{"id":144742,"date":"2025-01-13T10:11:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T15:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//?p=144742"},"modified":"2025-04-14T11:15:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T15:15:52","slug":"ucf-biology-researchers-win-awards-from-noaa-to-support-critical-coastal-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//ucf-biology-researchers-win-awards-from-noaa-to-support-critical-coastal-work/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//","title":{"rendered":"UCF Biology Researchers Win Awards From NOAA to Support Critical Coastal Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Biology researchers in the College of Sciences and UCF Coastal have received two awards from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) totaling more than $2.3 million.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/n<p>A new $1.1 million award to UCF from NOAA Sea Grant as part of the Marine Debris Challenge Competition will fund joint research between UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u2019s CEELAB and Aquatic Biogeochemistry Laboratory/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u2019s research on plastic-free restored habitats in coastal shorelines and oyster reefs. UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u2019s work, in partnership with Texas A&amp;M, and University of Texas Marine Science Institute was selected as one of 11 projects across Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas and Wisconsin. Combined, the team received $2.27 million dollars for the collaborative project.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/n<div class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"embed oembed oembed-video d-flex flex-column align-items-center/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/">/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/n<div class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"><noscript><iframe title=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"Restoring the Nation&#039;s Coastal Regions/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"500/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"281/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//www.youtube.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//embed/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//6TCryrA4kZk?feature=oembed/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" frameborder=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"0/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" allow=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" referrerpolicy=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"strict-origin-when-cross-origin/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" allowfullscreen></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//iframe></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//noscript><iframe title=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"Restoring the Nation&#039;s Coastal Regions/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"500/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"281/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" frameborder=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"0/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" allow=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" referrerpolicy=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"strict-origin-when-cross-origin/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" allowfullscreen data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//www.youtube.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//embed/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//6TCryrA4kZk?feature=oembed/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" lazyload/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//iframe></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//div>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/n</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//div>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u201cWe were delighted to receive funding from NOAA/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u2019s Marine Debris Challenge Competition /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u2014 a highly competitive process,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u201d says Pegasus Professor of Biology Linda Walters, who leads Coastal and Estuarine Ecology Lab (CEELAB). /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u201cOur take on this was to focus on coastal restoration. We are evaluating novel non-plastic materials used for oyster reef restoration to ensure that there aren/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u2019t negative impacts in surrounding marine habitats, including communities that live in the sediment or to larger animals, such as crabs, which call the oyster reefs home./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/n<p>Walters says that marine debris /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u2014 which includes microplastics and nanoplastics /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u2014 is affecting every habitat around the globe.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u201cEven though we cannot see them, marine invertebrates and vertebrates consume them, which can negatively impact the animal,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u201d Walters says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u201cIf these animals are then consumed by humans, the plastic enters our digestive tracts. Other microscopic plastic particles are light enough to enter the atmosphere and move with the wind. Recent research is documenting that these particles can end up trapped in our lungs./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/n<p>UCF is uniquely poised to conduct this research because of our substantial history of oyster reef restoration within Mosquito Lagoon and our local knowledge of the ecosystem, says Lisa Chambers, associate professor and principal investigator (PI) of the Aquatic Biogeochemistry Laboratory, a co-PI on the NOAA Marine Debris award.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"attachment_144749/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"max-width: 1197px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" 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students and CEELAB volunteers work with alternative, non-plastic materials to facilitate coastal restoration in Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u2019s Mosquito Lagoon.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u201cThis research is timely and important because the desire to stop using plastics in coastal restoration has opened a floodgate of new and novel restoration materials,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u201d Chambers says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u201cThis funding supports the continued study of alternative, non-plastic materials for use in coastal restoration. We need to know how materials affect the microbes and natural chemical cycles in the coastal ecosystem and long-terms impacts of restoration efforts./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/n<p>CEELAB focuses on a wide variety of problems impacting Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u2019s coastal waters, in particular, the Indian River Lagoon system. The group, led by Walters and Melinda Donnelly, a research assistant professor in biology, has a long history of ecosystem restoration efforts that focus on restoration /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u2014 including oysters, marsh grass, mangroves and seagrass.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"attachment_144750/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"max-width: 1198px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"1198/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"796/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/"figure-img size-full wp-image-144750 img-fluid/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/" 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and students from UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u2019s Department of Biology gather planted mangroves for restoration efforts in Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u2019s Mosquito Lagoon.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/n<p>As one of the longest running academically based coastal restoration programs in the U.S., CEELAB works with UCF faculty, graduate students, undergraduate researchers, postdoctoral fellows, field technicians, numerous community partners and volunteers to restore Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u2019s Indian River Lagoon. Current partners include the Marine Discovery Center in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, Coastal Conservation Association, Canaveral National Seashore, and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The combined efforts of UCF and its partners highlight ever-changing best practices in ecosystem restoration and provide a ripe opportunity for research and innovation.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u201cIt/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u2019s unique to have a long-term restoration project led by a university laboratory. We started community-based oyster reef restoration in 2007, living shoreline stabilization in 2012, and seagrass restoration in 2024,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u201d Walters says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u201cWe have created a /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u2018habitat mosaic/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u2019 where all these species work together to make the environment better. We are finding lots of areas have degraded, whether through storms or human impact. It/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u2019s important to find solutions that bring the natural environment back./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/n<p>NOAA also provides large, transformative awards to create communities of practice in coastal restoration and UCF (co-PIs Walters and Donnelly) is receiving $1.2 million for restoration efforts as part of the NOAA funding of $9.4 million to the Indian River Lagoon/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144742/u2019s National Estuary Program. 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