Southwest Florida

MODERATOR: Michael Savarese, Division of Ecological Studies, Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL

8:15am – 8:35am

Management Questions and Decisions Requiring Science

Invited Speaker: Restoration Issues and Coordinated Planning in Southwest Florida — James W. Beever, Biological Scientist IV, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Punta Gorda, FL

8:35am – 8:55am

Evaluation of Hydrology and Plant Community Changes Resulting from Alternative Restoration Scenarios in the Southern Golden Gate Estates of Southwest Florida — Michael J. Duever, South Florida Water Management District, Fort Myers, FL

8:55am – 9:15am Oyster Physiology and Ecological Distribution as an Indication of Environmental Health and as a Performance Measure of Restoration Effectiveness of Southwest Florida’s Estuaries — Michael Savarese, Aswani Volety and Greg Tolley, Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL
9:15am – 9:35am Freshwater Fishes as Indicators of Wetland Hydrology and Function in South Florida — David W. Ceilley, Environmental Science, The Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Naples, FL

9:35am – 9:55am

The Caloosahatchee Estuary: Applied Research to Determine Freshwater Inflow Limits — Robert H. Chamberlain and Peter H. Doering, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

 9:55am – 10:15am

Restoration Science Successes and Challenges for Southwest Florida: Charlotte Harbor — Stephen A. Bortone, Marine Laboratory, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, Sanibel, FL

10:15am – 10:40am

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Refreshment Break

Thursday, April 17, 2003 – Concurrent Session 1

GEER Session: Restoration Needs & Priorities in Southwest Florida and Coastal Ecosystems: From Science to Management

MODERATORS: Heather Rein and Michael Savarese, Division of Ecological Studies, Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL

10:40am – 11:00am

Management Questions and Decisions Requiring Science

Invited Manager: Restoration Science and Management in Southwest Florida — Carol Wehle, Regional Director of the Lower West Coast Service Center, South Florida Water Management District, Ft. Myers, FL

11:00am – 11:20am

An Integrated Approach for Evaluating CERP Projects: Linking Science and Management in the Southwest Florida Feasibility Study — Tomma Barnes and Janet Starnes, South Florida Water Management District, Fort Myers, FL; Frank J Mazzotti and Leonard G. Pearlstine, University of Florida, Davie, FL; Donald L. DeAngelis, U.S. Geological Survey, Coral Gables, FL

11:20am – 11:40am

Southwest Florida Feasibility Study Development of Hydrologic Targets for the Caloosahatchee Estuary — Robert H. Chamberlain and Tomma Barnes, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach and Ft. Myers, FL

11:40am – 12:00pm

Big Cypress Basin-Estero Bay Regional Research Database/Web Site — Jill Trubey, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Marine Research Institute, St. Petersburg, FL

12:00pm – 12:20pm

Consensus Building for Defining and Prioritizing Restoration Science and Restoration Project Needs in Southwest Florida — Heather Rein, Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft Myers, FL; Mike Bauer, Audubon of Florida, Ft Myers, FL

12:20pm – 1:30pm

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Lunch on Own

Thursday, April 17, 2003 – Concurrent Session 1

GEER Session: Southwest Florida Coastal

MODERATOR: Tomma Barnes, South Florida Water Management District, Ft. Myers, FL

1:30pm – 1:40pm

Session Introduction and Overview: Tomma Barnes, South Florida Water Management District, Ft. Myers, FL

1:40pm – 2:00pm

Florida Panther Conservation and Genetic Restoration — Darrell Land, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Naples, FL

2:00pm – 2:20pm

Southwest Florida Amphibian Monitoring Network — John R. Cassani and Ellen Lindblad, Southwest Florida Amphibian Monitoring Network, Fort Myers, FL

2:20pm – 2:40pm

The Geographical Signature of Tidal Rivers in Southwest Florida as Ecological Guiding Views for Restoring the Caloosahatchee River — Ernest D. Estevez, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL

2:40pm – 3:00pm

Water Quality and Physical Features of Goliath Grouper Nursery Habitat in the Ten Thousand Islands — Anne-Marie Eklund, Steve Wong and Jennifer Schull, NOAA-Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Miami, FL; Matt Finn, Huckleberry Fisheries, Goodland, FL; Chris Koenig and Felicia Coleman, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

3:00pm – 3:20pm

Modeling Circulation and Transport in Charlotte Harbor Estuarine System — Y. Peter Sheng and Kijin Park, Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

