Coral reefs in Jobos Bay (National Estuarine Research Reserve) are under duress by anthropogenic as well as by natural stressors. The main purpose of this project is to implement the FORAM Index and to determine which factors play a seasonal role in the water quality of the reefs. This project is funded by Puerto Rico Sea Grant.
The purpose of this research will contribute to a better understanding of Nueces Bay, TX, Corpus Christi, TX, and Apalachicola Bay, FL estuarine health conditions by implementing different ecological indexes (Foram Stress index, Ammonia-Elphidium index and the microgAMBI index). This project is funded by NOAA-Center for Coastal and Marine Ecosystems (CCME-I).
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Abstracts presented at national conferences:
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2020: AGU Ocean Sciences meeting in San Francisco-CA.
2021: Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve Symposium in Apalachicola-FL.
Subsampling the petit ponar
Sediment sampling in FL with a petit ponar.