Projecting future estuarine hypoxia and habitat in Louisiana

Implementing Organization

Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), Louisiana State University (LSU), RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana (LA-COE)

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$135,684

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

Nearshore/Littoral Zone

Project Description

This project will generate high-resolution hindcast and projection simulations of physical and oxygen conditions in Barataria Bay for the 21st century (2001 to 2100) using a coupled-hydrodynamic-biogeochemical model (coastal and Regional Ocean Community Model). It will explore the use of an eco-physiological framework to map temperature-dependent hypoxic zones for selected species in Barataria Bay. The goal is to systematically characterize and map temperature-dependent hypoxic conditions over Barataria Bay for each decade under the context of climate warming.

Contact

Junhong Liang
None
jliang@lsu.edu
Project Website

Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

None