Guam NSF EPSCoR - GECCO

This NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 project, the Guam Ecosystems Collaboratorium for Corals and Oceans (GECCO), will implement a systematic research agenda incorporating new knowledge of biodiversity, population genetics, genomics, phylogenetics, ecology, microbiology, oceanography, and mathematical modeling to document and predict the taxonomic and functional diversity of reef-builders and associated taxa in a changing environment. GECCO will enhance UOG cyberinfrastructure as a nexus for high-speed networks in the Pacific Rim and build high throughput computing capabilities for processing the big data sets generated by genomic and oceanographic components of this project. GECCO will also develop programs that promote STEM education and training, sustainability, and collaborative science. The vision of the GECCO project is to promote our understanding of the Micronesian regions biodiversity and identify solutions that promote the sustainability of coral reefs in rapidly changing environm...