2012 NGI Annual Conference Posters

Poster Contest Winners

	John Ramirez-Avila, First Place Assessment and prediction of streambank erosion rates in the Town Creek watershed John J. Ramirez-Avila* - MSU, William H. McAnally, Eddy J. Langendoen, James L. Martin, Sandra L. Ortega-Achury View Abstract
	Nicholas Heath, Second Place Determining the Effects of Stokes Drift on the Movement of Oil in the Gulf of Mexico Nicholas Heath* - FSU COAPS, Mark Bourassa - COAPS, Dmitry Dukhovskoy - COAPS, Jon Ahlquist - Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science View Abstract
	Allen Aven, Third Place Tie Detection of belted manatees using passive acoustic monitors A. Aven* and R.H. Carmichael - DISL and University of South Alabama, Mobile AL View Abstract
	Elise Gornish, Third Place Tie How to use long-term data to predict persisting effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Elise S. Gornish* and Thomas E. Miller - FSU View Abstract

All Posters

• WavCIS: A Metocean Observing Network in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
  Baozhu Liu* - LSU, Felix Jose, Chunyan Li, Yixin Luo, William J. Gibson, Yuliang Chen, Seyed M. SiadatMousavi, Mohammed N. Allahdadi, and Gregory W. Stone Abstract
• Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative: Education and Outreach from the Northern Gulf Institute and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab
  JoAnn Mitchell* - DISL and Dr. Tina Miller-Way - DISL Abstract
• Applications for Geospatial Technologies and Decision Support
  John Cartwright* - MSU, William H. McAnally, Phil Amburn, and Rita Jackson Abstract
• SULIS - A Tool for Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Oceans, Healthy Ecosystems
  William H. McAnally, John Cartwright, Phil Amburn, John van der Zwaag, and Rita Jackson* - MSU Abstract
• Climate-related ichthyofaunal shifts in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Implications for estuarine ecology and nearshore fishery production
  K.L. Heck, Jr. - DISL, F. J. Fodrie - Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and D. Byron* - DISL
  Abstract
• Comparisons of Organic Content within Brown Shrimp - Penaeus aztecus Affected by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
  Moshogianis, A.M.* - USM, Milroy, S.P. - USM
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• Expanding data collection for gelatinous zooplankton during SEAMAP plankton surveys
  Andrew F. Millett* - IAP World Services, Inc./ NOAA NMFS SEFSC Mississippi Laboratories, William M. Graham - DISL/University of South Alabama, Glenn A. Zapfe - NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC Mississippi Laboratories
  Abstract
• Using Stable Isotopes to Investigate a Cross-Habitat Linkage Presented by the Post-Mating Migration of Female Blue Crabs in Mobile Bay, Alabama
  Anthony Vedral* - DISL, University of Alabama; Behzad Mortazavi - DISL, University of Alabama; John F. Valentine - DISL, University of South Alabama; LaTina Steele - DISL, University of South Alabama
  Abstract
• Changes to Coastal Fish Communities Following Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
  Charles W. Martin* - DISL and John F. Valentine
  Abstract
• Evaluating Macrobenthic Indicators of Organic Enrichment and Hypoxia within the Coastal Mississippi Hypoxic Zone from Spring 2008 to Autumn 2009
  Chet F. Rakocinski* and Daneen P. Menke - USM Department of Coastal Sciences, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
  Abstract
• The variability of certain life-history parameters of early juvenile gag grouper - Mycteroperca microlepis, Pisces: Serrenidae in the northern Gulf of Mexico
  E. Easton* - FSU, S. Bourgoin, D., Thistle, S., Harper, C. Koenig, A. David
• Influence of Atlantic and Pacific Modes of Variability on Winter Climatology and Spring Zooplankton Displacement Values in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
  Guillermo Sanchez-Rubio* - USM, Harriet M. Perry, and Joanne Lyczkowski-Shultz
  Abstract
• The effect of depth, location and substrate relief on hard-bottom sessile invertebrate communities in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico
  Schellinger, Jennifer* - FSU
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• Methods and Measurements: Effects of Macono Oil and Corexit Dispersant on Bacterial Respiration and Growth
  Lynn Wilking, Kevin Dillon* - USM
• Seasonally varying habitat linkages in a northern Gulf of Mexico estuary
  LaTina Steele* - DISL, John F. Valentine, Behzad Mortazavi, Lawrence Rozas
  Abstract
