FCE Code of Conduct and Responsibilities
- FCE Code of Conduct - Expected Conduct and Reporting Concerns or Incidents
- Member Responsibilities
FCE Site Administration
- Project Administration Guidelines - A framework for the management and administration of the FCE LTER program
- FCE Internal Executive Committee - The leadership team that gives the lead Principal Investigator advice, assistance, and recommendations related to program governance and policies
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
"The goal of the Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE) Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program’s Diversity and Inclusion plan is to foster an intellectually vibrant environment that is inclusive, open to all, respectful of diversity, and where our individual differences are recognized, valued, and seen as a source of strength that is integral to the discoveries we make as scientists. We embrace the notion that our community is enriched and enhanced by diversity along a number of dimensions and is committed to increasing the representation of those populations that have been historically excluded from participation, including as a function of race, ethnicity and national origins, gender and gender identity, sexuality, socio- economic class, age, spirituality, physical and mental ability, and military status.” [Read more. . .]
Resources:
- Seven Ways PIs Can Counteract Systematic Bias Right Now - EOS, March 12, 2021
- LTER Network Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources
- Title IX Resources and Information at Florida International University
- Kognito At-Risk training for faculty, staff, and students at Florida International University
- FIU Inclusive Language Guide
Administration
FCE IV (2018-2025)
The fourth phase of the Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program (FCE IV) is organized into Working Groups which reflect our major research questions. The Internal Executive Committee (IEC) is responsible for giving the lead Principal Investigator advice, assistance, and recommendations related to program governance and policies.
Internal Executive Committee
Working group leaders are voting members, while staff, advisors, and the lead PI hold non-voting roles.
LEAD PI
John Kominoski, de facto IEC Chair
STAFF
Project Manager:
Mike RuggeInformation Manager:
Gabe KamenerEducation & Outreach Coordinator:
Nick Oehm
Student Organization President: Paige KleindlPost Doctoral Representive: Ryan James
Diversity Representative:
Ryan James
ADVISORS
External Advisors
Karen McGlathery (UVA)
Amanda Spivak (UGA)
Anne Giblin (MBL)
Joel Trexler (FSU)
Agency/NGO Advisors
Fred Sklar (SFWMD)
Stephen Davis (Everglades Foundation)
David Rudnick (FIU)
External Representative
James Nelson (UGA)
Working Groups
Working Groups are organized into four focal areas.
1. EXOGENOUS DRIVERS
Climate Variability & Change
Leaders: Robert Burgman & Jayantha Obeysekera
2. SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
Cultural & Economic Values
Leaders: Mahadev Bhat & Stephanie Wakefield
Water Governance
Leader: Kevin Grove
3. ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE
Hydrologic Connectivity
Leaders: René Price and Shimon Wdowinski
Consumer-Mediated Nutrient Transport
Leaders: Jennifer Rehage, James Nelson, & Mike Heithaus
Vegetation & Geomorphic Gradients
Leaders: Tiffany Troxler, Daniel Gann, James Morris
4. ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
Abiotic Resources & Stressors
Leader: Evelyn Gaiser
Detritus & Microbes
Leaders: John Kominoski & Uli Stingl
Vegetation
Leader: Edward Castañeda
Consumers
Leader: Jennifer Rehage
Carbon Fluxes
Leaders: James Fourqurean & Sparkle Malone
Ecosystem Trajectories
Leaders: Carl Fitz & Sparkle Malone