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Monday
9:00a | Plenary Welcome & Opening Remarks: K. Sellner, CRC Executive Director Keynote: John Griffin, Secretary, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Plenary 1: D. Boesch, UMCES President Plenary 2: C. Hershner, Director, VIMS Center for Coastal Resources Management Plenary 3: D. Beegle, PSU Professor of Agronomy Plenary 4: S. Murawski, NOAA NMFS Director of Scientific Programs Plenary 5: P. Turner, Turner Development Group |
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Lessons from History: How could long-term perspectives inform the Chesapeake Bay's responst to restoration efforts? Kramer, Boynton |
EBM, meet Agriculture: Facilitating the Introduction of Agricultural Management into the EBM discourse Pee, Dubin |
Ecosystem Based Management of Human Pathogens in Chesapeake Bay Shaw, Jacobs, Brohawn, Kelly |
Biological Invasions and their management in Chesapeake Bay Fofonoff, Slacum, Thompson |
Climate Change in the Chesapeake Jasinski |
Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management Implementation in Chesapeake Bay Kramer, Orner, Houde |
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2:00p | Opening Comments Kemp, Breitburg, Boynton, Batiuk, Greer |
Introduction and Panel Discussion Beegle, Hansen, Parker, Meisinger, Batiuk |
Introduction: Development of Microbial Source Tracking Tools to Better Manage Pollution Sources Impairing Coastal Ecosystems Geoff Scott |
Four Centuries of Biological Invasion in Chesapeake Bay Paul Fofonoff |
Climate change and the Chesapeake Bay: State-of-the-Science Review and Recommendations Chris Pyke |
New Foundations for Ecosystem-based Management in Chesapeake Bay Jon Kramer |
2:15p | Global Pathogens: Comments concerning an ecosystem based approach to manage human pathogens Howard Kator |
  | Evaluating 2030 Climate Change in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Lewis Linker |
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2:30p | Shifting baselines and regime shifts in the coastal sea of the Netherlands Han Lindeboom |
Crypto/Giarda: Fecal borne protozoan pathogens in shellfish in Chesapeake Bay and US coastal waters Ron Fayer |
The Chesapeake Bay Asian Oyster Controversy: Will Triploid Aquaculture Result in an Unintended Introduction of a Reproductive Diploid Population of a Non-Native Species William Richkus |
Climate change implications for the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem: What does a quarter century of water quality and living resource monitoring tell us? Robert Wood |
Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management for Chesapeake Bay: Update on Progress for Striped Bass Shannon Green |
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2:45p | Thirty-year variability of nutrients and chlorophyll in the Rhode River subestuary of Chesapeake Bay Thomas Jordan |
Vibrio Forecastion: Understanding of pathogen ecology for disease prediction and prevention: Cholera, a case story Anwar Huq |
Vector Management: Changes in Ballast Water Management and Delivery to the Chesapeake Bay Mark Minton |
Maryland's Climate Action Plan Zoe Johnson |
Developing, Adopting, and Implementing EBFM in Chesapeake Bay Ed Houde |
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3:00p | Changes in Carbon Delivery to Estuarine Ecosystems: Insights from Moleular Fossils in Sediments Elizabeth Canuel |
Beyond Compliance with Holistic Management John Thurgood |
Vibrio Virulence: Emerging Pathogenesis of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Mark Strom | The Potential Range Expansion and Impacts of Rusty Crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) in the Maryland Portion of the Bay watershed Drew Ferrier |
Planning for Climate Change in Virginia Austin Kane |
What Could Happen to Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Fish Habitat and Fisheries with Development? Jim Uphoff |
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Enteric Viruses Jill Stewart |
Nutria as a catalyst of change in the tidal marshes of the Blackwater River basin, Maryland Mike Haramis |
Climate Adaptation in the Chesapeake Bay, with Perspectives on a National Climate Service David Goodrich |
