• Jennifer H. Richards, Nicole Sebesta & Jonathan Taylor. Fire effects on growth of the invasive exotic fern Lygodium microphyllumand implications for management. Management of Biological Invasions, 2020. View publication.

• Matthew W. Jones, Alysha I. Coppola, Cristina Santín, Thorsten Dittmar, Rudolf Jaffé, Stefan H. Doerr & Timothy A. Quine. Fires prime terrestrial organic carbon for riverine export to the global oceans. Nature Communications, 2020. View publication.

• John V. Gatto & Joel C. Trexler. Speed and directedness predict colonization sequence post-disturbance. Oecologia, 2020. View publication.

• Shishir K. Sarker, John S. Kominoski, Evelyn E. Gaiser, Leonard J. Scinto & David T. Rudnick. Quantifying effects of increased hydroperiod on wetland nutrient concentrations during early phases of freshwater restoration of the Florida Everglades. Restoration Ecology, 2020. View publication.

• Himadri Biswas, Keqi Zhang, Michael S. Ross & Daniel Gann. Delineation of Tree Patches in a Mangrove-Marsh Transition Zone by Watershed Segmentation of Aerial Photographs. Remote Sensing, 2020. View publication.

• Dr. Evelyn Gaiser has received a new award from Archbold Biological Station to conduct Lake Annie nutrient analysis.

• Dr. Todd Crowl has received a new award from the University of Puerto Rico to understand ecosystem changes in NE Puerto Rico.

• Dr. Hong Liu has received a new award from the National Park Service to assess the impact of Hurricane Irma and recover trajectory of epiphytic communities in coastal buttonwood and mangrove forests in Everglades National Park.

• Dr. Rene Price has received a new award from the South Florida Water Management District to review aquifer and storage recovery programs. 

• Dr. Mark Bond has received a new award from the Wildlife Conservation Society to review international marine conservation policy.

• Dr. John Kominoski has received a new award from the National Park Service to investigate sediment and floc transport of phosphorus.

• Dr. Yannis Papastamatiou has received a new award from the FIU Foundation to study the movements of Nassau grouper in San Salvador, Bahamas.

• Dr. Rene Price has received a new award from the South Florida Water Management District to study Everglades National Park lake eco hydrology.

• Dr. James Fourqurean has received a new award from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to support coastal marine research, education and conservation in Southwest Florida: building the partnership between Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Florida International University.

• Dr. Damien Chapman has received a new award from the FIU Foundation to study global shark conservation.

The FIU CASE Research Development Office is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Research Development Officer - Grant Administrator III.

The candidate identifies funding opportunities, coordinates cross-institutional teams of researchers, and develops interdisciplinary research proposals primarily for the preeminent Institute of Environment (Institute). They will work with the Director and Associate Directors of the Institute, as well as with Principal Investigators of funded projects within the Institute, to formulate and facilitate the research direction of the Institute.They will guide the Institute's faculty with preparing project proposals and developing reports for funded projects and assist with proposal and resource development for the CASE Research Development Office.

Deadline is July 14 2020.

For more information please visit CASE News or apply on FIU Careers and use Job ID: 521479.
 

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for the position of environmental program supervisor for the Water Assessment Program within the Environmental Planning and Community Resilience Division. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating water resources assessments focused on current and future conditions and developing and applying technical tools and advanced hydrologic models. The duties will support the evaluation of traditional and climate change-driven challenges relating to water supply, storm water management, natural systems needs and flood protection.

Deadline is on a rolling basis. This posting will remain open until a sufficient number of qualified applications are received. 

For more information please view the job posting on CASE News.
 

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for the position of marine resources manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating marine conservation efforts, providing highly technical ecological reviews, public outreach, education, and reporting on the protection, conservation and enhancement of the hardbottom (coral reef) resources of the county.

This is an advanced professional and supervisory position, which serves as the primary technical expert for the valuation of reef resources and the quantification of impacts and development of mitigation strategies to compensate for unavoidable impacts as part of authorized projects; as a partner agency in enforcement activities relating to reef impacts; and in policy recommendations pertaining to regionally coordinated conservation/management strategies and regulatory initiatives needed to protect and improve the abundance, diversity, and quality of our coastal resources.

Deadline is on a rolling basis. This posting will remain open until a sufficient number of qualified applications are received. 

For more information please view the job posting on CASE News