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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Fanny Girard

Pennsylvania State University

Department of Biology

208 Mueller Lab
University Park, PA  16802  

fanny.girard13@gmail.com

Project List:

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

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

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

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level, GoMRI Scholar

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 4

2019

Girard, F., Cruz, R., Glickman, O., Harpster, T., & Fisher, C. R. (2019). In situ growth of deep-sea octocorals after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Elem Sci Anth, 7(1), 12.

2018

Girard, F., & Fisher, C. R. (2018). Long-term impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on deep-sea corals detected after seven years of monitoring. Biological Conservation, 225, 117–127.
Girard, F., Shea, K., Fisher, C. R., & Bode, M. (2018). Projecting the recovery of a long-lived deep-sea coral species after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill using state-structured models. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55(4), 1812–1822.

2016

Girard, F., Fu, B., & Fisher, C. (2016). Mutualistic symbiosis with ophiuroids limited the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on deep-sea octocorals. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 549, 89–98.

Conference Presentations - 8

2019

Cruz Reyes, R., Vohsen, S. A., Girard, F., Bullock, L. M., Anderson, K. E., Glickman, O., et al. (2019). Deep-sea Callogorgia delta octocorals closely associated with active seepage are in significantly better condition than colonies found far from active seepage. In ASLO 2019 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. San Juan, Puerto Rico : 02/23/19-03/02/19.
Cruz Reyes, R., Vohsen, S. A., Girard, F., Bullock, L. M., Anderson, K. E., Glickman, O., et al. (2019). Deep-sea Callogorgia delta octocorals closely associated with active seepage are in significantly better condition than colonies found far from active seepage. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Fisher, C. R., & Girard, F. (2019). Significantly increasing our understanding of deep-sea ecosystems while monitoring the deep Gulf of Mexico for anthropogenic impacts. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.

2018

Girard, F., Cruz, R., Harpster, T., McElroy, T. D., Sellitto, H. S., & Fisher, C. R. (2018). Cold-water corals as indicators of anthropogenic impact in the deep sea: lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In 15th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Monterey, CA : 09/09/18-09/14/18.
Girard, F., Cruz, R., Harpster, T., McElroy, T. D., Sellitto, O. H., & Fisher, C. R. (2018). Cold-water corals as indicators of anthropogenic impact in the deep sea: lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2016

Curtis, C., Fu, B., Girard, F., Fisher, C., & Boyer, T. (2016). Using image-based Long-term monitoring to understand the biology and recovery of deep-sea coral communities after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In 6th International Symposium Deep Sea Corals. Boston, MA : 09/11/16-09/16/16.

2015

Fisher, C., & Girard, F. (2015). Update on the status of deep water corals impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In 14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Aveiro, Portugal : 08/31/15-09/04/15.
Girard, F., Fisher, C., & Fu, B. (2015). Understanding the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on coral communities in the deep gulf of Meixico: the importance of symbiosis. In 14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Aveiro, Portugal : 08/31/15-09/04/15: Poster.