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William Frank Patterson

University of Florida

Project List:

Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems III (C-IMAGE III)

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

Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems II (C-IMAGE II)

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

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 9

2022

Portnoy, D. S., Fields, A. T., Puritz, J. B., Hollenbeck, C. M., & Patterson, W. F. (2022). Genomic analysis of red snapper,<i>Lutjanus campechanus</i>, population structure in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 79(1), 12-21.

2020

Barnett, B. K., Chanton, J. P., Ahrens, R., Thornton, L., & Patterson, W. F. (2020). Life history of northern Gulf of Mexico Warsaw grouper Hyporthodus nigritus inferred from otolith radiocarbon analysis. PLOS ONE, 15(1), e0228254.
Chagaris, D. D., Patterson, W. F., & Allen, M. S. (2020). Relative Effects of Multiple Stressors on Reef Food Webs in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Revealed via Ecosystem Modeling. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7.
Lewis, J. P., Tarnecki, J. H., Garner, S. B., Chagaris, D. D., & Patterson, W. F. (2020). Changes in Reef Fish Community Structure Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Scientific Reports, 10(1).

2019

Dahl, K., Edwards, M., & Patterson, W. (2019). Density-dependent condition and growth of invasive lionfish in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 623, 145-159.

2018

Ainsworth, C. H., Paris, C. B., Perlin, N., Dornberger, L. N., Patterson, W. F., Chancellor, E., Murawski, S., Hollander, D., Daly, K., Romero, I. C., Coleman, F., & Perryman, H. (2018). Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill evaluated using an end-to-end ecosystem model. PLOS ONE, 13(1), e0190840.
Barnett, B. K., Thornton, L., Allman, R., Chanton, J. P., & Patterson, W. F. (2018). Linear decline in red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) otolith Δ14C extends the utility of the bomb radiocarbon chronometer for fish age validation in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 75(5), 1664-1671.
Dahl, K. A., Portnoy, D. S., Hogan, J. D., Johnson, J. E., Gold, J. R., & Patterson, W. F. (2018). Genotyping confirms significant cannibalism in northern Gulf of Mexico invasive red lionfish, Pterois volitans. Biological Invasions, 20(12), 3513-3526.

2017

Dahl, K. A., Patterson, W. F., Robertson, A., & Ortmann, A. C. (2017). DNA barcoding significantly improves resolution of invasive lionfish diet in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Biological Invasions, 19(6), 1917-1933.

Book Chapter - 1

2019

Patterson III, W. F., Chanton, J. P., Hollander, D. J., Goddard, E. A., Barnett, B. K., & Tarnecki, J. H. (2020). The Utility of Stable and Radioisotopes in Fish Tissues as Biogeochemical Tracers of Marine Oil Spill Food Web Effects. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills (pp. 219-238) Springer International Publishing.

Conference Presentations - 20

2020

Barnett, B. C., J.P.; Tarnecki, J. P., & W.F (2020). Stable and Radioisotopes in Tissues and Otoliths as Natural Biogeochemical Tracers of Food Web Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Bohaboy, E. G., T.; Hammerschlag, N.; Van Zinnicq Bergmann, N. P., & W.F (2020). Application of 3-D Acoustic Telemetry to Estimate Reef Fish Discard Mortality and Evaluate the Benefit of Releasing Fish with Descender Devices. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Lewis, J. T., J.H.; Garner, S. C., & D.D.; Patterson, W. (2020). Changes in Reef Fish Community Structure Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Patterson, W. C., & J (2020). Biogeochemical Tracers in Oil Spill Science:[..] Lessons Learned and Future Directions. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Patterson, W. C., M.; Chagaris, D. H., D.; Murawski, S. P., A.; Portnoy, D. P., & E.; Robinson, K. (2020). A Review of Deepwater Horizon Impacts and Evidence of Resiliency in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf Ecosystem. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Schwing, P. K., J.; Montagna, P. P., C.; Faillettaz, R. J., S.; Overholt, W. B., G.; Larson, R. R., I.; Hollander, D. M., S.; Sutton, T. P., & W (2020). Assembling the Benthic Record of Species and Community Change for the Gulf of Mexico Following the Deepwater Horizon Event. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020

2019

Murawski, S. G., A.; Pulster, E. P., W.; Sutton, T. S., P.; Montagna, P. G., & S (2019). Understanding impacts of large-scale oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico at the whole-ecosystem level: Lessons learned from Deepwater Horizon. In Reunion Anual de la Union Geofisica Mexicana (RAUGM 2019)
Murawski, S. P., W.; Schwing, P. M., P.; Milligan, R. S., T..; Kilborn, J. G., & S (2019). Vulnerability and resilience of species and ecosystems to large-scale contamination events: Lessons learned from Deepwater Horizon. In 2019 AGU Fall Meeting
Patterson, W. A., R.; Allen, M. C., D.; Dahl, K. L., & J.; Tarnecki, J. (2019). Direct and Indirect Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impacts on Northern Gulf of Mexico Reef Fishes. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference

2017

[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Biogeochemical responses to the installation of artificial reefs on the shallow Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Shelf: primary production, respiration, and nutrient fluxes. Goldschmidt 2017. (2017).
Barnett, B. P. I., W.F.; Chanton, J. H., D.; Romero, I. G., & E.; Tarnecki, J. (2017). Stable and radio isotopes reveal food web impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society
Chagaris, D. P. I., & W.F.; Allen, M. (2017). An ecosystem-based approach to evaluating impacts and management of invasive lionfish in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society
Dahl, K. P. I., W.F.; Portnoy, D. H., J.D.; Robertson, A. O., & A (2017). DNA barcoding and microsatellite genotyping confirm cannibalism in northern Gulf of Mexico invasive lionfish, Pterois volitans. In Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Dahl, K. P. I., W.F.; Portnoy, D. H., J.D.; Robertson, A. O., & A (2017). DNA barcoding and microsatellite genotyping confirm cannibalism in northern Gulf of Mexico invasive lionfish, Pterois volitans. In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society
Glabach, M. P. I., & W.F (2017). Resource partitioning and niche overlap in northern Gulf of Mexico demersal and benthic fishes. In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society
Patterson, W. A., R.; Allen, M. C., S.; Chagaris, D. C., J.; Goddard, E. H., D.; James, M. M., S.; Romero, I. T., & J (2017). Evidence of acute and chronic impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Gulf of Mexico red snapper. In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society
Patterson, W. B., & G.; Barnett, B. (2017). Inferring aspects of small demersal reef fish ecology on the West Florida Shelf with stable and radio isotope analysis. In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society
White, A. P. I., & W.F.; Boswell, K. (2017). Informing fishery-independent reef fish surveys through advanced survey techniques. In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society

2016

Dahl, K. P., W.F.; Robertson, A. O., A.C.; Portnoy, D. H., & J.D (2016). DNA barcoding and microsatellite genotyping reveal cannibalism among invasive lionfish in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf Estuarine Research Society Fall 2016 Meeting
Dahl, K. P., & W.F.; Snyder, R. (2016). Disturbance of northern Gulf of Mexico reef fish communities: the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the lionfish invasion. In Bays and Bayous Symposium