Group 6 Copy 29
0
    Please wait...

    About This Project

    Collapse of the marsh ecosystems of southern Iraq after 1991 forced hundreds of thousands of people into urban slums, and led to contamination of the remaining water supply. We will establish three test beds to see whether brackish water returned from oil drilling and refining can be used to construct new salt marshes. These will filter water, provide forage for livestock, create habitat for fish nurseries, and give new economic opportunities.
    Blast off!

    Browse Other Projects on Experiment

    Related Projects

    Illuminating Painted Bunting breeding season diets using eDNA

    Given rapid declines in songbird populations, we must understand their trophic relationships to aid in conservation...

    A Mother’s Work is Never Done: Using Thermal Imaging to Detect Torpor in Nesting Hummingbirds

    Hummingbirds use energy at extremely high rates due to their small size and high metabolism. They must conserve...

    What can environmental DNA tell us about California's marine biodiversity?

    A new molecular tool that identifies marine species from genetic material in water—“environmental DNA...

    Backer Badge Funded

    An ecology project funded by 43 people