Sapelo Research Application Form
Research Application ID: GCE-55-2014 (submitted: 03/19/2014, status: approved)
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Freshwater plant responses to saltwater pulses
Investigator Information
On Island Sponsor: GCE SINERR UGAMI GADNR
| Principal Investigator: | Steven C. Pennings | ||
| Home Institution: | University of Houston | ||
| Award Information: | GCE LTER core funding | ||
| Mailing Address: | Department of Biology and Biochemistry | Phone Number: | (713) 743-2989 |
| University of Houston | E-mail Address: | scpennin@central.uh.edu | |
| Houston, Texas 77204-5513 | |||
| Co-investigators: | Fan Li (University of Houston) | ||
Briefly describe the project goals and methodology
The goal is to understand how communities of tidal freshwater plants respond to pulses of brackish water. Plants will be collected from the vicinity of the Saltex project and grown in mesocosms at UGAMI, and subjected to pulses of saline water (3 levels) for varying durations. Plants will be collected under the UGAMI permit.
Where will the project be located?
Collections: vicinity of saltex (creek upstream from saltex). 31°20'24.22"N, 81°28'6.50"W Experiment: UGAMI mesocosms.
How will you provide GPS coordinates for study sites?
GPS coordinates are listed in the project location field
What are the expected start and end dates of the project?
Start Date: 04/01/2014 End Date: (ongoing)
How many people will access the site and at what frequency?
The field site will be visited by four people for 8 hours to collect plants. Remaining work will be done at the laboratory.
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What equipment will be deployed in the field?
None
Will plants or animals be collected as part of this study?
Tidal freshwater plants (6-8 species) will be collected under the UGAMI permit.
What are the likely impacts of the project on the site?
Temporary disturbance at collection site.
Will the project design include boardwalks? If not, explain why not.
No because we will visit the field site only once.
How long will impacts persist after the research is concluded?
Small gaps created by plant collections should revegetate by the end of the growing season.
Study Area Map:
Files attached to this application
GCE-55-2014_Maps_GCE-55-2014_sampling.kml (KML file, 1.6 kb, submitted 03/19/2014)
