NSF Award Abstract - #0124293| NSF Award Abstract - #0124293 |
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| NSF Org | DEB |
| Latest Amendment Date | September 21, 2001 |
| Award Number | 0124293 |
| Award Instrument | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager |
Robert Kelman Wieder DEB DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY BIO DIRECT FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES |
| Start Date | October 15, 2001 |
| Expires | September 30, 2004 (Estimated) |
| Expected Total Amount | $92237 (Estimated) |
| Investigator |
Donald F. Boesch boesch@ca.umces.edu (Principal Investigator current) Anne E. Giblin (Co-Principal Investigator current) |
| Sponsor |
U of MD Ctr Environ Scs BOX 775 Cambridge, MD 216130775 / - |
| NSF Program | 7381 ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CLUSTER |
| Field Application | 0510602 Ecosystem Dynamics |
| Program Reference Code | 1689,1691,9169,EGCH, |
This project will develop a prioritized research agenda for studies of the effects of climate change and variability on estuarine systems. Although there is a general understanding of the physical effects of such changes, the consequences to the biodiversity and functioning of these ecosystems-or their biocomplexity-are poorly understood. The investigators are particularly interested in the mechanisms by which estuarine and coastal biocomplexity allows ecosystems to adapt to climate forcing in the context of human population impacts. Drs. Boesch and Giblin plan a community town meeting at the biennial conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, and a focused workshop involving estuarine, social and climate scientists. The objective of these meetings is to facilitate idea sharing and team building among climate change scientists, social scientists and scientists working in traditional estuarine disciplines. This project is expected to accelerate the involvement of the estuarine science community in addressing the complex and critically important questions of climate change effects in the fragile coastal zone.
