The Alabama Center for Ecological Resilience (ACER) Consortium fact sheet series highlights the project’s research groups and their scientific focuses. These materials can be used as a classroom resource for science teachers on in the northern Gulf Coast research and for those with a general interest in oil spill research.
Introduction to ACER
A brief introduction to ACER and what they do. Click on the image or here to open the publication.
ACER’s Consumer Group
The Consumer research group focused on the top predators of the northern Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. Click on the image or here to open the publication.
ACER’s Wetland Group
The Wetland research group focused on the flora and fauna of coastal wetlands. Click on the image or here to open the publication.
ACER’s Oyster Group
The Oyster research group focused on the intertidal and subtidal oyster reefs along the northern Gulf Coast. Click on the image or here to open the publication.
ACER’s Nitrogen Cycling Group
The Nitrogen Cycling research group focused on the processes that convert nitrogen from one form to another in coastal habitats. Click on the image or here to open the publication.
ACER’s Microplankton Group
The Microplankton research group focused on how plankton, specifically plankton between 0.02 – 0.2 mm in size, are affected by oiling and the response to oiling (i.e. the use of dispersants). Click on the image or here to open the publication.