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Cameron Ainsworth

University of South Florida

College of Marine Science

140 7th Ave South
St. Petersburg , FL  33701  

ainsworth@usf.edu

Project List:

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

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Task Lead, Research Scientist

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

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

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

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 12

2021

Ainsworth, C. H., Chassignet, E. P., French-McCay, D., Beegle-Krause, C. J., Berenshtein, I., Englehardt, J., et al. (2021). Ten years of modeling the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Environmental Modelling & Software, 142, 105070.
Halanych, K., Ainsworth, C., Cordes, E., Dodge, R., Huettel, M., Mendelssohn, I., et al. (2021). Effects of Petroleum By-Products and Dispersants on Ecosystems. Oceanog, 34(1), 152–163.
Solo-Gabriele, H. M., Fiddaman, T., Mauritzen, C., Ainsworth, C., Abramson, D. M., Berenshtein, I., et al. (2021). Towards integrated modeling of the long-term impacts of oil spills. Marine Policy, 131, 104554.
Westerholm, D., Ainsworth, C., Barker, C., Brewer, P., Farrington, J., Justic, D., et al. (2021). Preparedness, Planning, and Advances in Operational Response. Oceanog, 34(1), 212–227.

2020

Rohal, M., Ainsworth, C., Lupher, B., Montagna, P. A., Paris, C. B., Perlin, N., et al. (2020). The effect of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on two ecosystem services in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Modelling & Software, 133, 104793.

2018

Ainsworth, C. H., Paris, C. B., Perlin, N., Dornberger, L. N., Patterson, W. F., Chancellor, E., et al. (2018). Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill evaluated using an end-to-end ecosystem model. PLoS ONE, 13(1), e0190840.
Morzaria-Luna, H. N., Ainsworth, C. H., Tarnecki, J. H., & Grüss, A. (2018). Diet composition uncertainty determines impacts on fisheries following an oil spill. Ecosystem Services, 13, 187–198.

2017

Masi, M. D., Ainsworth, C. H., & Jones, D. L. (2017). Using a Gulf of Mexico Atlantis model to evaluate ecological indicators for sensitivity to fishing mortality and robustness to observation error. Ecological Indicators, 74, 516–525.

2016

Dornberger, L., Ainsworth, C., Gosnell, S., & Coleman, F. (2016). Developing a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure dose-response model for fish health and growth. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 109(1), 259–266.
Tarnecki, J. H., Wallace, A. A., Simons, J. D., & Ainsworth, C. H. (2016). Progression of a Gulf of Mexico food web supporting Atlantis ecosystem model development. Fisheries Research, 179, 237–250.

2014

Masi, M., & Ainsworth, C. (2014). A probabilistic representation of fish diet compositions from multiple data sources: A Gulf of Mexico case study. Ecological Modelling, 284, 60–74.

2013

Drexler, M., & Ainsworth, C. (2013). Generalized Additive Models Used to Predict Species Abundance in the Gulf of Mexico: An Ecosystem Modeling Tool. PLoS ONE, 8(5), e64458.

Book Wholes - 2

2019

Murawski, S.;A., C., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D., Paris, C., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. (2019). Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War (S., Murawski, C. Ainsworth, S. Gilbert, D. Hollander, C. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al., Eds.). Springer International Publishing.
Murawski, S.;A., C., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D., Paris, C., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. (2019). Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (S., Murawski, C. Ainsworth, S. Gilbert, D. Hollander, C. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al., Eds.). Springer International Publishing.

Book Chapters - 8

2019

Berenshtein, I., Perlin, N., Ainsworth, C. H., Ortega-Ortiz, J. G., Vaz, A. C., & Paris, C. B. (2019). Comparison of the spatial extent, impacts to shorelines, and ecosystem and 4-dimensional characteristics of simulated 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. 340–354). Springer International.
Court, C., Hodges, A. W., Coffey, K., Ainsworth, C. H., & Yoskowitz, D. (2019). Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Human Communities: Catch and Economic Impacts. 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. 569–580). Springer International.
Dornberger, L. N., Ainsworth, C. H., Coleman, F., & Wetzel, D. L. (2019). A Synthesis of Top-Down and Bottom-Up Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Using Ecosystem Modeling. 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. 536–550). Springer International.
Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schluter, M., et al. (2019). Summary of Progress on Major Research Issues: Deep-Sea Oil Spills. 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. 584–594). Springer International.
Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S. A., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., et al. (2019). Introduction to the Volume. In Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War (pp. 4–15). Springer International.
Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S. A., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., et al. (2019). Introduction to the Volume. In Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (pp. 4–10). Springer International.
Ortega-Ortiz, J. G., Ainsworth, C. H., & Gracia, A. (2019). Comparing Ecosystem Model Outcomes Between Ixtoc 1 and Deepwater Horizon Oil Spills. 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. 551–568). Springer International.
Suprenand, P., Hoover, C., Ainsworth, C. H., Dornberger, L. N., & Johnson, C. J. (2019). Preparing for the inevitable: ecological and indigenous community impacts of oil spill-related mortality in the United States Arctic marine ecosystem. 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. 470–493). Springer International.

