AGENDA

 

 

Tuesday, June 3, 2003    

 

SFC-CESU Science Forum

RSMAS/ University of Miami

Slab Seminar Room

 

 

0800     Registration

 

0830     Welcome & Introduction             O. Brown/ P. Swart

 

0845     Biscayne National Park Research Needs.  Rick Clark and Richard Curry, National Park Service.

 

0900     Current Happenings In The South Florida/ Caribbean Inventory & Monitoring Network.  Matt E. Patterson, National Park Service.

 

0915     Biscayne Bay's Mangrove Shoreline Fishes.  Joseph Serafy, University of Miami RSMAS.

 

0930     Development Of A Fishery Management Plan For Biscayne National Park.  Jerald S. Ault1, Steven G. Smith1, James A. Bohnsack2, Rick Clark3, Todd Kellison3, and Jim Tilmant3.  1University of Miami RSMAS, 2NOAA Fisheries, 3National Park Service.

 

0945     Restoration Of Caribbean Coral Reefs With Cultured Coral Larvae.  Alina M. Szmant, University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

 

1000     BREAK

 

1015     Diseases In Caribbean Coral Reefs: Current Status and Information Gaps.  Ernesto Weil, University of Puerto Rico.

 

1030     Towards Science-Based Marine Resource Management For Dry Tortugas National Park.  Jerald S. Ault1, Steven G. Smith1, James A. Bohnsack2, Tom Schmidt3, Doug Morrison3, Bill Perry3, and Jim Tilmant3.  1University of Miami RSMAS, 2NOAA Fisheries, 3National Park Service

 

1045     High-Resolution Coastal Ocean Model And Application To Coral Reef Ecosystems In Western Boundary Current. Jerome Fiechter, University of Miami RSMAS.

 

1100     A Practical Guide to The  Shallow Water Sponges Of Southeast Florida, The Bahamas and North Caribbean Sea. Charles G. Messing, Nova Southeastern University.

 

1115     Science Programs And Needs For South Florida Ecosystem Restoration.  I. Lorraine Heisler, US Fish and Wildlife Service.

 

1130     Place-Based Research: A USGS Initiative.  Nicholas Funicelli, US Geological Survey.

 

1145     Global Warming, Disturbance Ecology And Restoration Ecology Of Mangrove Ecosystems In Everglades National Park: Opportunities For Student Research.  Thomas J. Smith, Kevin R. T. Whelan and Gordon H. Anderson, US Geological Survey.

 

1200     LUNCH

 

1300     Fish Habitat Assessment Program (Fhap): Links Seagrass Dynamics In Florida Bay With Environmental Variability.  Michael J. Durako1, J. Hackney1, J. Kunzelman1, R. Dean1, J. B. Landry1, M. O. Hall2, and M. Merello2. 1University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2Florida Marine Research Institute.

 

1315     Web-Based Interactive Archive Of Caribbean-Wide Coral Collections Including Site-Maps, Collection Information, And X-Radiographic Prints.  Kevin P. Helmle1, Richard Dodge1 and Peter K. Swart2.  1Nova Southeastern University, 2University of Miami RSMAS.

 

1330     The Utilization Of Ion Mobility Spectrometry And Annular Denuder Techniques To Explore The Deposition Of Ammonia In Coastal Ecosystems.  LaToya Luse1, Larry Robinson1, and Tilden P. Meyers2.  1Florida A&M University, 2NOAA, Atmospheric Turbulence & Diffusion Division

 

1345     Coastal Applications Of Hyperspectral Imagery. Katherine A. Milla, Florida A & M University.

 

1400     Bird Conservation Priorities In South Florida And The Caribbean.  J. Keith Watson, US Fish and Wildlife Service.

 

1415     The Use Of Science In Gulf Of Mexico Decision Making Involving Climate.  Dremal Worthen, Florida A & M University.

 

1430     Cooperative Ecological Studies For Linking Science And Management.  Frank J. Mazzotti, University of Florida.

 

1445     BREAK

 

1500     Underrepresented Populations Awareness Of Fish Advisories And Fish Consumption Issues. Richard Gragg, III, Florida A & M University.

 

1515     An Assessment Of Mercury Exposure For Multiple Trophic Levels In Greater Everglades Ecosystem.  Sekeenia Haynes1,2, Kenneth Rice, 1Jon Wiebe1, Shane Ruessler1, Carla Wieser 1, Timothy Gross1, Richard Gragg 2, , Frank Mazzotti3, Ted Lange4,  1US Geological Survey-FISC, 2Florida A&M University, Environmental Sciences Institute, 3University of Florida, 4Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission.

 

1530     Overview Of Cerp Needs Relative To Biscayne Bay. Sarah Bellmund, National Park Service.

 

1545     Big Cypress National Preserve: An Ecosystem Management And Research Overview.  Bob Sobczak and Don Hargrove, National Park Service.

 

1600     Landscape Model Of Ridge And Slough Topography: Integration Of Hydrology And Biological Process. John C. Volin1, J. Givnish2, Paul H. Glaser3, and Dr. Jacqueline Gallagher1.  1Florida Atlantic University, 2University of Wisconsin-Madison, 3University of Minnesota. 

 

1615     Monitoring Seagrass Abundance And Biodiversity In Biscayne Bay.  Jeremy Montague and Gil Ellis, Barry University.

 

1630     Measuring Nutrient Concentrations In Groundwater Discharge To The Southern Everglades And Florida Bay.  René M. Price1, Jim Happell2, and Zafer Top2, 1Florida International University, 2University of Miami RSMAS.

 

1645     Development Of An Invasion Index And Remote Identification Technique For Assessing Lygodium microphyllum On Tree Islands In The Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.  Faith Clarke, Florida A & M University.

 

 

1700     CLOSING REMARKS/ ADJOURN           SWART

 

 

 

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

 

P-1       Time Series Analysis And Statistical Modeling Of Salinity And Canal Discharges In Biscayne National Park.  Jiangang Luo1, Joseph Serafy1 and Sarah Bellmund2, 1University of Miami RSMAS, 2National Park Service.

 

P-2       Measurement Of Water Velocity And Suspended Solids Concentrations In The Vicinity Of Tree Islands In Everglades National Park.  Jose Bazante1,  Helena M. Solo-Gabriele1, Michael Ross1,  Daniel L. Childers2, Sherry Mitchell3 and Lynn Leonard4, 1University of Miami, Dept. of Civil, Architecture and Environmental Engineering, 2Florida International University, 3National Park Service,  4University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

 

P-3       Information Management Initiatives In Support Of South Florida Ecosystem Restoration.  Gail P. Clement, University of Miami, RSMAS.

 

P-4       Space-based Monitoring Of The Water Level Changes In The Everglades.  Shimon Wdowinski, Falk Amelung, Tim Dixon, University of Miami, RSMAS.