Symposium 2004
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Monday, May 3rd | |||
4:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Registration | Poster Abstracts | |
Tuesday, May 4th | |||
8:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Registration | ||
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. | Opening Plenary: Welcome and Keynote Speeches Dr. Jonathan Garber, US EPA Director of Atlantic Ecology Division Lt Governor Charles Fogarty, State of Rhode Island Ms. Carol Wood, US EPA Region 1, Director of Office of Environmental Measurement and Evaluation Magdalena Mook, The Council of State Governments, Director of Policy and Development Dr. Robert Magnien, NOAA, Director of Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Dr. Michael McDonald, US EPA EMAP Director |
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10:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Break | ||
10:30 - 12:00 Noon | Continued Plenary: Dr. Steve Paulsen and Dr. Kevin Summers, US EPA Dr. Frank Muller Karger, Commissioners of US Commission on Ocean Policy Dr. Paul Gilman, US EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Research and Development |
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12:00 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch | ||
1:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Theme 1: Monitoring the Condition of Aquatic Resources | Theme 2: Methods to Integrate Monitoring and Assessment for Clean Water Act [305(b)/303(d)] Reporting | Theme 3: Monitoring to Establish Aquatic Life Uses, Develop Criteria, and Evaluate Use Attainment |
Co-Theme Leaders: | Co-Theme Leaders: | Co-Theme Leaders: | |
Presentation (19 pp., 4.2 MB, PDF) | |||
Virginia Engle (US EPA, Gulf Ecology Division) Jim Harvey (US EPA, Gulf Ecology Division) Charlie Strobel (US EPA, Atlantic Ecology Division) Neil Kamman (VT DEC) |
Dan McKenzie (US EPA, Western Ecology Division) Matt Nicholson (US EPA, Atlantic Ecology Division) |
Spence Peterson (US EPA Western Ecology Division) Susan Jackson (US EPA, Office of Water) |
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1:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Session 1: Wetlands |
Session 1: Implementing EPA's Guidance to States Pursuant to Section 303(d) & Section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act |
Session 1: Criteria for Aquatic Life Use, Attainment and Reference Condition Assessment |
Session Co-Chairpersons: | Session Co-Chairpersons: | Session Co-Chairpersons: | |
Bruce Carlisle(Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management) Cathleen Wigand (USEPA/ORD/AED) |
Michael Haire (US EPA Eric Monschein (US Elizabeth Scott (RI |
Jim Harrison (US EPA, Greg Denton (TN Dept |
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1:30 - 2:00 p.m. | Development of a rapid assessment method for wetlands and riparian habitats in California |
State comprehensive monitoring and assessment strategies: EPA's expectations for achieving comprehensive coverage, good science and effective state monitoring programs |
Use of level IV ecoregion reference stream data to develop regionalized water quality criteria |
Abstract Presentation (40 pp., 13 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (16 pp., 2.3 MB, PDF) |
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Joshua N. Collins, San Francisco Estuary Institute | Diane I. Switzer, US EPA | Gregory Denton, Tennessee Dept of Environment and Conservation | |
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Integrating biological, physical and landscape indicators for wetlands, streams and riparian areas of the mid-Atlantic region | Ohio's surface water monitoring design in the 3rd millennium: the age of the TMDL | Selecting reference condition sites: An approach for biological criteria and watershed assessment |
Abstract Presentation (42 pp., 6.2 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (29 pp., 5.1 MB, PDF) |
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Robert P. Brooks, Pennsylvania State University |
Holly Tucker, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency |
Doug Drake, Oregon Dept of Environmental Quality |
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2:30 - 3:00 p.m. | Developing wetland monitoring and assessment procedures and strategies for Montana | Decision process for identification of estuarine benthic impairments in Chesapeake Bay | Identification of reference Great Lakes coastal wetlands and comparison of fish communities between reference and non-reference systems |
Abstract Presentation (53 pp., 12 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (56 pp., 1.5 MB, PDF) |
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Randy Apfelbeck, Montana Dept of Environmental Quality | Robert Llanso, Versar Inc. | Valerie Brady, University of Minnesota | |
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. | Break | ||
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. | Enhancing the national wetland database for landscape-level wetland functional assessment | Targeted monitoring for dissolved oxygen: Mapping the extent of hypoxia in Narragansett Bay, RI | Improving indicators for the Maryland biological stream survey |
Abstract Presentation (42 pp., 2.5 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (25 pp., 24 MB, PDF) |
