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Funding Source: Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)

Project Publications & Presentations

Meta-analytic synthesis of long-term wetland impacts, recovery, and resilience following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Journal Articles - 7

2022

Zengel, S., Weaver, J., Mendelssohn, I. A., Graham, S. A., Lin, Q., Hester, M. W., et al. (2022). Meta-analysis of salt marsh vegetation impacts and recovery: a synthesis following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Ecological Applications, 32(1).

2021

Halanych, K., Ainsworth, C., Cordes, E., Dodge, R., Huettel, M., Mendelssohn, I., et al. (2021). Effects of Petroleum By-Products and Dispersants on Ecosystems. Oceanog, 34(1), 152–163.
Zengel, S., Rutherford, N., Bernik, B. M., Weaver, J., Zhang, M., Nixon, Z., et al. (2021). Planting after shoreline cleanup treatment improves salt marsh vegetation recovery following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Ecological Engineering, 169, 106288.

2020

Deis, D. R., Fleeger, J. W., Johnson, D. S., Mendelssohn, I. A., Lin, Q., Graham, S. A., et al. (2020). Recovery of the salt marsh periwinkle (Littoraria irrorata) 9?years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Size matters. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 160, 111581.
Fleeger, J. W., Johnson, D. S., Zengel, S., Mendelssohn, I. A., Deis, D. R., Graham, S. A., et al. (2020). Macroinfauna responses and recovery trajectories after an oil spill differ from those following saltmarsh restoration. Marine Environmental Research, 155, 104881.

2019

Deis, D. R., Mendelssohn, I. A., Fleeger, J. W., Bourgoin, S. M., & Lin, Q. (2019). Legacy effects of Hurricane Katrina influenced marsh shoreline erosion following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Science of The Total Environment, 672, 456–467.
Fleeger, J. W., Riggio, M. R., Mendelssohn, I. A., Lin, Q., Deis, D. R., Johnson, D. S., et al. (2019). What Promotes the Recovery of Salt Marsh Infauna After Oil Spills? Estuaries and Coasts, 42(1), 204–217.

Conference Presentations - 18

2020

Deis, D. R., Fleeger, J. W., Johnson, D. S., Mendelssohn, I. A., Lin, Q., Graham, S., et al. (2020). Recovery of the Salt Marsh Periwinkle Nine Years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Size Matters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Hamontree, H. M., Romero, I. C., Frank, T., Bracken-Grissom, H., van Eenennaam, J. S., Murk, A. J., et al. (2020). Using Hopanes and Steranes for Assessment of Petroleum Contamination in Marine Invertebrates. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Zengel, S., Nixon, Z., Rutherford, N., & Bernik, B. M. (2020). Multiple Stressors and Marsh Shoreline Erosion Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.

2019

Deis, D. R., Fleeger, J. W., Bourgoin, S. M., Johnson, D. S., Mendelssohn, I. A., Lin, Q., et al. (2019). The Marsh Periwinkle (Littoraria irrorata) as an Indicator of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Effects. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Deis, D. R., Fleeger, J. W., Johnson, D. S., Mendelssohn, I. A., Lin, Q., Graham, S., et al. (2019). Recovery of the Salt Marsh Periwinkle (Littoraria irrorata) 9 years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Size Does Matter. In 25th Biennial CERF Conference. Mobile, AL : 11/03/19-11/07/19.
Deis, D. R., Valentine, K., Mendelssohn, I. A., Fleeger, J. W., & Bourgoin, S. M. (2019). What Causes Marsh Loss and Erosion within Northern Barataria Bay Louisiana: A Comparison of Measured and Modeled Erosion. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Fleeger, J., Johnson, D., Mendelssohn, I., Deis, D., Graham, S., & Zengel, S. (2019). A meiofaunal chicken and egg question; Do temporary meiofauna influence the number of macroinfauna or do macroinfauna influence the number of temporary meiofauna? In 17th International Meiofauna Conference (SeventIMCO). Evora, Portugal : 07/07/19-07/12/19: Poster.
Fleeger, J., Johnson, D., Mendelssohn, I., Deis, D., Graham, S., & Zengel, S. (2019). What Promotes the Long-Term Recovery of Meiofauna after Oil Spills? In 17th International Meiofauna Conference (SeventIMCO). Evora, Portugal : 07/07/19-07/12/19.
Fleeger, J. W., Johnson, D. S., Zengel, S., Mendelssohn, I. A., Graham, S. A., & Deis, D. R. (2019). Does Stranded Oil Slow the Recovery of Saltmarsh Macroinfauna? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Graham, S. A., Marinelli, C. L., Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I. A., Fleeger, J. W., Deis, D. R., et al. (2019). Impacts of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Exposure on Soil Carbon in Louisiana Salt Marshes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Graham, S. A., Marinelli, C. L., Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I. A., Fleeger, J. W., Deis, D. R., et al. (2019). Reduced soil carbon in Louisiana salt marshes impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Society of Wetland Scientists 2019 Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD : 05/28/19-05/31/19.
Quade, A. H., Johnson, D. S., Fleeger, J. W., Deis, D. R., Lin, Q., Hou, A., et al. (2019). Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Population Structure of the Southern Ribbed Mussel (Geukensia granosissima). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Quade, A. H., Johnson, D. S., Fleeger, J. W., Deis, D. R., Lin, Q., Hou, A., et al. (2019). Long-term impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil exposure on salt marsh-stabilizing facilitation of southern ribbed mussels, Geukensia granosissima. In Society of Wetland Scientists 2019 Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD : 05/28/19-05/31/19.
Zengel, S., Bernik, B. M., Rutherford, N., & Michel, J. (2019). Deepwater Horizon heavily oiled salt marsh: shoreline treatment tests, vegetation planting, and ecological recovery. In CLEAN GULF Conference & Exhibition. New Orleans, LA : 10/28/19-10/31/19.
Zengel, S., Weaver, J., Graham, S., Mendelssohn, I., Fleeger, J., Deis, D., et al. (2019). Meta-Analysis of Salt Marsh Vegetation Impacts and Recovery Synthesis Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.

2018

Fleeger, J., Mendelssohn, I., Lin, Q., Hou, A., Deis, D., Johnson, D., et al. (2018). What Drives the Long-Term Recovery of Saltmarsh Benthos after Oil Spills; Recovery of Foundation Species, Soil Quality or Food Resources? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Graham, S. A., Mendelssohn, I. A., Fleeger, J. W., Zengel, S., Deis, D. R., & Johnson, D. S. (2018). Meta-analytic synthesis of long-term wetland impacts, recovery, and resilience following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.

2016

Deis, D. R., Bourgoin, S. M., Mendelssohn, I. A., Lin, Q., Hou, A., & and Fleeger, J. (2016). Analysis of marsh loss and erosion with Northern Barataria Bay, Louisiana: the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org