Ecology and Physical Interactions

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EP11A. Physical-Biogeochemical Interactions Across Scales: From Microscale to Mesoscale I
Primary Chair:  Daniel B Whitt, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States
Co-chairs:  Soeren Thomsen, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany, Jessica Y. Luo, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Climate and Global Dynamics, Boulder, CO, United States and Liam Brannigan, Stockholm University, MISU, Stockholm, Sweden
Moderators:  Daniel B Whitt, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States, Liam Brannigan, Stockholm University, MISU, Stockholm, Sweden, Soeren Thomsen, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany and Jessica Y. Luo, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Climate and Global Dynamics, Boulder, CO, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Daniel B Whitt, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States
EP12A. Impacts of Ecological Interactions on Marine Ecosystem Dynamics: New Insights from Theory, Models, and Field Measurements I
Primary Chair:  Clifton Brock Woodson, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
Co-chairs:  Steven Litvin, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States and Kelly J Benoit-Bird, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
Moderators:  Clifton Brock Woodson, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States and Kelly J Benoit-Bird, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Kelly J Benoit-Bird, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States
EP13A. Biological-Physical Processes in Nearshore and Shallow Coastal Environments I
Primary Chair:  Nathalie Reyns, University of San Diego, Environmental and Ocean Sciences, San Diego, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  Jesús Pineda, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Heidi L Fuchs, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, United States and James Leichter, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
Moderators:  Nathalie Reyns, University of San Diego, Environmental and Ocean Sciences, San Diego, CA, United States, Jesús Pineda, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Heidi L Fuchs, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, United States and James Leichter, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Nathalie Reyns, University of San Diego, Environmental and Ocean Sciences, San Diego, CA, United States and Heidi L Fuchs, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
EP14A. Biological-Physical Processes in Nearshore and Shallow Coastal Environments II Posters
Primary Chair:  Nathalie Reyns, University of San Diego, Environmental and Ocean Sciences, San Diego, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  Jesús Pineda, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Heidi L Fuchs, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, United States and James Leichter, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
Moderators:  Jesús Pineda, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Heidi L Fuchs, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, United States and James Leichter, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Heidi L Fuchs, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, United States and James Leichter, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
EP21A. Basin- to Global-Scale Ocean Transport, Connectivity, and Dispersal: Interdisciplinary Connections I
Primary Chair:  Cheryl S Harrison, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Science, Port Isabel, TX, United States
Co-chairs:  Susan Zaleski, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of Interior, Camarillo, CA, United States, James R. Watson, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States and Vincent Rossi, CNRS-MIO, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, Marseille, France
Moderators:  Cheryl S Harrison, University of Colorado at Boulder, INSTAAR, Boulder, CO, United States, Susan Zaleski, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of Interior, Camarillo, CA, United States, James R. Watson, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States and Vincent Rossi, CNRS-MIO, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, Marseille, France
Student Paper Review Liaison:  James R. Watson, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States
EP21B. Biological-Physical Processes in Nearshore and Shallow Coastal Environments III
Primary Chair:  Nathalie Reyns, University of San Diego, Environmental and Ocean Sciences, San Diego, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  Jesús Pineda, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Heidi L Fuchs, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, United States and James Leichter, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
Moderators:  Jesús Pineda, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Nathalie Reyns, University of San Diego, Environmental and Ocean Sciences, San Diego, CA, United States, Heidi L Fuchs, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, United States and James Leichter, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Nathalie Reyns, University of San Diego, Environmental and Ocean Sciences, San Diego, CA, United States
EP24A. Basin- to Global-Scale Ocean Transport, Connectivity, and Dispersal: Interdisciplinary Connections II Posters
Primary Chair:  Cheryl S Harrison, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Science, Port Isabel, TX, United States
Co-chairs:  Susan Zaleski, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of Interior, Camarillo, CA, United States, James R. Watson, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States and Vincent Rossi, CNRS-MIO, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, Marseille, France
Moderators:  Cheryl S Harrison, University of Colorado at Boulder, INSTAAR, Boulder, CO, United States and Susan Zaleski, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of Interior, Camarillo, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  James R. Watson, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States
