Evelyn Gaiser

FCE Site Role
Principal Investigator
Affiliation
Florida International University
Research
Aquatic community ecology, algal biology, wetland ecology, diatom taxonomy and paleoecology. I am especially interested in studies that examine variation in algal community structure in lakes and wetlands over long temporal and broad spatial scales.
FCE Working groups
Detritus & Microbes, Vegetation, Abiotic Resources & Stressors, Hydrologic Connectivity
- Contact
- Mailing address:
- Department of Biological Sciences and SERC
- Florida International University
- 11200 SW 8th St, OE 167
- Miami, FL 33199
- Email: gaisere@fiu.edu
- FCE Publications (102)Books
Childers, D.L., E.E. Gaiser, and L.A. Ogden. 2019. The Coastal Everglades: The Dynamics of Social-Ecological Transformation in the South Florida Landscape. Oxford University Press : New York, New York.
Book ChaptersChilders, D.L., E.E. Gaiser, and L.A. Ogden. 2019. Chapter 1, in Childers, D.L., E.E. Gaiser and L.A. Ogden (eds.) The Coastal Everglades: The Dynamics of Social-Ecological Transformation in the South Florida Landscape. Oxford University Press : New York, New York.
Childers, D.L., E.E. Gaiser, and L.A. Ogden. 2019. Preface, in Childers, D.L., E.E. Gaiser and L.A. Ogden (eds.) The Coastal Everglades: The Dynamics of Social-Ecological Transformation in the South Florida Landscape. Oxford University Press : New York, New York.
Davis, S.E., E. Castañeda-Moya, R. Boucek, R.M. Chambers, L. Collado-Vides, H.C. Fitz, J.D. Fuentes, E.E. Gaiser, M.R. Heithaus, J.S. Rehage, V.H. Rivera-Monroy, J.P. Sah, F.H. Sklar, and T. Troxler. 2019. Chapter 7: Exogenous Drivers - What has Disturbance Taught Us?, in Childers, D.L., E.E. Gaiser and L.A. Ogden (eds.) The Coastal Everglades: The Dynamics of Social-Ecological Transformation in the South Florida Landscape. Oxford University Press : New York, New York.
Gaiser, E.E., L.A. Ogden, D.L. Childers, and C. Hopkinson. 2019. Chapter 9: Re-Imagining Ecology through an Everglades Lens, in Childers, D.L., E.E. Gaiser and L.A. Ogden (eds.) The Coastal Everglades: The Dynamics of Social-Ecological Transformation in the South Florida Landscape. Oxford University Press : New York, New York.
Ogden, L.A., J.C. Trexler, D.L. Childers, E.E. Gaiser, and K.Z.S. Schwartz. 2019. Chapter 2: The Everglades as Icon, in Childers, D.L., E.E. Gaiser and L.A. Ogden (eds.) The Coastal Everglades: The Dynamics of Social-Ecological Transformation in the South Florida Landscape. Oxford University Press : New York, New York.
Gaiser, E.E.. 2016. The Benefits of Long-Term Environmental Research, Friendships, and Boiled Peanuts, pp. 177-184 in Willig, M.R. and L.R. Walker (eds.) Long-Term Ecological Research: Changing the Nature of Scientists. Oxford University Press.
Gaiser, E.E., A.D. Gottlieb, S.S. Lee, and J.C. Trexler. 2015. The Importance of Species-Based Microbial Assessment of Water Quality in Freshwater Everglades Wetlands, pp. 115-130 in Entry, J., K. Jayachandran, A.D. Gottlieb and A. Ogram (eds.) Microbiology of the Everglades Ecosystem. CRC Press : Boca Raton, Florida.
Gann, D., J.H. Richards, S.S. Lee, and E.E. Gaiser. 2015. Detecting Calcareous Periphyton Mats in the Greater Everglades Using Passive Remote Sensing Methods, pp. 350-374 in Entry, J., K. Jayachandran, A.D. Gottlieb and A. Ogram (eds.) Microbiology of the Everglades Ecosystem. CRC Press : Boca Raton, Florida.
Gottlieb, A.D., E.E. Gaiser, and S.E. Hagerthey. 2015. Changes in Hydrology, Nutrient Loading and Conductivity in the Florida Everglades, and Concurrent Effects on Periphyton Community Structure and Function, pp. 131-154 in Entry, J., K. Jayachandran, A.D. Gottlieb and A. Ogram (eds.) Microbiology of the Everglades Ecosystem. CRC Press : Boca Raton, Florida.
