Resilience of the Mangrove Coast

• Title: Resilience of the Mangrove Coast: Understanding Links between Degradation, Recovery, and Community Benefits
• Principal Investigator: Danielle Ogurcak
• Funding Amount: $600,000
• Funding Source: University of Michigan - NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative
• Timeline: 11/01/20–10/31/23

The Resilience of the Mangrove Coast: Understanding Links between Degradation, Recovery, and Community Benefits project will explore the drivers of degradation to mangrove ecosystems in Florida’s Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Puerto Rico’s Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, with a specific focus on the impacts of the 2017 hurricane season.