• Use of Shallow Estuarine Habitats by Nekton in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, Alabama
  Lawrence P. Rozas* - NOAA Fisheries Service, SEFSC, Lafayette, LA, John Valentine - DISL, Department of Marine Science, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, Charles Martin - DISL, and Latina Steele - DISL
  Abstract
• Juvenile fish foraging success: An indicator for nursery habitat quality?
  Mollie A. Taylor* - FSU, J. Kevin Craig, and Jennifer Wanat
  Abstract
• Using Zooplankton Community Distribution to Identify Large Marine Ecosystem Sub-Units within the Northern Gulf of Mexico
  WM Graham* - DISL, FJ Hernandez, Jr, AF Millett, L Carassou, KM Bayha, R Collini, G Zapfe, KL Robinson, J Lyczkowski-Shultz
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• Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the health and growth of estuarine fish and ecosystem functionality
  Rachel A. Brewton* - USM, R. J. Griffitt and R.S. Fulford - USM, Gulf Coast Research Lab
  Abstract
• Aquatic Primary Productivity and spatial/temporal water quality variations of the Breton Sound Estuary and Impacts of Oil Pollution
  Robert R. Lane* - LSU, John W. Day, Jr., and Chris J. Lundberg
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• Microbial Community Response to the Deepwater Horizon Spill, a Functional Gene Approach
  R. Chang* - DISL, N. Ortell, L. Wang, S. M. Ni Chadhain, and A. C. Ortmann
  Abstract
• Temporal dynamics of salt-marsh and seagrass utilization of commercial shellfish species in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Impact of the oil spill?
  Sara Kerner* - DISL, Ryan Moody, Lindsay Biermann, Just Cebrian, Kenneth Heck, Jr.
  Abstract
• Diversity and Distribution of Portunid Crab Megalopae from SEAMAP Plankton Samples – Preliminary Results
  Carley Knight* - USM-GCRL, Sara E. LeCroy* - USM-GCRL, Chet F. Rakocinski - USM-GCRL and Joanne Lyczkowski-Shultz - NMFS-Pascagoula
  Abstract
• Chemical and physiological measures on oysters from oil-exposed sites in Louisiana
  Sarah M. King* - Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Science, Matthew A. Tarr, Megan A. Thorne, Thomas M. Soniat
  Abstract
• Habitat use of littoral regions by terrestrial consumers in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, Alabama
  Taylor C. Kauffman* - DISL, Charles W. Martin, and John F. Valentine
  Abstract
• Objective evaluation of oil spill models using SAR imagery
  Dukhovskoy, D. S.* - FSU, Morey, S. L., Chassignet, E. P., Garcia, O., MacDonald, I.
  Abstract
• The use of standard elemental analysis-isotope ratio mass spectrometry to quantify the amount and origin of hydrocarbons in marshes along the northeastern Gulf coast
  Garland, Hanna G.* - FSU, Kimbro, David L., Hughes, Randall, A., and Thomas R. Maddox
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• Hydrocarbons as subsidy energy for food web production in coastal Gulf of Mexico waters
  Robert H. Condon* - DISL, William M. Graham - DISL, Jay Brandes - Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Ronald P. Kiene - DISL, Laura J. Linn - DISL, Alice C. Ortmann - DISL, Naomi L. Shelton - DISL
  Abstract
• A comprehensive assessment of oil distribution, transport, fate and impacts on ecosystems and the Deepwater Horizon oil release
  Steven Lohrenz* - USM, Kjell Gundersen, Laodong Guo, Alan M. Shiller, Stephan Howden, Kevin Briggs, Charlotte A. Brunner, Vernon L. Asper, Scott Milroy, Kevin Yeager
  Abstract
• Modeling and simulation of hydrodynamics and dye transport in Grand Bay, MS, and Perdido Bay, FL.
  Vladimir J. Alarcon* - MSU, William McAnally, Yi Xiong, James L. Martin
  Abstract
• Identification of Synoptic-Scale Hurricane Intensification Factors Using Advanced Statistics
  Andrew Mercer* - MSU, Jamie L. Dyer - MSU
  Abstract
• Using Proximal Sensing to Monitor the Oil Spill Impact on Wetlands Across Gulf States
  Chris Downs* - MSU, Shuvankar Ghosh, Deepak Mishra
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• Circulation Dynamics and larval transport in the Florida Big Bend
  Austin C. Todd* - FSU, Steven L. Morey, Eric P. Chassignet
  Abstract
• Advanced Surge Guidance System - ASGS – A Multi-State Hurricane Forecast Effort
  Carola Kaiser* - School of the Coast and Environment, LSU, Hartmut Kaiser - Center of Computation and Technology, LSU, Robert Twilley - University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  Abstract
• A study of the effect of surface ocean waves on total transport
  Jay Wallmark* - USM, Dr. Vladimir Kamenkovich - USM, Dr. Dmitri Nechaev - USM
