Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf (ECOGIG)

Implementing Organization

University of Mississippi

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$20,250,000

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)

Funding Program

Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative GoMRI Grant Program

Details

Project Category

Science

Project Actions

Physical Aspects Research

Targeted Resources

Human and/or Institutional Capacity

Project Description

The ECOGIG consortium brings together physical oceanographers, marine biologists, and chemists from 14 research institutions in a holistic effort to understand the impacts of natural seepage versus that of abrupt, large hydrocarbon inputs on coupled benthic-pelagic processes in deepwater ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico, and to chart the long-term effects and mechanisms of ecosystem recovery from the Macondo Blowout.

Contact

Charles Geoffrey Wheat
662-915-7583
wheat@olemiss.edu
Project Website

Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

www.ecogig.org

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Project ID: 224
Project Name: Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf (ECOGIG)
SourceUID: 132
Latitude: 34.364738888557
Longitude: -89.53845555645
Country: DEU, USA
State or Province: AK, AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NY, OR, PA, TX, DEU - MV
County: Unknown Multiple Counties,
Project Category: Science
Project Action: Physical Aspects Research
Additional Project Action(s): Chemical Aspects Research
Additional Project Action(s): Environmental Research; Oil System Safety Research
Targeted Resource(s): Human and/or Institutional Capacity
Targeted Resource(s): Petroleum
Targeted Resource(s): Dispersants
Anticipated Project Completion Year: 2015
Implementing Organization: University of Mississippi
Implementing Organization Type: Academic
Point of Contact – Name: Charles Geoffrey Wheat
Point of Contact – Phone: wheat@olemiss.edu
Point of Contact – Email: 662-915-7583
Other Partners: None
Affiliated Institutions: Auburn University, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Cedar Shoals High School, Columbia University, Florida State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Harvard University, J. Craig Venter Institute, Oregon State University, Pennsylvania State
Link: http://research.gulfresearchinitiative.org/research-awards/projects/?pid=132
Project Comments: www.ecogig.org
Acres Acquired: 0
Close Year: 0
Close Month: 0
Close day: 0
Purchase Type: None
Landowner: None
Landowner Type: None
Purpose: No data provided
Public Access: No data provided
Easement Holder Name : No data provided
Easement Holder Type: No data provided
Secondary Easement Holder 1: No data provided
Secondary Easement Holder 2: No data provided
Duration: No data provided
Term: No data provided
Land Restoration Acreage: 0
Aquatic Restoration Acreage: 0
Restoration Mileage: 0
Restoration Feet: 0
Additional Acreage: None
DWH Funder: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)
DWH Funder Type: Private
DWH Funding Program: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative GoMRI Grant Program
DWH Dollar Amount : 20250000
DWH Source: BP
Fund Origin: Voluntary Agreement
Controlling Documents: GoMRI Master Research Agreement
Award Year: 2011
Award Month: 9
Total Amount Leveraged: 0