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Wednesday, June 27

Concurrent Session VII

Socioeconomic Impacts of Hurricanes: Rex Caffey, LSU
 
     
 
  8:35-9:00      

Forecasting Subsidence Across Louisiana’s Coastal Plain: Challenges to Evacuation Resiliency

Joshua Kent
LSU
          
  9:00-9:25

Integrating Social Vulnerability into Multiple Lines of Defense Mitigation for Floods

Chris Emrich
University of South Carolina
     
 
  9:25-9:50

Forecasting Structure Development in Coastal Louisiana

Joseph Berlin
URS Corporation
Delta Evolution: Kurt Johnson, DOTD
     
 
  8:35-9:00

New Chronological Data for Mississippi River- Mouth Shifting and Chenier Development: Do They Match?

Marc Hijma
Tulane University
       
  9:00-9:25

Predicting the Response of the Mississippi River Delta to Permanent Changes in Natural Processes

Erol Karadogan
LSU
     
 
  9:25-9:50

Incipient Formation of a New Distributary of the Mississippi River within the Bohemia Spillway, Southeast Louisiana

John Lopez
Lake Pontchartrain
Basin Foundation

Subsidence: Angelina Freeman, Environmental Defense Fund

     
 
  8:35-9:00

Subsidence Mechanisms and Rates Within and Beyond Coastal Louisiana: An Overview of Recent Progress

Torbjorn Tornqvist
Tulane University
       
  9:00-9:25

New Subsidence Curves for Northern Gulf of Mexico Tide Gauges and Their Implications for Coastal Restoration

Alexander Kolker
LUMCON
     
 
  9:25-9:50

Louisiana Coastal Zone Primary GPS Network Update

Stephen Estopinal
SJB Group, LLC

Hydrodynamics: Ehab Meselhe, The Water Institute of the Gulf

     
 
  8:35-9:00

It’s Not Your Father’s RMA/TABS Model Anymore

Mark Johnson
FTN Associates, Ltd.
       
  9:00-9:25

Relative Impact of Highway Construction on Wetland Hydrology in Environmentally Sensitive Areas in Southeast Louisiana

Jeanne Arceneaux
C.H. Fenstermaker
     
 
  9:25-9:50

Examining the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water Diversion Project as a Model for Other Diversion Projects

John Saichchuk
LSU AgCenter

Concurrent Session VIII

Marsh Vegetation: Jenneke Visser, ULL

     
 
  10:35-11:00    

A 5-Year Mesocosm Study on 11 Species of Wetland Plants Common to Coastal Louisiana: The Effects of Water Quality, Hydrology, Sediment Addition, and Hurricanes on Above and Below Ground Production

Gary Shaffer
Southeastern Louisiana
University

          
  11:00-11:25

Using Artificial Neural Networks to Develop an Emergent Marsh Vegetation Community Classification System in Louisiana Coastal Wetlands: Application of Self-organizing Maps (SOMs)

Gregg Snedden
USGS

     
 
  11:25-11:50

Environmental Constraints on the Establishment and Expansion of Three Species of Freshwater Tidal Marsh Macrophytes (Schoenoplectus acutus, S. californicus and Typha latifolia): Implications for Restoration

Taylor Sloey
University of Louisiana
at Lafatyette

Productivity and Habitat (Room 255): Seth Blitch, TNC

     
 
  10:35 - 11:00

A Spatially-explicit Individual-based Model of a Northern Gulf of Mexico Tidal Marsh Community: Applications for Evaluating Population- level Responses from Individual-level Effects

Shaye Sable
Dynamic Solutions, LLC

       
  11:00 - 11:25

Assessing Optimal Salinity Levels for Nekton Assemblages in the Lower Barataria Estuary

Brian Alford
LDWF

     
 
  11:25 - 11:50

An Oyster Habitat Suitability Index Model and its Application to Coastal Restoration in Louisiana

Thomas Soniat
UNO

Relative Sea-Level Rise I: Jim Pahl, CPRA

     
 
  10:35 - 11:00

Sea Level Rise and Tidal Impacts

Jay Ratcliff
US Army Corps of Engineers

       
  11:00 - 11:25

Recommendations for Anticipating Sea-Level Rise Impacts on Louisiana Coastal Resources During Project Planning and Design

Kristin E. DeMarco
CPRA

     
 
  11:25 - 11:50

Incorporating Sea-Level Rise Projections into Restoration Project Planning and Design

Jennifer Mouton
CPRA

Innovative Restoration Approaches: Rick Raynie, CPRA

     
 
  10:35 - 11:00

LaBranche Wetlands Restoration: Implementing Multiple Lines of Defense

Paul Tschirky
Moffat & Nichol

       
  11:00 - 11:25

Canal Backfilling at the Barataria Preserve Unit, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Louisiana

Haigler “Dusty” Pate
National Park Service

     
 
  11:25 - 11:50

Innovative Coastal Restoration Tool Using Airplane and Airboat for Rapid Stabilization of Newly Created Marshes

Herry Utomo
LSU AgCenter

Concurrent Session IX

Deepwater Horizon Spill Studies: Jason Shackelford, John Chance Land Surveys

     
 
  3:35 - 4:00

Monitoring of the Louisiana Emergency Berm Project

Gordon Thomson
Coastal Planning and Engineering

          
  4:00 - 4:25

Numerical Modeling Study of Pulsed Diversion discharge on Salinity Distribution, Oil Slick Transport, and Fish Movement in the Breton Sound Estuary

Haosheng Huang
LSU

     
 
  4:25 - 4:50

Assessment of Body Size and Sex Ratios in Gulf Killifish (Fundulus grandis) from Sites in Barataria Bay, LA Impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

James Carr
Tulane University

Relative Sea-Level  Rise II: Jim Pahl, CPRA

     
 
  3:35-4:00

Implications of Long-term Water Level Variations for Coastal Marsh Sustainability

John Day
Louisiana State University

       
  4:00-4:25

Anticipating Coastal Community Habitat Changes and Implications for Developing Ecological Restoration and Management Measures That Accommodate Resiliency

Ed Morgereth
Biohabitats

     
 
  4:25-4:50

Planning for Inland Migration of Coastal Wetlands Due to Sea Level Rise in Louisiana

Alicia Bihler
Duke University

Conceptualizing the Future of Coastal Louisiana: Elizabeth English, University of Waterloo

     
 
  3:35-4:00

Independent External Peer Review Critiques of Adaptive Management Plans for Large Scale Ecosystem Restoration Projects

Julian DiGialleonardo
Battelle Memorial Institute

       
  4:00-4:25

It’s Much More Than a Pretty Picture - The Benefits of Adding Illustrative Master Plans to the Ecosystem Restoration Tool Box

Georganna Collins
Ecology and Environment, Inc.

     
 
  4:25-4:50

World-class Visions for a Self-Sustaining Delta Landscape

Brian Jackson
Environmental Defense Fund