A5022211790- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Statistics Education and Methodologies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Research Data Management Practices
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Marine and fisheries research
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
- Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Hydrological Forecasting Using AI
United States Geological Survey
2020-2023
U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
2020-2023
Given limited funding, natural resources decision making is riddled with tradeoffs, including which species or landscapes to prioritize for management action. Florida's Everglades wetland home numerous indicator species, some of are endangered. But a multitude comes differing hydrologic requirements yield appropriate foraging and breeding conditions each. The ecosystem highly managed, water being moved across the landscape meet habitat reproductive needs concern. Predictive modeling can help...
First posted September 29, 2020 For additional information, contact: Director, Caribbean-Florida Water Science CenterU.S. Geological Survey 4446 Pet Lane, Suite 108 Lutz, FL 33559 The Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) is an integrated network of water-level gages, interpolation models that estimate daily data at ungaged locations, and applications generate derived hydrologic across the freshwater part Greater landscape. Version 3 (V3) EDEN surface-water model most recent update,...
Operational ecological forecasting is an emerging field that leverages models in a new, cross-disciplinary way – using real-time or nearly climate forecast to project near-term ecosystem states. These applications give decision-makers lead time anticipate and manage state changes degrade functions directly impact humans. The Everglades Forecasting model (EverForecast) operational designed specifically for conservation management purposes including water management. It provides up six-month...
Abstract As urban development continues to encroach into natural systems, these ecosystems experience increasing degradation their form and function. Changing climatic conditions further compound the losses in biodiversity ecosystem The state of Florida is known for its but has experienced declines species populations habitats because urbanization sea level rise. Because benefits from a multibillion-dollar income resources tourism, challenge state's economy. In this study, we assessed...
The Florida Everglades is a vast and iconic wetland ecosystem in the southern United States that has undergone dramatic changes from habitat degradation, development encroachment, water impoundment. Starting past few decades, large restoration projects have been undertaken to restore landscape, including improving conditions for threatened imperiled taxa. One focus of marl prairie ecosystem, where federally endangered Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow (Ammospiza maritima mirabilis; CSSS) resides....
Biodiversity conservation under a changing climate is challenging endeavor. Landscapes are shifting as result of change and sea level rise but plant communities in particular may not keep up with the pace change. Predictive ecological models can help decision makers understand how species likely to respond then adjust management actions align desired future conditions. Florida’s Everglades wetland ecosystem that host many species, including large number endangered endemic species....
Abstract The once vast and interconnected Everglades wetland ecosystem in Florida underwent a 50% reduction area the 1900s, resulting highly compartmentalized managed system where ecological restoration is ongoing. Everglade snail kites ( Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus , hereafter kites) are federally endangered specialists with single population Florida, USA. Predictive models can help inform natural resource management decision‐making regarding both quantity timing of water delivered...
Understanding of the Everglades’ ecological vulnerabilities and restoration needs has advanced over past decade but not been applied in an integrated manner. To address this need, we developed Everglades Vulnerability Analysis (EVA), a decision support tool that uses modular Bayesian networks to predict outcomes subset ecosystem’s health indicators. This takes advantage extensive modeling work already done synthesizes information across indicators ecosystem forecast long-term,...
First posted July 28, 2021 For additional information, contact: Director, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center U.S. Geological Survey 7920 NW 71st St. Gainesville, FL 32653Contact Pubs Warehouse The Everglades vulnerability analysis (EVA) is a project led by the in cooperation with National Park Service Army Corps of Engineers to accomplish one science goals Restoration Coordination & Verification (RECOVER), multiagency group responsible for providing scientific technical evaluations...
First posted April 20, 2021 For additional information, contact: Director, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center U.S. Geological Survey 7920 NW 71st St. Gainesville, FL 32653 The Everglades Forecasting application (EverForecast) provides decision makers with a support tool to examine optimal allocations of water across the managed landscape while explicitly quantifying conflicting needs multiple species. Covering Greater (a vast, subtropical wetland ecosystem in South Florida), EverForecast...
The Mekong River provides water, food security, and many other valuable benefits to the more than 60 million Southeast Asian residents living within its basin. However, Basin is increasingly stressed by changes in climate, land cover, infrastructure. These can affect water quantity quality exacerbate related hazards such as subsidence saltwater intrusion, resulting multiple compounding risks for neighboring communities. In this study, we demonstrate connection between climate change,...