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3:30p |   |   | Modeling non-point source bacterial loading: A Bayesian Approach for Estimating Bacterial Nonpoint Source Loading in an Estuary with Limited Observations Jian Shen |
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3:45p |   |   |   |   |   | Linking Primary Production to Menhaden Growth in Chesapeake Bay Eric Annis |
4:00p | Ecological Responses to a large and fast nitrogen load reduction from wastewater treatment facilities in Tampa Bay Florida: "kick-starting" a return from eutrophic conditions Holly Greening |
Fundamentals of EBM for Farmscapes Steve Hodges |
MD TMDL: Bacteria Management in the State of Maryland Adam Rettig |
Patterns of exotic species and macrophyte diversity in the tidal Potomac River, 1985 to 2007 Nancy Rybicki |
Maintaining Strong Partnerships to Address the Effects of Climate Change to Public Trust Resources Thomas Fish |
Socioeconomic Considerations fro EBM in Chesapeake Bay Doug Lipton |
4:15p | Progress in restoring Gunston Cove, a tidal freshwater embayment of the Potomac River impacted by eutrophication, as revealed by long-term monitoring R. Christian Jones |
VA TMDL Implementation Laura Grape |
Interactions of ecophysiclogy and global change as drivers in the spread of Phragmites Thomas Mozdzer |
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4:30p | Long-tem changes in water quality and productivity in the Patuxent River Estuary: Interacting effects of nutrient management, climate, and food web dynamics Jeremy Testa |
Strategic 'Foodshed' Strategies for Protecting our Watersheds Brian Snyder |
Waterborne illness databse: Public Health Perspectives on Waterborne Illness Tracking and Surveillance Nancy Servatius |   |   | Implementing EBFM: An Optimistic Viewpoint Eric Schwaab |
4:45p |   | Supply Chain and Ecosystem Service Programs for Water Quality Improvement in the Chesapeake Basin: Two Case Studies Tom Simpson |
Critical Science Plan John Wathen |   |   | Implementing EBFM: Facing the Reality John V. O'Shea |
Tuesday
9:00a | Plenary Welcome & Keynote Introduction: K. Sellner Keynote: C. Hershner Case Study 1: Puget Sound - M.Ruckelshaus, NOAA, Lead Scientist, Puget Sound Partnership Case Study 2: San Francisco Bay and Delta - C. Dahm, Lead Scientist, CALFED Science Program Case Study 3: Tampa Bay - H. Greening, Director, Tampa Bay Estuary Program Case Study 4: The Netherlands - H. Lindenboom, Wageningen Institute for Marine Resources & Ecosystem Studies Case Study 5: The Baltic - H. Backer, HELCOM Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission |
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Adaptive Management - A Critical Tool to Advance Ecosystem Based Management: The Example/ Success Story of Nitrogen Hansen |
Economic Approaches to Support EBM: Strategies for informing resource management Wainger |
Developing a Framework for Site Selection in Shellfish Aquaculture Clark |
Methods and Tools for Engaging Regulators and Natural Resource Managers in Ecosystem Based Management Davis |
Links between Watersheds & Ocean Management Hartley |
Applying Land Use Planning Tools to Support Ecosystem Based Management Trueblood, Knapp |
Habitat Suitability Models - State of the Art, Chesapeake Bay Applications Secor, Breitburg |
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2:00p | Introduction to Adaptive Management in Agriculture David Hansen |
Economists and the Natural Resource Manager: Why Do We Think We Can Help? James Boyd |
Panel: Site Selection for Aquaculture Kelton Clark, K. Brohawn, A. Croxron, D. Kriebel |
Regional Ocean and Coastal Observing Systems: Tools for Ecosystem Based Management Doug Wilson |
Network governance linking watershed and fisheries management. Troy Hartley |
Best Practices for Overcoming Barriers to the Application of Land Use Planning Tools Dwight Trueblood |
Operational Structure for Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management for Chesapeake Bay Jonathan Kramer |
2:15p | Using Adaptive Management to Improve Nitrogen Management of Corn Greg Binford |
Managers Respond: Do Economic Approaches Support Real World Decisions? Lisa Wainger |
Implementation of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Autonomous Maritime Meshed Sensor System (AMMSS) within an Autonomous Sensor Network (ASN) Barry Stamey |
