Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Releases on the Functional Integrity of Salt Marshes and Seagrass Meadows and Associated Fauna

Impacts of the Deep Horizon Oil Spill on Ecosystem Structure and Function in Alabama's Marine Waters

Alabama Center for Ecological Resilience (ACER)

Living Shorelines: Synthesizing the Results of a Decade of Implementation in Coastal Alabama

Description: Restoration of coastal habitats has proceeded rapidly over the last two decades and will likely accelerate in light of the civil settlement stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. With opportune timing, the project research team plans to synthesize data that capture biological and physical effects of living shorelines with data from companion socio-economic studies to fully evaluate the benefits of living shoreline projects across coastal Alabama. The research is expected to contribute insights into the performance and efficacy of the different environmental restoration strategies being applied across the Gulf region.

Biogenic silica standing stock and productivity on the Mississippi-Alabama Shelf in Fall 2015

Sediment properties in shallow waters around Chandeleur Islands in 2015

Trawl surveys of fish and invertebrates in Coastal Alabama, Mississippi, and the Chandeleur Islands, September to November, 2015

Individual Measurements from trawl surveys of fish and invertebrates in Coastal Alabama, Mississippi, and the Chandeleur Islands, September to November, 2015

Sediment oxygen demand in shallow water habitats around the Chandeleur Islands in 2015 and 2016

Sediment properties in shallow waters around Tampa Bay, FL in July 2015

Assessment of protist biodiversity and resilience of the benthic microbial assemblages in sub-tidal and intertidal from the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, 2015-06-29 to 2015-09-23

Sediment oxygen demand in shallow water habitats around Tampa Bay in the Summers of 2015 and 2016

Macroinfaunal abundance in shallow water habitats around the Chandeleur Islands in 2015 and 2016

Macroinfaunal functional group analysis in shallow water habitats around the Chandeleur Islands in 2015 and 2016

Baseline site characteristics and seasonal water quality variability in the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana from September and July of 2015 and 2016

Benzo(a)Pyrene analysis of sediment from the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana in June 2015

Macroinfaunal abundance in shallow water habitats around Tampa Bay in 2015

Seagrass (Ruppia maritima) responses to oil exposure in mesocosms

Macroinfaunal biomass analysis in shallow water habitats around the Chandeleur Islands in 2015 and 2016

The effects of oiling on salt marsh and mangrove macrofauna communities at the Chandeleur Islands, LA (June and September 2016)

Water column nutrients and chlorophyll a concentrations in oil impacted salt marshes on Chandeleur Islands, July, 2015 through February, 2016

Sediment characteristics in oil impacted salt marshes on Chandeleur Islands, July, 2015 through February, 2016

Assessing the abundance of genes involved in the denitrification pathways collected in marsh and subtidal unvegetated sediments at the Chandeleur Islands, July 2015 to February 2016

Spatial heterogeneity of nitrogen cycling in Deepwater Horizon-impacted salt marshes from May 2016-February 2017

Individual Measurements from trawl surveys of fish and invertebrates in Coastal Alabama, Mississippi, and the Chandeleur Islands, March - December, 2016

Trawl surveys of fish and invertebrates in Coastal Alabama, Mississippi, and the Chandeleur Islands, March - December, 2016

Temporal effects of oiling and plant type on microbial biodiversity and predicted metabolic function in marine sediments: A mesocosm study in April/September 2016

Temporal effects of oiling and plant type on rates of nitrogen cycling: A mesocosm study in April/September 2016

Metagenomic insights on Microbial Community Composition within Chandeleur Island Louisiana Salt Marsh Ecosystems, July – September, 2015

Bottom longline surveys of elasmobranchs and teleosts in Coastal Alabama, Mississippi, and the Chandeleur Islands in 2016

Assessment of marsh/mangrove above and below ground productivity at Chandeleur Island, 2016

Trawl surveys of fish and invertebrates in Coastal Alabama, Mississippi, and the Chandeleur Islands, January 5 - November 1, 2017

Individual Measurements from trawl surveys of fish and invertebrates in Coastal Alabama, Mississippi, and the Chandeleur Islands, January - November, 2017

Bottom longline surveys of elasmobranchs and teleosts in Coastal Alabama, Mississippi, and the Chandeleur Islands in 2017

Measurements of regal damselfish, Neopomacentrus cyanomos, collected in the northern Gulf of Mexico, September 2017

Effects of oil exposure, plant species composition, and plant genotypic diversity on salt marsh and mangrove assemblages: A mesocosm study from September 2015 to September 2016

Assessment of Spartina alterniflora aboveground productivity: A mesocosm study from September 2015 to September 2016

Characterization of Chandeleur Island, Louisiana, Salt Marsh Microbial Communities: A 6 year post-Deepwater Horizon Impact Study, May 2016-February 2017

Biogenic silica standing stock and productivity on the Mississippi-Alabama Shelf, March to July, 2016

Physical data for oyster reef sites sampled in June - November 2017 in previously oiled and non-oiled areas in Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida

Oyster shell heights in June - November 2017 among previously documented oiled and non-oiled reefs in Louisiana, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle

Taxonomic diversity among oyster reefs in June - November 2017 in previously documented and sampled oiled and non-oiled areas in Louisiana, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle

Examining the role of taxonomic diversity of oyster reefs in response to oiling, dispersant, and salinity – a mesocosm study in May 2017

