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Project Title	Project Investigator
Biodiversity of a landscape: examining forest heterogeneity and ecological change in the East Usambaras since 1975.	Southworth, Jane
Economic Valuation- St John's Rv Recreation & Ecotourism	Bi, Xiang
Towards a Global Reconciliation of Last Interglacial Sea Level Observations	Dutton, Andrea Lynn
Water and phosphorus retention for the Florida Ranchland Environmental Services Project	Shukla, Sanjay
3-D Water Quality Model	Sheng, Yeayi P
A Largemouth Bass Model for the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes (KCOL)	Allen, Micheal S
A Regional Storm Surge and Inundation Model Testbed for SECOORA: A Community Approach to Advance Coastal Hazard Science	Sheng, Yeayi P
A Spreadsheet Tool for Slow-rate Land Application System Storage Design	Martinez, Christopher J
ABUNDANCE OF JUVENILE AMERICAN SHAD IN THE St. John's River, Florida.	Allen, Micheal S
Alternative Landscapes Along The Amazon Frontier	Southworth, Jane
Alternative Landscapes Along the Amazon's Frontier: Simulating Future Land-Use and Carbon Dynamics in the Xingu River Headwaters Region	Southworth, Jane
An Examination of Fish Spawning, Movement, and Habitat Utilization Patterns in the Battle Bend Region of the Apalachicola River, Florida	Pine III, William E
Analysis of Soil Moisture and Salinity in the Floodplains of the Loxahatchee River Watershed.	Munoz-Carpena, Rafael
Analysis of UF Groundwater Data from the IRL to Quantify Nutrient Loadings from Two Sources: Fresh Groundwater and Recirculated Lagoon Water	Martin, Jonathan Bowman
Applying Everglades Landscape Model to Dynamically Integrate Hydrology, Water Quality, Soils, Periphyton, and Vegetation to Support Water Conservation Area 3A Decompartmentalization	Fitz, H Carl
Assessing Stakeholder and Public Perceptions of Ecosystem Service Changes Resulting from Sea Level Rise to Inform Incentive-based Conservation Program Design	Racevskis, Laila Anna
Assessing the Impact of Land Developments from Forested to Urban Land Uses on the Hydrology of Isolated Wetlands, focusing on the hydrologic dynamics and loss of water storage capacity at the landscape scale.	Cohen, Matthew J
Assessing the Vulnerability of Florida Coastal Highways & Bridges to Hurricane Induced Storm Surge and Coastal Flooding Damage	Sheng, Yeayi P
Assessment and validation of wetland biogeochemical indicators.	Clark, Mark W
Assessment of Spatial Nutrient Dynamics in the Newnans Lake Watershed	Cohen, Matthew J
Baseline Characterization of the Taylor Creek Pilot Stormwater Treatment Areas (STA) in the Lake Okeechobee Watershed	Reddy, Konda R
Biodiesel Production by algae - Phase I	Phlips, Edward J
Biogeochemical Indicators of Watershed Integrity & Wetlands	Reddy, Konda R
Biotic Hydrolysis of Organic Phosphorus in Wetlands	Reddy, Konda R
BMPs for Florida Blueberries	Haman, Dorota Zofia
Bulk Sedimentation and Nutrient Accumulation Rates in Lakes	Brenner, Mark
Caloosahatchee Salinity Modeling	Sheng, Yeayi P
Caribbean Food Systems Vulnerability to Global Environmental Change	Jones, James W
CH3D Compatible Models	Sheng, Yeayi P
CH3D Model for Pinellas County Flood Mapping	Sheng, Yeayi P
Characterization of Long-Term Phosphorus Burial in Wetlands	Reddy, Konda R
Climate Information System for Agriculture and Water Resource Management in the SE USA 2009	Jones, James W
Coastal Springs Estuary Assessment - Project Coast	Frazer, Tom K
Collaborative Research: Are Carbon Fluxes from Marine Sediments Enhanced by Submarine Ground Water Discharge?	Martin, Jonathan Bowman
Complex Interactions in the Pelagic Ecosystem	Frazer, Tom K
Compliation and Synthesis of Existing Data to support of the determination of minimum flows for Crystal River	Frazer, Tom K
