Florida Bay Phytoplankton Bloom Workshop

May 25-26, 1999

Marathon, FL

Day One - May 25, 1999

1200 Lunch

1300 First Plenary:

*Introductory Comments (John Hunt)

*Outline workshop process (Paul Dye)

*Generic characteristics and conditions for growth, persistence, and decline of phytoplankton blooms (George Jackson)

*Overview of information specific to Florida Bay (John Hunt)

1400 Second Plenary (Paul Dye):

*Present the "Amount of Phytoplankton" model cell and question one

*List the factors contributing to gains or losses of phytoplankton

*Identify breakout groups and discuss breakout exercise

1520 First Breakout Session (Brian Keller and Bill Nuttle):

*Draft box and arrow diagrams

1700 Closing Session for Day One (Brian Keller, and Paul Dye):

*Groups present general box and arrow diagrams for comparison

Day Two - May 26, 1999

0900 Third Plenary:

*Remind participants of question two and introduce ranking process (Paul Dye)

*Present yesterday's box-and-arrow diagrams and discuss revisions (John Hunt)

0930 Second Breakout Session (Bill Nuttle, Brian Keller):

*Finalize box-and-arrow diagrams

*Rank proximal factors in each of four phases

*Rank distal factors for highly ranked proximal factors

1200 Lunch

1300 Third Breakout:

Option 1 - Breakout groups have NOT finished ranking

*Return to breakout groups and finish above process

Option 2 - Breakout groups HAVE finished ranking

*Return to breakout groups to critique and enhance other

group's model

1415 Final Plenary:

*Report on finished models and ranks (Bill Nuttle and Brian Keller)

*Wrap-up and conclude (John Hunt)

1515 End Workshop