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| Monday, April 21, 2025 | |||||
| 3:00pm | Pre-Conference Briefings (Moderators & Volunteers) | ||||
| 4:00pm-6:00pm | Conference Registration Opens (Poster presenters and sponsors set up displays) | ||||
| 5:00pm-6:30pm | Informal Early Bird Networking Social on the Terrace | ||||
| Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | |||||
| 7:30am-5:00pm | Conference Registration Open | ||||
| 7:30am-8:30am | Morning Refreshments in Poster Hall | ||||
| 8:30am-10:00am |
Opening Plenary Session Welcome to GEER Dr. Nick Aumen, Conference Chair, Loxahatchee, FL Opening Remarks Dr. J. Scott Angle, Senior Vice President of Agriculture and Natural Resources University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Keynote Presentation “Climate Change 2025: Challenge and Opportunity” Dr. Jonathan T. Overpeck, Samuel A. Graham Dean and William B. Stapp Collegiate Professor of Environmental Education, University of Michigan, School for Environment and Sustainability, Ann Arbor, MI View Slides (PDF) |
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| 10:00am-10:30am | AM Break in Poster Hall | ||||
| Concurrent Sessions [10:30am–12noon] | |||||
| Great Cypress | Royal Poinciana | Ibis | Egret | Sandpiper | |
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Session 5 | |
| Session Title | DECOMP Futures: Hydrologic, Vegetation, and Water-quality Responses to Restored Sheetflow |
When Peter Pays Paul: Identifying Trade-Offs Among Multiple Restoration Objectives: Part 1 |
Restoring the Everglades and the Road to Resilience | Assessment of Restoration Progress from CERP: Bridging System-Wide Predictions & Real-World Data | Update on Restoration Strategies: Science and Management in Everglades STAs |
| Moderator |
Jud Harvey U.S. Geological Survey |
Mark Cook South Florida Water Management District |
Paul Julian The Everglades Foundation |
Phyllis Klarmann South Florida Water Management District |
Jill King South Florida Water Management District |
| Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | |
| 10:35am |
Deusdedith Rugemalila Spatio-temporal Dynamics of Vegetation Species Abundance in Response to Hydrologic Changes in the Ridge and Slough Landscape of Everglades Ecosystem View Slides (PDF) |
Fred Sklar Ecological Thresholds and How They Inform Potential Tradeoffs View Slides (PDF) |
Steve Davis Everglades Restoration is Foundational to South Florida Resilience View Slides (PDF) |
Tasso Cocoves Are We There Yet? How RECOVER Determines Restoration Progress and Success View Slides (PDF) |
Tracey Piccone Restoration Strategies STA Expansions and Flow Equalization Basins Construction Status Update View Slides (PDF) |
| 10:50am |
Zhiqiang Chen Use of Deep Learning to Assist in Vegetation and Microtopography Input Classifications for Regional Modeling View Slides (PDF) |
Sue Newman Understanding The Water Quality-Water Quantity Tradeoffs: Can We Find a Balance? View Slides (PDF) |
Paul Julian Balancing Estuarine Light and Salinity with Restoration and Operations on the Resiliency Superhighway View Slides (PDF) |
Curtis Szewczyk Assess for Success: Science Supporting CERP Restoration in Lake Okeechobee and the Northern Estuaries View Slides (PDF) |
Tom James Integrating Restoration Strategies Science And STA Management: Part I Synthesis of Findings View Slides (PDF) |
| 11:05am |
Colin Saunders Application of the Blue Shanty Flowway Model to Achieve CEPP Restorative Flow Targets View Slides (PDF) |
Christa Zweig The Everglades Wasn’t Built in a Day: Micro and Major Transitions in Restoration View Slides (PDF) |
Ana Carolina Coelo Maran Building Resiliency: Integrating Flood Protection, Water Supply and Ecosystem Restoration for South Florida’s Future View Slides (PDF) |
Jenna May Syncing Success: Linking Modeling and Monitoring to Track Restoration Progress in the Greater Everglades View Slides (PDF) |
Jill King Integrating Restoration Strategies Science and STA Management: Part II Management Strategies View Slides (PDF) |
| 11:20am |
Jay Choi Biophysical Simulation of Sheetflow at the DECOMP Physical Model (DPM) to Assess Restoration Effectiveness View Slides (PDF) |
Nathan Barrus Apple Snail Management: A Critical Need for Population-Level Not Reproductive-Level Targets View Slides (PDF) |
Meenakshi Chabba Mainstreaming Environment and Equity in Resilience Infrastructure Assessment (MEERIA): An Alternative Valuation Methodology View Slides (PDF) |
Stephanie Verhulst Advancing Predictive and Assessment Tools in the Everglades’ Southern Coastal Systems View Slides (PDF) |
Ryan Goebel Integrating Restoration Strategies Science and STA Management: Part III Field Scale Trial of Soil Consolidation and SAV Recovery View Slides (PDF) |
| 11:35am |
Jud Harvey Performance Standards from a Biophysical Simulation of Everglades Sheet Flow |
Eric Cline What Do We “Know” about Historical Tree Island Ecology in the Central Everglades? New Insights from Historical Literature and Current Science View Slides (PDF) |
Tiffany Troxler Investigating Adaptive Capacity to Climate-Related Shocks and Stressors in Southeast Florida |
Phyllis Klarmann Where Do We Go From Here? System-Wide Synthesis and Uncertainties for Everglades Restoration View Slides (PDF) |