3:20pm – 3:40pm

Refreshment Break

3:40pm – 4:00pm

Discharge from Caloosahatchee River that Enters Estero Bay — Michael J. Byrne, U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Myers, FL

4:00pm – 4:20pm

An Ecological Model to Predict Vallisneria americana Michx. Densities in the Upper Caloosahatchee Estuary — Melody J. Hunt, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach Florida, FL

4:20pm – 4:40pm

Establishing Minimum and Maximum Freshwater Inflows to the Caloosahatchee Estuary, FL — Peter H. Doering and Robert H. Chamberlain, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

4:40pm – 5:00pm

Modeling Manatee Response to Restoration in the Everglades and Ten Thousand Islands — Bradley M. Stith, Jim Reid, Dean Easton and Susan Butler, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Aquatic Resources Studies, Sirenia Project, Gainesville, FL

 5:00pm – 5:20pm

Session Summary and Discussion

6:00pm – 8:00pm

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GEER Poster Session Social

Thursday, April 17, 2003 – Concurrent Session 2

GEER Session: Species, Habitats, and Landscapes

MODERATOR: Robert Sobczak, Big Cypress National Preserve, Ochopee, FL

10:40am – 11:00am

Management Questions and Decisions Requiring Science

Invited Manager: Science Needs of Big Cypress National Preserve — Robert Sobczak, on behalf of Ron Clark, Chief of Resource Management, Big Cypress National Preserve, Ochopee, FL

11:00am – 11:20am

Functional Response of Three Wading Bird Species to Prey Density — Erynn M. Call, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL; Dale E. Gawlik, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

11:20am – 11:40am

A Test of the Prey Size Hypothesis as an Explanation for Decreased Wading Bird Nesting in the Southern Everglades — Dale E. Gawlik, Everglades Division, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

11:40am – 12:00pm

Avian Response to Nutrient Enrichment in the Northern Everglades — Gaea E. Crozier and Dale E. Gawlik, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

12:00pm – 12:20pm

Patterns of Movement of Florida Gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus) in the Everglades Revealed by Radio Telemetry — Lawrence F. Wolski, Joel C. Trexler, Florida International University, Miami, FL; Jason Knouft, Washington University, St. Louis, MO; Carl Ruetz III, Annis Water Resources Institute, Muskegon, MI; and William F. Loftus, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Water and Restoration Studies, Miami, FL

12:20pm – 1:30pm

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Lunch on Own

Thursday, April 17, 2003 – Concurrent Session 2

GEER Session: Species, Habitats, and Landscapes (continued)

MODERATOR: Frank Mazzotti, University of Florida, IFAS, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Davie, FL

1:30pm – 1:40pm

Management Questions and Decisions Requiring Science

Invited Manager: Science Needs of Everglades National Park — Robert Johnson, Everglades National Park, National Park Service, Homestead, FL

1:40pm – 2:00pm

The Role of Seasonal Hydrology in the Dynamics of Fish Communities Inhabiting Karstic Refuges of the Florida Everglades — Robert M. Kobza and William F. Loftus, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Water and Restoration Studies, Homestead, FL

2:00pm – 2:20pm

Use of Long-term Monitoring Data for Fishes and Macroinvertebrates in the Development of Performance Measures for the Modified Water-Delivery Project — Joel C. Trexler, Florida International University, Miami, FL; Frank Jordan, Loyola University New Orleans, LA; Carl Ruetz, Grand Valley State University, Muskegon, MI; John Chick, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL; William F. Loftus, U.S. Geological Survey, Miami, FL; Sue Perry, Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL

2:20pm – 2:40pm

Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Fish Population Dynamics in the Everglades — Carl R. Ruetz III, Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University, Muskegon, MI; Joel C. Trexler, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL; Frank Jordan, Department of Biological Sciences, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA; William F. Loftus, U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Center for Watershed and Restoration Studies, Everglades National Park Field Station, Homestead, FL; Sue Perry, Natural Resources Center, Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL

2:40pm – 3:00pm

Abundance and Diet of Rana grylio across South Florida Wetlands — Cristina A. Ugarte, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL; Kenneth G. Rice, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Water and Restoration Studies, Fort Lauderdale, FL

3:00pm – 3:20pm

Distribution, Abundance, and Population Structure of a Broadly-Distributed Indicator Species, the Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin), in the Mangrove-dominated Big Sable Creek Complex of Southwest FL, Everglades National Park — Kristen M. Hart, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, and Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC; Carole C. McIvor, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, St Petersburg, FL; Gary L. Hill, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, St Petersburg, FL

3:20pm – 3:40pm

Refreshment Break

3:40pm – 4:00pm

 

Using Proportion of Area Occupied to Estimate Abundance of Amphibians in Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve — Kenneth G. Rice, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Water and Restoration Studies, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; J. Hardin Waddle and H. Franklin Percival, U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

4:00pm – 4:20pm

 

Environmental Fluctuation and Population Dynamics of Two Species of Freshwater Crayfish (Procambarus spp.) in the Florida Everglades — William F. Loftus, U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Center for Water and Restoration Science, Homestead, FL; Joel Trexler, Florida International University, Miami, FL; A. Noble Hendrix, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

4:20pm – 4:40pm

Preliminary Results On The Effects Of Environmental Parameters On Food-Web Complexity In The Florida Everglades — Alissa J. Williams and Joel C. Trexler, Florida International University, Miami, FL

4:40pm – 5:00pm

The Effects of Desiccation Duration on Periphyton Mat Community Structure and Function after Rewetting — Andrew D. Gottlieb, Florida International University, Miami, FL

5:00pm – 5:20pm

Session Summary and Discussion — Frank Mazzotti, University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Davie, FL

6:00pm – 8:00pm

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GEER Poster Session Social

Thursday, April 17, 2003 – Concurrent Session 3

GEER Session: Implementing Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration

MODERATOR: John Ogden, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

10:40am – 10:50am

Introduction and Session Overview: John Ogden, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

10:50am – 11:00am What is “Total” Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration? — G. Ronnie Best, Co-Chair, Science Coordination Team, U.S. Geological Survey, Miami, FL and Laura A. Brandt, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Boynton Beach and Jacksonville, FL

11:00am – 11:20am

Invited Manager: Implementing CERP within Total Ecosystem Restoration — Dennis Duke, P.E., Program Manager, Ecosystem Restoration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, West Palm Beach, FL

11:20am – 11:40am

Ecosystem Response as a Dynamic Guide to the Design and Operation of CERP: Major Considerations and Challenges for the RECOVER Monitoring and Assessment Plan — Steve Davis, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL; Laura Brandt and Betty Grizzle, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Boynton Beach and Vero Beach, FL

11:40am – 12:00pm

Developing Systemwide Performance Measures for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan — Brenda Mills and Kim Jacobs, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

12:00pm – 12:20pm

A Total System Conceptual Ecological Model for South Florida — John C. Ogden, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL; Tomma Barnes, South Florida Water Management District, Fort Myers, FL; and Steve M. Davis, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

12:20pm – 1:30pm

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Lunch on Own

Thursday, April 17, 2003 – Concurrent Session 3

GEER Session:  Biscayne Bay Coastal Systems

MODERATOR: Joan Browder, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Miami, FL

1:30pm – 1:40pm

Management Questions and Decisions Requiring Science

Invited Manager: Susan M. Markley, Natural Resources Division Chief, Miami-Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management, Miami, FL

1:40pm – 2:00pm

Ecosystem History of Central Biscayne Bay Based on Sediment Core Analyses — G.L. Wingard, T.C. Cronin, D.A. Willard, J.B. Murray, R. Stamm, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA; C.W. Holmes, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg, FL; G.S. Dwyer, Duke University, Durham, NC; S.E. Ishman, C. Williams, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

2:00pm – 2:20pm

Coupling of Hydrodynamic and Spatial Ecosystem Models to Assess Spotted Seatrout Population Risks from Exploitation and Environmental Changes — Jerald S. Ault, Jiangang Luo and John D. Wang, University of Miami, Miami, FL

2:20pm – 2:40pm

An Ecological Risk Assessment of the Effects of the Everglades Restoration Project and Climate Variability on Biological Endpoints of Biscayne Bay and Everglades Ecosystems — Mark Harwell, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL; Jerald Ault, Diego Lirman, David Letson, Jiangang Luo, John Wang, University of Miami, Miami, FL; John Gentile, Harwell, Gentile & Assoc., Brewster, MS; Wendell Cropper, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Don DeAngelis, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, Miami, FL; Jayantha Obeysekera, SFWMD, West Palm Beach, FL

2:40pm – 3:00pm

Assessment of the Effects of the Everglades Restoration Project and Climate Variability on the Growth and Survivorship of Seagrasses and Sponges of Biscayne Bay — Diego Lirman, Jiangang Luo, John Wang, University of Miami, Miami, FL; Wendell P. Cropper Jr., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

