Use of elemental signatures to detect and trace contaminant entry to the northern Gulf of Mexico coastal food web: managing multiple stressors
Implementing Organization
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$231,671
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Funding Program
The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 4: NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program
Details
Project Category
Science
Project Actions
Monitoring and Observations
Targeted Resources
Oysters/Reefs
Project Description
Oysters can serve as a record of water conditions at a particular site because they are stationary filter feeders with a hard shell that continually grows. The shell can even serve as a long-term recorder of water conditions in the past that may remain a
Contact
Ruth Carmichael251-861-7555
rcarmichael@disl.org
Project Website
Project Partners
The Nature Conservancy
Affiliated Institutions
None