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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Whitney Scheffel

Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)

University of South Alabama Programs

101 Bienville Boulevard
Dauphin Island, AL 36528

wscheffel@disl.org

Project List:

Alabama Center for Ecological Resilience (ACER)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Research Staff, Graduate Student - Master's Level

Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Releases on the Functional Integrity of Salt Marshes and Seagrass Meadows and Associated Fauna

Year One Block Grant - The Alabama Marine Environmental Science ConsortiumRole: Research Staff

Potential Impacts of the DWH Oil Spill on Fishery Resources: Will There be Reduced Recruitment of Economically Important Shrimp, Crabs, and Finfish in Seagrass and Marsh Nursery Habitats of the North Central Gulf of Mexico?

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Research Staff

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Article - 1
2018
Hughes, A. R., Cebrian, J., Heck, K., Goff, J., Hanley, T. C., Scheffel, W., et al. (2018). Effects of oil exposure, plant species composition, and plant genotypic diversity on salt marsh and mangrove assemblages. Ecosphere, 9(4), e02207.
Conference Presentations - 10
2019
Martin, C. W., Scheffel, W., Alford, S., Engel, A., Hooper-Bui, L., Jensen, O., et al. (2019). Effects of river diversions, restoration, and salinity on fishes and invertebrate community structure in southeast Louisiana marshes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
2018
Goff, J., Scheffel, W., Cebrian, J., & Heck, K. L. (2018). Effect of black mangroves (Avicennia germinans) on the recovery of Spartina alterniflora communities. In Benthic Ecology Meeting 2018. Corpus Christi, TX : 03/28/18-03/30/18: Poster.
2017
Kleinhuizen, A., Mortazavi, B., Hughes, R., Scheffel, W., & Tatariw, C. (2017). Effects of Oil Additions and Salt Marsh Vegetation Diversity on the Cycling and Removal of Nitrogen. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Scheffel, W., Heck, K. L., Hughes, R. A., Cebrian, J., & Goff, J. (2017). Effects of plant species and genetic diversity on wetland's functional responses to oiling. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Scheffel, W. A., Heck, K. L., Hughes, A. R., Cebrian, J., Goff, J., & Zerebecki, R. A. (2017). Biodiversity of wetland plants and resistance to disturbance: The Deepwater Horizon example. In 46th Benthic Ecology Meeting. Myrtle Beach, SC : 04/12/17-04/16/17.
Zerebecki, R. A., Hughes, R. A., Heck, K. L., Cebrian, J., Mortazavi, B., Sobecky, P., et al. (2017). Plant diversity impacts Spartina alterniflora resilience to Deepwater Horizon oil pollution. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
2016
Hughes, A. R., Heck, K., Cebrian, J., Mortazavi, B., Sobecky, P., Flournoy, N., et al. (2016). Impacts of Deepwater Horizon Oil Pollution on Wetlands Resiliency. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Hughes, A. R., Heck, K., Cebrian, J., Mortazavi, B., Sobecky, P., Flournoy, N., et al. (2016). Impacts of Deepwater Horizon Oil Pollution on Wetlands Resiliency. In Benthic Ecology Meeting. Portland, ME : 03/16/16-03/29/16: Poster.
Scheffel, W. A., Hughes, A. R., Heck, K. L., Cebrian, J., & Goff, J. (2016). Impacts of Deepwater Horizon Oil Pollution on Wetlands Resiliency. In Bays and Bayous Symposium. Biloxi, MS : 11/30/16-12/01/16.
2011
Scheffel, W., Heck, K. L., Cebrian, J., & Moody, R. M. (2011). Has the Deepwater Horizon oil spill had a negative impact on the seagrass communities and associated juvenile finfish and shellfish in the North Central Gulf of Mexico? In Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference. Daytona Beach, FL, November 6-10, 2011: Poster.