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Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Integrity: Resilience of Seagrass Beds to Oil Contamination

Implementing Organization

University of South Alabama

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$15,000

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

Given their significance as ecological sentinels, seagrasses are excellent models for quantitatively documenting ecosystem functions that may be disrupted by this oil spill event. Gaining an understanding of their genetic, biochemical and physiological responses to oil contamination and subsequent recovery is essential to assessing resilience of sensitive coastal ecosystems. Samples of seagrass were collected across seasons over a spatial scale relevant to the oil contamination event.

Contact

Anne Boettcher
251-460-6101
aboettch@southalabama.edu
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Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

None

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