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FCE LTER PhD Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

The Ecology and Economics of Seagrass Community Structure, Bryan Dewsbury

Analyzing Invasion Success of the Mayan Cichlid (Cichlasoma urophthalmus; Günther) in Southern Florida, Elizabeth Harrison

Application of Biomarkers and Compound Specific Stable Isotopes for the Assessment of Hydrology as a Driver of Organic Matter Dynamics in the Everglades Ecosystem, Ding He

Ecohydrology, Evapotranspiration and Hydrogeochemistry of Carbonate Mangrove Wetlands, David Lagomasino

Mechanisms of Diatom Assembly in a Hydrologically-Managed Subtropical Wetland, Sylvia S. Lee

Numerical Modeling of the Effects of Hydrologic Conditions and Sediment Transport on Geomorphic Patterns in Wetlands, Mehrnoosh Mahmoudi

Environmental and Individual Factors Shaping the Habitat Use and Trophic Interactions of Juvenile Bull Sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) in a Subtropical Estuary, Philip Matich

Evidence of Climate Variability and Tropical Cyclone Activity from Diatom Assemblage Dynamics in Coastal Southwest Florida, Emily R. Nodine

Sources, Fate and Transformation of Organic Matter in Wetlands and Estuaries, Chao Ya

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Environmental Dynamics of Dissolved Black Carbon in Aquatic Ecosystems, Yan Ding

Sociocultural Complexities of Ecosystem Restoration: Remaking Identity, Landscape and Belonging in the Florida Everglades, Rebecca I. Garvoille

Factors Influencing Movements and Foraging Ecology of American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in a Dynamic Subtropical Coastal Ecosystem, Adam Rosenblatt

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Characterization,Sources,and Transformations of Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) in the Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE), Meilian Chen

The Effects of Fertilization and Simulated Grazing on the Community Structure of a Seagrass Bed in South Florida, Sitti Zayda B. Halun

Local Biomass Control on the Composition and Reactivity of Particulate Organic Matter in Aquatic Environments, Olivia Pisani

Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions on Tree Islands in the Everglades, South Florida, Pamela L. Sullivan

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

The Influence of Phosphorus on Periphyton Mats from the Everglades and Three Tropical Karstic Wetlands, Josette M. La Hee

The Interactive Effects of Predators, Resources, and Disturbance on Freshwater Snail Populations from the Everglades, Clifton B. Ruehl

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Diatom-Based Paleolimnological Reconstruction of Quaternary Environments in a Florida Sinkhole Lake, Amanda Kay Quillen

Quantitative Diatom-Based Reconstruction of Paleoenvironmental Conditions in Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay, U.S.A., Anna Honorata Wachnicka

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotopic Patterns in South Florida Coastal Ecosystems: Modern and Paleoceanographic Perspectives, Samantha Lorraine Evans

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

Chemical characterization of soil organic matter in an oligotrophic, subtropical, freshwater wetland system: Sources, diagenesis and preservation, Min Gao

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

The successional dynamics of lightning-initiated canopy gaps in the mangrove forests of Shark River, Everglades National Park, USA, Kevin Richard Terrence Whelan

Theses/Dissertations from 2004 2004

Defining the role of floating periphyton mats in shaping food-web dynamics in the Florida Everglades, Shawn Elizabeth Smith

Theses/Dissertations from 2003 2003

Short and long hydroperiod Everglades periphyton mats: Community characterization and experimental hydroperiod manipulation, Andrew David Gottlieb