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Aquatic Ecology

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Ph.D., Purdue University

Curriculum vitae

COURSES

Wetand Ecology (ENV 446/546) Restoration Ecology (ENV 448/548)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Wetland ecology, with an emphasis on the influence of hydrology, climate change,and human disturbance on wetland plant communities.

AWARDS

• 2007.  Society of Wetland Scientists, Presidential Service Award for 20 years service as Editor-in-Chief of Wetlands.
• 2003.  Fellow, Society of Wetland Scientists (one of three initial inductees)
• 2001.  Duke University Distinguished Wetland Scientist
• 1996.  Society of Wetland Scientists, Certificate of Recognition/Career Gratis Membership, for service as journal editor
• 1995-2007.  Society of Wetland Scientists Certification Program, Inc., Professional Wetland Scientist certification
• 2004, 2006.  U.S. Geological Survey, Star Award, publication productivity
• 1996.  U.S. Geological Survey, Special Act Service Award, fire prevention action at Center
• 1994, 1995.  National Biological Service, Performance Award, outstanding performance
• 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, PMRS Merit Award, outstanding performance
• 1984, 1986, 1987.  National Park Service Special Achievement Award, outstanding performance
• 1982, 1983.  National Park Service Quality Increase Award, outstanding performance
• 1971-1973.  Research/Teaching Fellowship, SUNY ESF, academic achievement
• 1967-1971.  NYS Regents Scholarship, academic achievement
• 1967.  Salutatorian, Falconer Central High School, academic achievement

PUBLICATIONS (to 2000)

