Summer is almost here, and we've got another round of SOFIA website additions and updates to share with you.

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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/)

• Hydrological Data (Hydrodynamic and Bathymetric Characteristics of South Florida Estuarine and Coastal Systems project)
• Lake Okeechobee Hydrological Data (Lake Okeechobee Watershed Project)
• Hydrology Data (Coastal Gradients of Flow, Salinity, and Nutrients; Freshwater Flows to Northeastern Florida Bay; Hydrologic Monitoring in Joe Bay; and Southwest Florida Coastal and Wetland Systems Monitoring projects) (updated)

+ Metadata:

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

• Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) Water Surfaces Data (data set metadata)
• Baseline hydrologic data collection along the I-75 - State Road 29 corridor in the Big Cypress National Preserve (project metadata)
• A Coupled Surface Water and Ground-Water Model to Simulate Past, Present, and Future Hydrologic Conditions in DOI Managed Lands (project metadata)
• A GIS-based decision-support tool to evaluate land management policies in south Florida (project metadata)
• South Florida Pollen Data (data set metadata)
• CERP/RECOVER restoration technology transfer, USGS-CERP liaison with USACE (project metadata)
• Development of Integrated Sampling of Fishes in Forested Wetlands in South Florida with Emphasis on Food Web Structure (project metadata)
• Spatial and Age-Structured Population Model of the American Crocodile for Comparisons of CERP Restoration Alternatives (project metadata)
• Synthesis of South Florida Ecosystem History Research (project metadata)
• Hydrologic Data Collected along Interstate 75/State Route 29 Corridor in Big Cypress National Preserve (data set metadata)

+ 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:

• Predicting Hydrologic Changes to West Indian Manatee Habitats in Southwest Florida Due to Proposed Restoration Projects
• Modeling the Fish Community of the Freshwater Everglades
• Mangrove Forests as Protection from Storm Surges and Tsunamis: Do the Data Support the Paradigm?
• Can Lake Istokpoga be a Model for the Future of Lake Okeechobee?
• Crab Burrows and Their Contribution to Surface Elevation in Mangrove Forests of Tampa Bay and Everglades National Park, Florida
• American Crocodile Spatial and Age-Structured Population Model for Comparison of CERP Restoration Alternatives
• Origins of Production and Trophic Placement of Biota in Mangrove-Forest Food Webs using Stable Isotopes - Shark River, Everglades National Park
• Use of Microburns to Study Seasonal Effects of Fire on Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Habitat
• Assessing Everglades Restoration Using Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN)
• Examining Submarine Ground-Water Discharge into Florida Bay using 222Rn and Continuous Resistivity Profiling
• A Coupled Surface-Water and Ground-Water Model to Simulate Past, Present, and Future Hydrologic Conditions in Federally Managed Lands
• The South Florida Information Access (SOFIA) System
• Development of a Geodatabase for Preserving, Managing, and Analyzing Information for the Coastal Everglades
• Using Hydrologic Monitoring as a Tool for Synthesis of the Greater Everglades and Southern Estuaries Modules of the Monitoring and Assessment Plan
• Temporal and Spatial Salinity Patterns in Joe Bay, Everglades National Park
• Nutrient Loading in the Coastal Creeks of Northeastern Florida Bay
• Quantity, Timing, and Distribution of Freshwater Flows into Northeastern Florida Bay, 1996-2007
• A Comparison of the Pre-drainage Everglades Hydrology and Florida Bay Salinity Based on Paleoecology from Multiple Sediment Cores Coupled with Statistical Models
• The Non-Native Red Rimmed Melania (Melanoides tuberculatus) in Biscayne Bay National Park, Florida, the Geographic Distribution and Potential for the Future
• Verification of a Molluscan Dataset for Paleosalinity Estimation Using Modern Analogues: A Tool for Restoration of South Florida's Estuaries

Circulars:

• A Tale of Two Storms: Surges and Sediment Deposition from Hurricanes Andrew and Wilma in Florida's Southwest Coast Mangrove Forests (excerpt from Circular 1306)
• Estuarine Response in Northeastern Florida Bay to Major Hurricanes in 2005 (excerpt from Circular 1306)
• Predicting Mangrove Forest Recovery on the Southwest Coast of Florida Following the Impact of Hurricane Wilma, October 2005 (excerpt from Circular 1306)
• Research on the Impacts of Past and Future Hurricanes on the Endangered Florida Manatee (excerpt from Circular 1306)

Papers:

