Poster Presentations

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First Last Organization City ST Abstract Title PDF
Santiago Acevedo South Florida Water Management District West Palm Beach FL Nutrient Load Reduction Progress Across the Northern Everglades Watersheds
Samuel Adams Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton FL Lithological Controls on Vegetation Patterns in Northern Boreal Peatlands: Implications for the Everglades Ecosystem  
Abiola Adebiyi Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton FL Effects of Bottom Morphological Features During Storms: A Case Study of Hurricane Isaac in 2011  
Juliana Alvarez Florida International University Miami FL Testing Hydrological Effects on Fire Recovery from Remote Sensing and Field Data  
Joseph Andreoli Seminole Tribe of Florida Hollywood FL Habitat Preference of Two Populations of Federally Threatened Raptors on Tribal Lands  
Cameron Atkinson Florida International University Miami FL Incorporating Fish Movement Data into Habitat Suitability Indices: A Conceptual Framework for Coastal Mesopredators  
Christian Avila South Florida Water Management District West Palm Beach FL Northern Everglades Dispersed Water Management (DWM)
Gina Badlowski Florida International University North Miami FL A Multi-level Approach to Assessing Nektonic Biodiversity and Community Structure of Seagrass Seascapes  
Adalena Band Florida International University Miami FL Assessing Variations in Mangrove Growth and Nutrition Across a Hydrologic Gradient in Biscayne Bay  
Albert Barbaretta Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers FL Effect of Lake Guard Oxy on Zooplankton Population in the Caloosahatchee River  
Steven Bartell Stantec Greenback TN Adapting an Aquatic Food-Web/Ecosystem Model to Simulate P Dynamics in Stormwater Treatment Area 2  
Allison Benscoter U.S. Geological Survey Kearneysville WV Incorporating Future Environmental Variability into Restoration Project Planning
Sarah Bornhoeft South Florida Water Management District West Palm Beach FL Wetland-based Strategies for Reducing Nitrogen: The C-43 Water Quality Treatment and Testing Project Phase II
Michael Chimney South Florida Water Management District West Palm Beach FL Treatment Performance Relationships in the Everglades Stormwater Treatment Area Complex
Sophia Costa Florida International University Miami FL Reeling in Data: Redesigning a Fisheries Reporting System to Improve Management in Everglades National Park  
Derek Cox South Florida Water Management District West Palm Beach FL The Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project: Monitoring and Adaptive Management for Project Success
Sandeep Dabral U.S. Army Corps of Engineers West Palm Beach FL Simulation of Stormwater Runoff in the C-111 Basin Using the RSM-TVDLF Model
Maite De Maria Cherokee Nation System Solutions Gainesville FL Agricultural and Urban Pesticides in South Florida and Florida Manatees  
Jessica Dell U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville FL Implementing an Applied Science Strategy to Restore, Protect, and Preserve Southwest Florida  
Paul Duff U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville FL Updates to Conceptual Ecological Models Inform Science-based Water Management Projects  
Nicholas Enwright U.S. Geological Survey Lafayette LA Digital Elevation Models for the Everglades Depth Estimation Network with Elevation Uncertainty Treatment
Edwin Everham Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers FL Long-term Mangrove Research in South Estero Bay, Florida  
Marco Fernandez Florida International University North Miami FL Shifts in Food Web Topology and Biomass Accrual of Wetland Consumers Along an Experimental Discharge Gradient  
Peter Francissen U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville FL North Fork St. Lucie River Floodplain Restoration: An Ecological Function-based Approach  
Aubrey Frye South Florida Water Management District West Palm Beach FL 2025 Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection Plan (NEEPP) Regional Simulation Model (RSMBN) Update
Denise Garcia Florida International University Miami FL Multitemporal Geophysical Mapping of Saltwater Intrusion in the Southern Region of the Everglades National Park
Sergio Gonzalez Seminole Tribe of Florida Hollywood FL Comparing Wetlands on Tribal Lands to Similar Systems in an Adjacent National Preserve  
Brandon Güell Florida International University Miami FL Hydrologic Determinants of Everglades Crayfish Presence and Aboveground Biomass in the Southwestern Everglades  
Caitlin Hackett U.S. Geological Survey Davie FL Examining Near Term Hydrologic Forecasts for the Greater Everglades