Refereed journal articles/book chapters

• Carlson, M.L., K.P. Kowalski, and D.A. Wilcox.  2009.  Promoting species establishment in a Phragmites-dominated Great Lakes coastal wetland. (accepted for publication in Natural Areas Journal)
• Euliss, N.H., Jr., L.M. Smith, D.A. Wilcox, and B.A. Browne.  2008.  Linking ecological processes with wetland management goals for conservation:  charting a course for sustainable development.  Wetlands 28:553-562.
• Smith, L.M., N.H. Euliss, Jr., D.A. Wilcox, and M. M. Brinson.  2008.  Application of a geomorphic and temporal perspective to wetland management.  Wetlands 28:563-577.
• Wilcox, D.A.  2008. Education and training of wetland scientists and managers.  Wetlands 28:578-584.
• Wilcox, D.A., K.P. Kowalski, H. Hoare, M.L. Carlson, and H. Morgan.  2008.  Cattail invasion of sedge/grass meadows and regulation of Lake Ontario water levels: photointerpretation analysis of sixteen wetlands over five decades.  Journal of Great Lakes Research 34:301-323.
• Wilcox, D.A. and S.J. Nichols.  2008.  The effect of water-level fluctuations on plant zonation in a Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron wetland.  Wetlands 28:487-501.
• Wilcox, D.A. and Y. Xie. 2008.  Predicted effects of proposed new regulation plans on sedge/grass meadows of Lake Ontario.  Journal of Great Lakes Research 34: (in press.
• Wilcox, D.A. and Y. Xie. 2007.  Predicting wetland plant responses to proposed water-level-regulation plans for Lake Ontario: GIS-based modeling.  Journal of Great Lakes Research 33:751-773.
• Johnston, J.W., T.A. Thompson, D.A. Wilcox, and S.J. Baedke. 2007. Comparison of geomorphic and sedimentologic evidence for the separation of Lake Superior from Lake Michigan and Huron.  Journal of Paleolimnology 37:349-364.
• Wilcox, D.A., T.A. Thompson, R.K. Booth, and J.R. Nicholas.  2007.  Lake-level variability and water availability in the Great Lakes. U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1311.
• Hudon, C., D.A. Wilcox, and J.W. Ingram. 2006.  Modeling wetland plant community response to assess water-level regulation scenarios in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River basin.  Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 113:303-328.
• Sanford, W.E., J.S. Caine, D.A. Wilcox, H.C. McWreath, and J.R. Nicholas.  2006.  Research opportunities in interdisciplinary ground-water science.  U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1293. (INVITED)
• Albert, D.A., D.A. Wilcox, J.W. Ingram, and T.A. Thompson. 2005.  Hydrogeomorphic classification for Great Lakes coastal wetlands.  Journal of Great Lakes Research 31 (Supplement 1):129-146.
• Argyilan, E.P., S.L. Forman, J.W. Johnston, and D.A. Wilcox. 2005. Optically stimulated luminescence dating of late Holocene raised strandplain sequences adjacent to southern Lake Superior, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA.   Quaternary Research 63:122-135.
• Booth, R.K., S.C. Hotchkiss, and D.A. Wilcox.  2005. Discoloration of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tape as a proxy for water-table depth in peatlands: validation and assessment of seasonal variability.  Functional Ecology 19:1040-1047.
• Burkett, V.R., D.A. Wilcox, R. Stottlemyer, W. Barrow, D.B. Fagre, J. Baron, J. Price, J.L. Nielson, C. Allen, D.L. Peterson, G. Ruggerone, and T. Doyle.  2005.  Nonlinear dynamics in ecosystem response to climatic change: case studies and management implications. Ecological Complexity 2:357-394.
• Wilcox, D.A.  2005.  Lake Michigan wetlands: classification, concerns, and management opportunities.  P. 421-437. In T. Edsall, M. Munawar (eds.) The State of Lake Michigan: Ecology, Health, and Management.  Ecovision World Monograph Series, S.P.B. Academic Publishing, The Netherlands. (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A., M.J. Sweat, M.L. Carlson, and K.P. Kowalski.  2005. A water-budget approach to restoring a sedge fen affected by diking and ditching.  Journal of Hydrology 320:501-517.
• Baedke, S.J., T.A. Thompson, J.W. Johnston, and D.A. Wilcox.  2004.  Reconstructing paleo lake levels from relict shorelines along the upper Great Lakes.  Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 7:435-449. (INVITED)
• Johnston, J.W., S.J. Baedke, R.K. Booth, T.A. Thompson, and D.A. Wilcox.  2004.  Late Holocene lake-level variation in southeastern Lake Superior: Tahquamenon Bay, Michigan.  Journal of Great Lakes Research 30(Supplement 1):1-19. (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A.  2004.  Implications of hydrologic variability on the succession of plants in Great Lakes wetlands.  Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 7:223-232. (INVITED)
• Kowalski, K.P. and D.A. Wilcox.  2003.  Differences in sedge fen vegetation upstream and downstream from a managed impoundment.  American Midland Naturalist 150:199-220.
  Environment Canada (D.A. Wilcox, N. Patterson, T.A. Thompson, D. Albert, R. Weeber, J. McCracken, T. Whillans, and J. Gannon, contributors).  2002.  Where Land Meets Water:  Understanding Wetlands of the Great Lakes.  Environment Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  72pp.
• Wilcox, D.A., J.E. Meeker, P.L. Hudson, B.J. Armitage, M.G. Black, and D.G. Uzarski.  2002.  Hydrologic variability and the application of index of biotic integrity metrics to wetlands: a Great Lakes evaluation.  Wetlands 22:588-615.
• Armitage, B.J., P.L. Hudson, and D.A. Wilcox.  2000.  Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) of fringing wetlands of the Laurentian Great Lakes.  Verhandliungen-Internationale Vereinigung fur Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie 27:1-5. (INVITED)

Short refereed articles

Nichols, S.J. and D.A. Wilcox.  2004.  Native clams find refuge from zebra mussels in Metzger Marsh, a lake-connected wetland in western Lake Erie.  Ecological Restoration 22:51-52.

Hunt, R.J. and D.A. Wilcox.  2003.  Ecohydrology — why hydrologists should care.  Groundwater 41:289. (INVITED)

Wilcox, D.A.  2003.  Wetlands and water-level regulation in Lake Ontario and the upper St. Lawrence River.  Clearwaters 33(3):16-17. (INVITED)   

Wilcox, D.A. 2003.  A coordinated approach to investigate the relationships between Lake Ontario water levels and wetlands.   Ripple Effects 3: 6-7. (INVITED)

Wilcox, D.A. and E. Krygier, Jr.  2002.  Private beach or emerging wetland?  The controversy over grooming beaches exposed by low water.  Great Lakes Advisor Sept./Oct.:8-9. (INVITED)

Symposia and Proceedings

Kowalski, K. P. and D.A. Wilcox. 2001. Application of aerial photographs, GIS, and GPS during the restoration of a former barrier-beach wetland in Lake Erie.  In Proceedings of the 2nd Biennial Coastal GeoTools Conference, Charleston, SC.  NOAA/CSC/20114-CD. CD-ROM. Charleston, SC: NOAA Coastal Services Center.

