Coastal Habitat Integrated Mapping and Monitoring Program

Workshops and Resources

The Coastal Habitat Integrated Mapping and Monitoring Program (CHIMMP) was funded by Florida’s State Wildlife Grants Program from 2013-2017 in order to support the study of high priority coastal habitats and meet requirements of the State Wildlife Action Plan. CHIMMP's goals included bringing together representatives from mapping and monitoring programs across the State in order to increase communication, minimize duplicate efforts and identify data gaps, needs, and priorities. As a result of this effort, a statewide technical report on the status of mangroves and salt marshes in Florida was published in 2017.

2017 CHIMMP Report for the State of Florida

Both CHIMMP and the Oyster Integrated Mapping and Monitoring Program (OIMMP) were modeled after the Seagrass Integrated Mapping and Monitoring (SIMM) Program:

Oyster Integrated Mapping and Monitoring Program Seagrass Integrated Mapping and Monitoring Program

Oyster Integrated Mapping and Monitoring Program

Seagrass Integrated Mapping and Monitoring Program

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2024 CHIMMP/Mangrove Working Group Workshop

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2024 Workshop Presentations

Oral presentations

Topic: The CHNEP Water Atlas: An interactive map-based estuaries and habitats report card
Presenter: Nicole Iadevaia, Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership
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CHNEP Water Atlas

Topic: Latitudinal and temporal changes in mangrove height on the Florida Gulf Coast
Presenter: Christopher Miller, Saint Leo University
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Latitudinal and temporal changes in mangrove height

Topic: Using drones and machine learning for mapping mangroves and assessing salt marsh biomass
Presenter: Brendan V. Brown, CDM Smith
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Drones and machine learning for mapping

Topic: Decoding the ‘virtual synonymy’ of terms describing spatial and temporal changes in mangrove distribution and extent
Presenter: Joshua Breithaupt, Florida State University Coastal & Marine Laboratory
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Decoding virtual synonymy

Topic: Effect of regional winter temperature gradients at an expanding mangrove range limit in Northern Florida
Presenter: Rachel Biton, Florida State University Coastal & Marine Laboratory
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Effect of regional winter temperature

Topic: Mangrove expansion rates at their northern range in the Apalachicola Bay, Florida
Presenter: Jenny Bueno, Florida State University
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Mangrove expansion rates

Topic: Mangrove range shifts alter primary production & have dramatic, albeit cryptic, effects on canopy biodiversity & food web structure
Presenter: Ilka C. Feller, Smithsonian Institution, SERC
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Mangrove range shifts primary production

Topic: Coastal wetland monitoring in the GTMNERR marsh-mangrove ecotone
Presenter: Nikki Dix, Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
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GTMNERR coastal wetland monitoring

Topic: The fate of added nitrogen in mangrove ecosystems differs due to geomorphological position
Presenter: Samantha Chapman, Villanova University
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Nitrogen in mangrove ecosystems

Topic: Impacts of eutrophication on surface elevation change
Presenter: Jeremy R. Conrad, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Topic: Mosquito control mangrove impoundment as a potential seagrass nursery habitat
Presenters: Hyun Jung Cho, Bethune-Cookman University and Jonathan Linder, Brevard County Mosquito District
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Mosquito control impoundment seagrass nursery

Topic: The effects of Sargassum on Avicennia seedling growth
Presenter: Loraé T. Simpson, Florida Oceanographic Society
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Effects of Sargassum on Avicennia seedling growth revised

Topic: A living shoreline site suitability decision support tool that incorporates future conditions based upon locally derived sea-level rise scenarios
Presenter: Randall W. Parkinson, Florida International University
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Living shoreline site suitability

Topic: Adapting mangroves on Dinner Key breakwater islands
Presenter: Danielle H. Irwin, Cummins Cederberg
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Adapting mangroves on breakwater

Topic: Modeling habitat restoration using the Atlantis ecosystem model
Presenter: Cameron Ainsworth, University of South Florida College of Marine Science
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Modeling habitat restoration

Topic: Using mangrove monitoring to inform and guide restoration efforts
Presenter: Heather A. Stewart, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
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Mangrove monitoring to guide restoration

Topic: Integrating coastal and aquatic habitat information and metrics into a holistic management approach to managing Florida's inshore recreational fisheries
Presenter: Matt Kenworthy, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Division of Marine Fisheries Management
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Integrating coastal and aquatic fisheries

Topic: Characterizing juvenile fish habitat using seascape context and freshwater inflow to help inform estuarine habitat restoration
Presenter: Shannon Whaley, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
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Characterizing juvenile fish habitat

Topic: Monitoring long-term trends in critical coastal habitats to inform preservation and restoration efforts in Tampa Bay
Presenter: Kerry Flaherty-Walia, Tampa Bay Estuary Program
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Monitoring long term trends in critical coastal habitats

Topic: Mangrove forest recovery in Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve following Hurricanes Irma and Ian
Presenter: Danielle E. Ogurcak, Florida International University and Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
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RBNERR mangrove recovery Hurricane Ian

