Title

Institution(s)

Principal Investigator

Toxicity of Deepwater Horizon Oil and Dispersants on Floirda's Calcifying Reef Biota

University of South Florida

Hallock, Pam

Assessing the Concentration and the Molecular and Isotropic Composition of Deepsea Submerged Oils in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

University of South Florida

Hollander, David J.

Early Warning 4-D Remote Sensing System to Assess Synoptic Threats to Coastal Ecosystems of Florida and of Adjacent States and Nations

University of South Florida, University of Miami, Florida Institute of Technology, NOAA AOML

Muller-Karger, Frank

Resolving chemical properties and extent of crude oil and dispersant distribution in the Deep Horizon Oil Spill

University of Miami

Zika, Rod

Effects of a Major Oil Spill on Nektonic Assemblages of Salt Marshes and Adjacent SAV Habitats in Florida and Alabama

Florida Institute of Technology

Aronson, Richard B.

Tracing the Intrusion of the GOM-2010 Oil Spill on Coastal and Marine Food Webs Radiocarbon and Stable Isotope

Florida State University, Florida A&M University, USGS

Chanton, Jeffrey P.

Baseline For Impact Assessment of Zooplankton and Imaging Oil Droplet Detection on the West Florida Shelf

University of South Florida, Eckerd College

Daly, Kendra Lee

Molecular diagnoses of coral exposed to oil and dispersants: a holobiont approach to investigate potential effects on corals

Florida Atlantic University, Mote Marine Laboratory, Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Edge, Sara Elizabeth

Assessing the Impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on sediments and benthic communities on the West Florida Shelf and Slope

University of South Florida, Eckerd College, Florida International University

Flower, Benjamin P.

Assessment of deepwater fish assemblages associated with DeSoto Canyons and continental slope waters in the eastern GOM

Florida State University

Grubbs, Ralph Dean

Assessing impacts of oil exposure to deep sea ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico using sharks and scavengers as integrative models

Florida International University, University of North Florida, Mote Marine Laboratory, Nova Southeastern University

Heithaus, Michael

Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Epipelagic and Large Coastal Sharks and Teleosts of the Gulf of Mexico

Mote Marine Laboratory, University of North Florida, Florida Institute of Technology, NOAA/NMFS, Florida International University

Hueter, Robert Edward

Penetration, accumulation and degradation of BP DWH oil in Florida sandy beaches

Florida State University, Eckerd College

Huettel, Markus

Assessing the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on coastal waters of the Florida Panhandle: water sediments and fish

Florida A&M University, University of West Florida

Jagoe, Charles

Uncoupling of autotrophy and heterotrophy: effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on microbial food webs

University of West Florida, Florida A&M University

Jeffrey, Wade Henry

Monitoring of the Coastal Pelagic Fish Complex for Assessing DWH-Related Trophic Changes and Contaminant Exposure

Nova Southeastern University, University of North Florida

Kestetter, David W,

The Impact of Crude Oil and the Dispersant Corexit* on Three Key Gulf of Mexico Invertebrate Species

Florida Atlantic University

Laramore, Susan

Baseline and Oil Spill Impacted Marine Sponge Microbial Communities and Gene Expression Analysis with Metagenomics

Nova Southeastern University, Florida International University, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution-Florida Atlantic University

Lopez, Jose

Coast Watch: Remote sensing and verification sampling of oil spill impact on Florida Coast

Florida State University, University of West Florida

MacDonald, Ian

Acute Effects of Oil on Northern Gulf of Mexico Reefs and Reef Communities

University of West Florida, Florida A&M University, NOAA/NMFS

Patterson, William F. III

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Assessing impacts on a critical habitat, oyster reefs and associated species in Florida Gulf estuaries

Florida Atlantic University, Florida State University, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution-Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University

Proffitt, C. Edward

Impacts from MC252 Oil on Ecologically and Commercially Important Plankton of the Gulf of Mexico

Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida A&M University

Rumbold, Darren

Effects of the BP Oil Spill on diatoms, nannoplankton, and related protists at the base of the food chain in the NE Gulf of Mexico

Florida State University, Mississippi State University

Wise, Sherwood W. Jr

Impacts of the 2010 Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill on Estuarine Bottlenose Dolphin populations in the West Florida Panhandle

University of Central Florida, Mote Marine Laboratory, Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, NOS, MSU

Worthy, Graham

A Coordinated Modelling Approach in Support of Oil Spill Tracking

University of South Florida, Florida State University, University of Miami

Weisberg, Robert

Integrative biodiversity assessment of coral-sponge communities of W Florida shelf: establishing a baseline for a sensitive ecosystem

University of Florida, Florida State University, Smithsonian Marine Station, Nova Southeastern University

Paulay, Gustav

Biodegradation of the Deepwater Horizon oil in Florida marsh ecosystems and exploration of novel passive remediation strategies

University of Florida

Zimmerman, Andrew Robert