Ecosystem-based Management for Urban Areas Melissa Keeley |
Habitat as the Core of the Ecosystem Approach for Fisheries Management Denise Breitburg |
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2:30p | Adaptive management to define efficient nitrogen practices for corn Tom Morris |
EBM in NOAA's national Marine Sanctuaries Bob Leeworthy |
Integrated Ecosystem Assessments: A Tool for Bridging Science and Ecosystem Management Gary Matlock |
Internal “governing” of TNC from uplands to oceans in the Chesapeake Bay Mark Bryer |
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2:45p | Applying adaptive management in Maryland Joshua McGrath |
Practical Considerations for Including Nonuse Values in Ecosystem-Based Management Marisa Mazzotta |
Towards the Future of Environmental Modeling at NOAA: Including Marine Ecological Forecasting Marie Colton |
Strategic tools for targeted riparian buffer restoration: developing priorities and reasonable expectations for nutrient reductions Matthew Baker |
Using Habitat Affinity Indices to Assess Value of Estuarine Fish Habitats David Secor |
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3:00p | Management Panel and Discussion |
Expanding Environmental Prediction Capabilities for the Chesapeake Bay: Collaborative Development for Ecological Forecasting Applications Louis Uccellini |
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Chesapeake Inundation Prediction System Elizabeth Smith | Discussion Peyton Robertson |
Riparian buffer effects on whole watershed nitrate discharges: New statistical models and management implications Don Weller |
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Harmful algal blooms: Causes, consequences, managing the ephemeral Mulholland |
Envisioning the Future Chesapeake Modeling Suite Voinov |
Identifying Regional Needs and Collaborative Opportunities for Implementing EBM in the Mid-Atlantic Finch, Robertson |
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4:00p | The Logistics of Nitrogen Adaptive Management in Iowa Tracy Blackmer |
Population trends among the harmful and major bloom producing algae in the Virginia waters of Chesapeake Bay and its major tributaries. Harold Marshall |
Discussion | The Contribution of Molecular Techniques in Understanding the Bay: We're Just Scratching the Surface Holly Bowers |
Discussion | Promoting Ecosystem-Based Management in a Chesapeake Bay Coastal Community Kathy Boomer |
Using Generalized Additive Modeling (GAM) to Develop Single Species Habitat Models. John Manderson |
4:15p | HABs in Estuaries and Coastal Lagoons Pat Glibert |
NERRS Coastal Training Programs: tools for informed coastal decision making. Sandra Erdle |
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4:30p | The need for guidelines for adaptive management for environmental programs JSuzy Friedman |
Impacts of HABs in Chesapeake Bay Peter Tango |
Panel Discussion |
Urban Tree Canopy: Cities and the Bay restoration strategy Michael Galvin |
Using Ecophysiological Modeling to Develop Single Species Habitat Models David Secor |
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4:45p | Summary and Panel Discussion |
Present and Future Ecosystems Based Management of Harmful Algal Blooms Quay Dortch |
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5:00p | Facilitated Discussion |
Building multi-dimensional modeling capacity for smarter growth Anrab Chakraborty |
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Practical Approaches for Ecosystem-Based Management Implementation Schempp |
Making the News: Journalists perspectives on covering the Chesapeake Blankenship |
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6:15p |   | Panel Discussion Schempp, Dennison, McKay, Robertson |
Discussion |
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Wednesday
Ecological Management through Land Treatment of Biosolids Evanylo |
Shallow-Water System Modifications/Living Shorelines Thur |
Tools and Metrics for Watershed-Based Projects and Planning Raub, Yagow |
The Past, Present, and Possible Futures of Small Tributaries to the Chesapeake Bay: Implications for Ecosystem Services Smith, Kaushal |
Potential Effects of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds on Bivalve Populations in Chesapeake Bay Luckenbach |
