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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Mauricio Silva-Aguilara

Florida State University

Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science

1017 Academic Way
PO Box 3064520
Tallahassee , FL  32306  

mgs11c@my.fsu.edu

Project List:

Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf-2 (ECOGIG-2)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: GoMRI Scholar, Graduate Student - PhD Level

Deepsea to Coast Connectivity in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (DEEP-C)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level, Graduate Student - Master's Level

Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf (ECOGIG)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level, GoMRI Scholar

Coast Watch: Remote Sensing and Verification Sampling of Oil Spill Impact on Florida Coast

Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of OceanographyRole: Graduate Student - PhD Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 4

2020

Johansen, C., Macelloni, L., Natter, M., Silva, M., Woosley, M., Woolsey, A., Diercks, A., Hill, J., Viso, R., Marty, E., Lobodin, V., Shedd, W., Joye, S., & MacDonald, I. (2020). Hydrocarbon migration pathway and methane budget for a Gulf of Mexico natural seep site: Green Canyon 600. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 545, 116411.

2017

Silva, M., & MacDonald, I. (2017). Habitat suitability modeling for mesophotic coral in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 583, 121-136.

2016

Garcia-Pineda, O., MacDonald, I., Silva, M., Shedd, W., Daneshgar Asl, S., & Schumaker, B. (2016). Transience and persistence of natural hydrocarbon seepage in Mississippi Canyon, Gulf of Mexico. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 129, 119-129.

2015

MacDonald, I. R., Garcia‐Pineda, O., Beet, A., Daneshgar Asl, S., Feng, L., Graettinger, G., French‐McCay, D., Holmes, J., Hu, C., Huffer, F., Leifer, I., Muller‐Karger, F., Solow, A., Silva, M., & Swayze, G. (2015). Natural and unnatural oil slicks in the <scp>G</scp>ulf of <scp>M</scp>exico. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 120(12), 8364-8380.

Conference Presentations - 9

2017

MacDonald, I. S., & M (2017). Recovery watch for mesophotic corals of the Pinnacle Trend. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017

2016

Johansen, C. J., S.B.; Diercks, A. W., M.; Silva-Aguilera, M. S., W.; Marty, E. H., J.; Viso, R. M., L.; Abrams, M. N., & M.; Lobodin, L. (2016). Using Multi-Disciplinary Data to Compile a Hydrocarbon Budget for GC600, a Natural Seep in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2016 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting

2015

Garcia Pineda, O. M., I.; Shedd, W. S., & M (2015). Transience and Persistence of Natural Hydrocarbon Seepage in Mississippi Canyon, Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Johansen, C. T., A.C.; Silva, M. S., & W.; MacDonald, I. (2015). Variability and quantification of oil and gas bubble release from natural seeps in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Silva-Aguilera, M. E., & P.; MacDonald, I. (2015). Coral injuries observed at Mesophotic Coral Communities following the Deepwater Horizon oil discharge. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Silva-Aguilera, M. E., & P.; MacDonald, I. (2015). Monitoring Recovery of Mesophotic Corals: 2011-2014. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015

2014

MacDonald, I. G., O.; Silva, M. J., C.; Reddy, C. S., & W (2014). Post-Accident Discharge Forensics at the Deepwater Horizon Site, Gulf of Mexico. In Gas in Marine Sediments - 12th International Conference

2013

Johansen, C. S., W.; Abichou, T. G., O.G.; Silva, M. M., & I.R (2013). Dynamics of hydrocarbon vents: Focus on primary porosity. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013

2012

Johansen, C. S., W.; Abichou, T. G., O.; Silva, M. M., & I.R (2012). Dynamics of hydrocarbon vents: Focus on primary porosity. In AGU Annual Meeting