Oral Sessions Schedule 

Day 1 | Monday, November 9 

8:00 - 9:45 AM

Tropicalisation of temperate coastlines and estuaries: mechanisms and consequences

Mud, macrofauna and microbes:  an ode to benthic organism-abiotic interactions at varying scales

Explaining drivers of change in riverine and estuarine water quality

Estuarine acidification: embracing and synthesizing complexity

Fish as integrators of ecosystem health in coastal watersheds

Role of historical use and cultural values in tribal and first nation governance, research and restoration

Hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics in estuaries and coastal seas

Integrating undergraduate research experiences in coastal and estuarine research

Using surface elevation dynamics to manage and mitigate the risks of climate change on coastal wetlands

Seagrass ecosystems: challenges in evaluating function, health, abundance and restoration (Restoration)

Tropicalisation of temperate coastlines and estuaries: mechanisms and consequences

Mud, macrofauna and microbes: an ode to benthic organism-abiotic interactions at varying scales

Explaining drivers of change in riverine and estuarine water quality

Estuarine acidification: embracing and synthesizing complexity

Coastal habitat connections to offshore fisheries productivity

Role of historical use and cultural values in tribal and first nation governance, research and restoration

Hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics in estuaries and coastal seas

Successful undergraduate research experiences

Integrated studies on storm-induced coastal change

Seagrass ecosystems: challenges in evaluating function, health, abundance and restoration (Mapping)

1:30 - 3:00 PM

Tropicalisation of temperate coastlines and estuaries: mechanisms and consequences

Mud, macrofauna and microbes:  an ode to benthic organism-abiotic interactions at varying scales

Explaining drivers of change in riverine and estuarine water quality

Estuarine acidification: embracing and synthesizing complexity

Coastal habitat connections to offshore fisheries productivity

Modeling Louisiana's 2017 Coastal Master Plan

Hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics in estuaries and coastal seas

Successful science story-telling for coastal resilience 

Climate change and estuarine waters: drivers, impacts, and implications

Seagrass ecosystems: challenges in evaluating function, health, abundance and restoration (Mapping)

Day 2 | Tuesday, November 10

8:00 - 9:45 AM

Mud, macrofauna and microbes:  an ode to benthic organism-abiotic interactions at varying scales

Numerical investigation of climate impacts on estuarine and coastal systems

Biogeochemical stressors in vegetated habitats: exploring climate change mitigation

Salted or unsalted? Linking Great Lakes and coastal ocean studies

Grand challenges in marine and estuarine spatial planning around the world: common issues and different approaches (joint ECSA-CERF session)

Hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics in estuaries and coastal seas

Place-based research, stewardship, and education with application to estuarine management

Responses of salt marshes to sea level rise

Seagrass ecosystems: challenges in evaluating function, health, abundance and restoration (Health)

10:15 - 12:00 PM

Lessons learned from 25 years of international collaboration in LOICZ

Numerical modeling of estuarine and coastal systems

Climate change in the Chesapeake and other coastal systems

Understanding Gulf Coast estuarine and deltaic benthic ecology for restoration

Hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics in estuaries and coastal seas

Casting the net widely: expanding the reach of broader impacts

Responses of salt marshes to sea level rise

Securing the future of seagrass ecosystems impacted by coastal development

1:30 - 3:00 PM

Developing long-term management plans for estuarine waters: where science and management meet

Connectivity between Arctic lagoons and adjacent ecosystems: nutrients to nekton

Macroalgal blooms on the rise: renew our knowledge

Coastal ocean acidification: using models to integrate multiple stresses

Lagoons without borders: international approaches to challenges in lagoon science and management

Data driving Louisiana’s river diversion projects, planning through adaptive management

Hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics in estuaries and coastal seas

Artistic pathways to scientific understanding

Responses of salt marshes to sea level rise

What influences dissolved oxygen patterns in estuarine waters of the Pacific Northwest?

