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Nancy N. Rabalais

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Research

8124 Highway 56
Chauvin, LA  70344  

nrabalais@lumcon.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: Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead, Task Co-Lead, Administrative Staff

Coastal Waters Consortium II (CWC II)

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

Coastal Waters Consortium (CWC)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Principal Investigator, Task Lead, Task Lead, Task Lead, Task Lead, Task Lead, Task Lead, Task Lead, Task Lead, Data Team

Collection of Water Column Samples in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone and Areas Near the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Site

Bridge Grants (RFP-III)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Impact of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Louisiana Coastal Environments

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead

Post Macondo Well Oil Spill Water Quality Sampling - Barataria, Lake Pontchartrain, and Coastal Waters. Part 2

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Co-Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 10

2022

Zengel, S., Weaver, J., Mendelssohn, I. A., Graham, S. A., Lin, Q., Hester, M. W., et al. (2022). Meta-analysis of salt marsh vegetation impacts and recovery: a synthesis following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Ecological Applications, 32(1). doi

2021

Parsons, M. L., Brandt, A. L., Turner, R. E., Morrison, W. L., & Rabalais, N. N. (2021). Characterization of common phytoplankton on the Louisiana shelf. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 168, 112458. doi

2019

Robinson, E. M., & Rabalais, N. N. (2019). The effects of oil on blue crab and periwinkle snail interactions: A mesocosm study. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 517, 34–39. doi
Turner, R. E., Rabalais, N. N., Overton, E. B., Meyer, B. M., McClenachan, G., Swenson, E. M., et al. (2019). Oiling of the continental shelf and coastal marshes over eight years after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Environmental Pollution, 252, 1367–1376. doi

2018

Rabalais, N. N., Smith, L. M., & Turner, R. E. (2018). The Deepwater Horizon oil spill and Gulf of Mexico shelf hypoxia. Continental Shelf Research, 152, 98–107. doi

2016

Hu, X., Cai, W. - J., Rabalais, N. N., & Xue, J. (2016). Coupled oxygen and dissolved inorganic carbon dynamics in coastal ocean and its use as a potential indicator for detecting water column oil degradation. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 129, 311–318. doi
Rabalais, N. N., & Turner, R. E. (2016). Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Coastal Marshes and Associated Organisms. Oceanog, 29(3), 150–159. doi

2015

Parsons, M. L., Morrison, W., Rabalais, N. N., Turner, R. E., & Tyre, K. N. (2015). Phytoplankton and the Macondo oil spill: A comparison of the 2010 phytoplankton assemblage to baseline conditions on the Louisiana shelf. Environmental Pollution, 207, 152–160. doi

2014

Hooper-Bui, L. M., Rabalais, N. N., Engel, A. S., Turner, R. E., McClenachan, G., Roberts, B., et al. (2014). Overview of Research into the Coastal Effects of the Macondo Blowout from the Coastal Waters Consortium: A GoMRI Consortium. International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings, 2014(1), 604–617. doi
Rabalais, N. (2014). Assessing Early Looks at Biological Responses to the Macondo Event. BioScience, 64(9), 757–759. doi

Conference Presentations - 45

2020

Howe, K. L., Seitz, K. W., Campbell, L. G., Baker, B. J., Thrash, J. C., Rabalais, N. N., et al. (2020). Expanding what is known about the marine methane biofilter in the Gulf of Mexico using combined sequencing techniques. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster. openurl
Montgomery, A., Joye, S. B., Zhuang, G., Hunter, K., Choi, H., & Rabalais, N. N. (2020). The Impact of Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbances on the Metabolism of Methane and Other C1 Compounds. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20. openurl
Rabalais, N. N., Roberts, B. J., Justic, D., Turner, R. E., & Morrison, W. (2020). [(26+23+(22+6)]PIs + [(7+15+8)PDoc] + [20+10+10)PhD] + [(14+8+5)MS] + [(26+50+13)UG] + [(8+10+7)REU)] = CWC-I+CWC-II+CWC-III = A LOT. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20. openurl
Roberts, B. J., Schutte, C. A., Rossi, R., Bernhard, A. E., Giblin, A. E., Overton, E., et al. (2020). Oiling impacts on salt marsh ecosystem processes: Insights from a large-scale salt marsh mesocosm experiment. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster. openurl

