Environmental Marine Biotechnology: Constituent's Workshop; National Sea Grant & South Carolina Sea Grant
Woodley CM and Lacy ER. 2002. Environmental Marine Biotechnology: Constituent's Workshop; National Sea Grant & South Carolina Sea Grant. Project Number: R/MB-2. Charleston, SC
Objectives: We will test an integrated Molecular Biomarker System (MBS) designed to diagnose whether an organism is stressed, and identify the likely stressor(s) (e.g., heat stress, pesticides, pathogens). Our goals are to: 1) use the MBS to characterize the health of a coral reef ecosystem in the Florida Keys; 2) verify that the MBS can detect and characterize subtle and chronic effects of environmental stressors on this ecosystem; 3) determine if point-source pollutants or global climate changes (e.g., increased ocean temperatures or UV -B radiation) are stressing coral reef ecosystems; 4) compare the precision, sensitivity and prognostic capabilities of the MBS to those of traditional measures of ecosystem health, and 5) encourage the participation and understanding of the general public and scientific, industrial, and managerial communities in using marine biotechnologies to assess and manage the health of coral reef ecosystems.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Woodley, Cheryl; Lacy, Eirc
- Date of Issue
- 2002-03-28
- Units
- BISC
- Keywords
- Biscayne National Park, Florida Keys, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment, MBS, point-source pollution, reef ecosystem, ubiquitin