Hydrodynamic effect on the production and fate of coral mucus

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23K17033
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	Basic Section 63010:Environmental dynamic analysis-related
Research Institution	Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Principal Investigator	WU Heng 沖縄科学技術大学院大学, 海洋生態物理学ユニット, ポストドクトラルスカラー (90898230)
Project Period (FY)	2023-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000) Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywords	coral reef / organic matter / ocean modeling
Outline of Research at the Start	This project will evaluate hydrodynamic effects on the production and fate of coral mucus and the induced aggregates by combining laboratory experiments, field observations, and reef circulation modeling.