Kowalski, K.P. and D.A. Wilcox.  2000.  Use of photo interpretation and GIS to develop a new approach to restoration and management of a Lake Erie coastal wetland.  P. 26.  In L. R. Handley, F. J. D’Erchia, and T. M. Charron (eds).  Applications of Geospatial Technology to Biological Sciences.  U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Information and Technology Report USGS/BRD/ITR 2000-0008.

Edited volumes

Wilcox, D.A. (ed.). 2006. Wetlands Vol. 26, No. 1, 2, 3, 4.  Society of Wetland Scientists, McLean,VA.
Wilcox, D.A. (ed.). 2005. Wetlands Vol. 25, No. 1, 2, 3, 4.  Society of Wetland Scientists, McLean,VA.
Wilcox, D.A. (ed.). 2004. Wetlands Vol. 24, No. 1, 2, 3, 4.  Society of Wetland Scientists, McLean,VA.
Wilcox, D.A. (ed.). 2003. Wetlands Vol. 23, No. 1, 2, 3, 4.  Society of Wetland Scientists, Lawrence, KS.
Wilcox, D.A. (ed.). 2002. Wetlands Vol. 22, No. 1, 2, 3, 4.  Society of Wetland Scientists, Lawrence, KS.
Wilcox, D.A. (ed.). 2001. Wetlands Vol. 21, No. 1, 2, 3, 4.  Society of Wetland Scientists, Lawrence, KS.
Wilcox, D.A. (ed.). 2000. Wetlands Vol. 20, No. 1, 2, 3, 4.  Society of Wetland Scientists, Lawrence, KS.

Major research project completion reports

Kowalski, K.P., D.A. Wilcox, and M.J. Wiley.  2006. Final report:  Coastal wetland habitat restoration and exploration.  Report to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes National Program Office. 

Wilcox, D.A., J.W. Ingram, K.P. Kowalski, J.E. Meeker, M.L. Carlson, Y. Xie, G.P. Grabas, K.L. Holmes, and N.J. Patterson. 2005. Evaluation of Water-Level Regulation Influences on Lake Ontario and Upper St. Lawrence River Coastal Wetland Plant Communities.  Report to the International Joint Commission.
Charles, C. et al.  2004.  Wetland Ecology 5-Yr Science Plan.  Terrestrial, Freshwater, and Marine Ecosystems Program, USGS Biological Resources Discipline, Reston, VA.

Wilcox, D.A., K.P. Kowalski, and M.L. Carlson.  2004.  Relationships between Lake Ontario water levels and wetlands.  Year 3 report to International Joint Commission.

Kowalski, K.P. and D.A. Wilcox.  2003.  Alternative management strategies for diked marshes.  Report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Oak Harbor, OH.  

Nichols, S.J. and D.A. Wilcox.  2003.  Reestablishing the freshwater unionid population of Metzger Marsh, Lake Erie.  Report to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Great Lakes National Program Office, Chicago, IL, USA.  IAG No. 14947830-01.

Wilcox, D.A., K.P. Kowalski, H. Roten, and M.L. Carlson.  2003.  Relationships between Lake Ontario water levels and wetlands.  Year 2 report to International Joint Commission.

Kowalski, K.P. and D.A. Wilcox.  2002.  Alternative management strategies for diked marshes: summary results from 1994-2001 studies of Metzger Marsh plant communities.  Report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Ohio Division of Wildlife.

Wilcox, D.A., K.P. Kowalski, and H. Roten.  2002.  Relationships between Lake Ontario water levels and wetlands.  Year 1 report to International Joint Commission.

Reviews

Wilcox, D.A.  2004.  From the Bog: a compilation of favorites. SWS Bulletin 21(2):23-27.          

    
Wilcox, D.A.  2005.  Native plants for gardening and conservation.  Book review of D.J. Leopold. 2005.  Native Plants of the Northeast: a Guide for Gardening and Conservation.  Wetlands 25:502-503.

Wilcox, D.A.  2008.  Wetlands number four.  Book review of W.J. Mitsch and J.G.
            Gosselink.  2007.  Wetlands, fourth edition.  Wetlands 28:251-252.
 

