GIS
Geographic information Systems
Rosanna Rivero's CV and additional projects
ROSANNA G. RIVERO
RESEARCH INTEREST
Environmental/land use planning and landscape ecology; applications of geographic information systems (GIS), geostatistics and remote sensing, with a focus in quantitative methods for mapping of ecological/biogeochemistry/environmental properties.
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
University of Florida Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Ecology 2006 Gainesville, Florida
University of Florida Ms. Urban and Regional Planning 2000 Gainesville, Florida
Universidad Simon Bolivar B.S. Urbanismo 1984 Caracas, Venezuela
APPOINTMENTS
2007 - present GIS/Natural Resource Scientist, Everglades Foundation, Palmetto Bay.
2008- present Affiliated faculty with SERC (Southeast Environmental Research Center) at Florida International University, Miami, Florida.
2003 – 2007 Research Assistant, GIS Laboratory, Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
2005 – 2006 Environmental Planner/ GIS Specialist
2000 – 2003 Center of Spatial Analysis, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Wildlife Research Laboratory Gainesville, Florida
1998 – 2000 Research Assistant, Geoplan Center, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, Gainesville
1992 – 1997 Project Coordinator for Environmental Impact Studies (transportation, mining, oil) AmbioConsult C.A. Environmental Consulting Company, Caracas, Venezuela
1987 – 1992 Project Coordinator for regional studies. Orinoco-Apure Basin Program, Ministry of Environment, Caracas, Venezuela
COLLABORATORS AND CO-EDITORS
- Binford, Michael; Department of Geography, University of Florida
- Bruland, Gregory; Dept. of Natural Resources & Environmental Management, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
- Delany, Mike; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Kubilis, Paul; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Grizzle, Betty; Everglades National Park, National Park Service
- Grunwald, Sabine; Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida
- Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando; NASA WaterSCAPES University Research Center, Florida International University
- Newman, Sue; South Florida Water Management District
- Osborne, Todd; Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida
- Reddy, Ramesh; Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS
Rivero R.G., S. Grunwald, M. W. Binford and Todd Z. Osborne. 2009. Integrating spectral indices into functional models to predict soil phosphorus in a subtropical wetland. Remote Sensing of Environment 113: 2389-2402.
Rivero R.G., S. Grunwald and G.L. Bruland. 2007. Incorporation of spectral data into multivariate geostatistical models to map soil phosphorus variability in a Florida wetland. Geoderma 140: 428–443.
Rivero R.G., S. Grunwald, T.Z. Osborne, K.R. Reddy and S. Newman. 2007. Characterization of the spatial distribution of soil properties in Water Conservation Area -2A, Everglades, Florida. Soil Science 172(2): 149-166
Grunwald S., R.G. Rivero and K.R. Reddy. 2007. Understanding spatial variability and its application to biogeochemistry analysis. pp. 435-462 (chapter 20). In Sarkar D., Datta R. and R. Hannigan (eds.), Environmental Biogeochemistry - Concepts and Case Studies, Elsevier.
Delany, M. F., M. B. Shumar, M. E. McDermott, P.S.Kubilis, J.L. Hatchitt, and R.G.Rivero. 2007. Florida Grasshopper Sparrow distribution, abundance, and habitat availability. Southeastern Naturalist 6:15-26.
Meylan, A. B., E. W Blair., B. Brost,., R.G.Rivero, R. and P. S. Kubilis. 2006. Sea turtle nesting in Florida, USA: Assessments of abundance and trends for regionally significant populations of caretta, chelonia, and dermochelys. In: Frick, M., Panagopoulou A., Rees A. F. and K. Williams (compilers). 2006. Book of Abstracts. Twenty Sixth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. International Sea Turtle Society, Athens, Greece. 376 pp.
Bejleri, I., Zwick, P., Thomas, A. and R.G.Rivero. 2003. Trends in geospatial data sharing and distribution: Florida Geographic Data Library, case study. University of Florida, Geoplan Center (Unpublished material)
Ayarzaguena, J., Rivero, R., and Perez, S. 1991 Proyecto para el Ordenamiento y Desarrollo del Ecoturismo en los Llanos de Venezuela. (Project for the development of Ecotourism in the Llanos de Venezuela). Proposal of Technical Cooperation for the European Economic Community. Corporación de Turismo de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Rivero, R.G., Mahmoudi, M., and Grizzle, B.G. 2008. The Rise and Fall of Lake Okeechobee
Changes to lake morphology from 1913 to present day. 2008 Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Conference, Naples, FL.
