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Christine Hladik, Assistant Professor

GCE Committees:

GCE Disturbance Committee, SALTEx Experiment Committee

Contact Information:

Primary Organization:  Georgia Southern University

Mailing Address:

Dr. Christine M. Hladik
Department of Geology and Geography
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia 30460

Office Phone:  (911) 478-0338

E-Mail:  chladik@georgiasouthern.edu

Web Page:  https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/cosm/sees/christine-hladik/

Other Identity Systems:

ORCID:  orcid.org/0000-0002-0265-6412

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GCE Data Sets:

PLT-GCET-2409 (Spartina alterniflora above- and belowground biomass predictions and inundation intensity as estimated by the Belowground Ecosystem Resiliency Model for U.S. Georgia marshes from 2014 to 2023.)

ANT-GCED-2005 (Oyster Paleobiology along the South Atlantic Coast of the United States)

GIS-IRMA-2002 (High-resolution orthoimagery of the Altamaha River estuary in November 2017 and October 2018)

GIS-GCEL-1812a (May to July 2018 regions of interest (ROIs) of tidal marsh and tidal forest plant species to be used as ground reference data in habitat mapping)

GIS-GCEL-1812 (May to July 2018 ground control points GPS coordinates of tidal marsh and tidal forest plant species to be used as ground control points in habitat mapping)

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GCE Publications and Presentations: (custom bibliography)

Journal Articles

Costomiris, G., Hladik, C.M. and Craft, C.B. 2024. Multivariate Analysis of the Community Composition of Tidal Freshwater Forests on the Altamaha River, Georgia. Special Issue: Coastal Forest Dynamics and Coastline Erosion—Series II. Forests. 15(1). (DOI: 10.3390/f15010200)

Zinnert, J.C., Nippert, J.B., Rudgers, J.A., Pennings, S.C., Gonzalez, G., Alber, M., Baer, S.G., Blair, J.M., Burd, A.B., Collins, S.L., Craft, C.B., Di Iorio, D., Dodds, W.K., Groffman, P.M., Herbert, E., Hladik, C.M., Li, F., Litvak, M., Newsome, S., O'Donnell, J., Pockman, W.T., Schalles, J.F. and Young, D.R. 2021. State Changes: Insights from the U.S. Long Term Ecological Research Network. Ecosphere. (DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3433)

Thompson, V.D., Rick, T., Garland, C.J., Thomas, D.H., Smith, K.Y., Bergh, S., Sanger, M., Tucker, B., Lulewicz, I.H., Semon, A.M., Schalles, J.F., Hladik, C.M., Alexander, C.R. Jr. and Ritchison, B.T. 2020. Ecosystem stability and Native American oyster harvesting along the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Science Advances. 6. (DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba9652)

Hladik, C.M. and Alber, M. 2014. Classification of salt marsh vegetation using edaphic and remote sensing-derived variables. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Sciences. 141:47 - 57. (DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.01.011)

Hladik, C.M., Schalles, J.F. and Alber, M. 2013. Salt marsh elevation and habitat mapping using hyperspectral and LIDAR data. Remote Sensing of the Environment. 139:318 - 330. (DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2013.08.003)

Schalles, J.F., Hladik, C.M., Lynes, A.R. and Pennings, S.C. 2013. Landscape estimates of habitat types, plant biomass, and invertebrate densities in a Georgia salt marsh. Special Issue: Coastal Long Term Ecological Research. Oceanography. 26:88-97. (DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2013.50)

Hladik, C.M. and Alber, M. 2012. Accuracy assessment and correction of a LIDAR-derived salt marsh digital elevation model. Remote Sensing of the Environment. 121:234-235. (DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2012.01.018)

Schalles, J.F. and Hladik, C.M. 2012. Mapping phytoplankton chlorophyll in turbid, Case 2 estuarine and coastal waters. Special Issue: VIS-NIR Spectroscopy in Plant Sciences. Israel Journal of Plant Science. 60(1-2):169-192. (DOI: 10.1560/IJPS.60.1-2.169)

Theses and Dissertations

Hladik, C.M. 2012. Use of Remote Sensing Data for Evaluating Elevation and Plant Distribution in a Southeastern Salt Marsh. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 205 pages.

