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Quantifying the Effects of Oil Exposure on the Carbon Cycling and Diversity of Pelagic Microbial Community of Coastal Alabama

Implementing Organization

University of South Alabama

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$192,713

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

The explosion and subsequent release of oil associated with the Deepwater Horizon platform may have substantially altered the pelagic ecosystem in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The effects, usually concentrated at the surface where much of the released oil accumulates, may also be felt within the water column. The effects on the deeper ecosystem may be increased by the application of dispersants to the oil at the source, ~1200 m deep.

Contact

Alice Ortmann
251-861-2141 x 7526
aortmann@disl.org
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Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

None

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