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 Ainsworth727 553-3373
ainsworth@usf.edu
Project Website
Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
None