CHIMMP Workshops and Resources

2024 CHIMMP/Mangrove Working Group Workshop

2024 Workshop Presentations

Oral presentations

Topic: The CHNEP Water Atlas: An interactive map-based estuaries and habitats report card
Presenter: Nicole Iadevaia, Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership

Topic: Latitudinal and temporal changes in mangrove height on the Florida Gulf Coast
Presenter: Christopher Miller, Saint Leo University

Topic: Using drones and machine learning for mapping mangroves and assessing salt marsh biomass
Presenter: Brendan V. Brown, CDM Smith

Topic: Decoding the ‘virtual synonymy’ of terms describing spatial and temporal changes in mangrove distribution and extent
Presenter: Joshua Breithaupt, Florida State University Coastal & Marine Laboratory

Topic: Effect of regional winter temperature gradients at an expanding mangrove range limit in Northern Florida
Presenter: Rachel Biton, Florida State University Coastal & Marine Laboratory

Topic: Mangrove expansion rates at their northern range in the Apalachicola Bay, Florida
Presenter: Jenny Bueno, Florida State University

Topic: Mangrove range shifts alter primary production & have dramatic, albeit cryptic, effects on canopy biodiversity & food web structure
Presenter: Ilka C. Feller, Smithsonian Institution, SERC

Topic: Coastal wetland monitoring in the GTMNERR marsh-mangrove ecotone
Presenter: Nikki Dix, Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve

Topic: The fate of added nitrogen in mangrove ecosystems differs due to geomorphological position
Presenter: Samantha Chapman, Villanova University

Topic: Impacts of eutrophication on surface elevation change
Presenter: Jeremy R. Conrad, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Topic: Mosquito control mangrove impoundment as a potential seagrass nursery habitat
Presenters: Hyun Jung Cho, Bethune-Cookman University and Jonathan Linder, Brevard County Mosquito District

Topic: The effects of Sargassum on Avicennia seedling growth
Presenter: Loraé T. Simpson, Florida Oceanographic Society

Topic: A living shoreline site suitability decision support tool that incorporates future conditions based upon locally derived sea-level rise scenarios
Presenter: Randall W. Parkinson, Florida International University

Topic: Adapting mangroves on Dinner Key breakwater islands
Presenter: Danielle H. Irwin, Cummins Cederberg

Topic: Modeling habitat restoration using the Atlantis ecosystem model
Presenter: Cameron Ainsworth, University of South Florida College of Marine Science

Topic: Using mangrove monitoring to inform and guide restoration efforts
Presenter: Heather A. Stewart, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institut

Topic: Integrating coastal and aquatic habitat information and metrics into a holistic management approach to managing Florida's inshore recreational fisheries
Presenter: Matt Kenworthy, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Division of Marine Fisheries Management

Topic: Characterizing juvenile fish habitat using seascape context and freshwater inflow to help inform estuarine habitat restoration
Presenter: Shannon Whaley, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Topic: Monitoring long-term trends in critical coastal habitats to inform preservation and restoration efforts in Tampa Bay
Presenter: Kerry Flaherty-Walia, Tampa Bay Estuary Program

Topic: Mangrove forest recovery in Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve following Hurricanes Irma and Ian
Presenter: Danielle E. Ogurcak, Florida International University and Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Topic: Mangrove mortality after Hurricane Ian in Charlotte Harbor
Presenter: Casey Craig, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Topic: Blue carbon 101: Science requirements for the voluntary carbon market
Presenter: Ryan P. Moyer, TerraCarbon LLC

Topic: Mangrove mitigation and permitting in Florida: The perspective from industry
Presenter: Daniel Chomin-Virden, AECOM

Topic: Improving mangrove management through a comprehensive extension education program
Presenters: Armando J. Ubeda, Florida Sea Grant - UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County - University of Florida and Alyssa A. Vinson, UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County - University of Florida

Poster presentations

Topic: Development of statewide coastal restoration plan for Florida
Presenter: Melinda Donnelly, University of Central Florida

