Summer of Science
Four Weeks of Summer, Sun, and Science
Scientific Insights and Approaches: Various Topics Posters
Presenters will be available for live interaction Thursday, June 11, 5:00-6:00 p.m. EDT
General comments can be left on the comment board next to the poster.
Understanding the Effects of Food and Thermal Stress on Metabolites of Pond Damsels (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)
Authors:
Rachel Mutchler, Nicholas Bielski, Christopher Foster, Jessica Orlofske, Jason Kowalski
Institution:
1) University of Wisconsin-Parkside Biological Sciences Department 2) Marian University, Chemistry Department
Keywords:
Biomonitoring, Climate Change, Methods, Wetland, Metabolism, Multiple stressors
Hysteresis Patterns Suggest Increased Vegetative Cover Mediates NO3Export in Two Agricultural Watersheds
Authors:
Shannon L. Speir1*, Jennifer L. Tank1, Magdalena Bieroza2, Ursula H. Mahl1, Todd V. Royer3
Institution:
1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA2Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden3School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Keywords:
Climate Change, Biogeochemisty, Land-water linkages, Extreme events
Differences in groundwater contributions to streamflow versus watershed NO3-N
export reveal the importance of scale in evaluating agricultural conservation practices.
Authors:
Amelia L. Grose*, Shannon L. Speir, Jennifer L. Tank
Institution:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame
Keywords:
Groundwater, Nitrogen, Biogeochemisty, Management
Urban Rivers as Social-Ecological Systems: An Examination of History & Ecology in the Miami River
Authors:
Daniela Brigitte Daniele and Elizabeth P. Anderson
Institution:
Department of Earth and Environment and Institute of Environment, Florida International University
Keywords:
Socio-ecological, Tropical, Urban, Lotic
Defining spatiotemporal variability in low- and high-flow patterns in urban and non-urban streams and rivers
Authors:
Matthew A. Smith 1 , John S. Kominoski 1, Evelyn E. Gaiser1, Nancy B. Grimm2, Lauren McPhillips, L.3,
Bernice R. Rosenzweig4, Albert Ruhi5, Tiffany G. Troxler6
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Institution:
1 Department of Biological Sciences and Institute of Environment, Florida International University, 2 School of Sustainability, Arizona State University,
3 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Pennsylvania State University,
4 Environmental Sciences Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, 5 Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California,
6 Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University
Keywords:
Land-water linkages, Urban, Flood, Environmental flows
Illegal gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon increases mercury bioavailability through landscape ‘lentification’
Authors:
Jacqueline R. Gerson1*, Simon N. Topp2*, Claudia M. Vega3,4, John R. Gardner2, Xiao Yang2, Luis E. Fernandez3,4, Emily S. Bernhardt1, Tamlin M. Pavelsky2
Institution:
1 Department of Biology, Duke University; 2 Department of Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; 3 Centro de Innovación CientÃfica Amazónica (CINCIA); 4 Center for Energy, Environmental and Sustainability (CEES), Wake Forest University
Keywords:
Contaminants, Land-water linkages, Tropical, Biogeochemisty
The effect of geomorphology on nutrient retention in restored riverine floodplains in agricultural landscapes.
Authors:
Ariana R. Montoya Lozano1, Sara McMillan1, Gregory Noe2, Danielle Winter1, ShannonDonohue1, Mark Williams3
Institution:
1Purdue University, 2U.S. GeologicalSurvey,3USDA-ARS National SoilErosionLab
Keywords:
Nitrogen, Flood, Phosphorus, Restoration
Designing Higher Denitrification Capacity into Riverine Floodplain Restorations
Authors:
Danielle Winter1, Sara McMillan1, Shannon Donohue1, Ariana Montoya1, Greg Noe2, Mark Williams3
Institution:
1. Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Purdue University, 2. USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, 3. USDA-ARS National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory
Keywords:
Restoration, Nitrogen, Management, Biogeochemisty
Sediment and Fisheries: An Assessment to Inform Sediment Management Practices at Wyoming Dams
Authors:
Ashleigh Pilkerton 1, 3, Frank Rahel 3, Annika Walters 2, 3
Institution:
1 Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3166, 2 U.S. Geological Survey, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3166, 3 Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3166
Keywords:
Dams and hydropower, Fish, Management, Sediment
Mechanistic models fit to field time series data to assess effects of predators and physical factors on zooplankton populations
Authors:
J.A. Marino, Jr., M. Demir, J.R. Bence, H.A. Vanderploeg, S.A. Pothoven, E.L. Ionides, and S.D. Peacor
Institution:
Bradley University
Keywords:
Invertebrates, Food webs, Invasive species, Lentic
Place Based Meanings and Attachments Within Urban Landscapes: The Case of the Miami River
Authors:
Melissa Lau and Elizabeth P. Anderson
Institution:
Department of Earth and Environment and Institute of Environment, Florida International University
Keywords:
Climate Change, Place Attachment, Sense of Place, Urban Environment, Urban Rivers
Analysis of benthic sediment microbial activity and nutrient demands in relation to aridity, stream order, and land-use
Authors:
Kiona Freeman, Justin Brisendine, Madison Forester, Samantha Thomas, Matthew VanderPutten, Alex Wohler, Amy Burgin, Matthew Kirk, Lydia H. Zeglin
Institution:
Kansas State University
Keywords:
Biogeochemisty, Land-water linkages
Trace Elements Shed in Exuviae Versus Exported from a Contaminated Wetland by Emerging Damselflies
Authors:
Dean E. Fletcher, Christina M. Fulghum, Danielle B. Pitt, Angela H. Lindell, and Paul T. Stankus
Institution:
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia
Keywords:
Biomonitoring, Contaminants, Land-water linkages, Macroinvertebrates
High Resolution Thermal and Fluvial Habitat Data Inform River Restoration for Salmonids
Authors:
Francine Mejia1,Christian Torgersen1, Eric Berntsen2, Jason Connor2, Todd Andersen2,Phil Kaufmann3, and Mark Lorang4
Institution:
1U. S. Geological Survey Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, 2Kalispel Tribe Natural Resources Department, 3U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Pacific Ecological Systems Division , 4Freshwater Map Inc.