Publications and presentations

The following list of publications and presentations are listed whenever any of our data, in any capacity, gets used for research and education purposes. We try our best to keep track if even a single photo from our database gets used for a publication or presentation, as it helps measure our impact of the 'Sargassum Watch' Citizen Science Program to the scientific and broader community.

If you have used any of our data for a publication or presentation, please contact Lowell Iporac (lowell.ecology@gmail.com) and provide the reference and description of use of our data. 

Publications

• Putman, N.F., Beyea, R.T., Iporac, L.A.R., Triñanes, J., Ackerman, E.G., Olascoaga, M.J., Appendini, C.M., Arriaga, J., Collado-Vides, L., Lumpkin, R., Hu, C., Goni, G., 2023. Improving satellite monitoring of coastal inundations of pelagic Sargassum algae with wind and citizen science data. Aquatic Botany 188, 103672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2023.103672

• Iporac, L.A.R., Hatt, D.C., Bally, N.K., Castro, A., Cardet, E., Mesidor, R., Olszak, S., Duran, A., Burkholder, D.A., Collado-Vides, L., 2022. Community-based monitoring reveals spatiotemporal variation of sargasso inundation levels and morphotype dominance across the Caribbean and South Florida. Aquatic Botany 182, 103546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2022.103546

• Trinanes, J., Putman, N.F., Goni, G., Hu, C., Wang, M., 2021. Monitoring pelagic Sargassum inundation potential for coastal communities. Journal of Operational Oceanography 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/1755876X.2021.1902682

• Castro, A., Cardet, E., Mesidor, R., Iporac, L.A.R., Blumenthal, J., Collado, L., 2020. Comparative spatiotemporal analysis of accumulated pelagic Sargassum landings using community science data, in: Proceedings of the 73rd Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Virtual, pp. 12–14. Access PDF Here.

• Iporac, L.A.R., Olszak, S., Burkholder, D., Collado-Vides, L., 2020. Lessons and Challenges in Piloting “Sargassum Watch,” A Citizen Science Program to Monitor Pelagic Sargassum Landings in South Florida, in: Proceedings of the 72nd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, November 2 - 8, 2019 Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, pp. 246–252. Access PDF Here.

Presentations

• Iporac, L.A.R., Hatt, D., Bally, N.K., Castro, A., Cardet, E., Mesidor, R., Olszak, S., Duran, A., Burkholder, D., and Collado-Vides, L. 2023.  El monitoreo basado en la comunidad revela la variación espaciotemporal de los niveles de entrada de sargazo y el predominio de morfotipos en el Caribe y sur de Florida. XIV Convención Internacional Sobre Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo, Congreso de educación Ambiental para el desarollo sostenible, La Habana, Cuba (July 2023).

• Putman, N., Beyea, T., Iporac, L., Trinanes, J., Ackerman, E., Olascoaga, M., Beron-Vera, F., Alberchtsen, C., Arriaga, J., Collado-Vides, L., Lumpkin, R., Hu, C., and Goni, G. Sargassum Inundation Reports: Validating satellite monitoring with citizen science photos. 75th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference, Fort Walton, Florida, US. (November 2022).   

• Iporac, L.A.R., Hatt, D., Bally, N.K., Castro, A., Cardet, E., Mesidor, R., Olszak, S., Duran, A., Burkholder, D., and Collado-Vides, L. 2022.  Community-based monitoring reveals spatiotemporal variation of sargasso inundation levels and morphotype dominance across the Caribbean and South Florida. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2022, Grand Rapids, Michigan (May 2022).

• Iporac, L.A.R. “Sargassum Watch” citizen science project: Current results and innovative prospects responding to a macroalgal bloom. CitSciVirtual, Virtual (April 2021).

• Mesidor, R., Castro, A. Cardet, E., Iporac, L.A.R., Burkholder, D., Blumenthal, J., and Collado-Vides, L. Comparative spatiotemporal analysis of accumulated pelagic Sargassum landings using community science data. 12th International Phycological Congress, Virtual (March 2021).

• Cardet E., Castro A., Mesidor R., Iporac L.A.R., Burkholder D., Blumenthal J., Collado-Vides L. Comparative spatiotemporal analysis of accumulated pelagic Sargassum landings using community science data. 42nd Annual Southeast Phycology Colloquium, Virtual (November 2020). 

• Castro A., Cardet E., Mesidor R., Iporac, L.A.R, Burkholder D., Blumenthal J., Collado-Vides L. Comparative spatiotemporal analysis of accumulated pelagic Sargassum landings using community science data. 73nd Annual Meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Virtual (November 2020). Accessible via https://my.ltb.io/#/showcase/gcfi73 

• Hatt, D., Bally, N.K, Olszak, S., Iporac, L.A.R., Collado-Vides, L. Spatiotemporal contribution of nutrients and trace metals of pelagic Sargassum landings to south Florida shorelines. 42nd Annual Southeast Phycology Colloquium, Virtual (November 2020).

• Iporac, L., Olszak, S., Burkholder, D., and Collado-Vides, L. Lessons and challenges in piloting a citizen science project to monitor pelagic Sargassum landings in South Florida. 72nd Annual Meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (November 2019).

• Olszak, S., Iporac, L., and Collado-Vides, L. Using citizen science photographs and in situ sampling to measure abundance and biomass of Sargassum landings. 72nd Annual Meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (November 2019).

• Iporac, L.A.R., Olszak, S., and Collado-Vides, L. A citizen science approach to monitor Pelagic Sargassum landings in South Florida. 73rd Annual Meeting of the Phycological Society of America, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA (June 2019).

• Iporac, L.A.R., Olszak, S., and Collado-Vides, L. A citizen science approach to monitor Pelagic Sargassum landings in South Florida. Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean 39th Scientific Conference, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (May 2019).

• Olszak, S., Saqui, L., Cifuentes, P, Iporac, L.A.R., and Collado-Vides, L. Monitoring program for pelagic Sargassum landings in South Florida. 40th Annual Southeastern Phycology Colloquium, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. (Oct. 2018).