Potential denitrification rates in moderately oiled marshes at the Chandeleur Island, July 2015 to February 2016

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 and other key nutrients available for microbial communities in sediments. Potential denitrification rates were achieved by collecting 0-2 cm and 5-7 cm sediments in vegetated marsh and unvegetated intertidal marsh habitats. Sediments were treated with and without nitrate and rates will be determined using acetylene inhibition technique.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to measure potential denitrification rates in moderately oiled marsh and intertidal habitats

DOI: doi:10.7266/N7GX48KH

Suggested Citation

Mortazavi, Behzad. 2017. Potential denitrification rates in moderately oiled marshes at the Chandeleur Island, 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/N7GX48KH

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)