Water, Wetlands & Watersheds Seminar
spring 2015 SCHEDULE
| Date | Presenter | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 7 | Mark Brown, Professor, Environmental Engineering Sciences, UF Mark Clark, Associate Professor, SWS | Introduction…food for thought |
| Jan. 14 | Steven Noll, Master Lecturer, History Department, UF | Ditch of Dreams: The Cross Florida Barge Canal & the struggle for Florida’s future |
| Jan. 21 | Martha Monroe, Professor, Extension Specialist, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, UF | Can education change behavior? |
| Jan. 28 | Linda Cronin Jones, Associate Professor of Science and Environmental Education, College of Education, UF | Promoting youth and adult global water awareness, literacy, and conservation behavior: Challenges and opportunities |
| Feb. 4 | Marc Kramer, Associate Professor, Soil and Water Science Department, UF | Emerging land use practices in the Southeast: Implications for restoration and excess nitrate leaching in the region |
| Feb. 11 | Jason Seitz, recent MS graduate, Soil and Water Science Department, UF | Stream-mediated dispersal mechanisms of invasive plants and the implications for management of natural areas |
| Feb. 18 | Terry Pride, Office of Agricultural Water Policy, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Water policy and planning – Illusions and realities |
| Feb. 25 | Rishi Prasad, Postdoctoral Associate, Agronomy Department | Environmental nitrogen loading rates from typical crop production system in Suwanee River Basin: Opportunities and challenges |
| Mar. 11 | James Nifong, Postdoctoral Fellow, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, UF | From amphipods to alligators: Food web structure in Florida spring-fed rivers |
| Mar. 18 | Miles Medina, Ph.D. student, Dept. of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF | Assessing plant growth, water quality and economic effects from application of a plant-based aquafeed in a recirculating aquaponic system |
| Mar. 25 | Robert K. Bonde, Research Biologist – Sirenia Project, Southeast Ecological Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey | The Florida Manatee: Biology and conservation |
| Apr. 1 | Beth Middleton, Research Ecologist, USGS National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, LA | The wind and the salt: Reassembly of coastal vegetation following hurricanes |
| Apr. 8 | Mary Beth Litrico, Masters student, Landscape Architecture, UF | The feasibility of multi-functional stormwater basins |
| Apr. 15 | Alexa Lamm, Assistant Professor, Associate Director, Center for Public Issues Education, UF | Public perceptions of water issues and awareness of water policy in Florida |