RAPID: Sampling corals threatened by extreme El Nino warming for climate reconstruction (G — NSF Award to Regents of the Universit
This project supports the collection of coral samples from the Galapagos National Park, in Ecuador. The Galapagos are experiencing a period of exceptionally strong warm ocean temperatures, related to the phenomenon known as El Niño that recurs every few years. In the past, such warm conditions have resulted in widespre
| Award title | RAPID: Sampling corals threatened by extreme El Nino warming for climate reconstruction (G |
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| Award ID | 2428926 |
| Awardee | Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor |
| City | ANN ARBOR |
| State | MI |
| Amount obligated | $94,686 |
| Principal investigator | Julia Cole |
| Program | Marine Geology and Geophysics |
| Start date | 05/01/2024 |
| Abstract | This project supports the collection of coral samples from the Galapagos National Park, in Ecuador. The Galapagos are experiencing a period of exceptionally strong warm ocean temperatures, related to the phenomenon known as El Niño that recurs every few years. In the past, such warm conditions have resulted in widespread death of corals, followed by the erosion of those skeletons by other marine animals. The skeletons of the corals themselves are valuable for climate research: the chemistry of t |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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