UF experts on Wetlands Conservation
The following University of Florida researchers are available to speak to reporters on a range of topics related to wetlands conservation.
Christine Angelini, assistant professor, School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment, UF Wertheim College of Engineering
Research areas: Biodiversity, climate change, community ecology, food web, marine biology
Research focus: Understanding the organization and resilience of natural systems, coastal ecosystem dynamics
angelini@essie.ufl.edu | (352) 294-7815
Mark Clark, associate professor of wetland ecology, UF/IFAS Soil and Water Sciences Department
Research areas: Soil quality/ecosystem services, soil/landscape analysis, wetlands and aquatic systems
Research focus: Wetland nutrient assimilation and storage processes, ecological engineering design using wetland processes to improve water quality and enhance ecological function of altered landscapes
clarkmw@ufl.edu | (352) 294-3115
Matthew J. Cohen, professor of forest resources and hydrology, UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Research areas: Watershed hydrology and biogeochemistry with an emphasis on wetland processes
Research focus: Wetland systems, large-area soil and water assessment technologies, watershed management in the Suwannee River basin, North Florida and the Florida Everglades
mjc@ufl.edu | (352) 846-3490
Matthew J. Deitch, assistant professor or watershed management, UF/IFAS Soil and Water Sciences Department
Research areas: Wetlands and aquatic ecosystems, landscape analysis and modeling
Research focus: Causes, effects and prevention of surface water impairment primarily through changes in water quality for residential, agricultural and recreational uses
mdeitch@ufl.edu | (850) 983-7131
Masanori Fujimoto, research professor of aquatic microbial ecology, UF/IFAS Soil and Water Sciences Department
Research areas: Nutrient, pesticide and waste management, wetlands and aquatic ecosystems
Research interests: Variability observable in the structure of communities across diverse environments over time, how human activities affect natural systems, conservation of ecosystems
mfujimoto@ufl.edu | (352) 294-3131
Kanika Sharma Inglett, research assistant professor of environmental microbiology, UF/IFAS Soil and Water Sciences Department
Research areas: Climate change effects on carbon and nitrogen cycle, greenhouse gas emissions in terrestrial and aquatic systems, microbial ecology in wetlands, bioremediation and biodegradation of environmental pollutants
Research focus: Studying the effect of vegetation on decomposition of organic matter and greenhouse gas production and oxidation; aquatic food webs to study the trophic interactions between microbial functional groups in Florida Everglades; characterization of microbial communities associated with early development of soils in wetland soil
kanika@ufl.edu | (352) 294-3164
David Kaplan, assistant professor, Department of Environmental Engineering Science s, UF Wertheim College of Engineering
Research areas: Wetland hydrology, saltwater intrusion impacts on coastal wetlands and aquifers, ecological restoration
Research interests: Modeling connections between hydrology, water quality and ecosystem health to support coastal preservation efforts across the Northern Gulf Coast
dkaplan@ufl.edu | (352) 392-8439
Todd Z. Osborne, assistant professor of biogeochemistry, UF/IFAS Soil and Water Sciences Department; Wetland Biogeochemistry Laboratory; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience
Research areas: Carbon dynamics and ecosystem services, landscape analysis and modeling, wetlands and aquatics systems
Research interests: Role of organic matter as driver of wetland ecosystem functions, role of aquatic vegetation in wetland dynamics, wetland soils as natural water quality treatment systems
osbornet@ufl.edu | (904) 461-4047
Alan L. Wright, professor, soil and water quality, UF/IFAS Soil and Water Sciences Department
Research areas: Wetlands and aquatic systems, carbon dynamics and ecosystem services, nutrient, pesticide and waste management
Research interests: Issues related to agricultural crop production and wetlands in South Florida
alwr@ufl.edu | (772) 577-7410