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William Frank Patterson, III

University of West Florida

Department of Environmental Studies

11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL  32514  

will.patterson@ufl.edu

Project List:

Acute Effects of Oil on Northern Gulf of Mexico Reefs and Reef Communities

Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of OceanographyRole: Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 2

2015

Tarnecki, J. H., & Patterson III, W. F. (2015). Changes in Red Snapper Diet and Trophic Ecology Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 7(1), 135–147. doi

2014

Dahl, K. A., Patterson, W. F., & Layman, C. A. (2014). Habitat-Specific Density and Diet of Rapidly Expanding Invasive Red Lionfish, Pterois volitans, Populations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE, 9(8), e105852. doi

Conference Presentations - 34

2015

Dahl, K. A., Patterson III, W.F., & Snyder, R. A. (2015). Invasive lionfish on panhandle artificial reefs: trends, effects, and potential mitigation measures. In 2015 Florida Artificial Reef Summit. Clearwater Beach, FL : 01/14/15-01/16/15. openurl
James, M., Smeltz, M., Ghiran, C., Tarnecki, J. H., & Patterson, W. (2015). Biomarkers of exposure to PAH in GoM fishes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster. openurl
Patterson III, W. F., Hollander, D., Jagoe, C., James, M., Murawski, S., Romero, I., et al. (2015). Reef fishes and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: chronic effects and evidence of system resiliency. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl

2014

Dahl, K., Patterson, W., & Tarnecki, J. (2014). Declines in small demersal reef fishes: confounding effects of the DWH oil spill and invasive lionfish. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Kane, A. S., Pine, J., James. M.O., Romero, I. C., Hollander, D. J., & Patterson, W. F. (2014). Splenic macrophage aggregates as potential biomarker of exposure in red snapper sampled from the northern GoM Post DWH oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Romero, I., Hollander, D., Patterson, W., Ross, W., Kane, A., Murawski, S., et al. (2014). PAH in fish: 2 years after the DWH oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14. openurl
Smeltz, M., Glicksman, L., Zhong, G., Rowlnad-Faux, L., Kane, A., Patterson, W., et al. (2014). Exploring factors that impact the activity of a PAH exposure biomarker, EROD, in livers of finfish from the GoM. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl

2013

Allen, L., Johnson, D., Jagoe, C., Patterson, W. F., III, & Tarnecki, J. H. (2013). PAH metabolites in bile and enzymatic biomarkers in livers of reef fish from the northern Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Little Rock, AR, September 8, 2013. url
Dahl, K. A., Patterson, W. F. I. I. I., & Tarnecki, J. H. (2013). Effects of a rapid invasion of Pacific lionfish, Pterois volitans, on reef fish communities at artificial reefs in the northern Gulf Of Mexico. In Alabama Fisheries Association Annual Meeting. Guntersville, AL, March 6-9, 2013. openurl
Dahl, K. A., Patterson, W. F., III, & Tarnecki, J. H. (2013). Effects of a rapid invasion of Pacific lionfish, Pterois volitans, on reef fish communities at artificial reefs in the northern Gulf Of Mexico. In Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Little Rock, AR, September 8, 2013. url
James, M. O., Patterson, W. F., III, Kane, A. S., Faux, L. R., & Zhong, G. (2013). Activities of biomarker enzymes in livers of Gulf of Mexico fishes. In PRIMO17: Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms. Faro, Portugal, May 5-8, 2013. url
James, M. W., Kane, A., Rowland-Faux, L., Zhong, G., Mievre, Q., Beers, A.;E., A., et al. (2013). Biomarker enzymatic activities in livers of Gulf of Mexico fishes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013. url
Norberg, M. J., Patterson, W. F. I. I. I., & Tarnecki, J. H. (2013). Tomtate, Haemulon aurolineatum, population demographics and trophic ecology in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Little Rock, AR, September 8, 2013. url
Norberg, M. J., Patterson, W. F., III, & Tarnecki, J. H. (2013). Tomtate, Haemulon aurolineatum, population demographics and diet in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Alabama Fisheries Association Annual Meeting. Guntersville, AL, March 6-9, 2013. openurl
Patterson, W., Tarnecki, J., Jagoe, C., Romero, I., Hollander, D., Kane, A., et al. (2013). Shifts in Reef Fish Community and Trophic Structure Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013. openurl
Patterson, W., Tarnecki, J., Jagoe, C., Romero, I., Hollander, D., Kane, A., et al. (2013). Acute and chronic effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on northern Gulf of Mexico reef fishes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013. url
Patterson, W. F. I. I. I., Addis, D. T., & Tarnecki, J. H. (2013). “Ecological function of artificial versus natural reefs in the northern Gulf of Mexico ”. In 66th Annual Meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Institute. Corpus Christi, TX, November 3, 2013. openurl
Patterson, W. F. I. I. I., Addis, D. T., & Tarnecki, J. H. (2013). Fishery independent sampling of reef fish with micro remotely operated vehicles. In Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Little Rock, AR, September 8, 2013. url
Romero, I., Hollander, D., Patterson, W., Ross, S., Kane, A., Murawski, S., et al. (2013). Spatio-temporal concentrations and composition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in fish: Evidence for DWH oil spill impact on mesopelagic and outer. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013. url
Romero, I., Hollander, D. J., Brooks, G. R., Patterson, W., Ross, S. W., Torres, J. J., et al. (2013). Deposition and persistance of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from the first DEEPWATER oil spill: from deep-sea sediments to fish communities (Gulf of Mexico, USA). In International Meeting of Organic Geochemists (IMOG). Costa Adeje, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, September 15-20, 2013. openurl
Romero, I., Hollander, D. J., Brooks, G. R., Patterson, W., Ross, S. W., Torres, J. J., et al. (2013). Deposition and persistence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from the first Deepwater oil spill: From deep-sea sediments to fish communities (Gulf of Mexico, USA). In IMOG (International Meeting of Organic Geochemists). Tenerife, Spain, September 15-20, 2013: Poster. url
Romero, I., Hollander, D. J., Patterson, W., Ross, S. W., Kane, A. S., Murawski, S., et al. (2013). Spatio-Temporal Concentrations And Composition Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons In Fish: Evidence For DwH Oil Spill Impact On Mesopelgic And Outer Shelf-Reef Fish In The Gulf Of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013. openurl
Tarnecki, J. H., & Patterson, W. F., III. (2013). Diet and trophic ecology of red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, on natural and artificial reefs in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Alabama Fisheries Association Annual Meeting. Guntersville, AL, March 6-9, 2013. openurl
Tarnecki, J. H., & Patterson, W. F., III. (2013). Diet and trophic ecology of red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, on natural and artificial reefs in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Little Rock, AR, September 8, 2013. url

