Full Program

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Oral Presentations

• Water Quality in the GTM Research Reserve: From Monitoring to Management, Nikki Dix, Ph.D., GTM Research Reserve

• Identifying Nitrogen Management Strategies in the Guana Estuary Using Nutrient Budgets and Bivalves, Ashley Smyth, Ph.D., University of Florida

• Exploring the Roles of Altered Hydrology and Nitorgen Cycling in Sustainingthe Coastal Wetlands of Northeast Florida, Samantha Chapman, Ph.D., Villanova University

• Sharks of the GTM Estuary, James Gelsleichter, Ph.D., University of North Florida

Poster Presentations Session 1

• Benthic and Pelagic Responses to Nitrogen Inputs in an Urbanizing Estuary, Justina Dacey, University of Florida 

• Combining High Resolution Surveys and Numerical Modeling to Optimize Water Level Management and Contain Nutrient Levels in Guana Lake, Stefano Biondi, University of Florida 

• Developing an Ecological baseline to Understand Coastal Freshwater Wetland Resilience to Saltwater Intrusion on the Guana Peninsula, Emily Hill, University of North Florida 

• Differences in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Salt Marshes Behind Extensive Shoreline Oyster Shell Formations, Cathilyn McIntosh, Villanova University 

• Guana Nutrients: Budgets and Bivalves, Kristie Perez, University of Florida 

• Identifying Control Points for Nutrient Management in the Guana Estuary Using Stable Isotopes, Jenna Reimer, University of Florida 

• Investigating Soil Properties Associated with Coastal Wetland Stability in the Tolomato River Estuary, Jennifer Volk, University of Central Florida 

• Long-Term Monitoring of Salt Marsh Vegetation: A Twelve-Year Summary, Hans Prevost, GTM Research Reserve 

• Nitrogen Enrichment Implications for Mineral-Associated Organic Matter Formation in the Mangrove-Saltmarsh Ecotone on the Northeast Coast of Florida, Mercedes Pinzon Delgado, University of Central Florida 

• Prioritizing Conservation Opportunities for Protecting Florida's Aquatic Preserves, Tricia Kyzar, Ph.D., University of Florida 

• Searching for the Source: Tracing the Footprints of Bacteria in West Augustine, Carly Shaw, Flagler College

• Understanding the Effects of Eutrophication on the Fate of Nitrogen in the GTM Research Reserve Marsh-Mangrove Ecotone, Jocelyn Bravo, Villanova University 

Poster Presentations Session 2

• δ15N and δ13C of Eastern Oysters as a Proxy for Anthropogenic Influence and Intervention Through Time in the Guana River, Heather Gunn, Syracuse University

• An Optimized DNA Metabarcoding Toolkit for Monitoring Plankton Communities in the GTM Research Reserve, Ashley Reaume, University of Central Florida 

• Assessing Unoccupied Aircraft Systems Methods for Long-Term Monitoring of Intertidal Oyster Reefs, Alyah Bennett, University of North Florida 

• Baited Remote Underwater Video Can be Used to Characterize Shark Nursery Habitat Use in Low-Visibility Estuarine Systems, Sarah Worthington, University of North Florida 

• DNA Barcoding Adventures in Dune Plants and Gopher Tortoise Scat Collected from Guana North Beach, GTM Research Reserve, Terri Seron, Ph.D., Flagler College 

• FlowCam: Evaluating Applications of Flow Imaging Microscopy in the Guana Estuary, Nathaniel Schirmer, University of North Florida 

• Preliminary Analyses of Mercury Concentrations in Fish Species of the Tolomato River, Morgan Lattomus, University of North Florida 

• Provision of Oyster Reef Habitat in Energetic Systems by the Pervious Oyster Shell Habitat, Hunter Mathews, University of North Florida 

• Reconstructing Guana River Oyster Filtration Capacity of the Recent Past Through Geohistorical Records, Jaleigh Pier, Cornell University 

• Size Matters: The Role of Smaller Oysters on Filtration Services in the Guana Estuary, Daniele Pinton, Ph.D., University of Florida 

• Strategic Planting and Nutrient Amendments to Accelerate the Revegetation of Rapidly Retreating Coastal Dunes, Joe Morton, Ph.D., University of Florida 

• Understanding the Northward Expansion of Fish Communities and Predictive Management Strategies in a Dynamic Florida Estuary, Meredith Pratt, University of Central Florida 

• Use of Underwater Baited Cameras to Assess Fish Communities in Neighboring Salt Marsh and Mangrove Habitats in St. Augustine, Ethan Fuhrmeister, University of North Florida