COMPETITIVE GRANTS (funded as Principal Investigator)

2005.    Past lake levels and water availability in the Great Lakes.  U.S. Geological Survey Water Availability Program.  Total Award:  $40,000

2004-2008.  Spatial and temporal effects of climate change on Great Lakes wetlands.  U.S. Geological Survey Global Climate Change Program.  Total Award:  $620,000

1999-2003.  Effects of global climate change on wetlands of the Great Lakes.  U.S. Geological Survey Global Climate Change Program.  Total Award:  $890,000

1991-1993.  Effects of global climate change on Great Lakes wetlands.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Global Climate Change Program.  Total Award:  $516,000
 
2001-2005.  Relationships between Lake Ontario water levels and wetlands.  International Joint Commission Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Reference Study.  Total Award:  $494,840

2002.  Wetland indicator and methods evaluation at Arcadia Lake, a protected embayment of Lake Michigan.  Great Lakes Commission.  Total Award:  $14,400

1993-2001.  Alternative approaches to management of diked wetlands for fish, waterfowl, and other faunal habitat.  Total Award:  $429,000
            (1990-1991) Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur add to budget:  $135,000
            (1993) USFWS Challenge Grant Program:  $21,000
            (1994-1995) National Fish and Wildlife Foundation:  $53,000
            (1995) National Biological Service Redirection Program:  $60,000
            (1996) National Biological Service State Partnership Program:  $60,000
            (1997-2001) USEPA–Great Lakes National Program Office:  $100,000

2000.  Marsh Creek Wetland Restoration.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  Total Award:  $60,000

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (to 2000)

