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R. Eugene Turner

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

School of the Coast and Environment
1002-Y Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Baton Rouge , LA  70803  

euturne@lsu.edu

Project List:

Coastal Waters Consortium III (CWC III): Oil Spills as Stressors in Coastal Marshes - The Legacy and the Future

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead, Task Co-Lead, Task Co-Lead

Coastal Waters Consortium II (CWC II)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead, Task Co-Lead, Task Co-Lead, Task Co-Lead

Coastal Waters Consortium (CWC)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead, Task Co-Lead

Analysis of Samples Collected to Measure Effects of Stressors on Coastal Wetlands

Year One Block Grant - Louisiana State UniversityRole: Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact

Long-term Site Selection and Analysis of Biota to Determine the Effect of Oil, Dispersant, and Remediation-related Human Activities on Marsh Plants and Associated Insects and Mollusks

Year One Block Grant - Louisiana State UniversityRole: Co-Principal Investigator

Effects of Oil, Dispersant, and Remediation-related Human Activities on Marsh Plants and Associated Insects and Mollusks

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Co-Principal Investigator

Impact of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Louisiana Coastal Environments

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead, Task Data Contact

Post Macondo Well Oil Spill Water Quality Sampling - Barataria, Lake Pontchartrain, and Coastal Waters. Part 2

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 33

2022

Zengel, S., Weaver, J., Mendelssohn, I. A., Graham, S. A., Lin, Q., Hester, M. W., Willis, J. M., Silliman, B. R., Fleeger, J. W., McClenachan, G., Rabalais, N. N., Turner, R. E., Hughes, A. R., Cebrian, J., Deis, D. R., Rutherford, N., & Roberts, B. J. (2022). Meta‐analysis of salt marsh vegetation impacts and recovery: a synthesis following the <i>Deepwater Horizon</i> oil spill. Ecological Applications, 32(1).

2021

Parsons, M. L., Brandt, A. L., Turner, R. E., Morrison, W. L., & Ralabais, N. N. (2021). Characterization of common phytoplankton on the Louisiana shelf. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 168, 112458.

2020

Mo, Y., Kearney, M. S., & Turner, R. E. (2020). The resilience of coastal marshes to hurricanes: The potential impact of excess nutrients. Environment International, 138, 105409.
Mozdzer, T. J., Watson, E. B., Orem, W. H., Swarzenski, C. M., & Turner, R. E. (2020). Unraveling the Gordian Knot: Eight testable hypotheses on the effects of nutrient enrichment on tidal wetland sustainability. Science of The Total Environment, 743, 140420.
Turner, R. E., Swarzenski, C., & Bodker, J. E. (2020). Soil Shear Strength Losses in Two Fresh Marshes with Variable Increases in N and P Loading. Wetlands, 40(5), 1189-1199.

2019

Mo, Y., Kearney, M. S., & Turner, R. E. (2019). Feedback of coastal marshes to climate change: Long‐term phenological shifts. Ecology and Evolution, 9(12), 6785-6797.
Turner, R. E., Layne, M., Mo, Y., & Swenson, E. M. (2019). Net land gain or loss for two Mississippi River diversions: Caernarvon and Davis Pond. Restoration Ecology, 27(6), 1231-1240.
Turner, R. E., Rabalais, N. N., Overton, E. B., Meyer, B. M., McClenachan, G., Swenson, E. M., Besonen, M., Parsons, M. L., & Zingre, J. (2019). Oiling of the continental shelf and coastal marshes over eight years after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Environmental Pollution, 252, 1367-1376.
Turner, R. E., Swenson, E. M., Milan, C. S., & Lee, J. M. (2019). Spatial variations in Chlorophyll a, C, N, and P in a Louisiana estuary from 1994 to 2016. Hydrobiologia, 834(1), 131-144.

