2011 NGI Annual Conference Presentations
Mobile, Alabama
May 17 - 19, 2011
May 17 - 19, 2011
SESSION 1 : Biological Communities I
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Isotopic Evidence for Minimal Food Web Use of Deepwater Horizon Oil in Louisiana Estuarine Food Webs
Brian Fry, Laurie Anderson - LSU Oceanography and Geology Departments -
Identifying Linkages Between Zooplankton Dynamics, Fishery Resources and Climate Change in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Joanne Lyczkowski-Shultz - NMFS, Sara Lecroy - USM/GCRL, Malinda Sutor - LSU, Monty Graham - DISL, Harriet Perry - USM/GCRL, Mark Benfield - LSU, Frank Hernandez - DISL -
Phytoplankton Abundance and Species Composition in Relation to Environmental Variables in Coastal Mississippi Waters
Luz Molina, Donald Redalje - USM -
Investigating Patterns of Growth, Grazing and Viral Lysis of the Phytoplankton Along A Salinity Gradient Influenced by Oil From the Deepwater Horizon Spill
Alice C. Ortmann - DISL/USA, R. Courtney Metzger - DISL/USA, Rob Condon - DISL, Sinead M. Ni Chadhain - USA
SESSION 2 : Water Quality I
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Aquatic Primary Productivity and Spatial/Temporal Water Quality Variations of the Breton Sound Estuary and Impacts of Oil Pollution
Robert R. Lane, John W. Day, Jr.,Chris J. Lundberg - LSU Oceanography and Coastal Science -
Spatial Variation and Temporal Trend of Water Quality in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Zhongping Lee, Laodong Guo, Qiang Dong, Zhengzhen Zhou, Changchun Huang - MSU Geosystems Research Institute -
A Quasi-Analytical Algorithm to Quantify Phycocyanin Concentration in Cyanobacterial Algal Blooms
Sachidananda Mishra, Deepak R. Mishra, Craig Tucker, Matthew K. Ross - MSU Geosciences -
Detection of Noroviruses in Coastal Waters
Shiao Wang, Xunyan Ye - USM Biological Sciences
SESSION 3 : Tools and Applications I
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FloodViz - Visual Analytics for Assessment and Interpretation of Simulated River Flooding
John van der Zwaag, Philip Amburn, David Welch - MSU Geosystems Research Institute -
NGI Education at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab Estuarium
Mendel Graeber, Tina Miller-Way - DISL Discovery Hall Program -
Valuing Coastal Restoration in the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary: A Nationwide Survey
Daniel Petrolia, Matthew Interis, Michael Hidrue - MSU Agricultural Economics -
Developing a User-Friendly Tool for BMP/LID Modeling
Wayne Wilkerson - MSU Landscape Architecture
SESSION 4 : CMSP and Ecosystem Modeling I
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From Physics to Fish: coupling Three-dimensional Hydrodynamic-Biological Hypoxia Models with Individual Based Fish Models
Dubravko Justic, Kenneth Rose, Lixia Wang, Haosheng Huang - LSU Oceanography and Coastal Sciences -
Ecosystem Approach to Management
William H. McAnally - MSU Geosystems Research Institute -
Contrasting High and Low Relief Fishery Habitats of the Northeastern Gulf: Habitat Delineation, Food Web Components and Spatial Demographics
Doug DeVries - NOAA NMFS, Chris Gardner, Gary Fitzhugh, Thomas Harrah
SESSION 5 : Fate and Transport I
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Characterization of Oil Components from Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Using Fluorescence EEMs and Parallel Factor Analysis
Laodong Guo - USM, Zhengzhen Zhou - USM, Alan Shiller - USM, Steve Lohrenz USM, Vernon Asper - USM, Christopher Osburn - NCSU -
Trace element, PAH and Nutrient Distributions in Waters Affected by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
DongJoo Joung, Alan M. Shiller - USM Marine Science -
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon - PAH Contamination Within Mississippi Sound Biota: Preliminary Analyses of Bioaccumulation, Depuration, and Likely Routes of Exposure
Scott P. Milroy, A.M. Moshogianis, C.A. Brunner, S. Howden, K. Yeager - USM Marine Science
SESSION 6 : Physical Modeling
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ESRI-Based Digital Bathymetric Database, Variable Resolution - DBDB-V
Donald L. Brandon Jr. - USM Department of Geography and Geology -
Surge-Dependent Vegetation Effects on Hurricane-Generated Waves