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Ralph W. Tiner, US Fish and Wildlife Service |
Christopher F. Deacutis, Narragansett Bay Estuary Program | Paul F. Kazyak, Maryland Dept of Natural Resources | |
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. | Can nationally standardized wetland breeding bird and amphibian monitoring data be used to assess the condition of Great Lakes coastal wetlands? | Makah Tribal perspective on probabilistic monitoring | Diatoms the organism, diatoms the tool: Considerations in assessing environmental impact |
Abstract Presentation (33 pp., 4 MB, PDF) |
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JoAnn Hanowski, Natural Resources Research Institute | Davis Lawes, Makah Tribe, Washington (Video) | Sarah A Spaulding, USGS | |
4:30 - 5:00 p.m. | Geomorphometric indicators of tidal marsh condition | Evaluating standards using data collected from regional probabilistic monitoring programs | A multi-assemblage index of stream integrity: What are the fish, bugs and algae telling us? |
Abstract Presentation (15 pp., 1.3 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (30 pp., 2.5 MB, PDF) |
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Vinton J. Valentine, Marine Biological Laboratory, MA | Eric P Smith, Virginia Tech | Brian H. Hill, US EPA | |
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Value-added monitoring beyond project evaluation | Developing constructive partnerships with dischargers: The economic benefits of outreach | Discussion |
Abstract Presentation (30 pp., 7.3 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (14 pp., 740 KB, PDF) |
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Richard C. Raynie, Louisiana Dept of Natural Resources | Richard S. Davis, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., DC | ||
Wednesday, May 5th | |||
8:30 - 12:00 Noon | Theme 1: | Theme 2: | Theme 3: |
8:30 - 12:00 Noon | Session 2: | Session 2: | Session 2: |
Cross Media | Design Based approaches for estimating approaches to 305(b)/303(d) information | Physical Criteria | |
Session Co-Chairpersons: | Session Co-Chairpersons: | Session Co-Chairpersons: | |
Presentation (3 pp., 43 KB, PDF) | |||
Steve Weisberg (Southern CA Tom DeMoss (US EPA) |
Scott Urquhart (Colorado State University) |
Bill Swietlik (US EPA Ed Rankin (Center for Applied Biological Assessments and |
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8:30 - 9:00 a.m. | From waypoints to watersheds: Cross- scale explorations of stressor-state correlations for the inter-tidal zone of California | Linking CWA sections of 305(b)/303(d) information | Quantifying structural physical habitat attributes using lidar and hyperspectral imagery |
Abstract Presentation (42 pp., 8.6 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (33 pp., 1.1 MB, PDF) |
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Joshua N. Collins, San Francisco Estuary Institute | Scott Urquart, Colorado State University | Robert K. Hall, US EPA | |
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. | Integrating field based sampling and landscape data for regional scale assessments: Examples from the US mid-Atlantic region | Linking CWA sections 305(b)/303(d)- small area estimation | Seeing the light: A water clarity index for integrated water quality assessments |
Abstract Presentation (40 pp., 6.2 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (29 pp., 840 KB, PDF) |
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K. Bruce Jones, US EPA | F. Jay Breidt, Colorado State University | Lisa M Smith, US EPA | |
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. | Relative risk from stressors to stream biota | Estimating power to detect trends in count data | Assessing relative bed stability and excess fine sediments in streams |
Abstract Presentation (19 pp., 3 MB, PDF) |
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John Van Sickle, US EPA | Brian R. Gray, USGS | Philip R. Kaufmann, US EPA | |
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Break | ||
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. | An index of environmental integrity approach for the US mid-Atlantic region | Application of probabilistic monitoring program designs in Tampa Bay, Florida | Developing and calibrating an indicator for biogeochemical condition of headwater riparian ecosystems |
Abstract Presentation (18 pp., 4.8 MB, PDF) |
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John F. Paul, US EPA | Anthony J. Janicki, Janicki Environmental Inc. | Richard D. Rheinhardt, East Carolina University | |
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. | The state of the nation's ecosystems- an experiment in cross-system integration | Integrating probabilistic and fixed-site monitoring for robust stream water quality assessments | The use of habitat assessment method in the derivation and assessment of tiered aquatic life uses in Midwest streams |
Abstract Presentation (19 pp., 10 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (23 pp., 2.8 MB, PDF) |
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Robin O'Malley, The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment |
Keith W. Robinson, USGS | Edward T. Rankin, Center for Applied Bioassessment and Biocriteria | |
11:30 - 12:00 Noon | Panel Discussion | Complementary monitoring designs to document regional gradients and temporal variations of dissolved oxygen in estuarine waters | Discussion |
