Developing a predictive ecosystem model for the Lower Laguna Madre
Implementing Organization
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$213,956
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
The U.S. Department of Treasury
Funding Program
The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 5: Centers of Excellence Research Grant Program
Details
Project Category
Science
Project Actions
Chemical Aspects Research
Targeted Resources
Human and/or Institutional Capacity
Project Description
Develop an ecological modeling system for sustainable management of the Lower Laguna Madre, a data-poor yet ecologically important region of the Gulf of Mexico.
Contact
Larry McKinney(361) 825-2070
Larry.McKinney@tamucc.edu
Project Website
Project Partners
Chip Breier, David Hicks, Warren Pulich, Hudson DeYoe
Affiliated Institutions
Grant funds to support research into estuarine ecological functions, developing predictive tools for sustainable management of the LLM, and developing a system-level approach to observing and monitoring the LLM that can be used into the future.