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Nigel D'Souza

Georgia Institute of Technology

School of Biology

310 Ferst Drive
Atlanta , GA  30332  

ndsouza@gatech.edu

Project List:

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

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Research Staff

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

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Post-Doc

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 2

2016

D’souza, N. A., Subramaniam, A., Juhl, A. R., Hafez, M., Chekalyuk, A., Phan, S., Yan, B., MacDonald, I., Weber, S. C., & Montoya, J. P. (2016). Elevated surface chlorophyll associated with natural oil seeps in the Gulf of Mexico. Nature Geoscience, 9(3), 215-218.

2014

Ziervogel, K., D'Souza, N., Sweet, J., Yan, B., & Passow, U. (2014). Natural oil slicks fuel surface water microbial activities in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Microbiology, 5.

Conference Presentations - 13

2020

Edwards, C. Z., & K.; D'souza, N. (2020). Seeding Snow: Mississippi River Plume Interaction With Oil in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020

2018

Edwards, C. C., R.; Ziervogel, K. D., & N.A (2018). Seeding Snow: Mississippi River Plume Interaction with Surface Oil in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018

2017

Cordes, E. D., N.A.; Roman, C. L., & L.A (2017). Exploration of the water column overlying hydrocarbon seeps. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting
Edwards, C. C., R.M.; Ziervogel, K. D., & N.A (2017). Seeding snow: MS River plume interaction with surface oil in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017

2016

Subramaniam, A. J., A.; D'Souza, N. W., & S.C.; Montoya, J. (2016). Biogeography of Phytoplankton Community Structure in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016
Subramaniam, A. J., A.; D'Souza, N. W., S.C.; Montoya, J. J., & R (2016). Use of Autonomous Platforms to Study the Hydrography around Natural Hydrocarbon Seeps in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference 2016
Weber S.C.; D'Souza, N. S., A.; Juhl, A. M., & J.P (2016). Release from limitation: Exploring phytoplankton nutrient limitation and community shifts in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016

2015

D'souza, N. J., A.; Subramaniam, A. H., M.; Chekalyuk, A. P., S.; Yan, B. Z., K.; Bullock, K. M., & I.; Montoya, J. (2015). Why Is Chlorophyll Elevated Near Natural Seeps In The Gulf Of Mexico? Evidence For Bottom-Up, And Top-Down Controls On Planktonic Microbes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015

2014

Bullock, K. D., N.; Juhl, A. M., & J (2014). Bacterial abundances in the water column near natural oil seeps and other oil-impacted areas in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
D'souza, N. J., A.; Ziervogel, K. B., K.; Yan, B. S., & A (2014). Synergy of Oil, Nutrients, and Predation in Influencing Planktonic Processes in the Gulf of Mexico. In ASLO/AGU/TOS Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu HI
D'souza, N. S., A.; Juhl, A. H., M.; Chekalyuk, A. Y., & B.; MacDonald, I. (2014). Multiple lines of evidence for elevated phytoplankton pigments near natural oil seeps in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Yan, B. P., M.; D'Souza, N. J., & A.; Subramaniam, A. (2014). Fingerprinting Hydrocarbons In Gom Using Sensitive Hydrocarbon Source Indicators. In ASLO/AGU/TOS Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu HI

2013

Palomo, C., Pitiranggon, M. Y., B. ; Dsouza, N. J., & A. ; Subramaniam, A. (2013). During and Post GOM Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Time Series Analysis of Variations in Spilled Hydrocarbons. In AGU Fall Meeting