Please join the Virginia Association of Wetland Professionals (VAWP) for another FREE webinar this Wednesday, March 17, 2021 from 12-1pm.
https://vhb.zoom.us/j/98663923123?pwd=bnRmRG1PbXJCRHZNdFFOd2FpRHBKdz09 ß WEBINAR LINK
Mitchell Doyle, Christopher Newport University graduate student under Dr. Robert Atkinson will present:
Salt or inundation? How sea level rise is stressing Atlantic White Cedar trees and forming ghost forests in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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Dr. Doug DeBerry, Research Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at William & Mary and Senior Scientist at VHB will present:
Invasive Species and Compensatory Mitigation: Environmental Drivers, Performance Standards, and Best Practices
A bit about the speakers and presentations:
Mitchell’s thesis contrasts climatic effects on tree rings from a remarkable collection of nearly 20 Atlantic White Cedar stands including the emerging ghost forest phenomenon in Alligator River in contrast to the higher elevation reference stands in Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuges. He will present evidence that isolates the cause of death as either inundation or salt for this globally threatened ecosystem. Co-authors of this work and presentation include Kendal Earley and Dr. Robert Atkinson.
Dr. Doug DeBerry is a Research Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at William & Mary. Doug received his B.A. in Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia, his M.A. in Biology at William & Mary, and his Ph.D. in Marine Science from VIMS. He also has over 28 years of professional environmental consulting experience and is currently a Senior Scientist at VHB. In a multi-year study of plant invasion on compensatory wetland and stream mitigation sites, he and a graduate student (Dakota Hunter) evaluated the most important factors structuring vegetation communities when invaders are present. They sampled vegetation and environmental parameters across invasion gradients at multiple sites in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont physiographic provinces of Virginia. Data analysis involved a multimetric statistical approach combining correlation, AIC, and CCA to arrive at a plausible model for invasion risk by species. On stream sites, they targeted sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata), Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), and Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum); in wetlands, they studied joint-head grass (Arthraxon hispidus), Japanese stiltgrass, and cattail (Typha spp.) invasions. Their analysis revealed different environmental drivers of invasion by species, but a few factors emerged as consistently important across all targeted invaders – notably, canopy cover, hydrology, and some important physiochemical variables. The results of this research have been used to develop recommendations for ecological performance standards, as well as a suite of best practices that can be implemented at the outset of a stream or wetland mitigation project to reduce the risk of invasion.
This webinar will be hosted by VHB using Zoom. Thank you, VHB!
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When: Mar 17, 2021 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: VAWP Webinar Series – Emerging Wetland Research
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