GCRC Conference Summary |
Freshwater Inflow: Science, Policy and Management
Organizers: Paul Montagna, Peter Doering, Merryl Alber, and Michael Connor
Overview:
The effect of water withdrawal on estuaries is an issue of national concern.
At a recent meeting of the Estuarine
Research Federation (held November 2001 in St. Pete Beach, FL), M. Alber,
P. Montagna, M. Connor, and P. Doering convened a special session titled "Freshwater
Inflow: Science, Policy, and Management." The papers presented at
the session addressed the issue of freshwater withdrawal from the perspective
of scientists, managers, and regulators from many parts of the country. Selections
from this body of work comprise a dedicated
issue of the journal Estuaries (published December 2002).
Oral Presentations:
Physical, Biological,
and Management Responses to Variable Freshwater Flow into the San Francisco
Estuary
Wim J. Kimmerer (Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental
Studies, San Francisco State Univ, Tiburon, CA)
Methods for Determining
Minimum Freshwater Inflow Needs of Texas Bays and Estuaries
Gary L. Powell (Texas Water Development Board,
Austin, TX)
Hydrobiological
Approaches to the Management of Freshwater Inflows from Unimpounded Rivers to
Southwest Florida Estuaries
Michael S. Flannery (Southwest Florida Water Management
District, Brooksville, FL)
Working Together
to Ensure Freshwater Inflow to Estuaries
Janine B. Adams* (Inst for Environmental and Coastal
Management, Univ of Port Elizabeth, South Africa) and Barbara Weston (Social
and Ecological Services, Dept of Water Affairs and Forestry, Pretoria, South
Africa)
The Southeastern
Water War
Joseph W. Dellapenna (Villanova Univ School of
Law, Villanova, PA)
Understanding
Freshwater Inflow to Georgia Estuaries: From Science to Policy
Merryl Alber (Dept of Marine Sciences, Univ of
Georgia, Athens, GA)
Numerical Modeling
of Proposed Freshwater Withdrawals and Desalination Concentrate Discharges in
Tampa Bay, Florida
Mark E. Luther*, Mark S. Vincent, David C. Burwell,
and Boris Galperin (Univ of South Florida College of Marine Science, St. Petersburg,
FL)
Hydrology and
Columbia River Juvenile Salmonids -- Separating Human and Climate Effects
David A. Jay*, Pradeep K. Naik (Dept of Environmental
Science and Engineering, Oregon Graduate Institute, Beaverton, OR)
Impacts of Hydrological
Changes on Phytoplankton Succession in the Swan River, Western Australia
David P. Hamilton, Barbara J. Robson (Center for
Water Research, Univ of Western Australia), and Ben R. Hodges* (Dept of Civil
Engineering, Univ of Texas at Austin)
Salinity-Abundance
Parabolas: Standardized Plankton Tows as a Means of Assessing Estuarine Condition
Ernst Peebles (Univ. of South Florida, College
of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, FL)
Dynamics of Pink
Shrimp Recruitment Potential in Relation to Freshwater Inflow
Joan A. Browder* (National Marine Fisheries Service,
Miami, FL), Zoula Zein-Eldin (National Marine Fisheries Service, Galveston,
TX), Maria Criales (Univ. of Miami Rosenstiel School of
Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, FL), Michael B. Robblee (US Geological
Service Biological Resources Division, Homestead, FL), Steven
Wong and Thomas L. Jackson (National Marine Fisheries Service, Miami, FL)
Review and Synthesis
of Biotic Variables and Analytical Methods Used in Estuarine Flow Studies
Ernest D. Estevez (Mote Marine Lab, Sarasota,
FL)
Resource-Based
Establishment of Freshwater Inflow Requirements for the Suwannee River Estuary
Robert A. Mattson (Suwanee River Water Management
District, Live Oak, FL)
The Freshwater
Requirements of Supratidal Salt Marsh
Thomas G. Bornman* and Janine B. Adams (Dept of
