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Using ecosystem modeling to understand the impacts of seagrass restoration and red tides on sea turtles, marine mammals, and seabirds on the West Florida Shelf

Implementing Organization

University of South Florida

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$308,279

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

The U.S. Department of Treasury

Funding Program

The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 5: Centers of Excellence Research Grant Program

Details

Project Category

Science

Project Actions

Environmental Research

Targeted Resources

Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

Project Description

Use of the Atlantis-GOM end-to-end ecosystem model, to evaluate the ecosystem effects of seagrass coverage under different possible futures of toxic and non-toxic algal bloom frequency and severity in the West Florida Shelf region and the Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem. Effects on marine mammal, seabird and sea turtle species are assessed by indicators such as population abundance and foraging opportunities.

Contact

Dr. Cameron Ainsworth
727 553-3373
ainsworth@usf.edu
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Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

None

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