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+ 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:

• Water Resources Data - Florida, 1999 Volume 2A: South Florida Surface
  Water
• Water Resources Data - Florida, 1999 Volume 2B: South Florida Ground
  Water

Data Series:

• Flow Velocity, Water Temperature, and Conductivity at Selected Locations in Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, Florida: July 1999 - July 2003, Data Series 110

Fact sheets:

• Land Surface Analysis of the Florida Everglades, FS 2004-3132
• Sheet-Flow Velocities and Factors Affecting Sheet-Flow Behavior of Importance to Restoration of the Florida Everglades, FS 2004-3123
• South Florida Information Access (SOFIA) Metadata for the U.S.Geological Survey Greater Everglades Priority Ecosystems Science, FS 2004-3107

Open File Reports:

• Anthropogenic and Natural Variation in Ridge and Slough Pollen Assemblages, OFR 2004-1448
• Ecosystem History of Southern and Central Biscayne Bay: Summary Report on Sediment Core Analyses - Year Two, OFR 2004-1312
• Ecosystems of South Florida, OFR 2005-1021
• Flow Velocity, Water Temperature, and Conductivity in Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, Florida: August 2001 - June 2002, OFR 03-348
• Flow Velocity, Water Temperature, and Conductivity in Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, Florida: June 2002 - July 2003, OFR 2004-1233
• Lithostratigraphy, Petrography, Biostratigraphy, and Strontium-Isotope Stratigraphy of the Surficial Aquifer System of Western Collier County, Florida, OFR 98-205
• Simulation of Integrated Surface-Water/Ground-Water Flow and Salinity for a Coastal Wetland and Adjacent Estuary, OFR 2004-1097

Papers:

• Atlas of Pollen and Spores of The Florida Everglades
• Mangroves, Hurricanes, and Lightning Strikes: Assessment of Hurricane Andrew suggests an interaction across two differing scales of disturbance
• Wind Damage Effects of Hurricane Andrew on Mangrove Communities Along the Southwest Coast of Florida, USA

Scientific Investigations Report:

Water Flow and Nutrient Flux from Five Estuarine Rivers along the Southwest Coast of the Everglades National Park, Florida, 1997-2001, SIR 2004-5142

Updated Bibliographies:

• Aquatic Cycling of Mercury in the Everglades (ACME) Project Bibliography
• Application of Stable Isotope Techniques to Identifying Foodweb Structure, Contaminant Sources, and Biogeochemical Reactions in the Everglades

+ Projects:

• Compilation, Integration, and Synthesis of Water Quality and Flow Data for Assessing Nutrient Flux to South Florida Coastal Ecosystems
• Contaminants Synthesis
• Development of Integrated Sampling of Fishes in Forested Wetlands in South Florida with Emphasis on Food Web Structure
• Ecological Models for Evaluating Effects of Restoration Alternatives on Coastal Ecosystems of Southwest Florida
• Hydrologic Monitoring in Joe Bay
• Hydrology Monitoring Network: Data Mining and Modeling to Separate Human and Natural Hydrologic Dynamics
• Spatial and temporal patterns and ecological effects of canal-water intrusion into the A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
• SICS and TIME model linkages and development in support of Everglades Restoration
• Synthesis of the Regional Hydrostratigraphic Framework for the Floridan Aquifer System, Southern and Central Florida and Relevancy to Aquifer Storage and Recovery
• Synthesis of South Florida Ecosystem History Research

 

+Workplans (2005):

• Across Trophic Level System Simulation Program for the Everglade/Big Cypress Region
• Alligator Ecology and Monitoring for CERP
• Compilation, Integration, and Synthesis of Water Quality and Flow Data for Assessing Nutrient Flux to South Florida Coastal Ecosystems
• Contaminants Synthesis
• Development of Integrated Sampling of Fishes in Forested Wetlands in South Florida with Emphasis on Food Web Structure
• Ecological Models for Evaluating Effects of Restoration Alternatives on Coastal Ecosystems of Southwest Florida
• Ecosystem History of the Southwest Coast-Shark River Slough Outflow Area
• Effect of Water Flow on Transport of Solutes, Suspended Particles, and Particle-Associated Nutrients in the Everglades
• Freshwater Flows to Northeastern Florida Bay
• High Accuracy Elevation Data Collection Project
• Historical Changes in Salinity, Water Quality and Vegetation in Biscayne Bay
• Hydrodynamic and Bathymetric Characteristics of Estuarine Rivers within the Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserve
• Hydrology Monitoring Network: Data Mining and Modeling to Separate Human and Natural Hydrologic Dynamics
• Integrated Biogeochemical Studies of Contaminants in the Everglades
• Integrated Biogeochemical Studies in the Everglades: Task 2, Mercury Cycling and Bioaccumulation
• Interactions of Mercury with Dissolved Organic Carbon in the Everglades
• Internal Surface-water Flows
• Land Characteristics from Remote Sensing
• Paleosalinity as a Key for Success Criteria in South Florida Restoration
• Predicting Effects of Hydrologic Restoration on Manatees along the Southwest Coast of Florida
• SICS and TIME model linkages and development in support of Everglades Restoration
• South Florida Information Access (SOFIA) Website
• South Florida Information Access/Environmental Database Development and Maintenance
• South Florida Information Management: Metadata Management and Maintenance
• Southwest Florida Coastal and Wetland Systems Monitoring
• Spatial and temporal patterns and ecological effects of canal-water intrusion into the A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
• Synthesis of the Regional Hydrostratigraphic Framework for the Floridan Aquifer System, Southern and Central Florida and Relevancy to Aquifer Storage and Recovery
• Synthesis of South Florida Ecosystem History Research
• Tides and Inflows in Mangrove Ecotone (TIME) Surface-Water Model Development
• Use of Amphibian Communities as Indicators of Restoration Success

 

+Updated Data:

• Elevevation Data - New/Updated Quads: Andytown, Deem City, East Deem City
• Everglades Isotopes Data
• Northeastern Florida Bay Estuarine Creek Data (2001-2004)
• Shark River Slough Data
• Southwest Coast Estuarine River Data
• USGS South Florida Coastal Real-Time Stations

+Past Conference Update:

• National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration: photos and abstract book now available (http://sofia.usgs.gov/ncer/)

 

+ Upcoming Meetings:

(Please note: this is a partial listing of upcoming events. More information - including additional calendars - can be found at http://sofia.usgs.gov/upcoming.html)

26th Annual International Wetlands Meeting: Coastal Plain Wetlands: Ecological, Landscape, and Regulatory Transformations

Charleston Convention Center
Charleston, South Carolina
June 5 - 10, 2005

DoD Symposium and Workshop for Threaened, Endangered, and At-Risk Species

June 7-9, 2005
Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel
Baltimore, Maryland

2005 World Conference on Natural Resource Modeling

June 14-17, 2005
Humboldt State University
Arcata, California


Sustainable Beaches Conference

October 31 - November 2, 2005
St. Petersburg, Florida

U.S. Climate Change Science Program Workshop: Climate Science in Support of Decision Making

November 14-16, 2005
Crystal Gateway Marriott
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, Virginia 22202

3rd International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals

November 28-December 2, 2005
Miami, Florida

Florida Bay and Adjacent Marine Systems Science Conference

December 11-14, 2005
Hawk's Cay Resort
Duck Key, Florida