Topic: Mangrove mortality after Hurricane Ian in Charlotte Harbor
Presenter: Casey Craig, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
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Mangrove mortality after hurricane

Topic: Blue carbon 101: Science requirements for the voluntary carbon market
Presenter: Ryan P. Moyer, TerraCarbon LLC
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Blue carbon 101

Topic: Mangrove mitigation and permitting in Florida: The perspective from industry
Presenter: Daniel Chomin-Virden, AECOM
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Mangrove mitigation and permits

Topic: Improving mangrove management through a comprehensive extension education program
Presenters: Armando J. Ubeda, Florida Sea Grant - UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County - University of Florida and Alyssa A. Vinson, UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County - University of Florida
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Extension education for mangrove management

Poster presentations

Topic: Development of statewide coastal restoration plan for Florida
Presenter: Melinda Donnelly, University of Central Florida
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Development of statewide coastal restoration plan

Topic: Initiating long-term monitoring in Northeast Florida to quantify state change from sea-level rise and saltwater intrusion
Presenter: Scott Jones, University of North Florida
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Long term monitoring in NE Florida

Topic: Soil property shifts with marsh migration into natural and created upland islands
Presenter: Shannon Brew, University of North Florida
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Soil property shifts with marsh migration

Topic: Habitat restoration needs planning: uniting partners and resources to protect Central and Southwest Florida
Presenter: Nicole Iadevaia, Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership
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Habitat restoration needs planning

Topic: UAS LiDAR elevation corrections in mangals using machine learning
Presenter: Ali Gonzalez-Perez, University of Florida
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UAS Lidar elevation corrections in mangals

Topic: Establishment and examination of a long-term mangrove forest dynamic plot in Estero Bay, Florida Presenter: Edwin Everham III, Florida Gulf Coast University Reference Material:

Establishment of long term mangrove forest dynamic plot

Topic: The use of multiple remote sensing technologies to track mangrove forest responses to Hurricane Ian in Estero Bay, Florida Presenter: Brian Bovard, Florida Gulf Coast University Reference Material:

Remote sensing to track mangroves

Topic: Mangroves in unexpected places: Identifying and characterizing mangroves in Miami-Dade County Presenter: Gabriela J. Reyes, University of Florida Reference Material:

Mangroves in unexpected places

Topic: Mangrove freeze resistance and resilience across a tropical temperate transitional zone Presenter: Yiyang Kang, University of Florida Reference Material:

Mangrove freeze resistance and resilience

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2020 CHIMMP Workshop

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2020 Workshop Presentations

Topic: Florida Coastal Mapping Program (FCMaP): Coordinating High Resolution Mapping of the State’s Coastal Waters
Presenter: Cheryl Hapke, University of South Florida College of Marine Science
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Florida Coastal Mapping Program (FCMaP)

Topic: Florida Landscape Conservation Project - saltwater marsh and mangrove indicator assessment
Presenter: Anthony Gillis, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
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Florida Landscape Conservation Project

Topic: Long-term monitoring of coastal wetlands in the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
Presenter: Nikki Dix, Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
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Long-term monitoring in GTMNERR

Topic: Mangrove distributions along a shore-to-upland gradient in a salt marsh-mangrove ecotone
Presenter: Pamela Marcum, Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
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Mangrove distributions along a shore-to-upland gradient

Topic: Using drones to monitor coastal habitats in the Big Bend
Presenter: Michael Espriella, University of Florida
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Drone monitoring of coastal habitats

Topic: Uniting partners and resources to protect central & southwest Florida’s water, wildlife, and habitat: Habitat restoration needs plan for the CHNEP area
Presenter: Nicole Iadevaia, Coastal and Heartland National Estuary Partnership
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CHNEP restoration needs

Topic: Tampa Bay Habitat Master Plan: Planning for the next decade of restoration
Presenter: Gary Raulerson, Tampa Bay Estuary Program
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2020 habitat master plan update

Topic: Lessons learned from employing living shorelines at private waterfront properties
Presenter: Hyun Jung Cho, Bethune-Cookman University
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Living shorelines lessons learned

Topic: Gulf-wide high-resolution automated wetland mapping and hurricane damage assessment
Presenter: Matthew McCarthy, University of South Florida College of Marine Science
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Mapping hurricane damage

Topic: Effects of rising seas and recent hurricanes on coastal wetlands in the lower Florida Keys
Presenter: Danielle Ogurcak, Florida International University
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Lower Florida Keys hurricane impacts

Topic: Mangrove damage, delayed mortality, and early recovery following Hurricane Irma at two landfall sites in Southwest Florida
Presenter: Ryan P. Moyer, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
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Mangrove damage following Hurricane Irma

Topic: Carbon storage increases with site age as created salt marshes transition to mangrove forests in Tampa Bay, Florida
Presenter: Emma Dontis, Pinellas County
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Carbon storage in created salt marshes