Qin Jim Chen, Haihong Zhao, - LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering -
Effect of Hurricane Approaching Direction on Storm Surge
Chenguang Zhang, Chunyan Li, and Changsheng Chen - LSU Oceanography and Coastal Sciences -
Multiple Observational Platform Analysis of Recent Gulf hurricanes
Christopher M. Hill, Yee Lau, Patrick J. Fitzpatrick - MSU Geosystems Research Institute
SESSION 7 : Biological Communities II
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Response of Archaeal Communities to the Deepwater Horizon spill
Natalie O. Cumbaa, Alice C. Ortmann - DISL -
Effects of Macono Oil and Corexit Dispersant on Bacterial Respiration and Growth
Kevin Dillon, Lynn Wilking - USM Dept of Coastal Sciences -
Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria and the Bacterial Community Response in Gulf of Mexico Beach Sands Impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Joel E. Kostka, Markus Huettel - FSU Earth Ocean & Atmospheric Science -
Seasonal and Inter-Annual Changes in Dinoflagellate Community Composition in Near-Shore Alabama waters
Lucie NovoveskaDISL - USA, William L. Smith - Alabama Department of Public Health, Carol P. Dorsey - Alabama Department of Public Health , and Hugh L. MacIntyre - Dalhousie University
SESSION 8 : Nutrients
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Phytoplankton and Nutrient Variability in a Mississippi Coastal Time-Series
Matthew Dornback, Steven Lohrenz - USM Marine Science -
Buried Oil Layers in Gulf of Mexico Beach Sands and Their Impact on Sediment physical and Biogeochemical Characteristics
Markus Huettel, Joel Kostka, John Kaba, Chris Hagan - FSU Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science -
Quantifying Effects of Oil on Coastal Dune Vegetation
Thomas Miller, Elise Gornish - FSU Biological Science -
Changes in Suspended Sediment Transport in the Town Creek Watershed: Interpretation of Sediment Rating Curves
John J. Ramirez-Avila, William H. McAnally, Eddy J. Langendoen, James L. Martin, Sandra L. Ortega-Achury - MSU Civil and Environmental Engineering - GeoResources Institute
SESSION 9 : Marshes
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Wetland Erosion Issues Near the Caernarvon Freshwater Diversion
Pat Fitzpatrick, Y. Lau, J. Chen, V. Anantharaj - MSU Geosystems Research Institute, and S. Shean - MSU Northern Gulf Institute -
Impact of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill on the Health and Productivity of Louisiana Salt Marshes: Preliminary Results
Shuvankar Ghosh, Deepak Mishra, Hyung Jung Cho, Amelia Fox, Christopher Downs, Paul B. T. Merani, Philemon Kirui and Nick Jackson - MSU Geoscience -
The Effects of Oil Exposure and Bioremediation on Salt Marsh Communities Across the Northeastern Gulf Coast
David L. Kimbro and A.R. Hughes - FSU Coastal and Marine Lab -
Deepwater Horizon and Temporal Dynamics of Nekton Abundance in Coastal Fringing Marshes
Ryan Moody, Just Cebrian, Sara Kerner, Lindsay Biermann, Jason Howard, Kenneth Heck, Jr. and Sean Powers - DISL
SESSION 10 : CMSP and Ecosystem Modeling II
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The SURA Super-Regional Modeling Testbed: An Overview of the Shelf Hypoxia Team's Activities
John Harding - NGI, Katja Fennel, Rob Hetland, Jerry Wiggert -
Development of Model-Based Tools for Ecosystem Management in the Northcentral Gulf of Mexico
Richard S. Fulford, M.S. Peterson, P.O. Grammer - USM Coastal Sciences -
Community Earth Ecosystem Models
William H. McAnally, P. Fitzpatrick, P. Amburn, J. Martin - Mississippi State University, E. Chassignet - FSU, Q. Chen - LSU, F. Fulford - USM -
The Science Coordination Team Contribution to the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Integration Strategy
Alyssa Dausman, Dawn Lavoie - USGS, Shelby Walker - NOAA
SESSION 11 : Tools and Applications II
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Improving Value Estimates for Restoration of Mississippi's Barrier Islands
GwanSeon Kim, Daniel R. Petrolia, Matthew Interis - MSU Agricultural Economics -
Risk Preferences, Perceptions, Ambiguity, and Flood Insurance Demand
Jihyun Lee, Daniel R. Petrolia, Keith H. Coble - Mississippi State University, Craig Landry - East Carolina University -
