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Sunday October 12, 1997

• Sunday October 12, 1997, 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
  
  Registration
• Sunday October 12, 1997, 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
  
  President's Reception

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Monday, October 13, 1997

• Monday October 13, 1997, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  
  Registration
• Monday October 13, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
  Benthic Organisms and the State of Our Estuaries, I
  Organizers:
  Christine Henderson, Texas A\&M University (CFH9582@acs.tamu.edu)
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Patterns of Benthic Organism Size Distributions along the Large-Scale Salinity Gradient of the Baltic Sea.
    Daniel E. Duplisea*, Stockholm University
    Ragnar Elmgren, Stockholm University
  • 8:50 a.m.
    Interaction of restoration, management, monitoring, and good science, an example: The Chesapeake Bay Benthic Monitoring Programs.
    J. Ananda Ranasinghe*, Versar Inc
    Daniel M. Dauer, Department of Biological Sciences
    Stephen B. Weisberg, SCCWRP
    Raymond W. Alden, III, Old Dominion University
  • 9:10 a.m.
    Effects of Watershed Development on Macrobenthic Communities in Tidal Creek Ecosystems.
    Scott Bedford Lerberg*, University of Charleston and SC Marine Resources Research Institute
    A. Frederick Holland, SC Marine Resources Research Institute
• Monday October 13, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
  Bioassays in Estuarine Research
  Chairs:
  Jim Sanders, Benedict Estuarine Research Center
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Effects of phenol, methylene chloride and potassium dichromate on grass shrimp embryos.
    Jonathan E.H. Wilson*,
  • 8:50 a.m.
    Vegetable Cultivation and Water Quality on Virginia's Eastern Shore: A Bioassay Study and its Management Implications.
    Mark W. Luckenbach*, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary
    Morris H. Roberts, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    Keith Boyd, U.S.D.A. Resource Conservation and Development Program
  • 9:10 a.m.
    The Effect of Grain Size on the Microtox Bioassay for Sediment Toxicity.
    Jude Grimley*, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Courtney Thomas Hackney, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
• Monday October 13, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
  Biogeochemistry, I: Nutrients in Wetlands
  Chairs:
  Jonathan Sharp, University of Delaware
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Effects of Nutrient Loading on the Preservation of Organic Carbon in Wetland Sediments.
    James T. Morris*, University of South Carolina
    Paul M. Bradley,
  • 8:50 a.m.
    Phosphorous sorption characteristics of intertidal marsh sediments along a salinity gradient.
    P. V. Sundareshwar*, University of South Carolina
    James T. Morris, University of South Carolina
  • 9:10 a.m.
    Biogeochemistry of Dissolved Inorganic Carbon and Nitrogen and O$_2$ in the Estuarine Waters of Satilla River, Georgia.
    Wei-Jun Cai*, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
    William J Wiebe, same
• Monday October 13, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
  Dissolved Oxygen in Temperate Estuaries I
  Chairs:
  Mary Moser, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Oxygen Balance in the Upper Charles River, Massachusetts.
    David R Schlezinger*, Boston University
    Brian L Howes,
  • 8:50 a.m.
    Factors contributing to eutrophication in the Providence and Seekonk Rivers in Narragansett Bay.
    A Christian Turner *, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management,
    Angelo Liberti, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management,
  • 9:10 a.m.
    Periodic Hypoxia in a Southwest Florida Estuary.
    Michael G. Heyl *, Camp Dresser & McKee Inc
    Anthony J. Janicki, Coastal Environmental Inc.
    Hans W. Zarbock, Coastal Environmental Inc.
• Monday October 13, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
  Paleoecological Techniques to Assess Ecosystem Change, I
  Organizers:
  Jim Latimer, US EPA (latimer.jim@epamail.epa.gov)
  Grace Brush, Johns Hopkins University (gbrush@jhu.edu)
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Chesapeake Bay: The English Past as Prologue.
    Kent Mountford*, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Chesapeake Bay
  • 8:50 a.m.
    A Geochemical Record of Eutrophication in Chesapeake Bay Sediments.
    Andrew R. Zimmerman*, College of William and Mary/School of Marine Science
    Elizabeth A. Canuel, College of William and Mary/School of Marine Science
  • 9:10 a.m.
    Reconstruction of a Long-Term Historical Record of Cyanobacterial Blooms in the Baltic Sea Using Fossil Plant Pigments as Paleoindicators.
    Thomas S. Bianchi*, Tulane University
    Erika Engelhaupt, Tulane University
    Ragnar Elmgren, Stockholm University
    Per Westman, Stockholm University
    Jan Risberg, Stockholm University
    M. Baskaran, Texas A&M University
• Monday October 13, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
  Planktonic Processes, I
  Chairs:
  Jack Costello, Providence College
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Microbial Community Response to ``Transplant'' from an Autotrophic to a Heterotrophic Estuary.
    Michael B. Lowit*, University of Virginia
    Linda K. Blum, University of Virginia
  • 9:10 a.m.
    Interannual Variability in Spring Bloom Timing and Magnitude in the Rhode River, MD: Observations and Modeling.
    Charles L. Gallegos*, Smithsonian Institution
    Thomas E. Jordan, Smithsonian Institution
    David L. Correll, Smithsonian Institution
• 8:50 a.m.
  Stimulatory responses of North Inlet phytoplankton to dissolved organic material additions.
  Alan J. Lewitus*, University of South Carolina
  Eric T. Koepfler, Coastal Carolina University
• Monday October 13, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
  Estuarine Habitat Restoration: Can We Rebuild Our Ecosystems, I
  Organizers:
  Fred Short, Jackson Estuarine Lab, University of New Hampshire (fts@christa.unh.edu)
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Coastal Wetland Restoration in the Northeast: a progress report.
    William A. Niering*, Connecticut College
  • 8:50 a.m.
    Large-scale coastal ecosystem restoration in southern California, USA.
    Michael N Josselyn*, Wetlands Research Associates, Inc.
  • 9:10 a.m.
    UK Salt March Restoration By Managed Retrest: Geochemical Interactions.
    Richard H.C. Emmerson*, Imperial College Centre for Environmental Technology
• Monday October 13, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
  Effects of Oil Spills
  Chairs:
  Walter Berry, US EPA
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Ecological Effects of the San Jacinto River Oil Spill and Bioremediation Field Study Experiments.
    Terri M Wood*, Center for Coastal Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
    Roy L Lehman, Center for Coastal Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
  • 8:50 a.m.
    Intraspecific Variation in Response to Oiling in the Coastal Grass Spartina patens.
    Mark W. Hester*, Southeastern Louisiana University, Department of Biological Sciences
    Qianxin Lin, Louisiana State University, Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute
    Irving A. Mendelssohn, Louisiana State University, Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute
  • 9:10 a.m.
    Effects of the North Cape oil spill on birds wintering in coastal Rhode Island.
    Peter W. C. Paton*, Univ. of Rhode Island
• Monday October 13, 1997, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  Benthic Organisms and the State of Our Estuaries, II
  Organizers:
  Christine Henderson, Texas A\&M University (CFH9582@acs.tamu.edu)
  

  • 10:00 a.m.
    Effect of the As/P ratio on benthic microalgal assemblage structure and functioning.
    Scott W. Phipps*, Mississippi State University
    Michael J. Sullivan, Mississippi State University
    Allen D. Moore, Mississippi State University
  • 10:20 p.m.
    Invertebrate trophic ecology. Bayous of the northern Gulf of Mexico.
    Gary R. Gaston*, University of Mississippi
    Carol M. Cleveland, University of Mississippi
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Effects of hemichordate bioturbation on soft substrate communities.
    Troy D. Alphin*, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Martin H. Posey, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
• Monday October 13, 1997, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  Indices of Ecological Condition
  Organizers:
  Kevin Summers, US EPA (summers.kevin@epamail.epa.gov)
  

  • 10:00 a.m.
    Can Marginal Metabolic Scope Predict Fish Habitat Quality?
    Kerri A. Duchon*, Department of Zoology, North Carolina State University
    John M. Miller, Department of Zoology, North Carolina State University
    William H. Neill, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Long-term Seagrass Meadow Monitoring near Perth, Western Australia.
    Hugh Kirkman*, CSIRO Division of Marine Research
    Judith Anne Kirkman, Premier and Cabinet WA Government
• Monday October 13, 1997, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  Macroalgae in Estuarine Systems
  Chairs:
  Steve Granger, University of Rhode Island
  

  • 10:00 a.m.
    Effect of Biomass Layering on Production Rates of {\em Ulva lactuca.}
    Mark J. Brush*, University of Rhode Island
    Scott W. Nixon, University of Rhode Island
  • 10:20 a.m.
    The response of fast- and slow-growing macroalgae to N enrichment.
    Morten Foldager Pedersen*, Dept. of Life Sciences and Chemistry 17.2. Roskilde University.
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Relative Importance of Grazing and Nutrient Controls of Macroalgal Biomass in Three Temperate Shallow Estuaries.
    Jennifer Hauxwell*, Boston University Marine Program
    James McClelland, Boston University Marine Program
    Peter J. Behr, Boston University Marine Program
    Ivan Valiela, Boston University Marine Program
• Monday October 13, 1997, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  Biogeochemistry, II: Nutrient Cycling in Mangroves
  Chairs:
  Jonathan Sharp, University of Delaware
  

  • 10:00 a.m.
    The Influence of Salinity on Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Flux in Two South Florida Mangrove Communities.
    Stephen E Davis*, Florida International University
    Daniel L Childers, Florida International University
    Nicholas J Oehm, Florida International University
    John W Day, Louisiana State University
    Enrique Reyes, Louisiana State University
    Brian Perez, Louisiana State University
    Martha Sutula, Louisiana State University
    Fred Sklar, South Florida Water Management District
    Dave Rudnick, South Florida Water Management District
  • 10:20 a.m.
    The Importance of Epibiont Communities as Regulators of Nutrient and Materials Flux by Red Mangrove Prop Roots.
    Daniel L. Childers*, Florida International University
    Stephen E. Davis, Florida International University
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Nutrient Retention Within Sand Cay, High Island and Continental Mangrove Forests.
    Jim A. Merickel*, Institute of Ecology University of Georgia
    William J. Wiebe, Institute of Ecology University of Georgia
• Monday October 13, 1997, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  Dissolved Oxygen in Temperate Estuaries, II
  Chairs:
  Mary Moser, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
  

  • 10:00 a.m.
    Deriving Aquatic Life Criteria for Dissolved Oxygen (Virginian Province): Database Development and Synthesis.
    Don C. Miller*, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Sherry L. Poucher, Science Applications International Corporation
    Laura Coiro, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Glen B. Thursby, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Patterns of Hypoxia in Long Island Sound 1991-1996.
    Nicholas P Kaputa*, Conn. Dept. Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Mgmt.
    Christine B Olsen, Conn. Dept. Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Mgmt.
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Dissolved oxygen impacts of an electric power generating facility in a shallow estuary.
    Henry Rines*, Applied Science Associates, Inc.
    Tatsusaburo Isaji, Applied Science Associates, Inc.
    J. Craig Swanson, Applied Science Associates, Inc.
    Daniel L. Mendelsohn, Applied Science Associates, Inc.
    Robert E. DeHart, New England Power Service.
• Monday October 13, 1997, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  Paleoecological Techniques to Assess Ecosystem Change, II
  Organizers:
  Jim Latimer, US EPA (latimer.jim@epamail.epa.gov)
  Grace Brush, Johns Hopkins University (gbrush@jhu.edu)
  

  • 10:00 a.m.
    Environmental History of the Humber Estuary, United Kingdom.
    Alexander G. Mitlehner*, University of Edinburgh
    S. E. Metcalfe, University of Edinburgh
    J. G. Rees, British Geological Survey
    R. O'B. Knox, British Geological Survey
    J. J. McArthur, Environmental Research Centre
    J. B. Innes, Environmental Research Centre
    I. Shennan, Environmental Research Centre
    A. Parkes, University of Hull
    S. Ellis, University of Hull
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Reconstructing Pre-disturbance Environmental Conditions in Estuarine Habitats Using Paleoecological and Geochemical Approaches.
    Donna M Surge*, University of Arizona
    Michael Savarese, FL Department of Environmental Protection
    Karl W Flessa, University of Arizona
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Regional contaminant distribution in Long Island Sound and New York Bight: Spatial variability and sediment dynamics.
    Marilyn Buchholtz ten Brink*, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Program, Woods Hole
• Monday October 13, 1997, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  Planktonic Processes, II
  Chairs:
  Jack Costello, Providence College
  

  • 10:00 a.m.
    Responses of phytoplankton to multiple stressors: predictions of trophic response can be influenced by method of assessment.
    Mollie J. Weinstein*, Academy of Natural Sciences, Estuarine Research Center
    James G. Sanders,
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Controls on the growth of planktonic nitrogen-fixers in estuarine ecosystems: Insights from mesocosm experiments.
    Roxanne Marino*, Cornell University
    Francis Chan, Cornell University
    Robert W. Howarth, Cornell University
    Michael Pace, Institute of Ecosystem Studies
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Detection and capture of prey by the lobate ctenophore {\em Mnemiopsis leidyi}.
    John H Costello*, Providence College
    Rebecca Loftus, Providence College
• Monday October 13, 1997, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  Estuarine Habitat Restoration: Can We Rebuild Our Ecosystems, II
  Organizers:
  Fred Short, Jackson Estuarine Lab, University of New Hampshire (fts@christa.unh.edu<
  

  • 10:00 a.m.
    Functional assessment of a restored intertidal Gulf of Mexico salt marsh, USA.
    Judy P. Stout*, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
    Lee E. Stanton, University of South Alabama
  • 10:20 a.m.
    An Integrated Adaptive Approach for Planning and Managing Estuarine Restoration Projects.
    Ronald M Thom*, Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Coastal Habitat Restoration--A Natural Resource Management Tool for the Future?
    Garry F. Mayer*, NOAA/NMFS Restoration Center
• Monday October 13, 1997, 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  Plenary Session
  

  • 
    Welcome Remarks: Candace Oviatt, ERF President
  • 
    Address by John H. Chafee, US Senate
  • 
    Cronin Award Recipient: Samantha Benton Joye
  • 
    Odum Award Recipient: Donald W. Pritchard
• Monday October 13, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  Poster Session on Benthos, Part A
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Spatial and Temporal Distributions of the Oyster Pathogen Perkinsus marinus in a Developed and an Undeveloped Estuary
    David While
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Development and testing of biocriteria using benthic invertebrates for North Carolina estuaries.
    Lawrence E. Eaton*, State of North Carolina Division of Water Quality
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Development of a Benthic Index for Estuaries of the Southeastern United States.
    Robert F. Van Dolah*, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
    Jeffrey L. Hyland, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    A. Frederick Holland, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
    Timothy R. Snoots, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Effects of Salinity and Water Flow on Oyster Productivity: Implications for Estuary Health.
    Michael Savarese*, FL Dept Environ Protection
    Krista Sarver, FL Institute of Technology
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Composition and distribution of isopods in Laguna Madre and Laguna de Tamiahua, SW Gulf of Mexico.
    Everardo Barba-Macias*, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana Unidad Iztapalapa
    Andrea Raz-Guzman, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia. Universidad Nacional
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Benthoscape Structure and Infaunal Community Responses in Central and Western Long Island Sound.
    Roman N. Zajac*, University of New Haven
    Joseph Vozarik, Millstone Environmental Laboratory
    Ralph S. Lewis, CT Dept. Environmental Protection
    Larry J. Poppe, U.S. Geological Survey
    David C. Twichell, U.S. Geological Survey
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Oyster Reef and Regional Flow Patterns:Concept Development.
    Jerry McCormick-Ray*, University of Virginia
    Richard Wetzel, Virginia Institute Marine Science
    Carleton Ray, University of Virginia
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The effect of tidal pools on nutrient availability to bacteria and phytoplankton in a North Inlet, SC, tidal creek.
    Leroy F. Humphries, III*, Coastal Carolina University
    Eric T. Koepfler, Coastal Carolina University
    Alan J. Lewitus, University of South Carolina
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The Use of Oyster Reef Xanthid Populations to Assess the Condition of Estuarine Habitats.
    Michael A. Shirley*, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
    Judy L. Haner, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
    Heather O. Flanagan, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
    Heather E. Stoffel, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserv
• Monday October 13, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  Poster Session on Biogeochemistry
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Nitrous Oxide in the Scheldt Estuary.
    Hein de Wilde, Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)
    Monique de Bie*, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Coastal
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Estimating Denitrification in the Sediments of the Parker River Estuary, Massachusetts.
    Nathaniel B. Weston*, Hampshire College School of Natural Science
    Stephen A. Carini, University of Colorado at Boulder
    Anne E. Giblin, The Ecosystems Center - Marine Biological Laboratory
    Gary T. Banta, Roskilde University, Dept. Life Science and Chemistry
    Charles S. Hopkinson, The Ecosystems Center - Marine Biological Laboratory
    Jane Tucker, The Ecosystems Center - Marine Biological Laboratory
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Biological and Chemical Factors Controlling Carbon Fluxes from Tidal Marsh Vegetation Decomposed in Recirculating Flow-Through Microcosms.
    Christopher T Nietch*, University of South Carolina
    James T Morris, University of South Carolina
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Sensitivity of planktonic cyanobacterial nitrogen fixation to cross-system variations in biogeochemical processes: Modelling interactions between top-down and bottom-up controls.
    Francis Chan*, Cornell University
    Robert W. Howarth, Cornell University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Examination of the Significance of Landscape Scale Changes in the Bay of Fundy with Respect to the Function of the High Marsh as a Carbon and Sediment Sink.
    Amanda Coffey*, McGill University
    Gail L. Chmura, McGill University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Physicochemical factors controlling wood decomposition rates in three Florida mangroves.
    Luz M Romero*, Florida International University
    Thomas J Smith, III, USGS - Biological Resources Division
    James W Fourqurean, Florida International University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Denitrification Dynamics of an Estuarine Creek Receiving Agricultural Runoff.
    Suzanne P Thompson*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Hans W Paerl, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Distribution of Iron and Manganese in Sediments in the Trinity River and Galveston Bay, Texas.
    Susie P. Escorcia*, Texas A & M University
    Samantha B. Joye, Texas A & M University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Interpretation of concentration profiles in sediment pore water.
    Peter Berg*, University of Virginia
    Nils Risgaard-Petersen, National Environmental Research Institute
    Soren Rysgaard, National Environmental Research Institute
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Spatial and Temporal Variation in a Louisiana Marsh as Influenced by Hydrology.
    Patricia S. Rafferty*, University of Southwestern Louisiana
    Robert R. Twilley, University of Southwestern Louisiana
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Retention of Nitrogen and Phosphorous in Danish Estuaries.
    H.S. Jensen, University of Odense
    K. Nielsen*, National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Toxic heavy metal pollution and plankton depression in littoral zone of the Neva River estuary after creating of flood defence dam.
    Victor Alekseev*, Zoological Inst. of Russian Acad. of Sciences and State Research Inst. of
    Tatiana Zakhodnova, Zoological Inst. of Russian Acad. of Sciences and State Research Inst. of
• Monday October 13, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  Poster Session on Brown Tides and Harmful Algal Blooms
  

  • 
    Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland's Response to Pfiesteria or Pfiesteria-like Outbreaks in Chesapeake Bay
    Bruce Michael, Maryland Department of
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Effects of the Sustained Texas Brown Tide {\em (Aureoumbra lagunensis)} Bloom on Egg Production, Hatching Success, and Survivorship of the Copepod {\em Acartia tonsa}.
    Christopher J. Collumb*, University of Texas at Austin: Marine Science Institute
    Edward J. Buskey, University of Texas at Austin: Marine Science Institute
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The Chemical Composition of the Texas Brown Tide Species.
    Alex D. Mansfield*, University of Massachusetts at Boston
    Tracy A. Villareal, University of Massachusetts at Boston
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Sulfur emissions from a persistent and noxious bloom of the Texas ``Brown Tide'' organism, {\em Aureoumbra lagunensis}, in Laguna Madre, Texas.
    Maureen D Keller*, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
    Dean A Stockwell, Marine Science Institute, U. Texas
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Immunofluorescent detection of the Texas Brown tide pelagophyte in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
    Teresa Lopez-Barreiro*, The University of Massachusetts, Boston
    Tracy A. Villareal, The University of Massachusetts, Boston
• Monday October 13, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  Poster Session on Effects of Dredging and Related Actvities
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Effects of Subtidal Mechanical Clam Harvesting on Tidal Creeks.
    Philip P Maier*, South Carolina Marine Resources Division
    Priscilla H Wendt, South Carolina Marine Resources Division
    George H Steele, South Carolina Marine Resources Division
    Robert Van Dolah, South Carolina Marine Resources Division
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Benthic Recolonization Following Cessation of Dredged Material Disposal in Mirs Bay, Hong Kong.
    Raymond M. Valente*,
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Evaluating the physical impacts of dredging and open-water placement: Northern Chesapeake Bay.
    Jeffrey P Halka*, Maryland Geological Survey
    William P Panageotou, Maryland Geological Survey
    Richard A Ortt, Maryland Geological Survey
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Identification of Open Water Dredge Sediment Input Using Pb-210.
    Jeffrey C. Cornwell*, Horn Point Laboratory, Univ. of Maryland CES
    Jeffrey Halka, Maryland Geological Survey
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Management of Contaminated Estuarine Sediments in New York Harbor.
    Karim A. Abood*, Lawler, Matusky & Skelly Engineers LLP
    Susan G. Metzger, Lawler, Matusky & Skelly Engineers LLP
• Monday October 13, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  Poster Session on Estuarine Indices of Quality
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Use of HPLC to Monitor Phytoplankton Community Dynamics in Tidal Freshwater: Comparison with Traditional Inverted Microscopy.
    R. Christian Jones*, George Mason University
    Jiangfeng Chen, George Mason University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Use of Energy Systems Theory to Assess Estuarine Ecological Integrity.
    Daniel E. Campbell*, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Sandra J. Benyi, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    William G. Nelson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Barbara S. Brown, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Fate and Effects of Golf Course Chemicals on a Tidal Tributary to Chesapeake Bay.
    Steven S. Brown*, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
    Paul A. Hetzer, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
    Joel E. Baker, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
• Monday October 13, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  Poster Session on Non-Indigenous Aquatic Species
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Bird use of {\em Phragmites australis} in coastal marshes of northern Massachusetts.
    Eric R. Holt, Massachusetts Audubon Society
    Robert N. Buchsbaum*, Massachusetts Audubon Society
  • 1:30 p.m.
    When Is An Introduced Species No Longer ``Introduced''?
    Kenneth R. Brown*, Institute for Coastal Resource Management, University of Technology Sydney
• Monday October 13, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  Poster Session on Oligohaline Zones of Estuaries
  

  1:30 p.m.
  Input of nutrients to the coastal Gulf of Maine by the Kennebec-Androscoggin Rivers: Hysteresis and seasonal impacts.
  Theodore C. Loder III*, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space; University of New Hampshire
  Marie A. Evans, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space; University of New Hampshire

