Five breakout sessions gave conference attendees an opportunity to begin to outline specific research agendas in the priority areas of biodiversity, oceans and human health, wtersheds and sediment management, policy, economics and social sciences, and human impacts.
Breakout Session Leaders
Biodiversity — Dr. Roger Zimmerman, NOAA Fisheries-Galveston
Oceans and Human Health — Dr. D. Jay Grimes, Provost, The University of Southern Mississippi
Watersheds and Sediment Management — Dr. Virginia Burkett, Wetlands Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey
Policy, Economics and Social Sciences — Dr. Arnold Vedlitz, Texas A&M University
Human Impacts — Dr. Robert Twilley, Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute, Louisiana State University
Session leaders presented summaries of each group’s findings during the final plenary (streaming video). Where available, written summaries and/or Power Point presentations are also included.
