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Site characterization using estimates of vegetative cover at Chandeleur Islan...
Abstract To characterize plots as marsh only, mangrove only, or mixed, we employed a simple, effective assessment of percent cover. In each 3m*3m plot, we quantified plant... -
The effects of oiling on salt marsh and mangrove macrofauna communities at th...
Abstract To determine the relative abundances, species number, and composition of macrofauna, all plots were sampled at high tide during the growing season (June and October) in... -
Monthly physical surface water data in an intertidal zone adjacent to a moder...
Abstract Physical data were collected on a monthly basis on the day of sediment collection. This data was used in conjunction with sediment experiments to better understand the... -
Potential denitrification rates in moderately oiled marshes at the Chandeleur...
Abstract The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has contributed to significant loss of marsh vegetation. Decreased marsh vegetation habitats can lead to a reduction in organic carbon... -
Nitrogen cycling processes in oil impacted salt marshes on Chandeleur Islands...
Abstract Denitrification and nitrogen cycling processes were measured from marsh sediments to determine the impact of oiling on salt marsh ecosystems. Five replicate sediment... -
Microphytobenthic community and microelectrode profile responses in oiled coa...
Abstract The Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacted tidal flats in the Gulf of Mexico. This collection of datasets is generated from oiled tidal flat microcosms to examine the oil... -
Microphytobenthic communities in simulated oil spill seagrass mesocosms, May ...
Abstract This data collection was generated from a study in which oiled seagrass bed microcosms were created to examine the oil spill responses on seagrass beds and benthic... -
Quantifying denitrifier functional marker gene abundance from sediments assoc...
Abstract This dataset was generated from a study in which sediments were collected from Chandeleur Islands salt marshes to examine the effect of oil exposure on denitrifier... -
Salt marsh vegetation-mediated response of nitrogen cycling to the Deepwater ...
Abstract This dataset was generated from a study conducted in the Chandeleur Islands, a chain of barrier islands off the coast of Louisiana which were subjected to a gradient of... -
Microbial community composition of sediments associated with co-occurring Avi...
Abstract As oil was deposited differentially within Chandeleur Island salt marshes, it provided the opportunity to investigate the long-term effect on the microbiology of... -
Quantifying denitrifier functional marker gene abundance from sediments assoc...
Abstract This data was generated from a a mesocosm project to examine the effect of oil exposure on denitrifier functional abundance within sediments associated with... -
Impact of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Spartina alterniflora genetic divers...
Abstract This dataset was generated from a field survey conducted in the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana that explored the relationship between biodiversity (taxonomic and... -
Effects of oil exposure on multiple predator effects in coastal food webs, a ...
Abstract This collection of datasets was generated from mesocosm experiments conducted from September to December 2017 to examine the effects of oil exposure on trophic... -
Small scale effects of oil exposure on coastal forage species survival and pr...
Abstract This collection of datasets was generated from mesocosm experiments conducted from August to November 2016 to examine the effects of oil exposure on coastal... -
Effects of predator and habitat diversity on coastal food webs, a mesocosm st...
Abstract These datasets were generated from mesocosm experiments conducted from June to September 2017 to examine the effects of predator and habitat diversity on trophic... -
Effects of predator density and diversity on trophic interactions of coastal ...
Abstract These datasets were generated from mesocosm experiments conducted from August to October 2016 to examine the effects of predator density and diversity on trophic... -
Oil residue analysis from Chandeleur Island salt marsh sediments, September 2...
Abstract The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill resulted in more than 3 million barrels of crude oil being delivered into the Gulf of Mexico with approximately 160,000... -
Examining the role of taxonomic diversity of oyster reefs in response to oili...
Abstract Oyster reefs in the Gulf of Mexico were likely subjected to multiple stressors as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill – those directly from the spill and those... -
Taxonomic diversity among oyster reefs in June - November 2017 in previously ...
Abstract Abundance of live organisms (per 0.25 m2 quadrat) found in oyster reefs sampled in late spring (June), summer (June-September), and fall (September-November) 2017. Four... -
Oyster shell heights in June - November 2017 among previously documented oile...
Abstract Shell heights of up to 20 live oysters per size class (spat, seed, market) found in oyster reefs sampled in late spring (June), summer (June-September), and fall...
