| Wednesday Morning - 10/22/08 (FISC Science Meeting) |
| 8:30 |
Welcome
Barry Rosen, Florida Integrated Science Center Director |
| 8:45 |
Ecosystems and Populations |
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CAPSTONE TALKS --- Session chair: Don DeAngelis |
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Introduction.
Speaker: Donald L. DeAngelis |
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Integrated Remote-Sensing Applications for the Ecosystem-Based Management of Coastal Parks, Sanctuaries, and Preserves.
Speakers: Amar Nayegandhi, John Brock, and Monica Palaseanu-Lovejoy |
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Predicting Hydrologic Changes to West Indian Manatee Habitats in Southwest Florida Due to Proposed Restoration Projects.
Speakers: Jeremy D. Decker, Eric D. Swain, Brad Stith, and Catherine Langtimm |
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Manatee Genetic Studies at Crystal River, Florida, USA.
Speaker: Robert K. Bonde |
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Seed Bank and Regeneration Ecology of an Annual Invasive Sedge in Florida Wetlands.
Speaker: Colette C. Jacono |
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Modeling the Fish Community of the Freshwater Everglades.
Speaker: Donald L. DeAngelis |
| 10:15 |
Break |
| 10:30 |
Coastal Processes |
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CAPSTONE TALKS --- Session chair: Lisa Robbins |
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Introduction.
Speaker: Lisa Robbins |
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Understanding the Impacts of Extreme Storms on U.S. Coasts.
Speaker: Asbury H. Sallenger, Jr. and C. Wayne Wright |
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Inundation Potential for Beaches along the United States Gulf and Southeast Atlantic Coasts.
Speakers: Hilary F. Stockdon, David M. Thompson, and Kara J. Doran |
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Mangrove Forests as Protection from Storm Surges and Tsunamis: Do the Data Support the Paradigm?
Speaker: Thomas J. Smith III |
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Simple models of time-dependent dune erosion.
Speakers: Peter Howd and David Thompson |
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A Bayesian model for predicting barrier island response to hurricanes.
Speakers: Nathaniel G. Plant and Kara J. Doran |
| 12:00 |
Lunch provided on premises |
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Guest Speaker:
David Krabbenhoft
Mercury Sources, Cycling, and Bioaccumulation in the Gulf of Mexico: Research and Understanding Needs (invited)
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| Wednesday Afternoon - 10/22/08 (FISC Science Meeting) |
| 1:30 |
USGS Senior Leadership - Gulf of Mexico and Integrated Science |
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| PANEL: |
| Mark Myers – Director |
| Susan Haseltine – Associate Director – Biology |
| Linda Gunderson – Acting Eastern Regional Director |
| Stan Ponce – Regional Executive – South Central Area |
| Jess Weaver – Regional Executive – South Eastern Area |
| John Haines – Program Coordinator – Coastal Marine Program |
Mike Woodside – Regional NAWQA Program Officer for Eastern Region, Southeast Area
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| (2:30 - 3:00 pm Break) |
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| 6:00 |
Wednesday Poster Session and Social (appetizers)
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| Thursday Morning - 10/23/08 (FISC Science Meeting) |
| 8:30 |
Impact of Climate Change on USGS Programs |
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CAPSTONE TALKS --- Session chair: Barry Rosen |
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| 9:30 |
Break |
| 10:00 |
Freshwater Quality and Availability |
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CAPSTONE TALKS --- Session chair: Terrie Lee |
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Aquifer Studies in the Southeastern United States — Contaminant Occurrence in the Upper Floridan and Biscayne Aquifers.
Speakers: Marian P. Berndt and Christy A. Crandall |
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Monitoring of Surface-water and Ground-water Resources In the State of Florida.
Speaker: James L. Pearman |
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Can Lake Istokpoga be a Model for the Future of Lake Okeechobee?
Speaker: Michael Byrne |
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Dynamic Simulation of Canal Stages and Surface-Water Structure Operations in SEAWAT to Evaluate Conjunctive Water Use in Miami-Dade County.
Speakers: Joseph D. Hughes, Eric D. Swain, Linzy Brakefield-Goswami, Christian D. Langevin, and Richard G. Niswonger |
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Stream Flow Losses Through Karst Features in the Upper Peace River Basin, Polk County, Florida.
Speakers: Patricia Metz and Bill Lewelling |
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Documenting the Hydraulic Connection Between Inland Sinkholes and Springs Along Florida’s Northwest Coast.
Speaker: Richard Jay Verdi |
| 11:45 |
Lunch on your own |
| Thursday Afternoon - 10/23/08 (FISC Science Meeting) |
| 1:15 |
Environmental Health and Degradation |
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CAPSTONE TALKS --- Session chair: Timothy Bargar |
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Introduction
Speaker: Tim Bargar |
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Organic Wastewater Compounds, Antibiotics, Hormones, and Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater, Drinking Water, Canals, and Ground Water in Miami-Dade County.
Speakers: Adam L. Foster and Brian Katz |
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Eradication of Non-native Tilapia from Laguna El Junco, a Natural Crater Lake in the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador.
Speakers: Leo G. Nico, Howard L. Jelks, William Loftus and Duane Chapman |
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Subsurface Attenuation of Nutrients and Organic Wastewater Compounds Beneath Septic Tank Drainfields in the Woodville Karst Plain, Florida.
Speakers: Brian Katz, Dale W. Griffin, Peter B. McMahon, Richard W. Hicks, Edgar Wade, Harmon S. Harden, and Jeffrey P. Chanton |
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Movements, Habitat Use, Diet, Thermal Biology, and Trapping of Burmese Pythons in the Southern Everglades.
Speakers: Michael R. Rochford, Michael S. Cherkiss, Matthew L. Brien, Skip Snow, Kenneth Rice, Michael E. Dorcas, Frank Mazzotti, Kristen Hart, Alexander Wolf, Brian Greeves, Laurie Wilkins, Gordon Rodda, Robert Reed |
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Water-Quality Data Web Services—A Collaboration between USGS and USEPA.
Speakers: Yvonne E. Stoker and Jonathon C. Scott |
| 2:45 |
Break |
| 3:15 |
Panel discussion – FISC Science Directions and Opportunities |
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MODERATORS: Tim Bargar, Don DeAngelis, and Terrie Lee |
| 4:15 |
Concluding Remarks:
Barry Rosen, Florida Integrated Science Center Director
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