Congratulations to the 2005 Student Winners
on a Job Well Done!
Best Oral Presentation
Brett Scheffers
The University of the South
A study of the location and fate of ephemeral ponds on the
Cumberland plateau, and an assessment of their importance for
birds
(Co-authors BC Harris, DG Haskell, CJ Butler and JP Evans)
Best Poster Presentation
Jeffrey Smith
University of Florida
Influence of hydrology on growth and nutrient assimilation by
dominant forage grasses and native wetland vegetation species
(Co-authors MW Clark)
Honorable Mention, Oral Presentation
Anne Lightbody
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Progress in understanding wetland hydraulic processes
(Co-authors HM Nepf)
Sergio Abit
North Carolina State University
Fate of chemicals in the capillary fringe and shallow ground water
prior to wetland restoration in Juniper Bay, North Carolina
(Co-author A. Amoozegar, MJ Verpraska, R Huffman, CP
Neiwoehner)
Honorable Mention, Poster Presentation
Rachel Jolley
Auburn University
The effect of sedimentation on forest health and productivity in
riparian forests associated with ephemeral streams
(Co-authors BG Lockaby, GG Calalcanti)
Valerie Chartier
University of Florida
Forecasting responses of the endangered american crocodile to
alternatives for restoration of greater Everglades ecosystems
(Co-authors LG Pearline, F Mazzotti)
Danielle Andrews
University of Kentucky
Using soil physicochemical data to predict hydrologic response in
restored depression wetlands
(Co-authors CD Barton)
