She/Her
Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences (MEES)
Ally Kido is a recent ICARE NRT graduate who’s project focuses on the ecosystem services of sessile suspension feeders in urban waterways, specifically how they can remove algae from the water. The Inner Harbor and Middle Branch River are areas that experience intense and frequent algae blooms that are harmful to the ecosystem. Her work focused on the dark false mussel and bay barnacle as both organisms readily grow in these areas. This work provided quantitative data for economic and ecological models to support the use of naturally occurring suspension feeders for best management practices to mitigate urban runoff.
UMBC Mentor: Eric Schott
Partner Mentors: Sarah Lane (Maryland DNR)
Partner Mentors: Sarah Lane (Maryland DNR)
Community Stakeholder: Charmaine Dahlenburg (National Aquarium)
