Michael Ross
Publications
selected publications
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2019Microclimate Influences Mangrove Freeze Damage: Implications for Range Expansion in Response to Changing Macroclimate. ESTUARIES AND COASTS. 42:1084-1096.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12237-019-00533-1 Web of Science: 000465958500012
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2019Trait-based community assembly pattern along a forest succession gradient in a seasonally dry tropical forest. ECOSPHERE. 10.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2719 Web of Science: 000472716600053
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2018Tree selection and foraging height of wintering Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers (Sphyrapicus varius) in an urban environment. WILSON JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY. 130.Full Text via DOI: 10.1676/1559-4491.130.4.932 Web of Science: 000458461700012
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2018Spatio-temporal pattern of plant communities along a hydrologic gradient in Everglades tree islands. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT. 421.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.03.022 Web of Science: 000432758000003
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2018Geographical ecology of dry forest tree communities in the West Indies. JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY. 45.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13198 Web of Science: 000431734300018
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2017Saltwater encroachment and prediction of future ecosystem response to the Anthropocene Marine Transgression, Southeast Saline Everglades, Florida. HYDROBIOLOGIA. 803:29-48.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10750-017-3359-0 Web of Science: 000412971700003
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2017Tree islands: the bellwether of Everglades ecosystem function and restoration success. RESTORATION ECOLOGY. 25:S71-S85.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/rec.12428 Web of Science: 000414165700007
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2016Climate seasonality limits leaf carbon assimilation and wood productivity in tropical forests. BIOGEOSCIENCES. 13:2537-2562.Full Text via DOI: 10.5194/bg-13-2537-2016 Web of Science: 000377276700021
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2016Inferring implications of climate change in south Florida hardwood hammocks through analysis of metacommunity structure. DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS. 22:783-796.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12442 Web of Science: 000379615400005
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2016Trees: a powerful geomorphic agent governing the landscape evolution of a subtropical wetland. BIOGEOCHEMISTRY. 128:369-384.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10533-016-0213-9 Web of Science: 000379220100007
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2015Posthurricane Seedling Structure in a Multi-aged Tropical Dry Forest: Implications forCommunity Succession. BIOTROPICA. 47:536-541.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/btp.12244 Web of Science: 000361470100004
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2015Wading bird guano enrichment of soil nutrients in tree islands of the Florida Everglades. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. 532:40-47.
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2014Compositional Effects of Sea-Level Rise in a Patchy Landscape: The Dynamics of Tree Islands in the Southeastern Coastal Everglades. WETLANDS. 34:S91-S100.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s13157-013-0376-2 Web of Science: 000345634700009
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2014The influence of vegetation on the hydrodynamics and geomorphology of a tree island in Everglades National Park ( Florida, United States). ECOHYDROLOGY. 7:727-744.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/eco.1394 Web of Science: 000334671600043
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2014Trajectories of Vegetation Response to Water Management in Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park, Florida. WETLANDS. 34:S65-S79.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s13157-013-0390-4 Web of Science: 000345634700007
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2014Wading bird guano contributes to Hg accumulation in tree island soils in the Florida Everglades. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. 184:313-319.
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2013Characteristics of Soil Phosphorus in Tree Island Hardwood Hammocks of the Southern Florida Everglades. SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL. 77:1048-1056.Full Text via DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2012.0374 Web of Science: 000322082400034
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2013TREE ISLAND RESPONSE TO FIRE AND FLOODING IN THE SHORT-HYDROPERIOD MARL PRAIRIE GRASSLANDS OF THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES, USA. FIRE ECOLOGY. 9:38-54.Full Text via DOI: 10.4996/fireecology.0901038 Web of Science: 000322365400004
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2012Nutrient Limitation in Two Everglades Tree Species Planted on Constructed Tree Islands. WETLANDS. 32:1163-1173.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s13157-012-0346-0 Web of Science: 000311540400016
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2011Pattern of nutrient availability and plant community assemblage in Everglades Tree Islands, Florida, USA. HYDROBIOLOGIA. 667.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10750-011-0641-4 Web of Science: 000289211700006
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2011Assessment of sea level rise impacts on human population and real property in the Florida Keys. CLIMATIC CHANGE. 107:129-146.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10584-011-0080-2 Web of Science: 000291658000007
