Modeling Freshwater inflows, Nutrient Dynamics and their Relationships to Algal Blooms

Summary

Texas A&M University–Kingsville will develop reliable and site-specific decision support tools to balance needs for freshwater inflows and reduce impacts of excess nutrient inputs in Nueces Bay. The project will provide an enhanced quantitative understanding of the controlling factors for hypoxia and harmful algal bloom occurrences and aid coastal resource managers in effective decision making, developing nutrient criteria and future monitoring program design, determining nutrient Total Maximum Daily Load, and developing recommendations for maintaining minimum freshwater inflows and levels.