Assessing the abundance of genes involved in the denitrification pathways collected in marsh and subtidal unvegetated sediments at the Chandeleur Islands, July 2015 to February 2016

Abstract

Selected genes involved in nitrogen cycling were enumerated from sediment collected on the marsh platform as well as from nearby subtidal unvegetated sediments in the Chandeleur Islands. Data were collected seasonally from July 2015 to February 2016.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to enumerate genes involved in denitrification in marsh and subtidal habitats that were previously exposed to moderately levels of hydrocarbons.

DOI: doi:10.7266/N7154F44

Suggested Citation

Flournoy, Nikaela. 2017. Assessing the abundance of genes involved in the denitrification pathways collected in marsh and subtidal unvegetated sediments at the Chandeleur Islands, July 2015 to February 2016. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7154F44

Related Publication Citation

Hinshaw, S. E., Tatariw, C., Flournoy, N., Kleinhuizen, A., Taylor, C., Sobecky, P. A., & Mortazavi, B. (2017). Vegetation Loss Decreases Salt Marsh Denitrification Capacity: Implications for Marsh Erosion. Environmental Science & Technology, 51(15), 8245–8253. doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b00618

Funded by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)

Funding cycle: RFP-IV

Research group: Alabama Center for Ecological Resilience (ACER)