Topic: Vegetative stress and early indicators of peat collapse in mangrove forests with altered hydrology in Tampa Bay, Florida
Presenter: Kara Radabaugh, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
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Mangrove stress in Tampa Bay

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2015 CHIMMP Workshop

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2015 Workshop Agenda and Attendees

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2015 Workshop Presentations

Topic: Habitat Mapping and Trend Analyses: Rookery Bay Watershed Discharge Locations
Presenter: Craig van der Heiden, The Institute for Regional Conservation
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Habitat Mapping and Trend Analyses

Topic: Coastal Wetland Mapping Using Very High Resolution Satellite Imagery: Tampa Bay Case Study
Presenter: Matt McCarthy, University of South Florida College of Marine Science
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Coastal Wetland Mapping Using Very High Resolution Satellite Imagery

Topic: Progress Report on Mapping Mangroves by Geomorphic Type and Species in the Charlotte Harbor region
Presenter: Lisa Beever, Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program
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Mapping Mangroves by Geomorphic Type and Species

Topic: Assessing the State of Estuarine Tidal Marsh in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Presenter: Kristine Evans, Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative
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Assessing the State of Estuarine Tidal Marsh

Topic: An introduction to the NE Florida Estuarine Habitat Restoration Team
Presenter: Ron Brockmeyer, St. Johns River Water Management District
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NE Florida Estuarine Habitat Restoration Team

Topic: The Florida Ecosystem Network…a new approach to restoration coordination in Florida
Presenter: Nicole Adimey, USFWS North Florida Ecological Service Office
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The Florida Ecosystem Network

Topic: Marsh Madness: monitoring of coastal wetland restoration projects along Florida's east coast
Presenter: Jeff Beal, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
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Marsh Madness

Topic: Stress in Mangrove Forests: Early Detection and Preemptive Rehabilitation Are Essential for Future Successful Worldwide Mangrove Forest Management
Presenter: Roy “Robin” Lewis III, Coastal Resources Group, Inc
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Stress in Mangrove Forests

Topic: A year of monthly salt marsh monitoring in the GTMNERR
Presenter: Nikki Dix, Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
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Salt marsh monitoring in the GTMNERR

Topic: Critical Coastal Habitat Restoration and Management in the Tampa Bay Estuary
Presenter: Ed Sherwood, Tampa Bay Estuary Program
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Critical Coastal Habitat Restoration

Topic: Update on Tampa Bay Critical Coastal Habitat Assessment: Monitoring Results and Hurdles to Implementation
Presenter: Lindsay Cross, Tampa Bay Estuary Program
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Tampa Bay Critical Coastal Habitat Assessment

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2014 CHIMMP Workshop

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2014 Workshop Presentations

Topic: Coastal Wetland Conservation and Restoration in Florida: FWC's Marine Estuarine Subsection Overview
Presenter: Jeff Beal, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)
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Marine Estuarine Subsection Presentation

Topic: The Effects of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Habitats and Vulnerable Species at Six of Florida’s Gulf Coast Estuaries
Presenter: Laura Geselbracht, The Nature Conservancy
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Effects of Sea Level Rise Presentation

Topic: Tampa Bay Critical Coastal Habitat Assessment
Presenter: Lindsay Cross, Tampa Bay Estuary Program
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Habitat Assessment Presentation

Topic: MangroveWatch: A Citizen-Science Coastal Monitoring Project in Tampa Bay
Presenter: William Ellis, St. Leo University
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MangroveWatch Presentation

Topic: Sarasota Bay Habitat Restoration Plan
Presenter: Jay Leverone, Sarasota Bay Estuary Program
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Restoration Plan Presentation

Topic: Mapping and Monitoring Stressed Mangroves for Quantification of Recovery Following Restoration
Presenter: Robin Lewis, Coastal Resources Group, Inc.
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Monitoring Stressed Mangroves Presentation

Topic: Aerial Mapping and Monitoring Techniques Applied by SWFWMD for Seagrass, Swamp, and Coastal Wetland Habitats
Presenter: Kris Kaufman, Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD)
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Aerial Mapping Presentation

Topic: Habitat Mapping in Southwest Florida
Presenter: Jill Schmid, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Institute for Regional Conservation
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Habitat Mapping Presentation

Topic: Mangrove Forests Response to Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise
Presenter: Donny Smoak, University of South Florida St. Petersburg
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Mangrove Forests Response Presentation

Topic: Palm Beach County 2007 Estuarine Habitat Mapping
Presenter: Eric Anderson, Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources
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Estuarine Habitat Mapping Presentation

Topic: Quantification of Health and Productivity of Salt Marshes using Satellite Data
Presenter: Hyun Jung Cho, Bethune-Cookman University
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Salt Marshes Presentation

Topic: Intertidal Vegetation Monitoring and the Development of a Sentinel Site within the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
Presenter: Nikki Dix, Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
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Intertidal Vegetation Monitoring Presentation