Lessons Learned from the Gulf of Mexico Living Shorelines Suitability Models and Decision Support Tool

OneNOAA Science Seminar Series
Seminar No.1 of 13 in NOAA's RESTORE Science Program Seminar Series: Actionable Science in the Gulf of Mexico

Title:
Lessons Learned from the Development and Implementation of the Gulf of Mexico Living Shorelines Suitability Models and Decision Support Tool

Speaker:
Chris Boyd, PhD, Assistant Professor,Troy University

Sponsor:
NOAA RESTORE Science Program and NOAA's National Ocean Service Science Seminar Series.
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Abstract:
The presenter will discuss the creation,implementation, and use of the Gulf of Mexico Living Shorelines Suitability Model (LSSM) and the Living Shoreline Decision Support Tool (DST) that is being funded by the NOAA RESTORE Science Program. Models discussed will include the Galveston Bay, Lake Pontchartrain, and Coastal Alabama LSSM viewers along with the interactive Living Shoreline DST. The shoreline best management practices will be presented for each LSSMand an interactive training will be presented for the DST to allow the participants the ability to generate a natural shoreline best management practice for a shoreline of interest upon completion of the seminar. Challenges and solutions for implementing the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences LSSM and the DST for the select geographic regions in the Gulf of Mexico will also be discussed, including issues associated with generating and acquiring data for the LSSM, where to access the LSSM viewers and DST, and future access to the model and operator’s manual upon completion of the project.

Bio:
Chris Boyd is an Assistant Professor of Restoration Ecology in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at Troy University. His primary research interest includes designing and implementing decision support tools for natural resource management, planning and conducting coastal wetland restoration research projects, promoting environmental policy related to living shorelines and wetland protection, and sustainable aquaculture practices.  Prior to Troy University, Dr. Boyd was an Associate Extension Professor at the Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center in Biloxi, Mississippi, where he also served as the Healthy Coastal Ecosystems Coordinator for the Mississippi Alabama Sea Grant Consortium. Dr. Boyd holds a doctorate from Auburn University’s School and Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences (2006), a master’s degree in Crop Soil and Environmental Science from Clemson University (1997) and a bachelor’s in Agronomy and Soil Science from Auburn University (1994).

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(Chris Boyd, PhD, Assistant Professor, Troy University)