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Sampling of Oil and/or Dispersal-Related Contamination on Mississippi Marsh Ecosystem Functioning

Implementing Organization

University of Southern Mississippi

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$100,000

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

Once funding is secured we will begin placement of respiration plots in marshes and begin sampling biomass. Data and samples will be collected until September 30. Nutrient analyses of collected soil and tissue samples will continue through October. Data will be analyzed and distributed by November.

Contact

Micheal Davis
601-266-5419
Mike.Davis@usm.edu
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Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

None

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