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Projects Explorer

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Vulnerability of Deep-Sea Coral Ecosystems to Ocean Acidification

Alaska, aragonite saturation horizon, California, CINMS, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Coral, coral, deep sea coral, lophelia pertusa, Ocean Acidification, ocean acidification, Pacific Ocean, peter.etnoyer@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
The high acidity and high dissolved inorganic carbon of the California Current ecosystem make it a natural laboratory to study the effects of ocean acidification ...
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Water and Sediment Quality Assessment at Cape Lookout National Seashore

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, marie.delorenzo@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, National Mussel Watch, North Carolina, pete.key@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
In 2018, Hurricane Florence caused historic flooding in North and South Carolina, potentially affecting coastal environmental quality in the region due to salinity changes and ...
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Water Quality Monitoring to Support Watershed Restoration in Culebra, Puerto Rico

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Caribbean Sea, dave.whitall@noaa.gov, Puerto Rico, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
We are working with partners to conduct nutrient and sedimentation monitoring on and around Culebra Island, Puerto Rico. Excess nutrients in coastal waters can result ...
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Weather and Water: Using Data Science to Create Models and Tools to Predict Coastal Impacts

Atlantic Ocean, Coastal Change, doug.pirhalla@noaa.gov, Great Lakes, Waterbodies
Understanding and predicting environmental conditions and hazards along our coastlines is important for management, coastal communities and economies. We provide scientific information and tools on ...
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West Florida Shelf Hypoxia and the Roles of Harmful Algal Blooms, Warming, and Extreme Events

CHRP, Florida, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), HABHRCA, Hypoxia, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
We are seeking to understand the physical and biogeochemical mechanisms driving emerging hypoxia and to determine whether climate change is facilitating hypoxia formation on the ...
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Western Pacific Coral Reef Institute (WPCRI)

Coral, david.hilmer@noaa.gov, Guam, Marine Spatial Ecology, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies
The Western Pacific Coral Reef Institute (WPCRI) is a collaborative regional partnership whose mission is to protect and preserve Micronesia’s reefs through scientific research that ...
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Where is all the Brevetoxin in Florida Dolphins?

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Florida, john.ramsdell@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories
After over 500 bottlenose dolphins washed ashore during a decade of Florida red tides, puzzled scientists measured little to no brevetoxin in them. An unusual ...
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Where is the Fish Food? Chesapeake Bay Mesozooplankton Abundance and Composition

Chesapeake Bay, copepod, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, gretchen.messick@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Maryland, mesozooplankton, salinity, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, water quality, Waterbodies
The purpose of this project is to collect and document the abundance and composition of Chesapeake Bay mesozooplankton, an important food source for juvenile fish ...
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