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Sean A. Graham

Nicholls State University

Department of Biological Sciences

114 Gouaux Hall
P.O. Box 2021
Thibodaux, LA  70310  

sagraham001@gmail.com

Project List:

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: Co-Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 4

2020

Deis, D. R., Fleeger, J. W., Johnson, D. S., Mendelssohn, I. A., Lin, Q., Graham, S. A., et al. (2020). Recovery of the salt marsh periwinkle (Littoraria irrorata) 9?years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Size matters. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 160, 111581. doi

2019

Fleeger, J. W., Riggio, M. R., Mendelssohn, I. A., Lin, Q., Deis, D. R., Johnson, D. S., et al. (2019). What Promotes the Recovery of Salt Marsh Infauna After Oil Spills? Estuaries and Coasts, 42(1), 204–217. doi

2018

Johnson, D. S., Fleeger, J. W., Riggio, M. R., Mendelssohn, I. A., Lin, Q., Graham, S. A., et al. (2018). Saltmarsh plants, but not fertilizer, facilitate invertebrate recolonization after an oil spill. Ecosphere, 9(1), e02082. doi

2016

Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I. A., Graham, S. A., Hou, A., Fleeger, J. W., & Deis, D. R. (2016). Response of salt marshes to oiling from the Deepwater Horizon spill: Implications for plant growth, soil surface-erosion, and shoreline stability. Science of The Total Environment, 557-558, 369–377. doi

Conference Presentations - 32

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. openurl
Deis, D. R., Fleeger, J. W., Johnson, D. S., Mendelssohn, I. A., Lin, Q., Graham, S., et al. (2020). Recovery of the Salt Marsh Periwinkle Nine Years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Size Matters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster. openurl
Lin, Q., Hou, A., Mendelssohn, I. A., Fleeger, J. W., Graham, S. A., Deis, D. R., et al. (2020). A Decade-Long Response and Recovery of Coastal Salt Marshes Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20. openurl
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. openurl

2019

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. openurl
Fleeger, J., Johnson, D., Mendelssohn, I., Deis, D., Graham, S., & Zengel, S. (2019). A meiofaunal chicken and egg question; Do temporary meiofauna influence the number of macroinfauna or do macroinfauna influence the number of temporary meiofauna? In 17th International Meiofauna Conference (SeventIMCO). Evora, Portugal : 07/07/19-07/12/19: Poster. openurl
Fleeger, J., Johnson, D., Mendelssohn, I., Deis, D., Graham, S., & Zengel, S. (2019). What Promotes the Long-Term Recovery of Meiofauna after Oil Spills? In 17th International Meiofauna Conference (SeventIMCO). Evora, Portugal : 07/07/19-07/12/19. openurl
Fleeger, J. W., Johnson, D. S., Zengel, S., Mendelssohn, I. A., Graham, S. A., & Deis, D. R. (2019). Does Stranded Oil Slow the Recovery of Saltmarsh Macroinfauna? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Graham, S. A., Marinelli, C. L., Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I. A., Fleeger, J. W., Deis, D. R., et al. (2019). Impacts of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Exposure on Soil Carbon in Louisiana Salt Marshes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Graham, S. A., Marinelli, C. L., Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I. A., Fleeger, J. W., Deis, D. R., et al. (2019). Reduced soil carbon in Louisiana salt marshes impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Society of Wetland Scientists 2019 Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD : 05/28/19-05/31/19. openurl
Graham, S. A., Marinelli, C. L., Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I. A., Fleeger, J. W., Deis, D. R., et al. (2019). Reduced soil carbon in Louisiana salt marshes impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Society of Wetland Scientists 2019 Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD : 05/28/19-05/31/19. openurl
Lin, Q., Graham, S. A., Hou, A., Deis, D. R., Johnson, D. S., Mendelssohn, I. A., et al. (2019). Long-Term Response and Recovery of Coastal Salt Marshes following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Quade, A. H., Johnson, D. S., Fleeger, J. W., Deis, D. R., Lin, Q., Hou, A., et al. (2019). Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Population Structure of the Southern Ribbed Mussel (Geukensia granosissima). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Quade, A. H., Johnson, D. S., Fleeger, J. W., Deis, D. R., Lin, Q., Hou, A., et al. (2019). Long-term impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil exposure on salt marsh-stabilizing facilitation of southern ribbed mussels, Geukensia granosissima. In Society of Wetland Scientists 2019 Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD : 05/28/19-05/31/19. openurl
Zengel, S., Weaver, J., Graham, S., Mendelssohn, I., Fleeger, J., Deis, D., et al. (2019). Meta-Analysis of Salt Marsh Vegetation Impacts and Recovery Synthesis Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl

2018

Deis, D. R., Fleeger, J. W., Bourgoin, S. M., Mendelssohn, I. A., Graham, S. A., Lin, Q., et al. (2018). The marsh periwinkle (Littoraria irrorata) as an indicator of Deepwater Horizon oil spill effects. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
Graham, S. A., Mendelssohn, I. A., Fleeger, J. W., Zengel, S., Deis, D. R., & Johnson, D. S. (2018). Meta-analytic synthesis of long-term wetland impacts, recovery, and resilience following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
Hou, A., Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I., Fleeger, J., Dies, D., Graham, S. A., et al. (2018). A long-term study on microbial dynamics in Louisiana salt marshes following the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. In 2018 SWS – China Chapter and Asia Chapter Joint Meeting Wetlands and Ecological Civilization. Changchun, China : 08/17/18-08/21/18. openurl
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. openurl
Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I., Graham, S., Hou, A., Fleeger, J., & Deis, D. (2018). Effect of Restoration on Recovery of Coastal Salt Marshes Impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I., Graham, S. A., Hou, A., Fleeger, J., Dies, D., et al. (2018). Restoration accelerating recovery of coastal salt marshes following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In 12th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics. Tokyo, Japan : 08/19/18-08/24/18. openurl
Marinelli, C. L., Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I. A., Fleeger, J. W., Deis, D. R., Hou, A., et al. (2018). Long-term impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil spill exposure on soil carbon in Louisiana salt marshes. In 7th Annual University of Louisiana System Academic Summit. New Orleans, LA : 04/19/18-04/20/18. openurl
Quade, A. H., Johnson, D. S., Fleeger, J. W., Deis, D. R., Lin, Q., Hou, A., et al. (2018). Long-term effects of the Deepwater Horizon ooil spill on the population structure of the southern ribbed mussel (Geukensia granosissima), Barataria Bay, Louisiana. In Scholars Expeaux '18: Student Research & Creative Exposition. Thibodaux, LA : 04/25/18-04/25/18: Poster. openurl

2017

Cagle, G., Song, Y., Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I. A., Fleeger, J., Dies, D., et al. (2017). The effects of planting and fertilization on native soil microbial community in Louisiana coastal marshes affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster. openurl
LaCour-Conant, K., Johnson, D. S., Fleeger, J. W., Deis, D. R., Lin, Q., Hou, A., et al. (2017). Long-term impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil exposure on the southern ribbed mussel (Geukensia demissa granosissma): implications for salt marsh-stabilizing facilitation. In 38th Annual meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. Thibodaux, LA : 05/25/17-05/26/17: Poster. openurl
LaCour-Conant, K., Johnson, D. S., Fleeger, J. W., Deis, D. R., Lin, Q., Hou, A., et al. (2017). Long-term impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil exposure on the southern ribbed mussel (Geukensia granosissima): implications for salt marsh-stabilizing facilitation. In Louisiana Association of Professional Biologists Fall Symposium (LAPB 2017). Lake Charles, LA : 08/10/17-08/11/17. openurl
Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I. A., Graham, S., Fleeger, J. W., Hou, A., & Deis, D. R. (2017). Six-Year Response and Recovery of Coastal Salt Marsh Vegetation to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl

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. openurl
Hou, A., Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I. A., Graham, S., Fleeger, J. W., & Deis, D. R. (2016). Responses of Indigenous Microbial Communities to the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill in Louisiana Saltmarshes: a 5-Year Study. In 8th National Summit on Coastal and Estuarine Restoration. New Orleans, LA : 12/10/16-12/15/16. openurl
Lin, Q., Fleeger, J. W., Hou, A., Graham, S., & Deis, D. R. (2016). Long-Term Impact, Recovery and Resilience: Wetland plant-microbial-benthic ecosystem responses to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and mitigation strategies promoting sustainability. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster. openurl
Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I. A., Graham, S., Fleeger, J. W., Hou, A., & Deis, D. R. (2016). Long-term Response of Coastal Salt Marsh Vegetation to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster. openurl
Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I. A., Graham, S., Fleeger, J. W., Hou, A., & Deis, D. R. (2016). Vegetation Recovery of Coastal Salt Marshes Impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In 8th National Summit on Coastal and Estuarine Restoration. New Orleans, LA : 12/10/16-12/15/16. openurl
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