Collaborative Proposal: Documenting Diversity in the Apex of the Coral Triangle: Inventory of Philippine Marine Biodiversity

Information

• NSF Award
• 1257630

Owner

• California Academy of Sciences

• Award Id

  1257630

• Award Effective Date

  10/1/2013 - 11 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  9/30/2017 - 7 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 610,644.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

This project will document a suspected peak in marine animal diversity in the Earth?s most diverse marine realm. Investigators from the California Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with numerous other US and Philippine institutions, will document the kinds of marine organisms in the Coral Triangle of Southeast Asia, focusing on the "center of the center of biodiversity," the Verde Island Passage (VIP) of Luzon, Philippines. Researchers will assess the extreme biodiversity across the VIP to determine species distributions, analyze genetic diversity among species, and discover new species, including in the Twilight Zone, accessible through advanced underwater technology that allows exploration at depths below those reached with traditional scuba diving. <br/><br/>The project will establish crucial baseline information on biodiversity at key VIP localities before further impact of global climate change and human development activities. Results will inform regional and global conservation and management policies, and engage the public in protecting coral reef communities integral to oceanic and human health. Data and collections will be preserved and cataloged, and will be available for study into the future.

• Program Officer

  Simon Malcomber

• Min Amd Letter Date

  9/17/2013 - 11 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  9/17/2013 - 11 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  California Academy of Sciences

• City

  San Francisco

• State

  CA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  55 Music Concourse Drive

• Postal Code

  941184503

• Phone Number

  4153795146

• First Name

  Rich

• Last Name

  Mooi

• Email Address

  rmooi@calacademy.org

• Start Date

  9/17/2013 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Luiz

• Last Name

  Rocha

• Email Address

  lrocha@calacademy.org

• Start Date

  9/17/2013 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Gary

• Last Name

  Williams

• Email Address

  gwilliams@calacademy.org

• Start Date

  9/17/2013 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Terrence

• Last Name

  Gosliner

• Email Address

  tgosliner@calacademy.org

• Start Date

  9/17/2013 12:00:00 AM

• Text

  CROSS-EF ACTIVITIES

• Code

  7275

• Text

  BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS

• Code

  9169

• Text

  ENVIRONMENT AND GLOBAL CHANGE