Abstract Presentation (28 pp., 6.1 MB, PDF) |
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Henry A. Walker, US EPA | |||
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch | ||
1:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Theme 1: | Theme 3: | Theme 2: |
Session 3: | Session 3: | Session 3: | |
Lakes | Nutrient Criteria | Landscape characterization and model based approaches for estimating conditions or impairment of waterbodies | |
Session Co-Chairpersons: | Session Co-Chairpersons: | Session Co-Chairpersons: | |
Neil Kamman (VT DEC) Jim Harvey (US EPA, Gulf Ecology Division) |
Jim Latimer (USEPA, ORD) Paul Stacey (CT DEP) |
Bruce Jones (US EPA Region 6) David Diamond (University of MO) Don Weller (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center) |
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1:30 - 2:00 p.m. | Partnering with extension for volunteer water quality monitoring | Evaluating lake use impairment data in nutrient criteria development | Introduction to the Session |
Abstract Presentation (26 pp., 5.6 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (66 pp., 5 MB, PDF) |
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Elizabeth Herron, University of RI | Scott A. Kishbaugh, NY State Dept of Environmental Conservation | Session chairs | |
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Distribution of mercury in US EPA Region 9 R-EMAP study areas | Using complementary tools from the ecological toolbox to establish and apply nutrient criteria | A landscape model to predict total nitrogen levels in surface waters of the Willamette and central valleys ecoregion of the Western US |
Abstract Presentation (23 pp., 1.6 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (41 pp., 2.5 MB, PDF) |
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Robert K. Hall, US EPA | R. Jan Stevenson, Michigan State Univ. | Daniel Heggem, US EPA | |
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. | Assessment of mercury in waters, sediments and biota of New Hampshire and Vermont lakes using a geographically randomized design | Empirical relationships between nitrogen loading and ecosystem response in Buzzards Bay embayments: Is there transferability for TMDLs elsewhere? | Development of landscape indicators for potential nutrient impairment of streams in EPA Region 8 |
Abstract Presentation (32 pp., 7.7 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (45 pp., 4.8 MB, PDF) |
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Neil Kamman, VT Dept of Environmental Conservation | Joseph Costa, Buzzards Bay Project National Estuary Program |
Daniel Heggem, US EPA | |
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. | Break | ||
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. | Trends in hydrophobic organic contaminants in lake sediments across the US, 1970-2001 | Evaluating and defining water quality criteria for seagrass habitats using a bio-optical indicator | Development of a hierarchical riverine classification system and assessments to help define conservation targets and potential reference sites |
Abstract Presentation (26 pp., 3.1 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (20 pp., 2.3 MB, PDF) |
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Peter C Van Metre, USGS | Patrick D. Biber, University of North Carolina | David Diamond, MO Resource Assessment Partnership | |
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. | Sampling along human pressure gradients in the coastal Great Lakes | Guidance for implementation of the saltwater dissolved oxygen criteria | Reference conditions, degraded areas, stressors and impaired beneficial uses: conceptual integration of approaches to evaluating human-related environment pressures |
Abstract | Abstract Presentation (26 pp., 730 KB, PDF) |
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Nicholas Danz, University of MN | Sherry Poucher, Science Applications International Corp. |
Jan J.H. Ciborowski, University of Windsor, Ontario | |
4:30 - 5:00 p.m. | The utility of a broad based approach in assessing ecosystem changes in the Laurentian Great Lakes | Discussion | New England Sparrow model- Potentially useful information for designing a stream water quality network |
Abstract Presentation (36 pp., 8.5 MB, PDF) |
Presentation (2 pp., 6.5 KB, PDF) | Abstract |
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Paul J. Horvatin, US EPA | Richard B. Moore, USGS | ||
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. | From coast to offshore: some progress on developing multi-resource designs for Great Lakes monitoring | Continued discussion | Use of output from the New England sparrow model to estimate concentrations of total nitrogen in estuaries |
Abstract Presentation (24 pp., 5 MB, PDF) |
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J. R. Kelly, US EPA | Edward H. Dettmann, US EPA | ||
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Poster Session |
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Thursday, May 6th | |||
8:30 - 12:00 Noon | Theme 1: | Theme 2: | Theme 2: |
8:30 - 12:00 Noon | Session 4: | Session 4: | Session 4: |