Comprehensive Analysis and Evaluation of Historical Data and Information for the Stormwater Treatment Areas	Reddy, Konda R
Coral reef Restoration in the Florida keys National Marine Sanctuary Through translocation of Diadema antillarum	Frazer, Tom K
Database-Biogeochemical Characterization of Wetlands	Reddy, Konda R
DDIG: The Impacts of Two Irrigation Management Strategies on Water Distribution and Access in the Bolivian Andes	Mccarty, Christopher
Decision Support System for Reducing Agricultural Risks Caused by Climate Variability	Jones, James W
Decision Support Systems to Evaluate Global Environmental Change and Food Systems	Jones, James W
Demonstration and Validation of a Fractured Rock Passive Flux Meter (FRPFM)	Annable, Michael D
Demonstration of Ebb and Flow Water Application System	Haman, Dorota Zofia
Designing, Evaluating and Retrofitting Water Quality BMP's in Florida Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)	Sansalone, John Joseph
Developing resource managers skills for wildland-urban interface challenges.	Monroe, Martha Carrie
Development and Use of an Ecopath Model to Explore Effects of Habitat Restoration Projects on Florida Lake Fish Communities.	Allen, Micheal S
Development of a Computer Model to Design Vegetative Filter Strips as a Best Management Practice to Total Maximum Daily Loads to Reduce Contaminant Transport by Runoff from Disturbed Lands	Munoz-Carpena, Rafael
Development of a Flooding/Drying Curvilinear-Grid Hydrodynamic Model for the Lower St. Johns River (LSJR) Including Tidal Marshes	Sheng, Yeayi P
Development of a Multi-Group Sediment Transport Model for St. Lucie Estuary	Sheng, Yeayi P
Development of a Northeast Florida Shelf/Estuary Model	Sheng, Yeayi P
Development of a Prototype SURA-SCOOP Modeling Grid	Sheng, Yeayi P
Development of an Inexpensive, Submersible, Automatic Water Sampler	Martin, Jonathan Bowman
Development of CH3D ARCGIS Graphical User Interface	Sheng, Yeayi P
Development of Coastal System Adaptation Strategies through Modeling of Sea Level Rise Impacts on Natural Systems at Apalachicola Bay	Racevskis, Laila Anna
Direct Investigation of Englacial Conduits	Martin, Jonathan Bowman
Dissecting Mortality Components for Recreational Fisheries with High Rates of Released Fish	Allen, Micheal S
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Linking Land-Use and Land-Cover Change and Aquatic Ecosystem Function in the Temash River Watershed, Belize, Central America	Brenner, Mark
Downscaling and Applying Climate Forecast in Agriculture	Jones, James W
Ecology and Paleoecology of Groundwater-Augmented Lakes	Brenner, Mark
Education Outreach Program: Florida Invasive Plant Education Initiative and Curriculum	Haller, William T
Environmental Effects of Water Withdrawals from the St. Johns River - Data Collection	Reddy, Konda R
Environmental Effects of Water Withdrawals from the St. Johns River Expert Assistance	Reddy, Konda R
Estero Bay & Caloosahatchee Salinity Modeling Work	Sheng, Yeayi P
Estuarine Response to Extreme Events-The GTMNERR Case Study	Sheng, Yeayi P
Evaluating Decomposition Dynamics, Community Composition	Clark, Mark W
Evaluating Lagoon Quest: Enhancing an annual Program and Designing long-term indicators	Monroe, Martha Carrie
EZVI Performance Flux Monitoring at Patrick Air Force Base	Annable, Michael D
Field and Data Maintenance of the FL-DEP BoMR Vegetative Filter Strip Research Facility in Homeland, Bartow (FL)	Munoz-Carpena, Rafael
Field Testing a Passive Flux Meter for Measuring Water and Multiple Solute Fluxes: A short-and-long-term monitoring tool for MNA/EPR	Annable, Michael D
Finding Wood Stork Habitat and Conserving the Right Features	Frederick, Peter C
