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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Nikaela Flournoy

The University of Alabama

Project List:

Alabama Center for Ecological Resilience (ACER)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Post-Doc, GoMRI Scholar, Graduate Student - PhD Level

Microbial Responses to Hydrocarbon and Dispersant-Lab and Field-based Studies

Year One Block Grant - The Alabama Marine Environmental Science ConsortiumRole: Graduate Student - PhD Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 2

2018

Tatariw, C., Flournoy, N., Kleinhuizen, A. A., Tollette, D., Overton, E. B., Sobecky, P. A., et al. (2018). Salt marsh denitrification is impacted by oiling intensity six years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Environmental Pollution, 243, 1606–1614.

2017

Hinshaw, S. E., Tatariw, C., Flournoy, N., Kleinhuizen, A., Taylor, C., Sobecky, P. A., et al. (2017). Vegetation Loss Decreases Salt Marsh Denitrification Capacity: Implications for Marsh Erosion. Environ. Sci. Technol., 51(15), 8245–8253.

Conference Presentations - 27

2019

Crawford, P., Whitehurst, P., Flournoy, N., Tatariw, C., Mortazavi, B., & Sobecky, P. (2019). Using Functional Marker Genes to Characterize Denitrifying Microbial Populations in Oil-Impacted Barrier Islands. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Flournoy, N. Y., Crawford, P., Kleinhuizen, A., Tatariw, C., Mortazavi, B., & Sobecky, P. A. (2019). Predicting Disturbance-driven impact on Ecosystem Services in Coastal Wetlands in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Tatariw, C., Kleinhuizen, A., Flournoy, N., Crawford, P., Sobecky, P., & Mortazavi, B. (2019). The effect of Avicennia germinans expansion on salt marsh nitrogen cycling. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Whitehurst, P., Flournoy, N., Tatariw, C., Crawford, P., Mortazavi, B., & Sobecky, P. (2019). Microbial Community Structure and Diversity of Avicennia germinans and Spartina alterniflora associated Sediments in Northern Gulf of Mexico Salt Marsh Habitats. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.

2018

Crawford, P., Whitehurst, P., Flournoy, N., Tatariw, C., Mortazavi, B., & Sobecky, P. A. (2018). Using Functional Marker Genes to Characterize Denitrifying Microbial Populations in Oil-Impacted Barrier Islands. In 2018 Alabama Water Resources Conference. Orange Beach, AL : 09/05/18-09/07/18: Poster.
Flournoy, N., Tatariw, C., Crawford, P., Flournoy, C., Mortazavi, B., & Sobecky, P. A. (2018). Resilience and Recovery: A Three Year Biodiversity Assessment of oil-impacted Salt Marsh and the Effect on Denitrifying Microbial Communities. In 2018 Alabama Water Resources Conference. Orange Beach, AL : 09/05/18-09/07/18.
Flournoy, N., Tatariw, C., Crawford, P., Whitehurst, P., Sobecky, P. A., & Mortazavi, B. (2018). Quantification of Functional Marker Genes for Denitrifying Microbial Populations in the Chandeleur Islands Impacted by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. In 3rd Annual Water Policy Summit. Tuscaloosa, AL : 03/27/18-03/29/18: Poster.
Flournoy, N., Tatariw, C., Crawford, P., Whitehurst, P., Sobecky, P. A., & Mortazavi, B. (2018). Quantification of Functional Marker Genes for Denitrifying Microbial Populations in the Chandeleur Islands Impacted by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Tatariw, C., Kleinhuizen, A., Flournoy, N., Crawford, P., Sobecky, P. A., & Mortazavi, B. (2018). Does black mangrove expansion alter salt marsh nitrogen removal capacity? In 2018 Alabama Water Resources Conference. Orange Beach, AL : 09/05/18-09/07/18.
Tatariw, C., Kleinhuizen, A., Flournoy, N., Rajan, S., Sobecky, P. A., & Mortazavi, B. (2018). Salt marsh resilience in the Anthropocene: Evaluating N removal in response to human-driven disturbances. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Tatariw, C., Tollette, D., Ledford, T., Kleinhuizen, A., Flournoy, N., Crawford, P., et al. (2018). The effect of black mangrove on salt marsh nitrogen removal capacity. In 2018 AGU Fall Meeting. Washington, DC : 12/10/18-12/14/18: Poster.

