This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology provides $573,942 to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to deliver products and services aligned with the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). The award will support development of a predictive framework for understanding past and quantifying future species survival and extinction among Western Atlantic mollusks over the next few centuries. Key products include analysis of modern and fossil mollusk characteristics to investigate traits influencing long-term survival under changing ocean conditions. Experimental studies will determine relationships between mollusk physiology and ocean conditions. Ecological niche modeling will place past and predicted future species distributions in context of past and forecasted marine conditions. Outreach and education for K-12 students is included. Several undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral scholars will receive research training. A physical and online museum exhibit on mollusks will be created, and mollusk occurrence data will be shared online from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2027.
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