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Microzooplankton Species Composition in the Tidal-Fresh Potomac River During Summer Cyanobacteria Blooms.
    Stella G. Sellner*, Academy of Natural Sciences, Estuarine Research Center
    Amy L. Imirie, Academy of Natural Sciences, Estuarine Research Center
    Richard V. Lacouture, Academy of Natural Sciences, Estuarine Research Center
    Kevin G. Sellner, Academy of Natural Sciences, Estuarine Research Center
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Are Particle-Associated Microbial Assemblages Phylogenetically Distinct From Free-Living Microbial Assemblages in San Francisco Bay?
    James T Hollibaugh*, Department of Marine Science, University of Georgia
    Patricia S Wong, Department of Marine Science, University of Georgia
    Michael M Murrell,
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The influence of river flow and substrate availability on particle-attached and free-living bacteria in northern San Francisco Bay.
    Michael C. Murrell*, University of California Santa Cruz
    James T. Hollibaugh, San Francisco State University
    Mary W. Silver, University of California Santa Cruz
    Pat S. Wong, San Francisco State University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Dissolved Organic Carbon Production in the Pawcatuck River Estuary, Rhode Island.
    James H. McKenna*, Williams College-Mystic Seaport Maritime Studies Program
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Microbial Nitrogen Cycling in an Oligohaline Bloom as Revealed by a Whole System 15N-Nitrate Isotope Tracer Addition.
    Meredith A. J. Hullar *, Harvard University
    J. Dean Pakulski, National Research Council
    Colleen M. Cavanaugh, Harvard University
    Joseph P. Montoya, Harvard University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Prediction and regulation of planktonic bacterial growth efficiency in estuarine systems.
    Fabio Roland*, IES
    John J. Cole, IES
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Nutrient Enhanced Primary and Secondary Production in the Oligohaline Weeks Bay Estuary, Alabama (USA).
    Jonathan R. Pennock*, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
    James H. Cowan, Jr., Dauphin Island Sea Lab
    M. Todd Brackin, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
    Jessica E. Hill, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
    Kelly M. Shotts, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
• Monday October 13, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  Poster Session on Paleoecological Techniques in Coastal Marine Science
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Estuarine Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions using Diatoms: Chesapeake Bay Case Study.
    Sherri Rumer Cooper*, Duke University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Have Louisiana estuaries always been eutrophic?
    Michael L. Parsons*, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
    Quay Dortch, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
    Nancy N. Rabalais, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
    R. Eugene Turner, Louisiana State University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Assessing past water-quality conditions in major river basins using paleolimnological techniques.
    Edward Callender*, United States Geological Survey
    Peter C. Van Metre, United States Geological Survey
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Transgressive Wetland Evolution in Absence of Human Stressors.
    Gail L. Chmura*, McGill University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Historical reconstructions of impact histories from several sites on the east coast of North America using benthic foraminifera as indicators.
    David B. Scott*, Dalhousie University
    Eric S. Collins, Dalhousie University
    Richard B. Tobin, Dalhousie University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Historical Reconstruction of Contaminant Levels and Ecological Effects in a Highly Contaminated Estuary.
    James Latimer*,
    Warren Boothman,
    Richard Tobin,
    Darryl Keith,
    John Kiddon,
    David Scott,
    Saroja Jayaraman,
    Richard McKinney,
    Donald Cobb,
    Gail Chmura,
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Applying Micropaleontological Techniques for Environmental Monitoring: A capping demonstration project of dredged sediment from the Royal River at Portland Disposal Site, ME.
    Heather L. Saffert*, Science Applications International Corporation
    Drew A. Carey, SAIC
    Ellen Thomas, Wesleyan University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Reactive Iron Profiles: Evidence for Anthropogenic Disturbance in Tomales Bay, CA.
    Randolph M. Chambers*, Fairfield University
    James T. Hollibaugh, San Francisco State University
    Catherine S. Snively, San Francisco State University
    Joshua N. Plant, University of Hawaii
• Monday October 13, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  Poster Session on Estuarine Habitat Restoration
  Organizers:
  Fred Short, Jackson Estuarine Lab, University of New Hampshire
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    The Port of Rotterdam: Creating a New Estuarine Ecosystem.
    Richard H.M. Eertman*, Netherlands Institute of Ecology
    Aad C. Smaal, National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Salt Marsh Restoration Monitoring at the Galilee Bird Sanctuary, Narragansett, RI.
    Dennis H.A. Myshrall*, University of Rhode Island
    Francis C. Golet, University of Rhode Island
    Peter W.C. Paton, University of Rhode Island
    Brian C. Tefft, Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife
  • 1:30 p.m.
    A large scale seagrass restoration project in the Lower Chesapeake Bay: a test of water quality vs recruitment limitation.
    James R. Fishman*, College of William and Mary
    Robert J. Orth, College of William and Mary
    Matthew C. Harwell, College of William and Mary
    Jacques van Montfrans, College of William and Mary
    Kenneth A. Moore, College of William and Mary
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Comparisons of trophic pathways in a 1-year old created and adjacent natural {\em Spartina foliosa} marsh.
    Carolyn A. Currin*, National Marine Fisheries Service
    Lisa A. Levin, University of California-San Diego
    Robert H. Michener, Boston University
    Drew M. Talley, University of California-San Diego
    Theresa S. Talley, University of California-San Diego
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Functional development of three created salt marshes for nekton in Galveston Bay, Texas.
    Thomas J. Minello*, National Marine Fisheries Service, Galveston Laboratory
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Mapping Eelgrass Beds and Coastal Wetland Habitat in Narragansett Bay.
    Helen Cottrell *, Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
    Irene Kenenski, U.MA. at Amherst
    Lynn Carlson, Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
    Christopher Deacutis, Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
  1:30 p.m.
  Collection and planting strategies for {\em Zostera marina} seeds as a potential method for large scale restoration.
  Michael S. Traber*, University of Rhode Island
  Raymond Keyes, University of Rhode Island
  Stephanie Robbins, University of Rhode Island
  • 1:30 p.m.
    {\em Phragmites australis} in the Delaware Estuary: Historical Review and a Management Approach.
    Kurt R. Philipp*, Wetlands Research Associates, Inc.
    A. Ingrid Ratsep, Public Service Electric & Gas, Estuary Enhancement Program
    Allison Bailey, Center for Remote Sensing, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Assessing Changes In Benthic Infaunal Communities In Transplanted Eelgrass {\em (Zostera marina} L. {\em )} Habitats Using Detrended Correspondence Analysis.
    Ryan C Davis*, University of New Hampshire Jackson Estuarine Laboratory
    Frederick T Short, University of New Hampshire Department of Natural Resources Jackson
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Exploring how a linked relational database and desk-top mapping program integrate remediation and restoration decision-making.
    Gayle R. Garman*, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, HAZMAT, Coastal Resources
    Peter Knight, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, HAZMAT, Coastal Resources
    Benjamin S. Perkowski, EVS Consultants, Inc.
    Gail E. Beckman, Genwest Systems, Inc.
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Created Coastal Marshes in Southwest Louisiana. 2: Effects of Growth of {\em Spartina alterniflora} Clonal Patches on Marsh Development.
    C. Edward Proffitt *, McNeese State University
    Jennifer Young, McNeese State University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Restoration of an Oil Impacted Island in Boca Ciega Bay, Florida.
    Michael S. Devany, NOAA/NMFS Restoration Center
    George Henderson, Florida Dep of Environmental Protection
    Gregory Hogue, Department of the Interior
    James Jeansonne*, NOAA Damage Assessment Center
    Jane Urquhart-Donnelly, Florida Dep of Environmental Protection
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Restoration of a Salt Hay Farm on the Delaware Bay: A Progress Report on the First Year After Restoring Tidal Circulation.
    John H Balletto*, Public Service Electric & Gas of New Jersey, and Rutgers University
    John M Teal, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    Lee Weishar, Aubrey Consulting, Inc.
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Salt Marsh Establishment from Seedlings: An Alternative to Transplantation.
    Gary Sullivan*, Pacific Estuarine Research Laboratory
    John C Callaway, Pacific Estuarine Research Laboratory
    Joy B Zedler, Pacific Estuarine Research Laboratory
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Choosing Reference Sites for Studying the Success of Created Salt Marshes: A Case Study From the Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire.
    Pamela A Morgan*, University of New Hampshire Department of Natural Resources Jackson Estuarine Laboratory
    Frederick T Short, University of New Hampshire Department of Natural Resources Jackson Estuarine Laboratory
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Development of cordgrass {\em (Spartina foliosa)} belowground N reserves in constructed versus natural marshes of southern California.
    Katharyn E. Boyer*, Pacific Estuarine Research Lab, San Diego State University
    John C. Callaway, Pacific Estuarine Research Laboratory, San Diego State University
    Joy B. Zedler, Pacific Estuarine Research Laboratory, San Diego State University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Created Coastal Marshes in Southwest Louisiana. 3: Genetic Diversity of {\em Spartina alterniflora} in Marshes of Different Ages.
    Robin C. Lowenfeld*, McNeese State University
    C. Edward Proffitt, McNeese State University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Created Coastal Marshes in Southwest Louisiana. 1: Comparison of Plant Community Development in Restored and Natural Marshes.
    Jennifer S. Young*, McNeese State University
    C. Edward Proffitt, McNeese State University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    RAPD's as molecular markers of American beachgrass {\em (Ammophila breviligulata)} genotypes.
    Peter F. Straub*, Richard Stockton College
    Sandra Hansen, Richard Stockton College
    B. J. Landau, Richard Stockton College
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Tidal Wetlands Restoration at the Dennis Township Salt Hay Farm, Cape May County, New Jersey.
    Raymond L. Hinkle*, Woodward-Clyde International
    Anne M. Mardirossian, Woodward-Clyde International
    Brenda Q. Evans, Public Service Electric and Gas Company
    Jennifer C. Griffin, Public Service Electric and Gas Company
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Wetland Restoration: Documenting 20 Years of Wetland Ecosystem Succession on Restored Tidal Salt Marshes.
    Christopher B. Craft*, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway
    Stephen W. Broome, Dept of Soil Science - N.C. State University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Hydrogeomorphic Methodology Applied to Tidal Wetlands of San Francisco Bay.
    Michael N. Josselyn, San Francisco State University
    Jodi L. Cassell*, Sea Grant
    Gretchen Coffman, San Francisco State University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Coastal Habitat Restoration---A Natural Resource Management Tool for the Future?
    Garry F. Mayer*, NOAA/NMFS
• Monday October 13, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  Poster Session on Seagrass, Part A
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    The study of clonal integration in the seagrass {\em Thalassia testudinum} (turtle grass) in heterogeneous nutrient environments.
    John H Andorfer*, University of South Florida
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Habitat Requirements and Effects of Environmental Stress and Ecological Disturbance on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Northern Gulf of Mexico.
    David A. Flemer*, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Fred J. Genthner, U.S.EPA, Gulf Ecology Division
    William P. Davis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Janis C. Kurtz, U.S.EPA, Gulf Ecology Division
    Emile M. Lores, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Lee A. Courtney, U.S.EPA, Gulf Ecology Division
    Stephanie D. Friedmam, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Edwin J. Loschi, U.S.EPA, Gulf Ecology Division
    Jim T. Winstead, U.S.EPA, Gulf Ecology Division
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Changes in Community Composition of Epibenthic and Infaunal Invertebrates in a Newly Planted Seagrass Bed.
    Christine Henderson*, Texas A & M University
    Pete Sheridan, National Marine Fisheries Service
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Utilizing Subaquatic Vegetation to Assess Environmental Health of Coastal Habitats.
    William P. Davis*, USEPA
    David A. Flemer, USEPA
    Emile M. Lores, USEPA
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Genetic Diversity of {\em Halophila engelmannii} in South Texas Estuaries.
    Jerilyn Jewett-Smith*, Texas A & M International
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Relative Roles of Nutrient Enrichment and Light Reduction in Loss of {\em Vallisneria americana} from Western Gulf of Mexico Estuaries.
    Hilary A. Neckles*, U.S. Geological Survey
    William R. Rizzo, U.S. Geological Survey
    Martha R. Griffis, Johnson Controls World Serv.
    David R. Meaux, Johnson Controls World Serv.
    Ron G. Boustany, U.S. Geological Survey
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Observations of {\em Posidonia coriacea} seed dispersal and {\em Posidonia} spp. seedling establishment off Rottnest Island, Perth, Western Australia.
    Robert J. Orth*, College of William and Mary
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Sediment-water material fluxes within meadows of {\em Vallisneria americana} from Lake Pontchartrain, LA. Effects of light and nutrient manipulations.
    Ronald G. Boustany*, National Wetlands Research Center
    William M Rizzo, National Wetlands Research Center
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Impacts of elevated inorganic carbon concentrations on the autotrophic components of coastal submerged macrophyte communities.
    William M Rizzo*, National Wetlands Research Center
    Hilary A Neckles, US Geological Survey
    Ronald G Boustany, National Wetlands Research Center
    Martha R Griffis, National Wetlands Research Center
    David R Meaux, National Wetlands Research Center
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Role of carbonic anhydrase in eelgrass photosynthesis: Importance of a CO$_2$ concentrating mechanism.
    Richard C Zimmerman*, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
    Richard EM Hughes, University of California, Los Angeles
    Donald G Kohrs, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
    Randall S Alberte, University of California, Los Angeles
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Global Seagrass Issues: A Continuing Discussion.
    Robert W. Virnstein*, St. Johns River Water Management District
    Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria,
    Theron Harmon,
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Global Seagrass Issues: A Continuing Discussion.
    Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria*,
    Robert W. Virnstein, St. Johns River Water Management District
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Spatial distribution of epiphyte loadings on seagrass {\em (Halodule wrightii)} in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida.
    Robbyn Ranae Miller*, St. Johns River Water Management District
    Robert W Virnstein, St. Johns River Water Management District
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The effect of turtlegrass, {\em Thalassia testudinum}, on the growth rates of the pinfish, {\em Lagodon rhomboides}.
    Patricia M. Spitzer*, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
    Kenneth L. Heck, Jr., Dauphin Island Sea Lab
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The importance of interspecific interactions between calcareous macroalgae and the seagrass, Thalassia testudinum.
    Braxton C. Davis*, Dept. of Biology and Southeast Environmental Research Program,
    James W. Fourqurean, Dept. of Biology and Southeast Environmental Research Program,
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Variation in nitrogen fixation activity in the eelgrass ({\em Zostera marina}) rhizosphere.
    Karen J. McGlathery*, University of Virginia
    Nils Risgaard-Petersen, National Environmental Research Institute
    Peter Bondo Christensen, National Environmental Research Institute
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Somatic, respiratory and photosynthetic responses of {\em Halodule wrightii} to light reduction in Tampa Bay, including a whole plant carbon budget.
    Merrie Beth Neely*, University of South Florida
• Monday October 13, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  Poster Session on Oil Spills
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Enhancement of Microbial Growth and Oil Bioremediation by Phosphorus Pentoxide in Salt Marsh Sediment Mesocosms.
    Michelle R. Salter*, McNeese State University
    L. Harald Stevenson, McNeese St. University
    C. E. Proffitt, McNeese St. University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The Effects of Crude Oil and Remediation Burning on the Survival and Growth of Three Different Clones of {\em Spartina alterniflora}.
    Daniel L. Smith*, McNeese State University
    C. Edward Proffitt, McNeese State University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Development of an Integrated End-To-End Marine Contaminant Management System: The Trajectory Model.
    Nancy Schmidt*, Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida
    David C Burwell, Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida
    Mark E Luther, Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida
    Mark S. Vincent, Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida
• Monday October 13, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  Poster Session on Teaching and Learning About Estuaries: Strategies That Work
  Organizers:
  Charlene D'Avanzo, Hampshire College
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Using Media and Public Events to Increase Local Awareness of Estuarine Biology and Management.
    Stephen F. Theberge*, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserv
    Lisa M. Douglas, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Evaluating the impacts of {\em Phragmites australis} in a northern Massachusetts salt marsh, a collaborative research and education initiative.
    Robert N Buchsbaum*, Massachusetts Audubon Society
    Kristen Grant, Massachusetts Audubon Society
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Three Snails and a Crab: Studying Shoreline Predator-Prey Interactions in the Teaching Laboratory with {\em Littorina} spp. and {\em Carcinus maenus}.
    A. Marshall Pregnall*, Vassar College
    Taryn Donovan, Vassar College
    John H. Long, Vassar College
    Robert B. Suter, Vassar College
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Demonstration of Denitrification in Wetland Soils.
    Kelly L. Pelovitz*, Millersville University
    Julie W. Ambler, Biology Department, Millersville University
    Timothy Ladd, Biology Department, Millersville University
    Grace Abromaitis, Boston College
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Making Science Accessible for Educators.
    Cheryl L Schroeder*, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    Gail A Scowcroft, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Integrating Research, Student Monitoring, and Education in the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve.
    Susan D Lovelace*, North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve
  • 1:30 p.m.
    A New Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Major in Coastal Studies.
    James N. Kremer*, Department of Marine Sciences
  • 1:30 p.m.
    What Freshmen Learn in an Inquiry-based Course.
    Charlene D'Avanzo*, Hampshire College
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Interdisciplinary Instruction: The Results of Working Together.
    Grace M. Battisto*, College of William and Mary, School of Marine Science
    Robert J. Orth, William and Mary, School of Marine Science
    John D. Milliman, William and Mary, School of Marine Science
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Educating Decision-Makers and the Public About Greenwich Bay.
    Virginia Lee*, Rhode Island Sea Grant
    W. Rodney Gerdsen, Rhode Island Sea Grant
    Elizabeth Gibbs, Rhode Island Sea Grant
    Pam Pogue, Rhode Island Sea Grant
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Project Oceanology: Estuarine Education On Board R/V Enviro-Lab.
    Thaxter Tewksbury*, Project Oceanology
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Fellowship Programs on the Hudson River Estuary.
    J.R. Waldman*, Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research, Inc.
    W.C. Nieder, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Save The Bay's Explore The Bay educational programming links organizational and educational goals through the hands-on Coastal Studies Program.
    Morgan N. Hardwick-Witman*, Save The Bay
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Teachers and Estuaries: Merging Education Reform, Inservice Education, Monitoring and On-Water Programs to Better Educate about Estuaries.
    Alan Lee Hankin*, Hankin Environmental and Educational Services and Emerson College
• Monday October 13, 1997, 2:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
  Ecology and Environmental Impacts of Brown Tide Algal Blooms, I
  Organizers:
  Darcy Lonsdale, SUNY at Stony Brook (dlonsdale@ccmail.sunysb.edu)
  Ed Buskey, University of Texas
  

  • 2:00 p.m.
    Primary Productivity and Growth Studies of the Texas Brown Tide.
    Dean A. Stockwell*, University of Texas Marine Science Institute
    Terry E. Whitledge, University of Texas Marine Science Institute
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Chemical composition of the Texas Brown Tide: evidence for P limitation in the Laguna Madre, TX.
    Tracy A. Villareal*, University of Massachusetts, Boston
    Alex D. Mansfield, The University of Massachusetts, Boston
    Edward J. Buskey, The University of Texas at Austin
  • 2:40 p.m.
    The role of hypersalinity in the persistence of the Texas brown tide bloom in the Laguna Madre.
    Edward J. Buskey*, The University of Texas at Austin
    Brian Wysor, The University of Texas at Austin
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Effects of Seven Years of the Texas Brown Tide on Seagrasses in Laguna Madre.
    Christopher P. Onuf*, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Texas Gulf Coast
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Brown Tide in Laguna Madre: So What?
    Paul A Montagna*, University of Texas Marine Science Institute
• Monday October 13, 1997, 2:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
  Effects of Dredging and Dredging-Related Activities on Estuarine Systems, I
  Organizers:
  Donald G. Webb, University of Rhode Island (dwebb@gsosun1.gso.uri.edu)
  

  • 2:00 p.m.
    Physical Factors and the Evaluation of the Effects of Dredging and Dredged Material Disposal: Perception and Reality.
    W.Frank Bohlen*, University of Connecticut
  • 2:20 p.m.
    The Effects of Dredging on Tidal Flushing in the East Bay/Centerville River and Popponesset Bay Estuaries, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
    Robert P. Hamilton*, Aubrey Consulting, Inc.
    Kirk F. Bosma, Aubrey Consulting, Inc.
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Recovery of Shellfishing Waters from Bacterial Contamination Following Creek Mouth Dredging.
    Michael A. Mallin*, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Lawrence B. Cahoon, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    James F. Merritt, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Ronald K. Sizemore, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Kathleen Williams, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Do Pollution Histories from the ACE Basin, SC Document Redistribution of Polluted Sediments by ICW Dredging Activities?
    Clark R. Alexander*, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
    Herbert L. Windom, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Disturbance Footprint Associated with Hydraulic Pipeline Disposal of Dredged Materials in Estuaries.
    Douglas Clarke*, Waterways Experiment Station
    Gary Ray, Waterways Experiment Station
• Monday October 13, 1997, 2:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
  Non-Indigenous Aquatic Species
  Chairs:
  James Carlton, Williams College-Mystic
  

  • 2:00 p.m.
    Marine Biological Invasions: Lessons from the San Francisco Estuary.
    Andrew N. Cohen*, San Francisco Estuary Institute
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Effects of a Non-Native Mussel and Cryptogenic Anemone on Native Eelgrass in San Diego.
    Susan L. Williams*, San Diego State University
    Thorsten H.B. Reusch, San Diego State University
    Amy T. Sewell, San Diego State University
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Hydroponic growth characteristics of {\em Arundo donax} under variable salinity regimes.
    George W. Peck*, California State University Long Beach
    Antonia H.B.M. Wijte, California State University Long Beach
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Root emergence from {\em Arundo donax} (giant reed) stem fragments originating from upright and hanging stems.
    Antonia H.B.M. Wijte*, California State University Long Beach
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Exotic species competition with native plants in southern California salt marshes: effects of salinity and hydroperiod.
    John C. Callaway*, Pacific Estuarine Research Laboratory
    Joy B. Zedler, Pacific Estuarine Research Laboratory
• Monday October 13, 1997, 2:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
  Biogeochemistry, III: Nitrification/Denitrification
  Chairs:
  Barbara Nowicki, University of Rhode Island
  

  • 2:00 p.m.
    Nitrogen Cycling within a Groundwater-Saltmarsh Discharge Zone.
    Craig R. Tobias*, The Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    Iris Cofman Anderson, The Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    Stephen A. Macko, The University of Virginia
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Estimating sediment denitrification rates by measuring changes in the N$_2$:Ar ratio and the d$^{15}$N$_2$ during benthic chamber incubations.
    Samantha B. Joye*, Texas A&M University
    Soonmo An, Texas A&M University
    Luis A. Cifuentes, Texas A&M University
    Rosswell Downer, Texas A&M University
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Sediment Nitrogen Cycling in a Eutrophic Coastal Embayment.
    Michael Owens*, Horn Point Laboratory, Univ. of Maryland CES
    Jeffrey C. Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory, Univ. of Maryland CES
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Denitrification in estuarine sediments determined by membrane inlet mass spectrometry.
    Todd M. Kana*, Horn Point Environmental Laboratory
    Matthew B. Sullivan, LIU-Southampton
    Jeffrey C. Cornwell, Horn Point Environmental Laboratory
    Kevin Groszkowski, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Nitrification at the scale of whole drainage networks: the case of the Seine and the Scheldt river systems (N.W. Europe).
    Natacha Brion*, G.M.M.A., Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    Gilles Billen, G.M.M.A., Universite Libre de Bruxelles
• Monday October 13, 1997, 2:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
  Flows of Energy and Materials in the Oligohaline Zone of Estuaries, I
  Organizers:
  Jeff Hughes, Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole (jhughes@lupine.mbl.edu)
  