Conference Posters and Presentations

Schalles, J.F., Hladik, C.M., Nealy, N., Miklesh, D.M., Meile, C., Lynn, T. and O'Donnell, J. Presentation: A 35 year spatial-temporal analysis of serious Spartina alterniflora biomass declines in coastal Georgia. Impact of multiple disturbances on coastal ecosystem structure and function. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting, November 4, 2019, Mobile, Alabama.

Schalles, J.F., Hladik, C.M., O'Donnell, J., Miklesh, D.M., Pudil, T. and Nealy, N. 2021. Presentation: Satellite and drone remote sensing to study decadal scale and high resolution spatial-temporal patterns and declines of Spartina alterniflora above-ground biomass in Georgia, USA salt marshes. Session 2. 1st International Symposium on Coastal Ecosystems and Global Change (CoEco1), April 18, 2021, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.

Schalles, J.F., Hladik, C.M., O'Donnell, J., Miklesh, D.M., Pudil, T., Nealy, N. and Currin, H. 2021. Presentation: Serious multidecadal declines in aboveground biomass of the keystone salt marsh species, Spartina alterniflora, are related to climate change in coastal Georgia, USA. Wetlandscapes: Understanding the Large-scale Wetland Functions in the Landscape Symposium. 11th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference, October 14, 2021, Christchurch, New Zealand (virtual, prerecorded).

Schalles, J.F., O'Donnell, J., Hladik, C.M., Ponzi, S., Cao, F. and Miller, W. 2018. Poster: The dynamic littoral fringe – Spatial and temporal patterns in community structureand productivity in North American coastal ecosystems. Poster Session - Tuesday. GLOBOLakes and GEO Aquawatch Joint Workshop, Wednesday, August 29, 2018, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, UK.

Schalles, J.F., O'Donnell, J., Nealy, N., Mizoguchi, T. and Hladik, C.M. 2018. Presentation: Multidecadal biomass declines and controlling variables for the keystone salt marsh species, Spartina alterniflora, in coastal Georgia . SS86: Connecting the Dots – Signals of Global Change Effects in Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems. ASLO 2018 Summer Meeting, June 15, 2018, Victoria, British Columbia, BC.

O'Donnell, J., Schalles, J.F. and Hladik, C.M. 2017. Presentation: Serious declines in a large area of Georgia Salt marsh plant biomass are linked to climate variables. Collaborating across geographic scales: integrating estuarine and coastal ocean information. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting, November 9, 2017, Providence, Rhode Island.

Schalles, J.F., Hladik, C.M., Yacobi, Y., Olley, J. and O'Donnell, J. 2017. Presentation: Chlorophyll retrieval Algorithms and effects of highly variable TSS and CDOM using a large spectral library of inland and coastal observations. #031 Global Remote Sensing of Inland Waters. Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Annual Meeting, February 28, 2017, Honolulu, HI.

O'Donnell, J., Schalles, J.F. and Hladik, C.M. 2016. Poster: Recent declines in Georgia salt marsh plant biomass and health are linked to climate and hydrologic variables. Poster Session. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Climate Change Conference: Prepare, Respond, and Adapt, November 2, 2016, Jekyll Island, GA.

Schalles, J.F., Hladik, C.M. and Seminara, D. 2012. Presentation: Cranes, Planes, and Planktonic Meals: Habitat Characterizations in Gulf and East Coast NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserves. 2012 NOAA EPP Cooperative Science Center Seminar Series, November 08, 2012, Silver Springs, Maryland.

Schalles, J.F., Olley, J., O'Donnell, J. and Hladik, C.M. 2012. Presentation: Assessing chlorophyll patterns in tidal tributary streams and rivers and in estuary to near shore transition zones. FR4.5.5: Invited Session - Hyperspectral remote sensing in shallow waters. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, July 22 - 27, 2012, Munich, Germany.

Hladik, C.M. and Alber, M. 2011. Presentation: Assessment of salt marsh LIDAR errors and digital elevation model correction. SEERS, March 16-18, 2011, Athens, GA.

Hladik, C.M., Alber, M. and Schalles, J.F. 2011. Poster: Fusing hyperspectral airborne imagery and LIDAR-derived digital elevation models for the correction of salt marsh elevations. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, November 6-10, 2011, Daytona Beach, FL.

