The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) and the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program (MBNEP) have begun the state’s first program to measure pollution deposited through rainwater in Mobile and Baldwin counties. Samples taken from the monitoring stations will be ...

The Bayou Lafourche Watershed is located in south central Louisiana between the Barataria and Terrebonne basins. Bayou Lafourche flows through Ascension, Assumption and Lafourche Parishes emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. It is the source for drinking water to over ...

The overall objective of the proposed research is to quantify the key microbial processes regulating mineralization and bioavailability of carbon and soil nutrients in Everglades soils. The experimental approach proposed in this research will provide predictive capability on the influence ...

The project diverts fresh water, nutrients and sediments from the Mississippi River to coastal bays and marshes in Breton Sound for fish and wildlife enhancement. Benefits include restoration of former ecological conditions by controlling salinity and supplementing nutrients and sediments ...

Algal-invertebrate mats are communities of epibiota and biofouling organisms that are sessile and mobile and dwell on hard substrate. In the Gulf of Mexico, oil and gas platforms introduce hard substrate into a region dominated by soft bottoms. This artificial ...

Mote Marine Laboratory is undertaking a coordinated, multi-disciplinary study to determine the ecological health of Charlotte Harbor, southwestern Florida. The study builds on Mote's history of pioneering research in the Harbor, present expertise in specific research areas, and access to ...

Seagrass habitat is essential for the early life history of commercially important marine species, providing refugia, nutrients and protection from severe hydrological mechanisms. Epibenthic and infaunal organisms inhabiting seagrass beds represent an important food source for the larvae and juveniles ...