  • 2:00 p.m.
    How nitrogen dynamics in rivers affect the oligohaline zone of estuaries.
    Bruce J. Peterson*, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory
    Linda A. Deegan, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory
    Judy L. Meyer, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia
    Patrick J. Mulholland, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratories
    J. Tank, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Jackson R. Webster, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Wilfred M. Wollheim, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Analysis of the Satilla River Watershed (Georgia): Land Use, Water Discharge and Nutrient Output.
    Ting Dai, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    Alice G. Chalmers, University of Georgia
    Richard Wiegert*, University of Georgia
  • 2:40 p.m.
    The trophic state of shallow sediments in Lake Pontchartrain, LA.: Patterns of spatial variability and impacts of loading from the Bonnet Carre spillway.
    William M. Rizzo*, National Wetlands Research Center
    Ronald G. Boustany, National Wetlands Research Center
    Martha R. Griffis, National Wetlands Research Center
    Paul Marin, National Wetlands Research Center
    Bradley Segura, National Wetlands Research Center
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Material Exchange Between Northeastern Florida Bay and a Major Mangrove Tidal Creek.
    Martha Sutula*, Louisiana State University
    Brian C. Perez, Louisiana State University
    Enrique Reyes, Louisiana State University
    Carlos Coronado-Molina, Louisiana State University
    John W. Day, Jr., Louisiana State University
    Dan L. Childers, Florida International University
    Nicholas Oehm, Florida International University
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Biomass production of bay anchovy and gulf menhaden in the Weeks Bay Estuarine Research Reserve.
    Jessica E. Hill*, University of South Alabama
• Monday October 13, 1997, 2:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
  Trophic Interactions
  Chairs:
  Susan Bell, University of South Florida
  

  • 2:00 p.m.
    Including bacteria to birds in a food web: the sampling design for a network model of a {\em Halodule wrightii} food web.
    Joseph J. Luczkovich*, East Carolina University
    Robert Christian, East Carolina University
    Bill Rizzo, National Wetlands Research Center, USGS
    Hilary Neckles, U.S. Geological Survey
    Garcy Ward, East Carolina University
  • 2:20 p.m.
    The effect of an herbivorous estuarine amphipod on the green macroalgae {\em Enteromorpha intestinalis} and {\em Ulva expansa}.
    Krista Kamer*, University of California, Los Angeles
    Peggy Fong, University of California, Los Angeles
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Effect of predator size on mortality of the caridean shrimp {\em Hippolyte zostericola}.
    Alberto J Sanchez*, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, UNAM.
    Luis A Soto, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, UNAM
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Evaluation of Network Analysis in Describing Trophic Structure.
    Robert R. Christian*, East Carolina University
    Joseph J. Luczkovich, East Carolina University
    Daniel C. Baird, University of Port Elizabeth
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Interactive effects of nutrient inputs and predation on estuarine bottom communities.
    Martin H. Posey*, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Troy D. Alphin, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Lawrence B. Cahoon, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    David G. Lindquist, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Meredith E. Becker, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
• Monday October 13, 1997, 2:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
  Workshop on Ecological Economics of Estuaries
  Organizer:
  Karin Limburg, University of Stockholm
  Moderator:
  Peter Lord, Providence Journal
  Introduction: H. T. Odum, University of Florida, Emergy and emdollar evaluation of estuaries.
• Monday October 13, 1997, 2:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
  
  Workshop on Investigation-Based Teaching in Introductory Coastal Marine Courses
  Organizers:
  Charlene D'Avanzo, Hampshire College
• Monday October 13, 1997, 4:10 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  Ecology and Environmental Impacts of Brown Tide Algal Blooms, II
  Organizers:
  Ed Buskey, University of Texas
  Darcy Lonsdale, SUNY at Stony Brook
  

  • 4:10 p.m.
    Physical Factors Contributing to the Onset of Brown Tide Blooms in the Peconic Bays.
    Robert E Wilson*, State University of New York
    Edward J Beltrami, State University of New York
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Micro to Finescale Chemical Gradients and Thin-Layered Harmful Algal Blooms in Vertically-Stratified Coastal Waters.
    Alfred K Hanson, Jr.*, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
  • 4:50 p.m.
    An Eco-physiological Framework for the Persistence of the Brown Tide.
    Gry Mine Berg*, University of Maryland
    Patricia M Glibert, University of Maryland
    Michael W Lomas, University of Maryland
    Todd M Kana, University of Maryland
  • 5:10 p.m.
    Use of an Algal Bloom Index (ABI) to Categorize Severity and Impacts of Blooms, an Example:Historical Assessment of New York Harbor and Coastal Waters.
    Elizabeth M Cosper*, Coastal and Environmental Studies Inc.
    Joseph P. Cerami, Coastal and Environmental Studies, Bohemia, NY
    Thomas M. Brosnan, NYC Dept. of Env. Protection
    Paul Olsen, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
    Peter Sattler, Interstate Sanitation Commission
    John Tanacredi, National Park Service
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Brown Tide Blooms in Long Island's Coastal Waters Linked to Interannual Variability in Groundwater Flow.
    Julie Marie La Roche*, Brookhaven National Lab
    Douglas W.R. Wallace, Brookhaven National Lab
• Monday October 13, 1997, 4:10 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  Effects of Dredging and Dredging-Related Activities on Estuarine Systems, II
  Organizers:
  Donald G. Webb, University of Rhode Island (dwebb@gsosun1.gso.uri.edu)
  

  • 4:10 p.m.
    Response of benthic communities to dredged material disposal: Twenty year record from Long Island Sound.
    Drew A. Carey*, Science Applications International Corporation
    Thomas J. Fredette, US Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, Regulatory Division
    Donald C. Rhoads, SAIC
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Long-Term Effects of Dredging on Fish Communities: A Case Study of the Lynnhaven Estuary.
    Sharon M. Soppe*, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
    William Muir, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • 4:50 p.m.
    Solving the Dredging Dilemma in Rhode Island: A Manager's Perspective.
    Sandra Thornton Whitehouse*, Coastal Resources Management Council
    Jeff Willis, Coastal Resources Management Council
  • 5:10 p.m.
    The Effect of Siting Harbors on Tidal Deltas: Case Histories from Wells and Saco, Maine.
    Joseph T. Kelley*, Maine Geological Survey
• Monday October 13, 1997, 4:10 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  Fisheries, I: Methodological and Analytical Advances
  Chairs:
  David Secor, CBL, University of Maryland (ehoude@cbl.cees.edu)
  

  • 4:10 p.m.
    Applications of Otolith Microconstituent Analysis in Fishery Research.
    Vincent Zdanowicz*, NOAA
    Peter Hanson, NOAA
    David Secor, Chesapeake Biological Lab
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Relating Environmental Fluctuation and the Early Growth of Estuarine Fishes: Fitting the Ontogenetic Growth Function.
    Chet F. Rakocinski*, USM Institute of Marine Sciences
    Bruce H. Comyns, USM Institute of Marine Sciences
    Mark S. Peterson, USM Institute of Marine Sciences
  • 4:50 p.m.
    The Use of Age Frequency Distributions to Estimate Mortality.
    Bruce H. Comyns*, USM Institute of Marine Sciences
    Pam J. Scott, USM Institute of Marine Sciences
  • 5:10 p.m.
    Turnover Rate of Nitrogen and Carbon in Juvenile Winter Flounder, {\em Pleuronectes americanus}, as Determined by Stable Isotope Ratios.
    Keith L. Bosley*, Rutgers University
    Sam C. Wainright, Rutgers University
• Monday October 13, 1997, 4:10 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  Flows of Energy and Materials in the Oligohaline Zone of Estuaries, II
  Organizers:
  Jeff Hughes, Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole (jhughes@lupine.mbl.edu)
  

  • 4:10 p.m.
    Interactions Between Mineral and Organic Materials Along a Salinity Gradient.
    Jessica A Kastler*, Louisiana State University, Department of Oceanography & Coastal
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Heterotrophic DIN Immobilization on Terrestrial Derived Carbon In An Oligohaline River-Estuary (The Hudson).
    Nina Caraco*, Institute of Ecosystem Studies
    Jonathan Cole, Institute of Ecosystem Studies
    Gregory Lampman, Institute of Ecosystem Studies
    Karin Limburg, Institute of Ecosystem Studies
    Michael Pace, Institute of Ecosystem Studies
  • 4:50 p.m.
    Denitrification and Nutrient Retention in the Tidal Freshwater Marshes of the Hudson River.
    Jennifer L. Zelenke*, Horn Point Environmental Laboratory, CEES, University of Maryland
  • 5:10 p.m.
    Pulsed supply and exchanges of N, P, and S in a low salinity marsh system.
    Judith M. Stribling*, Salisbury State University
    Jeffrey C. Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland
• Monday October 13, 1997, 4:10 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  Oyster Ecosystems
  Chairs:
  Richard Wetzel, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  

  • 4:10 p.m.
    Modeling Environmental Effects on MSX Prevalence and Intensity in Eastern Oyster ({\em Crassostrea virginica}) Populations.
    Michelle C. Paraso*, Old Dominion University
    Eileen E. Hofmann, Old Dominion University
    John M. Klinck, Old Dominion University
    Susan E. Ford, Rutgers University
    Eric N. Powell, Rutgers University
• 4:30 p.m.
  Intertidal Oyster Reef Habitat Function and Restoration: What Have We Learned After Three Years?
  Loren D. Coen*, Marine Resources Research Institute (MRRI)-SCDNR
  Elizabeth L. Wenner, MRRI-SCDNR
  David M. Knott, MRRI-SCDNR
  Rachel E. Giotta, University of Charleston
  Bruce W Stender, MRRI-SCDNR
• Monday October 13, 1997, 4:10 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  Biogeochemistry IV: Environmental Pollutants
  Chairs:
  Walter Berry, US EPA
  

  • 4:10 p.m.
    Biogeochemical Cycling of Monomethylmercury in Barn Island Salt Marsh, Stonington, CT.
    Connie S. Russ*, University of Connecticut
    Grace M. Vandal, University of Connecticut
    William F. Fitzgerald, University of Connecticut
  • 4:30 p.m.
    A Mass Balance for Total Mercury and Methylmercury in Long Island Sound.
    Grace M Vandal*, The University of Connecticut , Dept. of Marine Sciences
    William F Fitzgerald, The University of Connecticut , Dept. of Marine Sciences
    Carl H Lamborg, The University of Connecticut , Dept. of Marine Sciences
    Kristofer R. Rolfhus, The University of Connecticut , Dept. of Marine Sciences
    Connie S. Russ, The University of Connecticut , Dept. of Marine Sciences
  • 4:50 p.m.
    Relationship Between Oxygen Consumption and Sediment-Water Fluxes of Dissolved Heavy Metals in Coastal Marine Sediments.
    James P Shine*, Harvard School of Public Health
    Raveendra V Ika, Harvard School of Public Health
    Timothy E Ford, Harvard School of Public Health
  • 5:10 p.m.
    PAH Concentrations of the Particulate, Colloidal and Dissolved Phases in Resuspended Contaminated Sediments.
    Lora R McGuinness*, Rutgers University
    Sam C Wainright,
• Monday October 13, 1997, 4:10 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  
  Can We Rebuild Ecosystems? A Discussion on Estuarine Habitiat Restoration
  Organizers:
  Fred Short, Jackson Estuarine Lab, University of New Hampshire
• Monday October 13, 1997, 4:10 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  
  Workshop on Investigation-Based Teaching in Introductory Coastal Marine Courses
  Organizers:
  Charlene D'Avanzo, Hampshire College
• Monday October 13, 1997, 7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
  
  Sustaining Healthy Coasts---NOAA Strategic Planning Process
  Organizers:
  Margaret Davidson, Director, NOAA Coastal Services Center
• Monday October 13, 1997, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
  
  Workshop on Estuarine Turbidity Maxima: What Can We Learn by Comparing Estuaries?
  Organizers:
  Wim Kimmerer, San Francisco State University

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Tuesday October 14, 1997

• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  
  Registration
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  Nutrient-Driven Eutrophication
  Organizers:
  Hans Paerl, University of North Carolina (hans_paerl@unc.edu)
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Shallow Waters and Nutrient Enrichment---Results of Several Mesocosm Experiments.
    S. Nixon*, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    S. Granger, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    B. Buckley, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    D. Taylor, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    S. Sherwood, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    H.-J. Lin, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    J. McMahon, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    J. Bintz, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    K. Smith, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Response of Northern Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia to Nutrient Flux of the Mississippi River System.
    N. Rabalais*, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
    D. Justic, Louisiana State University
    Eugene Turner, Louisiana State University
    J. Wiseman, Jr., Louisiana State Universiy
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Human Alteration of Riverine Nitrogen Fluxes to the North Atlantic Ocean: The Analysis of the International SCOPE Nitrogen Project.
    Robert W Howarth*, Cornell University
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Refreshment break
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The Role of Light Limitation in Regulating Algal Responses to Nutrient Enrichment in the Coastal Zone.
    James E. Cloern*, U.S. Geological Survey
  • 11:00 a.m.
    The Vulnerability of Intertidal and Subtidal Macrophytes to Eutrophication of Estuaries in the New World Tropics.
    Robert R. Twilley*, University of Southwestern Louisiana
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Discussion
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  Estuarine Fisheries: Science and Management
  Organizers:
  Ed Houde, CBL, University of Maryland
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Factors affecting the status of anadromous fishes within the Albemarle Sound drainage, North Carolina and Virginia.
    Joseph E. Hightower*, North Carolina State University
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Restoring Atlantic Sturgeon to an Era of Abundance (1880-1900 A.D.).
    David H. Secor*, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
    John R. Waldman, Hudson River Foundation
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Measures of Habitat Quality for Estuarine Juvenile Fishes.
    Kenneth W. Able*, Rutgers University, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Refreshment break
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Managing Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fisheries: Evaluating Biotic and Abiotic Processes to Predict Fishery Yield.
    Eduardo X. Martinez*, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center,
    James M. Nance, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center,
    Thomas J. Minello, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center,
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Fish Production and Habitat Quality: A Comparison Among the Chesapeake, Delaware, and Hudson Estuaries.
    Stephen B. Brandt*, Buffalo State College
    Eric Demers, Buffalo State College
    Karen L. Barry, Buffalo State College
    Peter A Klose, Buffalo State College
    J. Michael Jech, Buffalo State College
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Climate Change and Management of Fish Populations in the San Francisco Bay/Delta Estuary.
    William A. Bennett*, University of California Davis, Bodega Marine Laboratory
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  Consequences of Habitat Change
  Organizers:
  John Callaway, San Diego State University
  Joy Zedler, San Diego State University (jzedler@perl.sdsu.edu)
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Conservation Status of U.S. Plants and Animals: Patterns of Imperilment by Major Habitat Types.
    Bruce A. Stein*, The Nature Conservancy
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Habitat Change and Estuarine Dynamics.
    John Pethick*, Centre for Coastal Management
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Wetland Habitat Alterations, Causes, and Restoration Efforts in the Lower Mississippi River Alluvial Plain and in Coastal Louisiana.
    Gary P. Shaffer*, Southeastern Louisiana University
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Refreshment break
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Are shallow estuarine habitats functionally equivalent as nursery areas?: A comparison of salt marsh, seagrass, and nonvegetated habitats.
    Lawrence P. Rozas*, NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service
    Thomas J. Minello, NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Effects of Common Reed Removal on Marsh Nitrogen Cycling.
    Stuart EG Findlay*, Institute of Ecosystem Studies
    Cathleen C. Wigand,
    Peter M. Groffman,
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  Recovering Bays and Estuaries
  Organizers:
  David Taylor, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (dtaylor160@AOL.COM)
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Chesapeake Bay: The Road to Recovery from Nutrient Pollution.
    Robert E. Magnien*, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Infaunal ``Recovery" as a Control on Sediment Organic Matter Remineralization and the Fate of Regenerated Nutrients in Boston Harbor.
    Brian L Howes*,
    David R Schlezinger, Boston University
    J A Blake, ENSR Consulting and Engineering
    D C Rhodes, ENSR Consulting and Engineering
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Oceanic Loading as a Factor in Recovery of Coastal Ecosystems.
    John R. Kelly*, North Carolina State University
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Refreshment break
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Responses of Water Quality and Seagrass Distribution to Nitrogen Load Reductions---A Case Study From Sarasota Bay, Florida.
    David A. Tomasko *, Southwest Florida Water Management District
    D. Mark Alderson, Sarasota Bay National Estuary Program
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Impact of the Clean Water Act on Water Quality Trends in the Lower Hudson River.
    Marie L. O'Shea*, New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Marine
    Thomas M. Brosnan, International Life Sciences Institute
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Recovery of the Hillsborough Bay estuary (Tampa Bay), Florida. Results from 25 years of nutrient control.
    J.O.R. Johansson*, Bay Study Group, City of Tampa
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Benthos, Part B
  

  1:00 p.m.
  Comparison of total number and active number of bacteria in marine sediments
  Jill Schmidt*, University of Washington
  Jody W. Deming, University of Washington

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Assessment of Storm Drain Out Falls Using Benthic Characteristics.
    Paul A. Montagna*, University of Texas Marine Science Institute
    R. S. Carr, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
    M. C. Kennicutt, Texas A&M University, Geochemical & Environmental Research Group
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Benthic biodiversity in a polluted estuary.
    Ana Paula Mucha, Institute of Biomedical Science - Oporto University - Portugal
    Adriano A. Bordalo*, Institute of Biomedical Science - Oporto University - Portugal
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Intertidal Sand Flats in Jamaica Bay---Disturbance and Community Structure.
    David R. Franz*, Biology Dept., Brooklyn College CUNY
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Chesapeake Bay Benthic Monitoring Program: I. Development of Restoration Goals and an Index Quantifying Attainment.
    Stephen B. Weisberg, SCCWRP
    J. Ananda Ranasinghe, Versar Inc
    Daniel M. Dauer*, Department of Biological Sciences
    Linda C. Schaffner, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    Robert J. Diaz, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    Jeffrey B. Frithsen, Versar Inc
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Chesapeake Bay Benthic Monitoring Program: III. Status Estimates Using Probability Sampling.
    J. Ananda Ranasinghe, Versar Inc
    Daniel M. Dauer*, Department of Biological Sciences
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Chesapeake Bay Benthic Monitoring Program: IV. Optimizing Temporal Sampling.
    Raymond W. Alden, III, Old Dominion University
    Stephen B. Weisberg, SCCWRP
    J. Ananda Ranasinghe, Versar Inc
    Daniel M. Dauer*, Department of Biological Sciences
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Chesapeake Bay Benthic Monitoring Program: V. Linking Trends in the Benthos with Trends in Water Quality.
    Daniel M. Dauer*, Department of Biological Sciences
    Raymond W. Alden, III, Old Dominion University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Chesapeake Bay Benthic Monitoring Program: II. Trends using Fixed-Point Stations.
    Daniel M. Dauer*, Department of Biological Sciences
    J. Ananda Ranasinghe, Versar Inc
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Natural variation in the vertical distribution of benthic macrofauna within estuarine sediments.
    Amanda Maxemchuk-Daly*, The College of William and Mary School of Marine Science, Virginia
    Robert J. Diaz, The College of William and Mary School of Marine Science, Virginia
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Distribution and Population Recruitment of a Prosobranch Snail, {\em Littoridinops tenuipes}, in a Maine Estuary.
    Michael Mazurkiewicz*, University of Southern Maine
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Physical energy and sediment regimes along an estuarine gradient: Implications for benthic community structure and function.
    Michele A Horvath, Dept. Of Biological Sciences, The College of William & Mary, VA Inst.
    Linda C Schaffner*, Dept. Of Biological Sciences, The College of William & Mary, VA Inst.
  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Distribution and Structure of Soft-bottom Macrobenthos in Puget Sound in Relation to Natural and Anthropogenic Factors.
    Roberto J. Llanso*, Washington State Department of Ecology
  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Living Seashore: An Interactive Multimedia Guide to the Invertebrates of Hammonasset State Park.
    Peter E. Pellegrino*, Southern Connecticut State University
    M. Mroczka, Cedar Island Marine Research Laboratory
    T. Casanova, Cedar Island Marine Research Laboratory
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Population Dynamics of the Polychaete {\em Chaetopterus variopedatus} and the Connection to Benthic-Pelagic Coupling within the Mainstem of Lower Chesapeake Bay.
    Michelle L. Thompson*, The College of William & Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    Linda C. Schaffner, The College of William & Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Estuarine Fisheries and Fish
  

  1:00 p.m.
  Distribution and abundance of neonate and juvenile sharks in an estuary in the northeastern Gulf of Mexica
  John Carlson