Fish-habitat relationship in Florida springs: Do submersed plants and filamentous algae influence the population structure and production of small-bodied fishes?	Pine III, William E
Florida as a laboratory for global urbanization, sea level rise, and future health risks of drinking water sources.	Boyer, Treavor H
Florida Ranchlands Environmental Services Project:Vegetation Analysis Tasks	Clark, Mark W
Flux Monitoring at (former) Lake Lucina Dry Cleaners Facility (FDEP Dry Cleaners Program)	Annable, Michael D
Flux Monitoring at Facility 1381 and Facility 18003 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	Annable, Michael D
Flux Monitoring at Hill AFB OU2 to Optimize O & M	Annable, Michael D
Flux Monitoring at LC-15 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station	Annable, Michael D
Gastropod Populations and the Control of Algal Proliferation in Ichetucknee Springs	Cohen, Matthew J
Geomorphic Monitoring of the Kissimmee River Restoration	Mossa, Joann
Global Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of Hydrologic, Spatially Distributed Watershed Models	Munoz-Carpena, Rafael
Groundwater data Processing and advanced Hydrologic Analysis for the Loxahatche River	Munoz-Carpena, Rafael
Hillsborough County Lakes	Phlips, Edward J
Hurricane Suiter Simulation to Support FDEM's Hurricane Exercise	Sheng, Yeayi P
Hydrodynamic Model for Sarasota Bay	Sheng, Yeayi P
Hydrodynamic Modeling of Charlotte Harbor	Sheng, Yeayi P
Hydrogeology of O'Leno State Park and Nitrate Loading from the River Rise, a First Magnitude Spring.	Martin, Jonathan Bowman
Hydrologic Control of Soil Subsidence in the Upper St. Johns River Basin	Reddy, Konda R
Hydrology of Coastal Dune Lakes in Walton County Florida	Jawitz, James W
Iconic Agricultural Crops: Climate Change Impacts on Peanut, Cotton, and Corn in Georgia and Florida	Jones, James W
IGERT Program in Adaptive Management: Wise Use of Water, Wetlands and Watersheds	Brown, Mark T
IGERT Program in Adaptive Management: Wise Use of Water, Wetlands and Watersheds	Brown, Mark T
Impact of Organic Amendments on Soil Water Retention & Water Conservation.	Shukla, Sanjay
Impacts of DNAPL Source Zone Treatment	Annable, Michael D
Implementation of the Model Land Development Code for Florida Springs Protection	Hamann, Richard G
Important microhabitats for spotted sunfish in the Manatee, Little Manatee, and Anclote Rivers, Florida.	Allen, Micheal S
Improving economic efficiency and reducing environmental impact in the U.S. sugarcane industry through a systems-based approach	Jones, James W
In Situ Quantification of Surface Water & Groundwater Nutrients	Jawitz, James W
Increased Nutrient Loading of Spring-Fed Coastal Rivers: Effects on Habitat and Faunal Communities	Frazer, Tom K
Indian River Lagoon Polution Load Reduction Modeling Technical Support Services by University of Florida	Sheng, Yeayi P
In-Situ Quantification of Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Mass Flux	Jawitz, James W
Integrated Crop Management Information System under Current and Future Climate Conditions	Jones, James W
Integrated Interpretation of Survey and Experimental Approaches for Determining Nutrient Thrsholds for Macroalgae in Florida Springs	Reddy, Konda R
Integrated Physical and Chemical Observations of Water-rock Interactions and Coupled Matrix-conduit Flow in the Karstic Floridan Aquifer	Martin, Jonathan Bowman
Integrated Studies of Surfacewater-Groundwater Exchange	Martin, Jonathan Bowman
Integration and Verification of Water Quality and Crop Yield Models for BMP Planning	Jones, James W
Investiation of effects of variable flows on water chemistry gradients and fish communities	Allen, Micheal S
Investigating Arsenic Mobilization During Aquifer Storage Recovery (ASR)	Annable, Michael D