Chris Hansen South Florida Water Management District West Palm Beach FL Acoustic Monitoring to Assess Restoration Strategies
Kristen Hart U.S. Geological Survey Wetland and Aquatic Research Center Davie FL Biodiversity Hotspots of Satellite-tracked Marine Turtles in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary  
Judson Harvey U.S. Geological Survey Reston VA Nature-based Flow Re-connection of Everglades Wetlands to Sustain Water and Ecological Resources  
Savanna Hearne FWC/FWRI St. Petersburg FL Monitoring Restoration and Recovery of Impounded Mangroves in Oleta River State Park
Alyssa Herrera Florida International University North Miami FL Asian Swamp Eel Prey Use and Selection in the Everglades  
Natalia Herrera-Blitman Florida International University Miami FL Windthrow in South Florida Pine Rocklands 30 Years Later: Plant Microhabitat Associations on Pine Island  
Jeffrey Matthew Hoch Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale FL Evaluating the Impacts of Invasive Waterhyacinth on Aquatic Communities in the Everglades and Lake Okeechobee  
Jing Hu University of Central Florida Orlando FL Evaluating Long-term Performance of Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas Using Structural Equation Modeling  
Md Rajeun Islam Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton FL Investigating Greenhouse Gas Dynamics Using Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR): from Laboratory to Airborne Field-scale Measurements  
Lisa Jackson South Florida Water Management District West Palm Beach FL Tracking Cattail Expansion with Drone Imagery Following Restoration Efforts in WCA 3B  
Emily Kintzele University of Florida Gainesville FL Fecal Microplastic Accumulation and Associated Changes in Gut Microbiome in Florida Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)  
Andrew Kuntz Florida International University Miami FL Negative Correlations Between Mayan Cichlid and Native Sunfish Catch Rates  
Wasantha Lal U.S. Army Corps of Engineers West Palm Beach FL Storm Wave Propagation Along C-111 Canal During Hurricane Irma
James Leary South Florida Water Management District West Palm Beach FL A Change Detection Analysis of Lake Tohopekaliga Using Historical High-Resolution Aerial Imagery  
Dong Yoon Lee South Florida Water Management District West Palm Beach FL Revising Regulation Schedule: Balancing Hydrology and Ecology in WCA-2A  
Justin Lesser Florida International University Miami FL Using Fisheries-Independent Monitoring Data to Assess Nekton Assemblage Change Across Everglades National Park in Response to Disturbance and Restoration  
Marques Lopez Miami-Dade County, Division of Environmental Resources Management Miami FL Evaluation of a Recent Macroalgae Overgrowth Event Nearshore of Sands Key, Biscayne National Park  
Daniel Marchio South Florida Water Management District West Palm Beach FL Analysis of Lacustrine Sediments and their Effect on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Lake Okeechobee
Marisa Martinez U.S. Geological Survey Gainesville FL Reducing Uncertainty of Wading Bird Colony Size Predictions with the Everglades Vulnerability Analysis Tool
Miles Medina ECCO Scientific, LLC Gainesville FL An Early-warning Forecast Model for Red Tide (Karenia brevis) Blooms on the Southwest Florida Coast  
Melissa Miller University of Florida Fort Lauderdale FL Artificial Intelligence Based Smart Traps Increase Effectiveness and Reduce Resources Compared to Traditional Traps  
Angela Montoya Miami Dade Water and Sewer Department Miami FL Calibration of a Shallow Coastal Aquifer Density Dependent Transport Model and Preparation for 2050 Sea-level Rise Model Scenarios, Miami-Dade County, Florida  
Jenny Morris Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers FL Assessing Coarse Woody Debris and Mangrove Recruitment in Changing Climates Using GIS and Remote Sensing  
Danielle Nering Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton FL Application of Near-surface Geophysics In Assessing Spatio-temporal Variability of Moisture Content In Soils and Trees  
Imani Newton Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton FL Exploring the Role of Saltwater Intrusion in the Pore Structure of Freshwater Peat Soils Using Laboratory Techniques  
Allison Nims Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu HI Diversity and Distribution of Barnacles on Natural and Artificial Substrates in a Mangrove-dominated Tidal Creek
Aidan O’Brien University of Miami Coral Gables FL Efficacy of Targeted Invasive Herpetofaunal Removal in Everglades Tree Islands  