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Are Wetter Watersheds Better for Striped Bass?
    Karin E. Limburg*, University of Stockholm
    Michael L. Pace, Institute of Ecosystem Studies
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Pelagic Fishes in Delaware Bay.
    Eric Demers*, Great Lakes Center
    Karen L. Barry, Great Lakes Center
    J. Michael Jech, Great Lakes Center
    Stephen B. Brandt, Great Lakes Center
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Length-at-Maturity of Female Summer Flounder {\em (Paralichthys Dentatus)}.
    Courtney Stirling Casey, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    Bruno Soffientino*, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    Catalina Martinez, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    Mark Terceiro, National Marine Fisheries Service
    Frank P. Almeida, National Marine Fisheries Service
    Jennifer L. Specker, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Relationship Between Density of Larval Soft-shell clam Mya arenaria and Settlement of Young-of-the-Year.
    Paul Geoghegan*, Normandeau Associates Inc.
    Marcia A. Bowen, Normandeau Associates Inc.
    Susan S. Ward, Normandeau Associates Inc.
    Ronald A. Sher, North Atlantic Energy Service Corp.
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Estuarine fish and fisheries of two east coast Australian rivers.
    Ron West*, University of Wollongong (Australia)
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Factors affecting soft-shell clam Mya arenaria density in a New Hampshire estuary.
    Marcia Bowen*, Normandeau Associates Inc.
    Paul Geoghegan, Normandeau Associates Inc.
    Ronald A. Sher, North Atlantic Energy Service Corp.
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Distribution and Abundance of bay anchovy {\em (Anchoa mitchilli)} in the Hudson River Estuary.
    Peter A Klose*, Great Lakes Center at Buffalo State College
    Stephen B Brandt*, Great Lakes Center at Buffalo State College
    Kyle J Hartman*, West Virginia University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    A new and fast method for removing nekton from sheetmetal drop rings in marsh, SAV, sand, and mud habitats.
    Giancarlo Cicchetti*, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Production of Atlantic croaker and Spot in Weeks Bay, Alabama.
    Michael T. Brackin*, University of South Alabama
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Juvenile fishes as by-catch in the shrimp post-larvae fishery.
    Nancy Alvaro, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales
    William Rizzo, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales
    Sheyla Massay, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales
    N. Gaibor*, Instituto Nacional de Pesca
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Habitat Change
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Landscape Approach To Epibenthic Use of Oyster And Marsh Habitats.
    John M. Rhoads*, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Martin H. Posey, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Troy D. Alphin, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Spatial Predictability of Habitat Dynamics in a River-mouth Tidal Freshwater Marsh.
    Gregory B Pasternack*, The Johns Hopkins University
    Grace S Brush, The Johns Hopkins University
    William Hilgartner, The Johns Hopkins University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Consequences of Recruitment Limitation to the Natural Recovery of Estuarine Habitats: Lessons from Temperate Mangrove Forests in Sydney, Australia.
    Todd E. Minchinton*, University of Wollongong (Australia) and Brown University (USA)
  • 1:00 p.m.
    A Multiple Scale Process Model to Predict Habitat Changes in Coastal Landscapes.
    Mary L. White, Coastal Ecology Institute
    Jay F. Martin, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
    Enrique Reyes*, Coastal Ecology Institute
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Patch Size and Edge Effects on Nekton Use of Marsh Islands.
    Lindsay M. Martin*, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Martin H. Posey, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Troy D. Alphin, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Boating as an ecosystem stressor.
    Richard E. Crawford*, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Stable Isotopes
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Using stable isotopes to assess the spatial and seasonal variation of food sources in Ria Formosa, a tidal lagoon of Southern Portugal.
    Raquel Mach\'as*, Universidade do Algarve, UCTRA.
    Rui Santos, Universidade do Algarve, UCTRA.
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Effects Of Sewage Nitrogen On The Isotopic Composition Of An Estuarine Food Web.
    Nicky Sheats*, Harvard University
    Sam C Wainright, Rutgers University
    Joseph P. Montoya, Harvard University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Nitrogen Source Among Estuarine Zooplankton As Revealed By A $^{15}$N Tracer Experiment: Different Nitrogen Turnover Rates, Or Different Diets?
    R. Mach\'as*, Universidade do Algarve
    A. Deegan, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory
    J. Peterson, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory
    E. Hughes, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory
  • 1:00 p.m.
    $^{15}$N Enrichment of Phytoplankton in the Oligohaline Zone of the Plum Island Sound Estuary, Massachusetts.
    Matthew Distler*, Amherst College
    Jeff Hughes, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory
    Linda A. Deegan, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory
    Bruce J. Peterson, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory
    Robert Max Holmes, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Food Web Determination Using a Multiple Stable Isotope Mixing Model.
    Susan Crane Lubetkin*, Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management, UW
    Charles Simenstad, Fisheries Department, UW
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Sea Level Rise and Its Impact on Estuaries
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A Simulation Model for Predicting the Effect of Relative Sea Level Rise on Wetland Elevation and Sustainability.
    John M. Rybczyk*, Louisiana State University
    John W. Day, Louisiana State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Sea Level and Land Level: Compared Effects of Forced Drainage in the Mississippi River and Sacramento-San Joaquin Deltas.
    G. Paul Kemp*, Center for Coastal, Energy and Environmental Resources
    Hassan S. Mashriqui, Center for Coastal, Energy and Environmental Resources
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Atlantic Sea Level Rise, Lagoonal Marsh Loss, and Wildlife Habitat Implications.
    R. Michael Erwin*, Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Management of Upland Transition Areas in Response to Accelerated Sea Level Rise.
    Richard A. Orson*, Orson Environmental Consulting
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Accelerated Sea Level Rise in Southern New England and its Impacts on Salt Marshes.
    Jeffrey P Donnelly*, Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Physical Processes
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Influence of Baroclinic Pressure Gradients on Vertical Shear in Estuarine Tidal Currents.
    Julie A Amft*, Skidaway Inst. of Oceanography
    Jackson O Blanton, Skidaway Inst. of Oceanography
  • 1:00 p.m.
    A Data Set for Characterization of the Distributaries of the Atchafalaya River Deltas.
    A. M. Ferreira da Silva, USACE Waterways Experiment Station
    J. V. Letter *, USACE Waterways Experiment Station
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Separating Barotropic Flow From Baroclinic Flow in Coastal Plain Estuaries.
    Chunyan Li*, Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography, Old Dominion University
    Arnoldo Velle-Levinson, Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography, Old Dominion University
    Kuo-Chuin Wong, College of Marine Sciences, University of Delaware
    Kamazima Lwiza, College of Marine Sciences, University of Delaware
  • 1:00 p.m.
    The role of Great Lakes estuaries in trapping of terrestrially derived materials.
    Richard A. MacKenzie*, Center for Great Lakes Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    David N. Edgington, Center for Great Lakes Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    J. Val Klump, Center for Great Lakes Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Hydrographic Variability in a Shallow Embayment.
    Linda M Huzzey*, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
    Malcolm L Spaulding, Univ. of Rhode Island
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Dynamics of Destratification in the Severn River Estuary.
    Mario E. C. Vieira*, US Naval Academy
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Hydrodynamics, Sediment Resuspension, and Light Attenuation in a Shallow Coastal Lagoon, Lower Laguna Madre, Texas.
    Cheryl A. Brown*, Conrad Blucher Institute, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Seasonal and Inter-annual Variability of Water Levels in Barataria Bay, LA.
    Lawrence J. Rouse*, Louisiana State University
    James F. Cruise, University of Alabama at Huntsville
    Ron J. Rovansek, Louisiana State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Sediment Dynamics and Bottom Morphology in the Satilla River Estuary.
    Clark R. Alexander*, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
    Amy M.. Simoneau, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Planktonic Processes
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Plankton Dynamics in the Pensacola-Escambia Bay Systems.
    Emile M. Lores*, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Ecology Division
    James M. Dugger,
    J. Kevin Summers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Michael A. Lewis, U.S. EPA
    John Macauley, U.S. EPA
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Community analysis of the ammonia-oxidising bacteria in the Scheldt estuary by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) of specifically amplified 16S-rDNA.
    Monique de Bie*, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Coastal
    Onno Diekmann, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Coastal
    George A Kowalchuk, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Centre for Terrestrial Ecology
    Tim Schuurman, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Centre for Limnology
    Arjen Speksnijder, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Centre for Limnology
    Gabriel Zwart, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Centre for Limnology
    Riks J Laanbroek, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Centre for Limnology
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Characterization of Surf Zone and Nearshore Ichthyoplankton Assemblages from Northern New Jersey.
    Patricia M. Tolley*, DynTel
    Douglas Clarke, Waterways Experiment Station
    Mark Burlas, US Army Engineer District, New York
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Population Mean and Individual Variation in Resting Egg Production by Acartia hudsonica in Narragansett Bay.
    David E. Avery*, University of Rhode Island
  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Attenuation of Solar Ultraviolet Radiation in the Estuarine Waters of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
    Jennifer E. Prentice*, University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography
    Alfred K. Hanson, Jr., University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Alternative respiration in phytoplankton.
    Niels T. Eriksen, Odense University
    Alan J. Lewitus*, University of South Carolina
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Effects of Solar Ultraviolet Radiation on Marine Planktonic Ciliate Survival: A Comparison of Coastal and Estuarine Assemblages.
    Elena B Martin*, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    Alfred K Hanson, Jr., Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    Dian J Gifford, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
  • 1:00 p.m.
    The regulation of bacterial growth and productivity in a salt marsh tidal creek.
    Kenneth C. Hayes*, Coastal Carolina University
    Eric T. Koepfler, Coastal Carolina University
    Alan J. Lewitus, University of South Carolina
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Nutrient Sources in an Unurbanized Pacific Northwest Estuary.
    A. C. Sigleo*, US EPA
    K. A. Sayce, Shoalwater Botanical
    P. C. Stotts, US EPA
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Recovering Bays and Estuaries
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Recovery of Meiobenthos in the Bays of the Largest European Lake Ladoga Destroyed by Discharges of Pulp and Paper Mills and Significance of Meiobenthos for Ecological Indication of Coastal Lake Zone.
    Evgenij A. Kurashov*, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Effects of Reduced Phosphate Loading on Concentrations of Dissolved Phosphate in Southern San Francisco Bay Estuary, California.
    Stephen W. Hager, U.S. Geological Survey
    Laurence E. Schemel*, U.S. Geological Survey
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Increased water transparency and clam size as indicators of recovery.
    Michael A. Poirrier*, University of New Orleans
    John C. Francis, University of New Orleans
    Stephanie S. Wilson, University of New Orleans
    Carol D. Franze, University of New Orleans
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Research Reserves and Sanctuaries
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Effects Of Tropical Storms/Hurricanes On Basic Water Quality Variability In Tidal North Carolina And South Carolina Estuaries.
    Steve W Ross*, North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve
    William E Thompson, North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve
    Paul A Grimshaw, North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve
    Joseph P Schubauer-Berigan, North Inlet-Winyah Bay NERR
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Distribution of Trace Elements in Sediments of Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (RBNERR), Southwest Florida.
    Toby A. Rickabaugh*, Department of Geology, Indiana Univ./Purdue Univ. at Indianapolis
    Lenore P. Tedesco, Department of Geology, Indiana Univ./Purdue Univ. at Indianapolis
    Michael Savarese, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
    Gabriel M. Filippelli, Department of Geology, Indiana Univ./Purdue Univ. at Indianapolis
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Nutrient Inputs to Elkhorn Slough, CA: Interpreting an 8 Year Record of Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring.
    Jane M. Caffrey *, Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
    Susan Shaw, Elkhorn Slough Foundation
    Mark Silberstein, Elkhorn Slough Foundation
    Andrew DeVogelaere, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
    Michelle White, Elkhorn Slough Foundation
    Kathy Thomasberg, Monterey County Water Resources Agency
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve: Research for Coastal Zone Management.
    Douglas A. Bulthuis*, Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
    Terence C. Stevens, Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Seagrass, Part B
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Leaf productivity and blade chlorophyll concentration in the subtropical seagrass {\em Halodule wrightii} Aschers.: A comparison of leaf-clipping and leaf-marking techniques.
    Joseph L. Kowalski*, The University of Texas - Pan American
    Terry C. Allison, The University of Texas - Pan American
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Irradiance variations at seagrass beds of two Zosteraceae species in northern Japan.
    Hitoshi Iizumi*, Hokkaido National Fisheries Research Institute
    Yuji Machiguchi, Hokkaido National Fisheries Research Institute
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Acoustic Monitoring of the Japanese and Korean Endemic Seagrass, {\em Zostera caulescens}.
    Kenichi Tatsukawa*, Ocean research Institute, University of Tokyo
    Keiko Aioi, Ocean research Institute, University of Tokyo
    Teruhisa Komatsu, Ocean research Institute, University of Tokyo
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Diurnal changes in the pore water sulfide concentrations in the seagrass beds and bare areas of lower Laguna Madre, Texas.
    Kun-Seop Lee*, University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute
    Kenneth H Dunton, University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Light Effects on Tuber Production.
    Henry A Ruhl*, US Geological Survey
    Nancy B Rybicki, US Geological Survey
    Justin T Reel, US Geological Survey
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Long Term Trends in Seagrass beds in the Northern Banana River and Mosquito Lagoon, Kennedy Space Center.
    Jane Anne Provancha*, NASA/Kennedy Space Center
    Douglas Marvin Scheidt, NASA/Kennedy Space Center
  • 1:00 p.m.
    SAV Biomass in the Chesapeake Bay.
    Kenneth A. Moore*, The Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    David J. Wilcox, The Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    Robert J. Orth, The Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  • 1:00 p.m.
    SAV bed dynamics in the lower and middle Chesapeake Bay: Application of a GIS modeling tool.
    David J. Wilcox*, College of William and Mary
    Matthew C. Harwell, College of William and Mary
    Robert J. Orth, College of William and Mary
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Processes Affecting Algal-Searass Dynamics in the Littoral Zone of the Goodwin Islands, Virginia.
    Eva Machelor Bailey*, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Determination of the Ecological Role of the Seagrass {\em Halophila johnsonii}; A Potentially Endangered Species in Southeast Florida.
    Schlese Heidelbaugh*, Florida Institute of Technology
    Walter G. Nelson, Florida Institute of Technology
  • 1:00 p.m.
    SAV Distribution and Abundance Trends and Water Quality in Chesapeake Bayfrom 1971 to 1996.
    Judith F. Nowak*, The College of William and Mary in Virginia
    Robert J. Orth, The College of William and Mary in Virginia
    David J. Wilcox, The College of William and Mary in Virginia
    Kenneth A. Moore, The College of William and Mary in Virginia
    Peter Bergstrom, US Fish and Wildlife Service
    Thomas Parham, Maryland Dept. of Natural Rescources
    Leah S. Nagey, The College of William and Mary in Virginia
    Jennifer R. Whiting, The College of William and Mary in Virginia
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Changes in seagrass in Indian River Lagoon since 1943: correlation with changes in runoff.
    Robert W. Virnstein*, St. Johns River Water Management District
    D. Samuel Rajasekhar, St. Johns River Water Management District
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Seagrass Habitat Utilization by Fishes in Muddy and Sandy Substrates in the Atlantic coast of Guatemala.
    Alejandro Arrivillaga*, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State
    Donald M. Baltz, Coastal Fisheries Institute and Department of Oceanography and
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Historical Distributions of Eelgrass in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
    A. M. Doherty*, Brown University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Spatial Modeling of Eelgrass Habitat Change in Great Bay, New Hampshire.
    Frederick T Short*, University of New Hampshire Department of Natural Resources Jackson
    David M Burdick, University of New Hampshire Department of Natural Resources Jackson
    Roelof M Boumans, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Institute for Ecological Economics.
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Water clarity and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) growth in the Magothy and Severn Rivers, Maryland, 1971-1996.
    Peter W. Bergstrom*, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Phosphatase Activity and Carbohydrate Demands in Eelgrass {\em (Zostera marina L.)} Under Nitrate Enrichment and Elevated Temperature.
    Brant W. Touchette*, North Carolina State University
    JoAnn M. Burkholder, North Carolina State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Declining Seagrass Habitat in the Northern Gulf of Mexico.
    Lawrence R. Handley*, National Wetlands Research Center
    Arturo G Calix, National Wetlands Research Center
    William R Jones, National Wetlands Research Center
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Trophic Interactions
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Evidence for Top-down Control of P. pugio Populations in NJ Estuaries.
    Celine Santiago*, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Suruchi Bhan, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Graeme M. Smith, Rutgers University
    Judith S. Weis, Rutgers University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Comparison of Estuarine Carbon and Nitrogen Food Web Economies:Is Nitrogen a Better Indicator of Important Organic Matter Sources Than Carbon?
    Robert H Garritt*, Marine Biological Lab
    Linda A Deegan, Marine Biological Lab
    Charles A Simenstad, University of Washington
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Effect of habitat complexity on predation by Callinectes sapidus on prey of different mobility.
    Rosa Florido-Araujo*, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, UNAM.
    Alberto J Sanchez, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, UNAM
  • 1:00 p.m.
    White perch trophic dynamics in the Chesapeake Bay: diet, growth, and bioenergetics.
    Michael T Weimer*, Buffalo State College
    Stephen Brandt, Buffalo State College
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Seals
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Harbor Seal Population Trends in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
    Cheryl L Schroeder*, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-3:10 p.m.
  Benthic-Pelagic Coupling
  Chairs:
  Robert Whitlatch, University of Connecticut
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Retention of N-nutrients in macrozoobenthos of Danish estuaries---Importance of load and water depth.
    Alf B. Josefson*, Natl. Environment Res. Inst.
    Flemming Muhlenberg, Natl. Environment. Res. Inst.
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Effects of Nutrient Laoding and Warming on the Structure and Function of Coastal Ecosystems.
    Aimee A. Keller*, University of RI, GSO
  • 2:10 p.m.
    Trophic links in salt marshes: seasonal shifts in the carbon source of the ribbed mussel, {\em Geukensia demissa}.
    Daniel A. Kreeger*, Academy of Natural Sciences
    Roger I. E. Newell, University of Maryland
  • 2:30 p.m.
    A quantified budget of energy flow from infauna to nekton in salt marshes and adjacent unvegetated and SAV habitats.
    Giancarlo Cicchetti*, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    Robert J. Diaz, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  • 2:50 p.m.
    Utilization of Sandy Beach Infauna by Surf Zone Fishes on the New Jersey Shore.
    Gary L. Ray*, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station
    Patricia Tolley, Dyntel
    Mark Burlas, U.S. Army Engineer District, New York
    Robert Will, U.S. Army Engineer District, New York
    Howard Ruben, U.S. Army Engineer District, New York
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-3:10 p.m.
  Fisheries, II: Habitats, Environment, and Fish Dynamics
  Chairs:
  Jack Pearce, Buzzards Bay Marine Lab
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Population-specific differential mortality during simulated winter conditions of young-of-the-year mummichogs from a highly contaminated and non contaminated site.
    Timothy Gleason*, US Environmental Protection Agency, NHEERL, AED, Narragansett, RI
    Kenneth Rocha, US Environmental Protection Agency, NHEERL, AED, Narragansett, RI
    Phillip Edwards, US Environmental Protection Agency, NHEERL, AED, Narragansett, RI
    Steven Rego, US Environmental Protection Agency, NHEERL, AED, Narragansett, RI
    Jonathan Serbst, US Environmental Protection Agency, NHEERL, AED, Narragansett, RI
    Denise Champlin, US Environmental Protection Agency, NHEERL, AED, Narragansett, RI
    Marguerite Pelletier, US Environmental Protection Agency, NHEERL, AED, Narragansett, RI
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Feeding Habits of Winter Flounder {\em (Pleuronectes americanus)} in a Community Exposed to Anthropogenic Disturbance.
    John K Carlson*, National Marine Fisheries Service
    Todd A Randall, University of Mississippi
    Mathew E Mroczka, Cedar Island Marine Research Laboratory
  • 2:10 p.m.
    Species turnover along environmental gradients and the description of estuarine landscape pattern.
    John M Manderson*, Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory:Behavioral Ecology Investigation
    Allan W Stoner, Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory NMFS, NOAA: Behavioral Ecology
    Linda L Stehlick, Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory NMFS, NOAA: Behavioral Ecology
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Habitat and Food Partitioning Between Two Co-occurring Sturgeons in the Hudson River Estuary.
    Nancy J. Haley*, University of Massachusetts
    Mark B. Bain, Cornell University
  • 2:50 p.m.
    Does summer temperature limit growth of southern flounder, {\em Paralichthys lethostigma:} a field and laboratory investigation.
    Dawn D. Davis*, North Carolina State University
    John M. Miller, North Carolina State University
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-3:10 p.m.
  Consequences of Habitat Change
  Organizers:
  John Callaway, San Diego State University
  Joy Zedler, San Diego State University (jzedler@perl.sdsu.edu)
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Tidal Creek Habitats: Sentinel Habitats for Assessing the Effects of Watershed Development on Coastal Ecosystems.
    A. Frederick Holland*, South Carolina Marine Resources Research Institute
    George H.M. Riekerk, South Carolina Marine Resources Research Institute
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Salt Marsh Conversion: Influence of a Freshwater Discharge on a Tidal Salt Marsh in South San Francisco Bay.
    Ronald R. Duke*, H. T. Harvey \& Associates
    Patrick J. Bourseir, H. T. Harvey \& Associates
    Don Arnold, City of San Jose, CA
  • 2:10 p.m.
    Habitat modification and remediation: Implications for the Savannah River striped bass population.
    Thomas R. Reinert*, Georgia Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
    Michael J. Van Den Avyle, Biological Resources Division, USGS
    Julie Wallin, Florida Marine Research Institute
  • 2:50 p.m.
    The state of estuaries along the west coast of India: Examples from Goa and Kerala.
    Antonio Mascarenhas*, National Institute of Oceanography
    Onkar S. Chauhan, National Institute of Oceanography
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-3:10 p.m.
  Impacts of Coastal Disturbances
  Chairs:
  Joe Kelley, University of Maine
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Anthropogenic ContaminantLoadings to a Major Southeastern River, Exacerbated by a Mid-Intensity Hurricane.
    Howard B. Glasgow, Jr.*, North Carolina State University
    JoAnn M. Burkholder, North Carolina State University
    Nora J. Deamer-Melia, North Carolina State University
    Elle K. Hannon, North Carolina State University
    Jeffrey P. Manning, North Carolina State University
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Effects of sediment physical and chemical parameters on growth and recruitment in mangrove forests following catastrophic disturbance.
    Thomas J. Smith, III*, Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
    William J. Weibe,
    James A. Merickel,
  • 2:10 p.m.
    The Effects of Hurricanes Bertha and Fran on the Backbarrier Environments of Masonboro Island, NC.
    A. Elizabeth Moundalexis*, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Lynn A. Leonard, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    William J. Cleary, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Effects of Hurricane Fran on Diatom Assemblages from a Southeastern North Carolina Backbarrier Marsh.
    Jacquie Hilterman*, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Lynn A. Leonard, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Richard A. Laws, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
  • 2:50 p.m.
    The Effects of Hurricane Fran on Water Quality and Benthos in the Cape Fear River, North Carolina.
    G. Christopher Shank*, Center for Marine Science Research - University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Michael A. Mallin, Center for Marine Science Research - University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Martin H. Posey, Center for Marine Science Research - University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Matthew R. McIver, Center for Marine Science Research - University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Scott H. Ensign, Center for Marine Science Research - University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Troy D. Alphin, Center for Marine Science Research - University of North Carolina at Wilmington
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-3:10 p.m.
  Utilization of Stable Isotopes to Trace Ecosystem Linkages, I
  Organizers:
  Carolyn Currin, NMFS, Beaufort, North Carolina
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    The Influence of Riverborne Detritus on an Estuarine Community Diet: Apalachicola Bay, FL.
    Jeffrey P Chanton*, Florida State University
    Graham Lewis, NW Florida Water Managment District
  • 1:50 p.m.
    How Is Net Heterotrophy Possible in Estuaries?
    Luis A. Cifuentes*, Texas A&M University
    Peter M. Eldridge, Texas A&M University & Texas Parks & Wildlife
  • 2:10 p.m.
    Nitrogen Cycling in the Oligohaline Zone of the Plum Island Sound Estuary, Massachusetts.
    Robert Max Holmes*, Marine Biological Laboratory
    Bruce J. Peterson, Marine Biological Laboratory
    Brian Fry,
    Linda Deegan, Marine Biological Laboratory
    Jeff Hughes, Marine Biological Laboratory
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Benthic-Pelagic Coupling in the Oligohaline Zone of the Plum Island Sound Estuary, MA.
    J. E. Hughes*, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543
    L. A. Deegan, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543
    B. J. Peterson, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543
    R. M. Holmes, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543
  • 2:50 p.m.
    Stable Nitrogen Isotopic Tracers to Nutrient.
    William J Showers*, North Carolina State University
    Jon Karr, North Carolina State University
    Hans W Paerl, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
  Dissolved Organics
  Chairs:
  Jim McKenna, Williams College-Mystic
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Transport and transformation of molecular weight size classes of dissolved organic matter (DOM) through two Georgia estuaries.
    Joseph S. Covert *, University of Georgia
    Yu-Ping Chin, The Ohio State University
    Mary Ann Moran, University of Georgia
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Biogeochemical Characterization and Lability of Terrestrial DOM---an LMER Intercomparison.
    Charles S. Hopkinson*, Marine Biological Laboratory
  • 2:10 p.m.
    The Effects of High-Molecular Weight Dissolved Organic Carbon (HMW DOC) on the Fate and Transport of Heavy Metals in Bayou Trepagnier, Louisiana, U.S.A.
    Corey D. Lambert*, Tulane University
    Thomas S. Bianchi, Tulane University
    George C. Flowers, Tulane University
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Dissolved Organic Matter Cycling in a Subtropical Seagrass-Dominated Lagoon.
    Susan Ziegler*, Marine Science Institute
    Ronald Benner, Marine Science Institute
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-3:10 p.m.
  Seagrass, I: Reproductive Ecology and Genetics
  Chairs:
  Robert Orth, College of William and Mary
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Sexual Versus Asexual Reproduction in Clonal Eelgrass: A Demographic Analysis and Elasticity Analysis.
    Patrick J Ewanchuk*, Brown University
    S L Williams, San Diego State University
    T A Ebert, San Diego State University
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Clonal Diversity in Florida Bay Populations of the Seagrass Thalassia testudinum.
    Jenny L Cutler*, Florida International University
    Daniel L Childers, Florida International University
  • 2:10 p.m.
    A hybrid model for near field pollen dispersal and capture in an {\em Amphibolis antarctica} meadow.
    Jennifer Joan Verduin*, Institut fuer Meereskunde
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Dispersal vectors, reproductive output and population structure: Eelgrass in Chesapeake Bay.
    Matthew C. Harwell*, College of William and Mary
    Robert J. Orth, College of William and Mary
  • 2:50 p.m.
    Reproductive Ecology of {\em Thalassia testudinum} from the Lower Laguna Madre, Texas: Seed Production, Dispersal, Survival and Physiology.
    James E. Kaldy*, University of Texas Marine Science Institute
    Kenneth H. Dunton, University of Texas Marine Science Institute
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-3:10 p.m.
  Sea Level Rise and Its Impacts on Estuaries, I
  Organizers:
  Richard A. Orson, Orson Environmental Consulting (raorson@aol.com)
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Salt Marsh Response to Relative Sea-Level Rise: Historic vs. Contemporary Evidence from a Coastal Louisiana Beach Ridge Plain.
    Denise J. Reed*, LUMCON
    Brent A McKee, LUMCON
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Tidal Wetland Response to Sea Level and Climatic Variability in the Florida Big Bend.
    Ellen A. Raabe*, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg, FL
    Richard P. Stumpf, U.S. Geologcial Survey, St. Petersburg, FL
    Kimberly Williams, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
    James L. Ladner, Florida Geological Survey
  • 2:10 p.m.
    The Stability of Coastal Wetlands of South Florida: The Role of Sea Level and Major Hurricanes.
    Lenore P. Tedesco*, Department of Geology Indiana/Purdue University at Indianapolis
    Harold R. Wanless, Dept. of Geological Sciences University of Miami
  • 2:30 p.m.
    The relationship among vertical accretion, elevation change and sea-level rise in selected wetlands of Europe and North America.
    Donald R. Cahoon*, U. S. Geological Survey
    John W. Day, Jr., Louisiana State University
    Denise J. Reed, LUMCON
  • 2:50 p.m.
    Sea Level Rise and Mediterranean Deltaic Wetlands: Importance of Riverine Input.
    John W. Day*, Louisiana State University
    Carles Ibanez, University of Barcelona
    Didier Pont, Universite de Lyon
    Philippe F. Hensel, Louisiana State University
    Andrea Rismondo, SELC, Inc.
    Francesco Scarton, SELC, Inc.
    Daniele Are, SELC, Inc.
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-3:10 p.m.
  