Investigating Arsenic Mobilization During Aquifer Storage Recovery (ASR)	Annable, Michael D
Kings Bay algal grazer evaluation	Frazer, Tom K
Kings Bay Vegetation Evaluation and Monitoring Program	Frazer, Tom K
Kings Bay vegetation mapping & evaluation	Frazer, Tom K
Lake Jessup Phosphorus Removal Treatment Technology: Experimental Phragmites Harvest to Reduce TP in Lake Jesup	Brown, Mark T
Lake Jesup Total Phosphorus Removal Treatment Technologies Floating Island Pilot Project	Brown, Mark T
Lake Okeechobee Sediment Quality Mapping	Cohen, Matthew J
Long term research on aquatic birds in the Everglades	Frederick, Peter C
Long-Term Changes in Phosphorus Storage in Selected Hydrologic Units of the Everglades	Reddy, Konda R
Mass Flux Monitoring at the Naval Weapons Station, Charleston, South Carolina	Annable, Michael D
Mass Flux Monitoring at the Naval Weapons Station-Charleston, South Carolina	Annable, Michael D
Mechanisms of N Loss in Spring Runs and Rivers	Cohen, Matthew J
Mechanisms of Ridge-Slough Maintenance and Degradation across the Greater Everglades	Cohen, Matthew J
Modeling Social Values of Ecosystem Services in a Coastal Environment	Swett, Robert Alphonso
Modeling Vegetation Dynamics in the Everglades	Munoz-Carpena, Rafael
NAPL Area 3 Source Remediation Performance Assessment	Annable, Michael D
Near Shore Ecology of Grand Canyon Fish	Pine III, William E
Needs, Uses, Perceptions, and Attitudes towards Weather and Climate Forecast Information by Water Resource Managers in the Southeastern United States.	Martinez, Christopher J
NOAA Recruiting Training & Research Program	Allen, Micheal S
Novel Sensor for In Situ Measurement of Uranium Fluxes	Annable, Michael D
Organization and Project- Level Validation of Historical Sediment Data and Re-Design of the Sediment Sampling Program for the Stormwater Treatment Areas	Reddy, Konda R
Passive Flux Meter Deployment at BP Sites in Wales, United Kingdom	Annable, Michael D
Passive Flux Meter Development at Fort Lewis Army Base and Vandenberg Air Force Base	Annable, Michael D
Passive Flux Meter Tracer and Contaminant Analysis	Annable, Michael D
Permeable Reactive Barriers for Passive Management of Phosphorus in the Lake Okeechobee Basin	Jawitz, James W
Phosphorus Retention & Storage by Wetlands in the Lake Okeechobee Basin- Phase II	Reddy, Konda R
Phosphorus Retention and Storage by Isolated and Constructed Wetlands	Reddy, Konda R
Phosphorus Retention and Storage by Isolated and Constructed Wetlands in the Lake Okeechobee Basin	Reddy, Konda R
Phosphorus Retention and Storage by Isolated and Constructed Wetlands in the Lake Okeechobee Basin	Reddy, Konda R
Planning for Sea Level Rise: A Pilot Study to Evaluate and Improve the Development and Delivery of Habitat Vulnerability Assessments and Adaptive Conservation Designs to Coastal Decision Makers	Frank, Kathryn I
Predicting DNAPL Source Zone and Plume Response Using Site-Measured Characteristics	Annable, Michael D
Predicting DNAPL Source Zone and Plume Response Using Site-Measured Characteristics	Annable, Michael D
Project COAST (SWFWMD)	Frazer, Tom K
Project Coast Extension	Frazer, Tom K
Protecting Water Quality through the Use of Effective Water and Nutrient Management Practices for Strawberry Production	Reddy, Konda R
Protocol Development to Evaluate the Effect of Water Table Management on Phosphorus Release to Drainage Water	Nair, Vimala D
Rapid Assessment of Restoration Performance Measures at Multiple Scales in the Greater Everglades Using Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy	Cohen, Matthew J
Real Time Storm Surge Modeling in the Caloosahatchee Estuary	Sheng, Yeayi P
Real-Time Irrigation Scheduling For Ornamental Plant Production Using Echo Moisture Sensors	Haman, Dorota Zofia
Regional Applications of Enso-Based Climate Forecasts	Jones, James W
