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Zoe Finkel

Mount Allison University

Department of Geography and Environment

Mount Allison University
Avard-Dixon Building
Sackville, NB  E4L 1A8  Canada

zfinkel@mta.ca

Project List:

Aggregation and Degradation of Dispersants and Oil by Microbial Exopolymers 2 (ADDOMEx-2): Towards a synthesis of process and pathways of marine oil snow formation

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead

Aggregation and Degradation of Dispersants and Oil by Microbial Exopolymers (ADDOMEx)

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

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 6

2020

Bretherton, L., Hillhouse, J., Kamalanathan, M., Finkel, Z. V., Irwin, A. J., & Quigg, A. (2020). Trait-dependent variability of the response of marine phytoplankton to oil and dispersant exposure. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 153, 110906.
Finkel, Z. V., Liang, Y., Nanjappa, D., Bretherton, L., Brown, C. M., Quigg, A., et al. (2020). A ribosomal sequence-based oil sensitivity index for phytoplankton groups. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 151, 110798.

2019

Bretherton, L., Hillhouse, J., Bacosa, H., Setta, S., Genzer, J., Kamalanathan, M., et al. (2019). Growth dynamics and domoic acid production of Pseudo-nitzschia sp. in response to oil and dispersant exposure. Harmful Algae, 86, 55–63.
Bretherton, L., Kamalanathan, M., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Setta, S., Liang, Y., et al. (2019). Response of natural phytoplankton communities exposed to crude oil and chemical dispersants during a mesocosm experiment. Aquatic Toxicology, 206, 43–53.

2018

Bretherton, L., Williams, A. K., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Kamalanathan, M., Finkel, Z. V., et al. (2018). Physiological response of 10 phytoplankton species exposed to macondo oil and the dispersant, Corexit. Journal of Phycology, 54(3), 317–328.

2016

Quigg, A., Passow, U., Chin, W. - C., Xu, C., Doyle, S., Bretherton, L., et al. (2016). The role of microbial exopolymers in determining the fate of oil and chemical dispersants in the ocean: Interactions of microbial exopolymers in oil and chemical dispersants. Limnol. Oceanogr., 1(1), 3–26.

Conference Presentations - 9

2020

Bretherton, L., Liang, Y., Brown, C. M., Nanjappa, D., Passow, U., Quigg, A., et al. (2020). Transcriptome-wide responses of marine snow aggregates of the diatom Odontella aurita to oil. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20.

2019

Bretherton, L., Kamalanathan, M., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Setta, S., Liang, Y., et al. (2019). Response of Natural Phytoplankton Communities Exposed to Crude Oil and Chemical Dispersants during a Mesocosm Experiment. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.

2018

Bretherton, L., Williams, A., Genzer, J., Hillhouse, J., Kamalanathan, M., Finkel, Z., et al. (2018). Small Scale Biological Responses of Phytoplankton Species Exposed to Oil and Surfactant. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Liang, Y., Nanjappa, D., Brown, C., Passow, U., Quigg, A., Irwin, A., et al. (2018). Trasncriptome-wide responses of aggregates of the diatom Odentall aurita to oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Setta, S., Lin, G., Archberger, A., Doyle, S., Finkel, Z., Irwin, A., et al. (2018). The effects of exposure to oil and/or dispersants on the interaction between phytoplankton and bacteria. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2017

Finkel, Z. V., Brown, C. M., Quigg, A., Setta, S., Bretherton, L., & Irwin, A. J. (2017). Oil And Corexit Alter Planktonic Microbial Eukaryotic Community Structure In Mesocosm Experiments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Setta, S., Lin, G., Archberger, A., Doyle, S., Finkel, Z., Irwin, A., et al. (2017). The effects of exposure to oil and/or dispersants on the interaction between phytoplankton and bacteria. In Cerf 2017. Providence, RI : 11/05/17-11/09/17.
Setta, S., Whitaker, E., Genzer, J., Bretherton, L., Doyle, S., Brown, C., et al. (2017). The effects of Oil and Corexit on the interaction between bacteria and phytoplankton in Mesocosm experiments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Setta, S., Whitaker, E., Genzer, J., Bretherton, L., Doyle, S., Brown, C., et al. (2017). The interaction between bacteria and phytoplankton in response to oil and corexit in mesocosm experiments. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17: Poster.