2019

Engel, A. S., Paterson, A. T., Pfiffner, S., Roberts, B., Martin, C. W., Jensen, O., et al. (2019). Addition of microbial community composition in the evaluation of habitat suitability for tidal marsh projects: A Case study from the Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation Project, Placquemines Parish, Louisiana. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Howe, K. L., Seitz, K. W., Campbell, L. G., Baker, B. J., Thrash, J. C., Rabalais, N. N., et al. (2019). Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone omics data elucidate active, non-canonical methanotrophs that have the potential to impact hydrocarbon fate in the coastal zone. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Martin, C. W., Scheffel, W., Alford, S., Engel, A., Hooper-Bui, L., Jensen, O., et al. (2019). Effects of river diversions, restoration, and salinity on fishes and invertebrate community structure in southeast Louisiana marshes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Montgomery, A., Rabalais, N. N., & Joye, S. B. (2019). Constraining the factors that regulate methane oxidation in the northern Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Price, A. M., Rabalais, N. N., Morrison, W., & Woods, G. (2019). Microphytobenthos as Indicators of Oiling and Food Web Dynamics. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Rabalais, N. N., & Turner, R. E. (2019). Mississippi River Influence on the Chemistry and Biology of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Roberts, B. J., Schutte, C. A., Rossi, R. E., Jones, S. F., Bernhard, A. E., Giblin, A. E., et al. (2019). A Large-Scale Salt Marsh Mesocosm Facility to Test the Effects of Disturbances on Wetland Ecosystem Processes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Shivarudrappa, S., & Rabalais, N. N. (2019). Assessing the Impact and Recovery of Louisiana Marsh Subtidal Macroinfaunal Community from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In 48th Benthic Ecology Meeting (BEM 2019). St. Johns, Canada : 04/03/19-04/06/19. openurl

2018

Rabalais, N. N. (2018). Coastal Waters Consortium III. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
Roberts, B. J., Schutte, C., Rossi, R., Jones, S., Bernhard, A., Giblin, A., et al. (2018). A large-scale salt marsh mesocosm facility to test the effects of disturbances on wetland ecosystem processes. In 2018 AGU Fall Meeting. Washington, DC : 12/10/18-12/14/18: Poster. openurl
Robinson, E. M., & Rabalais, N. N. (2018). Gastropod and bivalve community structure three to six years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Benthic Ecology Meeting 2018. Corpus Christi, TX : 03/27/18-03/30/18. openurl

2017

Rabalais, N. N. (2017). Summary of CWC-II activities up to Feb. 2017. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster. openurl
Robinson, E., & Rabalais, N. N. (2017). The effects of oil on blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) and periwinkle snail (Littoraria irrorata) predator-prey interactions. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Shivarudrappa, S., Rabalais, N., Morrison, W., & Pietraroia, L. (2017). Response of Louisiana Marsh Subtidal Macroinfaunal Communities to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster. openurl

2016

Hu, X., Wang, H., & Rabalais, N. (2016). Stable Isotope Composition of Remineralizing Organic Matter in the Hypoxic Zone of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster. openurl
Rabalais, N. N., Turner, R. E., & Smith, L. M. (2016). The “Dead Zone” is a Lesson in Complexities and What Should Be Done. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16. openurl
Roberts, B., Chelsky, A., Rich, M., Rogener, M., Joye, S., & Rabalais, N. (2016). Spatial patterns in water column respiration rates in the northern Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone: results from four years of July shelfwide cruises. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16: Poster. openurl
Robinson, E., & Rabalais, N. (2016). The effects of oil on blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) and periwinkle snail (Littoraria irrorata) interactions: a preliminary mesocosm study. In Benthic Ecology Meeting. Portland, ME : 03/16/16-03/29/16. openurl
Rogener, M., Roberts, B., Rabalais, N., Stewart, F., & Joye, S. (2016). Reactive Nitrogen and Methane Sinks in the Water Column of a Large Coastal Hypoxic area, the Gulf of Mexico "Dead Zone. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster. openurl
Rogener, M., Roberts, B., Rabalais, N., Stewart, F., & Joye, S. (2016). Microbial nitrogen sinks in the water column of a large coastal hypoxic area, the Gulf of Mexico “Dead Zone”. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16. openurl
Rogener, M. K., Roberts, B., Rabalais, N. N., Stewart, F., & Joye, S. B. (2016). Microbial nitrogen sinks in the water column of a large coastal hypoxic area, the Gulf of Mexico “Dead Zone”. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster. openurl
Rogener, M. K., Roberts, B., Rabalais, N. N., Stewart, F., & Joye, S. B. (2016). Microbial nitrogen sinks in the water column of a large coastal hypoxic area, the Gulf of Mexico “Dead Zone”. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16: Poster. openurl
Rogener, M. K., Roberts, B., Rabalais, N. N., Stewart, F., & Joye, S. B. (2016). Reactive Nitrogen Sinks in the Water Column of a Large Coastal Hypoxic Area, the Gulf of Mexico “Dead Zone”. In Southeastern Biogeochemical Symposium. Knoxville, TN : 03/11/2016-03/14/2016. openurl

