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R/PO-02
Ecological and restoration and the concept of place
Principal Investigator:
Mark SagoffStart/End Year:
1995 - 1998Institution:
University of Maryland, College ParkCo-Principal Investigator:
David T. Wasserman, University of Maryland, College ParkTopic(s):
Description:
This project examines the meaning of restoration in the Chesapeake Bay by exploring the human relationships with the Bay that have been threatened or disrupted by industrial and commercial development. Utilizing the concept of "place," it will provide framework for understanding restoration in cultural and psychological, as well as biological and economic terms. The project will elicit contemporary visions of restoration through focus groups comprised of Bay area residents, workers, users, activists, and policy makers, and will investigate historical and literary accounts of the Bay to place contemporary views in a broader context.
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Featured Fellow
Leone Yisrael is a cephalopod-loving scuba diver, cook, and loves to try new activities. She conducts genetic analysis and fieldwork at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center through the Coastal Disease Ecology Lab.
Featured Research Project
Developing a habitat model for mysids, an important link in Chesapeake Bay food webs
Mysids are important mesozooplankton prey for many species of fish in Chesapeake Bay and are an important link in transferring energy from lower to upper trophic levels. Mysids also serve as biological vectors for benthic-pelagic coupling due to their diel vertical migration and omnivorous prey-switching behavior, which makes mysids important regulators of food web architecture. Despite their central role in coastal food webs, surprisingly little is known about mysid ecology and dynamics in Chesapeake Bay.
