Florida Coastal Everglades LTER - Personnel Profiles

Michael Ross

FCE Site Role
Project Collaborator

Affiliation
Florida International University

Research
Environmental controls on plant community composition and structure; the involvement of environmental controls in the successional process; the implications of successional development on restoration efforts

Contact
- Mailing address:
- Southeast Environmental Research Center
- Florida International University
- 11200 SW 8th St, OE 148
- Miami, FL 33199
- Email: rossm@fiu.edu

FCE Publications (36)
Journal Articles
Ross, M.S., S. Stoffella, P.L. Ruiz, S.C. Subedi, J.F. Meeder, J.P. Sah, R. Vidales, P.R. Minchin, L.J. Scinto, and K. Zhang. 2024. Transient vegetation dynamics in a tropical coastal wetland: Sea-level rise, glycophyte retreat, and incipient loss in plant diversity. Journal of Vegetation Science 35: e13267.

Reio, D., R.M. Price, A. Melesse, and M.S. Ross. 2023. Quantification of evapotranspiration and water chemistry in a remediated wetland in Everglades National Park, USA. Water 15: 611.

Ross, M.S., S. Stoffella, R. Vidales, J.F. Meeder, D.C. Kadko, L.J. Scinto, S.C. Subedi, and J. Redwine. 2022. Sea-level rise and the persistence of tree islands in coastal landscapes . Ecosystems 25: 586-602.

Hogan, J.A. et al. 2020. A research framework to investigate ecosystem responses to tropical cyclones. BioScience 70: 477-489.

Sah, J.P., P.L. Ruiz, and M.S. Ross. 2018. Spatio-temporal pattern of plant communities along a hydrologic gradient in Everglades tree islands. Forest Ecology and Management 421: 16-31.

Wetzel, P., J.P. Sah, and M.S. Ross. 2017. Tree islands: the bellwether of Everglades ecosystem function and restoration success. Restoration Ecology 25: S71-S85.

Ross, M.S., J.P. Sah, P.L. Ruiz, A.A. Spitzig, and S.C. Subedi. 2016. Inferring implications of climate change in south Florida hardwood hammocks through analysis of metacommunity structure. Diversity and Distributions 22: 783-796.

Zhang, K., B. Thapa, M.S. Ross, and D. Gann. 2016. Remote sensing of seasonal changes and disturbances in mangrove forest: a case study from South Florida. Ecosphere 7: e01366.

Ross, M.S., J.P. Sah, J.F. Meeder, P.L. Ruiz, and G.J. Telesnicki. 2014. Compositional effects of sea-level rise in a patchy landscape: The dynamics of tree islands in the southeastern coastal Everglades. Wetlands 34: 91-100.

Sah, J.P., M.S. Ross, S. Saha, P.R. Minchin, and J. Sadle. 2014. Trajectories of vegetation response to water management in Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park, Florida. Wetlands 34: 65-79.

Sullivan, P., R.M. Price, F. Miralles-Wilhelm, M.S. Ross, L.J. Scinto, T.W. Dreschel, F.H. Sklar, and E. Cline. 2014. The role of recharge and evapotranspiration as hydraulic drivers of ion concentrations in shallow groundwater on Everglades tree islands, Florida (USA). Hydrological Processes 28: 293-304.

Ruiz, P.L., J.P. Sah, M.S. Ross, and A.A. Spitzig. 2013. Tree island response to fire and flooding in the short-hydroperiod marl prairie grasslands of the Florida Everglades. Fire Ecology 9: 38-54.

Sullivan, P., V. Engel, M.S. Ross, and R.M. Price. 2013. The influence of vegetation on the hydrodynamics and geomorphology of a tree island in Everglades National Park (Florida, United States). Ecohydrology DOI: 10.1002/eco.1394.

Clement, B., J. Javier, J.P. Sah, and M.S. Ross. 2011. The effects of wildfires on the magnetic properties of soils in the Everglades. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 36: 460-466.

Espinar, J.L., M.S. Ross, and J.P. Sah. 2011. Pattern of nutrient availability and plant community assemblage in Everglades Tree Islands, Florida, USA. Hydrobiologia 667: 89-99.

Rivera-Monroy, V.H., R.R. Twilley, S.E. Davis, D.L. Childers, M. Simard, R.M. Chambers, R. Jaffe, J.N. Boyer, D.T. Rudnick, K. Zhang, E. Castañeda-Moya, S.M.L. Ewe, R.M. Price, C. Coronado-Molina, M.S. Ross, T.J. Smith, B. Michot, E. Meselhe, W.K. Nuttle, T. Troxler, and G.B. Noe. 2011. The role of the Everglades Mangrove Ecotone Region (EMER) in regulating nutrient cycling and wetland productivity in south Florida. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 41: 633-669.

