Environmental effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: a review

J Beyer, HC Trannum, T Bakke, PV Hodson… - Marine pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Deepwater Horizon oil spill constituted an ecosystem-level injury in the
northern Gulf of Mexico. Much oil spread at 1100–1300 m depth, contaminating and …

Potential impacts of floating wind turbine technology for marine species and habitats

SM Maxwell, F Kershaw, CC Locke… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Offshore wind energy is expanding globally and new floating wind turbine technology now
allows wind energy developments in areas previously too deep for fixed-platform turbines …

Mesophotic coral ecosystems are threatened and ecologically distinct from shallow water reefs

LA Rocha, HT Pinheiro, B Shepherd… - Science, 2018 - science.org
The rapid degradation of coral reefs is one of the most serious biodiversity problems facing
our generation. Mesophotic coral reefs (at depths of 30 to 150 meters) have been widely …

Theme section on mesophotic coral ecosystems: advances in knowledge and future perspectives

Y Loya, G Eyal, T Treibitz, MP Lesser, R Appeldoorn - Coral Reefs, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The Second International Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCEs) workshop was
held in Eilat, Israel, October 26–31, 2014. Here we provide an account of:(1) advances in …

Are mesophotic coral ecosystems distinct communities and can they serve as refugia for shallow reefs?

RF Semmler, WC Hoot, ML Reaka - Coral Reefs, 2017 - Springer
We analyzed an extensive dataset of over 9000 benthic and suprabenthic species found
throughout the Gulf of Mexico (GoMx) to assess whether mesophotic coral ecosystems …

The Gulf of Mexico ecosystem, six years after the Macondo oil well blowout

SB Joye, A Bracco, TM Özgökmen, JP Chanton… - Deep Sea Research …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gulf of Mexico ecosystem is a hotspot for biological diversity and supports a
number of industries, from tourism to fishery production to oil and gas exploration, that serve …

Long-term impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on deep-sea corals detected after seven years of monitoring

F Girard, CR Fisher - Biological Conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
Cold-water corals form high biodiversity habitats in the deep sea. They are generally long-
lived, slow-growing, and thus particularly vulnerable to anthropogenic impact. We used high …

How did the Deepwater Horizon oil spill impact deep-sea ecosystems?

CR Fisher, PA Montagna, TT Sutton - Oceanography, 2016 - JSTOR
Approximately 90% of the volume of the Gulf of Mexico is contained in water deeper than
200 m, a region where the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) blowout had more impact on …

The Mauritius oil spill: what's next?

D Seveso, YD Louis, S Montano, P Galli, F Saliu - Pollutants, 2021 - mdpi.com
In light of the recent marine oil spill that occurred off the coast of Mauritius (Indian Ocean),
we comment here the incident, the containment method used by the local population, the …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a scientific community consensus on designating Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems from imagery

AR Baco, R Ross, F Althaus, D Amon, AEH Bridges… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Towards a scientific community consensus on designating Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems from
imagery [PeerJ] Related research Download Share X Facebook Email PEER-REVIEWED Towards …