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About the Gulf Ecosystem Measurement and Modeling Division

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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
  • Methods, Models, Tools, and Databases for Water Research

 

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

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