Assessing the Current and Potential Role of Shellfish for Improving Water Quality - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)

Description

This project team will leverage a well established collaborative group, GTM Reserve’s Oyster and Water Quality Task Force and engage additional users, including state agencies, nonprofits and the oyster fishery community that are working to improve water quality in Guana River Estuary. To assist with the development of restoration and management plans, this project will: 1) identify sources of nutrients to the Guana River Estuary, and determine how nutrient loads from the lake to the river are affected by hydrology and land use; 2) map the current distribution of shellfish communities; 3) quantify filtration and nitrogen removal by shellfish; and 4) conduct field and lab experiments to assess how water quality affects shellfish health, and also how shellfish affect water quality in the estuary. In collaboration with project end users, the project team will generate a suite of research products, including a coupled hydrodynamic-biogeochemical model for Guana Lake and monitoring and restoration recommendations. Project findings will be shared through a stakeholder workshop exploring ways to reduce nutrient inputs into the estuary, a training program for using shellfish for water quality remediation, and peer-reviewed and outreach publications.

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Name Format Description Link
0 https://nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Smyth20
0 Website listed for Office for Coastal Management https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
0 Online Resource https://nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Smyth20
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/71316.pdf
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/71316
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords

Tags

  • nerrs
  • guana tolomato matanzas nerr
  • ecosystem service
  • terrestrial hydrosphere
  • office of coastal management
  • oysters
  • foundation species
  • national ocean service
  • ecosystems
  • biosphere
  • oyster reef
  • wild hog
  • salt march accretion
  • noaa
  • biological classification
  • marine ecosystems
  • ribbed mussel
  • nutrients
  • ecosystem engineer
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • bivalves
  • water quality/water chemistry
  • coastal
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • nitrogen
  • salt marsh
  • fl
  • mollusks
  • oyster map
  • nitrogen cycling
  • reef
  • animals/invertebrates

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