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Impacts of Nutrients on Reefs in the Florida Keys

EPA Grant Number: R828020C005
Subproject: this is subproject number 005 , established and managed by the Center Director under grant R828020
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
Center: National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research (NCORE)
Center Director: McManus, John W.
Title: Impacts of Nutrients on Reefs in the Florida Keys
Investigators: Swart, Peter K.
Institution: University of Miami
EPA Project Officer: Perovich, Gina
Project Period: December 15, 1999 through December 14, 2003
RFA: National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research (1999)
Research Category: Targeted Research , Congressionally Mandated Center

Description:

Objective:

The project undertaken by the stable isotope laboratory is designed to evaluate the sources of nitrogen to the coastal reefs of South Florida using the stable isotopes of nitrogen (15N and 14N) as a tracer. In order to accomplish this task analyses were performed on the following components from the Florida offshore ecosystem off Key Largo i) algal samples, ii) samples of fish, iii) samples of particulate organic material, and iv) sample of inorganic nitrogen in the water column.

Publications and Presentations:

Publications have been submitted on this subproject: View all 2 publications for this subproject | View all 9 publications for this center

Supplemental Keywords:

Coral Reefs, Estuarine Research, coastal ecosystem, aquatic ecosystem, watersheds, nutrient flux, Florida Keys, marine environment, nitrogen. , Ecosystem Protection/Environmental Exposure & Risk, Water, Geographic Area, Scientific Discipline, RFA, Water & Watershed, estuarine research, Ecology, Aquatic Ecosystems & Estuarine Research, Nutrients, Ecological Risk Assessment, algal blooms, Aquatic Ecosystem, Watersheds, Ecology and Ecosystems, State, coral reef communities, marine ecosystem, water quality, coastal resources, coastal watershed, watershed restoration, nutrient sensitive ecosystems, esturarine eutrophication, coral reef ecosystem integrity, ecological research, environmental indicators, Florida Keys, nutrient stress, coastal ecosystems, marine biology, wetlands, FLA, algal growth, bloom dynamics, ecological indicators, nutrient concentrations, estuarine integrity, aquatic ecosystems, coastal environments, coral reefs, environmental stress, coastal ecosystem, nutrient transport, nutrient cycling, watershed sustainablity, watershed sustainablility, estuaries, Florida, nutrient supply, ecosystem stress, ecosystem response, watershed assessment, nutrient flux

Progress and Final Reports:
2001 Progress Report


Main Center Abstract and Reports:
R828020    National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research (NCORE)

Subprojects under this Center: (EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
R828020C002 Nutrient Cycling and Algal Productivity in the Florida Keys
R828020C003 Top-Down Trophodynamics
R828020C004 Physical Oceanographic Studies
R828020C005 Impacts of Nutrients on Reefs in the Florida Keys

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