3:00pm – 3:20pm

Airborne Lidar Sensing of Coral Reef Topographic Complexity in Biscayne National Park, Florida — John C. Brock, Tonya D. Clayton and Amar Nayegandhi, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, St. Petersburg, FL; C. Wayne Wright, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA

3:20pm – 3:40pm

Refreshment Break

3:40pm – 4:00pm

 

 

 

 

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Paleoecological Determination of the Western Biscayne Bay Coastal Zone Salinity Regime prior to Anthropogenic Alterations to the System and Estimates of Freshwater Discharge Required to Reproduce an Estuarine Condition — J. Meeder, P. Harlem and A. Renshaw, Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International University, Miami, FL

Thursday, April 17, 2003 – Concurrent Session 3

GEER Session: Coastal Mangrove Ecosystems

MODERATOR: Thomas Smith III, US Geological Survey, Center for Water & Restoration Studies, c/o Center for Coastal Studies, St. Petersburg, FL

4:00pm – 4:20pm

Fish Assemblages of Tidally-Flooded Mangrove Forested Habitat along a Salinity Gradient in Shark River  — Carole C. McIvor, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, St Petersburg, FL; Noah Silverman, Gary L. Hill and Katie Kuss, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, St Petersburg, FL

4:20pm – 4:40pm

SELVA-MANGRO: Integrated Landscape and Stand-level Model of Mangrove Forest Response to Sea-level Rise and Hydrologic Restoration of the Everglades — Thomas W. Doyle, U.S. Geological Survey, Lafayette, LA

4:40pm – 5:00pm

The Utility of Mangrove Unit Models (FORMAN and HYMAN) in Support of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan — Victor H. Rivera-Monroy, Robert R. Twilley, Kishore Pudipeddi, University of Louisiana-Lafayette, Center for Ecology and Environmental Technology, Lafayette, LA;

5:00pm – 5:20pm

 

Historic Conditions of Coastal Biscayne Bay and the Results of Anthropogenic Alterations on the Mangrove Ecosystem — P. Harlem, J. Meeder and A. Renshaw, Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International University, Miami FL

6:00pm – 8:00pm

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GEER Poster Session Social

Thursday, April 17, 2003 – Concurrent Session 4

GEER Session: Contaminants and Biogeochemical Cycles in the Greater Everglades

MODERATOR:  Robert A. Frakes, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Florida Field Office (SFFO), Vero Beach, FL

10:40am – 11:00am

Management Questions and Decisions Requiring Science

Invited Manager: Mercury in Florida's Environment — Tom Atkeson, Mercury Coordinator, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee FL

11:00am – 11:20am

Sulfur Contamination and Geochemistry of the Everglades — William Orem, Harry Lerch, Anne Bates, Margo Corum and Marisa Beck, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA

11:20am – 11:40am

Interactions of Dissolved Organic Matter with Mercury in the Florida Everglades — George Aiken, U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder, CO

11:40am – 12:00pm

Unraveling the Complexities of Mercury Methylation in the Everglades: The Use of Mesocosms to Test the Effects of “New” Mercury, Sulfate, Phosphate, and Dissolved Organic Carbon — David P. Krabbenhoft, U.S. Geological Survey, Middleton, WI; William H. Orem, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA; George Aiken, U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder, CO; Cynthia Gilmour, Academy of Natural Sciences, St. Leonard, MD

12:00pm – 12:20pm

Impact of Photooxidation and Cometabolism on Petroleum Degradation by Bacteria from Pristine and Oil-contaminated Sites — Milton Clarke, Richard Gragg and Jennifer Cherrier, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, FL; Jeff Chanton, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

12:20pm – 1:30pm

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Lunch on Own

Thursday, April 17, 2003 – Concurrent Session 4

GEER Session: Contaminants and Biogeochemical Cycles in the Greater Everglades (continued)

MODERATOR: David P. Krabbenhoft, U.S. Geological Survey, Middleton, WI

1:30pm – 2:00pm

Biogeochemical and Hydrologic Controls on Food Web Structure in the Everglades — Carol Kendall, Bryan E. Bemis, and Scott D. Wankel, U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA; Ted Lange, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Eustis, FL; David P. Krabbenhoft, U. S. Geological Survey, Middleton, WI