Managing Ammonia Emissions from mid-Atlantic Dairy Farms Meisinger |
Habitat Suitability Models - State of the Art, Chesapeake Bay Applications Secor, Breitburg |
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9:00a | Introduction Gary Felton |
Remediation of Contaminated Sediments in the Elizabeth River Jay Woodward |
A Sustainable Nutrient Management Strategy for Lycoming County Pennsylvania Dennis Auker |
Introduction Smith, Kaushal |
A Brief Histroy of Endocrine Disruptors and Their Effect on Crustacean Molting Peter DeFur |
  | How does coupling hydrodynamic, larval transport, and demographic models enhance our prediction of habitat suitability? Elizabeth North |
9:15a | Overview of the Ecological Outcomes of the Virginia Biosolids Expert Panel Report Jeff Corbin |
Recreational Dredging and the Affects on SAV Candace Croswell |
IPA State Senator Brubaker's Lancaster County Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy Taskforce: Lessons Learned Michael Kyle |
The Historical and Paleological Record of Land Use and Estuarine Eutrophication: The Importance of Nitrogen Grace Brush |
Modeling Metapopulation Connectivity and Carrying Capacity in Nursery Habitats Rom Lipcius |
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9:30a | Environmental Fate of Nitrogen and Phosphorus from Land Applied Biosolids and Fertilizer Greg Evanylo |
The Effects of Flow Regime on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Epiphytic Fouling Rates Eva Bailey |
Controls on denitrifcation and nitrogen delivery in first order watersheds Prestegaard |
Effects of Natural Steroids from Poultry Litter on Aquatic Organisms Dan Fisher |
Introduction Jennifer Becker |
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9:45a | Biosolids and Carbon Sequestration Sally Brown |
Shoreline Hardening and the Future of Seagrasses in the Mid-Atlantic Evamaria Koch |
Nutrient Credit Trading as a watershed planning tool Peter Hughes |
Contemporary Sediment Flux and Management Considerations in Piedmont Headwaters Smith |
Dairy Nutrition and Effects on Ammonia Emissions Virginia Ishler |
Applying the MARXAN Design Model to Estuarine Habitat Management. Roman Zajac |
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10:00a | Impacts of shoreline stabilization structures on nearshore fish populations Robert Murphy |
Expanding Computer-based tools to assist local decision-makers in watershed-based planning Scott Phillips |
Prioritizing areas for the protection of stream biodiversity from impending urbanization Stranko |
Potential Effects of Endocrine-Disruptors and Other Emerging Contaminants on Fish Species in Chesapeake Tributaries Vicki Blazer |
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10:15a | Discussion |
Chesapeake Effects of Segmented Offshore Breakwater Structures on Shallow Water Habitat at Mason Neck Virginia Justin Reel |
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Sustainable Point Source Nutrient Removal in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Bott |
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11:00a | Overview of Nutrient Removal Technology, Reliability of Processes Operating at or Near the LOT, and Implications for Permitting Charles Bott |
Moving Living Shoreline Policy Forward: Next Steps in Management, Research,and Outreach Jana Davis |
Panel Discussion Panelists: A. Hairston-Strang (MD DNR) , E. James (Va Tech) , G. McCarty (USDA) , G. Turner (Northern Neck Planning District Commission) , L. Woodworth (Center for Watershed Protection) | Nitrogen Dynamics in a degraded urban strem - Can the patient be revived? Mayer | Endocrine Disruption in Marine Invertebrates: Effects of Agricultural Pesticides and Emerging Contaminants of Concern on Mollusc and Crustaceans Geoff Scott |
Managing Ammonia Volatization from Manure in Dairy Housing and Storage Facilities Jennifer Becker |
Identifying critical habitat across multiple scales with a landscape modeling approach Richard Fulford |
11:15a | Trueblood |
Effects of stream restoration on denitrification in an urbanizing watershed of Mid-Atlantic US Kaushal |
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11:30a | Point Source Nutrient Removal in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed - Overview of Costs and Impacts Bob Wimmer |
