Recruitment Patterns of Reef Fishes and the Recent Gulf Oil Spill
Implementing Organization
Auburn University
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$34,500
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
The early life history of reef fish can be extremely important in the subsequent determination of year class strength. These early stages are probably the most susceptible life stages to any oil spill effects, especially considering the timing overlap between peak reef fish recruitment and the oil spill. This timing overlap would suggest that the reef fish larval and juvenile stages (e.g. red snapper) may have suffered higher mortalities from the recent Gulf oil spill resulting in subsequent year-class failures.
Contact
Stephen Szedlmayer251-990-4858
szedlst@auburn.edu
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