Impacts of the Deep Horizon Accident on Food Web Structure in the North Central Gulf of Mexico
Implementing Organization
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$206,389
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
Chemical Aspects Research
Targeted Resources
Human and/or Institutional Capacity
Project Description
We propose to continue our evaluation of the impacts of this unprecedented perturbation (i.e., The Deepwater Horizon Oil Leak) on the health of key ecosystem attributes in the northern Gulf of Mexico using a hypothesis-driven sampling design and laboratory analyses. We began to proactively collect baseline data on a number of key determinants of ecosystem structure before, and with NGI funding, after the oiling of our nearshore waters.
Contact
John Valentine662-325-2809
jvalentine@disl.org
Project Website
Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
None