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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.
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Funding Source: Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of Oceanography

Project Publications & Presentations

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

Journal Articles - 4

2016

Zengel, S., Pennings, S., Silliman, B. R., Montague, C., Weaver, J., Deis, D. R., et al. (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., et al. (2016). Five years of Deepwater Horizon oil spill effects on marsh periwinkles Littoraria irrorata. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., View, 1–10.

2013

Mahmoudi, N., Porter, T. M., Zimmerman, A. R., Fulthorpe, R. R., Kasozi, G. N., Silliman, B. R., et al. (2013). Rapid Degradation ofDeepwater HorizonSpilled Oil by Indigenous Microbial Communities in Louisiana Saltmarsh Sediments. Environ. Sci. Technol., 47(23), 13303–13312.

2012

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

Conference Presentations - 3

2012

Mahmoudi, N., Fulthorpe, R. F., Zimmerman, A. R., Silliman, B. R., & Slater, G. F. (2012). Temporal trends in microbial abundance and biodegradation in Louisiana salt marshes following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA, December 9, 2012.
Silliman, B. R., Diller, J. L., Earl, K., Kasozi, G. N., & Zimmerman, A. R. (2012). Oil spill driven saltmarsh die off in Barataria Bay. In American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting. Vancouver, Canada, February 16-20, 2012.

2011

Silliman, B. R., Diller, J. L., Earl, K., Kasozi, G. N., & Zimmerman, A. R. (2011). Oil spill driven saltmarsh die off in Barataria Bay. In International Marine Conservation Congress. Victoria British Columbia, Canada, May 14-18, 2011.
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org