2012

Allen, L., Johnson, D., Farris, K., Patterson, W., Tarnecki, J., & Jagoe, C. (2012). Identification of the relationship between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in fish livers from the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In NOAA Educational Partnership Program Research Forum. Tallahassee, FL, March 26-28, 2012. openurl
Allen, L., Johnson, D., Jagoe, C., Patterson, W. F., III, & Tarnecki, J. H. (2012). PAH metabolites in bile and enzymatic biomarkers in livers of reef fish from the northern Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Meeting. November 11-15, 2012. openurl
Farris, K., Johnson, D., Allen, L., Patterson, W., Tarnecki, J., & Jagoe, C. (2012). Relationship between polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in fish bile and mercury content in liver from the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In NOAA Educational Partnership Program Research Forum. Tallahassee, FL, March 26-28, 2012. openurl
Johnson, D., Allen, L., Farris, K., Patterson, W., Tarnecki, J., & Jagoe, C. (2012). Detection of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in fish bile using fluorescence from the Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In NOAA Educational Partnership Program Research Forum. Tallahassee, FL, March 26-28, 2012. openurl
Johnson, D., Allen, L., Farris, K., Patterson, W., Tarnecki, J., & Jagoe, C. (2012). Detection of fish bile metabolites by fluorescence from the northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012. Salt Lake City, UT: 02/19/12-02/24/12. openurl
Norberg, M. J., Patterson, W. F., III, & Tarnecki, J. H. (2012). Tomtate, Haemulon aurolineatum, population demographics and diet in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf Estuarine Research Society Meeting. Dauphin Island, AL, November 8-9, 2012. openurl
Patterson, W. F., III, Tarnecki, J., Jagoe, C., Romero, I., Hollander, D., Kane, A., et al. (2012). Acute and chronic effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on northern Gulf of Mexico Reef Fishes. In Gulf Estuarine Research Society Meeting. Dauphin Island, AL, November 8-9, 2012. openurl
Romero, I., Hollander, D. J., Patterson, W., Quintana-Rizzo, E., Kane, A., Murawski, S., et al. (2012). Organic Geochemical Signatures of the DWH Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico: Potential Ecologic Consequences in Fish Communities. In Gordon Research Conference on Organic Geochemistry. August 2012. openurl
Romero, I. C., Hollander, D. J., Patterson, W. F., III, & et al. (2012). Organic Geochemical Evidence for Oil Spill Impacts on Fish in the Gulf of Mexico: Comparative and Quantitative Analyses of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. In Gordon Research Conference on Organic Geochemistry. Holderness, NH, July 29 - August 3, 2012. openurl
Tarnecki, J. H., & Patterson, W. F., III. (2012). Diet and trophic ecology of Red Snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, at natural and artificial reefs in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf Estuarine Research Society Meeting. Dauphin Island, AL, November 8-9, 2012. openurl
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