New award - project abstract summary: project title: cesu-identifying nutrient sources driving algal blooms in florida BAY: a causal analysis approachthis project aims at improving our understanding…

This $175,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of the Interior National Park Service Southeast Region under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program aims to improve the understanding of Florida Bay algal blooms. The project, conducted by Florida International University, will identify potential triggers, drivers, and stressors that influence the spatial distribution and phytoplankton concentrations in Florida Bay. Specifically, the research will determine whether the nutrients causing the algal blooms originate from sources inside or outside of Florida Bay, and if external, whether the sources are upstream marshes, coastal lakes, or mangrove dieback areas. Additionally, the project will investigate if resuspension of sediments within Florida Bay is a source of the nutrients. The award began on June 20, 2023 and is scheduled for completion on September 30, 2025.

New award - project abstract summary: project title: cesu-identifying nutrient sources driving algal blooms in florida BAY: a causal analysis approachthis project aims at improving our understanding of florida BAY algal blooms by potentially identifying triggers, drivers, and stressors that influence spatial distribution and phytoplankton concentrations. Questions to be addressed by the execution of this project:1. Are the nutrients causing the florida BAY algal bloom derived from sources inside or outside of florida BAY.2. If the nutrients are derived from sources outside of florida BAY, is the origin upstream marshes, the coastal lakes system, and or areas of mangrove dieback.3. If the nutrients are derived from sources inside florida BAY, is resuspension of sediments the source.