2018

Rabalais, N. N., Smith, L. M., & Turner, R. E. (2018). The Deepwater Horizon oil spill and Gulf of Mexico shelf hypoxia. Continental Shelf Research, 152, 98-107.
Turner, R. E. (2018). Response to the letter to the editor on Turner (2017). Geo: Geography and Environment, 5(2).
Turner, R. E., Kearney, M. S., & Parkinson, R. W. (2018). Sea-Level Rise Tipping Point of Delta Survival. Journal of Coastal Research, 342, 470-474.
Turner, R. E., & McClenachan, G. (2018). Reversing wetland death from 35,000 cuts: Opportunities to restore Louisiana’s dredged canals. PLOS ONE, 13(12), e0207717.

2017

Engel, A. S., Liu, C., Paterson, A. T., Anderson, L. C., Turner, R. E., & Overton, E. B. (2017). Salt Marsh Bacterial Communities before and after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 83(20).
Olin, J. A., Bergeon Burns, C. M., Woltmann, S., Taylor, S. S., Stouffer, P. C., Bam, W., Hooper‐Bui, L., & Turner, R. E. (2017). Seaside Sparrows reveal contrasting food web responses to large‐scale stressors in coastal Louisiana saltmarshes. Ecosphere, 8(7).
Turner, R. E. (2017). The mineral sediment loading of the modern Mississippi River Delta: what is the restoration baseline?. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 21(6), 867-872.
Turner, R. E. (2017). Smaller size‐at‐age menhaden with coastal warming and fishing intensity. Geo: Geography and Environment, 4(2).

2016

Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Stouffer, P. C., Turner, R. E., Woltmann, S., & Taylor, S. S. (2016). Incorporation of Deepwater Horizon oil in a terrestrial bird. Environmental Research Letters, 11(11), 114023.
Kearney, M. S. (2016). Microtidal Marshes: Can These Widespread and Fragile Marshes Survive Increasing Climate–Sea Level Variability and Human Action?. Journal of Coastal Research, 32(3), 686.
Rabalais, N., & Turner, R. E. (2016). Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Coastal Marshes and Associated Organisms. Oceanography, 29(3), 150-159.
Turner, R. E., & Bodker, J. E. (2016). The effects of N, P and crude oil on the decomposition of Spartina alterniflora belowground biomass. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 24(3), 373-380.
Turner, R. E., McClenachan, G., & Tweel, A. W. (2016). Islands in the oil: Quantifying salt marsh shoreline erosion after the Deepwater Horizon oiling. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 110(1), 316-323.

2015

Bodker, J. E., Turner, R. E., Tweel, A., Schulz, C., & Swarzenski, C. (2015). Nutrient-enhanced decomposition of plant biomass in a freshwater wetland. Aquatic Botany, 127, 44-52.
Martin, C. W., Hollis, L. O., & Turner, R. E. (2015). Effects of Oil-Contaminated Sediments on Submerged Vegetation: An Experimental Assessment of Ruppia maritima. PLOS ONE, 10(10), e0138797.
Parsons, M., Morrison, W., Rabalais, N., Turner, R., & Tyre, K. (2015). Phytoplankton and the Macondo oil spill: A comparison of the 2010 phytoplankton assemblage to baseline conditions on the Louisiana shelf. Environmental Pollution, 207, 152-160.

