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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Funding Source: Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)

Project Publications & Presentations

A systems approach to improve predictions of biodegradation and ecosystem recovery in coastal marine sediments impacted by oil spill

Journal Articles - 10

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.

2020

Karthikeyan, S., Kim, M., Heritier-Robbins, P., Hatt, J. K., Spain, J. C., Overholt, W. A., et al. (2020). Integrated Omics Elucidate the Mechanisms Driving the Rapid Biodegradation of Deepwater Horizon Oil in Intertidal Sediments Undergoing Oxic-Anoxic Cycles. Environ. Sci. Technol., 54(16), 10088–10099.
Karthikeyan, S., Rodriguez-R, L. M., Heritier-Robbins, P., Hatt, J. K., Huettel, M., Kostka, J. E., et al. (2020). Genome repository of oil systems: An interactive and searchable database that expands the catalogued diversity of crude oil-associated microbes. Environ Microbiol, 22(6), 2094–2106.

2019

Bociu, I., Shin, B., Wells, W. B., Kostka, J. E., Konstantinidis, K. T., & Huettel, M. (2019). Decomposition of sediment-oil-agglomerates in a Gulf of Mexico sandy beach. Sci Rep, 9(1).
Karthikeyan, S., Rodriguez-R, L. M., Heritier-Robbins, P., Kim, M., Overholt, W. A., Gaby, J. C., et al. (2019). Candidatus Macondimonas diazotrophica, a novel gammaproteobacterial genus dominating crude-oil-contaminated coastal sediments. The ISME Journal, 13(5), 2129–2134.
Shin, B., Bociu, I., Kolton, M., Huettel, M., & Kostka, J. E. (2019). Succession of microbial populations and nitrogen-fixation associated with the biodegradation of sediment-oil-agglomerates buried in a Florida sandy beach. Sci Rep, 9(1), 19401.
Shin, B., Kim, M., Zengler, K., Chin, K. - J., Overholt, W. A., Gieg, L. M., et al. (2019). Anaerobic degradation of hexadecane and phenanthrene coupled to sulfate reduction by enriched consortia from northern Gulf of Mexico seafloor sediment. Sci Rep, 9(1).

2018

Huettel, M., Overholt, W. A., Kostka, J. E., Hagan, C., Kaba, J., Wells, W. B., et al. (2018). Degradation of Deepwater Horizon oil buried in a Florida beach influenced by tidal pumping. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 126, 488–500.

2016

Dickey, R., & Huettel, M. (2016). Seafood and Beach Safety in the Aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Oceanog, 29(3), 196–203.

Book Chapters - 2

2019

Kostka, J. E., Joye, S. B., Overholt, W., Bubenheim, P., Hackbusch, S., Larter, S. R., et al. (2019). Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Deep Sea. 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. 107–124). Springer International.
Kostka, J. E., Overholt, W. A., Rodriguez-R., L. M., Huettel, M., & Konstantinidis, K. (2019). Toward a predictive understanding of the benthic microbial community response to oiling on the northern Gulf of Mexico coast. 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. 182–202). Springer International.

Conference Presentations - 25

2020

Karthikeyan, S., Rodriguez-R, M., Heritier-Robbins, P., Hatt, J. K., Huettel, M., Kostka, J. E., et al. (2020). The Oil Microbiome webserver: An interactive (meta-)genome repository that expands the catalogued diversity of oil-associated microbes. In 2020 AGU Ocean Science Meeting. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20.
Kostka, J. E., Konstantinidis, K., Joye, S., & Colwell, R. (2020). Microbial Genomics to Improve Predictive Understanding of Disturbance in the Global Ocean System. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.

2019

Huettel, M., Bociu, I., Shin, B., Kostka, J. E., & Konstantinidis, K. (2019). Degradation of Sand Oil Agglomerates in a Sandy Florida Beach. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Karthikeyan, S. (2019). The Oil Spill Microbiome: A Searchable (Meta-)Genome Database Documenting Biomarkers of Hydrocarbon Biodegradation Phase, Oil Toxicity and Novel Keystone Taxa. In ASM Microbe 2019. San Francisco, CA : 06/20/19-06/24/19.
Kostka, J., Overholt, W., Rodriguez-R, L., Huettel, M., & Konstantinidis, K. (2019). Toward a Predictive Understanding of Biodegradation and its Impacts on the Fate of Oil Deposited on the Northern Gulf of Mexico Coast. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Kostka, J., Overholt, W., Sun, X., Romero, I., Hollander, D., Konstantinidis, K., et al. (2019). Weathered Crude Oil From the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill was Rapidly Biodegraded but Altered Nutrient Cycles in Permeable Nearshore Sediments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.

