Baseline for Impact Assessment of Zooplankton and Imaging Oil Droplet Detection on the West Florida Shelf
Implementing Organization
University of South Florida
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$377,310
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
Environmental Research
Targeted Resources
Human and/or Institutional Capacity
Project Description
We propose to conduct a one year baseline study to assess the monthly abundance and distribution of zooplankton along two transects on the West Florida Shelf as a basis for long term monitoring. Zooplankton are a critical component of marine ecosystems, given their role in biogeochemical cycles and as a food source for commercially important fishes and other upper trophic level predators.
Contact
Kendra Daly727-553-1041
kdaly@marine.usf.edu
Project Website
Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
None