Synthesizing environmental and biological monitoring data to assess how fisheries resources along Texas coasts are impacted by severe weather events, using a total ecosystem approach
Implementing Organization
The University of Texas at Austin
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$94,820
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Funding Program
The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 4: NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Environmental Research
Targeted Resources
Fish/Fish Habitats
Project Description
This project will evaluate how severe weather (e.g. hurricanes, floods, droughts, and freezes) affects the ecosystem at multiple levels from water quality, nutrients, and zooplankton, to fish in the Mission-Aransas Estuary and Galveston Bay, Texas. The project team will use statistical models to analyze long-term datasets of the hydrology, water quality and chemistry, primary production, zooplankton, benthic fauna, and nekton from both Texas estuaries to inform the needs of fisheries and resource managers in response to severe weather.
Contact
Christopher BiggsNone
cbiggs@utexas.edu
Project Website
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
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