  Workshop on Nitrification in Estuarine Systems and Their Watersheds
  Organizers:
  Veronica Berounsky, University of Rhode Island
  Gilles Billen, Universit\'e de Bruxelles
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 3:40 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  Fisheries, III: Biology of Populations and Communities
  Chairs:
  Jack Pearce, Buzzards Bay Marine Lab
  

  • 3:40 p.m.
    Limited production of fishes and shrimps within an estuarine nursery: evidence of long-term stability and carrying capacity.
    Dennis M. Allen*, Baruch Marine Field Laboratory, University of South Carolina
    Ginger Ogburn-Matthews, Baruch Marine Field Laboratory, University of South Carolina
    Susan Service, University of California - San Francisco
  • 4:00 a.m.
    Transport and dispersal of bay anchovy {\em (Anchoa mitchilli)} eggs and larvae in Chesapeake Bay.
    Elizabeth J. Watkins*, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Center for Environmental and
    Edward D. Houde, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Center for Environmental and
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Overwintering growth and mortality of young-of-the-year windowpane, Scophthalmus aquosus.
    Melissa J. Neuman*, Rutgers University
    Kenneth W. Able, Rutgers University
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Estimating the production of estuarine fish: the problem of migration.
    Joachim Maes*, Catholic University of Leuven
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 3:40 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  Utilization of Stable Isotopes to Trace Ecosystem Linkages, II
  Organizers:
  Carolyn Currin, NMFS, Beaufort, North Carolina
  

  • 3:40 p.m.
    Food Web Structure in Lake Okeechobee.
    Brian Fry*, Florida International University
    Patricia L Mumford, Florida International University
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Food Web Support Of Higher Trophic Levels In The Oligohaline Zone Of The Plum Island Sound Estuary, Ma.
    Linda A Deegan*, Marine Biological Laboratory
    Jeffrey E Hughes, Marine Biological Laboratory
    Bruce J Peterson, Marine Biological Laboratory
    Robert M Holmes, Marine Biological Laboratory
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Trophic Linkages Between Different Estuarine Habitats and Juvenile Winter Flounder, as Determined Using Stable Isotope Ratios.
    Sam C Wainright*, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New
    Kenneth W Able, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New
    Steven Y Litvin, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New
    Anne L Studholme, DOC/NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC James J. Howard Marine Sciences Lab Highlands, NJ
    Anthony Calabrese,
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Food web analysis of eelgrass beds in Boston Harbor and northern Massachusetts Bay as revealed by stable carbon and nitrogen analysis.
    Mark Chandler*, New England Aquarium
    Robert France, McGill University
    Phil Colarusso, US EPA
    Robert Buchsbaum, Massachusetts Audubon
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 3:40 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  Physical Processes, I: Transport and Mixing in Estuaries
  Chairs:
  W. Frank Bohlen, University of Connecticut
  

  • 3:40 p.m.
    Dynamics of suspended matter in a strong tidal fluvial system.
    Robert Lafite *, University of Rouen
    Loic Guezennec, University of Rouen
    Jean-Paul Dupont, University of Rouen
    Benedicte Thouvenin, IFREMER
    Pierre Le Hir, IFREMER
    Dominique Boust, IPSN
    Robert Meyer, University of Rouen
  • 4:00 p.m.
    The dynamics of suspended and settleable sediments in Georgia estuaries.
    Merryl Alber*, University of Georgia
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 3:40 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  Recovering Bays and Estuaries
  Chairs:
  Mike Conner, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (dtaylor160@AOL.COM)
  

  • 3:40 p.m.
    Boston Harbor: extent and ecological implications of recent improvements in water clarity.
    David I. Taylor*, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
  • 4:00 p.m.
    The Mersey Estuary - back from the Dead?
    Peter D Jones*, UK Environment Agency
    Peter C Head, North West Water Ltd
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Recovery of the Benthic Infauna in Gloucester Outer Harbor (Massachusetts) following reduction and subsequent elimination of effluent loadings from a sewage outfall.
    Allan D. Michael*,
    Lynnette M Browne,
    Barbara Jacobs-Dinkins,
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 3:40 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  Benthic Recruitment
  Chairs:
  Mike Mazurkiewicz, University of Southern Maine
  

  • 3:40 p.m.
    Recruitment of {\em Callinectes similis} megalopae into Galveston Bay, TX.
    Teresa A. McTigue*, NMFS Lafayette Office
    Roger J. Zimmerman, NMFS Galveston Laboratory
  • 4:00 p.m.
    How important is water column supply of new recruits in structuring estuarine benthic communities?
    Sean P. Powers*, Texas A&M University
  • 4:20 p.m.
    The Effect of Hydrologic Alterations on Abundance, Species Composition, Recruitment, of Larval Crustaceans in Two Estuaries in Southwest Florida.
    Judy L. Haner*, Florida Department of Environmental Protection - Rookery Bay
    Michael A. Shirley, Florida Department of Environmental Protection - Rookery Bay National
    Heather O. Flanagan, Florida Department of Environmental Protection - Rookery Bay
    Heather E. Stoffel, Florida Department of Environmental Protection - Rookery Bay
  • 4:40 p.m.
    New approach for studying benthic invertebrate recruitment.
    Robert B. Whitlatch*, University of Connecticut
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 3:40 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  Seagrass, II: Landscape Ecology
  Chairs:
  Robert Orth, College of William and Mary
  

  • 3:40 p.m.
    Seagrass Landscape Dynamics in the Coastal Bend of Texas.
    Warren M. Pulich, Jr.*, Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept.
    Catherine Blair, Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept.
    William A. White, Univ. of Texas at Austin
    James Hinson, Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept.
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Seagrass Dieoff in Florida Bay: Long-term Trends in Abundance and Growth of {\em Thalassia testudinum} and the Role of Hypersalinity.
    Jay Zieman*, University of Virginia
    J. W. Fourqurean, Florida International University
    T. A. Frankovich, Florida International University
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Modeling seagrass landscapes using a GIS-based wave exposure model, water depth and logistic regression.
    Mark S. Fonseca*, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
    Nina M. Kelly, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
    Paula E. Whitfield, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
    Susan S. Bell, University of South Florida
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Fauna-seagrass relationships: similarity of faunal assemblages across exposure regimes.
    Susan S Bell*, University of South Florida
    Mark S. Fonseca, NOAA/NMFS
    Margaret O Hall, FMRI/DEP
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 3:40 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  Sea Level Rise and Its Impacts on Estuaries, II
  Organizers:
  Richard A. Orson, Orson Environmental Consulting (raorson@aol.com)
  

  • 3:40 p.m.
    Potential Effects of Sea-Level Rise on a Salt Marsh Ecosystem: A Field Experiment.
    Patricia M. Tolley*, DynTel
    James H. Taylor, Tulane University
    Tracy Buck, East Carolina University
    Robert R. Christian, East Carolina University
  • 4:00 p.m.
    The Influence of rising sea level on the hydrologic and botanical evolution of a salt marsh basin: North Inlet, SC.
    Peter M. Thibodeau*, Central Michigan University
    Leonard R. Gardner, University of South Carolina
    Howard W. Reeves, Northwestern University
  • 4:20 p.m.
    The Influence of Water Level on Sediment Deposition in a Tidal Salt Marsh.
    Trine Christiansen*, University of Virginia
    Patricia Wiberg, University of Virginia
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Effect of Changes in Flow Regime on Salt Marsh Sediment Accretion Rates.
    Shimon Cohen Anisfeld*, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
    Marcia J. Tobin, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
    Gaboury Benoit, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 3:40 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  Sediment and Biota to Evaluate Estuarine Contamination, I: Bioavailability
  Organizers:
  Nathalie Valette-Silver, (nvalette-si@spur.nos.noaa.gov)
  

  • 3:40 p.m.
    Predicting Chemical Bioavailability in Sediments---The Equilibrium Partitioning Model.
    Dominic M. Di Toro*, HydroQual, Inc.
    Joy A. McGrath, HydroQual, Inc.
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Tidal Creeks: Repositories for Chemical Contaminants or Conduits to the Estuary.
    Denise M Sanger*, University of South Carolina and SC Marine Resources Research Institute
    A. Frederick Holland, SC Marine Resources Research Institute
    Geoffrey I Scott, National Marine Fisheries Service
  • 4:20 p.m.
    The Role of Colloidal and Dissolved Metal Binding Ligands on Metal Speciation in Marine Sediments.
    James P Shine*, Harvard School of Public Health
    Timothy E Ford, Harvard School of Public Health
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Application of Approaches for Evaluating the Bioavailability of Chemicals in Sediments.
    Nancy L. Bonnevie*, McLaren/Hart-ChemRisk
    Stephen P. Truchon, McLaren/Hart-ChemRisk
    Timothy J. Iannuzzi, McLaren/Hart-ChemRisk
• Tuesday October 14, 1997, 3:40 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
  
  Workshop on Dentrification: Does It Reduce the Nitrogen Load to our Estuaries?
  Organizers:
  Barbara Nowicki, University of Rhode Island
  Panelists:
  Jeff Cornwell, University of Maryland
  Mandy Joye, Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies
  Anne Giblin, Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole

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Wednesday October 15, 1997

• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  
  Registration
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  Effects of Freshwater Flow
  Organizers:
  Wim Kimmerer, San Francisco State University (kimmerer@sfsu.edu)
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    River Flow as a Covariate in Estuarine Ecology: Physical-Biological Effects of Magnitude, Phase and Pulsing.
    Walter R. Boynton, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
    James D. Hagy*, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Ecosystem response to variable freshwater inflow in estuaries of semi-arid regions.
    Dan Baird*, Department of Zoology, University of Port Elizabeth.
    Ursula Scharler, Department of Zoology, University of Port Elizabeth.
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Methods for Determination of Freshwater Inflow Needs and Management Methods to Meet the Needs.
    Gary L. Powell*, Texas Water Development Board
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Refreshment break
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The effects of seasonal variations in fresh water inflow on transport processes in northern San Francisco Bay, CA.
    Jon R Burau*, U.S. Geological Survey
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Effects of freshwater flow on abundance of estuarine organisms: physical effects or trophic linkages?
    Wim Kimmerer*, Romberg Tiburon Center, San Francisco State University
  • 11:30 a.m.
    The Response of Estuarine Turbidity Maximum Processes to External Forcing---An Analysis based on Continuous Wavelet Transforms.
    David A. Jay*, Center for Coastal and Land-Margin Research, Oregon Graduate Institute
    Charles A. Simenstad, Fisheries Research Institute, University of Washington
    Byron Crump, School of Oceanography, University of Washington
    John A. Baross, School of Oceanography, University of Washington
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  Using Science in Managing Our Coastal Resources
  Organizers:
  Mike Conner, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (enquad@world.std.com)
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    CSO Controls for Narragansett Bay: Are Scientists Stakeholders?
    Richard Burroughs*, University of Rhode Island
  • 9:30 a.m.
    A Decade of Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Goal Setting and Decisionmaking: Evaluation of the Role of Estuarine Science and Scientists.
    Richard A. Batiuk*, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Chesapeake Bay Program
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Refreshment break
  • 10:30 a.m.
    National Policies and Science Issues: How Science and Scientists Affected the National Environmental Technology Strategy.
    Margaret R. Goud Collins*, WHOI Marine Policy Center
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Scientific input to coastal management and policy---working at the right scales.
    Donald Scavia*, NOAA
    David F. Johnson, NOAA
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Seven Easy Pieces: Scientific Motivation for the Reduction of Eutrophication of the Chesapeake Bay and the Northern Gulf of Mexico.
    Donald F. Boesch*, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  Dissolved Oxygen in Temperate Estuaries
  Organizers:
  Denise Breitburg, Academy of Natural Sciences
  Nancy Rabalais, LUMCON
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Hypoxia in River-dominated Coastal Waters: Origin, Trends, and Paradigms for the Future.
    Dubravko Justic*, Louisiana State University
    Nancy N. Rabalais, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
    Robert E. Turner, Louisiana State University
    William J. Wiseman, Jr., Louisiana State University
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Hypoxia and Anoxia in Shallow Tidal Habitats: Variability, Patterns and Trends.
    Joseph P. Schubauer-Berigan*, Univ. of South Carolina, North Inlet-Winyah Bay NERR
    Alexander Frederick Holland, Marine Resources Research Institute
    Elizabeth L. Wenner, Marine Resources Research Institute, ACE Basin NERR
    Steve W. Ross, North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The impact of bottom-water oxygen depletion on estuarine sediment-water nutrient fluxes.
    Jean L. W. Cowan*, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
    Walter R. Boynton, UM/CEES/CBL
    Felix Fernandez, Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc.
    David A. Jasinski, UM/CEES/CBL
    Jonathan R. Pennock, Dauphin Island Sea Lab/The University of Alabama
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Refreshement break
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Challenges of Living in Hypoxic and Hypercapnic Estuaries.
    Louis E. Burnett*, Grice Marine Biological Laboratory, University of Charleston
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Modeling the response of benthos to hypoxia and anoxia.
    J. Diaz*, College of William and Mary, VIMS
    Rosenberg, Kristineberg Marine Research Station
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Low dissolved oxygen and estuarine fishes: behavior, trophic interactions and production.
    Denise L. Breitburg*, The Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
    Lief Pihl, University of G\"oteborg, Marine Research Station at Kristineberg
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
  Geographic Signatures
  Organizers:
  Candace Oviatt, University of Rhode Island (coviatt@gsosun1.gso.uri.edu)
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Geographic Signatures of West Coast Estuaries.
    Robert L Emmett*, National Marine Fisheries Service
    Andrea Copping, University of Wash. Sea Grant
    Paul Fishman, Fishman Environmental Services
    Michelle Hornberger, US Geological Survey
    Colin Levings, Canadian Dept. Fisheries Oceans
    Roberto Llanso, Wash. Dept. Ecology
    Jan Newton, Wash. Dept. Ecology
    Ron Thom, Pacific Northwest Laboratories
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Estuarine Signatures: Gulf of Mexico.
    R. Eugene Turner*, Louisiana State University
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Estuaries of the southeastern coast of North America: their geographical signatures.
    Richard F. Dame*, Coastal Carolina University
    Clay L. Montague, University of Florida
    Jay Pinckney, University of North Carolina
    Alice G. Chalmers, University of Georgia
    Bjorn Kjerfve, University of South Carolina
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Refreshment break
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Mid-Atlantic Estuaries: The signatures of geography and history.
    Robert W. Paul *, St. Mary's College of Maryland
    Kent Mountford, EPA Chesapeake Bay Program
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Estuaries of the northeastern United States and Canada -- fundamental signatures, status and historical trends.
    Charles T. Roman*, USGS-Biological Resources Division, University of Rhode Island
    Stuart Findlay, Institute of Ecosystem Studies
    Norbert Jaworski, US EPA (retired)
    Frederick T. Short, Jackson Estuarine Laboratory, Univerity of New Hampshire
    R. Scott Warren, Department of Botany, Connecticut College
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Developing Indicators to Monitor the State of Australia's Estuaries.
    Trevor J. Ward*, CSIRO Marine Research
  • 11:50 p.m.
    The State of Danish Estuaries.
    Daniel J. Conley*, National Environmental Research Institute
    Hanne Kaas, National Environmental Research Institute
    Flemming Moelenberg, National Environmental Research Institute
    Bjarke Rasmussen, National Environmental Research Institute
    Jorgen Windolf, National Environmental Research Institute
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Nutrient-Driven Eutrophication
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    NOAA's Estuarine Eutrophication Survey: National Results.
    Suzanne B. Bricker*, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, NOAA
    Christopher G. Clement, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, NOAA
    Miranda D. Harris, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, NOAA
    Scot Frew, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, NOAA
    Douglas E. Pirhalla, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, NOAA
    Michelle R Harmon, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, NOAA
    C. John Klein, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, NOAA
    Charles A. Alexander, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, NOAA
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Nutrient loading and the response of aquatic vegetation in a marsh-estuarine system in Maine.
    Eleanor H. Kinney*, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    Charles N. Farris, National Park Service
    Charles T. Roman, USGS-Biological Resources Division, University of Rhode Island
    Peter H. Doering, South Florida Water Management District
    Candace A. Oviatt, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
  • 1:00 p.m.
    A Management Index of Estuarine Eutrophication: A Pilot Application to Gulf of Mexico Estuaries.
    C. John Klein III*, NOAA
    Suzanne B. Bricker, NOAA
    Russell C.P. Ives, NOAA
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Simulating the Ecological Effects of Nitrogen Loads to a Shallow Estuary.
    John W. Brawley*, Univ. Maryland Cntr. Env. Est. Studies
    James N. Kremer, Department of Marine Sciences
    Ivan Valiela, Boston University Marine Program
    Fred T. Short, Jackson Marine Lab
    Chi-Ho Sham, The Cadmus Group
    Margaret Geist, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Diel variation in dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentrations in a freshwater tidal wetland.
    Christopher W. Swarth*, Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary
    David J. Velinsky, Academy of Natural Sciences
    Susan Ziegler, Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, Texas
  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Jamaica Bay Study: A Data and Modeling Analysis of Nutrient-Driven Eutrophication Within an Urbanized Coastal Estuary.
    James J Fitzpatrick*, HyroQual, Inc.
    Richard R Isleib, HyroQual, Inc.
    Mark B Meyers, HyroQual, Inc.
    Dominic M DiToro, HyroQual, Inc.
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Current status and twenty-year trends in water quality in Charlotte Harbor, Florida.
    Gerold Morrison*, Southwest Florida Water Management District
    Ralph Montgomery, Environmental Quality Lab, Inc.
    Andrew Squires, Coastal Environmental, Inc.
    Roberta Starks, Southwest Florida Water Management District
    Eric DeHaven, Southwest Florida Water Management District
    Judy Ott, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Freshwater Flow
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Water Quality Analysis of the Caernarvon Freshwater Diversion Project.
    Robert R Lane*, Louisiana State University
    John W Day, Louisiana State University
    Burnell Thibodeaux, U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Factors Influencing the Behavior of Dissolved Nutrients in a Coastal Creek.
    Claudette L Lajoie*, Old Dominion University
    William M Dunstan, Old Dominion University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Sediment Distribution Patterns Around Lake Pontchartrain Associated with the 1997 Mississippi River Floodway Opening.
    Bruce H Baird, US Army Corps of Engineers
    John W Day, Jr.*, Louisiana State University
    Christopher G Brantley, US Army Corps of Engineers
    Michael H Saucier, US Army Corps of Engineers
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Freshwater runoff variability along coastal Texas and its impact on Galveston Bay salinity as determined by satellite remote sensing.
    Darryl J. Keith*, Environmental Protection Agency, National Health & Environmental Effects
    Henry A. Walker, Environmental Protection Agency, National Health & Environmental Effects
    Fredric A. Godshall, Science Applications International Corporation
    Robert D. Bowen, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Distributions of Fouling Invertebrates in Habitats of Varying Mean Salinity and Fluctuation in Florida Bay, FL.
    Thomas C. Chesnes*, Dept. of Env. Eng. Sciences, University of Florida
    Clay L. Montague, Dept. of Env. Eng. Sciences, University of Florida
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Benthic nutrient fluxes across a mangrove - estuarine ecotone.
    David T. Rudnick*, Everglades Systems Research Division, South Florida Water Management District
    Stephen P. Kelly, Everglades Systems Research Division, South Florida Water Management District
    Martha Sutula, Coastal Ecology Institute, LSU
  • 1:00 p.m.
    The influence of climate on phytoplankton communities in the upper San Francisco Bay Estuary.
    Peggy W. Lehman *, Environmental Services Office, Sacramento
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Egg production by the bay anchovy {\em Anchoa mitchilli} in response to variation in freshwater input into the Tampa Bay estuary.
    Ernst B. Peebles, University of South Florida
    Jeffrey R. Hall, Florida Marine Research Inst.
    S. Gregory Tolley*, University of South Florida
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Magnitude and Variations of Ground Water Seepage Along a Florida Marine Shoreline.
    Jaye E. Cable*, University of Florida
    William C. Burnett, Florida State University
    Jeffrey P. Chanton, Florida State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Comparative Physicochemical Evaluation of Open and Causeway-Impounded Creeks in the Timucuan Estuary, St. Johns River, Duval County, FL.
    Sandra L. Fox*, Univ. of FL, Dept. of Env. Eng. Sci.
    Ken J. Sulak, U.S. Geol. Survey, Bio. Res. Div.
    Clay L Montague, Univ. of FL, Dept. of Env. Eng. Sci.
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Design Parameters and Limitations of a Flow-Through Mesocosm Facility at Key Largo, Florida for Salinity Fluctuation Experiments on Plants.
    Christos C. Anastasiou*, University of Florida
    Clay L Montague, University of Florida % Author's phone number. Maximum length is
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Time Series Estimates of Fresh Water flux and Flushing in a Tributary Estuary of Narragansett Bay.
    Warren L. Prell*, Brown University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Salinity Pulsing Associated with Autumn Prefrontal Storm Passages in the Atchafalaya and Wax Lake Deltas, Louisiana.
    Guerry O. Holm, Jr.*, Louisiana State University
    Charles E. Sasser, Louisiana State University
    Erick M. Swenson, Louisiana State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Geographic Information System(GIS) Techniques Applied to Salinity Contouring in Galveston Bay, Texas.
    James M. Hinson*, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
    Wen Y. Lee, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
    Melisa Minto, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
    Warren M. Pulich, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Ecological Criteria for Establishing Freshwater Reservoir Discharges to the Lower Hillsborough River Estuary, Tampa Bay, Florida.
    Michael S. Flannery*, Southwest Florida Water Management District
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Using Science in Managing Coastal Resources
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Ecological Characterization of Otter Island, South Carolina: a prototype for interactive access to coastal management information.
    Eugene J. Olmi*, NOAA Coastal Services Center
  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Utility of the Watershed Concept in Organizing Information, Making Better Decisions, and Protecting Valued Coastal Resources.
    Gerald Pesch*, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Henry Walker, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Stephen Hale, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Suzanne Lussier, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Robert Adler, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    David Turin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Robert Bernardo, RI Department of Environmental Management
    Jane Copeland, Signal Corporation
    Randy Comeleo, Signal Corporation
    Michael Charpentier, Signal Corporation
    Dan Sheehy, NRC USNAS
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Condition of the Mid-Atlantic Estuaries of the United States.
    Charles J. Strobel*, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    John F. Paul, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Brian D. Melzian, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    John A. Kiddon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    James S. Latimer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Donald J. Cobb, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Daniel E. Campbell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Barbara S. Brown, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • 1:00 p.m.
    The value of utilizing future land-use scenarios in managing nitrogen loading to estuaries.
    Henry A. Walker*, Environmental Protection Agency, National Health & Environmental Effects
    Dorothy Q. Kellogg, University of Rhode Island
    Art J. Gold, University of Rhode Island
    Edward H. Dettmann, Environmental Protection Agency, National Health & Environmental Effects
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Coastal and Estuary Nowcast/Forecast Systems along the U.S. East Coast.
    John G.W. Kelley*, UCAR and NOAA/National Centers for Environmental Prediction
    Kathryn Thompson Bosley, NOAA/National Ocean Service
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Mechanisms for improving the interaction of science and management: Gulf of Maine approaches.
    Michael S. Connor*, MWRA
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Using Monitoring, Modeling, and Community Consensus to Develop a Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan for a Rural Coastal Watershed.
    Lisa Heigh*, Tillamook Bay National Estuary Project
    Roxanna Hinzman, Tillamook Bay National Estuary Project
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Aspects of the Fishery for Striped Bass Overwintering in the Discharge of the LILCO Power Station, Northport, New York.
    Kimberly R. Williams*, Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY at Stony Brook
    John R. Waldman, Hudson River Foundation
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Environmental Monitoring
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Chesapeake Bay Biological and Living Resources Data Management Program.
    Jacqueline M Johnson*, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
  • 1:00 p.m.
    In Situ Sampling Device to Integrate Labile Trace Metal Concentrations in Coastal Environments.
    Michael R. Twiss*, Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    James W. Moffett, Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Managing the Data Needed for Assessing Estuarine Status.
    Stephen S. Hale*, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Melissa M. Hughes, Signal Corporation
    David R. Bender, Signal Corporation
    John F. Paul, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Steven Q. Rego, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Robert S. McAskill, Signal Corporation
    Nancy J. Dodge, Signal Corporation
    Thomas L. Richter, Signal Corporation
    Jane L. Copeland, Signal Corporation
    Darryl J. Keith, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Lawrence F. Rossner, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Ecological Condition of Estuaries in the Gulf of Mexico.
    Virginia D. Engle*, U.S. Geological Survey
    Pete E. Bourgeois, U.S. Geological Survey
    John M. Macauley, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    J. Kevin Summers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Annual patterns in Massachusetts Bay.
    Mike Mickelson*, MWRA
    Steve Cibik, ENSR
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida.
    Wendy A Tweedale*, St. Johns River Water Management District
    Gilbert C Sigua, St. Johns River Water Management District
  • 1:00 p.m.
    A New Submersible Analyzer for the Continuous Profiling of Iron (II) and Nitrite in Coastal Waters.
    Robert I. Griffin*, University of Rhode Island - Graduate School of Oceanography
    Alfred K. Hanson, University of Rhode Island - Graduate School of Oceanography
  • 1:00 p.m.
    The MWRA Environmental Monitoring and Management System.
    Wendy Smith Leo*, Massachusetts Water Resource Authority
    Susan Curran Ford, Massachusetts Water Resource Authority
    Douglas Hersh, Massachusetts Water Resource Authority
    D. Peter Ralston, Massachusetts Water Resource Authority
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Real-Time Environmental Monitoring Methods for Estuarine Systems- A Case Study in Great Bay Estuary.
    Charles N. Katz*, U.S. Navy
    D. Bart Chadwick, U.S. Navy
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Spatial and Temporal Variation in Nutrients and Chlorophyll in the Pensacola-Escambia Bay Systems.
    John M Macauley*, US Environmental Protection Agency
    J. Kevin Summers, US Environmental Protection Agency
    Virginia Engle, US Geological Survey
    Pete Bourgeois, US Geological Survey
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Dissolved Oxygen in Temperate Estuaries
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Changes in Fish Community Structure and Abundance Following Acute Anoxia and Hypoxia in the Cape Fear River drainage, N.C.
    Mary L Moser*, UNC-Wilmington Center for Marine Science Research
    Keith W Ashley, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
    Brad E Hammers, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
    Fritz C Rohde, N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Assessing the Consequences of Low Dissolved Oxygen on Larval Crustaceans using a Recruitment Model.
    Sherry L. Poucher*, Science Applications International Corp.
    Don C. Miller, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Wayne R. Munns, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Laura L. Coiro, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Behavioral and Physiological Responses to Chronic and Acute Hypoxia in Southern Flounder, {\em Paralichthys lethostigma}.
    J. Christopher Taylor*, North Carolina State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Modeling effects of metabolism on $_{18}O$ in the Hudson River estuary.
    Dennis P. Swaney*, University of Stockholm
    Robert W. Howarth, Cornell University
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Physical-Biological Interactions
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Physical Exchange Processes Between the Kennebec Estuary and Casco Bay.
    Dorothea A. Kistner*, University of Maine
    Neal R. Pettigrew, University of Maine
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Dynamics of bacteria, viruses and phytoplankton in a stratified estuary.
    Adriano A. Bordalo*, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Oporto University
    Maria Manuela Pinto, Institute of Biomedical Sciences-Oporto University
    Liliana M. Carvalho, Institute of Biomedical Sciences-Oporto University
    Vitor M Morais, Institute of Biomedical Sciences-Oporto University
    William J. Wiebe, Department of Marine Sciences- University of Georgia
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Gross Primary Production is Regulated by Stratification in the Hudson River Estuary.
    Robert W Howarth*, Cornell University
    Thomas Butler, Institute of Ecosystem Studies
    Dennis Swaney, Stockholm University
    Kristin Kolberg, Cornell University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Landscape and hydrologic influences upon plankton in eight saltmarsh tidal creeks of North Inlet, SC.
    Eric T. Koepfler*, Coastal Carolina University
    Alan J. Lewitus, University of South Carolina
    Richard L. Dame, Coastal Carolina University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Seasonal variation and daily budget of nutrients in two lagoon inlets.
    Andrea Raz-Guzman*, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, UNAM.
    Guadalupe de la Lanza, Instituto de Biologia, UNAM
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Transformation and Transport of Nitrogen in Long Island Sound.
    Barbara L Welsh*, Univ. of Conn.
    Hans G Dam, Univ. Conn.
    James O'Donnell, Univ. Conn.
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Remote Sensing
  Organizers:
  Richard Stumph, US Geological Survey
  John Brock, US Geological Survey
  Chris Brown, US Geological Survey
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    OCTS Activities at NOAA/NESDIS.
    Christopher W. Brown*, Department of Commerce/NOAA/NESDIS/Office of Research and
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Temporal and Spatial Changes in Water Clarity in Florida Bay.
    Richard P. Stumpf, US Geological Survey
    Megan L. Frayer*, US Geological Survey
    John C. Brock, NOAA
    Kirk Waters, NOAA
    Ed Armstrong, NOAA
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Diversion of Mississippi River water into Lake Pontchartrain, LA: Spring 1997.
    Lawrence J. Rouse*, Louisiana State University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    The impact of thermal effluent in a confined estuary: Remote sensing observations and models.
    John F Mustard*, Brown University
    Warren L Prell, Brown University
    Avijit Sen, Brown University
    Megan Carney, Brown University
    Craig Swanson, Applied Science Associates
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Surface temperatures in Narragansett Bay: Seasonal dynamics and anthropogenic effects.
    Megan A Carney*, Brown University
    John F Mustard, Brown University
    Avijit Sen, Brown University
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Seagrass, Part C
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Submerged vegetation in the upper Chesapeake Bay: Environmental Conditions and the Diversity of Species
    Penelope ReVelle, Essex Community College
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Evaluating reconstruction techniques and the plastochrone interval for estimating the whole-plant productivity of {\em Syringodium filiforme} in outer Florida Bay, USA.
    W. Judson Kenworthy*, Beaufort Lab, NMFS, NOAA
    Arthur C. Schwarzschild, Beaufort Lab, NMFS, NOAA
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Simulation Modeling of Eelgrass ({\em Zostera marina} L.) Carbon and Nitrogen Relationships in Lower Chesapeake Bay.
    Christopher P Buzzelli*, US Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Burrowing isopods in Caribbean turtle grass, {\em Thalassia testudinum}.
    Brigitta Ine Van Tussenbroek*, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, Universidad Nacional
    Ann Brearly, Univeristy of Western Australia
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Seagrass Productivity in Relation to Soil-Landscape Units: A Pediological Approach to Understanding Seagrass Distributions.
    Kellie C. Merrell*, Horn Point Environmental Laboratory
    J. Court Stevenson, Horn Point Environmental Laboratory
    George P. Demas, USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service
    Martin C. Rabenhorst, University of Maryland
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Can the isopod Idotea baltica Influence the Response of a Coastal Marine Ecosystem to Nutrient Enrichment? A Model Simulation.
    Joanne C Bintz*, University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography
    Scott W Nixon, University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Distribution and Abundance of {\em Halophila johnsonii} in the Indian River Lagoon, FL.
    Lori J. Morris*, St. Johns River Water Management District
    Robert W. Virnstein, St. Johns River Water Management District
    Janice D. Miller, St. Johns River Water Management District
    Robbyn R. Miller, St. Johns River Water Management District
  • 1:00 p.m.
    An Application of Pedological Techniques to the Classification and Mapping of Sediments of Sinepuxent Bay, MD.
    George P. Demas*, University of Maryland/USDA-NRCS
    Martin C. Rabenhorst, University of Maryland
    Kellie C. Merrell, University of Maryland
    J. Court Stevenson, University of Maryland
  • 1:00 p.m.
    An Overview of Tests of a Salinity Fluctuation Hypothesis that may Explain the Distribution and Abundance of Submersed Vegetation at the Northern Land Margin of Florida Bay.
    Clay L. Montague*, University of Florida
    Evan Chipouras, University of Florida
    Linda M. Jones, University of Florida
    Tom Chesnes, University of Florida
    Christos Anastasiou, University of Florida
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Top-down predatory control of epiphytic grazers and Zostera marina growth; a mathematical model.
    Elizabeth K Hinchey*, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary
    Giancarlo Cicchetti, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Hydroacoustic Techniques for Mapping Eelgrass Beds.
    Elena M McCarthy*, Naval Undersea Warfare Center
    Bruce Sabol, US Army Corps of Engineers
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Spatial and temporal dynamics of nutrient availability, productivity, and species composition in seagrass communities in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
    Craig D. Rose*, Dept. of Biology and Southeast Environmental Research Program,
    James W. Fourqurean, Dept. of Biology and Southeast Environmental Research Program,
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Dock Design with the Environment in Mind: Minimizing Dock Impacts to Eelgrass Habitats.
    David M. Burdick*, Jackson Estuarine Laboratory, University of New Hampshire
    Frederick T. Short, University of New Hampshire Department of Natural Resources Jackson
    Joseph J. Danahy, Instructional Development Center, University of New Hampshire
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Significance of Seagrass Habitat to Coral Reef Fisheries and Marine Reserves.
    Lisa K Muehlstein*, University of Richmond
    James P Beets, University of Richmond
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Computational Plant Physiology.
    William J Seufzer*, School of Marine Science, College of William & Mary, Virginia
  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Impact of Propeller Scars on Fish Utilizing Seagrass Beds.
    Susan S. Bell *, University of South Florida
    Margaret O. Hall, Florida Marine Research Institute
    Kevin Madley, University of South Florida
    Sheri Saiter, University of South Florida
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Foraging behavior of {\em Halodule wrightii}.
    Maureen Walter*, Dept. of Biology and Southeast Environmental Research Program,
    James W. Fourqurean, Dept. of Biology and Southeast Environmental Research Program,
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Modeling the Effects of Incident Light and Sediment Geochemistry on Seagrass Production.
    Adrian B Burd*, Texas A\&M University
    Peter M Eldridge, Texas A\&M University, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Seagrass disease in Florida Bay: pathogenicity of isolates of the slime.
    Barbara A. Blakesley*, Florida Marine Research Institute
    Jan H. Landsberg, Florida Marine Research Institute
    Ruth O. Reese, Florida Marine Research Institute
    Justin R. Styer, Florida Marine Research Institute
    Claire O. Obordo, Florida Marine Research Institute
    Susan E. Black, Florida Marine Research Institute
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on the Use of Sediment and Biota to Evaluate Contamination
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A New Look at Contamination of North Atlantic Estuarine Ecosystems through Retrospective Terrestrial Vertebrate Exposure and Effects Data.
    Barnett A. Rattner*, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Biological Resources Division, U.S.G.S.
    Jennifer L. Pearson, Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland
    Anita Walz, Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland
    R. Michael Erwin, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Biological Resources Division, U.S.G.S.
    Mary Ann Ottinger, Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Influence of Climate Change on Interannual Variation in Contaminant Body Burden in Gulf of Mexico Oysters.
    Yungkul Kim*, Rutgers University
    Eric N Powell, Rutgers University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Using Core Sediments to Assess Contamination Trends in Coastal Areas.
    Nathalie J. Valette-Silver*, NOAA/N/ORCA2
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Assessment of Sediment Toxicity in Galveston Bay, Texas.
    Michelle R. Harmon*, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    M. Jawed Hameedi, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Factors that influence copper and cadmium accumulation and trophic transfer in estuarine biota.
    Deborah B. Connell*, Academy of Natural Sciences, Estuarine Research Center
    James G. Sanders,
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Development of a Bioassay to Detect Dioxin-like Compounds in Marine Sediments.
    Diane E. Nacci*, US Environmental Protection Agency, NHEERL, AED, Narragansett, RI
    Laura L. Coiro, US Environmental Protection Agency, NHEERL, AED, Narragansett, RI
    Denise M. Champlin, US Environmental Protection Agency, NHEERL, AED, Narragansett, RI
    Anne H. Kuhn, US Environmental Protection Agency, NHEERL, AED, Narragansett, RI
    Marguerite C. Pelletier, US Environmental Protection Agency, NHEERL, AED, Narragansett, RI
    Bryan K. Taplin, US Environmental Protection Agency, NHEERL, AED, Narragansett, RI
    Kieth P. Cooper, Rutgers University, Dept of Biochemistry/Microbiology, New Brunswick, NJ
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Flux of trace elements from Chesapeake Bay sediment, and the effect on lower trophic levels.
    Gerhardt F. Riedel*, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
    James G. Sanders, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
    Cynthia C. Gilmour, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Using Stable Isotopes to Trace Sewage Derived Material Through Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay.
    Jane Tucker*, The Marine Biological Laboratory
    Anne E. Giblin, The Marine Biological Laboratory
    Charles S. Hopkinson, The Marine Biological Laboratory
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Are Equilibrium-Based Numerical Criteria for Organic Contaminants Applicable to All Sediment-Associated Biota Regardless of Differing Feeding Behavior/Trophic Modes?
    Gregory A. Tracey*, Science Applications International Corporation
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Worldwide Distribution of Trace Element Concentrations in Bivalve Mollusks.
    Adriana Y. Cantillo, NOAA
    Thomas P. O'Connor*, NOAA
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Determining Sources of Industrial Pb Inputs Using the 206Pb/207Pb Ratio in Eelgrass, Zostera marina L.
    Heidi M. Hoven*, University of New Hampshire Jackson Estuarine Laboratory
    Henri E. Gaudette, University of New Hampshire, Biogeochemical Systems Center
    Frederick T. Short, University of New Hampshire Department of Natural Resources
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Use of a Relational Database and Mapping System to Address Basin-Wide Hazardous Waste Site Contaminant Issues in San Francisco Bay: A Management Tool.
    Laurie Sullivan*, NOAA/NOS/Office of Ocean Resource Conservation and Assessment
    Nancy Beckvar, NOAA/NOS/Office of Ocean Resource Conservation and Assessment
    Ben Perkowski, EVS Environment Consultants
    Helen Hillman, NOAA/NOS/Office of Ocean Resource Conservation and Assessmen
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Sediment Quality in the Vicinity of the New York Bight Mud Dump Site - Characterization of Chemical and Toxicological Conditions.
    Carlton D Hunt*, Battelle Memorial Institute
    Deirdre T Dahlen, Battelle Memorial Institute
    Heather Trulli, Battelle Memorial Institute
    Douglas A Pabst, U.S. EPA, Region II
    William Gardiner, Battelle Memorial Institute
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Controls on Stable Nitrogen Isotopes in Sediments Along a Salinity Transect in the Neuse River Estuary and Pamlico Sound, North Carolina.
    Erika J. Clesceri*, Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina
    Daniel B. Albert, Marine Sciences Curriculum, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    Christopher S. Martens, Marine Sciences Curriculum, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Development of a probabilistic model to predict the toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments.
    Phyllis C. Fuchsman*, ChemRisk - A Division of McLaren/Hart
    Timothy R. Barber, ChemRisk - A Division of McLaren/Hart
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Are Sediment Contaminants in the Coastal Gulf of Mexico an Ecological Hazard: Yes, No, or Maybe?
    David W. Engel*, NOAA/NMFS
    David W. Evans, NOAA/NMFS
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Abiotic Factors Affecting Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Composition, Density and Diversity in Polluted Tidal Creeks.
    Mike S. Murray*, IT Corporation
    Leigh T. Yates, Jr., IT Corporation
    Christine M. Danis, IT Corporation
    Daniel J. Duh, IT Corporation
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Sediment Contamination in the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary: Status of the Problem and the Solution.
    Dennis J. Suszkowski, Hudson River Foundation
    Nancy D. Steinberg*, Hudson River Foundation
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Poster Session on Wetlands
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Estimating Sea Level Rise Effects On Salt Marshes In The Barrier Islands Of North Carolina
    Christopher Perle, Sea Education Association
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Contributions of Below Ground Decay and Production to Sediment Organic Matter in Salt Marshes.
    Linda K. Blum*, University of Virginia
    Robert R. Christian, East Carolina University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Quantifying Aboveground Biomass and Estimating Net Aboveground Primary Production in Wetland Macrophytes Using a Non-Destructive Phenometric Technique.
    Robert J. Daoust*, Florida International University
    Daniel L. Childers, Florida International University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Chesapeake Oligohaline Marshes: The Role of Biomass Storage and Sedimentation in Regional Budgets.
    Jeanna Rose Bryner*, University of Maryland CEES
    Jeffrey C. Cornwell, University of Maryland CEES
    Jen L. Zelenke, University of Maryland CEES
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Development of Infaunal Populations and Below-Ground Organic Matter from Three Created {\em Spartina alterniflora} Marshes in Galveston Bay, TX.
    Alisha R. Goldberg*, Texas A&M University
    Thomas J. Minello, NMFS Galveston Laboratory
  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Everglades Landscape Model (ELM): A Design for Ecosystem Synthesis, Hypothesis Testing, and Management.
    Fred H. Sklar*, So. Florida Water Mgt. District
    H. Carl Fitz, So. Florida Water Mgt. District
    Yegang Wu, So. Florida Water Mgt. District
    Alexey Voinov, Chesapeake Biological Lab
    Tom Maxwell, Chesapeake Biological Lab
    Robert Costanza, Chesapeake Biological Lab
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Controls of Sediment Deposition in Back Barrier Marshes of Southeastern North Carolina.
    Lynn A. Leonard*, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Karen H. Metz, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    A. Elizabeth Moundalexis, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Sedimentary Dynamics of a Macro Tidal Salt Marsh, Bay of Fundy, Canada.
    Danika Van Proosdij*, University of Guelph
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Exchanges Between an Emergent Freshwater Marsh and Tidal Water.
    Betty Berry Neikirk*, The Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    Iris Cofman Anderson, The Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    Richard L. Wetzel, The Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Hydrological Controls on Porewater Chemistry and {\em Spartina alterniflora} Production in a Virginia Barrier Island Salt Marsh.
    Kindra E Loomis*, University of Virginia
    Jay C. Zieman, University of Virginia
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Stratigraphic Evidence of Hurricane Disturbance in a Rhode Island Salt Marsh.
    Jeffrey P Donnelly*, Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University
    Jennifer Dowling, Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University
    Neil Hausmann, Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University
    Thompson Webb III, Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Long Term Records of Mangrove Growth in Southeastern Mexico.
    Richard H. Day*, USGS National Wetlands Research Center
    John W. Day, LSU Dept. of Oceanography and Coastal Studies
    Carlos Coronado-Molina, LSU Dept. of Oceanography and Coastal Studies
    Francisco R. Vera-Herrera, UNAM Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia
    Hernan Alvarez-Guillen, UNAM Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia
  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Effects of Increased Inundation and Wrack Deposition on Production and Respiration in a Virginia Salt Marsh.
    W. D. Miller*, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    S. C. Neubauer, The Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    I. C. Anderson, The Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Gaseous Carbon Fluxes (CO$_2$ and CH$_4$) from Tidal Wetlands in Virginia: A Cross-System Comparison.
    Scott C. Neubauer*, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    W. David Miller, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    Iris Cofman Anderson, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Effects of Salinity and Sulfide on Nitrogen Uptake by {\em Phragmites} and {\em Spartina}.
    Randolph M. Chambers*, Fairfield University
    Joelle C. Ambrose, Fairfield University
    Thomas Mozdzer, Fairfield University
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Spatial Variability of Mineral:Organic Ratio of Organic Soil Layers Within Saline and Brackish Marshes in Louisiana.
    Wayne H Hudnall, Agronomy Department, LSU
    Cecil L Dharmasri*, Agronomy Dept., LSU
    R Pelletier, NASA, Stennis Space Center
    K W Holladay, University of New Orleans
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
  Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition to Coastal Watersheds
  Organizers:
  Richard A. Haeuber, Ecological Society of America (rick@esa.org)
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Development and Use of Atmospheric Nitrogen Loading Estimates for Management Planning to Control Long Island Sound Hypoxia.
    Paul E. Stacey*, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water
    Mark A. Tedesco, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Contribution of Atmospheric Deposition of Nitrogen Loadings in Tampa Bay, Florida.
    Holly Greening*, Tampa Bay National Estuary Program
  • 2:10 p.m.
    Science and Policy: The Airsheds and Watersheds Workshop Series.
    Richard A. Valigura*, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition to Coastal Watersheds: Research, Policy, and Management Options.
    Mary C. Barber*, Ecological Society of America/Sustainable Biosphere Initiative
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
  Physical Processes, II: Estuarine Exchange
  Chairs:
  Linda Huzzey, US Coast Guard Academy
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    The Transverse Variability in the Exchange Between a Coastal Plain Estuary and the Adjacent Continental Shelf.
    Kuo-Chin Wong*, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Mount Hope Bay Tidal Flushing and the Sakonnet River Constrictions.
    William DeLeo*, University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography
  • 2:10 p.m.
    The role of tidal range in tidal pumping at the mouth of San Diego Bay.
    Bart Chadwick*, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
    John L Largier, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Response of Boston Inner Harbor to an Extreme Rain Event.
    Bernie Gardner*, Environmental, Coastal and Ocean Sciences Program; University of Massachusetts, Boston
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
  Phytoremediation: The Role of Aquatic Plants in Restoration of Perturbed Sediments and Waters, I
  Organizers:
  Myrna Jacobson, Georgia Institute of Technology (myrna.jacobson@ce.gatech.edu)
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Modern Trends in Phytoremediation.
    Slavik Dushenkov*, Phytotech, Inc.
    Cindy S. Orser, Phytotech, Inc.
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Use of Plants and Rhizospheric Bacteria for Ex-Situ Decontamination of Marine Sediments.
    Robert D Smith*, Rutgers University
    Miao Yuan Wang, Rutgers University
    Lori Daane, Rutgers University
    Max Haggblom, Rutgers University
    Cindy Orser, Rutgers University
  • 2:10 p.m.
    A Kinetic Assesment of Transformation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene and Aminated Byproducts by Aquatic Plants and {\em Elodea densa}.
    F. Michael Saunders*,
    Myrna E Jacobson,
    Leo Gueriguian,
    Larry Westholm,
    Mona Benton,
    Kelly Comstock,
    Sheau-Yun Chiang, Georgia Institute of Technology - Environmental Engineering
  • 2:30 p.m.
    The Role of Floating Plants in Nitrification and Nitrogen Removal in an Aerated Septage Treatment System.
    M. Robert Hamersley*,
    Brian L. Howes, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
  Seagrass, III: Nutrient Enrichment
  Chairs:
  John Valentine, Dolphin Island Lab
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Nutrient enrichment: a necessary but insufficient condition for epiphyte overgrowth of seagrasses?
    Kenneth L. Heck, Jr.*, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
    John F. Valentine, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
    Jonathan R. Pennock, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
    Susan A. Sklenar, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Sacling Trophic Complexity and Nutrient Enrichment in Submersed Macrophyte Mesocosms.
    Laura Murray*, Horn Point Environmental Lab
    R. Brian Sturgis, Horn Point Environmental Lab
    William Severn, Horn Point Environmental Lab
    Rick Bartleson, Horn Point Environmental Lab
  • 2:10 p.m.
    Response of Shoot to Root Biomass Ratio in Eelgrass {\em (Zostera marian L.)} to N + P Enrichment.
    Stephen Granger*, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    Scott Nixon, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    Kristen Smith, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    Joaquin Chaves, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    Betty Buckley, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
    Susan Sherwood, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Light availability and sediment geochemistry as causes for the decline of Zostera marina in Long Island Sound.
    Evamaria W Koch*, Horn Point Environmental Lab
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
  Sediment and Biota to Evaluate Estuarine Contamination, II: Sediment Toxicity
  Organizers:
  Nathalie Valette-Silver, NOAA (nvalette-si@spur.nos.noaa.gov)
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    A Nationwide Perspective on Assessing the Extent of Biological Effects of Coastal Contamination.
    M. Jawed Hameedi*, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    Edward R. Long, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    Andrew Robertson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Environmental Quality of Southeastern Estuaries Based on Combined Measures of Sediment Contamination, Toxicity, and In-Situ Benthic Conditions.
    Jeffrey L Hyland*, NOAA, National Ocean Service, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Reliability and recommended uses of numerical sediment quality guidelines for estuarine sediments.
    Edward R. Long*, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
  
