Duluth Workshop -

January 2007

On January 22-23, 2007, members of the Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Consortium (GLCWC) Science Committee, scientists from the Great Lakes Environmental Indicators (GLEI) Initiative and a few other scientists from related programs, met at the University of Minnesota Duluth Natural Resources Research Institute to accomplish the following objectives:

•  Provide a forum to compare GLEI and GLCWC methodologies.

•  Look at how both projects can measure against a common stressor scale as well as common indicators.

•  Assess and determine the best approach for each indicator.

•  Discuss what additional work needs to be done to work toward the goal of an optimal suite of indicators and metrics for the GLCWC's coastal wetlands monitoring plan.

The following presentations were delivered on the first day of the workshop:  (They are listed in alpha order by last name of presenter.)

Albert, Dennis - Plants as Indicators of Biological Integrity in Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands (PDF)

Bourgeau-Chavez, Laura - Remotely Monitoring Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands Using a Hybrid Radar and Multi-Spectral Sensor Approach

(PDF)

Brady, Valerie - GLEI data input and retrieval websites (PDF)

Brazner, John - Integration Across Taxa (PDF)

Ciborowski, Jan - Identifying responses of zoobenthos communities in Great Lakes coastal regions to land use and local scale impacts (PDF)

DeSolla, Shane - Snapping turtle eggs: Excellent Contaminant Indicators (PDF)

GLEI Landscape Committee - GLEI Stressor Gradient Development and Analyses (PDF)

Grabas, Greg - Assessing Ecological Integrity of Lake Ontario Coastal Wetlands (PDF)

Howe, Bob - Calculating an Index of Biotic Condition (IBC) for Great Lakes coastal wetlands based on breeding birds (Excel)

Johnson, Lucinda - Great Lakes Environmental Indicators Initiative

(PDF)

Johnston, Carol - Indicators Recommended by the GLEI Vegetation Group (PDF)

Lopez, Ricardo - Assessing the Ecological Condition of Great Lakes (Coastal) Wetlands:   Integrated Remote Sensing, GIS, and Field-Based Efforts (PDF)

Mack, John - Ohio's Wetland Assessment Program (PDF)

Meixler, Marci - GLCWC Summary Report (PDF)

Moffett, Mary - IBIs for Fish and Macroinvertebrates Developed for Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands:  An EPA Regional Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (REMAP) Project (PDF)

Timmermans, Steve - Developing Coastal Wetland Bird and Anuran Community Indicators for the Great Lakes

Trebitz, Anett - Water Quality - Biological Response Relationships (PDF)

Uzarski, Don - Indices of Biotic Integrity (IBI) In Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands:   Status of Invertebrate-Based IBIs (PDF)

Wilcox, Doug - Plant Indicators and Metrics (PDF)

The following presentations were delivered in the report-out session on the morning of January 23rd based on indicator group breakout sessions on the afternoon of January 22nd.

Indicator Group Report-out Slides

Birds and Amphibians (PowerPoint)

Invertebrates and Fish (MS Word)

Landscape & Stressor Gradients/ Contaminants (PowerPoint)

Plants - Vegetation (PowerPoint)