The influence of Comb Jellies (Mnemiopsis leidyi) on Harmful algal blooms, and Vibrio spp. in the Maryland Coastal Bays.

科学与技术卓越研究中心博士后研究奖学金（CREST- prf）项目支持具有重大潜力的CREST中心研究人员，并为他们提供培训和研究经验，以拓宽视野，促进跨学科互动，并使他们在科学界处于领导地位。CREST- prf项目与马里兰大学东海岸CREST海岸生态系统过程与动态综合研究中心（CISCEP）的研究重点相一致。本研究的目的是了解梳状水母、有害藻华（HAB）、致病菌和马里兰沿海海湾环境因素之间的关系。该奖学金获得者将参加美国科学促进会的研讨会，并学习如何向公众传播这项研究。接受者还将通过参加切萨皮克社区研究和建模研讨会来扩大他们对预测建模的知识。马里兰海岸湾（mcb）是东海岸最多样化的河口之一，为幼鱼、鱼鹰和水龟提供栖息地。了解M. leidyi、HABs、弧菌与环境因子之间的关系对环境管理者是有帮助的。该项目将分析M. leidyi对MCBs中弧菌和HABs丰度的影响。这些数据将用于开发MCBs中有害藻华和弧菌丰度的经验预测模型。通过与马里兰州自然资源部、国家海洋和大气管理局以及马里兰大学东海岸CREST项目的合作，这项拟议的工作将能够将知识和数据结合起来，进一步了解和预测赤潮与弧菌之间的关系，这项工作将向公众和地方政府通报马里兰州沿海湾的整体健康状况，包括赤潮、赤潮和赤潮之间的关系。并可用于设计管理策略。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology-Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (CREST-PRF) track within the CREST program supports beginning CREST Center investigators with significant potential and provides them with training and research experiences that will broaden perspectives, facilitate interdisciplinary interactions and establish them in positions of leadership within the scientific community. This CREST-PRF project is aligned with the research focus of the CREST Center for the Integrated Study of Coastal Ecosystem Processes and Dynamics (CISCEP) at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The goal of this research is to understand the relationship between comb jelly, Harmful Algae Blooms (HAB), pathogenic bacteria, and environmental factors in Maryland Coastal Bays. The recipient of this fellowship will participate in American Association for the Advancement of Science workshops and learn how to communicate this research to the public. The recipient will also broaden their knowledge of predictive modeling by attending the Chesapeake Community Research and Modeling Symposium.The Maryland Coastal Bays (MCBs) are one of the most diverse estuaries on the east coast providing habitat for juvenile fish, osprey, and terrapins. Understanding the relationship between M. leidyi, HABs, Vibrio spp. and environmental factors can be useful for environmental managers. The proposed project will be analyzing the effects of M. leidyi on Vibrio spp. and HABs abundance in the MCBs. This data will be used to develop empirical predictive models on HABs and Vibrio spp. abundance in the MCBs. Through the collaboration with the Maryland-Department of Natural Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the CREST program at University of Maryland Eastern Shore, the proposed work will be able to combine knowledge and data to further understand and predict the relationship between HABs and Vibrio spp. The work will inform the public and local government on the overall health of the Maryland Coastal Bays, regarding HABs, pathogenic Vibrio spp. and can be used to design management strategies.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.