Research Idea Details
Confocal Microscopy Used to Profile Coral Diseases and to Distinguish Infectious Disease from the Effects of Chemical Pollution, and the Effects of Climate Change
- Focus Area: Wildlife & Ecosystems
- Status: Archived
- Subcommittee: Natural Resources
- Cost: $100k-$249k
- Timeframe: 2-3 years
Research Idea Scope
Confocal Microscopy coupled with vital stains, can be used to characterize and profile disease states in coral. We wish to compare the appearance of various reef forming coral and algal species after exposure to coral disease and to highway/terrestrial runoff under Confocal microscopy to document the effects of various categories of pollutants on coral and zooxanthellae.
Urgency and Payoff
These studies should provide a method to directly and immediately assess and evaluate the toxicity of various compounds found in highway runoff on larval and adult corals.
Suggested By:
William Van Peeters, Resource Center San Francisco CA FHWA DOT, Telephone: 415 744 0116
William Van Peeters, Resource Center San Francisco CA FHWA DOT, Telephone: 415 744 0116
Submitted:
05/14/2008
05/14/2008