Floating Sargassum Communities of the Gulf of Mexico: Data Collection for the Continued Assessment of Associated Faunal Assemblages, Trophic Interations and Habitat Function in the Wake of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Implementing Organization
University of Southern Mississippi
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$203,776
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 continue our investigation of the distribution of Sargassum, the biological community within the Sargassum and the potential consequences of Sargassum loss on ecological processes.
Contact
Frank Hernandez228-818-8800
frank.hernandez@usm.edu
Project Website
Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
None