Ross, M.S., and J.P. Sah. 2011. Forest resource islands in a sub-tropical marsh: soil-site relationships in Everglades hardwood hammocks. Ecosystems 14: 632-645.

Saha, A.K., S. Saha, J. Sadle, J. Jiang, M.S. Ross, R.M. Price, L.S.L. Sternberg, and K.S. Wendelberger. 2011. Sea level rise and South Florida coastal forests. Climate Change 107: 81-108.

Sullivan, P., R.M. Price, M.S. Ross, L.J. Scinto, S. Stoffella, E. Cline, T.W. Dreschel, and F.H. Sklar. 2011. Hydrologic processes on tree islands in the Everglades (Florida, USA): tracking the effects of tree establishment and growth. Hydrogeology Journal 19: 367-378.

Castañeda-Moya, E., R.R. Twilley, V.H. Rivera-Monroy, K. Zhang, S.E. Davis, and M.S. Ross. 2010. Sediment and nutrient deposition associated with Hurricane Wilma in mangroves of the Florida Coastal Everglades. Estuaries and Coasts 33: 45-58.

Hanan, E., and M.S. Ross. 2010. Across-scale patterning of plant-soil-water interactions surrounding tree islands in Southern Everglades landscapes . Landscape Ecology 25: 463-475.

Hanan, E., M.S. Ross, P.L. Ruiz, and J.P. Sah. 2010. Multi-scaled grassland-woody plant dynamics in the heterogeneous marl prairies of the southern Everglades. Ecosystems 13: 1256-1274.

Ross, M.S., D.E. Ogurcak, J.P. Sah, and P.L. Ruiz. 2010. Using Florida Keys reference sites as a standard for restoration of forest structure in Everglades tree islands. International Journal of Forestry Research 2010: 8 pages.

Saha, A.K., L.d.S.L. Sternberg, M.S. Ross, and F. Miralles-Wilhelm. 2010. Water source utilization and foliar nutrient status differs between upland and flooded plant communities in wetland tree islands. Wetlands Ecology and Management 18: 343-355.

Stoffella, S., M.S. Ross, J.P. Sah, R.M. Price, P. Sullivan, E. Cline, and L.J. Scinto. 2010. Survival and growth responses of eight Everglades tree species along an experimental hydrological gradient on two tree island types. Applied Vegetation Science 13: 439-449.

Ross, M.S., J.J. O'Brien, G. Ford, K. Zhang, and A. Morkill. 2009. Disturbance and the rising tide: the challenge of biodiversity management on low-island ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7: 471-478.

Ross, M.S., P.L. Ruiz, J.P. Sah, and E. Hanan. 2009. Chilling damage in a changing climate in coastal landscapes of the sub-tropical zone: a case study from south Florida. Global Change Biology 15: 1817-1832.

Zhang, K., M. Simard, M.S. Ross, V.H. Rivera-Monroy, P. Houle, P.L. Ruiz, R.R. Twilley, and K. Whelan. 2008. Airborne laser scanning quantification of disturbances from hurricanes and lightning strikes to mangrove forests in Everglades National Park, USA. Sensors 8: 2262-2292.

Armentano, T.V., J.P. Sah, M.S. Ross, D.T. Jones, H.C. Cooley, and C.S. Smith. 2006. Rapid responses of vegetation to hydrological changes in Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. Hydrobiologia 569: 293-309.

Bazante, J., G. Jacobi, H. Solo-Gabriele, D.R. Reed, S. Mitchell-Bruker, D.L. Childers, L. Leonard, and M.S. Ross. 2006. Hydrologic measurements and implications for tree island formation within Everglades National Park. Journal of Hydrology 329: 606-619.

Gaiser, E.E., A. Zafiris, P.L. Ruiz, F. Tobias, and M.S. Ross. 2006. Tracking rates of ecotone migration due to salt-water encroachment using fossil mollusks in coastal South Florida. Hydrobiologia 569: 237-257.

Leonard, L., A.L. Croft, D.L. Childers, S. Mitchell-Bruker, H. Solo-Gabriele, and M.S. Ross. 2006. Characteristics of surface-water flows in the ridge and slough landscape of Everglades National Park: implications for particulate transport. Hydrobiologia 569: 5-22.

Ross, M.S., S. Mitchell-Bruker, J.P. Sah, S. Stothoff, P.L. Ruiz, D.R. Reed, K. Jayachandran, and C.L. Coultas. 2006. Interaction of hydrology and nutrient limitation in the ridge and slough landscape of the southern Everglades. Hydrobiologia 569: 37-59.

Simard, M., K. Zhang, V.H. Rivera-Monroy, M.S. Ross, P.L. Ruiz, E. Castañeda-Moya, R.R. Twilley, and E. Rodriguez. 2006. Mapping height and biomass of mangrove forests in Everglades National Park with SRTM elevation data. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 72: 299-311.

Lockwood, J.L., M.S. Ross, and J.P. Sah. 2003. Smoke on the water: the interplay of fire and water flow on Everglades restoration. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 1: 462-468.

Ross, M.S., D.R. Reed, J.P. Sah, P.L. Ruiz, and M. Lewin. 2003. Vegetation:environment relationships and water management in Shark Slough, Everglades National Park. Wetlands Ecology and Management 11: 291-303.

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FCE Datasets

Recent FCE Leveraged Projects

Monitoring of tree island condition in the southern Everglades
Authors: Sah, J., M.S. Ross, D. Gann
Funding organization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Time period: 01 Oct 2019 - 30 Sep 2024

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 Nov 2022 - 31 Oct 2023

Landscape pattern - Marl Prairie/Slough Gradients
Authors: Sah, J., M.S. Ross
Funding organization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Time period: 01 Oct 2019 - 30 Sep 2022

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 2022

Landscape Pattern – Ridge, Slough, and Tree Island Mosaics
Authors: Sah, J., M.S. Ross
Funding organization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Time period: 24 Sep 2020 - 23 Sep 2022

Evaluation of vegetation response to changes in hydrologic parameters within Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida
Authors: Sah, J., M.S. Ross
Funding organization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Time period: 01 Jan 2017 - 01 Jan 2022

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

Vegetation monitoring within the habitat of Cape Sable seaside sparrow in the southern Everglades
Authors: Sah, J., M.S. Ross
Funding organization: Everglades National Park
Time period: 01 Jan 2016 - 01 Jan 2021

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

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

Landscape pattern - Ridge, slough, and tree island mosaics
Authors: Sah, J., M.S. Ross
Funding organization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Time period: 01 Jan 2015 - 01 Jan 2020

Status of vegetation structure and composition within the habitat of Cape Sable seaside sparrow Subpopulation D
Authors: Sah, J., M.S. Ross
Funding organization: South Florida Water Management District
Time period: 01 Jan 2019 - 01 Jan 2020

Recent FCE Presentations
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.

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.

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.

Hormiga, S., E.E. Gaiser, M.S. Ross, J.W. Fourqurean, and R. Vidales. 2023. Coastal carbon flux: Periphyton contributions and diatom indicators. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) Conference, Portland, Oregon, November 13, 2023.

Sah, J.P., C. Pulido, M.S. Ross, S. Stoffella, and R. Vidales. 2023. Effects of hydrologic changes on vegetation and soil characteristics along marl prairie-Slough gradients in Everglades, Florida. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting 2023, Portland, Oregon, August 10, 2023.

Castrillon, K., and M.S. Ross. 2023. Rehydrating an urban forested watershed: tree response to flow during the first decade. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting 2023, Portland, Oregon, August 8, 2023.

Paduani, M., and M.S. Ross. 2023. Microplastic sequestration by mangroves and plastic management alternatives in the southeastern Everglades. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting 2023, Portland, Oregon, August 8, 2023.

Ross, M.S., S. Stoffella, R. Vidales, and P.L. Ruiz. 2023. Dynamics of vegetation composition and diversity during coastal transgression in the C111 watershed since 1995. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting 2023, Portland, Oregon, August 8, 2023.

Rugemalila, D., J.P. Sah, S. Stoffella, S. Castaneda, K. Castrillon, B. Constant, J. Heffernan, and M.S. Ross. 2023. Local, spatial, and temporal variability in vegetation species composition in relation to environmental heterogeneity in the Everglades ecosystem. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting 2023, Portland, Oregon, August 8, 2023.

Ross, M.S.. 2023. Dynamics of vegetation composition and diversity during coastal transgression in the C111 Watershed since 1995. Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Meeting, Coral Springs, Florida, April 18, 2023.

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