Jing Guan Characterization of Spatial and Temporal Dynamics for Vegetation in the Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas Through a Spectrally Focused Remote Sensing Approach View Slides (PDF) |
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| 12:00pm-1:30pm | Group Lunch Buffet | ||||
| Concurrent Sessions [1:30pm–3:00pm] | |||||
| Great Cypress | Royal Poinciana | Ibis | Egret | Sandpiper | |
| Session 6 | Session 7 | Session 8 | Session 9 | Session 10 | |
| Session Title |
Honoring the Science and Legacy of Joan Browder: Part 1 |
When Peter Pays Paul: Identifying Trade-Offs Among Multiple Restoration Objectives: Part 2 |
Between Flood Pulses: Stage Ascension and Recession on the Kissimmee River Floodplain | Understanding Constituent Transport and Implementing Engineering Solutions for Everglades Restoration | Environmental and Management Controls on Dissolved Organic Matter in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem |
| Moderator |
Sarah Bellmund Private Citizen |
Eric Cline South Florida Water Management District |
Steve Bousquin South Florida Water Management District |
Jodie Hutchins South Florida Water Management District |
Brett Poulin University of California, Davis |
| Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | |
| 1:35pm |
Overview and Discussion of the Broad Extent of Dr. Joan Arrington Browder’s Interests and Work: Lynn Wingard, USGS; Sarah Bellmund; Anna Wachnicka, SFWMD View Slides (PDF) |
Kevin Cunniff Synthesizing ITEK and Western Science to Refine Everglades Baseline Conditions and Achieve Balanced Multi-Species Management |
Darryl Marois Trends in River and Floodplain Water Depths During Ascension and Recession Events View Slides (PDF) |
Yuncong Li Cross-sectional Monitoring at S333 to Investigate Flow Dynamics and Gate Structure Impacts on Phosphorus Entrainment View Slides (PDF) |
Shin-Ah Lee Seasonal Dissolved Organic Matter Dynamics in Two South Florida Estuaries |
| 1:50pm |
Jerome Lorenz Comparing Methods of Monitoring Nesting Success of Florida Bay’s Roseate Spoonbills: Mark/Revisit Versus Camera Traps View Slides (PDF) |
Nathan Dorn What Could Be Lost If Lostmans Slough Gets Lost in the Hydro Shuffle? View Slides (PDF) |
Richard Botta Wading Birds and Their Prey: Hydrologic-Driven Responses on the Kissimmee River Floodplain View Slides (PDF) |
Tibebe Dessalegne Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to Inform Engineering and Maintenance Solutions at S333 |
Elise Morrison Dissolved Organic Matter Cycling in the Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas |
| 2:05pm |
Thomas Frankovich An Introduction to Biscayne Bay Benthic and Planktonic Diatoms View Slides (PDF) |
Mark Cook Are We Getting the Water Right for Wood Storks? New Insights from Landscape-Scale Foraging Patterns View Slides (PDF) |
Erik Tate-Boldt Effects of Stage Ascension and Recession on Dissolved Oxygen Concentrations in the Kissimmee River and its Floodplain View Slides (PDF) |
Jodie Hutchins Engineering and Maintenance Solutions for Addressing the Elevated Total Phosphorus Concentrations at S333 View Slides (PDF) |
Brett Poulin Consequences of Sulfur Applications on DOM Chemistry Across the Greater Everglades Ecosystem |
| 2:20pm |
John F. Meeder Joan Browder on Shrimp, Water and Marsh-Estuarine Management, Southern Louisiana Coastal Marshes and Biscayne Bay View Slides (PDF) |
Laura Brandt Tradeoffs Is Not a Four-letter Word |
Brent Anderson Using a Motion-activated Camera to Document Wildlife using a Drying Pool on the Kissimmee River View Slides (PDF) |
Nenad Iricanin Engineering and Maintenance Solutions Monitoring and Assessment Plan |
Francisco Fernandez-Lima Characterization of DOM Using TIMS-UHR-MS/MS and Graph-DOM Routines View Slides (PDF) |
| 2:35pm |
Lynn Wingard Fish and Invertebrate Assessment Network: A Tribute to Joan Browder and Mike Robblee’s Research in South Florida |
Discussion |
David Anderson Managing Ascension and Recession in the Kissimmee River |
Hui Zhao Marsh and Canal Flow Connectivity Approximations to Explore Influence of Marsh on Constituent Transport |
John Kominoski Shifting Freshwater Hydrology and Saltwater Intrusion Characterize Changing Dissolved Organic Matter Along Coastal Wetland Gradients View Slides (PDF) |
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| 3:00pm-3:30pm | PM Break in Poster Hall | ||||
| Concurrent Sessions [3:30pm - 5:00pm] | |||||
| Great Cypress | Royal Poinciana | Ibis | Egret | Sandpiper | |
| Session 11 | Session 12 | Session 13 | Session 14 | Session 15 | |
| Session Title |
Honoring the Science and Legacy of Joan Browder: Part 2 |
Plant-based Performance: The Latest in STA Vegetation Research |
Examining the Fate, Transport, and Bioaccumulation of Contaminants of Concern in the Everglades | Managing the Recovery of Apple Snails and Snail Kites in the Greater Everglades System | Water Quality and Water Quantity Targets - Big Cypress and Central Everglades |
| Moderator |
Lynn Wingard U.S. Geological Survey |
Jacob Dombrowski South Florida Water Management District |
Maite De Maria Cherokee Nation System Solutions in Support of USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center |