2018

Bociu, I., Wells, B., Kaba, J., Shin, B., Konstantinidis, K. T., Kostka, J. E., et al. (2018). Three-Year Time Series Monitoring Deepwater Horizon Oil Degradation in Pensacola Beach Sand. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Heritier-Robbins, P., Karthikeyan, S., Kim, M., Hatt, J. K., Overholt, W. A., Kostka, J. E., et al. (2018). Oxygen Oscillation Effects on Microbial Community Activity and Nitrogen Metabolism in Oil Contaminated Beachsands. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Huettel, M., Konstantinidis, K., & Kostka, J. E. (2018). Water and Air Flows Affecting Degradation of Buried Crude Oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Karthikeyan, S., Kim, M., Heritier-Robbins, P., Rodriguez-R, L. M., Hatt, J. K., Overholt, W. A., et al. (2018). Macondimonas diazotrophicus: A Novel Hydrocarbonoclastic Gammaproteobacterium as a Potential Biomarker for Ecosystem Recovery from Oil Spills. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Karthikeyan, S., Rodriguez-R, L. M., Heritier-Robbins, P., Overholt, W. A., Hatt, J. K., Spain, J. C., et al. (2018). Macondimonas Diazotrophicus: A Representative of A Novel Gammaproteobacterial Family of Globally-Distributed, Sediment-Associated, Keystone Oil Degrader. In ASM Microbe 2018. Atlanta, GA : 06/07/18-06/11/18.

2017

Huettel, M. (2017). Estuarine and nearshore sediments: biogeochemical hot spots in the coastal zone. In 14th International Estuarine Biogeochemistry Symposium. Rimouski, Canada : 60/04/17-06/07/17.
Huettel, M., Berg, P., Kostka, J. E., & Konstantinidis, K. (2017). Coastal sand beds: biogeochemical hot spots in the inner shelf. In International Workshop on Marine Geomicrobiology â?? A Matter of Energy. Sandbjerg, Denmark : 08/28/17-09/01/17.
Huettel, M., Overholt, W. A., Kostka, J. E., Hagan, C., Kaba, J., Wells, B., et al. (2017). Degradation of Deepwater Horizon Oil Buried in a Florida Sandy Beach. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Karthikeyan, S., Heritier-Robbins, P., Kim, M., Rodriguez-R, L. M., Hatt, J. K., Overholt, W. A., et al. (2017). Metagenome-guided isolation of Macondimonas diazotrophicus: A novel keystone species of oil biodegradation in beach sands affected by Macondo oil. In 11th International Conference on Bioinformatics. Atlanta, GA : 11/03/17-11/04/17.
Kostka, J. E. (2017). Oil spill biodegradation. In International Workshop on Marine Geomicrobiology â?? A Matter of Energy. Sandbjerg, Denmark : 08/28/17-09/01/17.
Overholt, W. A., Mercando, E., Sun, X., Romero, I. C., Hollander, D. J., Konstantinidis, K., et al. (2017). Microbial Processes in Submerged Coastal Sands Impacted with Weathered Oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Overholt, W. A., Schwing, P., Hollander, D. J., & Kostka, J. E. (2017). Predicting Benthic Microbial Communities Throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Hindcasting Impacts from the DWH. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Shin, B., Huettel, M., & Kostka, J. E. (2017). Succession of Microbial Populations Linked to Surface Residual Ball Degradation in Pensacola Beach Sands Impacted 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.
Sun, X., Chu, L., Prince, R., Romero, I., Hollander, D., & Kostka, J. E. (2017). Impact of dispersant on hydrocarbon biodegradation in coastal waters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Wagner, K. D., Overholt, W. A., Urakawa, H., Huettel, M., & Kostka, J. E. (2017). Buried Crude Oil Alters the Microbial Nitrogen Cycle in Submerged Coastal Sands. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Wells, W. B., Overholt, W. A., Kaba, J., Bociu, I., Brignole, P., Kostka, J. E., et al. (2017). Effect of deposited DWH oil and phytoplankton on oxygen consumption and dissolved inorganic carbon production in Gulf of Mexico shallow shelf and shelf slope sediments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.

2016

Huettel, M., Konstantinidis, K., & Kostka, J. E. (2016). A systems approach to improve predictions of biodegradation and ecosystem recovery in coastal marine sediments impacted by oil spills.. Tampa, FL , : 02/01/16-02/07/16: Poster.
Konstantinidis, K., & Rodriguez-R, M. (2016). Successional patterns in beach sand microbial communities during and after the Macondo oil spill: Testing the specialization-disturbance hypothesis. In Annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA). Fort Lauderdale, FL : 08/07/16-08/21/16.
Overholt, W. (2016). A Large Scale Comparison of Seafloor Microbial Communities in Regions Impacted by Two Gulf of Mexico Mega Spills.. Tampa, FL , : 02/01/16-02/07/16.
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
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