Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Louisiana
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Louisiana Project


Cumulative Effects Assessment

September 2022 - September 2024


Personnel

Participating Agencies

  • USGS Louisiana Coop Unit

With significant investment in restoration projects across the Gulf of Mexico, there is a need to evaluate and quantify the overall ecosystem-level effects derived from the accumulation of the effects of individual projects. This is a pilot study to develop methods to accomplish this.

Technical Publications Publication Date
Davenport TM, Comba DA, Dalyander PS, Enwright NM, Palmsten ML, Steyer GD, La Peyre MK. In Review. Cumulative effects assessment on restoration programs: a framework to assess achievement of regional and programmatic goals. Cooperator Science Series Report. July 2024