• Carlson, M.L. and D.A. Wilcox.  2008.  Evapotranspiration and ground-water-flow
              systems in a freshwater coastal ridge and swale system.  Society of Wetland
              Scientists, Washington, DC.
• Kowalski, K.P., D.A. Wilcox, and M.J. Wiley.  2008. Cofferdams and seed banks in
              Great Lakes coastal wetland habitat rehabilitation projects. Society of Wetland
              Scientists, Washington, DC.
• Wilcox, D.A.  2008.  Teaching redox as a Chinese buffet.  Society of Wetland
              Scientists, Washington, DC.  
• Wilcox, D.A.  2008.  Water-level-regulation effects on wetlands:  St. Lawrence/Lake
              Ontario water levels.  New York State Wetlands Forum, Waterloo, NY (INVITED).  
• Wilcox, D.A.  2008.  IJC lake-level study:  field studies and GIS-based predictive
              modeling as a foundation for developing monitoring protocols.  Lake Ontario
              LAMP Coastal Wetlands Workshop, Buffalo, NY.  (INVITED).
• Carlson, M.L., K.P. Kowalski, and D.A. Wilcox. 2007.  Evaluation of secondary
              techniques for control of Phragmites australis (common reed) in crane creek wetland, western Lake Erie.  Society of Wetland Scientists, Sacramento, CA.
• Hodges, L., L.C. Degrazia, S.J. Baedke, T.A. Thompson, and D.A. Wilcox.  2007.   The use of aqueous geochemistry as an indicator of flow system interaction within a beach-ridge complex of Lake Huron. Geological Society of America, Denver, CO.
• Kowalski, K.P., D.A. Wilcox, and M.L. Carlson. 2007. Evaluation of control techniques for Phragmites australis in coastal wetlands, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge.  Ohio Invasive Plant Council Research Conference, Delaware, OH.
• Wilcox, D.A.  2007.  Proposal for an accredited major in wetland science and management.  Society of Wetland Scientists, Sacramento, CA. (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A.  2007.  Teaching hydrology in wetland ecology courses: emphasis on ground water.  Society of Wetland Scientists, Sacramento, CA.  (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A.  2007.  Water-level fluctuations: driving force behind Great Lakes coastal wetlands.  Making a Great Lake Superior Conference, Duluth, MN. (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A.  2007.  Coastal wetland monitoring needs.  Luncheon Speaker: Monitoring
              Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands using Remote Sensing Techniques, American
              Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing/Society of Wetland Scientists,
              Ann Arbor, MI.  (INVITED)     
• Wilcox, D.A.  2007.  Great Lakes drying up?  Natural cycles, human impacts, and human responses.  Sierra Club, Ann Arbor, MI.  (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A.  2007.  Lake Ontario wetland response to regulation and comparison of proposed new plans.  International Joint Commission Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Study workshop, Grand Island, NY.  (INVITED)
• Bell, J.M., S. Porse, S.J. Baedke, T.A. Thompson, and D.A. Wilcox.  2006.  A comparison of dendrochronological and sedimentological datasets and their applicability for the interpretation of annual and decadal scale climate fluctuations in the Great Lakes.  Geological Society of America,  Philadelphia, PA.
• Kowalski, K.P. and D.A. Wilcox.  2006.  Impacts of a constructed pool on a fen in Seney National Wildlife Refuge: restoration implications.  USFWS Region 3 Biological Workshop, LaCrosse, WI. (INVITED)
• Kowalski, K.P., D.A. Wilcox, and M.J. Wiley.  2006.  Rehabilitating freshwater coastal wetland habitats in the Laurentian Great Lakes.  Society of Wetland Scientists, Cairns, Australia.(INVITED)
  Porse, S., J.M. Bell, S.J. Baedke, T.A. Thompson, and D.A. Wilcox.  2006.  Subsurface stratigraphy and aqueous geochemistry as indicators of hydrology in beach-ridge complexes:  two case studies from the upper Great Lakes.  Geological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA.
• Wilcox, D.A.  2006.  The importance of water-level fluctuations to fish via macrophyte habitat development.  American Fisheries Society, Lake Placid, NY. (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A., S.J. Baedke, and M.L. Carlson.  2006.  Ground-water controls on wetland plant community response to climate change.  Society of Wetland Scientists, Cairns, Australia.
  Baedke, S.J., D.A. Wilcox, and T.A. Thompson.  2005.  Insight into ground-water contributions to wetlands using aqueous geochemical indicators and ground-water flow modeling: three case studies from ridge and swale sequences in the upper Great Lakes.  Geological Society of America, Salt Lake City, UT.
• Carlson, M.L., D.A. Wilcox, and K.P. Kowalski.  2005. Evaluation of Phragmites australis control techniques in a degraded coastal wetland, western Lake Erie.  Society of Wetland Scientists, Charleston, SC.
• Kowalski, K.P., D.A. Wilcox, and M.J. Wiley. 2005. Experiences using a portable cofferdam in a Great Lakes coastal wetland habitat rehabilitation project.  International Association of Great Lakes Research, Ann Arbor, MI.
• Kowalski, K.P., D.A. Wilcox, and M.J. Wiley. 2005. Integrating scientific research and management of diked wetlands at Crane Creek, a Great Lakes coastal wetland.  Society of Wetland Scientists, Charleston, SC. (INVITED)