Rivero R.G., Grunwald, S., Binford M.W. , Osborne T.Z., and Reddy, K.R. Applications of remote sensing and multivariate geostatistics in order to improve spatial modeling of soil phosphorus predictions in wetland areas. Study case: WCA-2A, Everglades. 2008 Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Conference, Naples, FL.
Rivero R.G., S. Grunwald, G.L. Bruland, M.W. Binford, K.R. Reddy, T.Z. Osborne and S. Newman. 2007. Spectral inferential modeling of soil phosphorus using hybrid geostatistical methods. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Rivero, R.G., S. Grunwald, T. Z. Osborne, S. Newman, and K. R. Reddy. 2005. Comparative analysis of hybrid geostatistical methods for soil mapping in WCA-2A, Everglades, Florida. Soil Science Association (SSSA) Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 7-10, 2005
Rivero R.G., S. Grunwald, S. Newman, T.Z. Osborne and K.R. Reddy. 2005. Incorporation of ASTER satellite imagery into multi-variate geostatistical models to predict soil phosphorus in WCA-2A, Florida. Pedometrics 2005 - International Meeting of Commission 1.5 of the Int. Union of Soil Sciences. Naples, Florida, Sept. 12-14, 2005. (Oral presentation).
Rivero R.G., S. Grunwald, T.Z. Osborne, K.R. Reddy, and S. Newman. 2005. Incorporation of Aster satellite imagery into geospatial modeling of soil total phosphorus in Water Conservation Area 2A. Soil and Water Science (SWS) Department Research Forum, Gainesville, FL, Sept. 2, 2005. (SWS poster award)
Grunwald S., R. Corstanje, G.L. Bruland, T.Z. Osborne, R.G. Rivero, S. Newman and K.R. Reddy. 2005. Geospatial mapping of soil total phosphorus in the Greater Everglades ecosystem. 9th Int. Symposium on Biogeochemistry of Wetlands. Baton Rouge, LA, March 20-23, 2005.
Grunwald, S., G.L. Bruland, R. Corstanje, R.G. Rivero, T.Z. Osborne, K.R. Reddy, and S. Newman. 2005. Geostatistical modeling of soil property variability within the Grater Everglades Ecosystem.
International Association of Landscape Ecology, Syracuse, NY, Mar. 16.
Rivero, R.G. The Llanos of Venezuela: land of cultural and natural contrasts. 2005. Traditional Wetland Cultures in Transition, University of Miami, Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy, June2005 (Oral presentation – invited).
Rivero R.G., S. Grunwald, T.Z. Osborne, S. Newman and K.R. Reddy. 2004. Application of soil mapping and modeling efforts in WCA2 integrating GIS, geostatistics and remote sensing techniques. National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Dec. 6-10, 2004.
S.A. Bloom, S. Grunwald, R.G. Rivero, V. Ramasundaram, G.W. Hurt, and W.G. Harris. The Web-based Florida Soil Characterization Database. November 2004
Bruland G.L., R.G. Rivero, R. Corstanje, S. Grunwald, T.Z. Osborne, K.R. Reddy and S. Newman. 2004. Spatial distribution of total soil phosphorus in the Greater Everglades ecosystem. Soil and Water Science, IFAS Department Research Forum, Gainesville, FL, Sept. 2, 2004.
ORGANIZED WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING
Lake Okeechobee: Historic Assessment. Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Conference, Naples, Florida July 2008. Co-organized with Betty J. Grizzle, D.Env., Physical Scientist, South Florida Natural Resources Center, Everglades National Park.
Workshops conducted with the Venezuelan Ministry of Environment and scientists from Placer Dome Inc. in Caracas, Venezuela and Vancouver, Canada, as part of the coordination of the Environmental Impact Study of Las Cristinas Mining Project, Bolivar State, Venezuela. AmbioConsult, C.A. (environmental consultant company), Caracas, Venezuela, 1996-1997.