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The Role of Benthic Microalgae in the Restoration of the Shallow-water Lynnhaven River System Mac Sisson |
A snail's tale: In search of the mechanism for tributyltin-induced imposex Robin Sternberg |
Using Managing Ammonia Volatization from Land Applications of Manures Jack Meisinger |
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11:45a | Virginia Nutrient ExChange Glenn Harvey |
Panel Dicussion |
Things to Think About Smith, Kaushal |
Managing Ammonia Emissions on a Whole-farm Basis: An Example of Adaptive Management Jack Meisinger |
Ecopath, Ecosim, and Ecospace: tools for evaluating habitat and foodweb dependencies Howard Townsend |
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12:00a | Nutrient Trading in Pennsylvania Peter Hughes |
Gonadal Atrophy in Clams Induced by PCB Exposure: Implications for Ecosystem-wide Problems? Mac Law |
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2:00p | Wastewater Treatment Derived Effluent Organic Nitrogen (EON) - From Pipe to Estuary Amit Pramanik |
Spatially Explicit Estimates of Sources and Transport Processes of Suspended Sediment Flux in Streams of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed John Brakebill |
Panel Discussion: Building Student and Scientific Partnerships with the Watershed Tom Harten Panelists: J Takacs, S. Sellner, L. Hutchison |
Integrating Stormwater BMPs, Stream and Wetland Restoration to Provide Society with Multiple Ecosystem Benefits Berg |
Stage-specific effects of acute exposure to pesticides on the soft-shell clam, Mya arenaria Sara Lindsay (presenter: R. van Beneden) |
Chesapeake Forests: Key to Watershed Health Eric Sprague |
Introduction of Habitat Quantitative Ecosystem C-Chair, Team, and Activities Shannon Green |
2:15p | Understanding the Sources of Nutrients and Sediment in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Allen Gellis |
Eco-system Based Management of the Urban and Urbanizing Stream Network in the Chesapeake Bay Schueler |
Forest Management for Water Quality Kevin McGuire |
Habitat Suitability Models for Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass Bob Wood |
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2:30p | Wastewater Treatment Derived Effluent Organic Nitrogen – From Pipe to Estuary Mulholland |
Quantifying the role of ground water in the transport of nitrate to the Chesapeake Bay Ward Sanford |
EDC effects on bivalves: Are our oysters at risk? Pat McClellan-Green |
Blurring the Boundaries, Whole Systems Thinking and Regenerative Design - Moving Beyond our Current Paradigm Bowers |
Development of Forest Management Plans Dan Ryder, Craig Highfield |
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2:45p | Overview of Climate Change Impacts Associated with Wastewater Treatment Strategies Katrik Chandran |
Spatially Alternative Forest Buffer Placement for Improving Water Quality Gary Speiran |
Summary slides |
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3:00p | Elements of Sustainable Practice and the Future of Nutrient Removal Clifford Randall |
Suburban Land Use, Stormwater Best Management Practices, and Receiving Stream Health Dianna Hogan |
Panel Discussion: Innovative Approaches to the Meaningful Watershed Experience Kevin Schabow Panelists: C. Stylinski, J. Folk |
Panel Discussion |
A survey for potential endocrine disruption effects in bivalves in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Vic Kennedy |
Cost Share Programs for Forestry Practices Patricia Engler, Lucy Wright |
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4:00p | Plenary: What have we learned from this EBM Conference? Kevin Sellner |
Sex Ratio, Fertilization Success and Potential Sperm Limitation in Oysters Mark Luckenback |
Incorporating Warm Season Grasses to Forest Edges to Create Bird Habitat C. Brinster |
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4:30p | Panel Discussion: Multidisciplinary Models of Environmental Education in the Bay Watershed Claire Hudson Panelists: C. Etgen, J. Bailey, and D. Ferrier |
Potential for Population-Level Impacts of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds: Implications for Oyster Reef Restoration in Chesapeake Bay M. Lisa Kellogg |
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