Responses of Benthic Communities and Sedimentary Dynamics to Hydrocarbon Exposure in Neritic and Bathyal Ecosystems: Phase II
Implementing Organization
University of Southern Mississippi
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$144,792
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
We propose to continue and expand what has been a very successful NGI Phase I project, which is focused on determining if and where oil has reached the seafloor below the intertidal zone and if at these sites it has affected benthic ecosystems. Oil has been observed over large areas of the ocean surface and has been reported in thin, discrete layers on subsurface isopycnals.
Contact
Charlotte A. Brunner228-688-3576
charlotte.brunner@usm.edu
Project Website
Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
None