Tyler Beck Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
Becky Allenbach US Environmental Protection Agency |
| Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | |
| 3:35pm |
G. Lynn Wingard Historical Salinity and Flow in Biscayne Bay – The Pathway to Performance Measures View Slides (PDF) |
Matt Powers Phosphorus Retention within STA Ecotopes View Slides (PDF) |
Maite De Maria Contaminants of Global Concern: Under Investigated Issues for the Greater Everglades View Slides (PDF) |
Ken Meyer Evaluating Apple Snail Responses to Changes in Hydrology: Implications for Snail Kite Recovery and Everglades Restoration Efforts View Slides (PDF) |
Chris Decker Water Quality and Environmental Protection in Big Cypress National Preserve: History, Science and Management - REMAP Big Cypress 2023 Results: A Baseline for WERP View Slides (PDF) |
| 3:50pm |
Michael Schmale Historical Perspectives on Faunal Abnormalities and Contaminants in Biscayne Bay View Slides (PDF) |
Jacob Dombrowski SAV in the STAs: Insights into Phosphorus Retention View Slides (PDF) |
Tracie Baker A Historic Voyage Through the Everglades with an Eye on Modern Pollutants |
Tiffany Trent A Closer Look at Native Apple Snail Hydrology in Water Conservation Area 3A View Slides (PDF) |
Kelsey Solomon Establishing a Protective Phosphorus Target for the WERP Region of Big Cypress National Preserve: Experiment View Slides (PDF) |
| 4:05pm |
Sarah Bellmund Current Water Flow Into Biscayne National Park and Biscayne Bay |
Camille Herteux Impact of Large Fishes on SAV Growth and Establishment in the STAs View Slides (PDF) |
Gretchen Lescord All Drains Lead to the Everglades: A Review of Hg Research in Inland Freshwaters of Florida |
Phil Darby Habitat Improvements that Benefit Apple Snails on Central Florida Lakes |
Melissa Nasuti Development of Hydrologic Targets to Inform the Central Everglades Planning Project Operational Plan (Increment 1) |
| 4:20pm | Open Sharing: Memories of Joan Browder |
Megan Feeney Metagenomics Characterization of Periphyton Nutrient Cycling in the STAs View Slides (PDF) |
Ania Szlembarska Effects of Salinity on Methylmercury Production and Microbial Community Composition in Everglades Coastal Mangroves |
Discussion |
Jessica Dell Measurements of Success: Water Quantity in Southwest Florida |
| 4:35pm |
Nathan Gavin Elevated Science: Drone Use in STA Vegetation Research |
Collin Eagles-Smith Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Mercury Concentrations of Native and Invasive Forage Fish in the Florida Everglades |
Bradley Foster Anticipated Benefits from the Western Everglades Restoration Project Authorized Plan View Slides (PDF) |
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| 5:00pm - 7:30pm | Poster Session One and Networking Reception | ||||
| Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | |||||
| 7:30am-5:00pm | Conference Registration Open | ||||
| 7:30am-8:30am | Morning Refreshments in Poster Hall | ||||
| 8:30am-10:00am |
Plenary Session Design, Innovation, and Governance (DIG): Solutions for Everglades Restoration Six Ted-style presentations will offer a unique blend of the art of communication with a passion for science on Everglades science and restoration topics. Welcome Remarks: Nick Aumen, Conference Chair, Loxahatchee, FL DIG Session Organizer & Moderator: Fred Sklar, Director and Section Administrator, Everglades Systems Assessment Section South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL View Slides (PDF) DIG Presentations: “Big Science is Dead, Long Live Big Science?” Colin Polsky, Associate Vice President, Broward Campuses, Professor of Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL View Slides (PDF) “The Power of Partnerships” Jennifer Jurado, Chief Resilience Officer and Deputy Director, Resilient Environment Department, Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, FL View Slides (PDF) “Wetlands Aren’t the Villain” Sparkle Malone, Assistant Professor, Yale University, New Haven, CT View Slides (PDF) “Mangroves on the Move” Michael Osland, Research Ecologist, USGS Wetland & Aquatic Research Center, Lafayette, LA View Slides (PDF) “Let’s Put Microbes in Our Restoration Plans” Michelle Afkhami, Associate Professor of Biology, University of Miami, Miami, FL View Slides (PDF) “Dire Corals, Meet Hybrid Reefs" Andrew Baker, Director, Coral Reef Futures Lab, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL View Slides (PDF) |
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| 10:00am- 10:30am | AM Break in Poster Hall | ||||
| Concurrent Sessions [10:30am - 12:00pm] | |||||
| Great Cypress | Royal Poinciana | Ibis | Egret | Sandpiper | |
| Session 16 | Session 17 | Session 18 | Session 19 | Session 20 | |
| Session Title | From Rivers to Reefs: Linking Water Quality Impacts to Ecosystem Declines in Greater Biscayne Bay | National Academies’ 2024 Review of Everglades Restoration Progress |
Tree Island Science, Evaluation, and Assessment Session: Part 1 of 2 |
Integrated Water Resources Protection and Resiliency: Addressing Climate Challenges in South Florida | Water, Soil, and Vegetation Interactions Drive Performance of the Stormwater Treatment Areas |
| Moderator |
