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Trophic Indicators of Ecosystem Health in Chesapeake Bay

EPA Grant Number: R828677C002
Subproject: this is subproject number 002 , established and managed by the Center Director under grant R828677
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
Center: EAGLES - Atlantic Coast Environmental Indicators Consortium
Center Director: Paerl, Hans
Title: Trophic Indicators of Ecosystem Health in Chesapeake Bay
Investigators: Houde, Edward D. , Boicourt, William C. , Miller, W. David , Kimmel, David G. , Gallegos, Charles L. , Roman, Michael R. , Harding Jr., Lawrence W. , Magnuson, Andrea , Rakocinski, Chet , Jordan, Christy , Adolf, Jason , Jung, Sukgeun , Connelly, W.
Institution: University of Maryland - College Park , University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science , University of Mississippi
Current Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science , University of Maryland - College Park , University of Mississippi
EPA Project Officer: Packard, Benjamin H
Project Period: March 1, 2001 through February 28, 2003
RFA: Environmental Indicators in the Estuarine Environment Research Program (2000) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Ecological Indicators/Assessment/Restoration , Water , Aquatic Ecosystems

Objective:

The objectives of this research project are to: (1) develop indicators capable of determining plankton and fish community structure and function (i.e., indices of trophic transfer); and (2) couple these indicators to physical-chemical and remote-sensing assessments of ecosystem condition.

Publications and Presentations:

Publications have been submitted on this subproject: View all 83 publications for this subproject | View all 385 publications for this center

Journal Articles:

Journal Articles have been submitted on this subproject: View all 18 journal articles for this subproject | View all 90 journal articles for this center

Supplemental Keywords:

phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish, trophodynamics, size spectrum, bio-optics, remote sensing, primary production, high-performance liquid chromatography, HPLC, photopigments, dissolved oxygen, circulation, estuarine management, nutrients, regional-scale indicators., RFA, Scientific Discipline, Air, Ecosystem Protection/Environmental Exposure & Risk, RESEARCH, particulate matter, Air Quality, Air Pollutants, Ecosystem/Assessment/Indicators, Ecosystem Protection, exploratory research environmental biology, climate change, Air Pollution Effects, Chemistry, Monitoring/Modeling, Ecological Effects - Environmental Exposure & Risk, Monitoring, Atmospheric Sciences, Atmosphere, Environmental Engineering, Ecological Indicators, anthropogenic stress, aerosol formation, ambient aerosol, atmospheric particulate matter, atmospheric dispersion models, aquatic ecosystem, climate change effects, ecoindicator, fish habitats, remote sensing, environmental monitoring, environmental measurement, assessment models, meteorology, climatic influence, global change, ozone, air quality models, climate, Choptank River, trophic effects, climate models, greenhouse gases, airborne aerosols, atmospheric aerosol particles, atmospheric transport, estuarine ecoindicator, estuarine ecosystems, environmental stress, water quality, ecological models, climate model, greenhouse gas, aerosols, atmospheric models, Global Climate Change, atmospheric chemistry, ambient air pollution, climate variability

Progress and Final Reports:

2001

Final Report

Main Center Abstract and Reports:

R828677 EAGLES - Atlantic Coast Environmental Indicators Consortium

Subprojects under this Center: (EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
R828677C001 Phytoplankton Community Structure as an Indicator of Coastal Ecosystem Health
R828677C002 Trophic Indicators of Ecosystem Health in Chesapeake Bay
R828677C003 Coastal Wetland Indicators
R828677C004 Environmental Indicators in the Estuarine Environment: Seagrass Photosynthetic Efficiency as an Indicator of Coastal Ecosystem Health

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