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2011Forest Resource Islands in a Sub-tropical Marsh: Soil-Site Relationships in Everglades Hardwood Hammocks. ECOSYSTEMS. 14:632-645.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10021-011-9433-y Web of Science: 000290493600008
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2011Hurricane effects on subtropical pine rocklands of the Florida Keys. CLIMATIC CHANGE. 107:169-184.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10584-011-0081-1 Web of Science: 000291658000009
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2011Hydrologic processes on tree islands in the Everglades (Florida, USA): tracking the effects of tree establishment and growth. HYDROGEOLOGY JOURNAL. 19:367-378.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10040-010-0691-0 Web of Science: 000289004400009
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2011Linking water use and nutrient accumulation in tree island upland hammock plant communities in the Everglades National Park, USA. BIOGEOCHEMISTRY. 104:133-146.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10533-010-9492-8 Web of Science: 000291168900011
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2011Sea level rise and South Florida coastal forests. CLIMATIC CHANGE. 107:81-108.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10584-011-0082-0 Web of Science: 000291658000005
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2011Sinking ships: conservation options for endemic taxa threatened by sea level rise. CLIMATIC CHANGE. 107:147-167.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10584-011-0083-z Web of Science: 000291658000008
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2011The effects of wildfires on the magnetic properties of soils in the Everglades. EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS. 36:460-466.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/esp.2060 Web of Science: 000288333300004
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2011Tree-Grass Coexistence in the Everglades Freshwater System. ECOSYSTEMS. 14:298-310.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10021-011-9412-3 Web of Science: 000288172300010
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2010Across-scale patterning of plant-soil-water interactions surrounding tree islands in Southern Everglades landscapes. LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY. 25:463-476.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10980-009-9426-9 Web of Science: 000275122600011
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2010Multi-Scaled Grassland-Woody Plant Dynamics in the Heterogeneous Marl Prairies of the Southern Everglades. ECOSYSTEMS. 13:1256-1274.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10021-010-9386-6 Web of Science: 000284156700009
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2010Sediment and Nutrient Deposition Associated with Hurricane Wilma in Mangroves of the Florida Coastal Everglades. ESTUARIES AND COASTS. 33:45-58.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12237-009-9242-0 Web of Science: 000275420700004
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2010Survival and growth responses of eight Everglades tree species along an experimental hydrological gradient on two tree island types. APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE. 13:439-449.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2010.01081.x Web of Science: 000281556100005
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2010Water source utilization and foliar nutrient status differs between upland and flooded plant communities in wetland tree islands. WETLANDS ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT. 18:343-355.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11273-010-9175-1 Web of Science: 000277943800009
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2009Chilling damage in a changing climate in coastal landscapes of the subtropical zone: a case study from south Florida. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY. 15:1817-1832.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01900.x Web of Science: 000266700000019
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2007A community analysis of sal (Shorea robusta) forests in the western Terai of Nepal. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT. 241:223-234.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.01.012 Web of Science: 000245479700021
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2006Early post-hurricane stand development in Fringe mangrove forests of contrasting productivity. PLANT ECOLOGY. 185:283-297.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11258-006-9104-9 Web of Science: 000239760600009
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2006Fuel loads, fire regimes, and post-fire fuel dynamics in Florida Keys pine forests. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE. 15:463-478.Full Text via DOI: 10.1071/WF05100 Web of Science: 000242619400003
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2006Hydrologic measurements and implications for tree island formation within Everglades National Park. JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY. 329:606-619.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.03.011 Web of Science: 000241295200021
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2006Interaction of hydrology and nutrient limitation in the Ridge and Slough landscape of the southern Everglades. HYDROBIOLOGIA. 569:37-59.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0121-4 Web of Science: 000240576200004
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2006Mapping height and biomass of mangrove forests in Everglades National Park with SRTM elevation data. PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING AND REMOTE SENSING. 72:299-311.Full Text via DOI: 10.14358/PERS.72.3.299 Web of Science: 000235753500011
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2006Non-pollen microfossils in Everglades sediments. REVIEW OF PALAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY. 141:103-119.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2006.03.019 Web of Science: 000240650400007
