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
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 Representative: Kelsey SolomonDiversity Representative:
Ryan James
ADVISORS
External Advisors
Karen McGlathery (UVA)
Amanda Spivak (UGA)
Anne Giblin (MBL)
Agency/NGO Advisors
Fred Sklar (SFWMD)
Stephen Davis (Everglades Foundation)
Tribal Representative
Kevin Cunniff (Miccosukee)
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