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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.
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Brian Silliman

University of Florida

Department of Biology

Bartram-Carr Hall
Main office, 220 Bartram Hall, P.O Box 118525
Gainesville , FL  32611  

brs@ufl.edu

Project List:

Biodegradation of the Deepwater Horizon Oil in Florida Marsh Ecosystems and Exploration of Novel Passive Remediation Strategies

Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of OceanographyRole: Co-Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 4

2016

Zengel, S., Pennings, S. C., Silliman, B., Montague, C., Weaver, J., Deis, D. R., Krasnec, M. O., Rutherford, N., & Nixon, Z. (2016). Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impacts on Salt Marsh Fiddler Crabs (Uca spp.). Estuaries and Coasts, 39(4), 1154-1163.
Zengel, S., Weaver, J., Pennings, S., Silliman, B., Deis, D., Montague, C., Rutherford, N., Nixon, Z., & Zimmerman, A. (2017). Five years of Deepwater Horizon oil spill effects on marsh periwinkles Littoraria irrorata. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 576, 135-144.

2013

Mahmoudi, N., Porter, T. M., Zimmerman, A. R., Fulthorpe, R. R., Kasozi, G. N., Silliman, B. R., & Slater, G. F. (2013). Rapid Degradation of <i>Deepwater Horizon</i> Spilled Oil by Indigenous Microbial Communities in Louisiana Saltmarsh Sediments. Environmental Science &amp; Technology, 47(23), 13303-13312.

2012

Silliman, B. R., van de Koppel, J., McCoy, M. W., Diller, J., Kasozi, G. N., Earl, K., Adams, P. N., & Zimmerman, A. R. (2012). Degradation and resilience in Louisiana salt marshes after the BP–<i>Deepwater Horizon</i>oil spill. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(28), 11234-11239.

Conference Presentations - 3

2012

Mahmoudi, N. F., R.F.; Zimmerman, A. S., & B.R.; Slater, G. (2012). Temporal trends in microbial abundance and biodegradation in Louisiana salt marshes following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In AGU Fall Meeting
Silliman, B. D., J.L.; Earl, K. K., & G.N.; Zimmerman, A. (2012). Oil spill driven saltmarsh die off in Barataria Bay. In American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting

2011

Silliman, B. D., J.L.; Earl, K. K., & G.N.; Zimmerman, A. (2011). Oil spill driven saltmarsh die off in Barataria Bay. In International Marine Conservation Congress