• Groundwater's significance to changing hydrology, water chemistry, and biological communities of a floodplain ecosystem
• Morphologic and transport properties of natural organic floc
• Predicting organic floc transport dynamics in shallow aquatic ecosystems: Insights from the field, the laboratory, and numerical modeling
• Hydroecological factors governing surface-water flow on a low gradient floodplain
• Land crabs as key drivers of tropical coastal forest recruitment.
• A simulation model for projecting changes in salinity concentrations and species dominance in the coastal margin habitats of the Everglades
• Faunal impact on vegetation structure and ecosystem function in mangrove forests: A review
• Mangrove production and carbon sinks: A revision of global budget estimates
• Surface-water transport of suspended matter through wetland vegetation of the Florida everglades
• Validation of a Spatially Continuous EDEN Water-Surface Model for the Everglades, Florida
• Heterogeneity of phosphorus distribution in a patterned landscape, the Florida Everglades
• Quantifying time-varying ground-water discharge and recharge in wetlands of the Northern Florida Everglades
• Mercury Cycling in Stream Ecosystems. 1. Water Column Chemistry and Transport
• Mercury Cycling in Stream Ecosystems. 2. Benthic Methylmercury Production and Bed Sediment-Pore Water Partitioning
• Mercury Cycling in Stream Ecosystems. 3. Trophic Dynamics and Methylmercury Bioaccumulation
• Mercury Accumulation in Periphyton of Eight River Ecosystems
• Characterizing Dry Deposition of Mercury in Urban Runoff
• Predicting mercury wet deposition in Florida -- A simple approach

Reports:

• RECOVER Southern Estuaries Performance Measures: Identification of Hydrology - Salinity Relationships for Coastal Estuaries and Analysis of Interim CERP Update Scenarios
• TASK 7 - Simulating and Forecasting Salinity in Florida Bay: A Review of Models
• Seagrass Status and Trends in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: 1940-2002 (SIR 2006-5287)
• Florida Bay Science Program: A Synthesis of Research on Florida Bay (Chapter 3 by Wingard et al. Report FWRI TR-11)
• EDEN 2008 Annual Report
• Using Statistical Models to Simulate Salinity Variation and other Physical Parameters in North Florida Bay (CESI Final Project Report)
• Development of Additional Multivariate Linear Regression Salinity Models for Florida Bay and the Southwest Gulf Coast, Everglades National Park (CESI Final Task Report)

Data Series:

• Surface-Water Exchange through Culverts beneath State Road 9336 within Everglades National Park, 2004-05 (USGS publications warehouse)

Presentation:

• Using Hydrologic Monitoring as a Tool for Synthesis of the Greater Everglades and Southern Estuaries Modules of the Monitoring and Assessment Plan

Posters:

• Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) of Everglades National Park: Habitat Associations and Genetic Analyses
• Using sea turtles to find seagrass: Tracking juvenile Chelonia mydas with satellite telemetry in the southwest coastal Everglades, Florida, USA
• Salvaging Sontek ADVM Data Using a One Beam Solution for Bad Transducer
• Tools for Technicians; Lessons Learned in Index-Velocity Site Selection and ADVM Setup
• Temporal and Spatial Salinity Patterns in Joe Bay, Everglades National Park

+ Project Updates:

• Bibliographies:
  • Kevin Cunningham
  • Jud Harvey

• 2008 Workplans:
  • Determining Target Salinity Values for South Florida's Estuaries: The Combined Effects of Climate, Sea Level, and Water Management Practices
  • Ecosystem History of the Southwest Coast-Shark River Slough Outflow Area
  • Freshwater Flows to Northeastern Florida Bay
  • Baseline hydrologic data collection along the I-75/State Road 29 corridor in the Big Cypress National Preserve
  • A GIS-Based Decision-Support Tool to Evaluate Land Management Policies in South Florida
  • Effects of hydrological restoration on manatees: Integrating data and models for the Ten Thousand Islands and Everglades
  • Western Tamiami Trail Flows - Baseline Information and Response to CERP
  • A Coupled Surface Water and Ground-Water Model to Simulate Past, Present, and Future Hydrologic Conditions in DOI Managed Lands
  • Hydrology Monitoring Network: Data Mining and Modeling to Separate Human and Natural Hydrologic Dynamics
  • Across Trophic Level System Simulation Program for the Everglade/Big Cypress Region
  • Effect of Sheet Flow on Transport of Suspended Particles and Particle-Associated Nutrients in the Everglades Ridge and Slough Landscape: Phase II
  • South Florida Information Access (SOFIA) Metadata, Data Delivery, EDEN Geospatial System, and Website
  • Evapotranspiration and Rainfall Data for EDEN Gages
  • South Florida Landscape Dynamics
  • Linking Land, Air and Water Management in the Southern Everglades and Coastal Zone to Water Quality and Ecosystem Restoration: Task 1, Mercury Cycling, Fate and Bioaccumulation
  • Hydrodynamic and Salinity Characteristics of Rivers and Estuaries of the Ten Thousand Islands
  • Flow Monitoring Along the Tidal Caloosahatchee River and Tributaries West of Franklin Locks
  • Linking Land, Air and Water Management in the Southern Everglades and Coastal Zone to Water Quality and Ecosystem Restoration
  • Southwest Florida Coastal and Wetland Systems Monitoring
  • Alligator Ecology, Modeling, and Monitoring to Complement MAP
  • Ecological Models for Evaluating Effects of Restoration Alternatives on Coastal Ecosystems of Southwest Florida
  • Scientific and Technical Support for a Joint Ecosystem Modeling Laboratory
  • Integrating EDEN with Real-Time Hydrology and Biological Responses

