OOS 12 - Interactions of Climate Change and Water Management on Productivity Among Wetland Ecosystems

Tuesday, August 9, 2016: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Grand Floridian Blrm E, Ft Lauderdale Convention Center
Organizer:
Gregory Starr, University of Alabama
Co-organizers:
Steven F. Oberbauer, Florida International University; Evelyn E. Gaiser, Florida International University; and Daniel L. Childers, Arizona State University
Moderator:
Gregory Starr, University of Alabama
Anthropogenic pressures have caused the decline and alteration of wetland ecosystems worldwide. Much of the research on wetlands has been conducted on how changes in climate and water management are affecting wetland systems of the United States. Reductions in water availability have limited wetland productivity and altered species composition in many freshwater regions. While in coastal regions alterations in sediment deposition have changed the ability of wetlands to increase their elevations to mitigate sea level rise. Understanding the role climate change and water management has on structure and function of these wetlands is key for our ability to maintain and manage these important ecosystems. The objective of this oral session is to bring together a series of researchers that focus their studies on understanding the structure and function of wetland ecosystems with an emphasis on ecosystem productivity, carbon dynamics, vegetation changes and their resilience to climate and water-management change. The session will disseminate findings of studies being conducted across the United States in an attempt to better understand how human activities are altering the structure and function of wetland ecosystems. The proposed session will bring together researchers that focus on both freshwater and saltwater ecosystems of the United States. The talks will be a mix of studies focusing on various aspects of productivity including: water column productivity, below ground carbon storage, ecosystem physiological changes to mention a few.
1:30 PM
 Algal diversity enhances periphyton quality in the Florida Everglades, while dominant cyanobacteria maximize resource use efficiency
Luca Marazzi, Florida International University; Franco C. Tobias, Florida International University; Evelyn E. Gaiser, Florida International University
1:50 PM
 Spatiotemporal variation in aquatic ecosystem heterotrophy in freshwater subtropical wetlands is driven by water and organic matter availability
John S. Kominoski, Florida International University; Julio Pachon, Florida International University; Jim Brock, Desert Research Institute; Christopher W. McVoy, Independent Scientist
2:10 PM
 Differential growth and physiological responses to water level and soil type in two dominant Everglades macrophytes, Cladium jamaicense and Muhlenbergia capillaris
Paulo C. Olivas, Florida International University; Jennifer H. Richards, Florida International University; Steven F. Oberbauer, Florida International University
2:30 PM
 Quantifying effects of foundation species identity and density on organic carbon storage along an experimental marsh-mangrove gradient
Sean P. Charles, Florida International University; John S. Kominoski, Florida International University; Anna R. Armitage, Texas A&M University; Hongyu Guo, University of Houston; Sayantani Dastidar, University of Houston; Zoe Hughes, University of Houston; Carolyn A. Weaver, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Ashley Whitt, Texas A&M University; Steven C. Pennings, University of Houston
2:50 PM
 Greenhouse gas emissions in coastal salt marshes and the effect of restoration
Jianwu Tang, Marine Biological Laboratory; Kevin D. Kroeger, US Geological Survey; Serena M. Moseman-Valtierra, University of Rhode Island; Faming Wang, Marine Biological Laboratory; Meagan Eagle Gonneea, U.S. Geological Survey
3:10 PM
3:40 PM Cancelled
 Understanding greenhouse carbon balance between long- and short-hydroperiod marshes in the Florida Everglades
Anjana Venkatesan, University of Alabama; Gregory Starr, University of Alabama; Steven Oberbauer, Florida International University; Sparkle Malone, USDA Forest Service; Christina L. Staudhammer, University of Alabama
3:20 PM
 Ecosystem persistence in the face of climate change: A case study from the freshwater marshes of the Florida Everglades
Sparkle Malone, USDA Forest Service; Christina L. Staudhammer, University of Alabama; Michael G. Ryan, Colorado State University; W. J. Parton, Colorado State University; Cynthia Keough, Colorado State University; Steven F. Oberbauer, Florida International University; Paulo C. Olivas, Florida International University; Jessica L. Schedlbauer, West Chester University; Gregory Starr, University of Alabama
4:00 PM
 Does freshwater augmentation affect the productivity of P-limited dwarf mangrove forests?
Michael S. Ross, Florida International University; John F. Meeder, Florida International University; Leonard Scinto, Florida International University; Danielle E Ogurcak, Florida International University; J P Sah, Florida International University; Keqi Zhang, Florida International University
4:20 PM
 Using remote sensing to detect long-term coastal plant community changes due to sea level rise and ecosystem drying, Everglades National Park
Kristie S. Wendelberger, Florida International University; Daniel Gann, Florida International University; Jennifer H. Richards, Florida International University