Laura Eldredge Miami-Dade County Division of Environmental Resources Management (RER-DERM) |
Stephanie Johnson National Academies |
Sharon Ewe Stantec Consulting Inc |
Shimelis Setegn South Florida Water Management District |
Mike Jerauld DB Environmental |
| Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | |
| 10:35am |
Laura Reynolds 40 Years of Increased Phosphorous Availability Impact Seagrasses in Biscayne Bay, Implications for Water Quality Management and BBSEER Project |
William Hopkins Recent Progress Towards Achieving Natural Ecosystem Restoration Goals in the Florida Everglades View Slides (PDF) |
Sharon Ewe Tree Island Structure and Composition in Water Conservation Area 3 View Slides (PDF) |
James Beerens Supporting Ecological Functions in South Florida with the Minimum Flows and Levels Program View Slides (PDF) |
Jessica Vaccare Role of Vegetation on Local Water Column Phosphorus Dynamics in the Everglades STAs View Slides (PDF) |
| 10:50am |
Brian Walker Hydrographic Connections of Inland Water to Diseased Corals and Water Quality Sites on Florida’s Coral Reef View Slides (PDF) |
Helen Regan Applying Indigenous Knowledge in the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) View Slides (PDF) |
Jay Sah Vegetation Dynamics in Tree Islands Within Ridge and Slough Landscape In Southern Everglades View Slides (PDF) |
Jayantha Obeysekera Dynamically Resilient Water Resources System in an Environment of a Nonstationary Climate View Slides (PDF) |
Kevin Grace Physical Stability of Typha and Marl Soils in Everglades STAs View Slides (PDF) |
| 11:05am |
Galia Varona Seagrass Changes Associated with Long-Term Algae Blooms in Biscayne Bay View Slides (PDF) |
Tracy Quirk Tools to Evaluate the Effects of Climate Change in CERP View Slides (PDF) |
Jacob Larsson Tree Island Restoration Within the Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area View Slides (PDF) |
Girma Awoke Solute Transport in Seawater-Flooded Soils: Environmental Impacts and Insights from Experiments, Numerical Modeling, and Machine Learning View Slides (PDF) |
Jessica Jenison Phosphorus Dynamics in Stormwater Treatment Areas: Changes in Phosphorus Forms and Concentrations from Inflow to Outflow View Slides (PDF) |
| 11:20am |
Jhon Mojica Multi-Year, High-Frequency Assessment of Water Quality in Biscayne Bay, Florida View Slides (PDF) |
John Callaway Adaptive Management and Use of New Information in Decision Making View Slides (PDF) |
Jean Woodmansee Lygodium microphyllum Presence and Prevalence in WCA-3 View Slides (PDF) |
Seneshaw Tsegaye Water Quality in the Peace River Watershed: An Analysis of Current Conditions and Mitigation Strategies |
Mike Jerauld Dissolved Organic Matter Optical Properties in Treatment Wetlands: Associations with Plants, Soils, and Treatment Performance View Slides (PDF) |
| 11:35am |
Pamela Sweeney Biscayne Bay Reasonable Assurance Plan: The Path to Restoring Water Quality and Habitat View Slides (PDF) |
Discussion |
Ximena Mesa Quantifying Spatial Patterns of Woody Vegetation Embedded in Everglades Freshwater Wetland Ecosystems View Slides (PDF) |
Kelton Maystrick Investigating Seasonal Patterns of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index in a Southwest Florida Cypress Dome |
Luke Evans Synthesizing Effects of Soil Dryout, Vegetation Disturbance, and Other Perturbations on Everglades STA Treatment Performance View Slides (PDF) |
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| 12noon-1:30pm | Lunch Buffet | ||||
| Concurrent Sessions [1:30pm - 3:00pm] | |||||
| Great Cypress | Royal Poinciana | Ibis | Egret | Sandpiper | |
| Session 21 | Session 22 | Session 23 | Session 24 | Session 25 | |
| Session Title | Planning for Resilience in Changing Seas: Biscayne Bay Southeastern Everglades Restoration (BBSEER) | Recent Advances in Research and Management of Invasive Species in the Greater Everglades |
Tree Island Science, Evaluation, and Assessment Session: Part 2 of 2 |
Integrating Watershed Modeling and Resiliency Strategies for Enhanced Flood Protection in South Florida Ecosystems: Part 1 of 2 |
Student Advancement of Everglades Research through Federally Funded Collaborations: Part 1 of 2 |
| Moderator |
Nicole Niemeyer South Florida Water Management District |
Melissa Miller University of Florida |
Gina Paduano Ralph U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Shimelis Setegn South Florida Water Management District |
Paige Kleindl Florida International University |
| Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | |
| 1:35pm |
Jennifer John BBSEER and Beyond: Restoration Resilience in Plan Formulation View Slides (PDF) |
LeRoy Rodgers Enhancing Invasive Plant Management Through Multi-Scale Monitoring in the A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge View Slides (PDF) |
Nicholas Gonzalez Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Species Distributions Update Water Level Targets. View Slides (PDF) |
Hongying Zhao Flood Protection Level of Service Program: A Systematic Approach to Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation Planning |
Veronica Restrepo Quantifying Marsh Aboveground Net Primary Productivity Along Shifting Freshwater-to-Saltwater Gradients View Slides (PDF) |
| 1:50pm |