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2006Rapid responses of vegetation to hydrological changes in Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. HYDROBIOLOGIA. 569:293-309.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0138-8 Web of Science: 000240576200021
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2006Responses of twelve tree species common in Everglades tree islands to simulated hydrologic regimes. WETLANDS. 26:830-844.Full Text via DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2006)26[830:ROTTSC]2.0.CO;2 Web of Science: 000241150000015
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2006Tracking rates of ecotone migration due to salt-water encroachment using fossil mollusks in coastal South Florida. HYDROBIOLOGIA. 569:237-257.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0135-y Web of Science: 000240576200018
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2005Effects of fire intensity on vital rates of an endemic herb of the Florida Keys, USA. NATURAL AREAS JOURNAL. 25:71-76.Web of Science: 000226814500010
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2003Vegetation: environment relationships and water management in Shark Slough, Everglades National Park. WETLANDS ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT. 11.Full Text via DOI: 10.1023/B:WETL.0000005541.30283.11 Web of Science: 000411981700003
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2003Soil-productivity relationships and organic matter turnover in dry tropical forests of the Florida Keys. PLANT AND SOIL. 253.Full Text via DOI: 10.1023/A:1024843130866 Web of Science: 000184252600019
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2001Forest succession in tropical hardwood hammocks of the Florida keys: Effects of direct mortality from Hurricane Andrew. BIOTROPICA. 33.Web of Science: 000168959800003
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Meeting Abstract
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2018Variation in sediment nutrient concentrations in an urban-mangrove ecosystem, Pinones, Puerto Rico. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.Web of Science: 000435537704111
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Proceedings Paper
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2006Airborne Laser Mapping of Mangroves on the Biscayne Bay Coast, Miami Florida. 2006 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM, VOLS 1-8. 3750-+.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2006.961 Web of Science: 000260989402147
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2017Role of a naturally varying flow regime in Everglades restoration. RESTORATION ECOLOGY. S27-S38.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/rec.12558 Web of Science: 000414165700003
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2011The Role of the Everglades Mangrove Ecotone Region (EMER) in Regulating Nutrient Cycling and Wetland Productivity in South Florida. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 633-669.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2010.530907 Web of Science: 000287494000023
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2009Disturbance and the rising tide: the challenge of biodiversity management on low-island ecosystems. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 471-478.Full Text via DOI: 10.1890/070221 Web of Science: 000271559000015
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chaired theses and dissertations
- Subedi, Suresh Chandra, A Functional Trait Approach to Examine Plant Community Dynamics in South Florida Hardwood Hammock Forests 2017
- Ogurcak, Danielle E, The Effect of Disturbance and Freshwater Availability on Lower Florida Keys’ Coastal Forest Dynamics 2015
- Salazar, Ramon L, Leaf Functional Traits and Forest Structure of Tropical Dry Forest Species Along a Rainfall Gradient in Florida and Puerto Rico 2015
- Barth, Lauren J, Habitat Use of the Key Largo Woodrat (Neotoma floridana smalli) 2014
- Diamond, Joshua M, Canopy Gaps as Foci of Succession in a Florida Keys Tropical Hardwood Forest 2014
- Thapa, Bina, Spatio-temporal Analysis of Chilling Events in Mangrove Forests of South Florida 2014
- Subedi, Suresh Chandra, Determination of Nutrient Limitation on Trees Growing in Loxahatchee Impoundment Landscape Assessment (LILA) Tree Islands, Florida 2011
- Aich, Sumanjit, Analysis of fractured terrain using remote sensing and geographic information systems : establishing a correlation between fracture network properties and vegetation 2005
- Cooley, Hillary Clare, Palm fuel dynamics in fire-sustained pine forests in the Florida Keys 2004
- Bai, Taixu, Theoretical analysis of cross joint geometries and their classification 1996
Research
principal investigator on
- Hurricane Irma assessment: effects on forests of the USFWS Refuges of the Florida Keys awarded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2017 - 2019
- Ecosystem dynamics in the White Zone: history, drivers, and restoration implications awarded by National Park Service 2016 - 2019
- Ecosystem dynamics in the White Zone: history, drivers, and restoration implications awarded by National Park Service 2015 - 2016
- Synthesis of Everglades Research & Ecosystem Services II awarded by National Park Service 2012 - 2015
- Landscape Pattern-Ridge, Slough & Tree Island Mosaics awarded by U.S. Army 2010 - 2015
- Three Florida Keys Research Needs awarded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2012 - 2014
- Landscaping Pattern: Marl Praire/Slough Gradients awarded by U.S. Army 2009 - 2014
- Monitoring of Tree Island Condition in South Everglades awarded by U.S. Army 2009 - 2014
- LILA Imagery and tree stress awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2013
- Carbon Isotopic Signature in the Soil Organic Matter in marl Prairie Soil Cores in the Everglades awarded by U.S. Geological Survey 2010 - 2013
- Mapping Ridge and Slough Vegetation at the LILA Site awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2012 - 2013
- A Synthesis of Everglades Freshwater Research awarded by National Park Service 2010 - 2011
- Vascular Community Composition & Distrib. in Cape Sable awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2011
- Deepwater Oil Spill Collaborative Research & Monitoring Plan: Impact on Mangroves Ecosystems awarded by U.S. Forest Service 2010 - 2011
- Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Habitat Monitoring 2010 awarded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2010 - 2011
- Marl Praire Soil Cores in the Everglades awarded by U.S. Geological Survey 2010 - 2011
- Tree Islands in Everglades Landscapes: Current Status, Historical Changes, and Hydrologic Impacts on Population Dynamics and Moisture Relations. awarded by National Park Service 2004 - 2010
- Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Monitoring and Assessment Plan 2008-2012. awarded by U.S. Army 2009 - 2010
- Biomass and Nutrients in LILA Tree Islands. awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2008 - 2009
- Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Monitoring and Assessment Plan 2008-2012. awarded by U.S. Army 2008 - 2009
- Marl prairie/slough gradients: Monitoring conducted as part of the CERP Monitoring Assessment plan, Activity Number: 3.1.3.5 awarded by National Park Service 2006 - 2008
- Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Habitat Monitoring and Assessment Plan 2007. awarded by National Park Service 2007 - 2008
- Fuel development woody plant invasion in Everglades Prairies. awarded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2007 - 2008
- Vegetation mapping in Biscayne National Park. awarded by National Park Service 2006 - 2008
co-principal investigator on
- Vegetation Study within the Current and Adjoining Potential Habitat of Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow in the Southern Everglades awarded by National Park Service 2016 - 2021
- LILA (Loxahatchee Impoundment Landscape Assessment) Tree Island, Ridge, Slough Studies: Phase VI awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2017 - 2020
- Landscape pattern - Marl Prairie/Slough Gradients awarded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2014 - 2019
- Monitoring of Tree Island Condition in the Southern Everglades awarded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2014 - 2019
- Landscape Pattern- Ridge, Slough, and Tree Island Mosaics awarded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2015 - 2019
- Evaluation of Vegetation Response to Changes in Hydrologic Parameters within Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida awarded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2017 - 2019
- Simulation of vegetation dynamics in the Marl prairie landscape using the Everglades Vegetation Succession Model (ELVeS) awarded by National Park Service 2017 - 2018
- Status of Vegetation Structure and Composition within the Habitat of Cape Sable seaside sparrow Subpopulation D awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2018
- LILA: Phase V: Loxahatchee Impoundment Landscape Assessment Tree Island, Ridge and Slough Studies awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2013 - 2018
- Infusing Food Security, Food Safety, Energy in the Environmental Studies Graduate Program at Florida International University awarded by National Institute of Food & Agriculture 2013 - 2018
- Status of Vegetation Structure and Composition within the Habitat of Cape Sable seaside sparrow Sub-population D awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2015 - 2016
- ULTRA Exploratory Awards awarded by National Science Foundation 2009 - 2015
- Re-sampling of Vegetation Survey Sites within Cape Sable seaside sparrow Habitat awarded by National Park Service 2013 - 2014
- Status of Vegetation Structure and Composition within the Habitat of Cape Sable seaside sparrow Subpopulation D awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2014
- LILA Tree Island, Ridge, Slough Studies and Site Management awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2010 - 2013
- LILA: Loxahatchee Impoundment Landscape Assessment Tree Island, Ridge and Slough Studies awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2012 - 2013
- Assessing Impact of Deep Fire on Hardwood Hammocks awarded by U.S. Geological Survey 2011 - 2012
- Experimental hydrological regime relationships with vegetation and soils for the development of predictive models for creation and restoration of tree islands and freshwater wetlands. awarded by Environmental Protection Agency 2006 - 2011
- The Monitoring and Assessment Plan (MAP) Greater Everglades Wetlands Module- Landscape Pattern- Ridge, Slough, and Tree Island Mosaics. awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2009
- Prediction of Pine Forest Changes in the Florida Keys Due to Sea Level Rise Storm Surge. awarded by U.S. Department of Energy 2007 - 2009
- Determining the hydrological restoration requirements of aquatic slough vegetation. awarded by National Park Service 2007 - 2008
- Documenting the Importance of Water Flow to Everglades Landscape Structure and Sediment Transport in Everglades National Park. awarded by National Park Service 2005 - 2007
investigator on
- LILA: Phase V: Loxahatchee Impoundment Landscape Assessment Tree Island, Ridge and Slough Studies awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2013 - 2018
- LILA Tree Island, Ridge, Slough Studies and Site Management awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2010 - 2013
- LILA Tree Island, Ridge, Slough Studies and Site Management. RFP 6000000235 awarded by South Florida Water Management District 2009
Teaching
teaching activities
- EVR4934-U02: Special Topics Spring Term 2019
- EVR4934-U02: Special Topics Spring Term 2019
- GLY3782-U01: Geology Field Excursion Spring Term 2019
- ISC5150-U01: Introduction to Research in Earth and Environmental Sciences Fall Term 2019
- ISC5151-U01: Earth and Environmental Graduate Seminar Spring Term 2019
- ISC6152-U01: Earth and Environment Advanced Graduate Seminar Spring Term 2019
Contact
full name
- Michael Ross
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research areas
- Agriculture
- Biodiversity & Conservation
- Chemistry
- Electrochemistry
- Engineering
- Environmental Sciences & Ecology
- Forestry
- Geology
- Imaging Science & Photographic Technology
- Instruments & Instrumentation
- Marine & Freshwater Biology
- Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
- Paleontology
- Physical Geography
- Plant Sciences
- Remote Sensing
- Water Resources