2015

Parsons, M. L., Morrison, W., Rabalais, N. N., Turner, R. E., & Tyre, K. N. (2015). Phytoplankton and the Macondo oil spill: A comparison of the 2010 phytoplankton assemblage to baseline conditions on the Louisiana Shelf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Rabalais, N., Able, K., Bernhard, A., Besonen, M., Engel, A., Fodrie, F., et al. (2015). CWC-II Principal Investigators and Research Plan, CWC-II poster. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster. openurl
Rabalais, N. N. (2015). The Effects of the Macondo Oil Spill on Coastal Ecosystems, RFP-I Plenary. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Rabalais, N. N., Able, K. W., Bernhard, A. E., Brown, K. M., Crandall, K. A., Engel, A. S., et al. (2015). CWC-I Plenary Presentation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Rabalais, N. N., Smith, L. M., Turner, R. E., & Overton, E. B. (2015). Deepwater Horizon oil spill and Gulf of Mexico shelf hypoxia. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster. openurl
Rogener, M. K., Roberts, B. J., Rabalais, N. N., & Joye, S. B. (2015). The effects of nitrogen loading and low oxygen conditions on the fate of nitrogen in coastal ecosystems. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl

2014

Justic, D., Turner, R. E., & Rabalais, N. N. (2014). Modeling coastal hypoxia: lessons learned and perspectives for the future- Part II. In The 46th International Liège Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics. Liège, Belgium : 5/5/2014-5/9/2014. openurl
Parsons, M. L., Rabalais, N. N., & Morrison, W. (2014). Did the coastal phytoplankton community change in response to the Macondo oil spill? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: poster. openurl
Rabalais, N. N. (2014). Deoxygenation in a global change context- coastal conditions. In 46th International Liège Colloquium on Ocean Dynamics. Liège, Belgium : 5/5/2014-5/9/2014. openurl
Rabalais, N. N., Turner, R. E., & Smith, L. M. (2014). How to put long-term data to work: Jon, we do have hypoxia. In Ocean Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI - 02/23/14-02/28/14: O. openurl
Rabalais, N. N., Smith, L. M., Turner, R. E., Overton, E. B., Hu, X., & Cai, W. (2014). Deepwater Horizon oil spill and Gulf of Mexico shelf hypoxia. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Rogener, M. - K., Roberts, B. J., Rabalais, N. N., & Joye, S. B. (2014). The Effects of Large Nitrogen Loading and Low Oxygen Conditions on Nitrogen Removal Processes in Coastal Waters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Sturdivant, S. K., Rabalais, N., & Wall, C.;P., L. (2014). An assessment of the legacy influence of the Maconda oil spill on bioturbation and sediment properties in Terrebonne Bay, Louisiana, USA. In Ocean Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI - 02/23/14-02/28/14. openurl
Wall, C. C., Fontenot, A., Pride, L. D., Robinson, E. M., & Rabalais, N. N. (2014). Impact and resilience of salt marsh benthic communities after the DWH oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14. openurl

2013

Rabalais, N. N. (2013). Water is life and is to be celebrated. In Plenary American Chemical Society, Special Symposium: Water: A Grand Challenge for Science and Society. New Orleans, LA, April 9, 2013. url
Wall, C. C., Fontenot, A., Pride, L., Robinson, E. M., & Rabalais, N. N. (2013). Impact and resilience of salt marsh benthic communities after DWH oil spill. In 22nd Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation. San Diego, CA, November 3 - 7, 2013. openurl

2012

Rabalais, N., Turner, R. E., & Hooper-Bui, L. M. (2012). The Effects of the Macondo Oil Spill on Coastal Ecosystems. In NOAA Coastal Response Research Center: Oil Spill Research – A Forum. Baton Rouge, LA, January 17, 2012. openurl
Turner, R. E., Rabalais, N. N., & Justic, D. (2012). Nitrogen, phosphorus and silicate growth limitation of phytoplpankton on the Mississippi River continental shelf. In American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Lake Biwa, Japan, July 8-13, 2012. openurl
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