Estuaries and Near Coastal | Developing the US Integrating Ocean Observing System (IOOS) by combining local, state and regional monitoring and assessment programs | Landscape characterization and model based approaches for estimating conditions or impairment of waterbodies (continued) | |
Session Co-Chairpersons: | Session Co-Chairpersons: | Session Co-Chairpersons: | |
Kevin Summers (US EPA, Gulf Ecology Division) Phil Trowbridge (NH Estuaries Project, NH Dept of Environmental Services) |
Virginia Engle (US EPA, Gulf Ecology Division) Margaret Davidson (NOAA) Tom Malone (Oceans.US Office) |
Bruce Jones (US EPA Region 6) David Diamond (University of MO) Don Weller (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center) |
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8:30 - 9:00 a.m. | Assessing the condition of aquatic resources in near-coastal waters along the US Western and Southeastern continental shelf | Assessing the health of coastal ecosystems: Adequacy of coastal observations and the implementation of the coastal component of the US IOOS | Protecting watershed resources and quality through utilization of GIS tools and models |
Abstract Presentation (31 pp., 7.3 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (26 pp., 9.7 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (21 pp., 1.5 MB, PDF) |
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Jeffery L. Hyland, NOAA |
Tom Malone, Oceans.US Office |
Tara A. Bongiorni Ajello, CH2M Hill, VA |
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9:00 - 9:30 a.m. | Assessing the ecological conditions of southeast US estuaries | Developing complimentary programs to assess monitoring condition: The national coastal assessment and Oceans.US | Implementation and initial results of a long-term monitoring program for watershed management in the city of Atlanta |
Abstract Presentation (27 pp., 1.8 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (24 pp., 2.1 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (34 pp., 7.7 MB, PDF) |
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James E. Harvey, US EPA | Kevin Summers, US EPA | Betsy Horton, Clean Water Atlanta | |
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. | Estimating the condition of Gulf of Mexico estuaries: National coastal assessment and national estuary program | Knitting together the coastal tapestry with regional observing systems | Discussion |
Abstract Presentation (31 pp., 3.5 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (27 pp., 11.5 MB, PDF) |
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Virginia D. Engle, US EPA | Margaret Davidson, NOAA | ||
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Break | ||
10:30-12:00 Noon | Theme 1: | Theme 2: | Theme 1: |
10:30 - 12:00 Noon | Session 4: | Session 4: | Session 4: |
Estuaries and Near Coastal (continues) | Developing the US Integrating Ocean Observing System (IOOS) by combining local, state and regional monitoring and assessment programs(continue) | Streams and Rivers | |
Session Co-Chairpersons: | |||
Michael T. Barbour (Tetra Tech) Gail Sloane (FL DEP) |
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10:30 - 11:00 a.m. | The importance of matching the spatial scales of probabilistic monitoring designs with management questions | Toward an integrated environmental information system in the Gulf of Maine | Assessing water quality and biological integrity of the great rivers of the central US |
Abstract Presentation (49 pp., 10.5 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (75 pp., 8.2 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (27 pp., 5.7 MB, PDF) |
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Philip Trowbridge, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services | Philip Bogden, GoMOOS |
David W. Bolgrien, US EPA |
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11:00 - 11:30 a.m. | Coastal EMAP in Washington State: estuaries, intertidal, and offshore | Great Lakes National Program Office role in developing the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) | Assessment of water quality in Virginia's nontidal streams using a probabilistic sampling design |
Abstract Presentation (27 pp., 6.3 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (19 pp., 5.4 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (33 pp., 2.3 MB, PDF) |
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Valerie Partridge, Washington State Dept of Ecology | Paul Horvatin, US EPA | Jason R. Hill, Virginia Dept of Environmental Quality | |
11:30 - 12:00 Noon | Alaska's coastal bays and estuaries: Challenges and results from 2002 South Central Alaskan EMAP | Integrating regional compliance monitoring and ocean observing systems | Implementation of regional environmental monitoring and assessment program (REMAP) Western Pilot study within Idaho |
Abstract Presentation (53 pp., 9.7 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (30 pp., 10 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (29 pp., 2.2 MB, PDF) |
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Susan M. Saupe, Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council | Burt Jones, SCCOOS | Robert Steed, ID Dept of Environmental Quality | |
12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch | ||
1:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Theme 1: | Theme 3: | Theme 1: |
1:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Session 5: | Session 5: | Session 5: |
