Water, Wetlands & Watersheds Seminar
Spring 2015 Schedule
Wednesdays, 11:45 – 12:35 PM, Phelps Lab 101Brown bag (bring lunch if you’d like), the public is welcome & students may register for 1 credit:mjsisk@ufl.edu for section #
January
7 Mark Brown, Professor, Environmental Engineering Sciences, UFMark Clark, Associate Professor, SWSIntroduction…food for thought 14 Steven Noll , Master Lecturer, History Department, UFDitch of Dreams: The Cross Florida Barge Canal & the struggle for Florida’s future 21 Martha Monroe, Professor, Extension Specialist, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, UFCan education change behavior? 28 Linda Cronin Jones, Associate Professor of Science and Environmental Education, College of Education, UFPromoting youth and adult global water awareness, literacy, and conservation behavior: Challenges and opportunities
February
4 Marc Kramer , Associate Professor, Soil and Water Science Department, UFEmerging land use practices in the Southeast: Implications for restoration and excess nitrate leaching in the region 11 Jason Seitz , recent MS graduate, Soil and Water Science Department, UFStream-mediated dispersal mechanisms of invasive plants and the implications for management of natural areas 18 Terry Pride , Office of Agricultural Water Policy, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesWater policy and planning – Illusions and realities 25 Rishi Prasad , Postdoctoral Associate, Agronomy DepartmentEnvironmental nitrogen loading rates from typical crop production system in Suwanee River Basin: Opportunities and challenges
March
11 James Nifong , Postdoctoral Fellow, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, UFFrom amphipods to alligators: Food web structure in Florida spring-fed rivers 18 Miles Medina , Ph.D. student, Dept. of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UFAssessing plant growth, water quality and economic effects from application of a plant-based aquafeed in a recirculating aquaponic system 25 Robert K. Bonde , Research Biologist – Sirenia Project, Southeast Ecological Science Center, U.S. Geological SurveyThe Florida Manatee: Biology and conservation
April
1 Beth Middleton , Research Ecologist, USGS National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, LAThe wind and the salt: Reassembly of coastal vegetation following hurricanes 8 Mary Beth Litrico , Masters student, Landscape Architecture, UFThe feasibility of multi-functional stormwater basins 15 Alexa Lamm , Assistant Professor, Associate Director, Center for Public Issues Education, UFPublic perceptions of water issues and awareness of water policy in Florida