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Funding Source: Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)

Project Publications & Presentations

A study of horse fly (Tabanidae) populations and their food web dynamics as indicators of the effects of environmental stress on coastal marsh health.

Journal Articles - 2

2018

Husseneder, C., Park, J. - S., & Foil, L. D. (2018). Recovery of horse fly populations in Louisiana marshes following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Sci Rep, 8(1).

2016

Husseneder, C., Donaldson, J. R., & Foil, L. D. (2016). Impact of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on population size and genetic structure of horse flies in Louisiana marshes. Sci. Rep., 6, 18968.

Conference Presentations - 25

2019

Aker, B., Davis, D. M., Husseneder, C., & Foil, L. (2019). Establishing Inventories of Invertebrates in Areas with Differing Salinity Levels in Tidal Marshes of Coastal Louisiana Using Different Trapping Methods. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Aker, B., Husseneder, C., & Foil, L. (2019). Establishing Inventories of Insects along Salinity Gradients in Louisianas Coastal Marshes. In 93rd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Mobile, AL : 03/03/19-03/06/19.
Davis, D. M., Husseneder, C., & Foil, L. D. (2019). Describing the Spatial Occurrence of Horse Fly Species along the Louisiana Coastline. In 93rd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Mobile, AL : 03/03/19-03/06/19.
Husseneder, C., & Foil, L. (2019). Demise and recovery of horse fly populations in Louisiana 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.
Rayle, P., Foil, L. D., & Husseneder, C. (2019). Investigation of Intertidal Eukaryote Biodiversity within Previously Oiled Sheared and Unsheared Coastal Margins in Barataria Bay. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Rayle, P., Foil, L. D., & Husseneder, C. (2019). Investigation of Intertidal Metazoan Biodiversity within Previously Oiled Sheared and Intact Coastal Margins in Barataria Bay. In 7th Annual LA Conference on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. Baton Rouge, LA : 04/05/19-04/06/19: Poster.

2018

Aker, B., Husseneder, C., & Foil, L. (2018). Insect Assemblages as Indicators of Salinity Gradients in Louisiana Tidal Marshes. In 9th Annual LSU Entomology Graduate Student Symposium. Baton Rouge, LA : 10/09/18.
Bhalerao, D., Swale, D., Foil, L., & Husseneder, C. (2018). Determining Bioindicators for Coastal Tidal Marsh Health Using the Food web of Larvae of the Greenhead Horse fly (Tabanus nigrovittatus). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Davis, D. M., Husseneder, C., & Foil, L. D. (2018). Describing the Spatial and Temporal Occurance of the Greenhead Horse Fly Adult and Larval Populations along the Louisiana Coastline. In 9th Annual LSU Entomology Graduate Student Symposium. Baton Rouge, LA : 10/9/18.
Husseneder, C., & Foil, L. (2018). Demise and recovery of horse fly populations in Louisiana marshes following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In 48th Annual Conference of Society for Vector Ecology. Yosemite, CA : 10/7/18-10/11/18: Poster.
Husseneder, C., Park, J., & Foil, L. (2018). Recovery of horse fly populations in the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Louisiana Marshes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Rayle, P., Foil, L., & Husseneder, C. (2018). Investigation into Complementary Methods of Determining Intertidal Eukaryote Biodiversity. In 9th Annual LSU Entomology Graduate Student Symposium. Baton Rouge, LA : 10/9/18.

2017

Aker, B. (2017). Insect communities as indicators of salinity gradients in saltwater marshes. In LSU Entomology Department Graduate Student Symposium. Baton Rouge, LA : 09/28/17-09/28/17.
Bhalerao, D. R. (2017). Where's my food? Looking for bioindicators in food webs of horse fly larvae. In LSU Entomology Department Graduate Student Symposium. Baton Rouge, LA : 09/28/17-09/28/17.
Bhalerao, D. R., Swale, D. R., Foil, L. D., & Husseneder, C. (2017). Metagenomic diversity analyses of the food-web of the greenhead horse fly (Tabanus nigrovittatus) to identify bioindicators of marsh health. In Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Branch of the ESA. Memphis, Tenn. : 03/12/17-03/15/17.
Bhalerao, D. R., Swale, D. R., Park, J. - S.,  Foil, L. D., & Husseneder, C. (2017). Metagenomic diversity analyses of the food-web of the greenhead horse fly (Tabanus nigrovittatus) to identify bioindicators of marsh health. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Foil, L. D., & Husseneder, C. (2017). Impact of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on population size and genetic structure of horse flies in Louisiana marshes. In XXV International Congress of Entomology. Orlando, FL. : 09/25/16-09/30/16: Poster.
Husseneder, C., Park, J. - S., & Foil, L. (2017). Greenhead horse fly populations as bioindicattors of the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on marsh health and recovery. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.

2016

Bhalerao, D., Swale, D., Foil, L., & Husseneder, C. (2016). Determining bioindicators for coastal tidal marsh health using the food web of larvae of the greenhead horse fly (Tabanus nigrovittatus). In LSU Entomology Department Graduate Student Symposium. Baton Rouge, LA : 10/21/16.
Bhalerao, D., Swale, D., Foil, L., & Husseneder, C. (2016). Determining bioindicators for coastal tidal marsh health using the food web of larvae of the greenhead horse fly (Tabanus nigrovittatus). In Sea Grant Coastal Connections Graduate Student Competition. Baton Rouge, LA : 10/28/16.
Bhalerao, D., Swale, D., Park, J. - S., Foil, L., & Husseneder, C. (2016). Determining bioindicators for coastal tidal marsh health using the food web of larvae of the greenhead horse fly (Tabanus nigrovittatus). In XXV International Congress of Entomology. Orlando, FL. : 09/25/16-09/30/16: Poster.
Foil, L. D., & Husseneder, C. (2016). Impact of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on population size and genetic structure of horse flies in Louisiana marshes. In XXV International Congress of Entomology. Orlando, FL. : 09/25/16-09/30/16: Poster.
Husseneder, C., & Foil, L. D. (2016). Impact of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on population size and genetic structure of horse flies in Louisiana marshes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
Husseneder, C., & Foil, L. D. (2016). A study of horse fly (Tabanidae) populations and their food web dynamics as indicators of the effects of environmental stress on coastal marsh health. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Husseneder, C., & Foil, L. D. (2016). Impact of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on population size and genetic structure of horse flies in Louisiana marshes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org