  Abstract
• Directional Spectra of Hurricane Waves in the Gulf of Mexico
  Kelin Hu* - LSU and Q. Jim Chen - LSU
  Abstract
• Effects of Vegetation Properties on Coastal Wetland Hydrodynamics in Southern Louisiana
  Kimberly Marsh* - LSU
  Abstract
• Uncertainty Quantification of Oil Spills
  J. Eilertsen - FSU, K.A. Gallivan* - FSU, L. Mathelin - Laboratoire d'Informatique pour la Mécanique et les Sciences de l'Ingénieur, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, S. Morey - FSU
  Abstract
• Hurricane wind analyses schemes using HWRF GSI and 4DVAR
  Fitzpatrick, P. J.* - MSU, C. M. Hill, Y. Lau, H. Karan, and G. Mostovoy
  Abstract
• Identifying critical habitat across multiple scales for estuarine-dependent fishes with a landscape modeling approach
  R.S. Fulford* - USM, M.S. Peterson, and P.O. Grammer
  Abstract
• Assessment of sea-level-affecting-marshes-model - SLAMM applying neutral models of landscape change
  Wei Wu* - USM, Richard Fulford, Mark S. Peterson
  Abstract
• Multi-Year Current Observations Near the Florida Big Bend Coast
  Ekaterina Maksimova* - FSU, Allan Clarke
  Abstract
• Waves and Currents at FSU NGI Sites Kevin Speer, Stephanie White, Nicolas Wienders, Markus Huettel, Elizabeth Simons* - FSU
  Abstract
• Hydrological Survey of NGI Apalachicola Bay Sites
  Carlowen Smith, Kevin Speer, Nicolas Wienders, Eric Mortenson, Elizabeth Simons* - FSU
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• Raw Data Processing in SAMOS 2.0
  Geoff Montee* - FSU-COAPS, Shawn Smith - FSU-COAPS, Mark Bourassa - FSU-COAPS
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• Using Multiple Gear Types for a Fisheries Independent Assessment of the Red Snapper Population in Alabama's Reef Permit Zone
  Lela Schlenker* - DISL, Kevan Gregalis, Marcus Drymon, Sean Powers
  Abstract
• Visualization of River Forecast Ensembles
  Jibonananda Sanyal* - MSU, Philip Amburn, Jamie Dyer, Song Zhang, Robert J. Moorhead
  Abstract
• FloodViz - Visual Analytics for Assessment and Interpretation of Simulated River Flooding
  John van der Zwaag*, Derek Irby, Jibonananda Sanyal, Philip Amburn - MSU, Jamie Dyer, Song Zhang
  Abstract
• Sediment and Mercury analysis in Weeks Bay Alabama and MeHg production potential
  Henry A. Stauffenberg* - MSU, Karen S. McNeal, David Evans, Calista Guthrie, John E. Ezell
  Abstract
• Spatial and Temporal variations in nutrient species in Lake Pontchartrain
  Huijun He* - USM and Laodong Guo - USM
  Abstract
• Sediment and Mercury Path and Fate Modeling
  William H. McAnally, David W. Evans, James L. Martin, Jennifer Sloan, Vladimir Alarcon* - MSU
  Abstract
• Inter-annual variations and export flux of biogenic silica from the Mississippi River
  Weifeng Yang* - USM, Huijun He - USM and Laodong Guo - USM
  Abstract
• Variability of organic and inorganic particles in the northern Gulf of Mexico
  Qiang Dong* - MSU, Zhongping Lee
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• Numerical experiments on ecosystem restoration and flood risks reduction in the Northern Gulf Coast – a need for integrated cyberinfrastructure
  Kelin Hu* - LSU and Northern Gulf Coastal Hazards Collaboratory, Q. Jim Chen - LSU, Haihong Zhao - LSU, Jian Tao - LSU, Lei Jiang - LSU and Steven R. Brandt - LSU
  Abstract
• Cyber-Enabled Coastal Data Factory for the Northern Gulf
  Lei Jiang* - LSU – Northern Gulf Coastal Hazards Collaboratory, Jian Tao, Kelin Hu, Haihong Zhao, Steven R. Brandt, Qin Chen, Honggao Liu
  Abstract
• Collaboration Environment for the Coastal Hazards Collaboratory in the Northern Gulf Coast
  Sara Graves* - Northern Gulf Coastal Hazards Collaboratory et al
  Abstract
• Enhancements to Support Dynamic Digital Elevation Model Capabilities for Geospatial Applications
  Steven Lohrenz* - USM – Northern Gulf Coastal Hazards Collaboratory, Jerry Wiggert, David Dodd, David Sliman
  Abstract
• River-Watershed Flood and Ecosystem Modeling
  John Cartwright* - MSU-Northern Gulf Coastal Hazards Collaboratory, Phil Amburn, Vladimir Alarcon, William H. McAnally
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• The Northern Gulf Coastal Hazard Collaboratory: using visualizations in K-gray education
  Tina Miller-Way* - DISL – Northern Gulf Coastal Hazard Collaboratory, Patrick Hesp - LSU, Thomas Richardson - Jackson State University
  
• Investigating the relative value of seagrass beds to spotted seatrout and other upper trophic level nekton in Apalachicola Bay
  Travis Richards* and K. Craig - FSU
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