Robinson, M., Alexander, C.R. Jr. and Hladik, C.M. 2011. Poster: Acquisition of integrated, field-based, subtidal and intertidal marshlands morphology and comparison to LiDAR data. No. 2. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting., 6-10 November 2011, Daytona Beach, FL.

Schalles, J.F., Hladik, C.M., Seminara, D. and O'Donnell, J. 2011. Presentation: Mapping Coastal and Estuarine Chlorophyll Concentrations. S05: Ocean Color Radiometry of Coastal and Inland Water. 2011 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, February 16, 2011, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Schalles, J.F., Olley, J., Hladik, C.M. and O'Donnell, J. 2011. Presentation: Comparing algal chlorophyll spatial patterns within and between Gulf and East Coast National Estuarine Research Reserves. SCI-106, Comparative Studies of Estuarine and Coastal System Properties. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, November 9. 2011, Daytona Beach, Florida.

Alexander, C.R. Jr., Alber, M., Hladik, C.M. and Pennings, S.C. 2010. Presentation: Physical-Biological Interactions in Coastal Settings: The Georgia Coastal Ecosystem LTER Example. American Geophysical Union - Meeting of the Americas, 9-13 August 2010, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil.

Hladik, C.M., Alber, M., Schalles, J.F. and Pennings, S.C. 2010. Poster: Salt marsh habitat mapping on Sapelo Island, GA using LIDAR and hyperspectralimagery. National Estuarine Research Reserve Annual Meeting, October 11-15, 2010, National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV.

Hurley, D., Scoville, N. and Hladik, C.M. 2010. Poster: Base Station RTK vs. Virtual Reference Station (VRS) RTK survey efficiency: anevaluation of techniques, precision and costs for establishing high resolution “z”coordinates. National Estuarine Research Reserve Annual Meeting, October 11-15, 2010, National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV.

Schalles, J.F., Hladik, C.M., Seminara, D.N., Altrichter, A.E. and Steele, M.M. 2010. Poster: Extracting habitat features from hyperspectral coastal wetland imagery in Georgia and Texas. Coastal Habitats. ESA Annual Meeting, August 1-6, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA.

Alber, M., Alexander, C.R. Jr., Hladik, C.M., Jackson, C. and Pennings, S.C. 2009. Presentation: Marsh hammocks: isolated uplands in the marsh environment. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation meeting, November 2009, Portland, Oregon.

Hladik, C.M., Alber, M., Schalles, J.F., Lynes, A.R. and Pennings, S.C. 2009. Poster: Salt marsh habitat mapping on Sapelo Island, GA using LIDAR and hyperspectral imagery. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation meeting, November 2009, Portland, Oregon.

Schalles, J.F., Hladik, C.M., Altrichter, A.E., Seminara, D.N. and Merani, P.B. 2009. Poster: Geospatial partitioning of ecosystem components in coastal wetlands using masking and classification techniques with high resolution imagery. SCI-210 Marsh - general. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation 2009 Biennial Conference, November 5, 2009, Portland, OR.

Schalles, J.F., Hladik, C.M., Pennings, S.C., Steele, M.M. and Lynes, A.R. 2009. Presentation: Extracting habitat features from hyperspectral wetland imagery at NOAA’s Sapelo Island and Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserves. NOAA – Educational Partnership Program Fifth Education and Science Forum, November 13, 2009, Howard University, Washington, D.C.

Schalles, J.F., Hladik, C.M., Volkmer, M. and Saucedo, D.F. 2007. Presentation: Geospatial mapping of species and biomass in Georgia salt marshes using AISA airborne hyperspectral imagery. Estuarine Research Federation 2007 Annual Meeting, 4-8 November 2007, Providence, Rhode Island.

Volkmer, M., Schalles, J.F., Hladik, C.M. and Pennings, S.C. 2007. Presentation: Coastal wetland and surface water classifications using hyperspectral aerial imagery. CS23 Remote Sensing and Emerging Technologies. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography 2007 Aquatic Science Meetings, February 5, 2007, Sante Fe, N.M.

Schalles, J., Hladik, C., Whitehurst, L. and Merani, P. 2006. Poster: Hyperspectral imaging of wetlands and estuarine waters of National Estuarine Research Reserves in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic Regions of the United States. Shallow Water Optics. Ocean Optics XVIII, The Oceanographic Society, October 9-13, 2006, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.