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Assessing the Threat of Hypoxia to Coral Reefs

We are examining the impact of low-oxygen (hypoxia) stress on coral reef ecosystems. Coral reefs are in decline, and human-assisted restoration is actively trying to ...

Biological Vulnerability to Hypoxia from Climate Warming and Eutrophication in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

CHRP, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, david.scheurer@noaa.gov, Gulf of Mexico, HABHRCA, Hypoxia, Louisiana, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

This project will provide critical information and predictive tools to coastal managers for understanding how species will respond to changing hypoxia conditions from ongoing and ...

Causes and Consequences of Hypoxic Events in Low-inflow Estuaries in Southern California

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, California, CHRP, hypoxia, Hypoxia, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Other Topics, Pacific Ocean, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are investigating the processes that lead to hypoxia in Southern California’s lagoons, and identifying its ecological impacts. These small estuaries, which have tidal inlets ...

Coastal Ecosystem Susceptibility to Nutrient Pollution

alan.lewitus@noaa.gov, Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, CHRP, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We studied the estuaries of the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico to determine which coastal areas are most vulnerable to changes in nutrient ...

Effects of Hypoxia and Warming on Zooplankton in Chesapeake Bay

Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, CHRP, HABHRCA, Hypoxia, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Maryland, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Waterbodies

Arcatia tonsa is the dominant copepod in Chesapeake Bay and a critical food source for many fisheries species and a link between primary producers (phytoplankton) ...

How Will Changing Temperature and Oxygen Conditions in the California Current System Influence Important Fish and Shellfish Species?

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, California, California Current System, CHRP, climate change, Coastal Change, hypoxia, Hypoxia, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, ocean acidification, Oregon, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, temperature, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Washington

We are supporting the application of coastal ocean models to determine the vulnerability of important species to changing temperature and oxygen in the California Current ...

Hypoxia in Green Bay, Wisconsin: Biogeochemical Dynamics, Watershed Inputs, and Climate Change

CHRP, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, Great Lakes, Green Bay, hypoxia, Hypoxia, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, Wisconsin

Hypoxia conditions have plagued the lower part of Lake Michigan’s Green Bay and the Fox River for decades. We know nutrients are contributing to the ...

Hypoxia Response to Nutrient Management in Narragansett Bay

alan.lewitus@noaa.gov, Atlantic Ocean, CHRP, eutrophication, Forecasting, hypoxia, Hypoxia, Narragansett Bay, Other Topics, Rhode Island, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are developing observational and modeling tools and analyses to help management agencies in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island assess the efficacy of nutrient management controls ...

LEOFS-Hypoxia: Operational Lake Erie Hypoxia Forecasting for Public Water Systems Decision Support

CHRP, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, Great Lakes, hypoxia, Hypoxia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Deep waters of Lake Erie’s central basin have areas of low dissolved oxygen. Weather conditions can determine if this low oxygen (hypoxic) water will be ...

Modeling Hypoxia and Ecological Responses to Climate and Nutrients

alan.lewitus@noaa.gov, Chesapeake Bay, CHRP, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Delaware, Hypoxia, Maryland, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are developing modeling tools that can be used to predict ecological responses to climate and nutrient input management in coastal systems. This project is ...

Predicting Impacts of Climate Change on Success of Hypoxia Management Actions in Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay, CHRP, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, david.scheurer@noaa.gov, Hypoxia, Maryland, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Waterbodies

We are investigating how rising atmospheric temperature and changing precipitation patterns will affect coastal hypoxia (low dissolved oxygen) in Chesapeake Bay. Hypoxia in the bay, ...

Shallow Water Hypoxia: Tipping the Balance for Individual Animals, Populations, and Ecosystems

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Chesapeake Bay, CHRP, Coastal Change, david.kidwell@noaa.gov, hypoxia, Hypoxia, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

We are investigating the impacts of extreme daily fluctuations in oxygen and pH on fish and invertebrates in the Chesapeake Bay. The modeling tools we ...

Tracking the Extent and Effect of Hypoxia on Commercial Fisheries off the Pacific Northwest

CHRP, dungeness crab, fisheries, hypoxia, Hypoxia, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Oregon, Other Topics, Sensor Development, shellfish, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington

Low oxygen or hypoxic zones have increased in the Pacific Northwest. We are working with Dungeness crab fishermen in Oregon to deploy dissolved oxygen sensors ...

Transitioning to Operations NOAA Supported Statistical Hypoxia Models and Forecasts in the Gulf of Mexico and Chesapeake Bay

The Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act (HABHRCA) mandates the development of scientific tools for natural resource managers to address hypoxia in ...

West Florida Shelf Hypoxia and the Roles of Harmful Algal Blooms, Warming, and Extreme Events

CHRP, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, HABHRCA, Hypoxia, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

Scientist preparing phytoplankton samples for measurements of respiration. Credit: Patricia Glibert, UMCES. We are seeking to understand the physical and biogeochemical mechanisms driving emerging hypoxia ...

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