  Workshop on Using the Internet: Even Landlocked Students Can do Marine Science
  Organizers:
  Mary Howard-Strobel, University of Connecticut
  Charlene D'Avanzo, Hampshire College
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
  
  Workshop on the Utilization of Stable Isotopes to Trace Linkages Between Watersheds and Estuaries
  Organizers:
  Carolyn Currin, NMFS, Beaufort, North Carolina
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
  
  Workshop on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a Tool for Estuarine Scientists
  Organizers:
  Jane Copeland, US EPA
  Randy Comeleo, US EPA
  Peter August, University of Rhode Island
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
  
  Workshop on Integrated Metabolism and Organic Carbon Balance in Estuarine Ecosystems
  Organizers:
  W. Michael Kemp, CEES, University of Maryland
  Panelists:
  Jim Cloern, US Geological Survey
  Tim Hollibaugh, San Francisco State University
  Jim Kremer, University of Connecticut
  Scott Nixon, University of Rhode Island
  Candace Oviatt, University of Rhode Island
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 3:20 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  Monitoring to Assess Estuarine Condition, I
  Organizers:
  Kevin Summers, US EPA
  

  • 3:20 p.m.
    EPA's State of the New England Environment 1997 -- An Ecosystem Health Assessment.
    Matthew L. Liebman*, US EPA New England (Region 1)
    Diane Switzer, US EPA New England (Region 1)
    Pete Nolan, US EPA New England (Region 1)
    Greg Hellyer, US EPA New England (Region 1)
  • 3:40 a.m.
    Gulfwatch: A Five Year Mussel Monitoring Program in the Gulf of Maine.
    Stephen H. Jones*, University of New Hampshire
    Margo Chase, University of New Hampshire
    John Sowles, Department of Environmental Protection
    Peter Hennigar, Environment Canada
    William Robinson, Univ. of Massachusetts-Boston
    Robert Crawford, NS Dept. of Fisheries
    Gareth Harding, Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans
    Judy Pederson, MIT Sea Grant Program
  • 4:00 p.m.
    The utility of a long term monitoring program for evaluating environmental quality.
    Richard Langan*, Jackson Estuarine Laboratory, University of New Hampshire
    Stephen H. Jones, Department of Natural Resources and Jackson Estuarine Laboratory,
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Volunteer Water-Quality Monitoring to Aid Restoration of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay.
    Glenn G. Page, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
    Matthew J. Sabo*, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
  • 4:40 p.m.
    To Monitor Or Not To Not Monitor....That Is No Longer The Question, But How?
    Kenneth R. Brown*, Institute for Coastal Resource Management, University of Technology Sydney
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 3:20 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
  Physical Processes, III: Modeling Estuarine Hydrodynamics
  Chairs:
  Linda Huzzey, US Coast Guard Academy
  

  • 3:20 p.m.
    Effects of a Hurricane Barrier on the Flushing Characteristics and Salinity Distribution in New Bedford Harbor, MA.
    Mohamed A. Abdelrhman*, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Temporal scales of salt wedge dynamics in a microtidal estuary.
    Rajendra G Kurup*, University of Western Australia
    David P. Hamilton, University of Western Australia
  • 4:00 p.m.
    A Hydrodynamic Modeling of Chunsoo Bay and Adjacent Coastal Water in Korea.
    Kyeong Park*, Inha University, Korea
    Jeong-Hwan Oh, Inha University, Korea
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Effects of an electric power generating facility on the circulation in a shallow estuary.
    J. Craig Swanson*, Applied Science Associates, Inc.
    Daniel L. Mendelsohn, Applied Science Associates, Inc.
    Henry Rines, Applied Science Associates, Inc.
    John F. Mustard, Brown University
    Robert E. DeHart, New England Power Service.
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 3:20 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
  Phytoremediation: The Role of Aquatic Plants in Restoration of Perturbed Sediments and Waters, II
  Organizers:
  Myrna Jacobson, Georgia Institute of Technology (myrna.jacobson@ce.gatech.edu)
  

  • 3:20 p.m.
    Phytoremediation of Explosives: Hairy Root Cultures as a Model System.
    Jacqueline Vanni Shanks*, Rice University
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Effect of Trinitrotoluene on Carbon Fixation Rates and the Transformation Kinetics in {\em Elodea nutalli}.
    F. Michael Saunders*,
    Myrna E Jacobson,
    Mona Benton,
    Larry Westholm,
    Xiaolan Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology - Environmental Engineering
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Engineering Phytoremediation of Mercury Polluted Estuaries.
    Richard B. Meagher*, University of Georgia
    Clayton L. Rugh, University of Georgia
    Julie F. Senecoff, University of Georgia
    Scott P. Bizily, University of Georgia
    Nianjie J. Wang, University of Georgia
    Timothy P. Croughan,
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Mechanisms of nickel hyperaccumulation in {\em Thlaspi goesingense}.
    David E. Salt*, AgBiotech Center, Rutgers University
    Yan Xianghe, AgBiotech Center, Rutgers University
    Ute Kraemer, AgBiotech Center, Rutgers University
    Robert D. Smith, AgBiotech Center, Rutgers University
    Ilya Raskin, AgBiotech Center, Rutgers University
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 3:20 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
  Seagrass, IV: Nutrient Gradients
  Chairs:
  Richard Zimmerman, Moss Landing Marine Lab
  

  • 3:20 p.m.
    Relationship between benthic nitrogen concentrations and flux with seagrass decline in Texas estuaries.
    Kenneth H Dunton*, University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute
    James E Kaldy, University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute
    Kun-Seop Lee, University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Trajectory for structural equivalence of restored and natural {\em Halodule wrightii} beds in Texas.
    Pete Sheridan*, National Marine Fisheries Service
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Regulation of Water Quality in the Littoral Zone by Nitrification and Mineralization.
    Iris Cofman Anderson*, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    Kenneth Alan Moore, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Relationships between seagrass community structure and water quality in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
    James W. Fourqurean*, Dept. of Biology and Southeast Environmental Research Program,
    Joseph N.. Boyer, Southeast Environmental Research Program, Florida International
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 3:20 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
  Sediment and Biota to Evaluate Estuarine Contamination, III: Sediment Toxicity
  Chairs:
  Jawed Hameedi, NOAA (nvalette-si@spur.nos.noaa.gov)
  

  • 3:20 p.m.
    Heavy Metal Removal Efficiencies of a Tidal Marsh System Estimated Using Metal Accumulations in Sediments.
    Tim F. Rozan*, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
    Gaboury Benoit, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Chemical Refugia in Marine Sedimentary Systems.
    Kevin T. Fielman*, University of South Carolina
    Sarah A. Woodin, University of South Carolina
    David E. Lincoln, University of South Carolina
    Anne C.. Kitchell, University of South Carolina
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Sediment/Pore Water Distribution Coefficients of PAHs in the East River, NY and Newark Bay, NJ.
    Siddhartha Mitra*, School of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    Rebecca M. Dickhut, School of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Relationships among Sediments, Toxicity, and Benthos in San Francisco Bay.
    Bruce Thompson*, San Francisco Estuary Institute
    Brian Anderson, University of California, Santa Cruz
    John Hunt, University of Califorina, Santa Cruz
    Heather Peterson, California Department of Water Resources
    Karen Taberski, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 3:20 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
  
  Workshop on Using the Internet: Even Landlocked Students Can do Marine Science
  Organizers:
  Mary Howard-Strobel, University of Connecticut
  Charlene D'Avanzo, Hampshire College
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 3:20 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
  
  Workshop: Be Notable and Quotable---Making the Media Work for You
  Organizers:
  Peg Van Patten, Sea Grant, University of Connecticut
  Tracey Cargo, Sea Grant, Woods Hole
  Peter Lord, {\em Providence Journal}
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 4:40 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  
  ERF Business Meeting
• Wednesday October 15, 1997, 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
  
  A Capital Celebration

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Thursday October 16, 1997

• Thursday October 16, 1997, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  
  Registration
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-10:10 a.m.
  Estuarine Eutrophication: Biogeochemical, Trophic, and Water Quality Implications, I
  Chairs:
  Suzanne Bricker, NOAA
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Total Nitrogen (TN) and Phosphorus (TP) Loadings and TN:TP Molar Ratios for the Estuaries of the Middle Atlantic and Northeast USA during the Past Century.
    Norbert A. Jaworski*, Senior Research Scientist
    Leo J. Hetling, Senior Research Scientist
  • 8:50 a.m.
    Estuarine and coastal eutrophication: Coupling changing anthropogenic nitrogen and other nutrient inputs to algal bloom dynamics.
    Hans W. Paerl*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    James L. Pinckney, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 9:10 a.m.
    Water column nutrient and chlorophyll dynamics in shallow estuaries of Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts subject to different nitrogen loading rates.
    Brian J Roberts*, BU Marine Program/Marine Biological Lab
    Kenneth Foreman, Ecosystems Center/Marine Biological Lab
    Ivan Valiela, BU Marine Program/Marine Biological Lab
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Indicators of light and nutrient limitation of phytoplankton in Chesapeake Bay.
    Anne B. Gustafson*, University of Maryland - CEES
    Thomas R. Fisher, University of Maryland - CEES
    Larry Haas, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  • 9:50 a.m.
    Spatial and Seasonal Variability of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen in Chesapeake Bay.
    Michael W. Lomas*, University of Maryland
    Patricia M. Glibert, University of Maryland
    Deborah A. Bronk, University of Georgia
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-10:05 a.m.
  Fisheries, IV: Environment, Habitat, and Management
  Chairs:
  Tim Gleason, US EPA
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    American Shad ({\em Alosa sapidissima}): Environmental Marker of Change in the Northern Chesapeake Bay.
    John W. Foerster*, United States Naval Academy
  • 8:50 a.m.
    Maryland's Oyster Fishery: A 50-Year Perspective.
    Stephen J. Jordan*, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
    Mark L. Homer, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
  • 9:10 a.m.
    The Challenge of Harmful Algal Blooms In Managing Estuarine Fisheries.
    Joann M. Burkholder*, North Carolina State University
    Howard B. Jr. Glasgow, North Carolina State University
    Jeffrey J. Springer, North Carolina State University
    Sandra E. Shumway,
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Habitat Suitability Index Models for Casco and Sheepscot Bays, Maine.
    Stephen K Brown*, Strategic Environmental Assessments Division, Office of Ocean Resources
    Kenneth R Buja, Strategic Environmental Assessments Division, Office of Ocean Resources
    Steven H Jury, Zoology Department, University of New Hampshire
    Mark E Monaco, Strategic Environmental Assessments Division, Office of Ocean Resources
    Arnold Banner, Gulf of Maine Coastal and Estuary Project, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
  • 9:50 a.m.
    Summer Habitat Affinities of Estuarine Species in the Mid-Atlantic and Carolinian Provinces.
    Mark E Monaco*, Strategic Environmental Assessments Division, Office of Ocean Resources
    William A Richkus, Versar, Inc.
    Jeffery L Hyland, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, NOAA
    Stephen B Weisberg, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
    Stephen K Brown, Strategic Environmental Assessments Division, Office of Ocean Resources
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-10:10 a.m.
  Effects of Freshwater Flow, I
  Chairs:
  Wim Kimmerer, San Francisco State University (kimmerer@sfsu.edu)
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    The Response of an Estuary to Variable Vertical Mixing and Freshwater Flow: A Simple Analytical Approach.
    Melissa M Bowen*, MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Physical Oceanography
    W Rockwell Geyer, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • 8:50 a.m.
    Effects of River Flow on Planktonic Net Metabolism: Contrasting 1995 and 1996 in Chesapeake Bay.
    Erik M. Smith*, Universiy of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point
    Lawrence W. Harding, Universiy of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point
    Michael E. Mallonee, Universiy of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point
    W. Michael Kemp, Universiy of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point
  • 9:10 a.m.
    Phytoplankton Production Related to Nitrogen Input in Estuaries and Marine Systems.
    Richard L. Iverson*, Florida State University
    Behzad Mortazavi, Florida State University
    Wenrui Huang, Northwest Florida Water Management District
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The Effect of Freshwater Inflow on Phytoplankton Biomass and Production in Apalachicola Bay, Fl, USA.
    Behzad Mortazavi*, Florida State University
    Richard L. Iverson, Florida State University
    Graham Lewis, Northwest Florida Water Management District
  • 9:50 a.m.
    Photosynthetic responses of salt marsh vegetation to changes in freshwater inflow and nutrient loading.
    Christine L. Weilhoefer*, University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute
    Kenneth H. Dunton, University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-10:10 a.m.
  Physical-Biological Interactions, I
  Chairs:
  Barbara Welsh, University of Connecticut
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Atmospheric Cold Fronts and Coastal Ocean-Estuarine Physical Forcing as a Brown Shrimp {\em (Penaeus aztecus)} Recruitment Enhancement Mechanism.
    Ross W. Horton*,
    Mark C. Benfield,
    Richard F. Shaw, LSU Coastal Fisheries Institute
  • 8:50 a.m.
    Modeling Nodularia blooms in a shallow estuary.
    Barbara J Robson*, ADFA, University of New South Wales
    Clifford J Hearn, ADFA, University of New South Wales
  • 9:10 a.m.
    Photophysiological Response Due To Hydrodynamic Forcing at the mouth of the Cape Fear River.
    Leslie E. Dorworth*, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Generating and Quantifying Turbulence in Experimental Ecosystem Tanks.
    Lawrence P. Sanford*, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point
    Steven E. Suttles, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point
    Sean M. Crawford, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point
  • 9:50 a.m.
    Community and Ecosystem Level Responses of Experimental Planktonic-Benthic Ecosystems to a Range of Turbulent Mixing Intensities.
    John E. Petersen*, University of Maryland
    W. Michael Kemp, University of Maryland
    Lawrence P. Sanford, University of Maryland
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-10:10 a.m.
  Using Science in Managing Our Coastal Resources, I: Local Efforts, Local Inputs
  Chairs:
  Judy Pederson, Sea Grant, MIT
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Managing Freshwater Inflows to the St. Lucie Estuary, Florida.
    Susan Gray*, South Florida Water Management District
    Daniel E. Haunert, South Florida Water Management District
  • 8:50 a.m.
    If You Ask Them, They Will Tell You: Active Citizen Participation in Estuarine Protection Efforts and Management.
    Sandra L. MacFarlane*, Orleans Conservation Dept.
  • 9:10 a.m.
    The use of appointed citizen advisory groups to determine best methods of reducing nutrients from entering the Chesapeake Bay: Maryland's Tributary Strategy Teams.
    David A Nemazie*, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
    Lauren Wenzel, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The State of our Estuaries -- A View from the Stakeholders.
    Darrell Brown*, Environmental Protection Agency
    Richard Volk, Corpus Christi Nat'l Estuary Program
    Nancy Laurson, Environmental Protection Agency
    Ginger Webster, Battell Ocean Sciences
  • 9:50 a.m.
    Transformity, Pulsing and Organization of Estuaries.
    Howard T. Odum*, University of Florida
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-10:10 a.m.
  Seagrass, V: Plant-Animal Interactions
  Chairs:
  Ken Heck, Dauphin Island Lab
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Consumption of the Exotic Seagrass {\em Zostera japonica} by waterfowl in a North Pacific Marine Bay.
    John R. Baldwin, University of Wyoming
    James R. Lovvorn*, University of Wyoming
  • 8:50 a.m.
    Hermit crab response to seagrass and gastropods: a shell game.
    Bradley D Robbins*, University of South Florida
    Susan S Bell, University of South Florida
  • 9:10 a.m.
    Low nutritive quality in seagrass leaves: a defense against sea urchin herbivory?
    John F. Valentine*, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
    Kenneth L. Heck, Jr., Dauphin Island Sea Lab
    Jill M. Zande, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Patch Dynamics of {\em Halodule wrightii} Beds in Big Lagoon, Perdido Key, Florida, U.S.A.
    Allen D. Moore*, Mississippi State University
    Michael J. Sullivan, Mississippi State University
    Scott W. Phipps, Mississippi State University
  • 9:50 a.m.
    Interactions Between Semi-Infaunal Suspension Feeding Bivalves {\em (Modiolus americanus)} and Seagrass Assemblages {\em (Thalassia testudinum)}.
    Bradley J. Peterson*, University of South Alabama, Department of Marine Sciences
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-10:10 a.m.
  Sediment and Biota to Evaluate Estuarine Contamination, IV: Biomarkers
  Organizers:
  Nathalie Valette-Silver, NOAA (nvalette-si@spur.nos.noaa.gov)
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Comparative Analysis of Sediment Extracts by the P450 Reporter Gene System (RGS) Biomarker from NOAA's Bioeffects Studies.
    Jack W. Anderson*, Columbia Analytical Services, Inc.
    Jennifer M. Jones, Columbia Analytical Services, Inc.
    M. Jawed Hameedi, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    Edward R. Long, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • 8:50 a.m.
    Cellular Responses of Oysters, {\em Crassostrea virginica}, to Metal Contaminated Sediments.
    Amy H. Ringwood*, Marine Resources Research Institute, Charleston, SC
    Deanna E. Conners, Medical University of South Carolina and University of Charleston
    Charles J. Keppler, University of Charleston-South Carolina
  • 9:10 a.m.
    Condition index, glycogen content, and reproduction as biomarkers of the effects of chronic metal contamination in the bivalve {\em Potamocorbula amurensis} in San Francisco Bay.
    Cynthia L. Brown*, U.S. Geological Survey
    Francis Parchaso, U.S. Geological Survey
    Daniel J. Cain, U.S. Geological Survey
    Janet K. Thompson, U.S. Geological Survey
    Samuel N. Luoma, U.S. Geological Survey
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Use of Sediment Ectoenzyme Activity to Evaluate Ecosystem Cahanges. An Example using Changes in Flooding and Nutrients in a Red Mangrove System.
    Myrna E Jacobson*,
    Larry Westholm,
    Carrie Locke,
    Jack Meeder,
    Mike Ross, Georgia Institute of Technology - Environmental Engineering
  • 9:50 a.m.
    Developing an Indicator of Nutrient Enrichment in Coastal Estuaries and Lagoons Using Tissue Nitrogen Content of the Opportunistic Alga, Enteromorpha intestinalis.
    Peggy Fong*, University of California Los Angeles
    Katharyn E. Boyer, University of California Los Angeles
    Joy B. Zedler, Pacific Estuarine Research Laboratory
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 8:30 a.m.-10:10 a.m.
  Coastal Wetlands, I: Nutrient Dynamics
  Chairs:
  Robert Bauchsbaum, Massachusetts Audubon Society (rbuchsbaum@igc.apc.org)
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    The Effects of Patch Area and Shape on the Macrofaunal Community Inhabiting Wrack in a Mesohaline Salt Marsh.
    Julie Haddad*, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
  • 8:50 a.m.
    Nutrient export from sandy barrier island marshes in South Carolina and Virginia.
    David T. Osgood*, University of New Haven
  • 9:10 a.m.
    High Nitrate Groundwater Impacts On A Sandy Fringe Marsh Mesocosm.
    Joyce L. Dewar*, Horn Point Environmental Laboratory/University of Maryland
    J. Court Stevenson, Horn Point Environmental laboratory
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Comparison of Nutrient Fluxes from Acidic, Blackwater and Neutral pH Rivers through Freshwater and Estuarine Tidal Marshes in Georgia, USA.
    William J. Wiebe*, University of Georgia
    Joan E. Sheldon, University of Georgia
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 10:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  Estuarine Eutrophication: Biogeochemical, Trophic, and Water Quality Implications, II
  Chairs:
  Suzanne Bricker, NOAA
  