Coralie Paschal Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers FL Assessing the Risk Factors for Hurricane-Induced Tree Failure in the Naples Urban Forest  
Adam Perez U.S. Geological Survey Gainesville FL A Molecular Platform to Assess the Feasibility of Genetic Biocontrol Approaches for Invasive Burmese Pythons  
John Pierce U.S. Geological Survey Corvallis OR Spatial-Temporal Habitat-Based Variability in Forage Fish Mercury Concentrations in the Florida Everglades  
Cassandra Preminger U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville FL The Everglades Multi-species Biological Assessment – A Programmatic Endangered Species Act Consultation  
Kara Radabaugh Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commision St. Petersburg FL Chronic Stress Impacts on Mangrove Mortality and Recovery Following Hurricanes in Southwest Florida
Kevin Rafferty U.S. Geological Survey Davie FL Machine Learning Models for Water, Energy and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes Measured from a Dwarf Cypress Wetland Within the Greater Everglades
Mohammad Masudur Rahman Florida Atlantic University Fort Pierce FL Coupled Physical-biogeochemical Modeling to Understand Cyanobacterial Bloom Dynamics in St. Lucie Estuary  
Stephanie Romañach U.S. Geological Survey Gainesville FL Balancing Ecological Outcomes in Everglades Restoration and Water Management
Michael Ross Florida International University Miami FL Mangrove Transgression into Everglades Marshes: A Process to be Accepted, Resisted, or Directed?  
Bethany Ryder Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers FL Evaluating the Effects of Lake Guard® Oxy on Phytoplankton Communities in the Caloosahatchee River  
Rolando Santos Florida International University Miami FL Assessment of Nektonic Communities’ Spatiotemporal Patterns in the Everglades Coastal Lakes Using a Fisheries-independent Monitoring Approach  
Tracey Schafer University of Florida-Whitney Laboratory Saint Augustine FL Changes in Soil Phosphorus Over Fifteen Years in the Historically Oligotrophic Everglades National Park
Christopher Searcy University of Miami Coral Gables FL Traits that Facilitate Invasion of Natural Habitat  
Vincent Spaid Cherokee Nation System Solutions Tulso OK Modeling the Effect of Salinity and Sea Level Rise on Alligator Production
Zoe Spielman UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Gainesville FL Trends of Phosphorus Storage in Well- vs Under-performing Everglades Stormwater Treatment Wetlands  
Grant Steelman Seminole Tribe of Florida Hollywood FL Examining the Phenology of Flowering, Fruiting, and Fruit Maturation in Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens)  
Gustavo Suarez-Narvaez U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville FL USACE Project Integration in Southeast Florida
Anna Swigris South Florida Water Management District West Palm Beach FL Zooplankton Monitoring in Lake Okeechobee’s Pelagic Zone
Nicole Szelistowski Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission St. Petersburg FL Comparing Carbon Stocks and the Physical Environment of Created and Natural South Florida Mangrove Forests  
Danielle Talley Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton FL Incorporating Climate Change Scenarios and Interactive Stressors into a Seagrass Model for Florida Bay
Michael Tate U.S. Geological Survey Madison WI Investigating Mercury Bioaccumulation and Risk in Invasive Reptiles in the Florida Everglades  
Mary Truglio Fesmire South Florida Water Management District West Palm Beach FL Post-restoration Monitoring of the Picayune Strand Restoration Project
Charley Vance Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers FL A Symphony of Sound: Examining Ecological Resilience in the Picayune Strand Using Bioacoustics  
Victoria Vossler Mote Marine Laboratory Sarasota FL Karenia brevis Cell and Brevetoxin Mitigation using EPA FIFRA-exempt Natural Products  
William Walker Consultant to Department of the Interior Harpswell ME Simulating Water & Phosphorus Balances of the Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas & Water Conservation Areas  
Brian Weber U.S. Geological Survey Davie FL Collection of Digital Imagery to Support Carbon Cycling Research in the Greater Everglades  
Kiah Williams U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville FL Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Adaptive Management: Integrating Science Across Projects to Increase Restoration Success
Peter Xiong University of Florida Gainesville FL Enhancing Detection of Invasive Tegus in the Everglades with Scent Lures and Camera Traps  
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