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Carla Culpepper

University of Southern Mississippi

Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Technology

Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
703 East Beach Drive
Ocean Springs, MS  39564  

carla.culpepper@usm.edu

Project List:

Consortium for Oil Spill Exposure Pathways in Coastal River-Dominated Ecosystems (CONCORDE)

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

Resolving Deepwater Horizon Impacts on Highly Variable Ichthyoplankton and Zooplankton Dynamics in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)Role: Research Staff

Floating Sargassum Communities of the Gulf of Mexico: Data Collection for the Continued Assessment of Associated Faunal Assemblages, Trophic Interations and Habitat Function in the Wake of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Bridge Grants (RFP-III)Role: Research Staff

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 2

2020

Axler, K. E., Sponaugle, S., Hernandez, F., Culpepper, C., & Cowen, R. K. (2020). Consequences of plume encounter on larval fish growth and condition in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine ecology.Progress series, 650, 63–80.

2019

Parra, S. M., Greer, A. T., Book, J. W., Deary, A. L., Soto, I. M., Culpepper, C., et al. (2019). Acoustic detection of zooplankton diel vertical migration behaviors on the northern Gulf of Mexico shelf. Limnol Oceanogr, 64(5), 2092–2113.

Conference Presentations - 9

2018

Greer, A. T., Boyette, A. D., Cruz, J. V., Cambazoglu, M. K., Pan, C., Hoover, A., et al. (2018). Distribution of larval fishes, gelatinous zooplankton, and prey in the vicinity of a convergence-induced thin layer in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In 42nd Annual Larval Fish Conference. Victoria, Canada : 06/24/18-06/28/18.

2017

Fitzpatrick, P., Kastler, J., Hernandez, F., Culpepper, C., & Bright, C. (2017). The CONsortium for oil spill exposure pathways in COastal River-Dominated Ecosystems (CONCORDE). In Mississippi Academy of Sciences 81st Annual Meeting. Hattiesburg, MS : 02/23/17-02/24/17.

2016

Graham, M., Shiller, A., Wiggert, J., Hernandez, F., Howden, S., Martin, K., et al. (2016). The CONsortium for oil spill exposure pathways in COastal River-Dominated Ecosystems (CONCORDE) --- Year one activities and results. In 14th Symposium on the Coastal Environment Meeting Title, 96th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 01/11/16-01/14/16.

2015

Hernandez, F. J., Jr., Filbrun, J., Ransom, J., Fang, J., & Culpepper, C. (2015). Taxon-specific variability in condition among larval fishes collected before, during, and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.

2014

Filbrun, J. E., Ransom, J. T., Culpepper, C. S., & Hernandez, F. J. (2014). Investigating Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacts on foraging and growth of larval Atlantic Bumper. In Larval Fish Conference & American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting – 2014. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada : 08/17/14-08/21/14: Poster.
Hernandez, F., Carassou, L., Filbrun, J., Ransom, J., Graham, W., Culpepper, C., et al. (2014). Variable response of natural zooplankton and ichthyoplankton assemblages to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Bays and Bayous Symposium. Mobile, AL : 12/02/2014-12/03/2014.
Ransom, J., Filbrun, J., Culpepper, C., & Hernandez, F. (2014). Diet, growth, and condition of larval Spanish Mackerel in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: an assessment of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill impacts. In Bays and Bayous Symposium. Mobile, AL : 12/02/2014-12/03/2014.
Ransom, J. T., Filbrun, J. E., Culpepper, C. S., & Hernandez, F. J. (2014). Effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on diets, growth, and condition of larval Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Ransom, J. T., Filbrun, J. E., Culpepper, C. S., & Hernandez, F. J. (2014). Exploring the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on diet, growth, and condition of larval Spanish Mackerel in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Larval Fish Conference & American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting – 2014. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada : 08/17/14-08/21/14.