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Coastal Ecology Institute, Louisiana State University

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R. Eugene Turner
Coastal Ecology Inst. SCE
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
euturne@lsu.edu
(225) 578-6454

On the Web: http://www.gulfhypoxia.net/

Activity: Research and education

Brief activity description: We conduct research on hypoxia on the continental shelf and seek to understand the ecological cause-and-effect relationships. This work includes descriptions of the size and frequency of hypoxic events throughout the year at selected locations, and, of the areal coverage in the summer, conducted since 1985, and various water quality, hydrologic and food web research. Land-use impacts on water quality throughout the Mississippi River Basin of another area of interest, which has led us to form liasons and associations with various working groups involved in the mitigation and restoration of the watershed.

Primary goals or focus:

  • Nutrient reduction
  • Agricultural landscape change
  • Wetlands restoration
  • Monitoring
  • Other (please specify):
  • field research on continental shelf

Projected outcomes/impacts, if known: Better understanding of what causes hypoxia and how to reduce the size of hypoxia. Healthy landscapes

Activity type:

  • Research
  • Education

Scale of activity:

  • Watershed
  • Basin
  • Regional
  • National

Lead organization(s)/organizer(s): R. E. Turner, LSU; Nancy Rabalais, LUMCON

Other partners and participants: Green Lands, Blue Waters Initiative (http://www.greenlandsbluewaters.org/)

Timeline/duration: This has been a career-long research project; now in its 30th year
Projected or real startup time: From now to forever
Projected ending time or goal deadline: Decades

Funding sources:

  • Federal government
  • Research institutions/University

Publications

Coastal Hypoxia: Consequences for Living Resources and Ecosystems.
Rabalais, N. N. and R. E. Turner (eds.) 2001. Coastal Hypoxia: Consequences for Living Resources and Ecosystems. Coastal and Estuarine Studies Series Vol. 58, American Geophysical Union. Washington, D.C. 463 pp. (Reviewed in Limnology and Oceanography 47: 1269.

Linking landscape and water quality in the Mississippi River Basin for 200 years
Turner, R. E., N. N. Rabalais 2003. Linking landscape and water quality in the Mississippi River Basin for 200 years. BioScience 53: 563-572.

Predicting summer hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Riverine N, P and Si loading
Turner, R. E., N. N. Rabalais, and D. Justic 2006. Predicting summer hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Riverine N, P and Si loading. Marine Pollution Bulletin 52: 139-148.