Botany, Univ of Port Elizabeth, South Africa)
Using Submerged
Aquatic Vegetation to Establish Minimum and Maximum Freshwater Inflows to the
Caloosahatchee Estuary, FL
Peter H. Doering*, Robert H. Chamberlin and Daniel
E. Haunert (South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL)
Experimental River
Diversion for Marsh Enhancement
Michael J. Irlbeck* (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation,
Austin, TX) and George H. Ward (Center for Research in Water Resources, Univ
of Texas at Austin)
The Ecological
Response of Hypersaline Marsh to Freshwater Diversions: A Five Year Study
Ken H. Dunton*, Paul A. Montagna (Univ of Texas
Marine Science Institute, Port Arkansas, TX) and Terry E. Whitledge (Univ of
Alaska Fairbanks, School of Fisheries and Oceans, Fairbanks, AK)
Posters:
Effect of Restored Inflow on Marsh Benthos
Paul Montagna*, Christine Ritter, Rick Kalke (Univ
of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Arkansas, TX)
Rangia cuneata is an Indicator of Past Inflow Regimes
Rick Kalke* and Paul Montagna (Univ of Texas Marine
Science Institute, Port Arkansas, TX)
Any Way You Slice It: A Comparison
of Residence Time Calculations Using Simple Compartment Models of the Altamaha
River Estuary (PDF -- opens in new window)
Joan Sheldon* and Merryl Alber (Dept of Marine
Sciences, Univ of Georgia, Athens, GA)
Seasonal Salinity Variation in the Chesapeake Bay
Jay A. Austin (Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography,
Old Dominion Univ, Norfolk, VA)
Examination of Changes in Freshwater Inflow to Tampa Bay
Raymond Pribble* and Anthony Janicki (Janicki
Environmental, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL)
Rincon Bayou Project: Diversion of the Nueces River and Its Effects on Water
Column Productivity
Terry E. Whitledge* and Dean A. Stockwell (School
of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Univ of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK)
Nutrient and Primary Production Effects of Mandated Freshwater Releases into
Nueces Bay, Texas: 1990-1998
Dean A. Stockwell* and Terry E. Whitledge (School
of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Univ of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK)
Spatial Variation
in Phytoplankton Nutrient Limitation in a Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Estuary:
Apalachicola Bay
Behzad Mortazavi*, Richard. L. Iverson,
Victoria Myers and Mike Fulmer (Florida State Univ Dept of Oceanography,
Tallahassee, FL)
Distribution of
Ichthyoplankton and Recommended Freshwater Inflows to the Caloosahatchee Estuary,
Florida
Robert Chamberlain*, Peter Doering, Dan Haunert,
and Daniel Crean (South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach,
FL)
Responses of the Freshwater Marsh and Striped Bass Population to Modifications
of the Savannah River Estuary, Georgia, USA
Terry R. Reinert*, Cecil A. Jennings (Warnell
School of Forest Resources, Univ of Georgia, Athens, GA) and Wiley Kitchens
(Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Univ of Florida, Gainesville,
FL)
Seasonal Changes in the Fish Community of Lower Suwannee River and the Potential
Impacts of Freshwater Withdrawal on the Fish Community
Tien-Shui Tsou (Florida Marine Research Institute,
St. Petersburg, FL)
Effects of Increased Freshwater Inflow on Salinity and Emergent Vegetation of
a South Texas Hypersaline Salt Marsh
Heather D. Alexander* and Ken H. Dunton (Dept
of Marine Science, Univ of Texas at Austin, Port Arkansas, TX)
Distribution of Spartina alterniflora and S. cynosuroides Along
the Altamaha River: Potential Impacts of Competition, Salinity and Sulfate Availability
Susan N. White* and Merryl Alber (Dept of Marine
Sciences, Univ of Georgia, Athens, GA)
*Presenting author