Day 3 | Wednesday, November 11

8:00 - 9:45 AM

Incorporating climate change in regulatory frameworks and conservation planning

Coastal blue carbon ecosystems: current science and application to management efforts

The Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: accomplishments and remaining challenges

Ocean acidification and hypoxia: mechanisms for linking science to management and policy

Shellfish as a multiple use resource: activities, conflicts, and planning for resolution

Chemical biomarkers in aquatic ecosystems

Monitoring

Defining reference conditions in estuarine and coastal systems 

Seagrass ecosystems: challenges in evaluating function, health, abundance and restoration (General)

Restoration for a changing climate

Coastal blue carbon ecosystems: current science and application to management efforts

The Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: accomplishments and remaining challenges

From data to information: harnessing observing data for ecological assessment and forecasting in coastal bays and estuaries

Shellfish as a multiple use resource: activities, conflicts, and planning for resolution

Applications of phytoplankton pigment-based methods in estuarine and coastal ecology

Estuaries under threat: exploring the ecology of microbes in 21st century estuaries

Defining tipping points to inform management of multiple stressors in marine ecosystems

Coastal, estuarine, and marsh sedimentation during times of environmental change

How can data synthesis be used to analyze seagrass resilience to climate change?

1:30 - 3:00 PM

Data-informed adaptive management of coastal protection and restoration in Louisiana

Coastal blue carbon ecosystems: current science and application to management efforts

Emerging and legacy contaminants in coastal and estuarine systems

Estuarine and coastal data-centric synthesis studies: case studies and pathways for moving forward

Resilience of shellfish to current and emerging threats to estuarine condition

Hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics in estuaries and coastal seas

Estuaries under threat: exploring the ecology of microbes in 21st century estuaries

Thresholds and feedback processes in coastal and estuarine systems

Coastal, estuarine, and marsh sedimentation during times of environmental change

Seagrass ecosystems: challenges in evaluating function, health, abundance and restoration (Functions)

3:30 - 5:00 PM

Timing is everything: phenology in coastal marine ecosystems 

Evaluating restoration success: ecology, economy, and society

Emerging and legacy contaminants in coastal and estuarine systems

Advancing coastal science with robots

Resilience of shellfish to current and emerging threats to estuarine condition

Migratory bird management in estuaries and nearshore environments: opportunities and challenges

Aquatic microbes: indicators of environmental changes

Preserving aquatic ecosystem integrity in a changing environment

Sea-level rise effects on salt marsh ecosystem function

Seagrass ecosystems: challenges in evaluating function, health, abundance and restoration (Functions)

Day 4 | Thursday, November 12

Urban infrastructure impacts on estuarine physical and sedimentary processes

Evaluating restoration success: ecology, economy, and society

Controlling eutrophication along the human and climatically-impacted freshwater-marine continuum: shifting problems and paradigms

Foodweb shifts in coastal systems: evidence and potential causes

Invasives

Our virtual global estuary

Geospatial and geomorphic advances for assessing marsh vulnerability to storms and sea level rise

Quantifying fluxes in estuaries: what is the state of the art?

Regime changes of estuarine and coastal system

Ecosystems and habitats: marsh

Evolution of estuaries through extreme events, development, and climate change

Evaluating restoration success: ecology, economy, and society

Controlling eutrophication along the human and climatically-impacted freshwater-marine continuum: shifting problems and paradigms

Foodweb shifts in coastal systems: evidence and potential causes

Assessing activities of actors influencing marine environments

Using a multiple model approach to inform watershed management

Continuous, high-frequency, automated biogeochemical monitoring: what has been learned?

Delta dynamics in the Anthropocene

Regime changes of estuarine and coastal system

Ecosystems and habitats: marsh

Evolution of estuaries through extreme events, development, and climate change

Evaluating restoration success: ecology, economy, and society

Hypoxia and temperature as interactive multi-stressors in coastal ecosystems

Assessing the status of estuary habitats for juvenile fish across California, Oregon, and Washington

Triaging the coastal ocean

Using a multiple model approach to inform watershed management

Patterns and processes of contemporary change in tidal wetlands

Delta dynamics in the Anthropocene

Coastal inundation and its impacts in a changing climate

Movement ecology of seagrasses

A functioning, resilient San Francisco Estuary for the next century

Evaluating restoration success: ecology, economy, and society

Hypoxia and temperature as interactive multi-stressors in coastal ecosystems

Assessing the status of estuary habitats for juvenile fish across California, Oregon, and Washington

Triaging the coastal ocean

Ecological thresholds in Louisiana coastal wetlands and implications for restoration

Best practices and tools for managing environmental sensor data

Delta dynamics in the Anthropocene

Coastal inundation and its impacts in a changing climate

Movement ecology of seagrasses