About the Gulf Ecosystem Measurement and Modeling Division
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What We Do
Management
Branches
Main Office Location
What We Do
The Gulf Ecosystem Measurement and Modeling Division (GEMMD):
- Provides leadership and research in marine, estuarine, and watershed ecology and ecotoxicology to predict and assess the effects of human-generated stressors on the aquatic resources of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and the U.S.;
- Uses its research to help determine ecological condition, evaluate rates and causes of declining systems, and predict future conditions under various alternative water quality scenarios; and
- Works closely with communities, states, and the region to develop tools and provide a scientific basis for sustainable environmental management decisions that maximize economic, ecosystem, and social outcomes and resiliency.
Relevant Research
- Human Well-Being Index (HWBI)
- Ecosystem Services in Coordinated Case Studies
- Coral Reef Biological Condition Gradient
- National Coastal Condition Assessment
- Web-based Interspecies Correlation Estimation (Web-ICE)
- Linking Watershed Stressors to Biological Effects
Management
Beth George, Director
- Phone: (850) 934-9279
- Email: george.elizabeth@epa.gov
Branches
- Biological Effects and Population Response Branch--Janet Nestlerode, Branch Chief
- Ecosystem Assessment Branch--Lisa Smith, Branch Chief
- Ecosystem Dynamics and Effects Branch--Yongshan Wan, Branch Chief
Main Office Location
US EPA ORD
Gulf Ecosystem Measurement and Modeling Division
1 Sabine Island Drive
Gulf Breeze, FL 32561-5299