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for 2007 International Delta Roundtable Participant Presentations.
| Participant |
Affiliation |
Abstract |
Presentation Title |
| Patana Anurakpongsatorn |
Kasetsart University |
Abstract |
Biodiversity of Freshwater Bryozoans and the Application as Bioindicator in Assessing Water Quality in Songkram River Watershed |
| Eric Baran and Chheng Phen |
Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute |
Abstract |
Ecological Connections Between the Mekong Mainstream, the Tonle Sap Great Lake and the Mekong Delta |
| Jeb Barzen |
International Crane Foundation |
Abstract |
The Ecology and Management of Poyang Lake, China |
| Geoff Blate |
WWF Greater Mekong Programme |
Abstract |
Linking and Addressing the Combined Effects of Lower Mekong Main Stem Dams and Climate Change on the Mekong Delta |
| John Brock |
U.S. Geological Survey |
Abstract |
Northern Gulf of Mexico (NGOM) Landscape Change and Natural Hazards |
| Damien Burrows |
Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research |
Abstract |
Comparing Undeveloped and Heavily Developed Delta Floodplain Systems of Northern Australia: Lessons for Future Development |
| Chann Aun Tob |
Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute |
Abstract |
The Role of Sustainable Fisheries Management: Fish and the Poor, The Case of Cambodia |
| Chheng Phen |
Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute |
Abstract |
Tonle Sap Great Lake (CAMBODIA) and Its Tremendous Roles on Mekong Ecology and Mekong Delta Livelihoods |
| Chris Chiesa |
Pacific Disaster Center |
Abstract |
Vulnerability-Exposure-Sensitivity-Resilience (VESR): A Geospatial Vulnerability Assessment Methodology and its Application in the Lower Mekong River Basin |
| Barry Clough |
DRAGON Institute - Mekong |
Abstract |
Impact of Climate Change on Carbon Storage and Burial in Mangrove Ecosystems |
| Brady Couvillion |
U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center |
Abstract |
The Use of Vegetation Indices To Track Marsh Changes Following Hurricane Disturbances |
| Richard Cronin and Timothy Hamlin |
Southeast Asia Program, Henry L. Stimson Center |
Abstract |
Visualizing Science for Better Policy Decisions: Animating the Impact of Mekong Hydropower Dam Projects |
| Dang Kieu Nhan |
Mekong Delta Development Research Institute |
Abstract |
Water and Poverty in the Coastal Region of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam |
| Xander de Bruine |
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) |
Abstract |
World Estuary Alliance: An International Program Emphasizing the Potential and Benefits of ‘Natural Systems’ in Sustainable Delta & Estuary Development |
| Charles Demas |
U.S. Geological Survey, Louisiana Water Science Center |
Abstract |
Sediment Transport Charateristics and Trends in the Lower Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers |
| Dipayan Dey |
South Asian Forum for Environment |
Abstract |
Strategic Impact Assessment and Policy Conflicts in Coastal Regulatory Zones of Deltaic Sunderbans in India - A Case Study |
| Pongchai Dumrongrajwatthana |
Chulalongkorn University |
Abstract |
Using Role-playing Game for Learning and Mitigating Land Use Conflict Between Herders and Foresters in Upper Nan Watershed, Northern Thailand |
| Duong Van Ni |
DRAGON Institute - Mekong |
Abstract |
Living with the Changing Environment: Diversified Cropping Systems in Coastal Area in The Mekong Delta, Vietnam |
| Duong Van Ni |
DRAGON Institute - Mekong |
Abstract |
Integrating Melaleuca cajuputi with Rice in an Agro-Forestry Trial on The Seasonal Flooded Wetlands of The Mekong Delta, Vietnam |
| Marc Gaden |
Great Lakes Fishery Commission |
Abstract |
The Governance Dimensions of Large Lakes Management: Institutions for the Management of Shared Natural Resources |
| Bhuvadol Gomontean |
Mahasarakham University |
Abstract |
Rapid Assessment of Natural Wetland for Eastern Sarus Crane Reintroduction to Thailand |
| Daming He |
Asian International Rivers Center, Yunnan University |
Abstract |
Hydrological Changes and Possible Transboundary Impacts in Lancang (Upper Mekong) Mainstream |
| Khamla Inkhavilay |
National University of Lao |
Abstract |