2014

Fodrie, F. J., Able, K. W., Galvez, F., Heck, K. L., Jensen, O. P., López-Duarte, P. C., Martin, C. W., Turner, R. E., & Whitehead, A. (2014). Integrating Organismal and Population Responses of Estuarine Fishes in Macondo Spill Research. BioScience, 64(9), 778-788.
Hooper-Bui, L. M., Rabalais, N. N., Engel, A. S., Turner, R. E., McClenachan, G., Roberts, B., Overton, E. B., Justic, D., Strudivant, K., Brown, K., & Conover, J. (2014). Overview of Research into the Coastal Effects of the Macondo Blowout from the Coastal Waters Consortium: A GoMRI Consortium. International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings, 2014(1), 604-617.
Meyer, B. M., Overton, E. B., & Turner, R. E. (2014). Oil Source Identification Using Diagnostic Biomarker Ratio Analyses. International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings, 2014(1), 2064-2073.
Overton, E. B., Miles, M. S., Meyer, B. M., Gao, H., & Turner, R. E. (2014). Oil Source Fingerprinting in Heavily Weathered Residues and Coastal Marsh Samples. International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings, 2014(1), 2074-2082.
Parsons, M., Turner, R., & Overton, E. (2014). Sediment-preserved diatom assemblages can distinguish a petroleum activity signal separately from the nutrient signal of the Mississippi River in coastal Louisiana. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 85(1), 164-171.
Turner, R., Overton, E., Meyer, B., Miles, M., & Hooper-Bui, L. (2014). Changes in the concentration and relative abundance of alkanes and PAHs from the Deepwater Horizon oiling of coastal marshes. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 86(1-2), 291-297.
Turner, R. E., Overton, E. B., Meyer, B. M., Miles, M. S., McClenachan, G., Hooper-Bui, L., Engel, A. S., Swenson, E. M., Lee, J. M., Milan, C. S., & Gao, H. (2014). Distribution and recovery trajectory of Macondo (Mississippi Canyon 252) oil in Louisiana coastal wetlands. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 87(1-2), 57-67.

2013

McClenachan, G., Eugene Turner, R., & Tweel, A. W. (2013). Effects of oil on the rate and trajectory of Louisiana marsh shoreline erosion. Environmental Research Letters, 8(4), 044030.

Conference Presentations - 57

2020

Rabalais, N. R., B.J.; Justic, D. T., & R.E.; Morrison, W. (2020). [(26+23+(22+6)]PIs + [(7+15+8)PDoc] + [20+10+10)PhD] + [(14+8+5)MS] + [(26+50+13)UG] + [(8+10+7)REU)] = CWC-I+CWC-II+CWC-III = A LOT. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020

2019

Rabalais, N. T., & R.E (2019). Mississippi River Influence on the Chemistry and Biology of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Turner, R. L., M.; Mo, Y. S., & E (2019). Mississippi River diversions: engine of land gain or land loss accelerant?. In 25th Biennial CERF Conference
Turner, R. M., & G (2019). Canals: Most Louisiana landloss is caused by canals and restoring canals is successful. In Challenges of Natural Resource Economics and Policy (CNREP 2019)
Turner, R. M., & G (2019). Canals: Most Louisiana landloss is caused by canals and restoring canals is successful. In 3rd Annual Louisiana Geological Survey Coastal Symposium
Turner, R. S., & C.; Bodker, J. (2019). Soil Strength Losses in Fresh Marshes with Increased N and P Loading. In ASLO 2019 Aquatic Sciences Meeting

2018

Hollis, L. T., & R.E (2018). The tensile root strength of Spartina patens: response to flood duration and nutrient addition. In 12th Annual Louisiana Water Conference
Turner, R. (2018). Shrinking menhaden and climate change. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Turner, R. (2018). The intersection of nutrients and buoyancy in a freshwater marsh. In 12th Annual Louisiana Water Conference, Louisiana Geological Society
Turner, R. (2018). The tipping point of delta survival. In Louisiana State University EcoForum
Turner, R. (2018). Canals: Most Louisiana Landloss is caused by canals and restoring canals is successful. In 2018 State of the Coast Conference
Turner, R. K., & M.S.; Parkinson, R. (2018). The Sea Level Rise Tipping Point of Delta Survival. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018

2017

Martin, C. H., L.O.; Swenson, E. T., & R.E (2017). Effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on growth and herbivory of submerged vegetation. In 2017 Big Bend Science Symposium
Turner, R. (2017). The Sea Level Rise Tipping Point of Delta Survival. In 12th Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation Basics of the Basin Research SYmposium
Turner, R. (2017). The Sea Level Rise Tipping Point of Delta Survival. In 2017 AGU Fall Meeting
Turner, R. (2017). Shrinking fish and changing food webs with coastal warming. In Cerf 2017
Turner, R. (2017). Just Us. In 12th International Congress of Ecology (INTECOL)
Turner, R. (2017). The toolmaker and the tools: The invisible sustainability. In 12th International Congress of Ecology (INTECOL)
Turner, R. (2017). Shrinking menhaden with Coastal Warming. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting

2016

Engel, A. P., A.T.; Turner, R. O., & E (2016). Tracking changes in organic carbon sources for Louisiana marshes following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016
Hollis, L. T., & R.E (2016). The root of the problem: Multiple stressors and tensile root strength of wetland macrophytes. In Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation Wetland Assimilation Workshop
Martin, C. S., E.; Hollis, L. T., & R (2016). Effects of Oil on Submerged Vegetation: an Experimental Assessment of Ruppia maritima. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016
Martin, C. S., E.; Hollis, L. T., & R (2016). Effects of Deepwater Horizon oil exposure on Ruppia maritima growth and herbivory. In Benthic Ecology Meeting
Rabalais, N. T., & R.E.; Smith, L. (2016). The "Dead Zone" is a Lesson in Complexities and What Should Be Done. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016
Turner, R. (2016). Why the Mississippi River delta will not be restored in our lifetime. In Center for Natural Resource Economics and Policy Annual Meeting
Turner, R. B., & J.E.; Schulz, C. (2016). The Belowground Intersection of Nutrients and Buoyancy in a Freshwater Marsh Converted to Open Water. In Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation Wetland Assimilation Workshop
Turner, R. B., J.E.; Schulz, C. S., & C (2016). Nutrient-enhanced decomposition of belowground biomass in a freshwater wetland. In Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation Wetland Assimilation Workshop
Turner, R. M., & G (2016). Marsh Health from before the BP Oil Spill to 2015. In Restore America's Estuaries - The Coastal Society Summit 2016

2015

McClenachan, G. T., & R.E (2015). Rate and trajectory of erosion along the Louisiana coast after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation 2015
Overton, E. M., M.S.; Meyer, B. H., L.; Olson, G. T., & G (2015). Oil source fingerprinting in heavily weathered residues and coastal marsh samples. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Overton, E. M., M.S.; Meyer, B. H., L.; Olson, G. T., & R.E (2015). The weathering and distribution of petroleum hydrocarbons along coastal Louisiana following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Parsons, M. M., W.; Rabalais, N. T., & R.E.; Tyre, K. (2015). Phytoplankton and the Macondo oil spill: A comparison of the 2010 phytoplankton assemblage to baseline conditions on the Louisiana Shelf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Rabalais, N. A., K.; Bernhard, A. B., M.; Engel, A. F., F.; Giblin, A. H., L.; Huang, H. J., O.; Justic, D. K., M.; Lopez-Duarte, P. M., G.; Overton, E., ; Parsons, M. P., J.; Polito, M. R., B.; Shrestha, R. S., P.; Taylor, S. T., R.E.; Walker, A. W., & S (2015). CWC-II Principal Investigators and Research Plan, CWC-II poster. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Rabalais, N. A., K.W.; Bernhard, A. B., K.M.; Crandall, K. E., A.S.; Felder, D. F., F.; Fredericq, S. G., A.; Hooper-Bui, L. J., O.P.; Justic, D. K., M.S.; La Peyre, J. O., E.; Parsons, M. R., B.J.; Stouffer, P. S., S.K.; Taylor, S. T., & R.E (2015). CWC-I Plenary Presentation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Rabalais, N. S., L.M.; Turner, R. O., & E.B (2015). Deepwater Horizon oil spill and Gulf of Mexico shelf hypoxia. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015