2:00pm – 2:20pm

Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Mercury Bioaccumulation in Largemouth Bass in the Everglades — Ted R. Lange, Doug A. Richard and Bethany E. Sargent, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Eustis, FL

2:20pm – 2:40pm

Using Nitrogen and Carbon Isotopes to Explain Mercury Variability in Largemouth Bass — Bryan E. Bemis and Carol Kendall, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA; Ted Lange, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Eustis, FL; Linda Campbell, National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada, Burlington, ONT, Canada

2:40pm – 3:00pm

The Rise and Fall of Mercury Contamination in Everglades Biota, 1890 – 2003: A Retrospective Study of Wading Bird Museum Specimens — Peter C. Frederick1, Becky Hylton1, Julie A. Heath1 and Marilyn G. Spalding2. (1. Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL   2. Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville FL

3:00pm – 3:20pm

Is Food Web Structure a Main Control on Mercury Concentrations in Fish in the Everglades? — Carol Kendall and Bryan E. Bemis, U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA; Joel Trexler, Florida International University, Miami, FL; Ted Lange, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Eustis, FL; Q. Jerry Stober, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, GA

3:20pm – 3:40pm

Refreshment Break

3:40pm – 4:00pm

Occurrence and Transport of IRGAROL 1051, a New Antifouling Herbicide, and Its Major Metabolite in Coastal Waters from Biscayne Bay and the Florida Keys — Piero R. Gardinali*1 and Charles Maxey1; 1Department of Chemistry, and 2Southeast Environmental Research Center (SERC), Florida International University, University Park, Miami, FL

4:00pm – 4:20pm

Screening Level Probabilistic Aquatic Ecological Risk Assessment of Canal C-111 and Adjacent Coastal Areas — G. M. Rand and J. F. Carriger, Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International University, Miami, FL

4:20pm – 4:40pm

Variation of Soil Topography and Soil Forming Factors between Ridge and Slough Communities — M. W. Clark, K. R. Reddy, E. Jorczak and C. Lewis, Wetland Biogeochemistry Laboratory, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

4:40pm – 5:00pm

Interactions of Vegetation, Hydrology, and Soils in Everglades National Park Tree Islands: Phosphorus Biogeochemistry of Soils — Krish Jayachandran, Seema Sah, Jay Sah and Mike Ross, Department of Environmental Studies and Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International University, Miami, FL

5:00pm – 5:20pm

Using Multivariate Statistics to Identify Sensitive Biogeochemical Indicators in the Northern Everglades — Corstanje, R., and Reddy, K. R., Wetland Biogeochemistry Laboratory, Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida-IFAS, Gainesville, FL; Portier, K.M., Statistics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

5:20pm – 5:40pm

Effects of Microhabitats on Stable Isotopic Composition of Biota in the Florida Everglades — Scott D. Wankel and Carol Kendall, U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA; Paul McCormick and Robert Shuford, S. F. Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

6:00pm – 8:00pm

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GEER Poster Session Social

Thursday, April 17, 2003 – Concurrent Session 5

GEER Session: Invasive Exotic Species:  Modeling and Regional Perspective

MODERATOR: Robert F. Doren, Ecologist, U.S. Department of Interior at Florida, International University, Miami, FL

1:30pm – 1:40pm

Introduction and Session Overview: Robert F. Doren, Ecologist, U.S. Department of Interior at Florida International University, Miami, FL

1:40pm – 2:00pm

Detecting Invasive Exotic Plants – Synoptic Summary of February 2003 Workshop — Robert F. Doren, Ecologist, U.S. Department of Interior at Florida International University, Miami, FL

2:00pm – 2:20pm 

Modeling the Spread and Control of Lygodium microphyllum in A.R.M. Loxahatchee NWR — Scott M. Duke-Sylvester and Louis J. Gross, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

2:20pm – 2:40pm

The Life History Patterns of the Invasive Fern, Lygodium microphyllum, at the Whole-plant, Community and Landscape Scale — John C. Volin, Michael J. Lott, Jordan D. Muss, Dianne Owen and Joy E. Stewart, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL

2:40pm– 3:00pm

Conceptualizing Melaleuca quinquenervia Invasion: A Feedback System between the Plant and Its Soil Biota — Dorota L. Porazinska, Monica L. Elliot and Robin M. Giblin-Davis, University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Paul D. Pratt, USDA/ARS, Fort Lauderdale, FL

3:00pm – 3:20pm

Everglades Plant Community Invasibility and Facilitation of Invasion by Native Plant Species — Jennifer Richards, Florida International University, Miami, FL