2017

Crawford, P., Flournoy, N., Tatariw, C., Sobecky, P. A., & Mortazavi, B. (2017). Quantification of Functional Marker Genes for Denitrifying Microbial Populations in the Chandeleur Islands Impacted by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. In 2017 AGU Fall Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 12/11/17-12/15/17: Poster.
Crawford, P., Flournoy, N., Taylor, C., Hinshaw, S., Kleinhuizen, A., Sobecky, P., et al. (2017). A Temporal Study of Nitrogen Cycling in a Deep water Horizon Impacted Coastal Marsh System. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Flournoy, N., Taylor, C., Tatariw, C., Mortazavi, B., & Sobecky, P. A. (2017). Quantification of functional marker genes for denitrifying microbial populations in the Chandeleur Islands impacted by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. In 2017 Alabama Water Resources Conference. Orange Beach, AL : 09/06/17-09/08/17.
Flournoy, N. Y., Rajan, S., Taylor, C., Crawford, P., Mortazavi, B., & Sobecky, P. (2017). Microbial Community Response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Metagenomic Insights into Northern Gulf of Mexico Saltmarsh Ecosystems. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Tatariw, C., Flournoy, N., Rajan, S., Kleinhuizen, A., Sobecky, P. A., & Mortazavi, B. (2017). Does Avicennia germinans expansion alter salt marsh nitrogen removal capacity? In Cerf 2017. Providence, RI : 11/05/17-11/09/17.
Tatariw, C., Kleinhuizen, A., Flournoy, N., Mortazavi, B., & Sobecky, P. (2017). Spatiotemporal Dynamics in Sediment Nitrogen Cycling in Salt Marshes Impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Tatariw, C., Kleinhuizen, A., Flournoy, N., Rajan, S., Sobecky, P. A., & Mortazavi, B. (2017). Does Avicennia germinans expansion alter salt marsh nitrogen removal capacity? In 2017 AGU Fall Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 12/11/17-12/15/17: Poster.
Tatariw, C., Kleinhuizen, A., Flournoy, N., Sobecky, P. A., & Mortazavi, B. (2017). Assessing the long-term impact of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on salt marsh nitrogen removal. In 2017 Alabama Water Resources Conference. Orange Beach, AL : 09/06/17-09/08/17: Poster.
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

Crawford, P., Flournoy, N., Tayolor, C., Hinshaw, S., Kleinhuizen, A., Sobecky, P., et al. (2016). A Temporal Study of Nitrogen Cycling in a Deepwater-Horizon Impacted Coastal Marsh System. In Gulf Estuarine Research Society Meeting. Pensacola Beach, FL : 11/03/16-11/05/16: Poster.
Crawford, P., Flournoy, N., Tayolor, C., Hinshaw, S., Kleinhuizen, A., Sobecky, P., et al. (2016). A Temporal Study of Nitrogen Cycling in a Deepwater-Horizon Impacted Coastal Marsh System. In Bays and Bayous Symposium. Biloxi, MS : 11/30/16-12/01/16: Poster.
Crawford, P., Flournoy, N. Y., Taylor, C., Hinshaw, S. E., Kleinhuizen, A., Sobecky, P. A., et al. (2016). A temporal study of nitrogen cycling in a Deepwater-Horizon impacted coastal marsh system. In 2016 Alabama Water Resources Conference. Orange Beach, AL : 09/08/16-09/09/16: Poster.
Flournoy, N. Y., Rajan, S., Taylor, C., Crawford, P., Mortazavi, B., & Sobecky, P. A. (2016). Metagenomic insights into microbial communities response to oiling events in Northern Gulf of Mexico saltmarsh ecosystems. In 2016 Alabama Water Resources Conference. Orange Beach, AL : 09/08/16-09/09/16.
Hinshaw, S., Kleinhuizen, A., Rajan S., Flournoy, N. Y., Crawford, P., Sobecky, P. A., et al. (2016). Denitrification rates in Deepwater Horizon impacted salt marshes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
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.