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Birds
Effect of Wetland Degradation on Bird Communities PI: Phil Stouffer
Use of Lake Maurepas Wetlands by Migrating Birds PI: Phil Stouffer
Cypress and Marsh Restoration
An Assessment of Ecosystem Health of the Wetlands in the Upper Lake Pontchartrain Basin: Identification of Restoration Potential PI: Gary Shaffer
A Whole-System Approach for Restoring the Wetlands of the Western Lake Pontchartrain Basin PI: Gary Shaffer, Phil Stouffer, Micheal Porrier
Constraints on Plant Establishment and Community Composition PI: Mark Hester
Hydraulic Conductivity and Vulnerability to Xylem Cavitation of Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) Along a Salinity Gradient as Indicators for Restoration Success. PI: Volker Stiller
Organic Matter Processing in Western Lake Pontchartrain Basin Wetlands PI: Colin Jackson
De-energizing Storms with Cypress/Tupelo Buffers: A Plan to Restore the Repressed Swamps of the lake Pontchartrain Basin by Using Point and Non-point Freshwater Sources PI: Gary Shaffer, McGraw, Mashriqui
Ecology and Restoration Potential of the Manchac Wetlands: Effects of Multiple Stressors on Marshes and Swamps PI: Paul Keddy
Restoring Biological Diversity to Wetlands of the Greater Manchac Region PI: Paul Keddy
Effects of Disturbance and Fertility upon the Vegetation of a Louisiana Coastal Marsh: An Evaluation of Huston’s General Model of Diversity
Seed Banks in Coastal Marshes
A Classification of Plant Community Types in the Manchac Swamp
Mitigating the Spread of Zebra Mussels into Wetlands from Mississippi River Diversions PI: William Font, Fitzsimmons
Development of an Index of Biological Integrity for Lake Pontchartrain Basin Wetlands PI: Bossart, Jackson, Abdelghani
Determining the Potential for Algal Bloom in Lake Maurepas: Effects of Changing Nutrient Load from Freshwater Diversion and Changes in Human Population PI: Voegel, Pinckney, Passey
Fish
Genetic Variation Between Lake Maurepas and Mississippi River Basin Fishes PI: Kyle Piller
History
The Historical Transformation of the Manchac Basin Ecosystem: Ecological Degradation at the Hands of Man PI: Sam Hyde
Backdoor to the Gulf: History of the Pass Manchac Area by Al Dranguet and Roman Heleniak
Outreach
Development of White Paper, How-To Manual, Outreach Workshops and Website for Mitigation Banking in Manchac Swamp PI: Robert Moreau, Michael Greene, Richard Campanella
Socioeconomics
Contingent Valuation of the Western Lake Pontchartrain Basin Ecosystem PI: Jay Johnson
Teacher Education
Ecology and Restoration Potential of the Manchac Wetlands: Teacher workshops and In-Service Training PI: Debbie Dardis
Toxins
Utilization of Parasite Community Structure as an Indicator of Environmental Pollution PI: William Font
Ecology and Restoration Potential of the Manchac Wetlands: Effects of Contaminants PI: Ann Cheek
Are Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Stressors for Lymphocyte Development or Activation in Frog Populations in Bayou Trepagnier? PI: Penny Shockett
Establishment of Baseline Concentrations and Elucidation of Environmental Processes Controlling the Bioavailability and Bioaccumulation of Mercury and Other Toxic Metals in the Lake Maurepas Basin. PI: Jonathan Willis, Kyle Piller, Assaf Abdelghani, Mark Hester
Wildlife
Amphibian and Reptile Monitoring in the Pontchartrain-Maurepas Region PI: Brian Crother
Salinity as a Stressor of the Freshwater Turtle (Trachemys scripta) in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin PI: Roldan Valverde