RAPID: Evolutionary Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Coastal Louisiana Iris Populations

墨西哥湾石油泄漏有可能对墨西哥湾沿岸沿着的植物种群造成持久的危害。为了更好地了解这些影响，并发现应激反应的遗传基础，该项目将绘制路易斯安那鸢尾及其杂交种的详细遗传图谱。这项工作将包括对以前确定的来自佛罗里达、亚拉巴马、密西西比和路易斯安那的沿海种群以及墨西哥湾以北密西西比和阿查法拉亚流域的种群进行采样。此外，该项目将使用以前构建的杂交种群，这些种群将被移植到污染和未污染的地点。利用先前确定的遗传标记，该项目将确定参与压力反应的可能基因。这个项目有可能有助于植物恢复项目，这将是必要的清理后，这一生态灾难。此外，它还将为一名博士后学者提供培训。

The Gulf of Mexico oil leak has the potential to cause lasting harm to the plant populations along the Gulf coastline. To better understand those effects, and to discover the genetic bases for stress responses, this project will produce a detailed, genetic map of Louisiana Irises and their hybrids. The work will incorporate sampling of previously identified coastal populations from Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana and populations north of the Gulf in the Mississippi and Atchafalaya watersheds. In addtion, the project will use previously constructed hybrid populations that will be transplanted into contaminated and uncontaminated sites. Using previously identified genetic markers, the project will then identify possible genes that are involved in stress responses. This project has the potential to contribute to plant restoration projects that will be necessary following the cleanup of this ecological catastrophe. In addition, it will provide training for a postdoctoral scholar.