One New Species of Earthworms (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) of the Nam Xam NBCA, Laos |
| Bin Kang |
Asian International Rivers Center, Yunnan University |
Abstract |
The Fate of Mekong Fish and Fisheries |
| Mary E. Kelly |
Environmental Defense Fund |
Abstract |
Restoring the Natural Functions of the Mississippi River to Restore Coastal Louisiana: Policy, Stakeholder, Economic and Scientific Challenges |
| Charles Krueger |
Great Lakes Fishery Commission |
Abstract |
Fishery Management of the World’s Large Lakes: Commonalities, Contrasts, and Challenges |
| Chutapa Kunsook |
Chulalongkorn University |
Abstract |
The Fishery of Blue Swimming Crab Portunus pelagicus Linnaeus,1758 by Using Collapsible Crab Trap at Kung Krabaen Bay, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand |
| Le Anh Tuan |
DRAGON Institute - Mekong |
Abstract |
Climate Change in the Mekong River Delta and Key Concerns on Future Climate Threats |
| Le Anh Tuan |
DRAGON Institute - Mekong |
Abstract |
An Introduction on DRAGON Institute - Mekong - CanTho University |
| Le Quoc Tuan |
Nong Lam University |
Abstract |
Role of Wetland and Constructed Wetland in Wastewater Treatment |
| Le Tan Loi |
DRAGON Institute - Mekong |
Abstract |
Impact of Climate Change on Mangroves in the Mekong Delta |
| Shaojuan Li |
Yunnan University |
Abstract |
Flow Variations Responses to Climate Change in the Mainstream of the Upper Mekong River |
| Brian Marks |
University of Arizona |
Abstract |
Effects of Economic Crisis on Shrimp Producers in the Mississippi and Mekong Deltas |
| Ruth Mathews |
WWF, Vietnam Programme |
Abstract |
Mekong at Risk |
| Steven McNulty |
USDA Forest Service, Southern Global Change Program |
Abstract |
Impacts on Carbon Sequestration and Water Availability at the Continental Scale |
| Nguyen Hieu Trung |
DRAGON Institute - Mekong |
Abstract |
Development of a Geographic Information System for Sustainable Natural Resource Management of the Mekong Delta |
| Nguyen Hieu Trung |
DRAGON Institute - Mekong |
Abstract |
Semi-Dyke Alternative: An Implication for Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for the Mekong Delta |
| Nguyen Hoai Bao |
Vietnam National University |
Abstract |
Breeding Habits of Eastern Sarus Crane (Grus antigone sharpii) in Yok Don National Park |
| Nguyen Huu Thien |
WWF Greater Mekong Programme |
Abstract |
Wetland Conservation Issues at Tram Chim National Park |
| Nguyen Van Kien |
Australian National University |
Abstract |
Potential Effects of Dams, Dikes and Sea Level Rise on Agriculture and Aquaculture and Local Adaptations to Hydrological Changes in the Lower Mekong River Delta |
| Nguyen Van Sanh |
DRAGON Institute - Mekong |
Abstract |
Flood Adaptation in Cambodian and Vietnamese Mekong Deltas: A View from Local Institutional and Livelihood Approaches |
| Nguyen Van Thu |
CanTho University |
Abstract |
An Investigation of Production Models and Characteristics of Growth and Reproductivity of Bocourts Water Snake (Enhydris bocourti) in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam |
| Nguyen Van Thu |
CanTho University |
Abstract |
Current Production and Effects of Feed Source and Feeding Time on the Growth and Carcass Values of Crocodylus siamensis in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam |
| William Ojwang Oweke |
Kenya Marine & Fisheries Research Institute, Kisumu Research Centre |
Abstract |
Impacts of River Impoundments: The Case of Hydro Power Projects on Omo River of Lake Turkana |
| Reuben Omondi |
Kenya Marine & Fisheries Research Institute |
Abstract |
Macrophytes of the River Nyando Delta, Lake Victoria-Kenya |
| Mark Palmer |
University of Missouri-Columbia |
Abstract |
Toward Hybrid Science: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge and Geographic Information Systems |
| Dmitry Pavlov |
Institute of the Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences |
Abstract |
Wetlands and State of Fisheries in the Russian River Deltas |
| Dmitry Pavlov |
Institute of the Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences |
Abstract |
Two Great Lakes of North Asia: Lake Baikal and Lake Taymyr |
| Pham Quynh Huong |
University of Sciences |
Abstract |
