Dr. John Kominoski – Principal Investigator I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University (Miami, Florida, USA). I am an ecosystem ecologist and biogeochemist who studies how changes in water chemistry (elevated dissolved nutrients, saltwater intrusion) affect the rates of organic matter processes and the net effects on carbon storage in terrestrial, aquatic, and coastal wetland ecosystems. I am co-PI of the Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research Program for which I lead research projects investigating: 1) wet and dry season dynamics on aquatic ecosystem metabolism as driven by water column depth and flocculent organic matter, 2) subsidy-stress effects of saltwater intrusion on wetland soil ecosystems, and 3) long-term interactive effects of storm-induced phosphorus loading and drought on ecosystem productivity and nutrient dynamics spanning freshwater, brackish, and marine wetlands.
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Dr. Andrea Nocentini – Postdoctoral Research Associate Andrea’s is an ecosystem modeler with an expertise in carbon and nutrient modeling. His background in agricultural ecosystem models is being applied to wetlands in the Florida Everglades. Andrea is beginning a field manipulation that integrates phosphorus loading and fire intensity in short-hydroperiod marshes in collaboration with the Everglades National Park and the South Florida Water Management District. In addition, he will be modeling the effects of fire history on carbon and nutrient retention in freshwater wetlands throughout the region.
Dr. Dong Yoon Lee – Postdoctoral Research Associate Dong Yoon’s research focuses on hydrologic connectivity and biogeochemical cycling in coast ecosystems. He is exploring a long-term dataset from Florida Bay to test effects of hydrologic presses and pulses on water column and benthic coupling. In addition, he has tested legacies of salinity and phosphorus on freshwater marsh productivity and gas flux following freshwater restoration.
- Undergraduate & High School Research Assistants & High School Teachers
- Andreina Contreras (FCE-LTER REU 2019)
- Andrew Huang
- Cristina Whelan, Biotech High School, Miami, FL
- Lab Alumni – Graduate Students & Postdocs
- Aingeru Martinez
- Current: University of The Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain
- Dong Yoon Lee
- Current: South Florida Water Management District
- Mary Zeller
- Current: German Academic Exchange, Germany
- Aingeru Martinez
- Lab Alumni – Undergraduate Students, High School Students, Volunteers
- Barbara Moahamed
- Current: MSc program at Charite Molecular Medicine Program, Berlin, Germany
- Alexis Ramos
- Current: MSc program, Institute of Plant Breeding, University of Georgia
- Julio Pachon (FCE-LTER REU 2013, Society of Wetland Scientists Undergraduate Mentoring Scholarship)
- Former: 2Seeds Network, Magoma-Kijano, Zanzibar, Tanzania
- Current: PhD program, Soil and Water Sciences Department, University of Florida
- Kristina Morales (FCE-LTER REU 2015, Society of Wetland Scientists Undergraduate Mentoring Scholarship)
- Current: MSc program, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
- Diana Segrera
- Daniel Rivera
- Andrew Menendez
- Andrea Gutierrez (Felix Varela High School 2015)
- Emma Singer
- Gabrielle Cabral
- Current: MSc program, University of Miami, Rosenthiel School of Marine Science
- Venus Garcia
- Beatriz Sampaio
- Patricia Leroy
- Francisca Olmos de Aguilera
- Marco Fernandez (FCE-LTER REU 2016, Society of Wetland Scientists Undergraduate Mentoring Scholarship, McNair Foundation Fellowship)
- Daniel Read (UREx SRN REU 2017)
- Suzy Roebling (FCE-LTER REU 2017)
- Jonathan Lau (FIU Dual Enrollment Program 2017-2018)
- Cate Patriarca (Felix Varela High School 2017-2018)
- Alessandra Puig-Santana (FCE-LTER REU 2018)
- Barbara Moahamed
- Lab Alumni – High School Teachers
- Teresa Casal, Felix Valera High School, Miami, FL
- Catherine Laroche, Felix Valera High School, Miami, FL
