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2007 International Delta Roundtable Participant Presentations

International Delta Roundtable Podcast

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Participant Affiliation Abstract Presentation Title
Oleg Anenkhonov Institute of General and Experimental Biology SB RAS
Republic of Buryatia, Russia
Abstract Lake Baikal’s Selenga River Delta: Biodiversity, Conservation, and Sustainable Development
Jeb Barzen International Crane Foundation
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Abstract The Ecology and Conservation of Large Waterbirds in Southeast Asia
Julie C. Bernier U.S. Geological Survey
St. Petersburg, FL
Abstract Constraining the Timing, Magnitude, and Likely Causes of Historic Subsidence and Wetland Loss, Mississippi River Delta Plain, South-Central Louisiana
Virginia Burkett U.S. Geological Survey
Many, Louisiana
Abstract Climate Change and Marine Deltas: Potential Impacts and Adaptation Strategies
Leon Carl U.S. Geological Survey
Ann Arbor, Michigan
__ Great Lake Deltas : The Huron-Erie Corridor
James Flocks U.S. Geological Survey
St. Petersburg, Florida
Abstract Subdelta Depositional Processes: High-resolution characterization of the Mississippi River Delta Plain
Mary Ghobrial National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
Alexandria, Egypt
Abstract Aquatic Habitats That Serve as Habitat for Wildlife (Mangroves, Marshes, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation, Agroecosystems, Etc.) in the Nile Delta Systems.
Russ Hall U.S. Geological Survey
Scientist Emeritus
Abstract Art is Me, Science is We
Mason Bryant Howard National Council on Science and the Environment
McLean, VA
__ From Online to the Frontline: K-12 Environmental Education Programs
Herman Karl Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning / U.S. Geological Survey
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Pending Solving Wicked Environmental Problems: Harmonizing the Built Environment With the Natural
Mark Kulp University of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
Pending Pending
Linda Leake U.S. Geological Survey
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Abstract Data Management, Tools and Delivery; Lessons Learned after 20 Years Long Term Resource Monitoring Program
Jian Liu Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology
Shandong, China
Abstract Development of Stratigraphy and Geo-Hazards in the Offshore Area of the Yellow River Delta During the Late Quaternary
John Lopez Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
Slidell, Louisiana
__ Some Historic Alterations of the Mississippi River and Prospects for Restoration, Southeast Louisiana
Richard Lowerre Caddo Lake Institute
Austin, Texas
Abstract The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Ken Lubinski U.S. Geological Survey
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Abstract Future Mississippi River Ecosystem Science: USGS Challenges and Opportunities
Cheryl Morris U.S. Geological Survey
Denver, Colorado
Abstract Data Integration Strategies
Karen McKee U.S. Geological Survey
Lafayette, Louisiana
Abstract Impacts of Global Change on Coastal Wetlands in the Mississippi River Delta
Duong Van Ni Hoa An Research Center, Cantho University
Cantho, Vietman
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Wetland Conservation at the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: The Integrated Farming Systems

The Mekong 1000 Education Program
Scott Perrien U.S. Geological Survey
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
__ Discharge and Suspended Sediment Distribution In the Lower Atchafalaya River Delta During High Water Events
Timothy Petty Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
__ Commitment to Conservation
Nikolai Pronin Institute of General and Experimental Biology SB RAS
Republic of Buryatia 670047 Russia
Abstract Trophic and Parasitic Relationships Between Fishes and Other Aquatic Species in the Selenga Delta of Lake Baikal
Bruce Reid National Audubon Society
Vicksburg, Mississippi
__ The Role of Education in Creating Sustainable Communities
Reginald Reisenbichler U.S. Geological Survey
Seattle, Washington
Abstract Otolith Microstructure Reveals the Importance of Tidal Wetlands as Nursery Habitat for Chinook Salmon in the Skagit River, Washington State
Michael Reuter The Nature Conservancy
Peoria, Illinois
Abstract The Great Rivers Partnership: Embracing the Challenges of Large River Conservation Around the World
Larry Schweiger U.S. Geological Survey
Reston, Virginia
Pending Pending
Chris Swarzenski U.S. Geological Survey
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Abstract The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway as a Distributary of Mississippi River Water to Coastal Louisiana Wetlands
Michiel van der Meulen Deltares
The Netherlands
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Regional Sediment Deficits in the Dutch Lowlands: Implications for Long-term Land-use Options

The Rhine-Meuse Delta: Deltas of the World; Similarities and Differences
Ad van der Spek Deltares
The Netherlands
Abstract Large-Scale Future Maintenance of the Dutch Coast: Learning From Nature
Siyuan Ye Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology
Shandong, China
Abstract Introduction to the Yellow River Delta: Origin, Evolution, Challenge and Endeavor
Ping Yin Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology
Shandong, China
Abstract Evolution of the Yangtze River Delta and Challenges Today
Hongming Yuan Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology
Shandong, China
Abstract Primary Research on Distribution and Source Identification of PAHs in Wetlands of the Yellow River Delta (2006)
Liangyong Zhou Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology Shandong, China Abstract Change of Land Use in Modern Yellow River Delta

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