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Heather Patterson

Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)

University of South Alabama Programs - Student

101 Bienville Blvd
Dauphin Island, AL  36528  

Project List:

Recovery: Sentinel Macrofauna

Year One Block Grant - The Alabama Marine Environmental Science ConsortiumRole: Graduate Student - PhD Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 3

2014

Patterson, H. K., Boettcher, A., & Carmichael, R. H. (2014). Biomarkers of Dissolved Oxygen Stress in Oysters: A Tool for Restoration and Management Efforts. PLoS ONE, 9(8), e104440.

2012

Carmichael, R. H., Jones, A. L., Patterson, H. K., Walton, W. C., Pérez-Huerta, A., Overton, E. B., Dailey, M., & Willett, K. L. (2012). Assimilation of Oil-Derived Elements by Oysters Due to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Environmental Science & Technology, 46(23), 12787-12795.

2010

Graham, W. M., Condon, R. H., Carmichael, R. H., D’Ambra, I., Patterson, H. K., Linn, L. J., & Hernandez Jr, F. J. (2010). Oil carbon entered the coastal planktonic food web during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Environmental Research Letters, 5(4), 045301.

Conference Presentations - 6

2011

Carmichael, R. P., & H (2011). Stable isotope composition of weathered oil: implications for tracing oil degredation and bioassimilation. In Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference
Kronmiller, K. P., & H.; Boettcher, A. (2011). Biomarkers of oxygen and combined oxygen and temperature stress in oysters. In Benthic Ecology Annual Meeting 2011
Patterson, H. C., & R (2011). Can we use stable isotopes to measure sublethal stress in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica?. In Northern Gulf Institute Annual Conference
Patterson, H. C., & R.; et al (2011). Stressed out oysters: Measuring sub-lethal responses using stable isotopes and protein regulation. In Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference
Patterson, H. C., & R.H.; Boettcher, A. (2011). Stressed out oysters: measuring sublethal stress in the Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica. In Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference

2010

Graham, W. C., R.H.; Carmichael, R. D., I.; Patterson, H. L., L.; Hernandez, J., & F (2010). Entry of oil (carbon) into the coastal planktonic food web during the Deepwater Horizon spill. In AGU Fall Meeting