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    NGI is a regional leader in providing integrated research and education to improve resiliency and conservation

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    NGI was founded on the principle of ecosystems-based management in a regional setting

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    A diverse mix of research backgrounds and a wide-breadth of research focus areas make NGI one of the most comprehensive regional research organizations in the region

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About NGI >> Member Institutions >> Louisiana State University


Louisiana State University

NGI Fellow representing LSU

Christopher D'Elia
cdelia@lsu.edu

LSU Research Strengths

  • Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
  • Wetland Ecology and Restoration
  • Fisheries Ecology and Management
  • Coastal Processes Science and Engineering
  • Pollution Ecology
  • Water Resource Research and Land-Surface-Dynamics
  • Societal Risks and Resiliency in the Coastal Zone
  • Numerical Modeling, GIS, Remote Sensing and Computational Technology

Research Projects

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Active LSU ProjectsResearch Themes
EcosystemGeospatialClimateHazards
11-BP_GRI-14 - Macondo 252 Oil Spill Impacts in Louisiana Coastal Wetlands: Effects on Soil-Microbial-Plant Systems  
11-BP_GRI-13 - Aquatic Primary Productivity and Spatial/Temporal Water Quality Variations of the Breton Sound Estuary and Impacts of Oil Pollution 
11-BP_GRI-12 - Effect of Oil, Dispersant, and Remediation-Related Human Activities on Marsh Plants and Associated Insects and Mollusks  
11-BP_GRI-11 - Field Observation and Modeling of the Impact of Oil Spill on Marsh Erosion in Southern Louisiana  
11-BP_GRI-10 - Post Macondo Well Oil Spill Water Quality Sampling - Barataria, Lake Pontchartrain, and Coastal Waters, Part 2  
10-BP_GRI_LSU-01 - Impact of DwH Oil Spill on the Louisiana Coastal Environments  
09-NGI_MOD-18 - Trophic support of fishery production in salt marshes related to tidal inundation patterns   
09-NGI-08 - Understanding Coastal Resiliency from Hurricane Impacts Using Integrated Modeling and Observations  
09-NGI-03 - Riverine and Estuarine Carbon Export to the Coastal Ocean (RECECO), Northern Gulf of Mexico   
09-NGI-02 - From Physics to Fish: Modeling the Effects of Pulsed River Diversion on Fish Distribution   
06-LSU-04 - Investigating Material Exchange between the Marsh and Channel Along an Estuarine Gradient 
06-LSU-03 - Trophic Linkages and Biomass Production in Estuarine Ecosystems   
06-LSU-02 - Public Health and Stressors  
06-LSU-01 - DELTA Ecosystem Forecasting System