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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.

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Roberta Sheffer

Connecticut College

Department of Biology

Box 5213
211 New London Hall, 270 Mohegan Ave.
New London , CT 06320

rsheffer@conncoll.edu

Project List:

Coastal Waters Consortium III (CWC III): Oil Spills as Stressors in Coastal Marshes - The Legacy and the Future

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Research Staff

Coastal Waters Consortium II (CWC II)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Research Staff

Coastal Waters Consortium (CWC)

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

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Article - 1
2016
Bernhard, A. E., Sheffer, R., Giblin, A. E., Marton, J. M., & Roberts, B. J. (2016). Population Dynamics and Community Composition of Ammonia Oxidizers in Salt Marshes after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Front. Microbiol., 7(854).
Conference Presentations - 4
2016
Bernhard, A. E., Sheffer, R., Giblin, A. E., Marton, J. M., & Roberts, B. J. (2016). Population Dynamics and Community Composition of Ammonia Oxidizers in Salt Marshes Impacted by the Macondo Oil Spill. In General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Boston, MA : 06/16/16-06/20/16: Poster.
Bernhard, A. E., Sheffer, R., Marton, J. M., Roberts, B. J., & Giblin, A. E. (2016). Impacts of Oil on Population Dynamics and Community Composition of Ammonia Oxidizers and Relationships with Nitrification Rates in Louisiana Salt Marshes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
2015
Bernhard, A. E., Sheffer, R., Giblin, A. E., Marton, J. M., & Roberts, B. J. (2015). Potential impacts of oiling on nitrifying communities in Louisiana salt marshes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
2014
Bernhard, A. E., Pandya, K., Sheffer, R., Zazueta-Ramirez, C., Marton, J. M., Roberts, B., et al. (2014). Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Abundance, Activity, and Community Composition of Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea and Bacteria in Louisiana Salt Marshes. In American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. Boston, MA : 5/17/14-5/20/14: Poster.