3:20pm – 3:40pm

Refreshment Break

3:40pm – 4:00pm

Statistical Tests for Effects of Introduced Fishes on Native Fish Communities Inhabiting Wet Prairie and Mangrove Habitats in South Florida — Joel C. Trexler, Florida International University, Miami, FL; Jerome J. Lorenz, National Audubon Society, Tavernier, FL; William F. Loftus, U.S. Geological Survey, Miami, FL

4:00pm – 4:20pm 

Non-Indigenous Fishes in Restored and Natural Wetlands on the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation — Kristine J. Dunker and John C. Volin, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL; William Loftus, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Water and Restoration Studies, Miami, FL

4:20pm – 4:40pm

Changes in the Fish Fauna of the Kissimmee River Basin, Peninsular Florida: Non-Native Additions — Leo G. Nico, U.S. Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL

4:40pm – 5:00pm

Session Summary and Discussion

6:00pm – 8:00pm

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GEER Poster Session Social

Friday, April 18, 2003

Friday, April 18, 2003 – Concurrent Session 1

GEER Session: Kissimmee River

MODERATOR: David J. Colangelo, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

8:30am – 8:40am 

Management Questions and Decisions Requiring Science

Invited Manager: Helping Achieve Kissimmee River Restoration Success with Science-Based Operational Decisions — Shawn P. Sculley, Sr., P.E., Director, Kissimmee Division, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

8:40am – 9:00am

Reestablishing the hydrogeomorphic habitat templet in the Kissimmee River — David H. Anderson, Kissimmee Division, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

9:00am – 9:20am

Dissolved Oxygen in the Kissimmee River: Baseline Condition and Initial Response to Restoration — David J. Colangelo, South Florida Water Management District, Kissimmee Dept., West Palm Beach, FL

9:20am – 9:40am

Total Phosphorus Trends in the Greater Everglades Headwaters: Upper Kissimmee Chain-of-Lakes — Nellie Morales, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

9:40am – 10:00am

Benefit of Kissimmee River Restoration to Lake Okeechobee Phosphorus Control — Bradley L. Jones, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

10:00am – 10:20am

Water Quality Considerations in the Study of the Groundwater –Surface Water Interactions Occurring During the Kissimmee River Restoration — Paul R. McGinnes, Cynthia Gefvert, Brad Jones and Steve Krupa, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

10:20am – 10:40am

Refreshment Break

10:40am – 11:00am

The Effects of Cattle Grazing on Flora and Fauna in the Kissimmee River Valley, Florida — Peter G. David and David Black, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

11:00am – 11:20am

Initial Responses of In-Channel Littoral Vegetation to Restored Flow in The Kissimmee River — Stephen G. Bousquin, Kissimmee Division, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

11:20am – 11:40am

A Summary of Baseline Vegetation Data for Phase I of the Kissimmee River Restoration Project and Expectations for Wetland Vegetation Recovery in the Restored System — Stephen G. Bousquin on behalf of  Laura Carnal, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

11:40am – 12:00pm

Using Aquatic Invertebrates to Assess Restoration of the Kissimmee River Ecosystem — Joseph W. Koebel Jr., South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

12:00pm – 12:20pm

Importance of Floodplain Wetlands to Restoration of the Kissimmee River Fishery — J. Lawrence Glenn, III, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

12:20pm – 1:30pm

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Lunch on Own

Friday, April 18, 2003 – Concurrent Session 2

GEER Session: Species, Habitats and Landscapes

MODERATOR: Nat Frazer, Chair, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

8:30am – 8:40am

Introduction and Session Overview: Nat Frazer, Chair, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

8:40am – 9:00am

Spatial Pattern and Scale of Everglades Macroinvertebrate Communities along Nutrient and Hydroperiod Gradients — Shawn E. L. Smith and Joel C. Trexler, Florida International University, Miami, FL

9:00am – 9:20am

The Pollination Ecology of Everglades Sawgrass, Cladium jamaicense (Cyperaceae) — Jenise M. Snyder and Jennifer H. Richards, Florida International University, Miami, FL

9:20am – 9:40am

The Response of Everglades Tree Species to Simulated Hydrologic Regimes:  An Experimental Study — Michael S. Ross, David T. Jones, Bernice Hwang, Joshua Walters, Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International University, Miami, FL; Steve Oberbauer, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL; Krish Jayachandran, Southeast Environmental Research Center and Department of Environmental Studies, Florida International University, Miami, FL

9:40am – 10:00am

What We Know and Should Know about Tree Islands — Fred H. Sklar, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

10:00am – 10:20am

Effect of Hydropattern Changes on Ecological and Biological Properties of Forested Wetlands Located in the Central Everglades: A Tree Island Monitoring Program — C. Coronado-Molina, M. Korvela, L. Bauman, A. Gras and F. Sklar, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

10:20am – 10:40am

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Refreshment Break

Friday, April 18, 2003 – Concurrent Session 3

GEER Session: Fire in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem

MODERATOR: James R. Snyder, U.S. Geological Survey, Ochopee, FL

10:40am – 11:20am 

Assuring the Role of Fire in the 2050 Greater Everglades Ecosystem — Michael J. Duever, South Florida Water Management District, Fort Myers, FL

11:20am – 11:40am

The Role of Invasive Plants in Restoring Fire to the Greater Everglades System — Judy Haner, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Naples, FL

11:40am – 12:00pm

The Role of Fire in Maintaining Wet Prairies within the DuPuis Management Area — David W. Black, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

12:00pm – 12:20pm

Fuel Loads in the Understory of Florida Keys Pine Forests along a Chronosequence of time since Last Fire — Jay P. Sah, Michael S. Ross, Suzanne Koptur, Chris Borg and Hong Liu, Florida International University, Miami, FL; James Snyder, US Geological Survey, Ochopee, FL

12:20pm – 12:40pm

 

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The Role of Fire in the Restoration of Everglades Wetland Communities — James W. Pahl and Curtis J. Richardson, Duke University Wetland Center Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Durham, NC

Friday, April 18, 2003 – Concurrent Session 4

GEER Session: Water Quality: Soils and Biotic Interactions

MODERATOR: Mark Clark, Wetland Biogeochemistry Laboratory, Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida, IFAS, Gainesville, FL

8:30am – 8:40am

Management Questions and Decisions Requiring Science

Invited Manager: Melissa L. Meeker, Florida Operations Manager, Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation {Formerly: Director of District Management, Florida DEP, Southeast District Office}, Stuart, FL

8:40am – 9:00am

Linking Historic, Present and Future Spatial Variability of Soil Attributes in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem — S. Grunwald, T.F.A. Bishop and K. R. Reddy, Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL and S. Newman, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

9:00am – 9:20am

Predicting Trophic Level Responses To Phosphorus Concentrations In The Everglades — Curtis J. Richardson, Duke University Wetland Center, Durham, NC

9:20am – 9:40am 

Responses of Midges (Diptera: Chironomidae & Ceratopogonidae) to Canal Inflows, and to Phosphorus-dosing in Flume Arrays, in Everglades National Park — Richard E. Jacobsen and Sue A. Perry, South Florida Natural Resources Center, Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL

9:40am – 10:00am 

Microbial Trophic Levels within the Carbon Cycle in Oligotrophic and Nutrient Impacted Regions of Water Conservation Area 2-A — Andrew Ogram, Ashvini Chauhan, Hector Castro, Ilker Uz and K. R. Reddy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

10:00am – 10:20am

 

 

Litter Quality Versus Environmental Conditions: What Regulates Decomposition? — Sue Newman, C. Ryan Penton, Italia Gray and Megan Jacoby, Everglades Division, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

10:20am – 10:40am

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Refreshment Break

Friday, April 18, 2003 – Concurrent Session 4

GEER Session: Water Quality: Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Select Watersheds

MODERATOR: Sue Newman, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL

10:40am – 11:00am

Characterization of Solute and Fine-Particle Transport in Shark Slough, Everglades National Park by a Tracer Release in the FIU In Situ Flumes — Judson W. Harvey1, James E. Saiers2, James M. Krest1, Steven Mylon2, Jessica T. Newlin1, Christine Taylor3 and Evelyn E. Gaiser3; 1 – U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA; 2 – Yale University, New Haven, CT; 3 – Florida International University, Miami, FL

11:00am – 11:20am 

Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Surface Water Quality on the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation — Dianne Owen and John C. Volin, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL; William A. Dunson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