Topic: Initiating long-term monitoring in Northeast Florida to quantify state change from sea-level rise and saltwater intrusion
Presenter: Scott Jones, University of North Florida

Topic: Soil property shifts with marsh migration into natural and created upland islands
Presenter: Shannon Brew, University of North Florida

Topic: Habitat restoration needs planning: uniting partners and resources to protect Central and Southwest Florida
Presenter: Nicole Iadevaia, Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership

Topic: UAS LiDAR elevation corrections in mangals using machine learning
Presenter: Ali Gonzalez-Perez, University of Florida

Topic: Establishment and examination of a long-term mangrove forest dynamic plot in Estero Bay, Florida
Presenter: Edwin Everham III, Florida Gulf Coast University 

Topic: The use of multiple remote sensing technologies to track mangrove forest responses to Hurricane Ian in Estero Bay, Florida Presenter: Brian Bovard, Florida Gulf Coast University 

Topic: Mangroves in unexpected places: Identifying and characterizing mangroves in Miami-Dade County
Presenter: Gabriela J. Reyes, University of Florida 

Topic: Mangrove freeze resistance and resilience across a tropical temperate transitional zone
Presenter: Yiyang Kang, University of Florida 

2020 CHIMMP Workshop

2020 Workshop Presentations

Topic: Florida Coastal Mapping Program (FCMaP): Coordinating High Resolution Mapping of the State’s Coastal Waters
Presenter: Cheryl Hapke, University of South Florida College of Marine Science

Topic: Florida Landscape Conservation Project - saltwater marsh and mangrove indicator assessment
Presenter: Anthony Gillis, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Topic: Long-term monitoring of coastal wetlands in the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
Presenter: Nikki Dix, Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve

Topic: Mangrove distributions along a shore-to-upland gradient in a salt marsh-mangrove ecotone
Presenter: Pamela Marcum, Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve

Topic: Using drones to monitor coastal habitats in the Big Bend
Presenter: Michael Espriella, University of Florida

Topic: Uniting partners and resources to protect central & southwest Florida’s water, wildlife, and habitat: Habitat restoration needs plan for the CHNEP area
Presenter: Nicole Iadevaia, Coastal and Heartland National Estuary Partnership

Topic: Tampa Bay Habitat Master Plan: Planning for the next decade of restoration
Presenter: Gary Raulerson, Tampa Bay Estuary Program

Topic: Lessons learned from employing living shorelines at private waterfront properties
Presenter: Hyun Jung Cho, Bethune-Cookman University

Topic: Gulf-wide high-resolution automated wetland mapping and hurricane damage assessment
Presenter: Matthew McCarthy, University of South Florida College of Marine Science

Topic: Effects of rising seas and recent hurricanes on coastal wetlands in the lower Florida Keys
Presenter: Danielle Ogurcak, Florida International University

Topic: Mangrove damage, delayed mortality, and early recovery following Hurricane Irma at two landfall sites in Southwest Florida
Presenter: Ryan P. Moyer, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Topic: Carbon storage increases with site age as created salt marshes transition to mangrove forests in Tampa Bay, Florida
Presenter: Emma Dontis, Pinellas County

Topic: Vegetative stress and early indicators of peat collapse in mangrove forests with altered hydrology in Tampa Bay, Florida
Presenter: Kara Radabaugh, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

2017 CHIMMP Workshop

2017 Workshop Presentations

Topic: Assessing the Effects of Eutrophication on Mangrove’s Resiliency to Sea Level Rise
Presenter: Jeremy Conrad, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Topic: Should RSET-MH data be used to forecast the effects of sea-level rise on wetland resilience and carbon sequestration?
Presenter: Randall W. Parkinson, Florida International University

Topic: Quantifying Blue Carbon Stocks in Vegetation and Soils of Mangroves, Salt Marshes, and Salt Barrens in Tampa Bay, Florida
Presenter: Ryan P. Moyer, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Topic: An overview of coastal ecosystem restoration for Tampa Bay
Presenter: Brandt Henningsen, Southwest Florida Water Management District