Response of Nutrient Levels in a Mangrove Tidal Creek at Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve, Vietnam |
| Abdullah Faiz Rahman |
Indiana University |
Abstract |
Combined Use of a Storm Model and Multi-Satellite Remote Sensing for Assessing Ecosystem Impacts of Tropical Cyclone Sidr on Coastal Mangroves of the Ganges Delta |
| Teak Seng |
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) |
Abstract |
A Regional Approach for a Sustainable Mekong |
| Anond Snidvongs |
Southeast Asia START Regional Center |
Abstract |
START Activities and Networks in the Mekong River Basin (MRB) and Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) |
| Kim Soben and Chamrouen Heng |
Royal University of Agriculture |
Abstract |
An Evaluation of Stakeholder Involvement in Wetlands Uses at Kampong Chhnang Province |
| Sisomphone Southavong |
Champasack University |
Abstract |
Study on Groundwater/Surface Water Hydrochemical Interactions Under Baseflow Conditions Within a Headwater Tropical Catchment, Houay Pano, Lao PDR |
| Piyakarn Teartisup |
Mahidol University |
Abstract |
Water Quality Assessment at Klong U-Tapao Wetland, Southern of Thailand by the MIKE 11 Model |
| Prasad Thenkabail |
U.S. Geological Survey |
Abstract |
Spatial Modeling for Decision Support in Selecting the Most Suitable Areas of Inland Valley Wetland Cultivation to Support Africa's Green and Blue Revolution |
| Prasad Thenkabail |
U.S. Geological Survey |
Abstract |
The Use of Remote Sensing for the Characterization of Large River Basins: Studies Pertaining [to] Water Use, Water Productivity, Wetlands, and Agricultural Cropland Changes |
| Truong Thi Nga |
DRAGON Institute - Mekong |
Abstract |
The Function of Mangrove Density and Diversity in Environmental Protection in Vinh Chau, Soc Trang Province |
| Tran Triet |
International Crane Foundation |
Abstract |
Linking Cranes, People, and Wetlands in the Mekong Delta |
| Vo My Linh |
Chevron Vietnam |
Abstract |
Energy Choices in Mekong Delta Vietnam |
| Vo Thanh Danh |
DRAGON Institute - Mekong |
Abstract |
Enhancing Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change of Vulnerable Communities in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam |
| Komgrit Wongpakam |
Mahasarakham University |
Abstract |
Biological Characteristics of Mimosa pigra L. in Wetland Ecosystems in Thailand |
| Participant |
Affiliation |
Abstract |
Presentation Title |
| Oleg Anenkhonov |
Institute of General and Experimental Biology SB RAS
Republic of Buryatia, Russia |
Abstract |
Lake
Baikal’s Selenga River Delta: Biodiversity, Conservation, and Sustainable
Development |
| Jeb Barzen |
International Crane Foundation
Baraboo,
Wisconsin |
Abstract |
The Ecology
and Conservation of Large Waterbirds in Southeast Asia |
| Julie C. Bernier |
U.S. Geological Survey
St. Petersburg, FL |
Abstract |
Constraining the Timing, Magnitude, and Likely Causes of Historic Subsidence and Wetland Loss, Mississippi River Delta Plain, South-Central Louisiana |
| Virginia Burkett |
U.S. Geological Survey
Many, Louisiana |
Abstract |
Climate
Change and Marine Deltas: Potential Impacts and Adaptation Strategies |
| Leon Carl |
U.S. Geological Survey
Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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|
Great Lake Deltas : The Huron-Erie Corridor |
| James Flocks |
U.S. Geological Survey
St. Petersburg, Florida |
Abstract |
Subdelta
Depositional Processes: High-resolution characterization of the Mississippi
River Delta Plain |
| Mary Ghobrial |
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
Alexandria, Egypt |
Abstract |
Aquatic
Habitats That Serve as Habitat for Wildlife (Mangroves, Marshes, Submerged
Aquatic Vegetation, Agroecosystems, Etc.) in the Nile Delta Systems. |
| Russ Hall |
U.S. Geological Survey
Scientist Emeritus |
Abstract |
Art is Me,
Science is We |
| Mason Bryant Howard |
National Council on Science and the Environment
McLean, VA |
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|
From
Online to the Frontline: K-12 Environmental Education Programs |
| Herman Karl |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban
Studies and Planning / U.S. Geological Survey
