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Evelyn Gaiser

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
  • Recent FCE Leveraged Projects
    Monitoring Periphyton in Northeast Shark River Slough to Establish CEPP Baseline Conditions

    Authors: Gaiser, E.
    Funding organization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Time period: 01 Jan 2024 - 01 Jan 2029

    Analyzing the impact of changing hydrological conditions along the boundary of Everglades National Park

    Authors: Gaiser, E., N.J. Dorn
    Funding organization: Everglades National Park
    Time period: 01 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2026

    CESU: 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 2026

    Periphyton and vegetation monitoring for adaptive management of the Upper Taylor Slough (UTS) hydrological changes

    Authors: Gaiser, E.
    Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
    Time period: 01 Nov 2022 - 31 Oct 2025

    Vegetation and periphyton monitoring and vegetation mapping of the L-31E flow way and Cutler wetlands - Extension

    Authors: Gaiser, E., M.S. Ross
    Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
    Time period: 01 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2025

    Monitoring performance measures of the Broward County Water Preserve Areas

    Authors: Gaiser, E., N.J. Dorn
    Funding organization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Time period: 01 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2024

    Wet season aquatic fauna and primary production in Florida Everglades

    Authors: Dorn, N., E.E. Gaiser
    Funding organization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Time period: 01 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2024

    South Florida-Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit

    Authors: Gaiser, E., R. Gutierrez
    Funding organization: National Park Service - Department of the Interior
    Time period: 01 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2024

    Aquifer storage and recovery periphyton assessment

    Authors: Gaiser, E.
    Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
    Time period: 01 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2024

    Aquifer storage and recovery periphyton assessment

    Authors: Gaiser, E.
    Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
    Time period: 01 Jan 2023 - 01 Jan 2024

    Ecological assessment of the Picayune Strand

    Authors: Solomon, K., E.E. Gaiser
    Funding organization: Earthology Consulting Services
    Time period: 01 Jan 2023 - 01 Jan 2024

    Establishing a protective phosphorus criterion for Big Cypress National Preserve

    Authors: Gaiser, E.
    Funding organization: National Park Service - Department of the Interior
    Time period: 01 Jan 2023 - 01 Jan 2024

    Periphyton and consumer assessment of the CEPP-S operations

    Authors: Gaiser, E., N.J. Dorn
    Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
    Time period: 01 Jan 2024 - 01 Jan 2024

    Establishing a protective phosphorus criterion for Big Cypress National Preserve

    Authors: Gaiser, E.
    Funding organization: National Park Service - Department of the Interior
    Time period: 01 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2023

    CESU: 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: Gaiser, E., Kominoski, J., J.C. Trexler, L.J. Scinto
    Funding organization: Everglades National Park
    Time period: 01 Oct 2016 - 30 Sep 2022

    Periphyton and vegetation monitoring for adaptive management of the Upper Taylor Slough (UTS) hydrological changes

    Authors: Gaiser, E.
    Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
    Time period: 01 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2022

    Periphyton and vegetation monitoring for adaptive management of the Upper Taylor Slough (UTS) hydrological changes – Extension

    Authors: Gaiser, E.
    Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
    Time period: 01 Sep 2021 - 01 Oct 2021

    Periphyton and vegetation monitoring for adaptive management of the Upper Taylor Slough (UTS) hydrological changes

    Authors: Gaiser, E.
    Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
    Time period: 01 Oct 2016 - 30 Sep 2021

    Vegetation and periphyton monitoring and vegetation mapping of the L-31E flow way and Cutler wetlands

    Authors: Gaiser, E., M.S. Ross
    Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
    Time period: 01 Oct 2020 - 30 Sep 2021

    Analyzing the impact of changing hydrologic conditions along the boundary of Everglades National Park

    Authors: Trexler, J., E.E. Gaiser
    Funding organization: National Park Service - Department of the Interior
    Time period: 01 Sep 2016 - 31 Aug 2021

    Aquatic fauna and periphyton production data collection

    Authors: Trexler, J., E.E. Gaiser
    Funding organization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Time period: 31 Aug 2016 - 31 Aug 2021

    Periphyton and vegetation monitoring for adaptive management of the Upper Taylor Slough (UTS) hydrological changes

