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

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Grace Cagle

Louisiana State University

Department of Environmental Sciences

School of the Coast and Environment
1271 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Baton Rouge , LA 70803

plantae.grace@gmail.com

Project List:

A Decade-Long Study on Impact, Recovery, and Resilience in Louisiana Salt Marshes: The Evolution of the Oil Transformation Compounds and Plant-Soil-Microbial Responses to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level

Long-Term Impact, Recovery and Resilience: Wetland plant-microbial-benthic ecosystem responses to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and mitigation strategies promoting sustainability

Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level

Accelerating Recovery after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Response of the Plant-Microbial-Benthic Ecosystem to Mitigation Strategies Promoting Wetland Remediation and Resilience

Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Article - 1
2020
Cagle, G., Lin, Q., Graham, S. A., Mendelssohn, I., Fleeger, J. W., Deis, D., et al. (2020). Planting Spartina alterniflora in a salt marsh denuded of vegetation by an oil spill induces a rapid response in the soil microbial community. Ecological Engineering, 151, 105815.
Conference Presentations - 9
2020
Cagle, G., Hou, A., Ren, J., Lin, Q., Graham, S., Deis, D., et al. (2020). Environmental Factors Influencing the Recovery of Soil Microbial Communities in Heavily-Oiled Salt Marshes Eight Years After Deepwater Horizon. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Ren, J., Hou, A., Cagle, G., Lin, Q., Graham, S., Deis, D., et al. (2020). The Response of Indigenous Microbial Communities in Louisiana Saltmarshes to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Over Time. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
2019
Cagle, G., Lin, Q., Fleeger, J., Graham, S. A., Dies, D., Chen, H., et al. (2019). Soil microbial community in Barataria Bay salt marshes, Louisiana eight years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Cagle, G., Lin, Q., Graham, S. A., Mendelssohn, I. A., Fleeger, J. W., Deis, D. R., et al. (2019). The effects of planting and fertilization on the native soil microbial community in Louisiana coastal marshes affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In ASM Microbe 2019. San Francisco, CA : 06/20/19-06/24/19: Poster.
Hou, A., Cagle, G., Matherne, B. W., Ren, J., Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I. A., et al. (2019). Microbial Communities of Louisiana Saltmarshes: 8 Years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In ASM Microbe 2019. San Francisco, CA : 06/18/19-06/22/19: Poster.
Matherne, B., Cagle, G., & Hou, A. (2019). A Preliminary Evaluation of the Microbial Community of Louisiana Estuaries Under Stress. In ASM Microbe 2019. San Francisco, CA : 06/18/19-06/22/19: Poster.
2018
Cagle, G., Lin, Q., Fleeger, J., Gramhm, S., Dies, D., Hess, C., et al. (2018). Lasting impacts of fertilizer application on soil microbial community in an oil-impacted salt marsh. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Hou, A., Zhang, R., Cagle, G., Hess, C., Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I., et al. (2018). Indigenous Microbial Communities in Louisiana Saltmarsh Soils Following the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
2016
Cagle, G., Song, Y., Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I. A., Fleeger, J., Dies, D., et al. (2016). The effects of planting and fertilization on native soil microbial community in Louisiana coastal marshes affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf Estuarine Research Society Fall 2016 Meeting. Pensacola Beach, FL : 11/03/16-11/05/16: Poster.