Quantifying the Effects of Oil Exposure on the Carbon Cycling and Diversity of Pelagic Microbial Community of Coastal Alabama
Implementing Organization
University of South Alabama
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$192,713
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
Chemical Aspects Research
Targeted Resources
Human and/or Institutional Capacity
Project Description
The explosion and subsequent release of oil associated with the Deepwater Horizon platform may have substantially altered the pelagic ecosystem in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The effects, usually concentrated at the surface where much of the released oil accumulates, may also be felt within the water column. The effects on the deeper ecosystem may be increased by the application of dispersants to the oil at the source, ~1200 m deep.
Contact
Alice Ortmann251-861-2141 x 7526
aortmann@disl.org
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Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
None