    Authors: Gaiser, E.
    Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
    Time period: 01 Sep 2020 - 30 Aug 2021

    Quantifying how variability in hydroperiod and fire mediate plant-soil biogeochemical cycling and productivity in boundary wetlands of Everglades National Park

    Authors: Kominoski, J., E.E. Gaiser, A. Nocentini
    Funding organization: National Park Service - Department of the Interior
    Time period: 01 Aug 2018 - 01 Aug 2021

    The effects of projected sea-level rise on Everglades coastal ecosystems: Enhancing and continuing experiments to evaluate peat collapse and landscape vulnerability

    Authors: 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 2021

    Monitoring performance measures of the Broward County Water Preserve Areas

    Authors: Trexler, J., E.E. Gaiser
    Funding organization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Time period: 31 Oct 2016 - 30 Oct 2020

    Vegetation and periphyton monitoring Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project, L-31E component

    Authors: Gaiser, E., M.S. Ross
    Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
    Time period: 01 Oct 2017 - 30 Sep 2020

    Vegetation and periphyton monitoring, Biscayne Coastal Wetlands Component

    Authors: Gaiser, E., M.S. Ross
    Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
    Time period: 01 Oct 2019 - 30 Sep 2020

    Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network. Subaward from Arizona State University

    Authors: Gaiser, E., J. Kominoski, T. Troxler, K. Grove, R. Roy Chowdhury
    Funding organization: National Science Foundation
    Time period: 01 Jun 2015 - 01 Jun 2020

    Baseline vegetation and periphyton monitoring

    Authors: Gaiser, E., M.S. Ross
    Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
    Time period: 01 Feb 2019 - 01 Mar 2020

  • Recent FCE Presentations

    Gaiser, E.E.. 2024. Thirty-six years of thinking like a diatom: the power of persistent attachments. Plenary Presentation. North American Diatom Symposium. Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, Milford, Iowa, October 2, 2024 - October 6, 2024.

    Gaiser, E.E.. 2024. Mats matter: the social-ecological role of benthic microbial communities in wetlands. Department of Environmental Studies. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, September 13, 2024.

    Gaiser, E.E.. 2024. Through the looking glass: Discovering the “hidden” clues about ecosystems from microscope glass-encased algae. Public Presentation. Coastal and Marine Laboratory. Florida State University, St. Teresa, Florida, September 12, 2024.

    Kleindl, P., J.P. Sah, M.S. Ross, and E.E. Gaiser. 2024. Co-variation and regulation of macrophyte and microbial mat communities in short hydroperiod wetlands. 2024 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California, August 8, 2024.

    Gaiser, E.E., P. Kleindl, and T. Fish. 2024. Enacting long term ecological research through federal agency partnerships. 2024 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California, August 5, 2024.

    Hormiga, S., E.E. Gaiser, J.W. Fourqurean, M.S. Ross, and R. Vidales. 2024. Coastal carbon flux: Periphyton contributions and diatom indicators. 2024 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California, August 5, 2024.

    Innocent, H., A. Wachnicka, and E.E. Gaiser. 2024. The effects of nitrogen: phosphorus ratios on phytoplankton and benthic algal communities in Lake Okeechobee. 2024 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California, August 5, 2024.

    Kominoski, J., E.E. Gaiser, R. Travieso, T. Troxler, and E. Standen. 2024. Changing aquatic carbon and nutrients with hydrologic presses and pulses in coastal wetlands. Association of the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin, June 6, 2024.

    Candelario, C., P. Kleindl, and E.E. Gaiser. 2024. Effects of wetland hydrology and macrophyte community type on macrophyte and microbial mat biomass. 2024 FCE LTER All Scientists Meeting, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables, Florida, April 29, 2024.

    Kleindl, P., J.P. Sah, M.S. Ross, and E.E. Gaiser. 2024. Co-variation of macrophyte and microbial mat biomass in short hydroperiod wetlands. 2024 FCE LTER All Scientists Meeting, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables, Florida, April 29, 2024.

    Shannon, T., and E.E. Gaiser. 2024. Drivers of algal metacommunity assembly and resilience in the Central Everglades. 2024 FCE LTER All Scientists Meeting, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables, Florida, April 29, 2024.