• Posner, R.N., J.M. Bell, S.J. Baedke, T.A. Thompson, and D.A. Wilcox.  2005.  Aqueous geochemistry as an indicator of subsurface geology and hydrology of a beach-ridge/wetland complex in Negwegon State Park, MI.  Geological Society of America, Salt Lake City, UT.
• Wilcox, D.A.  2005.  Effects of fluctuating water levels on Great Lakes coastal wetlands.  Keynote Address at Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands, 10th Annual Wetland Science Forum, Wisconsin Wetlands Association, Green Bay, WI.  (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A. 2005.  Management strategies for coastal wetlands with dynamic hydrology.  Society of Wetland Scientists, Charleston, SC.  (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A.  2005.  Past lake levels and water availability in the Great Lakes.  USGS Water Availability Program Workshop, Lansing, MI.  (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A.  2005.  Modeling wetland response to proposed changes in hydrologic regulation of Lake Ontario.  National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, peer review of the International Joint Commission Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence Reference Study, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada.  (INVITED) 
• Wilcox, D.A. 2005.  Long-term fluctuations if Great Lakes water levels.
  Invited scientific testimony before the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee of the Ohio State Legislature regarding proposed H.B. 206. Columbus, OH.  (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A.  2005.  Long-term lake-level changes in the upper Great Lakes.  Delta Marsh Coastal Wetland Workshop, Stonewall, MB, Canada. (INVITED)   
• Wilcox, D.A., S.J. Baedke, and T.A. Thompson.  2005.  Ground-water contribution to hydrology-driven development of wetland plant communities.  Geological Society of America, Salt Lake City, UT.
• Wilcox, D.A., M.J. Sweat, M.L. Carlson, and K.P. Kowalski.  2005.  Planning hydrologic restoration of small streams in a large, ditched and diked peatland.  American Fisheries Society, Anchorage, AK.  (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A., Y. Xie, K. P. Kowalski, J. Ingram, and M. L. Carlson.  2005.  Modeling wetland response to proposed changes in hydrologic restoration of Lake Ontario.  International Association for Great Lakes Research, Ann Arbor, MI. (INVITED)
• Johnston, J.W., T.A. Thompson, S.J. Baedke, R.K. Booth, E.P. Argyilan, S.T. Jackson, S.L. Forman, and D.A. Wilcox.  2004.  Lake-level, post-glacial rebound, and climate in the Lake Superior basin during the last 5000 years.  International Association for Great Lakes Research, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
• Johnston, J.W., T.A. Thompson, S.J. Baedke, R.K. Booth, E.P. Argyilan, S.T. Jackson, S.L. Forman,, and D.A. Wilcox.  2004. The separation of Lake Superior from Lake Michigan/Huron.  Geological Association of Canada & Mineralogical Association of Canada, St. Catherines, ON, Canada.
• Kowalski, K.P. and D.A. Wilcox. 2004. Application of geospatial technologies during habitat restoration projects at Metzger Marsh and Crane Creek. American Society for Photogrammety and Remote Sensing, Eastern Great Lakes Region, Fall Technical Meeting, Toledo, OH. (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A.  2004.  The role of fluctuating water levels in Great Lakes coastal wetlands.  Plenary Address at Michigan Wetlands:  Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Wetland Protection Act Conference, Traverse City, MI. (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A.  2004.  Long-term lake-level behavior and wetland plant communities. Invited scientific testimony before the Natural Resources and Environmental Issues Committee of the Michigan State Senate regarding a proposal to amend PA 14. Lansing, MI (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A. 2004.  Restoration of Metzger Marsh.  Featured presentation at Wild Ones monthly meeting, Ann Arbor, MI. (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A.  2004.  The coastal initiative.  USGS Great Lakes Science Center Program Review, Ann Arbor, MI.  (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A., J.E. Meeker, K.P. Kowalski, J. Ingram, M.L. Carlson, and T.L. King.  2004.  Wetland plant communities vs. lake-level regulation:  developing a new regulation plan for Lake Ontario. Society of Wetland Scientists, Seattle, WA.
• Wilcox, D.A., Y. Xie, K.P. Kowalski, J. Ingram, and M.L. Carlson. 2004. Modeling wetland response to proposed changes in hydrologic regulation of a large reservoir – Lake Ontario.  Geological Society of America, Denver, CO.
• Xie, Y., K.P. Kowalski, and D.A. Wilcox.  2004.  GIS topographic modeling to predict wetland plant associations resulting from proposed Lake Ontario water-level-regulation plans.  Society of Wetland Scientists, Seattle, WA.
• Booth, R.K, S.T. Jackson, J.W. Johnston, S.J. Baedke, T.A. Thompson, E.P. Argyilan, S.L. Forman, and D.A. Wilcox.   2003.  The relationship between climate variability and water-level fluctuations of the upper Great Lakes during the late Holocene.  International Association for Great Lakes Research and International Lake Environment Committee Conference, Chicago, IL.
• Johnston, J.W., T.A. Thompson, S.J. Baedke, E. Argyilan, S. Forman, and D.A. Wilcox.  2003.  The separation of Lake Superior from Lake Michigan/Huron.  Geological Society of America annual meeting, Seattle, WA.