Ceyda Polatel Engineering for Climate Resilience: The BBSEER Approach View Slides (PDF) |
Alexandra Onisko Invasive Grass Challenges and Solutions for Kissimmee River Restoration |
Lisa Aley Incorporating Miccosukee Tribe of Florida Indigenous Knowledge in Everglades Restoration Operational Planning View Slides (PDF) |
Laura Vogel High-Resolution 2D HEC-RAS Modeling in Support of Region 2 Western Everglades Restoration Project |
Carlos Pulido From Roots to Leaves: Understanding Multi-Scale Trait Variation in Freshwater Wetlands View Slides (PDF) |
| 2:05pm |
Khandker Ishtiaq Lessons from BBSEER and Beyond: Modeling to Improve Wetland Resilience to Sea Level Rise |
Sergio A. Balaguera-Reina Active eDNA Monitoring of the Invasive Asian Swamp Eel in South Florida: Assay Development and Application View Slides (PDF) |
Christopher Altes Regional Simulation Model Tree Island Tool View Slides (PDF) |
Carol Ballard Section 203 Flood Risk Management Study Modeling Approach for Broward County View Slides (PDF) |
Himadri Biswas Spatially Explicit Change Patterns of Rhizophora mangle in the Southeast Saline Everglades |
| 2:20pm |
Drew Coman BBSEER: Improved Coastal Hydrology for a Resilient Future |
Jessica Skippy Martin Partnerships and Consistency, the Key to Managing Aquatic Invasive Plants on Lake Okeechobee for Over 100 Years |
Saira Haider Etree: Everglades Tree Island Indicator Web Application View Slides (PDF) |
Seyed “Haji’ Hajimirzaie Eastern Palm Beach County Flood Protection Level of Service Assessment for Current and Future Conditions |
Jessika Reyes Spatiotemporal Patterns of Tidal Creek Expansion and Riparian Mangroves in the Southern Everglades View Slides (PDF) |
| 2:35pm |
Jessica Dell Addressing Restoration Uncertainties: Developing an Adaptive Management Plan for BBSEER |
Joshua Bauer Managing Invasive Animals in Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Projects |
Carlos Coronado-Molina RECOVER Tree Island Performance Measure View Slides (PDF) |
Shimelis Dessu Mapping Surface Water Connectivity and Flow Direction Between Shark River Slough and Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park |
Paige Kleindl Co-Variation of Macrophyte and Microbial Mat Standing Stocks Along Wetland Resource Gradients View Slides (PDF) |
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| 3:00pm-3:30pm | PM Refreshment Break in Poster Hall | ||||
| Concurrent Sessions [3:30pm - 5:00pm] | |||||
| Great Cypress | Royal Poinciana | Ibis | Egret | Sandpiper | |
| Session 26 | Session 27 | Session 28 | Session 29 | Session 30 | |
| Session Title | Management Strategies for Mitigating HABs at the Complex Nexus of Eutrophication and Climate Change | Impacts of Hydro-climatic Variability in Florida Bay and Upstream Systems | Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands - Research to Inform Restoration |
Integrating Watershed Modeling and Resiliency Strategies for Enhanced Flood Protection in South Florida Ecosystems: Part 2 of 2 |
Student Advancement of Everglades Research through Federally Funded Collaborations: Part 2 of 2 |
| Moderator |
Anna Wachnicka South Florida Water Management District |
Jennifer Rehage Florida International University |
Danielle Ogurcak Florida International University |
Hongying Zhao South Florida Water Management District |
Paige Kleindl Florida International University |
| Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | |
| 3:35pm |
Anna Wachnicka A Comprehensive Overview of the Lake Okeechobee C-HAB Management Strategies and Selected Mitigation Projects View Slides (PDF) |
Alfredo Quezada Transport and Salinity Budget of Florida Bay View Slides (PDF) |
Bahram Charkhian Restoration Benefits Observed from the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project View Slides (PDF) |
Katharine Mach Flood Modeling and Adaptation Innovations to Support Coordinated Flood Responses Across South Florida |
Thomas Shannon Understanding and Managing Local-to-Landscape Resilience for Everglades Periphyton View Slides (PDF) |
| 3:50pm |
Hidetoshi Urakawa Lake Guard Oxy Treatments for Cyanobacterial Blooms at a Lake Okeechobee Outflow Structure View Slides (PDF) |
Ethiopia Zeleke Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Surface and Groundwater in South Florida: Long-term Trends and Implications for Water Management |
Melaney Lara Determining Spatial and Temporal Sources of Water in a Coastal Wetland System Using Geochemical Tracers, Southeast Florida View Slides (PDF) |
Shimelis Setegn Integrated Modeling System for the Loxahatchee River and Estuary Watershed to Address Environmental Challenges |
Ariana Jonas Documenting the Impacts of Sawgrass Encroachment in Sloughs of the Central Everglades View Slides (PDF) |
| 4:05pm |
Cynthia Heil Use of Curcumin for Mitigation of the Toxic Dinoflagellates Karenia brevis and Alexandrium monilatum |
Parker Denton Analyzing the Probability of Spoonbill Nest Production in Florida Bay Using Negative Binomial Regression |
Samantha Hormiga Carbonate Sediment Production in Coastal Wetlands: Periphyton Contributions and Diatom Indicators View Slides (PDF) |
David Colangelo South Florida Water Management District Sea Level Rise and Flood Resiliency Plan, 2025 View Slides (PDF) |