Regional Distribution of Soil Nutrients - Hierarchical Spatial Sampling of Soil Properties in a Patterned Landscape	Osborne, Todd Z
Review of Land Use and Groundwater Recharge Plan	Jawitz, James W
Risk Reduction for Specialty Crops in the Southeastern U.S.A.	Jones, James W
Sediment Accumulation Rate and Past Water Quality in Lochloosa Lake	Brenner, Mark
Sedimentation in Davis Lake (Tsala Apopka Chain of Lakes)	Brenner, Mark
Seed Funding: Developing a Proposal to American Water Works Association on a Water Supply Decision Support System for the Lower East Coast of Florida	Cohen, Matthew J
SILVER SPRINGS RETROSPECTIVE ECOSYSTEM STUDY	Phlips, Edward J
Social Network Analysis of the Collaborative Interaction of Scientiests in Academic and Non-academic Settings	Mccarty, Christopher
Soil Biochemistry in the Hole-in-the-Donut Region with Implications for restoration Management	Inglett, Patrick W
Soils and Hydroperiod Analysis in the Flood Plains of the Loxahatchee River Watershed	Munoz-Carpena, Rafael
Spatially Distributed Hydroecosystem Modeling of Everglades Ridge and Slough Landscapes	Jawitz, James W
Spawning Microhabitats for American Shad at the St. Johns River Potential for use in Establishing MFLs	Allen, Micheal S
Sr isotope ratio analysis for hydrogeological studies	Martin, Jonathan Bowman
Stable Isotope Analysis of Gizzard Shad Food Habits at Lake Dora, Florida	Allen, Micheal S
Statistical Modeling of Chemotaxonomic and Water Quality Data in the Everglades	Cohen, Matthew J
Study of Frog Pond Hydrology and Water Quality Modification	Munoz-Carpena, Rafael
Summary of the Available Literature on Runoff Coefficients and Nutrient Concentrations for Florida Wetlands	Brown, Mark T
Synoptic sediment collection and analysis investigation of the primary canals in two of the Eastern sub basins.	Daroub, Samira H
The Blackwater River: Adaptively Managing for a Sustainable Watershed	Ankersen, Thomas T
The SURA Coastal Ocean Observing and Prediction Program	Sheng, Yeayi P
The SURA Coastal Ocean Observing and Prediction Program 2007-2008	Sheng, Yeayi P
Tracing Carbon and Nitrogen Flow Through the Everglades Food Web	Reddy, Konda R
Tracing Carbon and Nitrogen Flow Through the Everglades Food Web Using Stable Isotopes: Dosing Study	Reddy, Konda R
Transport of NBC Agents in Estuaries and Bays	Sheng, Yeayi P
Trophic Coupling and Habitat Connectivity among Coral Reef, Mangrove, and Seagrass	Murie, Debra Jean
TUMBLIN CREED WETLAND IMPACTS ASSESSMENT	Clark, Mark W
Using Climate Forecasts to Improve Tomato Production	Jones, James W
Wading bird Colony Location, Size, Timing & Wood Stock & Roseate Spoon Bill Nesting Success	Frederick, Peter C
Water Quality Model Calibration with Different Levels of Process Complexity	Jawitz, James W
Water Resources and Watershed Managment in the U.S. and Brazil	Munoz-Carpena, Rafael
Weathering of western Greenland: Influences on oceanic fluxes of radiogenic isotopes	Martin, Jonathan Bowman
Wetland Soils Nutrient Index Development and Evaluation of “Safe” Soil Phosphorus Storage Capacity	Nair, Vimala D
Wetlands on Clay Settling Areas	Brown, Mark T
Williams AFB Source Remediation Performance Assessment (Deep Down-gradient Wells)	Annable, Michael D
Wood to Energy: A Training Program Utilize Interface Fuels for Bioenergy	Monroe, Martha Carrie
Working Group Coordination and Restoration Plan Development for Rainbow, Silver and Ichetucknee Springs	Cohen, Matthew J
Workshops on Frost / Freeze Protection for Ornamental and Vegetable Growers	Haman, Dorota Zofia
WSC-Category 2 Collaborative: Robust decision-making for South Florida water resources by ecosystem service valuation, hydro-economic optimization, and conflict resolution modeling	Martinez, Christopher J