EP24B. Impacts of Ecological Interactions on Marine Ecosystem Dynamics: New Insights from Theory, Models, and Field Measurements II Posters
Primary Chair:  Clifton Brock Woodson, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
Co-chairs:  Steven Litvin, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States and Kelly J Benoit-Bird, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
Moderators:  Steven Litvin, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States and Kelly J Benoit-Bird, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Clifton Brock Woodson, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
EP24C. Open-Ocean Biological-Physical Interactions in the Eastern North Pacific from Low to Middle Latitudes Through in Situ Observations, Satellite Data, and Models Poster Lightning
Primary Chair:  Stephanie Schollaert Uz, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Co-Chair:  Cara Wilson, NOAA/NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Monterey, CA, United States
Moderators:  Cara Wilson, NOAA/NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Monterey, CA, United States and Stephanie Schollaert Uz, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Cara Wilson, NOAA/NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Monterey, CA, United States and Stephanie Schollaert Uz, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
EP24C. Open-Ocean Biological-Physical Interactions in the Eastern North Pacific from Low to Middle Latitudes Through in Situ Observations, Satellite Data, and Models Posters
Primary Chair:  Stephanie Schollaert Uz, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Co-Chair:  Cara Wilson, NOAA/NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Monterey, CA, United States
Moderators:  Cara Wilson, NOAA/NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Monterey, CA, United States and Stephanie Schollaert Uz, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Cara Wilson, NOAA/NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Monterey, CA, United States and Stephanie Schollaert Uz, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
EP24D. Physical-Biogeochemical Interactions Across Scales: From Microscale to Mesoscale II Posters
Primary Chair:  Daniel B Whitt, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States
Co-chairs:  Soeren Thomsen, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany, Jessica Y. Luo, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Climate and Global Dynamics, Boulder, CO, United States and Liam Brannigan, Stockholm University, MISU, Stockholm, Sweden
Moderators:  Jessica Y. Luo, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Climate and Global Dynamics, Boulder, CO, United States, Liam Brannigan, Stockholm University, MISU, Stockholm, Sweden and Soeren Thomsen, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Liam Brannigan, Stockholm University, MISU, Stockholm, Sweden
EP31A. Basin- to Global-Scale Ocean Transport, Connectivity, and Dispersal: Interdisciplinary Connections III
Primary Chair:  Cheryl S Harrison, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Science, Port Isabel, TX, United States; University of Colorado at Boulder, INSTAAR, Boulder, CO, United States
Co-chairs:  Susan Zaleski, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of Interior, Camarillo, CA, United States, James R. Watson, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States and Vincent Rossi, CNRS-MIO, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, Marseille, France
Moderators:  Vincent Rossi, CNRS-MIO, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, Marseille, France, James R. Watson, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States, Cheryl S Harrison, University of Colorado at Boulder, INSTAAR, Boulder, CO, United States; University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Science, Port Isabel, TX, United States and Elliott L. Hazen, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental Research Division, Monterey, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  James R. Watson, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States
EP34A. Aquatic Flux Studies: New Ecological Findings and in Situ Approaches I Posters
Primary Chair:  Peter Berg, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
Co-chairs:  Markus H Huettel, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States and Clare E Reimers, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States
Moderators:  Markus H Huettel, Florida State University, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Tallahassee, FL, United States, Peter Berg, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States and Clare E Reimers, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Markus H Huettel, Florida State University, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Tallahassee, FL, United States and Clare E Reimers, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States
EP34B. Biophysical Dynamics of Eastern Boundary Upwelling Ecosystems in a Changing Ocean: Closing the Gap Between Wind Stress and Ecosystem Productivity I Posters
Primary Chair:  Ryan R Rykaczewski, University of South Carolina Columbia, Columbia, SC, United States; University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States
Co-chairs:  Enrique N Curchitser, Rutgers University New Brunswick, Department of Environmental Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, United States, Ruben Escribano, Instituto Milenio de Oceanografía, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Chile and Michael Jacox, University of California-Santa Cruz, San Francisco, CA, United States