Workshop on “Ecotourism in the Orinoco-Apure region”, organized while coordinating a team of scientist and planners to define sustainable tourism strategies for the Orinoco-Apure basin. Ministry of Environment, Orinoco-Apure Project. Caracas, Venezuela, 1989.
Training local workshops, co-organized with staff from CORPOTURISMO (national tourism planning agency) as part of the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan for Sustainable Tourism in the Occidental Sector of the Orinoco-Apure basin, with the Ministry of Environment in Venezuela. These were conducted in San Fernando de Apure, Apure State, Venezuela, between 1989 and 1990.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS),
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA),
Fulbright Alumni organization
GIS Corps
Additional Projects
2. Mapping seasonal/taxonomic changes of phosphorus in periphyton (Collaborators: Evelyn Gaiser, FIU).
Importance to Everglades Restoration Research: Periphyton is a community of algae, fungi, microbes and associated plants and animals that grow in shallow water habitats. The measurement and mapping of phosphorus concentration in less impacted Everglades areas represent a rapid assessment tool to detect ecosystem changes in the Everglades, particularly in the southern part of the system. By learning about the distribution of periphyton, in response to changes in the hydrology and phosphorus concentration in the Everglades, we will be able to show those areas of the Everglades that are more sensitive to changes as a combination of both water flow and phosphorus increases and be able to track those changes over time.
3. Development of a Geographic Information Science Library Everglades project list (collaboration with Senator Bill Nelson and Library of Congress).
Importance to Everglades Restoration Research: A prioritized list of projects has been identified under this collaboration that includes those ongoing within the Everglades Agricultural Area and others such as the Tamiami Trail bridging. The objective is to produce easy to to understand two-page project maps documents that could be used by the office of Senator Bill Nelson, as well as partner, legislator and other congressional offices in explaining Everglades programs.
4. Remote-sensing analysis to support vegetation mapping from historic surveys and support for future monitoring efforts in Everglades National Park and Big Cypress (in collaboration with South Florida/Caribbean Network (NPS) with support from Planet Action program).
Importance to Everglades Restoration Research: This project is part of collaboration with the South Florida/Caribbean Network (NPS) to support efforts to document historic changes in vegetation, using surveys conducted in late 1970s and 1980s. It will lead to develop methods improving future vegetation monitoring methods. The Foundation collaborates by analyzing satellite imagery acquired through the Planet Action program and working with student researchers who digitize the historic vegetation map polygons to compare to the original 1979 aerial photography used to make the detailed vegetation map sections. These maps were designed to be the bases for long-term vegetation monitoring in Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve.
5. Modeling non-point phosphorus pollution in Lower Kissimmee basin and Lake Okeechobee watershed (Yirgalem Chebud, Melodie Naja).
Importance to Everglades Restoration Research: This project is the first phase of a Phosphorus Cap-and-Trade research initiative. It is intended to identify priority areas and land uses that should be targeted for a phosphorus cap-and-trade program, based on pollutant concentration. Non-point pollutant sources such as cattle ranches or dairy farms are those that are not associated with specific locations, and are related to agricultural activities, urban and industrial runoff. Geographic Information Systems models have been developed to incorporate the many variables (topography, soil, land use, rainfall, monitoring data, etc.) required to map these areas of higher concentration.
6. Develop accessible web-based mapping content and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data.
Importance to Everglades Restoration Research: Researchers have requested the availability of Everglades Foundation maps and our Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data to assist with studies and projects. By creating a user-friendly, web-based map archive, partnering research and advocacy organizations can readily develop mapping systems that provide the graphics needed to explain complex land issues involved in Everglades restoration.
7. Integrating ecological and social/urban demographic studies to understand impacts of sea-level rise and saltwater intrusion on the urban-wetland fringe of Miami-Dade County.
Importance to Everglades Restoration Research: This project represents an opportunity to integrate results from a variety of organizations that have been conducting long-term ecological research in the Southern Everglades for almost 10 years. These organizations have recently incorporated social and demographic data into this research. The research will determine how potential disturbances such as sea-level rise, increased hurricanes and storms and saltwater intrusion could affect not only the natural, but also the “urban” ecology of the Southern region. The Foundation has been invited to collaborate in conducting courses that will integrate all these factors with the assistance of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geo-statistical methods.
