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Kai Ziervogel

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Department of Marine Sciences

3202 Venable Hall, CB 3300
Chapel Hill , NC  27599  

kai.ziervogel@unh.edu

Project List:

Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf-2 (ECOGIG-2)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf (ECOGIG)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Research Scientist

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 11

2019

Diercks, A., Ziervogel, K., Sibert, R., Joye, S. B., Asper, V., & Montoya, J. P. (2019). Vertical marine snow distribution in the stratified, hypersaline, and anoxic Orca Basin (Gulf of Mexico). Elem Sci Anth, 7(1), 10. doi

2016

Arnosti, C., Ziervogel, K., Yang, T., & Teske, A. (2016). Oil-derived marine aggregates – hot spots of polysaccharide degradation by specialized bacterial communities. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 129, 179–186. doi
Passow, U., & Ziervogel, K. (2016). Marine Snow Sedimented Oil Released During the Deepwater Horizon Spill. Oceanog, 29(3), 118–125. doi
Ziervogel, K., & Arnosti, C. (2016). Enhanced protein and carbohydrate hydrolyses in plume-associated deepwaters initially sampled during the early stages of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 129, 368–373. doi
Ziervogel, K., Dike, C., Asper, V., Montoya, J., Battles, J., D'souza, N., et al. (2016). Enhanced particle fluxes and heterotrophic bacterial activities in Gulf of Mexico bottom waters following storm-induced sediment resuspension. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 129, 77–88. doi
Ziervogel, K., Joye, S. B., & Arnosti, C. (2016). Microbial enzymatic activity and secondary production in sediments affected by the sedimentation pulse following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 129, 241–248. doi

2015

Kleindienst, S., Seidel, M., Ziervogel, K., Grim, S., Loftis, K., Harrison, S., et al. (2015). Chemical dispersants can suppress the activity of natural oil-degrading microorganisms. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 112(48), 14900–14905. doi

2014

Brym, A. J., Paerl, H. W., Montgomery, M. T., Handsel, L. T., Ziervogel, K., & Osburn, C. (2014). Optical and chemical characterization of base-extracted particulate organic matter in coastal marine environments. Marine Chemistry, 162, 96–113. doi
Ziervogel, K., D'Souza, N., Sweet, J., Yan, B., & Passow, U. (2014). Natural oil slicks fuel surface water microbial activities in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Front. Microbiol., 5, 1–10. doi

2012

Passow, U., Ziervogel, K., Asper, V., & Diercks, A. (2012). Marine snow formation in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Research letters, 7(35301), 1–11. doi
Ziervogel, K., McKay, L. J., Rhodes, B., Osburn, C. L., Dickson-Brown, J., Arnosti, C., et al. (2012). Microbial Activities and Dissolved Organic Matter Dynamics in Oil-Contaminated Surface Seawater from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Site. PLoS ONE, 7(4), e34816. doi

Conference Presentations - 15

2018

Edwards, C., Castelao, R., Ziervogel, K., & DSouza, N. A. (2018). Seeding Snow: Mississippi River Plume Interaction with Surface Oil in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
Ziervogel, K., Joye, S. B., & Arnosti, C. (2018). Oil and chemcial dispersants alter microbial cycling of organic matter with consequences for carbon cycling in the ocean. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18: Poster. openurl

2017

Diercks, A. R., Asper, V., Ziervogel, K., & Passow, U. (2017). Vertical Abundance of Marine Snow in response to MS River Plume Water. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Wang, Y., Ziervogel, K., & Meile, C. (2017). A model study of near-seabottom flow and its effect on sediment resuspension. In Georgia Water Resources Conference. Athens, GA : 04/19/17-04/20/17: Poster. openurl

2016

Ziervogel, K., Diercks, A., Joye, S. B., Arnosti, C., Passow, U., Montoya, J. P. A. 7:A. 50., et al. (2016). Storm-induced sediment resuspension affects particle flux and bacterial activities in the deep Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/07/16: Poster. openurl

2015

D'souza, N., Juhl, A., Subramaniam, A., Hafez, M., Chekalyuk, A., Phan, S., et al. (2015). Why Is Chlorophyll Elevated Near Natural Seeps In The Gulf Of Mexico? Evidence For Bottom-Up, And Top-Down Controls On Planktonic Microbes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Joye, S., Passow, U., Medeiros, P., Sibert, R., Yang, T., Asper, V., et al. (2015). Rapid sedimentation, resuspension and redistribution of hydrocarbons in the wake of the Macondo Blowout. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Ziervogel, K. (2015). The Enzymology of Hydrocarbon Breakdown in Marine Environments. In 115th American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 05/30/15-06/02/15. openurl
Ziervogel, K., Joye, S. B., & Arnosti, C. (2015). Microbial enzymatic activity and secondary production in sediments affected by the sedimentation pulse following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl

2014

D'souza, N., Juhl, A., Ziervogel, K., Bullock, K., Yan, B., & Subramaniam, A. (2014). Synergy of Oil, Nutrients, and Predation in Influencing Planktonic Processes in the Gulf of Mexico. In ASLO/AGU/TOS Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu HI. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14: Poster. openurl
Ziervogel, K., Sweet, J., Passow, U., Juhl, A., & Arnosti, C. (2014). Sediment resuspension in the deep Gulf of Mexico affects redistribution and transformation of (oil-rich) POM. In ASLO/AGU/TOS Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu HI. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14: Poster. openurl

2013

Ziervogel, K., Passow, U., Sweet, J., & Arnosti, C. (2013). Marine snow and associated microbial processes as drivers for oil transformation in surface Gulf of Mexico waters. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2013. New Orleans, LA : 02/17/13-02/22/2013. openurl
Ziervogel, K., Passow, U., Sweet, J., D'Souza, N., & Arnosti, C. (2013). Marine snow and associated microbial processes as drivers for oil transformation in surface Gulf of Mexico waters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013. openurl
Ziervogel, K., Passow, U., Sweet, J., D'Souza, N., & Arnosti, C. (2013). Marine snow and associated microbial processes as drivers for oil transformation in surface Gulf of Mexico waters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Conference. New Orleans, LA, January 20-23, 2013. url

2012

Prairie, J., Arnosti, C., Camassa, R., McLaughlin, R., White, B., & Ziervogel, K. (2012). Delayed settling of marine snow particles through sharp density transitions and consequences for marine carbon cycling. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012. Salt Lake City, UT: 02/19/12-02/24/12: Poster. url
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