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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Ana Carolina Ruiz-Fernández

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología

Apdo. Postal 70-305
México, D. F., 04510  Mexico

caro@ola.icmyl.unam.mx

Project List:

Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems III (C-IMAGE III)

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Research Staff

Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems II (C-IMAGE II)

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

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 4

2020

Bosman, S. H., Schwing, P. T., Larson, R. A., Wildermann, N. E., Brooks, G. R., Romero, I. C., et al. (2020). The southern Gulf of Mexico: A baseline radiocarbon isoscape of surface sediments and isotopic excursions at depth. PLoS ONE, 15(4), e0231678.

2019

Machain-Castillo, M. L., Ruiz-Fernandez, A. C., Gracia, A., Sanchez-Cabeza, J. A., Rodriguez-Ramirez, A., Alexander-Valdes, H. M., et al. (2019). Natural and anthropogenic oil impacts on benthic foraminifera in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Environmental Research, 149, 111–125.
Ruiz-Fernandez, A. C., Rangel-Garcia, M., Perez-Bernal, L. H., Lopez-Mendoza, P. G., Gracia, A., Schwing, P., et al. (2019). Mercury in sediment cores from the southern Gulf of Mexico: Preindustrial levels and temporal enrichment trends. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 149, 110498.
Ruiz-Fernandez, A. C., Sanchez-Cabeza, J. A., Perez-Bernal, L. H., & Gracia, A. (2019). Spatial and temporal distribution of heavy metal concentrations and enrichment in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Science of The Total Environment, 651, 3174–3186.

Book Chapters - 2

2019

Brooks, G. R., Larson, R., Schwing, P., Diercks, A., Armenteros, M., Diaz-Asencio, M., et al. (2019). Gulf of Mexico (GoM) bottom sediments and depositional processes: A baseline for future oil spills. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War (pp. 75–95). Springer International.
Hastings, D. W., Bartlett, T., Brooks, G. R., Larson, R. A., Quinn, K. A., Razionale, D., et al. (2019). Changes in Redox Conditions of Surface Sediments Following the Deepwater Horizon and Ixtoc 1 Events. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (pp. 269–284). Springer International.

Conference Presentations - 16

2020

Gracia, A., Murawski, S. A., V?zquez-Bader, A., Pulster, E., Alexander-Vald?s, H. M., Ortega-Tenorio, P., et al. (2020). Impact of Fish Liver Health on Population Resiliency. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Machain-Castillo, M. L., Gracia, A., Ruiz-Fernandez, A. C., Sanchez-Cabeza, J. A., Rodr?guez-Ram?rez, A., Alexander-Vald?s, H. M., et al. (2020). Benthic Foraminifera Before and After the Ixtoc 1 Oil Spill in the Southern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Ruiz-Fern?ndez, A. C., Schwing, P. T., S?nchez-Cabeza, J. A., Larson, R., P?rez-Bernal, L. H., Brooks, G. R., et al. (2020). Organic carbon burial rates and efficiency in sediment cores from the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Sanchez-Cabeza, J., Ruiz-Fern?ndez, A. C., P?rez-Bernal, L. H., Brooks, G. R., Larson, R., Schwing, P. T., et al. (2020). Can Regional Assessment of Sediment Accumulation Rates Be Useful to Forecast the Fate of MOSSFA Derived Sedimentation Events? A Case Study from the Southern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.

2019

Gracia, A., Murawski, S. A., Vazquez-Bader, A., Pulster, E., Alexander-Valdés, H. M., Ruiz-Fernández, A. C., et al. (2019). PAH Influence on Living Resources Resiliency. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Ruiz-Fernandez, A. C. (2019). Trends of pollution in the south of the Gulf of Mexico and its relationship with the activities of the oil industry in the region. In Reunion Anual de la Union Geofisica Mexicana (RAUGM 2019). Puerto Vallarta, Mexico : 10/27/19-11/01/19.
Ruiz-Fernández, A. C., Rangel-García, M., Pérez-Bernal, L., López-Mendoza, P., Gracia, A., Sanchez-Cabeza, J., et al. (2019). Mercury concentrations and fluxes in sediment cores from the Southern Gulf of Mexico. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.

2018

Machain-Castillo, M. L., Gracia, A., Ruiz-Fernandez, A. C., Sanchez-Cabeza, J. A., Schwing, P., Hollander, D., et al. (2018). Living with Oil: The tale of Foraminifera in the Southern Gulf of Mexico. In International Symposium on Foraminifera (FORAMS) 2018. Edinburgh, Scotland : 06/17/18-06/22/18.
Ruiz-Fernandez, A. (2018). Trace metal concentration and fluxes in sediment from the Southern Gulf of Mexico and its relationship with the Ixtoc oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Schwing, P., Brooks, G., Larson, R., Sanchez-Cabeza, J., Ruiz-Fernandez, A., & Diaz-Ascencio, M. (2018). Establishing gulf-wide baselines and the spatial extent of marine oil snow sedimentation and flocculent accumulation (MOSSFA) from contemporary and past oil spills using 210Pb. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2017

Ruiz Fernandez, A. (2017). Trace elements fluxes in sediment cores from the Gulf of Mexico and their relationship with the IXTOC Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.

2016

Gracia, A., Escobar Briones, E., Machain Castillo, M. L., Ruiz. A. C., Sánchez Cabeza, J. A., Vázquez-Bader, A. R., et al. (2016). Advances in the DHW IXTOC I Comparison C-IMAGE II Study. In Ecosystem Impacts and Recovery from the Petroleum Exploration and Extraction. Mexico City, Mexico : 05/04/16.
Ruiz-Fernandez, A. (2016). Geochemical Characterization and Accumulation Rates in Sediment Cores Influenced by the IXTOC Oil Spill in the Southern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.

2015

Hollander, D. J., Machain-Castillo, M. L., Gracia, A., Alexander-Valdés, H. A., Brooks, G. R., Chanton, J., et al. (2015). Comparative Analysis of the IXTOC and Deepwater Horizon Blowouts Reveal that Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation (MOSSFA) Maybe the Rule, not the Exception. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Machain-Castillo, M. L., Ruiz-Fernández, A. C., Sanchez-Cabeza, J. A., Schwing, P., Romero, I., & Hollander, D. J. (2015). Sedimentary Evidence of Abrupt Environmental Changes After The Catastrophic IXTOC Oil Spill and/or Chichonal Volcanic Events in the Southern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Sanchez-Cabeza, J. A., Ruiz-Fernández, A. C., Machain-Castillo, M. L., & Pérez-Bernal, L. H. (2015). Recent sedimentation in the Southern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.