RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Gulf-wide assessment of habitat use and habitat-specific production estimates of nekton in turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum)
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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Project (PRJ) | ID: 56760
ID: 66730
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| * » Title | RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Gulf-wide assessment of habitat use and habitat-specific production estimates of nekton in turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) |
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| Short Name | Project: Darnell, Turtlegrass |
| * Status | In Work |
| Creation Date | 2017 |
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| • Publication Date | 2022 |
| * » Abstract |
This project assesses the use of turtlegrass by finfish and shellfish across the northern Gulf Mexico and evaluates the specific ways seagrass supports blue crabs, a commercially important species. |
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Seagrass beds serve as habitat for many commercially and recreationally important finfish and shellfish during some stage of their life. In the northern Gulf of Mexico, turtlegrass, a type of seagrass, is a critical foundation species that provides energy for food webs and shelter and foraging grounds for many species. In order for fisheries managers to understand how changing seagrass abundance impacts fisheries, we need to know how turtlegrass supports finfish and shellfish species in the Gulf of Mexico. Models for estimating blue crab production in turtlegrass in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas will be developed and shared with fisheries managers. This project is led by The University of Southern Mississippi in partnership with Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, the University of Florida, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. This project is funded by the NOAA RESTORE Science Program under award NA17NOS4510093 to The University of Southern Mississippi. |
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| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords | EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > ANIMAL SCIENCE > ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords | EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS > CRUSTACEANS > DECAPODS |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords | EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > ANGIOSPERMS (FLOWERING PLANTS) > MONOCOTS > SEAGRASS |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords | EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > SPECIES PREDATION |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Service Keywords | EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > MODELS > DYNAMIC VEGETATION/ECOSYSTEM MODELS |
| NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Data Type > Field Experiment |
| NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Data Type > Field Observation |
| NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Data Type > Geospatial |
| NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Data Type > Model |
| NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Sponsored Research > RESTORE Science Program |
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| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords | OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA |
| NCCOS Keywords | NCCOS Research Location > Region > Gulf of Mexico |
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| • » Organization | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science |
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| • » City | Silver Spring |
| • » State/Province | MD |
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| * » Date Effective From | 2022 |
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| Organization | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) |
| Email Address | ncei.info@noaa.gov |
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| * » Date Effective From | 2022 |
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| Position | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
| Email Address | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
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| * » Date Effective From | 2017 |
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Frank Parker, NOAA RESTORE Science Program, frank.parker@noaa.gov |
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| * » Date Effective From | 2017 |
| Date Effective To | 2022 |
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Principal Investigator: • Kelly M. Darnell (Lead Investigator, The University of Southern Mississippi, kelly.darnell@usm.edu) Additional Principal Investigators: • Zachary Darnell (The University of Southern Mississippi) • Delbert L. Smee (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi) • Charles W. Martin (University of Florida) • Bradley Furman (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) • Margaret O. Hall (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) |
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| * » Start | 2017-06 |
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| URL | https://restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov/projects/turtlegrass |
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| Name | Turtlegrass |
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RESTORE Research Project Webpage: Gulf-wide assessment of habitat use and habitat-specific production estimates of nekton in turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) |
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| » Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified? | No |
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| » Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management | Unknown |
| » Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive? | Yes |
| » Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver? | No |
| » If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate | |
| » Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination | 2 years |
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| » Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location | Other |
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| » Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving | 2 years |
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This project is an assessment of turtlegrass habitat use and an evaluation of the specific ways it supports blue crabs. The researchers will determine the abundance, diversity, age, and mix of juvenile and adult animals that use turtlegrass as habitat in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. Additionally, they will measure the relationships in these three states between blue crab growth and mortality and characteristics of the turtlegrass such as plant density and height. Finally, they will develop separate statistical models for Florida, Louisiana, and Texas that will estimate blue crab production in turtlegrass based on crab abundance, growth, and mortality data. |
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Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID | 66730 |
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| Metadata Record Created By | Jessica Morgan |
| Metadata Record Created | 2022-03-03 17:52+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| » Metadata Record Last Modified | 2025-04-01 17:16+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published | 2022-03-03 |
| Owner Org | NCCOS |
| Metadata Publication Status | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish? | N |
| Metadata Workflow State | Published / External |
| Metadata Last Review Date | 2022-03-03 |
| Metadata Review Frequency | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date | 2023-03-03 |
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