Full Program

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Oral Presentations

• Evaluation of long-term regional water quality trends across the Guana Tolomato Matanzas Estuary, Shannan McAskill, St. Johns River Water Management District

• Monitoring Estuarine Plankton Communities using DNA Metabarcoding, Ashley Reaume, University of Central Florida

• A Tale of Two Bivalves: Comparing Oysters and Mussels Nitrogen Removal Enhancement, Justina Dacey, University of Florida   

• Evaluating oyster reefs as habitat: Comparing the utility of ecological metrics to assess ecosystem function, Shelby Zeigler, Ph.D., Villanova University 

• Evaluating drone and traditional approaches for detecting impacts on intertidal oyster reefs, Brandon Puckett, Ph.D., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science 

• Save our Swales: Guana Peninsula Wetland Vulnerability to Saltwater Intrusion, Scott F. Jones, Ph.D., University of North Florida

Interactive Tables

• Ongoing gopher tortoise research at GTMNERR, Ben Atkinson, Ph.D., Flagler College

• Seeing sea turtles over four years: lessons learned, Ed McGinley, Ph.D., Flagler College

• Guana Data Dashboard: Using collaborative open science tools to improve engagement with the ecology of the Guana River Estuary, Geraldine Klarenberg, Ph.D., University of Florida

Poster Presentations Session 1

• An Investigation of Alkalinity, pH, and Saturation State in the Matanzas River Estuary, Maia Toler, Flagler College

• Combining high-resolution surveys and numerical modeling to optimize water level management and contain nutrient levels in the Guana Lake, Stefano Biondi, University of Florida 

• Optical Characteristics of the San Sebastian River, Melissa Southwell, Ph.D., Flagler College

• Trends in Nutrients and Harmful Indicator Bacteria in the San Sebastian and Matanzas Rivers, Katie Kress, Flagler College

• Assessing trends in abundance and diversity of Pseudo-nitzschia spp. within the GTMNERR, Nate Schirmer, GTMNERR

• Marine Primary Production: A Method and Site Comparison in the Matanzas River Estuary, Summer Collier, Flagler College        

• Biogeochemical Differences Between Degraded and Healthy Coastal Marsh Soils, Jennifer Volk, University of Central Florida

• Examining the interaction between over-enrichment and facilitation in North Florida salt marshes, Emory Wellman, University of Florida

• Shifting Landscapes: The Role of Nitrogen and Mangrove Expansion in Soil Organic Matter Stability in Northeastern Florida Wetlands, Mercedes Pinzon Delgado, University of Central Florida          

• Long Term Changes and Influences on the Fish Community in a Dynamic Saltmarsh-Mangrove Ecotone, Meredith Pratt, University of Central Florida

• Oyster Monitoring in the GTMNERR: Past, Present, and Future, Hans Prevost, GTMNERR        

• Harnessing the power of conservation storytelling for the GTMNERR, Jaleigh Goben, Cornell University

Poster Presentations Session 2

• Analyzing wetland plant communities to gain insights into coastal freshwater marsh resilience to saltwater intrusion on the Guana Peninsula, Emily Hill, University of North Florida

• Investigating short-term deposition and accretion rates across salt marsh and mangrove communities within the GTMNERR, Jacob Berna, University of North Florida                       

• Mangrove Migration within GTMNERR: Investigating mangrove reproductive effort during a  climate-driven range expansion, Samantha Rosa, University of Maryland     

• Mangrove pneumatophores respond to hydrology and fertilization in the GTMNERR marshes, Phillip Rivera, Villanova University       

• Quantifying Coastal Wetland Marsh Loss in Northeast Florida using Satellite Imagery and Supervised Machine Learning, Aaron Freeman, Villanova University

• Nutrient Assimilation by Guana River Bivalves, Hallie Fischman, Ph.D., University of Florida

• Bat Biodiversity and Acoustic Monitoring in the Fish Island Preserve, St. Augustine, Florida, Paige Blumbek, Flagler College

• Factors Influencing the Distribution and Abundance of Nuisance and Vector Mosquito Populations in St. Johns County, Florida, Lauren VanRhee, Anastasia Mosquito Control District  

• Herpetofaunal Monitoring in the GTM Research Reserve will Inform Management Practices, Zach Lepera and Erica Fisher, GTMNERR

• Integrated Management of Invasive Plants at the GTMNERR, Ely Brooks, GTMNERR Volunteer