Hydrocarbon contamination from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill affects long- and short-term oyster recruitment and succession

Abstract

We studied how the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill affected oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. Four study sites within the bay were selected: two control and two oiled, with a low- and high-salinity... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Maria Vozzo (Macquarie University)
  2. Kenneth Brown (Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University)
  3. Laura Brown (Estuary Technical Group, Institute for Applied Ecology)
  4. Jenessa Kay (Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University)
  5. Bridget Rogers (Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University)
  6. Jerome La Peyre (Veterinary Sciences Unit, School of Animal Sciences, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center)

Topic Area

6 - Marine Contamination

Session

OS-10C » Marine Contamination (10:00 - Thursday, 9th July, Little Percy Baxter Lecture Theatre D2.194)

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