Trexler, J.C., E.E. Gaiser, J. Kominoski, and J.L. Sanchez. 2015. The Role of Periphyton Mats in Consumer Community Structure and Function in Calcareous Wetlands: Lessons from the Everglades, pp. 155-179 in Entry, J., K. Jayachandran, A.D. Gottlieb and A. Ogram (eds.) Microbiology of the Everglades Ecosystem. CRC Press : Boca Raton, Florida.
Gaiser, E.E., J.C. Trexler, and P. Wetzel. 2012. The Florida Everglades, pp. 231-252 in Batzer, D. and A. Baldwin (eds.) Wetland Habitats of North America: Ecology and Conservation Concerns. University of California Press : Berkeley.
Cooper, S., E.E. Gaiser, and A. Wachnicka. 2010. Estuarine paleoecological reconstructions using diatoms, pp. 324-345 in Smol, J.P. and E.F. Stoermer (eds.) The Diatoms: Applications in Environmental and Earth Sciences. Cambridge University Press : New York.
Gaiser, E.E., and K. Ruhland. 2010. Diatoms as Indicators of Environmental Change in Wetlands and Peatlands, pp. 473-496 in Smol, J.P. and E.F. Stoermer (eds.) The Diatoms: Applications in Environmental and Earth Sciences. Cambridge University Press : Cambridge.
Hall, R.O., S.E. Thomas, and E.E. Gaiser. 2007. Measuring primary production in freshwater ecosystems, pp. 175-203 in Fahey, T.J. and A.K. Knapp (eds.) Principles and Standards for Measuring Net Primary Production in Long-Term Ecological Studies. Oxford University Press.
Journal Articles
- Datasets (24)FCE Datasets
Biogeochemical data collected from Northeast Shark Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER) from September 2006 to September 2008
Creators: Gaiser, Evelyn; Scinto, Leonard;Water Quality Data (Porewater) from the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), Florida, USA, January 2001 - ongoing
Creators: Gaiser, Evelyn; Childers, Daniel;Sawgrass Above and Below Ground Total Nitrogen and Total Carbon from the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), September 2002 - ongoing
Creators: Gaiser, Evelyn; Childers, Daniel;Sawgrass Above and Below Ground Total Phosphorus from the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), Florida, USA, September 2002 - ongoing
Creators: Gaiser, Evelyn; Childers, Daniel;Water Quality Data (Extensive) from the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), Florida, USA, December 2006 - ongoing
Creators: Gaiser, Evelyn; Childers, Daniel;Water Quality Data (Grab Samples) from the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), May 2001 - ongoing
Creators: Gaiser, Evelyn; Childers, Daniel;Sawgrass above ground biomass from the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), South Florida, USA, November 2000 - ongoing
Creators: Gaiser, Evelyn; Childers, Daniel;Fish and consumer data collected from Northeast Shark Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE) from September 2006 to September 2008
Creators: Gaiser, Evelyn; Trexler, Joel;Periphyton, hydrological and environmental data in a coastal freshwater wetland (FCE), Florida Everglades National Park, USA (2014-2015)
Creators: Mazzei, Viviana; Gaiser, Evelyn;Biogeochemical data collected from Northeast Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, 2006 - ongoing
Creators: Hoffman, Sophia; Rizzie, Chris; Nocentini, Andrea; Sarker, Shishir; Kominoski, John; Gaiser, Evelyn; Scinto, Leonard;Vegetation data collected from Northeast Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, Florida, from September 2006 to present
Creators: Hoffman, Sophia; Rizzie, Chris B.; Nocentini, Andrea; Tobias, Franco; Kominoski, John S.; Gaiser, Evelyn;
- Recent FCE Leveraged ProjectsCESU: Assessing Near-Field and Landscape Scale Ecological Effects of the Modified Water Deliveries and Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Projects in Northeast Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park
Authors: Kominoski, J., E.E. Gaiser, N.J. Dorn
Funding organization: National Park Service - Department of the Interior
Time period: 01 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2026Monitoring performance measures of the Broward County Water Preserve AreasAuthors: Gaiser, E., N.J. Dorn
Funding organization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Time period: 01 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2022Periphyton and vegetation monitoring for adaptive management of the Upper Taylor Slough (UTS) hydrological changesAuthors: Gaiser, E.
Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
Time period: 01 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2022Vegetation and periphyton monitoring and vegetation mapping of the L-31E flow way and Cutler wetlands - ExtensionAuthors: Gaiser, E., M.S. Ross
Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
Time period: 01 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2022Wet season aquatic fauna and primary production in Florida EvergladesAuthors: Gaiser, E., N.J. Dorn
Funding organization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Time period: 01 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2022Analyzing the impact of changing hydrological conditions along the boundary of Everglades National ParkAuthors: Gaiser, E., N.J. Dorn
Funding organization: Everglades National Park
Time period: 01 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2022Periphyton and vegetation monitoring for adaptive management of the Upper Taylor Slough (UTS) hydrological changes – ExtensionAuthors: Gaiser, E.
Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
Time period: 01 Sep 2021 - 01 Oct 2021Assessing near-field and landscape scale ecological effects of the Modified Water Deliveries and Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Projects in Northeast Shark River Slough, Everglades National ParkAuthors: Gaiser, E., Kominoski, J., J.C. Trexler, L.J. Scinto
Funding organization: Everglades National Park
Time period: 01 Oct 2016 - 30 Sep 2021Periphyton and vegetation monitoring for adaptive management of the Upper Taylor Slough (UTS) hydrological changesAuthors: Gaiser, E.
Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
Time period: 01 Oct 2016 - 30 Sep 2021Vegetation and periphyton monitoring and vegetation mapping of the L-31E flow way and Cutler wetlandsAuthors: Gaiser, E., M.S. Ross
Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
Time period: 01 Oct 2020 - 30 Sep 2021Analyzing the impact of changing hydrologic conditions along the boundary of Everglades National ParkAuthors: Trexler, J., E.E. Gaiser
Funding organization: National Park Service - Department of the Interior
Time period: 01 Sep 2016 - 31 Aug 2021Aquatic fauna and periphyton production data collectionAuthors: Trexler, J., E.E. Gaiser
Funding organization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Time period: 31 Aug 2016 - 31 Aug 2021Periphyton and vegetation monitoring for adaptive management of the Upper Taylor Slough (UTS) hydrological changesAuthors: Gaiser, E.
Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
Time period: 01 Sep 2020 - 30 Aug 2021Quantifying how variability in hydroperiod and fire mediate plant-soil biogeochemical cycling and productivity in boundary wetlands of Everglades National ParkAuthors: Kominoski, J., E.E. Gaiser, A. Nocentini
Funding organization: National Park Service - Department of the Interior
Time period: 01 Aug 2018 - 01 Aug 2021The effects of projected sea-level rise on Everglades coastal ecosystems: Enhancing and continuing experiments to evaluate peat collapse and landscape vulnerabilityAuthors: Troxler, T., J. Kominoski, E.E. Gaiser, F.H. Sklar, D.T. Rudnick, S.E. Davis
Funding organization: Florida Sea Grant, NOAA
Time period: 01 Feb 2018 - 01 Feb 2021Monitoring performance measures of the Broward County Water Preserve AreasAuthors: Trexler, J., E.E. Gaiser
Funding organization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Time period: 31 Oct 2016 - 30 Oct 2020Vegetation and periphyton monitoring Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project, L-31E componentAuthors: Gaiser, E., M.S. Ross
Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
Time period: 01 Oct 2017 - 30 Sep 2020Vegetation and periphyton monitoring, Biscayne Coastal Wetlands ComponentAuthors: Gaiser, E., M.S. Ross
Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
Time period: 01 Oct 2019 - 30 Sep 2020Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network. Subaward from Arizona State UniversityAuthors: Gaiser, E., J. Kominoski, T. Troxler, K. Grove, R. Roy Chowdhury
Funding organization: National Science Foundation
Time period: 01 Jun 2015 - 01 Jun 2020Baseline vegetation and periphyton monitoringAuthors: Gaiser, E., M.S. Ross
Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
Time period: 01 Feb 2019 - 01 Mar 2020
- Recent FCE Presentations
Chavez, S., S. Wdowinski, D. Lagomasino, E. Castañeda-Moya, L. Fatoyinbo, B. Cook, R.P. Moyer, K. Radabaugh, J.M. Smoak, T. Troxler, and E.E. Gaiser. 2022. Use of remote sensing to determine damage and recovery of mangrove forests in the Everglades following hurricane disturbances. 2022 FCE LTER All Scientists Meeting, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables, Florida, March 2, 2022.
Hoffman, S., J. Kominoski, K.J. Anderson, A. Nocentini, E.E. Gaiser, and J. Redwine. 2022. Freshwater rehydration increases primary production and mobilizes legacy phosphorus in Everglades marshes. 2022 FCE LTER All Scientists Meeting, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables, Florida, March 2, 2022.
Hormiga, S., and E.E. Gaiser. 2022. Coastal carbon flux: Periphyton contributions and diatom indicators. 2022 FCE LTER All Scientists Meeting, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables, Florida, March 2, 2022.