• Kowalski, K.P. and D.A. Wilcox. 2003. Use of photointerpretation and GIS to develop a new approach to restoration and management of a Lake Erie coastal wetland. Association of American Geographers East Lakes Regional Meeting, Kalamazoo, MI.
• Kowalski, K.P., D.A. Wilcox, H.L. Roten, and M.L. Carlson.  2003.  Evaluation of coastal wetland plant community responses to regulated Lake Ontario water levels using aerial photographs and GIS.  Society of Wetland Scientists, New Orleans, LA.
• Kowalski, K.P., D.A. Wilcox, and M.J. Wiley.  2003.  Coastal wetland habitat restoration and exploration.  USFWS Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Team meeting, Chicago, IL.
• Wilcox, D.A.  2003.  From thesis to journal publication: how to succeed.  Society of Wetland Scientists, New Orleans, LA. (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A.  2003.  Restoration techniques for Great Lakes wetlands.  Restore America’s Estuaries, Baltimore, MD. (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A. 2003.  Effects of climate change on Great Lakes wetlands.  Keynote Address, Water Resources Research Institute annual conference, Kent, OH. (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A., M.J. Sweat, and K.P. Kowalski.  2003.  A water-budget approach to hydrologic restoration of a sedge fen.  Geological Society of America annual meeting, Seattle, WA.
• Wilcox, D.A. and T.A. Thompson.  2003.  Effects of climate change on Great Lakes wetlands.  USGS-BRD Global Change Workshop, Phoenix, AZ. (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A., Y. Xie, and K.P. Kowalski.  2003.  Prediction of plant community responses to proposed water-level regulation plans for Lake Ontario.  Society of Wetland Scientists, New Orleans, LA.
• Kowalski, K.P. and D.A. Wilcox.  2002.  USGS research in western Lake Erie: the Metzger Marsh Restoration Project.  Society of Wetland Scientists North Central Chapter Meeting, Columbus, OH. (INVITED)
• Kowalski, K.P. and D.A. Wilcox.  2002.  A synthesis of the Metzger Marsh Restoration Project:  wetland plant communities.  Society of Wetland Scientists North Central Chapter Regional Meeting, Columbus, OH (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A. 2002. Implications of hydrologic variability on the succession of plants in wetlands.  Society of Wetland Scientists, Lake Placid, NY. (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A. 2002.   Water levels and Great Lakes wetlands.  Banquet address, Wisconsin Wetlands Association, Fond du Lac, WI. (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A.  2002.  Effects of Lake Ontario water-level regulation on wetlands.  International Joint Commission, Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Reference Study Workshop, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (INVITED)
• Kowalski, K.P. and D.A. Wilcox.  2001.  Analysis of ecological, hydrologic, and physical factors involved in the restoration of a large peatland in Michigan’s upper peninsula, USA.  Society of Wetland Scientists, Chicago, IL.
• Kowalski, K.P. and D.A. Wilcox.  2001.  Application of aerial photographs, GIS, and GPS during the restoration of a former barrier-beach wetland in Lake Erie.  Coastal GeoTools ’01, Charleston, SC.
• Kowalski, K.P. and D.A. Wilcox. 2001. Impacts of a constructed pool on a fen in Seney National Wildlife Refuge: restoration implications.  U.S. Geological Survey GIS Workshop 2001, Denver, CO.
• Kowalski, K.P. and D.A. Wilcox. 2001. Impacts of a constructed pool on a fen in Seney
              National Wildlife Refuge: restoration implications.  Twenty-First Annual ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, CA. (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A.  2001.  Watershed characteristics and disturbance type affect biological indicators for Saginaw Bay wetlands. International Association for Great Lakes Research, Green Bay, WI. (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A.  2001.  Metrics for evaluation of wetland condition in the Great Lakes.  SOLEC Biodiversity Workshop, Windsor, ON, Canada.  (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A.  2001.  Ecosystem health and wetlands of Lake Michigan. International Association for Great Lakes Research, Green Bay, WI. (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A.  2001.  Dynamics of coastal wetlands relative to Late Holocene lake-level change.  Geological Society of America, North-Central Section, Normal, IL.  (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A., J.E. Meeker, P.L. Hudson, B.J. Armitage, M.G. Black, and D.G. Uzarski.  2001.  A test of the applicability of Index of Biotic Integrity metrics to wetlands.  Society of Wetland Scientists, Chicago, IL.
• Kowalski, K.P. and D.A. Wilcox.  2000.  Impacts of a constructed pool on a fen in Seney National Wildlife Refuge: restoration implications.  Society of Wetland Scientists, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
• Whillans, T. and D.A. Wilcox.  2000.  Comparison of techniques and experiences in the restoration of Great Lakes coastal wetlands. INTECOL Millenium Wetland Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A.  2000.  Water-level fluctuations: the driving force behind Great Lakes coastal wetlands. INTECOL Millenium Wetland Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. (INVITED)
• Wilcox, D.A.  2000.  Effects of Great Lakes water-level fluctuations on wetlands.  U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office seminar series, Chicago, IL. (INVITED)

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