Patricia (Soupy) A Dalyander, Michelle B Meyers, Brady Mattsson, Gregory D Steyer, Elizabeth Godsey, Justin McDonald, Mark Byrnes, and Mark Ford, 2016-08-30, Use of structured decision-making to explicitly incorporate environmental process understanding in management of coastal restoration projects: Case study on barrier islands of the northern Gulf of Mexico: Journal of Environmental Management.
Michelle Meyers
Ecologist at U. S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Biography
EDUCATION
M.S., Biology, Marine Ecology, University of Central Florida
B.S., Biology, University of South Florida
SCIENCE FOCUS
Experience in large scale ecosystem restoration and Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill programs including the Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MsCIP), Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Restoration Program, Everglades Comprehensive Plan, RESTORE Act, National Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). In my current role, I serve as a Monitoring and Adaptive Management Program technical lead for multiple projects and programs and as a Gulf Science Liasion providing coordination and oversight to Gulf science activities in support of complex, large scale watershed and ecosystem restoration in the Gulf of Mexico region.
Science and Products
Date published: March 7, 2019
Status: Active Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MsCIP)
In 2009, the Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MsCIP) was developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District in conjunction with other Federal and State agencies, to help reduce future storm damage along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Comprehensive Plan for MsCIP includes restoring the Mississippi barrier islands and over 3,000 acres of wetland and coastal forest...
Date published: March 7, 2019
Status: Active Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment
This project is a collaborative effort between the USGS, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the State of Alabama funded by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to investigate viable, sustainable restoration options that protect and restore the natural resources of Dauphin Island, Alabama. The project is focused on restoration options that protect and restore habitat and living...
Date published: March 4, 2019
Status: Active Natural Resource Damage and Assessment (NRDA) Program Monitoring and Adaptive Management
State and Federal agencies are working together to assess the damage caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and to determine appropriate restoration actions to restore natural resources, ecological services, and recreational services injured or lost due to the incident.
Contacts: Ann Commagere Hijuelos, Michelle Meyers
Attribution: Ecosystems, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Date published: May 3, 2016
Structured Decision-Making to Facilitate Multi-Stakeholder Coastal Conservation and Restoration under Climate Change Uncertainties: Case Study on Barrier Island of the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Barrier island resource managers within the northern Gulf of Mexico have the opportunity to more directly incorporate scientific uncertainties and technological challenges inherent with large-scale barrier island restoration projects, and as such, commit to developing robust long-term monitoring programs and applying adaptive management.
Contacts: Gregory Steyer, Michelle Meyers
Attribution: Ecosystems, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Date published: April 17, 2016
Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MsCIP) - Adaptive Management and Monitoring Planning and Implementation
The Mississippi barrier islands are dynamic coastal landforms that are the first line of defense between the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi mainland coast. These islands are experiencing changes in structure (land area and habitat) and geomorphic processes (erosion and accretion) due to frequent intense storms, relative rise in sea level, and changes in sediment supply. A long-term...
Contacts: Michelle Meyers
Attribution: Southeast, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Date published: April 17, 2016
Status: Active Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment at Dauphin Island
Dauphin Island, Alabama, is the only barrier island providing protection to much of Alabama's coastal natural resources. Severely impacted by repeated extreme events, like Hurricane Katrina and Deepwater Horizon oil spill, USGS and partners are conducting a joint study to evaluate the feasibility of certain alternatives to increase resiliency and sustainability of the island.
Date published: April 14, 2016
Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Ecosystem Restoration Program – Adaptive Management and Monitoring Planning and Implementation Support
Adaptive management (AM) is an iterative science-based process that accepts uncertainties in ecological systems and uses best available science and technology such as research, modeling, experimentation, monitoring and evaluation to address uncertainties.
Contacts: Michelle Meyers
Year Published: 2016
Use of structured decision-making to explicitly incorporate environmental process understanding in management of coastal restoration projects: Case study on barrier islands of the northern Gulf of Mexico
Coastal ecosystem management typically relies on subjective interpretation of scientific understanding, with limited methods for explicitly incorporating process knowledge into decisions that must meet multiple, potentially competing stakeholder objectives. Conversely, the scientific community lacks methods for identifying which advancements in...
Dalyander, P. Soupy; Meyers, Michelle B.; Mattsson, Brady; Steyer, Gregory; Godsey, Elizabeth; McDonald, Justin; Byrnes, Mark R.; Ford, MarkAttribution: St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Pre-USGS Publications
Interactions Between Native Barnacles, Non-native Barnacles, and the Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
Boudreaux, M., D. Rittschof, and L. Walters. 2009. Interactions Between Native Barnacles, Non-native Barnacles, and the Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica. Bulletin of Marine Science 84: 43-57.
Biodiversity of sessile and motile macrofauna on intertidal oyster reefs in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida
Boudreaux, M. L.; Stiner, J. L., and Walters, L. J., 2006. Biodiversity of sessile and motile macrofauna on intertidal oyster reefs in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. Journal of Shellfish Research, 25(3) 1079–1089.
Mytella charruana: A New, Invasive Bivalve in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida
Boudreaux, M. L. and L. J. Walters. 2006. Mytella charruana: A New, Invasive Bivalve in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. Nautilis 120:34–36.