Collaborative Research: Quantitative Importance and Trophic Role of Noctiluca Blooms in the Arabian Sea

Lead PI: Dr. Joaquim I Goes
Unit Affiliation: Biology and Paleo Environment, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
October 2010 - October 2012
Inactive
Asia ; India ; Arabian Sea
Project Type: Research

DESCRIPTION: The project will examine why the Arabian Sea has seen a three-fold increase in phytoplankton bloom biomass and why these blooms have transitioned from diatom dominated to Noctiluca Miliaris dominated which suggests the sea may be becoming eutrophic.

SPONSOR: National Science Foundation (NSF)
FUNDED AMOUNT: $60,124
EXTERNAL COLLABORATORS: National Institute of Oceanography (India)
WEBSITE: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1121022&HistoricalAwards=false
PUBLICATIONS: Publications list: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1121022&HistoricalAwards=false

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