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Pending
|
Solving
Wicked Environmental Problems: Harmonizing the Built Environment With the
Natural |
| Mark Kulp |
University of New Orleans
New Orleans,
Louisiana |
Pending
|
Pending |
| Linda Leake |
U.S. Geological Survey
La Crosse, Wisconsin |
Abstract |
Data
Management, Tools and Delivery; Lessons Learned after 20 Years Long Term
Resource Monitoring Program |
| Jian Liu |
Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology
Shandong,
China |
Abstract
|
Development of
Stratigraphy and Geo-Hazards in the Offshore Area of the Yellow River Delta
During the Late Quaternary |
| John Lopez |
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
Slidell,
Louisiana |
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|
Some Historic
Alterations of the Mississippi River and Prospects for Restoration, Southeast
Louisiana |
| Richard Lowerre |
Caddo Lake Institute
Austin, Texas |
Abstract
|
The
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands |
| Ken Lubinski |
U.S. Geological Survey
La Crosse, Wisconsin |
Abstract
|
Future
Mississippi River Ecosystem Science: USGS Challenges and Opportunities |
| Cheryl Morris |
U.S. Geological Survey
Denver, Colorado |
Abstract |
Data
Integration Strategies |
| Karen McKee |
U.S. Geological Survey
Lafayette, Louisiana |
Abstract |
Impacts of
Global Change on Coastal Wetlands in the Mississippi River Delta |
| Duong Van Ni |
Hoa An Research Center, Cantho University
Cantho, Vietman |
Abstract
__
|
Wetland Conservation at the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: The Integrated Farming
Systems
The
Mekong 1000 Education Program |
| Scott Perrien |
U.S. Geological Survey
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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|
Discharge
and Suspended Sediment Distribution In the Lower Atchafalaya River Delta During
High Water Events |
| Timothy Petty |
Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C. |
__
|
Commitment
to Conservation |
| Nikolai Pronin |
Institute of General and Experimental Biology SB RAS
Republic of Buryatia 670047 Russia |
Abstract |
Trophic
and Parasitic Relationships Between Fishes and Other Aquatic Species in the
Selenga Delta of Lake Baikal |
| Bruce Reid |
National Audubon Society
Vicksburg,
Mississippi |
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|
The Role of
Education in Creating Sustainable Communities |
| Reginald Reisenbichler |
U.S. Geological Survey
Seattle, Washington |
Abstract |
Otolith
Microstructure Reveals the Importance of Tidal Wetlands as Nursery Habitat for
Chinook Salmon in the Skagit River, Washington State |
| Michael Reuter |
The Nature Conservancy
Peoria, Illinois |
Abstract |
The Great
Rivers Partnership: Embracing the Challenges of Large River Conservation Around
the World
|
| Larry Schweiger
|
U.S. Geological Survey
Reston, Virginia |
Pending
|
Pending
|
| Chris Swarzenski
|
U.S. Geological Survey
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Abstract
|
The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway as a Distributary of Mississippi River Water to
Coastal Louisiana Wetlands
|
| Michiel van der Meulen |
Deltares
The Netherlands
|
Abstract
__ |
Regional Sediment Deficits in the Dutch Lowlands: Implications for Long-term
Land-use Options
The
Rhine-Meuse Delta: Deltas of the World; Similarities and Differences |
| Ad van der Spek |
Deltares
The Netherlands
|
Abstract |
Large-Scale Future Maintenance of the Dutch Coast: Learning From Nature
|
| Siyuan Ye |
Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology
Shandong,
China |
Abstract
|
Introduction to
the Yellow River Delta: Origin, Evolution, Challenge and Endeavor |
| Ping Yin |
Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology
Shandong,
China |
Abstract
|
Evolution of the Yangtze River Delta and Challenges
Today
|
| Hongming Yuan |
Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology
Shandong,
China |
Abstract
|
Primary
Research on Distribution and Source Identification of PAHs in Wetlands of the
Yellow River Delta (2006)
|
| Liangyong Zhou |
Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology Shandong,
China
|
Abstract |
Change of
Land Use in Modern Yellow River Delta |
