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Thomas D. FontaineDirector Voice: 541-754-4601 |
Education:
- B.A. University of Mississippi, Biology, 1972
- M.S. University of Florida, Environmental Biology, Environmental Engineering Sciences, 1974
- Ph.D. University of Florida, Systems Ecology, Environmental Engineering Sciences, 1978
Previous Positions:
- 1999-2001, Director, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Division, South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)
- 1992-1999, Director, Everglades Systems Research Division, SFWMD
- 1988-1989, Program Leader, Coordinated Ecosystem Research, NOAA-Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL)
- 1984-1988, Group Head, Environmental Systems Studies Group, NOAA-GLERL
- 1982-1983, Assistant Ecologist, University of Georgia Faculty, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
- 1979-1982, Research Associate, University of Georgia Faculty, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
- 1972-1979, Graduate Research Assistant, Environmental Engineering Sciences Department, University of Florida
Research Interests and Skills:
- Systems ecology and modeling, research program development and communication
- Nutrient and contaminant fate, transport, and effects modeling
- Uncertainty, risk, and optimization analyses
- TMDL process
- Monitoring network design
- Natural and constructed wetland processes
Professional Societies:
- AAAS
- Ecological Society of America
- Estuarine Research Federation
Appointments / Honors:
- Member of Governor's Commission for a Sustainable South Florida Scientific Advisory Panel
- National Audubon-American Association of Engineering Societies Palladium Medal (team award for Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, May 2000
- Invited and contributing speaker at numerous scientific meetings
- Invited panelist at numerous EPA, NOAA, IJC, USFWS, USGS, and NRC workshops on wetland restoration, national nutrient assessment, water quality, Great Lakes, and fisheries issues
- Chair, Modeling Committee, EPA contaminant mass balance studies in the Upper Great Lakes Connecting Channels
- McCormick, P.V., S. Newman, S. Miao, R. Reddy, D. Gawlick, T. Fontaine, and D. Marley. 2001. Effects of anthropogenic P inputs on the Everglades, Chapter 3 in Porter and Porter, editors, The Everglades, Florida Bay, and Coral Reefs of the Florida Keys: An Ecosystem Sourcebook, 1,024 pages. CRC Press
- McCormick, P.V., S. Newman, G. Payne, S. Miao, and T.D. Fontaine. 2000. Ecological effects of phosphorus enrichment in the Everglades. Chapter 3 in Everglades Consolidated Report. (A peer reviewed publication of the SFWMD available at http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/wre/eir/index.html)
- Rudnick, D.T., Z. Chen, D.L. Childers, and T.D. Fontaine. 1999. Phosphorus and nitrogen inputs to Florida Bay: the importance of the Everglades watershed. Estuaries 22:398-416.
- Moustafa, M.Z., S. Newman, T.D. Fontaine, J.J. Chimney, and T.C. Kosier. 1999. Phosphorus retention by the Everglades Nutrient Removal Project: an Everglades Stormwater Treatment Area. In K.R. Reddy, G.A. O'Conner, and C.L. Schelske, editors. Phosphorus Biogeochemistry in Subtropical Ecosystems, Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton.
- Newman, S., J. Schuette, J.B. Grace, K. Rutchey, T. Fontaine, K.R. Reddy, and M. Pietrucha. 1998. Factors influencing cattail abundance in the northern Everglades. Aquat. Bot. 60:265-280.
- Moustafa, M.Z., T.D. Fontaine, M. Guardo, and R.T. James. 1998. The response of a freshwater wetland to long-term "low level" nutrient loads: Nutrients and water budget. Hydrobiologia 364:41-53.
- Moustafa M., M.J. Chimney, T. Fontaine, G. Shih and S. Davis 1996. The response of a freshwater wetland to long-term low level nutrient loads -- marsh efficiency. Ecological Engineering. 7:15-33.
- Guardo, M., L. Fink, T. Fontaine, S. Newman, M. Chimney, R. Bearzotti, G. Goforth. 1995. Large scale constructed wetlands for nutrient removal from stormwater runoff: An Everglades restoration project. Environ. Mgt. 19:879-889.
- Fontaine, T.D., and D.J. Stewart. 1992. Exploring the effects of multiple management objectives and exotic species on Great Lakes food webs and contaminant dynamics. Environ. Mgt. 16:225-229.
- Landrum, P.F., T.D. Fontaine, W.R. Faust, B.J. Eadie, and G.A. Lang. 1992. Modeling the accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by the amphipod Diporeia (sp). In F. A. Gobas, and J.A. McCorquodale, editors. Chemical Dynamics in Fresh Water Ecosystems. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton.
- Lesht, B.M., T.D. Fontaine, and D.M. Dolan. 1991. Great Lakes total phosphorus model: post audit and regionalized sensitivity analysis. J. Great Lakes Res. 1:3-17.
- Clites, A., T.D. Fontaine, and J. Wells. 1991. The distributed costs of environmental contamination. Ecological Economics 3:215-229.
- Lang, G.A. and T.D., Fontaine. 1990. Modeling the fate and transport of contaminants in Lake St. Clair. J. Great Lakes Res. 16:216-232.
- Lang, G.A., J.A. Morton, and T.D. Fontaine. 1988. Total phosphorus budget for Lake St. Clair: 1975-1980. J. Great Lakes Res. 14:257-266.
- Fontaine, T.D., and B.M. Lesht. 1987. Contaminant management strategies for the Great Lakes: Optimal solutions under uncertain conditions. J. Great Lakes Res. 13:178-192.
- Fontaine, T.D. 1984. A non-equilibrium approach to modeling toxic metal speciation in acid, aquatic systems. Ecological Modelling 22:85:100.
- Fontaine, T.D., III. 1984. Application of risk and uncertainty analysis techniques to a heavy metal speciation model. Ecological Modelling. 22:101-108.
- Fontaine, T.D.1984. A non-equilibrium approach to modeling metal speciation in acid, aquatic systems: Theory and process equations. Ecological Modelling 21:287-313.
- Fontaine, T.D. 1983. Characteristics of Aufwuchs on natural and artificial submersed lotic plants: Substrate effects. Archiv fur Hydrobiologie 96:293-301.
- Fontaine, T.D., and S.M. Bartell, editors. 1983. Dynamics of Lotic Ecosystems. 494 pp. Ann Arbor Science, Ann Arbor.
- Ewel, K.C. and T.D. Fontaine. 1983. Structure and function of a lower latitude lake. Ecological Modelling 19:139-161.
- Ewel, K.D. and T.D. Fontaine. 1982. Effects of white amur (Ctenopharyngodon idella) on a Florida lake ecosystem: A model. Ecological Modelling 16:251-273.
- Fontaine, T.D.1981. A self-designing model for testing hypotheses of ecosystem development. In D.M. DuBois, editor. Progress in Ecological Engineering and Management by Mathematical Modelling.
- Fontaine, T.D., and K.C. Ewel. 1981. Metabolism of a Florida lake ecosystem. Limnol. Oceanogr. 26:754-763.