Session Lead: Raleigh Hood (UMCES)

Co-Lead(s): 

Session Format: Oral Presentations

Session Description: 

This session invites abstract submissions related to the general topic of estuarine and watershed processes, which includes a wide range of research disciplines (physical, chemical, biological and ecological) and trophic levels (from plankton to living resources). Submission of management- and social science-oriented abstracts is also encouraged.

Presentations (abstracts):

  1. Sarah Preheim: Major trends, gene-gene relationships, and environmental correlates of spatiotemporal shifts in the distribution of genes in Chesapeake Bay
  2. Gabrielle Ripa: Non-native plant invasion of stream restoration projects on the Chesapeake Bay watershed
  3. Nicole Cai: Linkage between Estuarine Saltwater Intrusion and Marsh Evolution under Sea-level Rise
  4. Jeffrey Cornwell, Michael Owens, Lorie Staver, J. Court Stevenson: Provision of Nutrient Ecosystem Services By Maryland Tidal Wetlands
  5. Carl Cerco: The Influence of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation on Chesapeake Bay Dissolved Oxygen Concentration
  6. Amanda Small: Strategies and resource needs for adapting Maryland’s fisheries management structure to climate change
  7. Jiangtao Xu: Update on NOAA’s New Operational Forecast System for the Northeast US