Jeremy Irsik Analysis of Benthic Environment Trends at Biscayne National Park View Slides (PDF) |
| 4:20pm |
Kathryn Coyne Immobilization of Algicidal Bacteria for Management of Algal Blooms: A Case Study View Slides (PDF) |
Jennifer Rehage Linking the Movement and Trophic Ecology of Consumers to Enhance Our Understanding of How Fisheries Respond to Hydroclimatic Variation View Slides (PDF) |
Rosario Vidales Pre-Restoration Mangrove Cover Change in the Cutler Wetlands and Functional Trait Response View Slides (PDF) |
E. Timothy Gysan Integration of Resilience Efforts Through Federal, State, and Local Governments View Slides (PDF) |
Isabella Lopez South Florida Reef Fish Communities in Dry Tortugas and Biscayne National Park |
| 4:35pm |
Martin Page Physical and Economic Scalability Analysis of the Harmful Algal Bloom Interception, Treatment, and Transformation System (HABITATS) |
Discussion |
Kevin Montenegro Quantifying Biomass Carbon Storage and Soil Elevation Dynamics in Mangrove Forests of Biscayne National Park View Slides (PDF) |
Francisco Pena FPLOS and Applications in Resilient Florida Flood Vulnerability, Adaptation Planning, and Federal Flood Risk Management |
Christina Tilley Evaluating Population Dynamics of the Everglades Crayfish Within Marl Prairies of Big Cypress National Preserve View Slides (PDF) |
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| 5:00pm-7:30pm | Poster Session Two and Networking Reception | ||||
| Thursday, April 24, 2025 | |||||
| 7:30am-5:00pm | Conference Registration Open | ||||
| 7:30am-8:30am | Morning Refreshments in Poster Hall | ||||
| Concurrent Sessions [8:30am - 10:00am] | |||||
| Great Cypress | Royal Poinciana | Ibis | Sandpiper | ||
| Session 31 | Session 32 | Session 33 | Session 35 | ||
| Session Title | Lake Okeechobee Ecology: Looking Back and Looking Ahead, from LORS08 to LOSOM | Recovering the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow: Lessons Learned From The FGSP Working Group | Role of Hydrodynamic Modeling in Everglades Restoration | Economic Analyses in Greater Everglades Ecosystem and Implications for Restoration | |
| Moderator |
Jennifer E. Chastant South Florida Water Management District |
Elizabeth Abraham Archbold Biological Station |
Seyed "Haji" Hajimirzaie South Florida Water Management District |
Paul Hindsley The Everglades Foundation |
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| Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | ||
| 8:35am |
Zach Welch On the Cusp of LOSOM – Considering Environmental Events and Ecological Changes Under LORS08 View Slides (PDF) |
Mary Marine The Florida Grasshopper Sparrow: Natural History, Decline, and Recovery of a Critically Endangered Songbird |
Matahel Ansar Applications of 2D & 3D Hydrodynamic Models to Kissimmee River Restoration Project View Slides (PDF) |
Paul Hindsley Economics in the Greater Everglades System |
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| 8:50am |
Paul Jones Lake Okeechobee Water Quality Trends and Lingering Impacts View Slides (PDF) |
Andrew Schumann Development and Implementation of a Conservation Breeding Program: One of Many Tools in the Recovery Toolbelt |
Jie Zeng Blue Shanty Flowway Restoration HEC-RAS Model Study View Slides (PDF) |
Laila Racevskis Valuing Nature for Decision-Making and Policy View Slides (PDF) |
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| 9:05am |
Matthew Stevens Largemouth Bass and Relationships with Submersed Aquatic Vegetation View Slides (PDF) |
Jess Rodriguez Management Approaches and the Importance of Working with Land Managers to Recover Imperiled Species View Slides (PDF) |
Kelin Hu Biscayne Bay Water Quality Model Development and Applications View Slides (PDF) |
Sergio Alvarez Social Amplification of Risk in Coastal Tourism Destinations with Harmful Algae Blooms View Slides (PDF) |
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| 9:20am |
Michael Baranski Wading Bird Littoral Use Under Varying Hydrology View Slides (PDF) |
Adrienne Fitzwilliam From Release to Recruitment: Designing and Testing Release Protocols to Maximize Population Growth View Slides (PDF) |
Jeong Park Application of CFD For the Design of A CEPP-N Restoration Project Flow Distribution Facility View Slides (PDF) |
Cody Kiefer Estimating the Economic Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Everglades Agricultural Area |
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| 9:35am |
Alyssa Jordan Adapting Lake Okeechobee Habitat Management to Changes in Lake Stages View Slides (PDF) |
Robert Aldredge Strong Partnerships Are Key to a Successful Conservation Breeding and Recovery Program |
Ehab Meselhe Hydrodynamic and Salinity Modeling in Florida Bay View Slides (PDF) |
Chloe Vorseth Drops for Dollars: Estimating the Economic Value of Recreational Fishing and Water Management in Lake Okeechobee, Florida View Slides (PDF) |
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| Discussion | Discussion | Discussion | Discussion | ||
| 10:00am-10:30am | AM Refreshment Break in Poster Hall | ||||
| Concurrent Sessions [10:30am - 12:00pm] | |||||
| Great Cypress | Royal Poinciana | Ibis | Sandpiper | ||
| Session 36 | Session 37 | Session 38 | Session 40 | ||
