CAREER: Coral calcification during the industrial era — NSF Award to Tulane University (LA, $358,874)
Corals are animals found throughout the tropical oceans that construct hard skeletons throughout their lifetime. Eventually these skeletons are cemented together to form coral reefs. Coral reefs are important ecosystems that are threatened by climate change. Lab experiments have shown that the coral skeleton-building p
| Award title | CAREER: Coral calcification during the industrial era |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2444864 |
| Awardee | Tulane University |
| City | NEW ORLEANS |
| State | LA |
| Amount obligated | $358,874 |
| Principal investigator | Thomas DeCarlo |
| Program | EPSCoR Co-Funding, EDUCATION/HUMAN RESOURCES,OCE, BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY, Marine Geology and Geophysics, Integrat & Collab Ed & Rsearch |
| Start date | 07/01/2024 |
| Abstract | Corals are animals found throughout the tropical oceans that construct hard skeletons throughout their lifetime. Eventually these skeletons are cemented together to form coral reefs. Coral reefs are important ecosystems that are threatened by climate change. Lab experiments have shown that the coral skeleton-building process is negatively impacted by ocean warming and acidification. Ocean warming and acidification are caused by carbon dioxide (CO2) released to the atmosphere by humans since the |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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