  • 10:40 a.m.
    Characterizing eutrophication in the Neuse Estuary, North Carolina, USA.
    Martin E. Lebo*, Weyerhaeuser Company
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Modeling Effects of Nitrogen Reductions in the Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina.
    Jerad D. Bales*, U.S. Geological Survey
  • 11:20 a.m.
    Structural Instability In Periphyton Communities Driven By Phosphorus Enrichment In The Everglades.
    Quan Dong*, Everglades Systems Research Division
    Paul V. McCormick, Everglades Systems Research Division
    Fred H. Sklar, Everglades Systems Research Division
  • 11:40 a.m.
    Inter-Annual Changes in Water Quality Along the Potomac River Estuary: Implications for Nutrient Management.
    Dann M. Sklarew*, George Mason University
    R. Christian Jones, George Mason University
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 10:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  Fisheries, V: Habitats and Communities
  Chairs:
  Tim Gleason, US EPA
  

  • 10:40 a.m.
    Pelagic fish assemblages in a temperate estuary: seasonal and diel patterns of species composition and abundance.
    Stacy Moore Hagan*, Rutgers University Marine Field Station, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
    Kenneth W. Able, Rutgers University Marine Field Station, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
  • 11:20 a.m.
    Mangrove and seagrasses wetlands fish community ecology in the southern Gulf of Mexico.
    Ana L. Lara-Dominguez*, Center of Ecology, Fisheries and Oceanography of the Gulf of Mexico
    Guillermo Villalobos Zapata, Center of Ecology, Fisheries and Oceanography of the Gulf of Mexico
    Evelia Rivera Arriaga, Center of Ecology, Fisheries and Oceanography of the Gulf of Mexico
    Alejandro Yanez Arancibia, Center of Ecology, Fisheries and Oceanography of the Gulf of Mexico
  • 11:40 a.m.
    Effect of migration on PCB concentrations in Hudson River striped bass.
    Erik R. Zlokovitz*, University of Maryland
    David H. Secor, University of Maryland System
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 10:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  Effects of Freshwater Flow, II
  Chairs:
  Wim Kimmerer, San Francisco State University (kimmerer@sfsu.edu)
  

  • 10:40 a.m.
    Effects of Massive Flooding in January 1997 on the Biology and Physics of San Francisco Bay and the Gulf of the Farallones.
    Steve Bollens*, Biology Department, San Francisco State University, and Romberg Tiburon Center
    Curits Collins, Department of Oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School
    Richard Dugdale, Biology Department, San Francisco State University, and Romberg Tiburon Center
    Frances Wilkerson, Biology Department, San Francisco State University, and Romberg Tiburon Center
    Jeff Cordell, Fisheries Research Institute, University of Washington
    Brian Cole, United States Geological Survey
    James Cloern, United States Geological Survey
    Tom Murphree, Department of Meteorology, Naval Postgraduate School
    Tarry Rago, Department of Oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School
    Tom Hayden, Biology Department, San Francisco State University, and Romberg Tiburon Center
    Sean Avent, Biology Department, San Francisco State University, and Romberg Tiburon Center
    Heidi M Franklin, Biology Department, San Francisco State University, and Romberg Tiburon Center
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Nutrient dynamics in a heavily modified southern California estuary: Responses of the algal community to treated wastewater release.
    Karleen A. Boyle*, Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles
    Peggy Fong, Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles
    Krista Kamer, Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles
  • 11:20 a.m.
    Long-term associations between Colorado River flows and productivity in Matagorda Bay, Texas, and the short-term impacts of freshwater diversion.
    Dara H. Wilber*, DynTel/Waterways Experiment Station
    Robert J. Bass, U.S. Army Engineer Galveston District
  • 11:40 a.m.
    The Discharge and Salinity and Their Spectral Analysis in Changjiang Estuary.
    Shen Huanting*, Inst. of Est. and Coast. Research
    Wang Xiaochum, Inst. of Est. and Coast. Research
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 10:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  Seagrass, VI: Other Requirements
  Chairs:
  Laura Murray, University of Maryland
  

  • 10:40 a.m.
    Effects of salinity on the growth of the submerged aquatic angiosperm, {\em Vallisneria americana}, from the Caloosahatchee Estuary, Southwest Florida.
    Peter H. Doering*, South Florida Water Management District
    Robert H. Chamberlain, South Florida Water Management District
    Keith M. Donohue, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
    Alan D Steinman, South Florida Water Management District
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Physiological and morphological response of {\em Potamogeton perfoliatus} across scales of depth, nutrient loading, and trophic complexity under mesocosm conditions.
    William A. Severn*, Horn Point Environmental Laboratory
    Laura Murray, Horn Point Environmental Laboratory
    R. Brian Sturgis, Horn Point Environmental Laboratory
  • 11:20 a.m.
    Modified transplantations of four submersed macrophyte species throughout two salinity gradient areas in northern Florida Bay.
    Linda M. Jones*, University of Florida
    Clay L. Montague, University of Florida
  • 11:40 a.m.
    Development of SAV Habitat Requirements in a Blackwater Estuary: St. Johns River, Florida.
    John W Burns*, St. Johns River Water Management District
    Andrew D Chapman, St. Johns River Water Management District
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 10:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  Sediment and Biota to Evaluate Estuarine Contamination, V: Bioaccumulation
  Chairs:
  Jawed Hameedi, (nvalette-si@spur.nos.noaa.gov)
  

  • 10:40 a.m.
    Geographic Distribution of Population Health and Contaminant Body Burden in Gulf of Mexico Oysters.
    Eric N Powell*, Rutgers University
    Yungkul Kim, Rutgers University
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Trace element partitioning in estuaries: prediction of phytoplankton uptake and transfer to higher trophic levels.
    James G. Sanders*, Academy of Natural Sciences, Estuarine Research Center
    Gerhardt F. Riedel,
  • 11:20 a.m.
    Metals in Mollusk Shells.
    Kostas D. Daskalakis*, Hops Frog Inc.
  • 11:40 a.m.
    Identification of Fish Consumption Advisories for Mercury in the Gulf of Mexico Using Regional Scale Monitoring Data.
    David W. Evans*, NOAA/NMFS
    David W. Engel, NOAA/NMFS
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 10:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  Coastal Wetlands, II: Controls on Production
  Chairs:
  Sam Wainwright, Rutgers University (rbuchsbaum@igc.apc.org)
  

  • 10:40 a.m.
    Effects of Diversity on Marsh Production and Nutrient Retention.
    J. Court Stevenson*, Horn Point Laboratory
    Karen L. Sundberg, Horn Point Laboratory
    Jeff C. Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory
    Joyce L Dewar, Horn Point Laboratory
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Top Down Control of Macrophyte Growth and Reproduction in a Virginia Barrier Island Salt Marsh.
    Brian Reed Silliman*, University of Virginia
    Jay C. Zieman, University of Virginia
  • 11:20 a.m.
    Groundwater discharge and {\em Spartina alterniflora} production in a developing barrier island salt marsh.
    A. Christy Tyler*, University of Virginia
    Jay C. Zieman, University of Virginia
  • 11:40 a.m.
    {\em Phragmites australis} "Invasion" of Salt Marshes: Potential Effects on Fisheries Production.
    John H. Balletto, Public Service Electric and Gas Co.
    Michael P. Weinstein*, New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium
    Kenneth A. Strait, Public Service Electric and Gas Co.
    John M. Teal, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 10:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  
  Workshop on Regional Assessments of Estuarine Health
  Organizers:
  Greg McMurray, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
  Dave Armstrong, University of Washington
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 10:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  
  Workshop on Supporting the Research R\&D Budget Process
  Organizers:
  Ed Proffitt, McNeese State University
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
  Estuarine Eutrophication: Biogeochemical, Trophic, and Water Quality Implications, III
  Chairs:
  Hans Paerl, University of North Carolina (hans_paerl@unc.edu)
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    pH Variability, Eutrophication, And pH Effects On Marine Phytoplankton.
    Kenneth R Hinga*, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Nutrient Enrichment and Shifts in Planktonic Secondary Producers.
    K. G. Sellner*, Academy of Natural Sciences, Estuarine Research Center
  • 2:10 p.m.
    Model Analysis of Broad Measures of Estuarine Response to Nitrogen Loading.
    Edward H. Dettmann*, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Henry A. Walker, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • 2:30 p.m.
    New Directions in Eutrophication Modeling.
    Carl F Cerco*, US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station
  • 2:50 p.m.
    The Potential Role of Sediment Phosphorus in Florida Bay Phytoplankton Blooms- How Important are Anthropogenic Sources?
    Laura A. Yarbro, Fla. Dept. Envr. Protection
    Paul R. Carlson*, Fla. Dept. Envr. Protection
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
  Fisheries, VI: Habitats and Fish Ecology
  Chairs:
  Linda Deegan, Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole, MA
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Habitat-Specific Patterns of Abundance and Distribution of Young-of-the-Year Winter Flounder, {\em Pleuronectes americanus}, in Three Northeastern U.S. Estuaries.
    Ronald Goldberg*, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Milford Laboratory
    Beth A. Phelan, National Marine Fisheries Service
    Jose Pereira, National Marine Fisheries Service
    Stacy Hagan, Rutgers University
    Paul Clark, National Marine Fisheries Service
    Roger Hoden, Rutgers University
    Allen J. Bejda, National Marine Fisheries Service
    Kenneth Able, Rutgers University
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Habitat Specific Growth of Young-of-the-Year Winter Flounder ({\em Pleuronectes americanus}) and Tautog ({\em Tautoga onitis}) in Three Northeastern U.S. Estuaries.
    Beth A. Phelan*, National Marine Fisheries Service
    Ronald Goldberg, National Marine Fisheries Service
    Stacy Hagan, Rutgers University
    Jose Pereira, National Marine Fisheries Service
    Beau Bush, Rutgers University
    Allen J. Bejda, National Marine Fisheries Service
    Paul Clark, National Marine Fisheries Service
    Ken W. Able, Rutgers University
  • 2:10 p.m.
    Distribution and growth of outmigrant chinook and chum salmon in the Duwamish estuary, 1994--1995.
    Eric J. Warner*, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
    R. L. Fritz, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Species composition and abundance of fishes from the coastal estuarine zone of the south western Everglades National Park, Florida.
    Alejandro R. Acosta*, Department of Environmental Proctection (FMRI)
  • 2:50 p.m.
    Measuring diversity and quality of juvenile fish habitat.
    Lesa Meng*, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Cynthia L. Gray, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
  • 3:10 p.m.
    Evaluation of the shrimp post-larvae fishery in Data de Posorja.
    M. Burgos, Instituto Nacional de Pesca
    G. Mosquera, Instituto Nacional de Pesca
    N. Gaibor*, Instituto Nacional de Pesca
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
  Effects of Freshwater Flow, III: Estuarine Habitats
  Chairs:
  Peter Doering, South Florida Water Management District (kimmerer@sfsu.edu)
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Influence of Freshwater Inflow From the Caloosahatchee River (SW Florida) on Seagrass Distribution and Growth.
    Robert H. Chamberlain*, South Florida Water Management District
    Peter H. Doering, South Florida Water Management District
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Nutrient inputs to Florida Bay: the importance of water flow through the Everglades watershed.
    David Rudnick*, Everglades Systems Research Division, South Florida Water Management District
    Zhenquan Chen, Everglades Systems Research Division, South Florida Water Management District
    Daniel Childers, Southeast Environmental Research Program, Florida International Univ.
    Thomas Fontaine, Everglades Systems Research Division, South Florida Water Management District
  • 2:10 p.m.
    Evaluating flows from the Everglades to Florida Bay, USA, with a dynamic spatial model.
    H. Carl Fitz*, S. Florida Water Mgmt. District
    Fred H. Sklar, S. Florida Water Mgmt. District
    Yegang Wu, S. Florida Water Mgmt. District
    Alexey A. Voinov, University of Maryland
    Tom Maxwell, University of Maryland
    Robert Costanza, University of Maryland
  • 2:30 p.m.
    The role of salinity fluctuation in determining the submersed macrophyte community structure of estuarine habitats in northern Florida Bay.
    Evan Chipouras*, University of Florida
    Clay L. Montague, University of Florida
    Linda M. Jones, University of Florida
    Tom Chesnes, University of Florida
  • 2:50 p.m.
    Physiological Responses of Vallisneria americana Transplants Along a Salinity Gradient In the Caloosahatchee Estuary (SW Florida).
    George P. Kraemer*, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
    Robert H. Chamberlain, South Florida Water Management District
    Peter D. Doering, South Florida Water Management District
    M. Dennis Hanisak, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
  Using Science in Managing Our Coastal Resources, II: Models for the Future
  Chairs:
  Richard Batiuk, US EPA (enquad@world.std.com)
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Louisiana's Use Of A GIS Database to Resolve Or Avoid Oyster Lease Litigation.
    Andrew C. Wilson*, Burke & Mayer, PLC
    John Barras, Baton Rouge Office, National Wetlands Research Ctr., Biological Resources Div./USGS
  • 2:10 p.m.
    Development of a Seagrass Model to Support Ecosystem Management.
    Eduardo A. Yassuda*, Applied Technology & Management, Inc.
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Nitrogen and Chlorophyll-a dynamics in Tampa Bay, Florida, 1985-1994.
    Gerold Morrison, Southwest Florida Water Management District
    Anthony Janicki, Coastal Environmental, Inc.
    David Wade, Coastal Environmental, Inc.
    James Martin, Ascl Corporation
    Gabriel Vargo*, University of South Florida
    Roger Johansson,
  • 2:50 p.m.
    Management Implications of Site-Dependent Factors on Nitrate Dynamics in Riparian Zones.
    Art J. Gold*, University of Rhode Island
    Dorothy Q. Kellogg, University of Rhode Island
    Peter M. Groffman, Institute of Ecosystem Studies
    Henry A. Walker, Environmental Protection Agency, National Health & Environmental Effects
  • 3:10 p.m.
    The Marine Center Concept: Focusing Research to Address Management Issues.
    Judith Pederson*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sea Grant College Program
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
  Monitoring to Assess Estuarine Condition, II
  Chairs:
  Kevin Summers, EPA
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    COASTMAP an integrated system for marine environmental monitoring and modeling:selected applications.
    Malcolm L. Spaulding*, University of Rhode Island
    Craig J. Swanson, Applied Science Associates, Inc.
  • 1:50 p.m.
    A Comprehensive Cooperative Monitoring Program for the Delaware Estuary.
    Jonathan H. Sharp*, Graduate College of Marine Studies
    Thomas Fikslin, Delaware River Basin Comm
    Sergio Huerta, DE Dept Nat Res \& Environ Cont
    James E. Mumman, NJ Dept Environ Protection
    Marria O'Malley Walsh, U.S. EPA
    Steven O'Neill, PA Dept Environ Protection
  • 2:10 p.m.
    The Tampa Bay Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS).
    Mark E Luther*, Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida
    Nancy Schmidt, Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida
    David C Burwell, Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Contamination Along the Coasts of Alaska: Results from the NS\&T Program.
    Nathalie J. Valette-Silver*, NOAA N/ORCA2
    Andrew Robertson, NOAA N/ORCA2
  • 2:50 p.m.
    Areal Estimates of ``Subnominal" Benthic Habitat in Tampa Bay, Florida.
    Stephen A. Grabe*, Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County
    David Karlen, Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County
    Holly Greening, Tampa Bay National Estuary Program
  • 3:10 p.m.
    Helping States Develop Multi-Purpose Coastal Monitoring Programs: Multi-Agency and Academic Interactions.
    J. Kevin Summers*, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
  Physical-Biological Interactions, II
  Chairs:
  Barbara Welsh, University of Connecticut
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Assessing the potential for eutrophication using long-term monitoring data in Puget Sound.
    Jan A. Newton*, Washington State Department of Ecology
    Storrs L. Albertson, Washington State Department of Ecology
    Lisa B. Eisner, Washington State Department of Ecology
    Margaret S. Edie, Washington State Department of Ecology
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Processes Controlling Chlorophyll Levels in a High Turnover Coastal Lagoon.
    William M Dunstan*, Old Dominion University
    Claudette L Lajoie, Old Dominion University
  • 2:10 p.m.
    Patterns in phytoplankton temporal dynamics: a comparison between temperate estuarine and non-estuarine coastal ecosystems.
    Just Cebrian *, Boston University Marine Program (MBL)
    Ivan Valiela, Boston University Marine Program (MBL)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Seasonal patterns in estuarine metabolism from whole system measurements of oxygen: A pseudo-inverse technique.
    Joseph Vallino*, Marine Biological Laboratory
    Charles Hopkinson, Marine Biological Laboratory
    Robert Garritt, Marine Biological Laboratory
    Jane Tucker, Marine Biological Laboratory
    Ishi Buffam, Marine Biological Laboratory
  • 3:10 p.m.
    Modeling the Interaction of Horizontal Transport and Horizontal Variability in Phytoplankton Population Growth in a Shallow Estuary.
    Lisa V Lucas*, Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, Stanford University
    Janet K Thompson, U.S. Geological Survey and Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory,
    Jeffrey R Koseff, Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, Stanford University
    Stephen G Monismith, Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, Stanford University
    James E Cloern, U.S. Geological Survey
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
  Seagrass, VII: Production and Photosynthesis
  Chairs:
  Ken Dunton, University of Texas
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    Patterns of light attenuation and primary productivity in Florida Bay: Experimental and modeling analysis.
    Christopher J. Madden*, South Florida Water Management District Everglades Systems Research
    Steve Kelly, South Florida Water Management District Everglades Systems Research
    David Rudnick, South Florida Water Management District Everglades Systems Research
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Abundance and productivity of the seagrass {\em Thalassia testudinum} along a gradient of freshwater influence in Charlotte Harbor, Florida.
    Margaret O. Hall*, Florida Marine Research Institute
    David A. Tomasko, Southwest Florida Water Management District
    Jeffrey R. Hall, Florida Marine Research Institute
  • 2:10 p.m.
    Effects of short-term light reduction during different seasons on survival of intertidal and subtidal eelgrass, Zostera marina, in Padilla Bay, Washington, U.S.A.
    Douglas A. Bulthuis*, Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Changes in light-harvesting apparatus structure and photosynthetic physiology as a function of light availability in {\em Thalassia testudinum}.
    Kelly M. Major*, University of Texas at Austin
    Kenneth H. Dunton, University of Texas at Austin
  • 2:50 p.m.
    Production and carbon balance of the seagrass {\em Thalassia testudinum}: Evaluation of current production models.
    Sharon Z Herzka*, University of Texas Marine Science Institute
    Kenneth H Dunton, University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute
  • 3:10 p.m.
    Radiative Transfer, Light Absorption and Photosynthesis in Eelgrass Canopies: Estimating Carbon Balance, Light Requirements and Sustainable Shoot Density.
    Richard C. Zimmerman*, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
    Curtis D. Mobley, Sequoia Scientific, Inc.
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
  Coastal Wetlands, III: Landscape Impacts
  Chairs:
  Scott Warren, Connecticut College (rbuchsbaum@igc.apc.org)
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    The importance of tidal creeks to salt marsh vegetation: A model from Baja California.
    John C. Callaway, San Diego State University
    Julie S. Desmond, San Diego State University
    Gary Sullivan, San Diego State University
    Gregory D. Williams, San Diego State University
    Joy B. Zedler*, San Diego State University
  • 1:50 p.m.
    The relative importance of marsh edge and surface elevation on benthic infauna in a Texas salt marsh.
    Shannon D. Whaley*, National Marine Fisheries Service
    Thomas J. Minello, National Marine Fisheries Service
  • 2:10 p.m.
    Ecological Characteristics of Bay / Salt Marsh Transition Zones in the Delaware Estuary.
    Robert E. Loveland*, Rutgers University
    Mark L. Botton, Fordham University
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Wetland Mitigation projects in a bioregional context
    Andree Breaux*, Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region
    Joshua Collins, San Francisco Estuary Institute.
  • 2:50 p.m.
    Scale-dependent constraints control vegetation transitions at mangrove-marsh ecotones: A conceptual model.
    Marguerite S. Koch*, Florida Atlantic University
• Thursday October 16, 1997, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  
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