Oil Spill Impacts on Food Webs of Barrier Islands: Critical Sampling of Florida Beaches
Implementing Organization
University of South Florida
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$49,296
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
Our work plan calls for two sampling trips to Panhandle oiled beaches and beaches along the central SW FL coast in July and August 2011 to collect data on: ghost crab burrow abundance and size, wrack abundance and composition, and swash zone invertebrates from sediment cores. Additionally, ghost crabs will be collected for measurement and stored for possible use in future stable isotope analyses or for assessment of tissue contaminants.
Contact
Susan Bell813-974-6229
sbell@usf.edu
Project Website
Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
None