| Session Title | Florida’s Coral Reef Ecosystem – Status, Threats, and the State of Restoration Efforts | Invasive Burmese Python Research in the Greater Everglades | Leveraging Geospatial Technology to Support Restoration and Resilience Efforts | Harnessing Data to Enhance Everglades Restoration | |
| Moderator |
James Erskine Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
Amy A. Yackel Adams U.S. Geological Survey |
Lawrence Spencer South Florida Water Management District View Slides (PDF) |
Chad Smith Headwaters Corporation |
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| Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | ||
| 10:35am |
Wes Brooks Interagency Efforts to Restore Florida’s Coral Reef View Slides (PDF) |
Ian Bartoszek Python Management Efforts Within the Picayune Strand State Forest |
Christine L. Carlson ICEYE Flood Insights: Gaining a Regional Perspective on Flooding View Slides (PDF) |
Michael Breslin SFWMD DBHydro Database Access and Data Retrieval View Slides (PDF) |
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| 10:50am |
Rob Ruzicka The Influence of Florida Bay in Structuring Nearshore Coral Reef Communities in the Florida Keys View Slides (PDF) |
Daniel Haro Estimating Burmese Python Abundance in Their Invasive Range in South Florida View Slides (PDF) |
Madelyn Rinka Using GIS to Enhance Efficacy and Efficiency of Drone Imagery Analysis |
Darlene Marley Implementing DataOne, a Hosted Data Management Application, to Achieve Interagency Data Management Success View Slides (PDF) |
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| 11:05am |
Stephanie Schopmeyer Building Capacity for Resilience on Florida’s Coral Reef Through Coral Rescue and Propagation View Slides (PDF) |
Jacquelyn Guzy Variation in Adult Burmese Python (Python molurus bivittatus) Survival in Southern Florida View Slides (PDF) |
Halley Carruthers Examining Spatial and Temporal Changes to the Littoral Zone of Lake Okeechobee Using Otsu’s Method View Slides (PDF) |
Gabriel Kamener A Unique History: Long-Term Ecological Data at the FCE LTER Program View Slides (PDF) |
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| 11:20am |
David Kochan The Florida’s Coral Reef Unified Water Quality Monitoring Dataset Aggregation and Analysis View Slides (PDF) |
Mark Sandfoss Invasive Burmese Python Movement and Management Implications |
Camille Carroll Patterns in Vegetation on Lake Kissimmee: Using Google Earth Engine to Develop a Long-term Dataset View Slides (PDF) |
Danielle Morancy iModel Application in Central Everglades Planning Project 1.0 |
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| 11:35am |
William Sharp Development of a Sponge Restoration Strategy for Florida Bay View Slides (PDF) |
Margaret Hunter Burmese Python Environmental DNA in Waterways North of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem 2019-2023 |
Lawrence Spencer Mapping Kissimmee River Floodplain Vegetation: An Approach Using Machine Learning in Small Plots View Slides (PDF) |
Bradley Harken Everglades Depth Estimation Network: Data, Maps, and More |
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| Discussion | Discussion | Discussion | Discussion | ||
| 12noon-1:30pm | Lunch Buffet | ||||
| Concurrent Sessions [1:30pm - 3:00pm] | |||||
| Great Cypress | Royal Poinciana | Ibis | Sandpiper | ||
| Session 41 | Session 42 | Session 43 | Session 45 | ||
| Session Title |
Present & Future of Everglades Southern Estuaries-Implications for Management & Restoration: Part 1 |
Special Delivery: New Boundaries and Implications of Invasive Species in the Everglades | Application of Advanced Computational Techniques for Everglades Restoration | Water, Energy, and Carbon Cycling in the Everglades - Insights for Restoration and Climate Adaptation | |
| Moderator |
Theresa Strazisar South Florida Water Management District |
Paul Evans Invasion Science Research Institute (ISRI) |
Saira Haider U.S. Geological Survey |
W. Barclay Shoemaker U.S. Geological Survey |
|
| Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | ||
| 1:35pm |
Marianna Coppola Seagrass Seascape Responses to Water Quality Across Spatial Scales in Biscayne Bay View Slides (PDF) |
Kate Davis Determining the Origin of Migratory Birds Consumed by Burmese Pythons in Florida View Slides (PDF) |
Joseph Park Statistical and State Space Methods Unravel Marsh Stage Response to Rainfall and Water Management View Slides (PDF) |
Amartya Saha Water, Carbon, and Nutrient Balance on Ranchlands in the Everglades Headwaters View Slides (PDF) |
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| 1:50pm |
Jerry Lorenz Investigating Spatial and Temporal Scales of Ecological Recovery Dynamics in the Southern Mangrove Zone View Slides (PDF) |
Brandon Welty Linking Burmese Python Ecology with Removal Efforts in the Everglades |
Alaa Ali Poisson Point Process for Lake Okeechobee Minimum Flow and Level Exceedance and Violation Events |
Xavier Comas Non-invasive Investigation of Methane Gas Fluxes in Subtropical Peat Soils in the Everglades Using Efficient Airborne Ground-penetrating Radar (GPR) |
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| 2:05pm |
