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+ Data:

(This is a list of new data added; for a complete list of SOFIA data, visit our data exchange pages at http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/)

• Aerial Photos of the 1940s
• Hydrology Data (for the "Coastal Gradients of Flow, Salinity and Nutrients" Project)
• Salinity Surveys

+ Metadata:

• Coastal Gradients Salinity Surveys
• Coastal Gradients of Flow, Salinity, and Nutrients
• Freshwater Flows into Northeastern Florida Bay (update)
• Northeastern Florida Bay Estuarine Creek Data (update)
• Biscayne Aquifer geologic data
• Big Cypress National Preserve Fish Inventory and Monitoring Data
• Effects of hydrological restoration on manatees: integrating data and models for the Ten Thousand Islands and Everglades
• Coastal Gradients hydrology data
• Linking a conceptual karst hydrogeologic model of the Biscayne aquifer to ground-water flow simulations from Everglades National Park to Biscayne National Park - Phase 1
• Hydrologic monitoring and synthesis of existing hydrologic data in the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge and surrounding areas
• CERP/RECOVER restoration technology transfer: USGS-CERP liaison with SFWMD
• Modeling hydrologic flow and vegetation response across the Tamiami Trail and coastal watershed of Ten Thousand Islands NWR
• Western Tamiami Trail flows - baseline information and response to CERP

+ Publications:

(These postings include USGS publications as well as other selected publications that have been converted from paper to an electronic format for the web. Some publications are found on sites other than SOFIA.)

Abstracts:

• The ATLSS Fire Model
• The ATLSS Vegetation Succession Model
• Integrating ATLSS Models: Fulfilling the Promise of Multi-Modeling for Everglades Restoration
• Northeastern Florida Bay Estuarine Creek Response During the 2004-05 Hurricane Seasons
• Northeastern Florida Bay and Joe Bay Estuarine Creek Data, 2001-2005
• Variable-mesh ATLSS Models: Keeping Pace with the Future of Hydrologic Modeling for Everglades Restoration

Fact Sheet:

• The Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) for Support of Ecological and Biological Assessments (FS 2006-3087)

Papers:

• Groundwater Control of Mangrove Surface Elevation: Shrink and Swell Varies with Soil Depth
• Application of carbonate cyclostratigraphy and borehole geophysics to delineate porosity and preferential flow in the karst limestone of the Biscayne aquifer, SE Florida
• Fertilizer-Derived Uranium and Sulfur in Rangeland Soil and Runoff: A Case Study in Central Florida
• Assessing the Vulnerability of a Municipal Well Field to Contamination in a Karst Aquifer (Note: PDF file on the Florida Water Resources Website)

Reports:

• Evaluation of Emerging Contaminants of Concern at the South District Wastewater Treatment Plant Based on Seasonal Events, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2004

Posters:

Nutrient Inputs Along Coastal Transects Within Everglades National Park, Florida

Nutrient Loading at Two Coastal Creeks in Everglades National Park

Open File Reports:

• Vegetation Classification for South Florida Natural Areas
• Wildlife and habitat damage assessment from Hurricane Charley: recommendations for recovery of the J. N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge Complex
• Salinity and Temperature Tolerance Experiments on Selected Florida Bay Mollusks
• Descriptions and Preliminary Report on Sediment Cores from the Southwest Coastal Area, Part II: Collected July 2005, Everglades National Park, Florida

+Bibliography Updates:

• ATLSS Selected Bibliography
• Ken Krauss' Bibliography
• Kevin Cunningham's Selected Bibliography

+People:

(This is a list of new personnel added; for a complete list of SOFIA personnel, visit http://sofia.usgs.gov/people.html)
• Carrie Boudreau

+Photo Gallery

• Coastal Gradients of Flow, Salinity and Nutrients project Photo Gallery

+ Other Website Updates:

• Updates to Enhanced Water Quality Monitoring and Modeling Program for the A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge website:
  • Final Model Selection Report (Under "Documents")
  • Data Acquisition and Processing
  • April 2006 Quarterly Update
    
  • July 2006 Quarterly Update
    
  • 2006 A.R.M. Loxahatchee Science Workshop Poster

+ Upcoming Meetings/Conferences:

• 4th Conference on Hydrogeology, Ecology, Monitoring, and Management of Ground Water in Karst Terrains

  February 27-28, 2007
  Safety Harbor, Florida

• 10th International Symposium on Wetland Biogeochemistry - Frontiers on Biogeochemistry

  April 1-4, 2007
  Loews Annapolis Hotel
  Annapolis, MD

• 2nd National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration (NCER)

  April 22-27, 2007
  Hyatt Regency Crown Center
  Kansas City, Missouri