• 2007 Summaries:
  • American Alligator Ecology and Monitoring for CERP
  • Freshwater Flows to Northeastern Florida Bay
  • Spatial and Age-Structured Population Model of the American Crocodile for Comparisons of CERP Restoration Alternatives
  • Synthesis of South Florida Ecosystem History Research
  • CERP/RECOVER Restoration Technology Transfer: USGS-CERP Liaison with USACE
  • Determining Target Salinity Values for South Florida's Estuaries: The Combined Effects of Climate, Sea Level, and Water Management Practices
  • Ecosystem History of the Southwest Coast-Shark River Slough Outflow Area
  • Computer Simulation Modeling of Intermediate Trophic Levels for Across Trophic Level Systems Simulation of the Everglades/Big Cypress Region
  • Development of Selected Model Components of an Across-Trophic-Level System Simulation (ATLSS) for the Wetland Systems of South Florida
  • Use of Amphibian Communities as Indicators of Restoration Success

• 2007 Workplan:
  • Scientific and Technical Support for the Joint Ecosystem Modeling Laboratory

• 2007 Statement of Work:
  • South Florida Surface Water Monitoring Network for the Support of MAP Projects

• Proposal:
  • Characterizing Past and Present Mangrove Shorelines to Aid Conservation of the Smalltooth Sawfish, Pristis pectinata, Along the Southwest Coast of Florida

+ People:

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

• Ginger Tiling
• Amy Mathie
• Noel Wingers
• Matthew Petkewich
• Mike Holmes

+ Projects:

(This is a list of new project pages added; for a complete list of SOFIA projects, visit http://sofia.usgs.gov/title.html)

• Characterizing Past and Present Mangrove Shorelines to Aid Conservation of the Smalltooth Sawfish, Pristis pectinata, Along the Southwest Coast of Florida
• Effect of Sheet Flow on Transport of Suspended Particles and Particle-Associated Nutrients in the Everglades Ridge and Slough Landscape: Phase II
• Hydrodynamic and Salinity Characteristics of Rivers and Estuaries of the Ten Thousand Islands
• Flow Monitoring Along the Tidal Caloosahatchee River and Tributaries West of Franklin Locks
• Evapotranspiration and Rainfall Data for EDEN Gages
• Scientific and Technical Support for Joint Ecosystem Modeling (JEM)

+ Other Website Updates:

• Memorials:
  • Gareth Akerman
  • Philip Heidemann
  • David Maehr
  • Damion Marx

• GEER 2008 Conference Video Transcripts
• Freshwater Flows to Northeastern Florida Bay - Related Links
• Updates to Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) website:
  • Station Information Download Tool:
    This form will allow you to download station information (found on each water level gage page) for EDEN gages in tab-delineated text format. The form is available at http://sofia.usgs.gov/eden/data_download.php.
  • Updates to EDENapps Tools
    There are new updates to three EDENapps Tools. The latest version of the following tools were updated with new "Days Since Dry" calculations:
    • Data Viewer
    • xyLocator
    • Depth&DaysSinceDry

    Please download the new version of the tools at http://sofia.usgs.gov/eden/edenapps/index.php .

  • Updates to Water Surfaces:
    • 2006 (10/1/05-9/30/06) water surface files have been finalized
    • Provisional gage data for 2007 Q4 was revised, and data gaps were filled using simple regression with nearby gage data. Previous data for this quarter was archived on the EDEN website at http://sofia.usgs.gov/eden/models/watersurfacemod-archive.php.
    • Provisional gage data for 2008 Q1 through 2008 Q4 includes data gaps filled using simple regression with nearby gage data.

    Modeled water surface files can be downloaded at http://sofia.usgs.gov/eden/models/watersurfacemod.php

  • Evapotranspiration Data Posted

    Evapotranspiration data for years 2005-2007 are now available on the EDEN website. Files can be downloaded by area at http://sofia.usgs.gov/eden/evapotrans.php . This data is in addition to data that is already available for 1995-2004.

  • Rainfall Data Posted

    Rainfall data for years 2002- September 2008 are now available on the EDEN website. Files can be downloaded by area at http://sofia.usgs.gov/eden/nexrad.php.

  • EDEN Newsletter

    If you are interested in receiving updates to the EDEN website, please sign up for our free EDEN Newsletter. Information can be found at http://sofia.usgs.gov/eden/newsletter.php or by contacting Heather Henkel (hhenkel@usgs.gov).

  + Upcoming Meetings/Conferences:

  • 3rd National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration (NCER), July 20-24, 2009, Los Angeles, CA
  • ASBPA National Coastal Conference: Integrating Coastal Science and Policy, October 14-16, 2009, St. Pete Beach, Florida
  • If you know of any upcoming meetings or conferences, please let us know (hhenkel@usgs.gov)!