2014

Engel, A. D., C.; Paterson, A. L., C.; Turner, R. O., & E.B (2014). Differences in petroleum hydrocarbon compounds from Louisiana coastal marshes correspond to specific changes in microbial community composition. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Justic, D. T., & R.E.; Rabalais, N. (2014). Modeling coastal hypoxia: lessons learned and perspectives for the future- Part II. In The 46th International Liège Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics
Meyer, B. O., & E.B.; Turner, R. (2014). Oil source identification using diagnostic biomarker ratios. In 2014 International Oil Spill Conference
Overton, E. G., H.; Meyer, B. M., & M.S.; Turner, R. (2014). Oil source fingerprinting of heavily weathered residues in coastal marsh samples. In 2014 International Oil Spill Conference
Overton, E. M., M.S.; Meyer, B. G., & H.; Turner, R. (2014). Weathering patterns of hopane, sterane, and triaromatic steroid biomarkers in sediments from coastal marsh sites impacted by the Macondo oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Rabalais, N. . T., & R. E.; Smith, L. M. (2014). How to put long-term data to work: Jon, we do have hypoxia. In Ocean Sciences Meeting
Rabalais, N. S., L.M.; Turner, R. O., E.B.; Hu, X. C., & W (2014). Deepwater Horizon oil spill and Gulf of Mexico shelf hypoxia. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Turner, R. O., E.B.; Meyer, B. M., M.; McClenachan, G. H., L.; Engel, A. L., J.; Milan, C. G., & H (2014). Trajectory of changing DWH oil in Louisiana marshes, 2010-2013. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014

2013

Drennen, C. E., & A.S.; Turner, R. (2013). Response and recovery of microbial communities in Louisiana coastal marshes after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and possible implications for marsh erosion. In 22nd Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
Engel, A. L., C.; Anderson, L. H., & L.; Turner, R. (2013). Multiple stressors impact marsh sediment bacterial diversity after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Hesson, B. C., X.; Strecker, R. ;. T., & R. E. ; Hooper-Bui, L. (2013). Effect of TS Lee and Hurricane Isaac on saltmarsh terrestrial arthropods. In 22nd Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
Kearney, M. R., & A.; Turner, R. (2013). Longterm changes in marsh vegetation coverage and vigor in Barataria Bay and Terrebonne Bay. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Overton, E. M., M.S.; Meyer, B. G., & H.; Turner, R. (2013). Weathering and distribution of petroleum hydrocarbons along coastal Louisiana following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In American Chemical Society National Meeting
Turner, R. O., E.B.; Ashton, B. M., M.S.; McClenachan, G. H., L.; Summer-Engel, A. S., E.; Lee, J. M., & C.S.; Gao, H. (2013). Distribution and Recovery Trajectory of Macondo (Mississippi Canyon 252) Oil in Louisiana Salt Marshes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013

2012

Hooper-Bui, L. S., R.; Hesson, B. S., G.; Accardo, M. A., D.; Thompson, E. A., B.; Chen, X. O., O. ;Overton, E. T., & R.E (2012). Silent spring revisited: Insects and spiders in Louisiana's saltwater marshes after the Macondo blowout. In Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting
Hooper-Bui, L. S., R.M.; Adams, B. C., X.; Overton, E. T., & R.E (2012). Silent Spring Revisited: Insects and Spiders in Louisiana's Saltwater Marshes after the Macondo Blowout. In INTECOL International Wetlands Conference
McClenachan, G. T., & R. E (2012). Effects of oil on the rate and trajectory of Louisiana marsh shoreline erosion. In INTECOL International Wetlands Conference
Rabalais, N. T., & R.E.; Hooper-Bui, L. (2012). The Effects of the Macondo Oil Spill on Coastal Ecosystems. In NOAA Coastal Response Research Center: Oil Spill Research - A Forum
Riter, J. K., & M.S.; Turner, R. (2012). Effects of freshwater diversons on Mississippi delta marshes between 1984 and 2009. In Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
Riter, J. K., & M.S.; Turner, R. (2012). Marsh loss from 1984 - 2011 in the Breton Sound, Barataria and Terrebonne Basins, Louisiana, U.S.A.: Impacts of hurricanes and excess nutrients. In AGU Annual Meeting
Soderstrum, G. H., L.M.; Osisioma, O. S., R.M.; Chen, X. A., B.; Overton, E. T., & R.E (2012). Silent spring revisited: Insects and spiders in Louisiana's saltwater marshes after the Macondo blowout. In Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting
Turner, R. R., & N.N.; Justic, D. (2012). Nitrogen, phosphorus and silicate growth limitation of phytoplpankton on the Mississippi River continental shelf. In American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting