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Personnel Profiles

Selena Chavez

FCE Site Role
Ph.D. Student

Advisor
Dr. Shimon Wdowinski

Affiliation
Florida International University

Research
Remote Sensing use for research in mangrove and coastal wetlands

Contact
- Mailing address:
- Department of Earth & Environment
- Florida International University
- 11200 SW 8th St.
- Miami, FL 33199
- Email: schav063@fiu.edu

FCE Publications (2)
Journal Articles
Chavez, S., S. Wdowinski, D. Lagomasino, E. Castañeda-Moya, T.E. Fatoyinbo, R.P. Moyer, and J.M. Smoak. 2023. Estimating structural damage to mangrove forests using airborne Lidar imagery: Case study of damage induced by the 2017 Hurricane Irma to mangroves in the Florida Everglades, USA. Sensors 23: 6669.

Lagomasino, D., T.E. Fatoyinbo, E. Castañeda-Moya, B. Cook, P. Montesano, C.S.R. Neigh, L.A. Corp, L.E. Ott, S. Chavez, and D.C. Morton. 2021. Storm surge and ponding explain mangrove dieback in southwest Florida following Hurricane Irma. Nature Communications 12: 4003 (2021).

Recent FCE Leveraged Projects

Assessing forest structure status of mangrove forests in Everglades National Park following Hurricane Irma
Authors: Chavez, S.
Funding organization: Everglades Foundation
Time period: 01 Jan 2019 - 01 Jan 2022