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 genotypically diverse plant species. Sediments samples were collected from control and oil-amended mesocosms set up at Dauphin Island Sea Lab that consisted of Avicennia germinans (black mangrove) co-occurring with mono- or polycultures of Spartina alterniflora (smooth cord grass). Data were collected in triplicates from control and amended mesocosms at three time points, before treatment in September 2015, 6 months after treatment in April 2016, and 11 months after treatment in September 2016. Additional data from this mesocosm study can be found in GRIIDC datasets R4.x262.000:0021, R4.x262.000:0026, and R4.x262.000:0034.
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to enumerate genes involved in denitrification from mesocosm sediment samples associated with mono- and polycultures of Spartina alterniflora co-occuring with Avicennia germinans that either were or weren’t exposed to oiling.
DOI: doi:10.7266/VGZXJT9F
Suggested Citation
Patrice Crawford, Nikaela Flournoy. 2019. Quantifying denitrifier functional marker gene abundance from sediments associated with genotypically diverse plant types: A mesocosms study in April and September 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/VGZXJT9F
Funded by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)
Funding cycle: RFP-IV
Research group: Alabama Center for Ecological Resilience (ACER)
