Colony Island Network Design and Implementation (CINDI): a prioritization tool to rehabilitate colony islands along the Texas coast
Implementing Organization
Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$2,000,453
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
Birds/Bird Habitat
Project Description
Every four years, Texas creates a list of high priority colonial waterbird nesting islands in need of rehabilitation and decides which projects to implement. Given limited funds and little understanding of an island’s contribution to regional bird populations, the project team seeks to develop a prioritization tool that incorporates biogeophysical constraints on nesting and economic considerations to help managers prioritize a network of colony islands.
Contact
Dale GawlikNone
dale.gawlik@tamucc.edu
Project Website
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program, National Park Service, Audubon Texas, Texas General Land Office
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