Project Description: This project aims to reduce climate vulnerability of seagrass
meadows across multiple Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network (NCBN) parks through the application of innovative assisted gene flow approaches. The Objectives associated with the implementation of this project at ASIS include: Collection and storage of viable eelgrass seeds from local populations for field studies across multiple parks that will test the site/temperature compatibilities of local and outsourced eelgrass genotypes that showed evidence of strong adaptive capacity. In addition seeds from local and outsourced populations at two sites along a temperature gradient will be planted and monitored for the performance of each genotype along with abiotic conditions at each site to evaluate genotype performance – a necessary step towards future temperature-resilient eelgrass restoration
Lead Principal Investigator: Stephen Tomasetti, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
Partner Institution: University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Federal Agency Technical Contact: Holly Plaisted
Start Year: 2024
End Year: 2027
Initial Funding Amount: $139,994.00
Federal Grant Number: P24AC02422
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