Pt.3. Gulf of Mexico Biodiversity - Darryl Felder interviewed by Judith Meriwether

This is part 3 of a 3-part interview series. Dr. Darryl Felder, Professor of Biology in the Biology Department at UL Lafayette (biology.louisiana.edu ) is interviewed on July 14, 2010, by Judith Meriwether, Development Director of NPR affiliate KRVS 88.7 Radio Acadie (http ) on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, about various aspects of marine biodiversity in the Gulf of Mexico. Felder is the Senior Editor of the 1392-page book "Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity, Edited by Darryl L. Felder and David K. Camp, 2009, Texas A&M University Press (Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies Series). It is a major databse for an understanding of diverse algal and faunal assemblages now at risk as a result of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil spill. www.amazon.com Also discussed is the National Science Foundation RAPID grant recently awarded to Co-PIs Suzanne Fredericq and Darryl Felder and entitled: "RAPID: Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon crude oil spill on the diversity of macroalgae and macrocrustaceans inhabiting deepwater hard banks in the NW, NE and SE Gulf of Mexico". Part of the NSF RAPID grant summary is provided below: Intellectual Merit: Thousands of barrels of crude oil continue to rush daily from a blowout well aboard the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling platform since April 20, 2010, coating the Gulf of Mexico's surface waters and fringing coastal areas. In addition, various teams of scientists have, so far ...



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