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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Erick Swenson

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

School of the Coast and Environment
1002-Y Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Baton Rouge , LA  70803  

eswenson@lsu.edu

Project List:

Coastal Waters Consortium II (CWC II)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Research Staff

Coastal Waters Consortium (CWC)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Research Staff

Analysis of Samples Collected to Measure Effects of Stressors on Coastal Wetlands

Year One Block Grant - Louisiana State UniversityRole: Research Staff

Effects of Oil, Dispersant, and Remediation-related Human Activities on Marsh Plants and Associated Insects and Mollusks

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Program Manager / Technical Coordinator

Extend Sulis Toolkit

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

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

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Research Staff

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 2

2018

Martin, C. W., & Swenson, E. M. (2018). Herbivory of oil-exposed submerged aquatic vegetation Ruppia maritima. PLoS ONE, 13(12), e0208463.

2014

Turner, R. E., Overton, E. B., Meyer, B. M., Miles, M. S., McClenachan, G., Hooper-Bui, L., et al. (2014). Distribution and recovery trajectory of Macondo (Mississippi Canyon 252) oil in Louisiana coastal wetlands. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 87(1-2), 57–67.

Conference Presentations - 4

2017

Martin, C. W., Hollis, L. O., Swenson, E., & Turner, R. E. (2017). Effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on growth and herbivory of submerged vegetation. In 2017 Big Bend Science Symposium. Cedar Key, FL : 02/01/17-02/03/17.

2016

Martin, C. W., Swenson, E., Hollis, L., & Turner, R. (2016). Effects of Oil on Submerged Vegetation: an Experimental Assessment of Ruppia maritima. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
Martin, C. W., Swenson, E., Hollis, L., & Turner, R. (2016). Effects of Deepwater Horizon oil exposure on Ruppia maritima growth and herbivory. In Benthic Ecology Meeting. Portland, ME : 03/16/16-03/29/16.

2013

Turner, R. E., Overton, E. B., Ashton, B. M., Miles, M. S., McClenachan, G., Hooper-Bui, L., et al. (2013). Distribution and Recovery Trajectory of Macondo (Mississippi Canyon 252) Oil in Louisiana Salt Marshes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.