Mapping Marine Biodiversity Using the Biodiversity of the Gulf of Mexico Database
Fabio Moretzsohn, J.W. Tunnell, Jr., L. McKinney - TAMUCC, Corpus Christi, J. Brenner - TNC-Corpus Christi, P. Michaud - GulfBase.org, and T.C. Shirley - TAMUCC, Corpus Christi -
Uncertainty Visualization of Weather Ensembles
Jibonananda Sanyal, Song Zhang, Philip Amburn, Jamie Dyer, Andrew Mercer, Robert J. Moorhead - MSU Geosystems Research Institute
SESSION 12 : Water Quality II
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Spatial and Temporal Variations in Optical Properties of CDOM in Lake Pontchartrain
Zhengzhen Zhou, Huijun He, Laodong Guo, Zhongping Lee - USM Department of Marine Science -
Hypoxic Water Masses in the Mississippi Sound: the Barrier Island Blockade
Andreas Moshogianis, Milroy, S.P. - USM Marine Science -
Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Oxygen, Chlorophyll, and Density in the Florida Big Bend Area
Mike Santema, Markus Huettel, Kevin Speer, and Stephanie White - FSU Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science -
Time-Series and Underway Assessments of Ocean Acidification and Carbon System Properties in Coastal Waters
Steven Lohrenz, Stephan Howden, Laodong Guo - USM Marine Science
SESSION 13 : Biological Communities III
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Crude Oil Effects on Disease Susceptibility and Physiological Responses of Gulf of Mexico Fishes
Lora Petrie-Hanson, Peter J. Allen, Claudia Hohn, Stephen Pruett - MSU Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture -
Early Response of Coastal Fish Communities to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Disaster
Kenneth L. Heck, Jr.DISL, Joel Fodrie - UNC-Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences and Dorothy Byron - DISL -
Analysis of the Invertebrate Zooplankton Component of SEAMAP Plankton Samples
Andrew F. Millett - IAP World Services, Inc./NOAA NMFS SEFSC Mississippi Laboratories, Joanne Lyczkowski-Shultz - NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC Mississippi Laboratories, and Wanda Kalandyk - Sea Fisheries Institute, Plankton Sorting and Identification Center, Poland -
Can We Use Stable Isotopes to Measure Sublethal Stress in the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea Virginica?
Heather Patterson - DISL, RH Carmichael - DISL, A Boettcher - USA, M Dailey, C Thorton, K Willett - University of Mississippi
SESSION 14 : Fate and Transport II
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Across-Shelf Surface Transport and Velocity Structure of the Alabama Shelf
Brian Dzwonkowski, Kyeong Park, Lide Jiang - DISL Marine Science -
The Influence of Cyclones on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
P. Fitzpatrick, Lau, Y., C. Hill, and H. Karan - MSU Geosystems Research Institute -
Monitoring and Assessment of marine and Coastal Ecosystems Overview
Stephan Howden, Charlotte Brunner, Kevin Dillon, Laodong Guo, Kjell Gundersen, Steve Lohrenz, Chet Rakoconski, Donald Redalje, Alan Shiller, Kevin Martin, and Allison Mojzis - USM Marine Science -
The Feasibility of Using Caernarvon Freshwater Diversion to Prevent Oil Slicks from Flushing into the Breton Sound Estuary
Haosheng Huang, Dubravko Justic, Kenneth Rose - LSU Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
SESSION 15 : Monitoring
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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, Kevan Gregalis, Marcus Drymon, Sean Powers - DISL Marine Sciences -
Multiyear Current Observations Near the Florida Big Bend Coast
Ekaterina Maksimora, Allan J. Clarke - FSU -
Ecological Studies of Biogenic Habitats in the Shallow Waters of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico
Felicia Coleman - FSU -
Deepwater Horizon: Marsh margin to Deep Ocean Sedimentary Impacts
K. M. Yeager, C. A. Brunner, L. Guo, V. Asper, K. J. Schindler, K.M. Martin, J. Prouhet, N. Couey, C. Fortner and L. Dedeaux - USM Department of Marine Science;K. B. Briggs - U.S. Naval Research Lab, Marine Geosciences Division; P. Louchouarn - Texas A&M, Galveston, Department of Marine Sciences; T. L. Wade and J. L. Sericano - Texas A&M, College Station, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group; J. Loeffler - USM, Department of Geography and Geology