Estuaries and Near Coastal (continues) | Chemical Criteria | Streams and Rivers (continues) | |
Session Co-Chairpersons: | |||
Bob Spehar (US EPA, ORD) Steven Bay (Southern CA Costal Water Research Project) |
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1:30 - 2:00 p.m. | Environmental water quality characterization of the Texas coast from national coastal assessment data | Relationships among exceedences of metals criteria, the results of ambient bioassays, and community metrics in metals-impaired streams | Florida's freshwater condition: Lessons learned from rotation 1, and "recycling" with a new design |
Abstract Presentation (41 pp., 2.4 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (20 pp., 1.2 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (35 pp., 5.1 MB, PDF) |
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James D. Simons, Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. | Michael B. Griffith, US EPA | Gail M. Sloane, FL Dept of Environmental Protection | |
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | The Coastal Bend Bays Project: A proactive approach in coastal monitoring for south Texas | Using associations between biological field data and ambient water chemistry data to derive water quality targets | Integrated analyses of fish, macro invertebrate and algal IBI's in the mid-Atlantic uplands: A complete bioassessment approach |
Abstract Presentation (50 pp., 4.4 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (31 pp., 2.4 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (24 pp., 690 KB, PDF) |
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Brien A. Nicolau, Center for Coastal Studies, TX | Edward T. Rankin, Center for Applied Bioassessment and Biocriteria | Thomas Belton, New Jersey DEP | |
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. | Tracking short-term variability and long-term changes in estuarine systems: the national estuarine research reserve system wide monitoring program | Analysis of estuarine sediment contaminant and toxicity data for eliciting responses | Biological indicator development and assessment of condition for prairie streams in eastern Montana |
Abstract Presentation (27 pp., 9.9 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (27 pp., 7.5 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (29 pp., 2.5 MB, PDF) |
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Maurice Crawford, NOAA | John F. Paul, US EPA | Thomas R. Johnson, US EPA | |
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. | Break | ||
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. | The value of a regional water quality monitoring network in restoration planning in south Florida | Use of regional data to evaluate and develop sediment quality guidelines | A biointegrity index for coldwater streams of western Oregon and Washington |
Abstract | Abstract Presentation (30 pp., 510 KB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (19 pp., 880 KB, PDF) |
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Joseph N. Boyer, Florida International University |
Steven M. Bay, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project |
Robert M. Hughes, Dynamac Corp, OR |
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4:00 - 4:30 p.m. | A more cost-effective EMAP-estuaries benthic macrofaunal sampling protocol | Assessing the quality of estuarine habitats in South Carolina using integrated measures of environmental and biotic condition | Ecological analysis of hydrologic disturbance regimes in streams of North and South Dakota |
Abstract Presentation (20 pp., 760 KB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (31 pp., 2.2 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (15 pp., 330 KB, PDF) |
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Steven P Ferraro, US EPA | Robert F. Van Dolah, South Carolina DNR | Valerie J. Kelly, Oregon State University | |
4:30 - 5:00 p.m. | Integrating and communicating results of sediment quality triad studies | Diagnosing causes of benthic community degradation in Chesapeake Bay | |
Abstract Presentation (30 pp., 9.7 MB, PDF) |
Abstract Presentation (119 pp., 23 MB, PDF) |
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M. Jawed Hameedi, NOAA | Daniel M. Dauer, Old Dominion University | ||
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Long term monitoring of diagnostic phytoplankton photopigments to assess ecological condition and change in the Neuse River Estuary and Pamlico Sound, NC | Discussion | |
Abstract Presentation (33 pp., 4.3 MB, PDF) |
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Lexia M. Valdes, University of NC | |||
Thursday, May 6th | |||
Closing Plenary and Discussion | |||
Co-Chairpersons: Amanda Mays, Senior Program Manager, The Council of State Governments Tom Fontaine, Acting Associate Director for Ecology, US EPA NHEERL Brian Melzian, Oceanographer, US EPA, NHEERL, Atlantic Ecology Division |
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9:00-Noon | Snapshot of EMAP Symposium 2004: What Was Learned; Future Research Needs; and State and Tribal Feedback | ||
9:00-10:00 | Exciting Developments and Discoveries; Breakthroughs; and Lessons Learned | ||
10:00-10:30 | Break | ||
10:30-11:30 | State and Tribal Feedback and Perspective | ||
11:30-Noon | This Symposium: What Worked; and What Can Be Improved in the Future |