Kleindl, P., A. Wachnicka, and E.E. Gaiser. 2022. The role of benthic periphyton mats in regulating macrophyte communities in a marl prairie wetland. 2022 FCE LTER All Scientists Meeting, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables, Florida, March 2, 2022.
Shannon, T., and E.E. Gaiser. 2022. Drivers of benthic algal metacommunities and their functional resilience. 2022 FCE LTER All Scientists Meeting, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables, Florida, March 2, 2022.
Gaiser, E.E.. 2021. Pulsing dynamics and the development of coastal ecosystems facing sea-level rise. Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, Cleveland State University, November 12, 2021.
Mannetti, L.M., E. Cook, E.E. Gaiser, M. Garriga, K. Grove, D.M. Iwaniec, J. Kominoski, T. McPhearson, T. Munoz-Erickson, A. Mustafa, T. Troxler, and M.A. Smith. 2021. Transformative approaches to envisioning and modeling sustainable, equitable, and resilient coastal cities. Coastal Estuarine and Research Federation Virtual Meeting, Virtual, November 1, 2021 - November 11, 2021.
Gaiser, E.E.. 2021. Plenary: Sea level rise and the future of the Florida Everglades. United States Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites. Virtual International Symposium on Preserving World Heritage in a Changing Climate, Virtual, October 28, 2021.
Strickland, N.D., J.C. Trexler, E.E. Gaiser, and D. Gann. 2021. Using spatially balanced vegetation mapping to improve aquatic animal biomass estimates. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting 2021, Virtual, August 2, 2021 - August 6, 2021.
Kominoski, J., S.C. Neubauer, R. Bremen, A. Camacho, A. Camacho-Santamans, S.P. Charles, J.A. Cherry, E.E. Gaiser, K. Gedan, A.M. Helton, E. Herbert, K. Ishtiaq, M.L. Kirwan, K.W. Krauss, L. Lamb-Wotton, D. Morant, G.B. Noe, M.J. Osland, T. Troxler, K. Tully, and B.J. Wilson. 2021. Net ecosystem productivity maximized at intermediate salinity increases in diverse coastal wetlands. Association of the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Virtual Meeting, Virtual, June 22, 2021 - June 27, 2021.
Smith, M.A., J. Kominoski, E.E. Gaiser, N.B. Grimm, L.E. McPhillips, B.R. Rosenzweig, A. Ruhi, and T. Troxler. 2021. Synchronizing hydrology in urban watersheds: flow-shunt flood-pulse concept. Association of the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Virtual Meeting, Virtual, June 22, 2021 - June 27, 2021.
Gaiser, E.E.. 2021. Periphyton and vegetation monitoring for the adaptive management of the Upper Taylor Slough (UTS) hydrological changes. Annual meeting of the Upper Taylor Slough Adaptive Management Team, Virtual, May 21, 2021.
Castañeda-Moya, E., V.H. Rivera-Monroy, R.M. Chambers, X. Zhao, L. Lamb-Wotton, A. Gorsky, E.E. Gaiser, T. Troxler, J. Kominoski, and M. Hiatt. 2021. Hurricane-induced P Deposition Effects on Plant-Soil Feedbacks in Karstic-Dominated Mangroves of the Florida Coastal Everglades. Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Meeting, Virtual, April 21, 2021.
Gaiser, E.E., J.C. Trexler, J. Kline, F. Tobias, and R. Travieso. 2021. Long-term Periphyton Dynamics Reflect Legacy Nutrient Sources and Downstream Biological Spiraling Along the Eastern Boundary of Everglades National Park. Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Meeting, Virtual, April 20, 2021.
Gaiser, E.E., and F. Tobias. 2021. Long-term studies of calcareous benthic diatom assemblages in the Florida Everglades. Diatom Web Academy, Virtual, March 16, 2021.
Gaiser, E.E., J.C. Trexler, J. Kline, F. Tobias, and R. Travieso. 2021. Long-term dynamics of periphyton along the eastern boundary of Everglades National Park. South Florida Natural Resource Center, Virtual, February 10, 2021.
Gaiser, E.E.. 2021. Biodiversity patterns in the unusual benthic diatom communities of karstic Caribbean wetlands. Virtual presentation to the Caribbean Biodiversity course. Florida International University., Virtual, January 1, 2021.
Gaiser, E.E.. 2021. The state of the Everglades from tiny glass houses. Virtual presentation to the Doctor of Design Program. Florida International University, Virtual, January 1, 2021.