Cody Eggenberger Linking Movement Strategy Selection to the Trophic Dynamics of an Estuarine Predator View Slides (PDF) |
Jenna Palmisano Snake Lungworm Alliance and Monitoring (SLAM): Opportunistic Surveillance and Resource Allocation View Slides (PDF) |
Courtney Forde Forecasting Water Levels Using Machine (Deep) Learning to Complement Numerical Modeling in the Southern Everglades |
Eric Ward Improving Wetland Methane Flux Estimates to Meet User Needs |
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| 2:20pm |
Lukas Lamb-Wotton Landscape-scale Evaluation of Vegetation Cover and Hydrologic Conditions Along the Southwest Coast of Everglades National Park View Slides (PDF) |
Yunpeng Liu A Comprehensive Assessment of the Non-native and Invasive Species in Florida, USA |
Yogesh Khare Near-Real Time Runoff Estimation for Operations and Emergency Modeling View Slides (PDF) |
Abdullah Al Fazari Integrating Multi-Source Data with Machine Learning Techniques to Upscale Wetland Carbon Dioxide Fluxes View Slides (PDF) |
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| 2:35pm |
Kira Allen Understanding Sea Level Rise Impacts in Florida Bay: Spatial Dynamics of Water Levels and Salinity View Slides (PDF) |
Amanda M. Kissel Developing Early Detection Tools for Monitoring the Spread of Invasive Tegu Lizards in the Everglades |
Rahuul Rangaraj Investigating Deep Learning Models for Water Level Prediction in the Everglades National Park View Slides (PDF) |
Cheryl Doughty The BlueFlux Campaign: Daily Blue Carbon Flux Upscaling from Tower and Airborne Sources Reveals 20-Year History of CO2 and CH4 Ecosystem Fluxes in the Everglades View Slides (PDF) |
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| Discussion | Discussion | Discussion | Discussion | ||
| 3:00pm-3:30pm | PM Refreshment Break | ||||
| Concurrent Sessions [3:30pm - 5:00pm] | |||||
| Great Cypress | Royal Poinciana | Ibis | Sandpiper | ||
| Session 46 | Session 47 | Session 48 | Session 49 | ||
| Session Title |
Present & Future of Everglades Southern Estuaries-Implications for Management & Restoration: Part 2 |
Eat or Be Eaten: Mammals in the Everglades | A Glimpse into the Anticipated Future with the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan | Predicting and Evaluating Changes in the Everglades Coastal Transition Area | |
| Moderator |
Christopher Madden South Florida Water Management District |
Stephanie Romañach U.S. Geological Survey |
Zulamet Vega-Liriano U. S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Xavier Comas Florida Atlantic University |
|
| Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | Introduction & Overview | ||
| 3:35pm |
Marguerite Koch Perspective of Scale in Estuarine Management: Climate Change Makes it Imperative View Slides (PDF) |
Marcel Bozas Ecological Drivers of Mammalian Tree Island Use View Slides (PDF) |
Amanda Kahn Vision in Fruition: Envisioning and Evaluating the Future with CERP |
Lauren DeVito Aquatic Carbon Fluxes from a Marsh Ecosystem Within the Florida Everglades View Slides (PDF) |
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| 3:50pm |
Theresa Strazisar Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Ecosystem Responses to Management, Restoration, and Disturbance in Florida Bay View Slides (PDF) |
Elina Garrison South Florida Deer Study View Slides (PDF) |
Zulamet Vega-Liriano Assumptions for a Projected CERP in the Second Periodic CERP Update |
Navid H. Jafari Assessing Biomechanical Properties of Mangrove Roots Across a Salinity Gradient in the Florida Coastal Everglades View Slides (PDF) |
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| 4:05pm |
Jonathan Rodemann Identifying Nutrient Sources Driving Algal Blooms in Florida Bay: A Causal Modelling and Stable Isotope Analysis Approach View Slides (PDF) |
Carol Rizkalla Over the River and Through the Woods: Next Steps in Florida Panther Recovery View Slides (PDF) |
Pierre Massena Second Periodic CERP Update (SPCU) Modeling Results |
Caiyun Zhang Applying Remote Sensing to Map Subsurface Electrical Conductivity in the Everglades View Slides (PDF) |
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| 4:20pm |
Mingshun Jiang Modeling Seagrass Distributions in the Greater Florida Bay and Impacts of Climate Change |
Laura D’Acunto Bobcats in the Everglades View Slides (PDF) |
Gina Paduano Ralph RECOVER’s Scientific and Technical Evaluation of the Second Periodic CERP Update View Slides (PDF) |
Ahmed Khalifa Development of a Tool to Evaluate Impacts of Constructed Features on the Hydrology of the Southern Everglades View Slides (PDF) |
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| 4:35pm |
Joshua Linenfelser Waterscapes and Wading Birds: Unraveling the Hydrology Behind Nesting Shifts in Everglades National Park View Slides (PDF) |
Discussion |
Amanda Kahn SPCU Reporting and the Programmatic Application of Information in CERP |
Khandker Ishtiaq Evaluating Future Trajectories of Florida Everglades Scrub Mangroves Under Sea Level Rise |
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| Discussion | Discussion | Discussion | |||
| 5:00pm-6:00pm | Exhibitors and Poster Session Two Presenters Remove Displays – Conference Concludes | ||||
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