Conference Presentations - 26

2020

Ainsworth, C. (2020). Comparison of DWH and IXTOC oil spills using an end-to-end model. In 149th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Reno, NV : 09/29/20-10/03/20.
Ainsworth, C., Mozaria-Luna, H., & Scott, R. (2020). Impacts of Deep-Water Spills on Mesopelagic Communities and Implications for the Greater Pelagic Food Web. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Berenshtein, I., Perlin, N., Ainsworth, C., Ortega-Ortiz, J., Vaz, A., & Paris, C. (2020). Comparison of the Spatial Extent and Ecosystem Impacts of Oil Spill Scenarios in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Calhoun, S., Robinson, K. L., Ruzicka, J., Hernandez, F., Wang, V., Sutor, M., et al. (2020). Modeling the Deep: A Vertically Resolved, End-to-End ECOTRAN Model of the Oceanic Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Scott, R. L., & Ainsworth, C. H. (2020). Analyzing the Contribution of Vertically Migrating Mesopelagics to the Diets of Large Pelagic Predators. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.

2019

Ainsworth, C., Ortega-Ortiz, J., & Dornberger, L. (2019). Comparison of ecosystem impacts from IXTOC and DWH. In 149th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Reno, NV : 09/29/19-10/03/19.

2018

Ainsworth, C. (2018). Ecosystem impacts of DWH. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2017

Ainsworth, C. (2017). Synthesis Modelling of the DWH Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Ainsworth, C. (2017). Ecosystem impacts of the DWH oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Ainsworth, C. (2017). Atlantis Modeling at USF. In National Ecosystem Modeling Workshop. St. Petersburg, FL : 02/28/17-03/01/17.
Ainsworth, C. H., Paris, C., Perlin, N., Dornberger, L., Patterson, W., Chancellor, E., et al. (2017). Ecosystem impacts of DWH evaluated with Atlantis. In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL : 08/20/17-08/24/17.

2016

Ainsworth, C. (2016). Evaluation of DWHOS Ecosystem Impacts using an Atlantis Biogeochemical Model. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Ainsworth, C. (2016). Management strategy evaluation using Atlantis. In 2016 Southeast Fisheries Science Center Ecosystem Science Program Review. Miami, FL : 03/14/16-03/16/16.
Ainsworth, C., Masi, M., Dornberger, L., Drexler, M., & Perryman, H. (2016). Ecosystem recovery following the DWH oil spill evaluated using an end-to-end model. In National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration. Coral Springs, FL : 04/18/16-04/22/16.

2015

Ainsworth, C., & Dornberger, L. (2015). Atlantis ecosystem modelling of the DwH oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Ainsworth, C., & Schirripa, M. (2015). Development of an Atlantis Model for Integrated Ecosystem Assessment in the Gulf of Mexico. In American Fisheries Society 2015. Portland, OR : 08/16/15-08/20/15.

2014

Ainsworth, C. (2014). Ecosystem modelling supporting an integrated ecosystem assessment. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14.
Ainsworth, C., Dornberger, L., Drexler, M., Masi, M., Perryman, H., Die, D., et al. (2014). Development of an Atlantis ecosystem model to study food web impacts of DWH oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14.
Dornberger, L., & Ainsworth, C. (2014). Implementation of new spatial forming functions in the Atlantis modeling framework to accurately represent oil spill impacts in the GoM. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Dornberger, L., & Ainsworth, C. (2014). Implementation of new spatial forcing functions in the atlantis modeling framework to accurately represent oil spill impacts in the Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14: Poster.
Dornberger, L., & Ainsworth, C. (2014). Examining Relationships Between Oil Exposure and Fish Health. In 2014 Deep-C Student Research Symposium. Tallahassee, FL : 09/18/14-09/19/14.
Drexler, M., & Ainsworth, C. (2014). Modeling population connectivity, larval drift, and cumulative contaminate exposure mortality in the GoM. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Drexler, M., & Ainsworth, C. (2014). The use of zero inflated generalized addive models to predict aggregate functional group distributions for the Gulf of Mexico. In ICES Annual Science Conference – 2014. La Coruna, Spain : 09/21/14-09/25/14.

2013

Ainsworth, C., Drexler, M., Masi, M., Perryman, H., Nutall, M., Die, D. B., B., et al. (2013). Development of an Atlantis ecosystem model to sutdy food web impacts of DWHOS. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Dornberger, L., & Ainsworth, C. (2013). End to end ecosystem modelling of DWHOS impacts. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013: Poster.

2012

Drexler, M., & Ainsworth, C. (2012). The use of zero-inflated generalized additive models to predict aggregate functional group distributions for the Gulf of Mexico. In ICES ASC Annual Conference. Bergen, Norway, September 17, 2012.