Moderators:  Michael Jacox, University of California Santa Cruz, Institute of Marine Sciences, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, Enrique N Curchitser, Rutgers University New Brunswick, Department of Environmental Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, United States, Ryan R Rykaczewski, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States; University of South Carolina Columbia, Columbia, SC, United States and Ruben Escribano, Instituto Milenio de Oceanografía, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Michael Jacox, University of California Santa Cruz, Institute of Marine Sciences, Santa Cruz, CA, United States and Ryan R Rykaczewski, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States; University of South Carolina Columbia, Columbia, SC, United States
EP34C. Patchiness in the Ocean: Exploring Environmental and Ecosystem Variability and Its Consequences, from Mesoscale to Fine Scale I Posters
Primary Chair:  Jacqueline F Tweddle, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Co-chairs:  Kelly J Benoit-Bird, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States and Fanny Chenillat, Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, LEMAR, Brest, France
Moderators:  Jacqueline F Tweddle, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, Kelly J Benoit-Bird, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States and Fanny Chenillat, Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, LEMAR, Brest, France
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Kelly J Benoit-Bird, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States and Jacqueline F Tweddle, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
EP41A. Biophysical Dynamics of Eastern Boundary Upwelling Ecosystems in a Changing Ocean: Closing the Gap Between Wind Stress and Ecosystem Productivity II
Primary Chair:  Ryan R Rykaczewski, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States
Co-chairs:  Enrique N Curchitser, Rutgers University New Brunswick, Department of Environmental Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, United States, Ruben Escribano, Instituto Milenio de Oceanografía, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Chile and Michael Jacox, University of California-Santa Cruz, San Francisco, CA, United States
Moderators:  Enrique N Curchitser, Rutgers University New Brunswick, Department of Environmental Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, United States, Ruben Escribano, Instituto Milenio de Oceanografía, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Chile, Michael Jacox, University of California Santa Cruz, Institute of Marine Sciences, Santa Cruz, CA, United States and Ryan R Rykaczewski, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Michael Jacox, University of California Santa Cruz, Institute of Marine Sciences, Santa Cruz, CA, United States and Ryan R Rykaczewski, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States
EP42A. Patchiness in the Ocean: Exploring Environmental and Ecosystem Variability and Its Consequences, from Mesoscale to Fine Scale II
Primary Chair:  Jacqueline F Tweddle, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Co-chairs:  Kelly J Benoit-Bird, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States and Fanny Chenillat, Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, LEMAR, Brest, France
Moderators:  Jacqueline F Tweddle, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, Kelly J Benoit-Bird, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States and Fanny Chenillat, Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, LEMAR, Brest, France
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Fanny Chenillat, Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, LEMAR, Brest, France and Jacqueline F Tweddle, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
EP43A. Aquatic Flux Studies: New Ecological Findings and in Situ Approaches II
Primary Chair:  Peter Berg, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
Co-chairs:  Markus H Huettel, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States; Florida State University, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Tallahassee, FL, United States and Clare E Reimers, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States
Moderators:  Peter Berg, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States, Markus H Huettel, Florida State University, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Tallahassee, FL, United States; Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States and Clare E Reimers, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Markus H Huettel, Florida State University, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Tallahassee, FL, United States; Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States and Clare E Reimers, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States
EP44A. Ecological Fluid Mechanics: Interactions Among Organisms and Their Fluid Environment I Posters
Primary Chair:  Donald R Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, GA, United States
Co-Chair:  Brad Gemmell, University of South Florida, Department of Integrative Biology, Tampa, FL, United States
Moderators:  Donald R Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, GA, United States and Brad Gemmell, University of South Florida, Department of Integrative Biology, Tampa, FL, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Brad Gemmell, University of South Florida, Department of Integrative Biology, Tampa, FL, United States
EP44B. From Physics to Predators: Understanding Bottom-Up Forcing of Pelagic Ecosystems I Posters
Primary Chair:  Briana Abrahms, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental Research Division, Monterey, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  Stephanie Brodie, Elliott L. Hazen and Isaac D Schroeder, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental Research Division, Monterey, CA, United States
Moderators:  Isaac D Schroeder, ERD, SWFSC, NOAA, Pacific Grove, CA, United States and Matthew Scott Savoca, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Monterey, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Stephanie Brodie, University of California Santa Cruz, Institute of Marine Sciences, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
EP44C. Topographic Influences on Oceanographic Processes, Marine Communities, and Ecology I Posters
Primary Chair:  Astrid Brigitta Leitner, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States
Co-Chair:  Glenn S Carter, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States
Moderators:  Glenn S Carter, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States and Astrid Brigitta Leitner, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Astrid Brigitta Leitner, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States
EP51A. Ecological Fluid Mechanics: Interactions Among Organisms and Their Fluid Environment II
Primary Chair:  Donald R Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, GA, United States
Co-Chair:  Brad Gemmell, University of South Florida, Department of Integrative Biology, Tampa, FL, United States
Moderators:  Donald R Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, GA, United States and Brad Gemmell, University of South Florida, Department of Integrative Biology, Tampa, FL, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Brad Gemmell, University of South Florida, Department of Integrative Biology, Tampa, FL, United States
EP51B. From Physics to Predators: Understanding Bottom-Up Forcing of Pelagic Ecosystems II
Primary Chair:  Briana Abrahms, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental Research Division, Monterey, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  Stephanie Brodie, Elliott L. Hazen and Isaac D Schroeder, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental Research Division, Monterey, CA, United States
Moderators:  Elliott L. Hazen, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental Research Division, Monterey, CA, United States and Briana Abrahms, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental Research Division, Monterey, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Stephanie Brodie, University of California Santa Cruz, Institute of Marine Sciences, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
EP52A. Ecological Fluid Mechanics: Interactions Among Organisms and Their Fluid Environment III
Primary Chair:  Donald R Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, GA, United States
Co-Chair:  Brad Gemmell, University of South Florida, Department of Integrative Biology, Tampa, FL, United States
Moderators:  Donald R Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, GA, United States and Brad Gemmell, University of South Florida, Department of Integrative Biology, Tampa, FL, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Brad Gemmell, University of South Florida, Department of Integrative Biology, Tampa, FL, United States
EP53A. Topographic Influences on Oceanographic Processes, Marine Communities, and Ecology II
Primary Chair:  Astrid Brigitta Leitner, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States
Co-Chair:  Glenn S Carter, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States
Moderators:  Glenn S Carter, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States and Astrid Brigitta Leitner, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Astrid Brigitta Leitner, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States
B24A. The Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON): Building Partnerships Toward a Better Understanding of Life in the Sea II Posters
Primary Chair:  Gabrielle Canonico, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Co-chairs:  Abigail Benson, USGS Central Region Offices Denver, Denver, CO, United States, J. Emmett Duffy, Smithsonian Institution, Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network, Washington, DC, United States and Frank E Muller-Karger, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, IMaRS, St Petersburg, FL, United States
Moderators:  J. Emmett Duffy, Smithsonian Institution, Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network, Washington, DC, United States and Abigail Benson, USGS Central Region Offices Denver, Denver, CO, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Frank E Muller-Karger, University of South Florida, IMaRS, St Petersburg, FL, United States
B34A. How Do Species Interactions, Connectivity, and the Environment Drive the Biodiversity and Assembly of Marine Metacommunities? III Posters
Primary Chair:  Julie Kellner, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Co-chairs:  Lauren S Mullineaux, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Craig Nelson, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Department of Oceanography, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, Honolulu, HI, United States and Adrian Craig Stier, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Moderators:  Julie Kellner, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States and Lauren S Mullineaux, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Craig Nelson, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, Honolulu, HI, United States and Adrian Craig Stier, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
ES44A. At the Edge: Coastal Science Supporting Community Resilience II Posters
Primary Chair:  Shelby Walker, Oregon Sea Grant, Corvallis, OR, United States
Co-Chair:  Sarah E Kolesar, Oregon Sea Grant, Corvallis, OR, United States
Moderators:  Sarah E Kolesar, Oregon Sea Grant, Corvallis, OR, United States and Shelby Walker, Oregon Sea Grant, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Sarah E Kolesar, Oregon Sea Grant, Corvallis, OR, United States
ES44B. Marine Ecosystem Forecasting for Decision Making I Posters
Primary Chair:  Nicholas Record, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, ME, United States
Co-Chair:  Katherine Mills, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland, ME, United States
Moderators:  Katherine Mills, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland, ME, United States and Nicholas Record, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, ME, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Katherine Mills, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland, ME, United States