11:20am – 11:40am

Changes in Ecosystem Macronutrient Budgets, Microbial Characteristics, and Vegetation Patterns, along Phosphorus-enrichment Gradients in Everglades Wetlands — Leonard J. Scinto, Daniel L. Childers, Evelyn E. Gaiser, Ronald D. Jones, Michael Rugge and Joel Trexler, Florida International University (FIU), Miami, FL; Robert F. Doren, Department of the Interior, Miami, FL; Gregory B. Noe, United States Geologic Survey, Reston, VA; William A. VanGelder, Southwest Florida Water Management District, Bartow, FL

11:40am – 12:00pm

Experimental Phosphorus Enrichment in Everglades National Park:  I. Approach and Methods — Evelyn E. Gaiser, Adrienne Edwards, Krish Jayachandran, Ronald Jones, David Lee, Thomas Philippi, Jennifer Richards, Leonard Scinto, Joel Trexler, Florida Interntaional University, Miami, FL

12:00pm – 12:20pm

Experimental Phosphorus Enrichment in Everglades National Park:  II. Results — Evelyn E. Gaiser, Adrienne Edwards, Krish Jayachandran, Ronald Jones, David Lee, Thomas Philippi, Jennifer Richards, Leonard Scinto, Joel Trexler, Florida International University, Miami, FL

12:20pm – 12:40pm

 

 

 

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Experimental Phosphorus Enrichment in Everglades National Park:  III.  Application to Large-scale Pattern of Enrichment in Everglades Marshes — Evelyn E. Gaiser, Daniel Childers, Krish Jayachandran, Ronald Jones, David Lee, Greg Noe, Thomas Philippi, Jennifer Richards, Leonard Scinto, Joel Trexler, Florida International University, Miami, FL

Friday, April 18, 2003 – Concurrent Session 5

GEER Session: Invasive Exotic Species:  Organism Case Studies

MODERATOR: Joel Trexler, Florida International University, Miami, FL

8:30am – 8:40am 

Introduction and Session Overview: Joel Trexler, Florida International University, Miami, FL

8:40am – 9:00am

Snakehead Fishes and Florida Waters — Walter R. Courtenay, Jr., U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Aquatic Resources Studies, Gainesville, FL

9:00am – 9:20am

Molecular Forensics of Introduced Swamp Eels (Synbranchidae) — Timothy Collins, Matthew Osentoski, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL; Leo G. Nico, Florida Caribbean Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL

9:20am – 9:40am

Variation among Melaleuca quinquenervia (Myrtaceae) Populations in Florida and Its Influence on Performance of the Biological Control Agent Oxyops vitiosa (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) — F. Allen Dray Jr., USDA, ARS Invasive Plant Research Laboratory; Fort Lauderdale, FL

9:40am – 10:00am

The Effects of the Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) on Native Treefrog Populations within Everglades National Park — Kenneth G. Rice, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Water and Restoration Studies, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; J. Hardin Waddle, U.S. Geological Survey, Big Cypress Field Station, Ochopee, FL; Marquette E. Crockett and Amber D. Dove, U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Everglades Field Station, Homestead, FL

10:00am – 10:20am

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Refreshment Break

Friday, April 18, 2003 – Concurrent Session 5

GEER Session: Invasive Exotic Species:  Organism Case Studies (continued)

MODERATOR: Tim Collins, Florida International University, Miami, FL

10:20am – 10:40am

Biological Control of Invasive Plants in Everglades Ecosystems — Ted D. Center and F. Allen Dray Jr., USDA, ARS Invasive Plant Research Laboratory; Fort Lauderdale, FL

10:40am – 11:00am

It's the End of the World As We Know It - Lygodium microphyllum is Strangling the Everglades Restoration Project — Patrick Gleason, Amy Ferriter and Ken Rutchey, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL; Antionio Pernas and Bob Doren, Department of Interior, Miami, FL; Bob Pemberton, United States Department of Agriculture, Davie, FL; John Volin, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL; Ken Langeland, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

11:00am – 11:20am

The Growth and Physiological Ecology of Two Invasive Non-indigenous Fern Species, Lygodium microphyllum and Lygodium japonicum — Michael S. Lott and John C. Volin, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL

11:20am – 11:40am

Recent Fish Introductions into Southern Florida Freshwaters, with implications for the Greater Everglades Region — William F. Loftus and Leo G. Nico, U. S. Geological Survey, Florida Integrated Science Center, Miami and Gainesville, FL; Jeffrey Kline and Sue A. Perry, Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL; Joel C. Trexler, Florida International University, Miami, FL

11:40am  – 12:00pm

Session Summary and Discussion

12:00pm

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JOINT CONFERENCE CONCLUDES