A Multidisciplinary Approach to Investigate Deep-Pelagic Ecosystem Dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico Following Deepwater Horizon

AB Cook, AM Bernard, KM Boswell… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The pelagic Gulf of Mexico (GoM) is a complex system of dynamic physical oceanography
(western boundary current, mesoscale eddies), high biological diversity, and community …

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 …

As Gulf oil extraction goes deeper, who is at risk? Community structure, distribution, and connectivity of the deep-pelagic fauna

TT Sutton, T Frank, H Judkins, IC Romero - Scenarios and Responses to …, 2020 - Springer
The habitat and biota most affected by ultra-deep oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) will
necessarily be in the deep-pelagic domain. This domain represents~ 91% of the GoM's …

How did the Deepwater Horizon oil spill affect coastal and continental shelf ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico?

S Murawski, JE Fleeger, WF Patterson III… - …, 2016 - digitalcommons.usf.edu
Abstract The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill originated at the base of the continental
shelf in the northern Gulf of Mexico (GoM), but large quantities of the oil were transported to …

Oceanographic conditions in the Gulf of Mexico in July 2010, during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

RH Smith, EM Johns, GJ Goni, J Trinanes… - Continental Shelf …, 2014 - Elsevier
Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is dominated by mesoscale features that include the
Loop Current (LC), Loop Current Rings (LCRs), and smaller frontal eddies. During May …

Vulnerability and resilience of living marine resources to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: an overview

SA Murawski, PT Schwing, WF Patterson III… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) was the
largest and perhaps most consequential accidental marine oil spill in global history. This …

Disturbance-driven changes to northern Gulf of Mexico nekton communities following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

CW Martin, KA Lewis, AM McDonald… - Marine Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DwH) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico discharged~ 3.19
million barrels of oil into Gulf waters, making it one of the largest marine disasters in history …

A synthesis of deep benthic faunal impacts and resilience following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

PT Schwing, PA Montagna, SB Joye… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill significantly impacted the northern Gulf of Mexico
(nGoM) deep benthos (> 125 m water depth) at different spatial scales and across all …

Transport processes in the Gulf of Mexico along the river-Estuary-Shelf-Ocean continuum: A review of research from the Gulf of Mexico research initiative

D Justić, V Kourafalou, G Mariotti, S He, R Weisberg… - Estuaries and …, 2021 - Springer
Estuarine and coastal geomorphology, biogeochemistry, water quality, and coastal food
webs in river-dominated shelves of the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) are modulated by transport …

The Open-Ocean Gulf of Mexico After Deepwater Horizon: Synthesis of a Decade of Research

TT Sutton, RJ Milligan, K Daly, KM Boswell… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The scale of the Deepwater Horizon disaster was and is unprecedented: geographic extent,
pollutant amount, countermeasure scope, and of most relevance to this Research Topic …