OOS 77
Science at the Frontier of Understanding "Natural Infrastructure": Societal Benefits of Healthy Coastal Ecosystems

Thursday, August 13, 2015: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
329, Baltimore Convention Center
Organizer:
Ariana Sutton-Grier, University of Maryland and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Co-organizer:
Amber Moore, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Moderator:
Amber Moore, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This session will focus on the many, varied benefits that healthy coastal ecosystems provide to people. This represents science at the frontier of the intersection of ecological and social science where multidisciplinary science is important for a full understanding of ecosystem services provided by coastal ecosystems. These services include climate mitigation benefits (carbon sequestration and storage), climate adaptation benefits (such as storm and erosion protection benefits), nutrient cycling, fishery support, and more. This session will discuss both the ecological functions and processes that provide these benefits to people, the valuation of these services, and some of the current or emerging opportunities to include these benefits in policy and decision making that could result in more coastal ecosystem conservation and help to make coastal communities more resilient in the face of climate change.
1:30 PM
OOS 77-1
 Valuation of ecosystem services provided by coastal habitats in the Gulf of Mexico: Approach, application, and relevance
Cristina Carollo, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; David Yoskowitz, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
1:50 PM
OOS 77-2
 The benefits of healthy coastal habitats and their relationship to fisheries
Peter Edwards, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2:10 PM
OOS 77-3
 Not just a culinary delicacy: Interactions between oysters and sediment nitrogen dynamics
Ashley R. Smyth, Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Michael F. Piehler, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Jonathan H. Grabowski, Northeastern University
2:30 PM
OOS 77-4
 Restoring oyster habitat: Measuring ecosystem services and changing the management paradigm
Boze Hancock, The Nature Conservancy; Philine zu Ermgassen, The Nature Conservancy and University of Cambridge; Bryan DeAngelis, The Nature Conservancy; Jennifer Greene, The Nature Conservancy
2:50 PM
OOS 77-5
 The living shoreline approach as an alternative to shoreline hardening: Implications for the ecology and ecosystem service delivery of salt marshes
Rachel K. Gittman, Northeastern University; John F. Bruno, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Carolyn A. Currin, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration; F. Joel Fodrie, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Danielle A. Keller, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Charles H. Peterson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Michael F. Piehler, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Alyssa M. Popowich, United States Coast Guard
3:10 PM
OOS 77-
 Break
3:20 PM
OOS 77-6
 Incorporating the ecosystem services provided by coastal beaches and dunes into climate change adaptation planning
Peter Ruggiero, Oregon State University; Sally D. Hacker, Oregon State University; Reuben Biel, Oregon State University; Lindsay J. Carroll, Oregon State University; John P. Bolte, Oregon State University; Eva Lipiec, Oregon State University; Alexis Mills, Oregon State University; Katy Serafin, Oregon State University; Chad Zanocco, Oregon State University; Pat Corcoran, Oregon State University; John Stevenson, Oregon State University
3:40 PM
OOS 77-7
 “Blue Carbon” benefits of natural infrastructure: One more reason to love the coast!
Ariana Sutton-Grier, University of Maryland and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Amber Moore, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
4:00 PM
OOS 77-8
 Policy opportunities for capitalizing on natural infrastructure benefits for resilient ecosystems and communities
Holly Bamford, National Oceanic and Atmospherica Administration; Katya Wowk, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Ariana Sutton-Grier, University of Maryland and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
4:20 PM
OOS 77-9
 Valuing natural and built infrastructure for coastal resilience: A case study in Howard Beach, NYC
Lauren Katherine Alleman, The Nature Conservancy; Emily Nobel Maxwell, The Nature Conservancy; Joshua Carerra, The Nature Conservancy; Elizabeth Codner-Smith, The Nature Conservancy; Erin Percifull, The Nature Conservancy; Adam Freed, The Nature Conservancy; Charlotte Kaiser, The Nature Conservancy; Kirsty McConnell, CH2MHill; Jonathan Goldstick, CH2MHill; Matthew Wilson, CH2MHill; Jonathon Weier, CH2M; Mary Jo Kealy, CH2MHill; Paul Robinson, CH2MHill; Luce Bassetti, CH2MHill; Atilla Bayram, CH2MHill; Gary Ostroff, CH2MHill; Bill Bohn, TetraTech
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