Oil residue analysis from Chandeleur Island salt marsh sediments, September 2016 to February 2017

Effects of predator density and diversity on trophic interactions of coastal nekton, a mesocosm study from August-October, 2016

Effects of predator and habitat diversity on coastal food webs, a mesocosm study from June-September, 2017

Isolation and characterization of ammonia-oxidizing bacterium Nitrosomonas sp. strain APG5, Puget Sound, Washington, 2008-10-26

Small scale effects of oil exposure on coastal forage species survival and predator-prey interactions, a mesocosm study from 2016-08-23 to 2016-11-09

Effects of oil exposure on multiple predator effects in coastal food webs, a mesocosm study from 2017-09-18 to 2017-12-04

Coastal Alabama phytoplankton resilience to petrocarbon loading

Impact of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Spartina alterniflora genetic diversity in the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana from 2015-06-29 to 2016-09-17

Sublethal effects of oil exposure on infaunal behavior, bioturbation, and sediment oxygen consumption: a mesocosm experiment

Quantifying denitrifier functional marker gene abundance from sediments associated with genotypically diverse plant types: A mesocosms study in April and September 2016

Microbial community composition of sediments associated with co-occurring Avicennia sp. and Spartina sp. in Chandeleur Island salt marsh seven and eight years post-Deepwater Horizon from 2017-05-30 to 2018-06-13

Salt marsh vegetation-mediated response of nitrogen cycling to the Deepwater Horizon spill, Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana from 2017-05-30 to 2018-06-13

Quantifying denitrifier functional marker gene abundance from sediments associated with co-occurring Avicennia sp. and Spartina sp. in Chandeleur Islands salt marsh seven and eight years post Deepwater Horizon from 2017-05-30 to 2018-06-13

Carbon, nitrogen and sulfur stable isotopes from blood samples of seven predatory species collected aboard R/V E.O. Wilson cruise WI100915BL in the northcentral Gulf of Mexico from 2015-09-19 to 2017-04-21

A synthesis of mesocosm experiments results addressing the role of biodiversity on the resistance of coastal ecosystems to oil disturbance

Microphytobenthic communities in simulated oil spill seagrass mesocosms, May 2016 to September 2016

Oiling effects on sulfate-reducing bacterial communities in coastal marine sediment microcosms, based on samples collected at Chandeleur Island, Louisiana (2016) and Estero Bay, Florida (2013, 2015)

Microphytobenthic community and microelectrode profile responses in oiled coastal marine sediment microcosms, based on samples collected at Chandeleur Island, Louisiana and Estero Bay, Florida in 2017

The effects of crude oil on nitrogen cycling in northern Gulf of Mexico salt marshes, 2018-01-10 to 2018-06-13

Nitrogen cycling processes in oil impacted salt marshes on Chandeleur Islands, July, 2015 through February, 2016

Potential denitrification rates in moderately oiled marshes at the Chandeleur Island, July 2015 to February 2016

Monthly physical surface water data in an intertidal zone adjacent to a moderately oiled marsh at the Chanleleur Islands, July 2015 to February 2016

Seasonal effects on microplankton response to oil perturbation on Mississippi-Alabama shelf, Gulf of Mexico from 2016-01-24 to 2017-03-16

The effects of oiling on salt marsh and mangrove macrofauna communities at the Chandeleur Islands, LA (June and September 2015)

Site characterization using estimates of vegetative cover at Chandeleur Island, 2015

Assessment of marsh/mangrove above and below ground productivity at Chandeleur Island, June and September 2015

Analyses of shoreline movement to assess sediment stabilization from 2012-10-29 to 2017-09-08

Impact of DWH oil spill on Spartina alterniflora in the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, June 2015- September 2016

Taxonomic diversity among oyster reefs in 2015-2016 in previously documented oiled and non-oiled areas in Louisiana, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle

Physical data for nearshore and subtidal oyster reef sites sampled in 2015 – 2016 in previously documented oiled and non-oiled areas in Louisiana, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle

Oyster shell heights in 2015-2016 among previously documented oiled and non-oiled reefs in Louisiana, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle

Examining the role of intraspecific oyster diversity in response to oiling, dispersant, and salinity – a mesocosm study in September/October 2016

Trawl surveys of fish and invertebrates in Coastal Alabama, Mississippi, and the Chandeleur Islands, April - July 2015

Bottom longline surveys of elasmobranchs and teleosts in Coastal Alabama, Mississippi, and the Chandeleur Islands in 2015

Individual Measurements from trawl surveys of fish and invertebrates in Coastal Alabama, Mississippi, and the Chandeleur Islands, April-July 2015

Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil releases on the functional integrity of salt marshes and seagrass meadows and associated fauna.

Abundance and Species Composition of adult demersal fishes

Abundance and Species Composition of adult demersal fishes

Interactions between members of the microbial loop in an estuary dominated by microzooplankton grazing, Mobile Bay and Shelf, 2009-2011.

CTD casting data along the ship channel of Mobile Bay, 2010-08-18 to 2010-10-27

ADCP transecting data along the ship channel of Mobile Bay

Biological and chemical data of oil-derived elements being assimilated by oysters due to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill collected in Alabama and Mississippi coastal waters, June 2008, and April-July 2010(NODC Accession 0118498)

Nekton abundance in seagrass beds and marsh habitat, Alabama and Florida, 2010-2012.

Nekton abundance in seagrass beds and marsh habitat, Alabama and Florida, 2010-2012.