Topic: Critical Coastal Habitat Assessment: Long-term monitoring in Tampa Bay
Presenter: Kara Radabaugh, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

2015 CHIMMP Workshop

2015 Workshop Presentations

Topic: Habitat Mapping and Trend Analyses: Rookery Bay Watershed Discharge Locations
Presenter: Craig van der Heiden, The Institute for Regional Conservation

Topic: Coastal Wetland Mapping Using Very High Resolution Satellite Imagery: Tampa Bay Case Study
Presenter: Matt McCarthy, University of South Florida College of Marine Science

Topic: Progress Report on Mapping Mangroves by Geomorphic Type and Species in the Charlotte Harbor region
Presenter: Lisa Beever, Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program

Topic: Assessing the State of Estuarine Tidal Marsh in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Presenter: Kristine Evans, Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative

Topic: An introduction to the NE Florida Estuarine Habitat Restoration Team
Presenter: Ron Brockmeyer, St. Johns River Water Management District

Topic: The Florida Ecosystem Network…a new approach to restoration coordination in Florida
Presenter: Nicole Adimey, USFWS North Florida Ecological Service Office

Topic: Marsh Madness: monitoring of coastal wetland restoration projects along Florida's east coast
Presenter: Jeff Beal, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Topic: Stress in Mangrove Forests: Early Detection and Preemptive Rehabilitation Are Essential for Future Successful Worldwide Mangrove Forest Management
Presenter: Roy “Robin” Lewis III, Coastal Resources Group, Inc

Topic: A year of monthly salt marsh monitoring in the GTMNERR
Presenter: Nikki Dix, Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve

Topic: Critical Coastal Habitat Restoration and Management in the Tampa Bay Estuary
Presenter: Ed Sherwood, Tampa Bay Estuary Program

Topic: Update on Tampa Bay Critical Coastal Habitat Assessment: Monitoring Results and Hurdles to Implementation
Presenter: Lindsay Cross, Tampa Bay Estuary Program

2017 CHIMMP Workshop

2014 Workshop Presentations

Topic: Coastal Wetland Conservation and Restoration in Florida: FWC's Marine Estuarine Subsection Overview
Presenter: Jeff Beal, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)

Topic: The Effects of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Habitats and Vulnerable Species at Six of Florida’s Gulf Coast Estuaries
Presenter: Laura Geselbracht, The Nature Conservancy

Topic: Tampa Bay Critical Coastal Habitat Assessment
Presenter: Lindsay Cross, Tampa Bay Estuary Program

Topic: MangroveWatch: A Citizen-Science Coastal Monitoring Project in Tampa Bay
Presenter: William Ellis, St. Leo University

Topic: Sarasota Bay Habitat Restoration Plan
Presenter: Jay Leverone, Sarasota Bay Estuary Program

Topic: Mapping and Monitoring Stressed Mangroves for Quantification of Recovery Following Restoration
Presenter: Robin Lewis, Coastal Resources Group, Inc.

Topic: Aerial Mapping and Monitoring Techniques Applied by SWFWMD for Seagrass, Swamp, and Coastal Wetland Habitats
Presenter: Kris Kaufman, Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD)

Topic: Habitat Mapping in Southwest Florida
Presenter: Jill Schmid, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Institute for Regional Conservation

Topic: Mangrove Forests Response to Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise
Presenter: Donny Smoak, University of South Florida St. Petersburg

Topic: Palm Beach County 2007 Estuarine Habitat Mapping
Presenter: Eric Anderson, Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources

Topic: Quantification of Health and Productivity of Salt Marshes using Satellite Data
Presenter: Hyun Jung Cho, Bethune-Cookman University

Topic: Intertidal Vegetation Monitoring and the Development of a Sentinel Site within the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
Presenter: Nikki Dix, Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve<