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Project Name	Primary Investigator	Science Center
A Multiscale Approach to Understanding Migratory Landbird Habitat Use of Functional Stopover Habitat Types and Management Efforts	T.J. Zenzal, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Attributes of Upper Mississippi River System contiguous forest areas	Jason Rohweder ; Nathan De Jager, Ph.D.	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Barriers and Opportunities for Landward Migration of Coastal Wetlands along Texas' Upper and Middle Coast	Nicholas Enwright, Ph.D. ; Michael Johannes Osland, Ph.D. ; Camille LaFosse Stagg, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Biological Objectives for the Gulf Coast: Biological Planning Units & Target Species Population Objectives	James Cronin, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Bird Habitat Needs in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley	Daniel Twedt, Ph.D.	Eastern Ecological Science Center
Boater Compliance with Established Voluntary Waterfowl Avoidance Areas on the Upper Mississippi River	Kevin Kenow	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Characterization of the Mussel Microbiome: Assessment of Microbe Biodiversity Across Species, Individuals, and Environmental Compartments	Teresa Newton, Ph.D.	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Comparison of Native Mussel Assemblages Among Three Reaches of the Upper Mississippi River	Teresa Newton, Ph.D.	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Connectivity of Coral Ecosystems in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico	Amanda Demopoulos, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Conservation and Restoration of Native Freshwater Mussels	Teresa Newton, Ph.D.	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Develop Orthophotos and Mosaics from systemic color infrared aerial photography of the Upper Mississippi River System from 1975, 1989, 1994, and 2000	Janis Ruhser	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Develop Sonar Data Mapping on Three Rivers to Assess Suitability for Native Mussel Habitat	Jenny Hanson	Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center
DISCOVRE: Diversity, Systematics and Connectivity of Vulnerable Reef Ecosystems	Amanda Demopoulos, Ph.D. ; Nancy Prouty ; Cheryl Morrison, Ph.D. ; Christina Kellogg, Ph.D. ; Jason Chaytor, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Distribution and Density of Sea Turtles in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM): Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS)	Margaret Lamont, Ph.D. ; Kristen Hart, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Enhancing Coastal Adaptation Planning at Gulf Islands National Seashore		Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Enhancing Cross-Jurisdictional Adaptive Management in the Gulf of Mexico	Stephanie Romañach, Ph.D. ; Gregory Steyer, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Estuarine and MaRsh Geology Research Project		St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Exploring the Potential for Conservation Lands in Middle Mississippi River Floodplains to Mitigate Flood Flows for Ecosystem Services	Craig Paukert, Ph.D.	Columbia Environmental Research Center
Factors Controlling Resilience and Resistance of Coastal Salt Marshes to Sudden Marsh Dieback	Camille LaFosse Stagg, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Fine-Scale Dive Profiles and Activity Patterns of Sea Turtles in the Gulf of Mexico	Kristen Hart, Ph.D. ; Margaret Lamont, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Forest Canopy Gap Dynamics: Quantifying Forest Gaps and Understanding Gap-level Forest Regeneration	Andrew Strassman	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Forest Landscape Ecology of the Upper Mississippi River Floodplain	Molly Van Appledorn, Ph.D.	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
GIS and Custom Application Support for the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council	Kevin Suir	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Monitoring and Assessment Program Development	Gregory Steyer, Ph.D. ; Michael Lee ; Nicholas Enwright, Ph.D. ; Kevin Suir	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Gulf Coast Petroleum Systems Project - Assessments	William Craddock, Ph.D. ; Justin Birdwell	Energy Resources Program
Gulf Coast Petroleum Systems Project - Research	William Craddock, Ph.D. ; Justin Birdwell	Energy Resources Program
Gulf Coast Wetland Shoreline Change		Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Gulf of Mexico Land Loss Change Assessment: A Cooperative Study with the Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management	Brady Couvillion	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Hydroacoustic mapping of habitat for threatened and endangered native mussels in the Upper Mississippi River	Jenny Hanson ; Teresa Newton, Ph.D.	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport in Deltas and Coastal Wetlands	Gregg Snedden, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Identifying Conservation Objectives for the Gulf Coast Habitats of the Black Skimmer and Gull-billed Tern		Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Identifying the Ecological and Management Implications of Mangrove Migration in the Northern Gulf of Mexico		Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Impacts of coastal and watershed changes on upper estuaries: causes and implications of wetland ecosystem transitions along the US Atlantic and Gulf Coasts	Ken Krauss, Ph.D. ; Gregory Noe ; Camille LaFosse Stagg, Ph.D. ; Hongqing Wang, Ph.D. ; Eric Ward, Ph.D.	Climate Research and Development Program
Improving Survival of Juvenile Winged Mapleleaf Mussels (Quadrula fragosa) Through Identification of Host Fish Overwintering Areas	Michelle Bartsch	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Ecosystem Restoration Program Adaptive Management and Monitoring Planning and Implementation Support		Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Mapping 3D floodplain forest understory and density of wild rice beds of UMRS with mobile mapping system to support UMESC research in landform characteristics, hydrologic position, and associated vegetation mapping	Jenny Hanson	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Mapping Avian Habitat for the Gulf Coast Joint Venture	Nicholas Enwright, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Mapping High Marsh along the Northern Gulf of Mexico Coast	Nicholas Enwright, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Mapping Marsh Structure with Polarimetric Radar: Highlighting Change in Oil Spill Impacted Marshes		Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Mapping Oil in Marshes and Its Implications		Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Marine Bird Populations and the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS)	James Lyons, Ph.D.	Eastern Ecological Science Center
Mississippi River Special Topic	JC Nelson	Midcontinent Region
Modeling Landscape-Scale Habitat Relations for Landbirds During Migration: Science Support for the Gulf Coast Joint Venture		Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Program-Louisiana Outer Coast Restoration: North Breton Island Component-Monitoring and Adaptive Management	Sarai Piazza ; Nicholas Enwright, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Natural Resource Disaster Assessment (NRDA): Mesophotic Reef Investigations Post-DWH Event	Kenneth Sulak, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Natural Subsidence and Sea-Level Rise - Subsidence and Wetland Loss Related to Fluid Energy Production, Gulf Coast Basin	James Flocks ; Kathryn Smith, Ph.D.	St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Population Assessment and Potential Functional Roles of Native Mussels in the Upper Mississippi River	Teresa Newton, Ph.D.	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Priority Landscapes: RESTORE--Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act	Lianne Ball, Ph.D.	Land Management Research Program
Quantifying ecosystem services provided by depressional wetlands in the Upper Mississippi		Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Restoration of Climate Change-Induced Retreat of Tidally Influenced Freshwater Forested Wetlands	Camille LaFosse Stagg, Ph.D. ; Ken Krauss, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
RESTORE Science: Inventory of Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Indicators Using an Ecological Resilience Framework	Camille LaFosse Stagg, Ph.D. ; Richard Day	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Science to Assess Future Conservation Practices for the Mississippi River Basin		Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Sea Turtle Movement and Habitat Use in the Northern Gulf of Mexico	Kristen Hart, Ph.D. ; Margaret Lamont, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Soil Properties and Geochronology in Barataria Basin, Louisiana	Gregg Snedden, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Spatial Patterns of Native Freshwater Mussels in the Upper Mississippi River	Teresa Newton, Ph.D.	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Status and Trends of Emergent Wetlands in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: 1950-2010		Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Strategic Habitat Conservation for Black Skimmer and Gull-billed Tern	James Patrick Cronin, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Strategic Habitat Conservation for Brown Pelican	James Patrick Cronin, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Structured Decision-Making to Facilitate Multi-Stakeholder Coastal Conservation and Restoration under Climate Change Uncertainties: Case Study on Barrier Island of the Northern Gulf of Mexico	Gregory Steyer, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Modeling Output Online	Jason Rohweder	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Supporting River and Delta Science through Data Management and Visualization	Craig Conzelmann	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Topobathymetric Elevation Model of Northern Gulf of Mexico	Jeffrey Danielson	Coastal National Elevation Database (CoNED) Applications Project
Transformation methods for the glochidia of the spectaclecase mussel Cumberlandia monodonta	Diane Waller	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Automated Waterfowl Counts		Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
UMRR Long Term Resource Monitoring		Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Understanding Avian Habitat Availability and Use After Barrier Island Restoration in Coastal Louisiana	T.J. Zenzal, Ph.D. ; Nicholas Enwright, Ph.D. ; Hardin Waddle, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program Long Term Resource Monitoring	Kathi Jo Jankowski	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Upper Mississippi River System Weighted Wind Fetch Analysis (1989, 2000, 2010/2011)	Jason Rohweder	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Use of Remote Sensing Data to Quantify Bird Distributions and Aid in the Environmental Assessment of Energy Development in the Gulf of Mexico Region	Lori Randall	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
USGS DISCOVRE: Benthic Ecology, Trophodynamics, and Ecosystem Connectivity Lophelia II: Continuing Ecological Research on Deep-Sea Corals and Deep Reef Habitats in the Gulf of Mexico	Amanda Demopoulos, Ph.D.	Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Using Precipitation Climatology to Examine the Role of Climate Change in Extreme Events of the Mississippi River Basin		Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Planning for Projected Changes in Water Quality and Quantity for Protected Areas in the Upper Mississippi Watershed		Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Wetland Subsidence and Erosion - Subsidence and Wetland Loss Related to Fluid Energy Production, Gulf Coast Basin	Julie Bernier	St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

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