This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology provides $204,764 to the College of William and Mary to support research and outreach activities under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The award will fund analysis of modern and fossil mollusk specimens from the Western Atlantic region to develop a predictive framework for determining which mollusk species will survive or become extinct over the next few centuries under changing ocean conditions. Key research activities include examining physiological traits like metabolic rate that influence long-term species survival, experimental studies on the relationship between mollusk physiology and ocean variables, and ecological niche modeling of past and projected future species distributions. The grant also supports outreach including a physical and online museum exhibit on mollusks, K-12 student outreach, and research training for undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. All funded work will provide data and insights to help quantify the past and future of Western Atlantic mollusk populations.
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