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Funding Source: Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)

Project Publications & Presentations

Resolving Deepwater Horizon Impacts on Highly Variable Ichthyoplankton and Zooplankton Dynamics in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Journal Articles - 7

2022

Hoover, A. M., Chiaverano, L., Deary, A. L., & Hernandez, F. (2022). Variation in larval Gulf Menhaden diet, growth and condition during an atypical winter freshwater-discharge event in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 265(5).

2016

Hernandez Jr, F. J., Filbrun, J. E., Fang, J., & Ransom, J. T. (2016). Condition of larval red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) relative to environmental variability and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Environ. Res. Lett., 11(9), 094019.
Hu, C., Hardy, R., Ruder, E., Geggel, A., Feng, L., Powers, S., et al. (2016). Sargassum coverage in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico during 2010 from Landsat and airborne observations: Implications for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill impact assessment. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 107(1), 15–21.
Ransom, J., Filbrun, J., & Hernandez Jr, F. (2016). Condition of larval Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus in relation to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 558, 143–152.
Tzeng, M. W., Dzwonkowski, B., & Park, K. (2016). Data processing for a small-scale long-term coastal ocean observing system near Mobile Bay, Alabama. Earth and Space Science, 3(12), 510–522.

2014

Carassou, L., Hernandez, F. J., & Graham, W. M. (2014). Change and recovery of coastal mesozooplankton community structure during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Environ. Res. Lett., 9(12), 124003.

2013

Powers, S. P., Hernandez, F. J., Condon, R. H., Drymon, J. M., Free, C. M., & Moustafa, A. (2013). Novel Pathways for Injury from Offshore Oil Spills: Direct, Sublethal and Indirect Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Pelagic Sargassum Communities. PLoS ONE, 8(9), e74802.

Conference Presentations - 14

2016

Filbrun, J. E., Hernandez, F. J., Fang, J., & Ransom, J. T. (2016). Body condition of larval Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) relative to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In 100th Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Academy of Sciences. Fayetteville, AR : 04/01/16-04/02/16: Poster.
Filbrun, J. E., Hernandez, F. J., Fang, J., & Ransom, J. T. (2016). Larval Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) Body Condition Relative to Environmental Variability and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In 146th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Kansas ,MO : 08/21/16-08/25/16.
Hernandez, F., Filbrun, J., Fang, J., & Ransom, J. (2016). Variability in larval Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) abundance and condition in relation to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.

2015

Hernandez, F. J., Jr., Filbrun, J., Ransom, J., Fang, J., & Culpepper, C. (2015). Taxon-specific variability in condition among larval fishes collected before, during, and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Ransom, J. T., Filbrun, J. E., & Hernandez, F. J., Jr. (2015). Condition, Diet, and Growth of Larval Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) in relation to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.

2014

Filbrun, J. E., & Hernandez, F. J. (2014). Effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on larval abundances and distribution of ecologically and commercially important fishes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Filbrun, J. E., Ransom, J. T., Culpepper, C. S., & Hernandez, F. J. (2014). Investigating Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacts on foraging and growth of larval Atlantic Bumper. In Larval Fish Conference & American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting – 2014. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada : 08/17/14-08/21/14: Poster.
Hernandez, F., Carassou, L., Filbrun, J., Ransom, J., Graham, W., Culpepper, C., et al. (2014). Variable response of natural zooplankton and ichthyoplankton assemblages to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Bays and Bayous Symposium. Mobile, AL : 12/02/2014-12/03/2014.
Hernandez, F. J., Filbrun, J. E., & Ransom, J. T. (2014). Resolving Deepwater Horizon impacts on highly variable ichthyoplankton and zooplankton dynamics in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Ransom, J., Filbrun, J., Culpepper, C., & Hernandez, F. (2014). Diet, growth, and condition of larval Spanish Mackerel in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: an assessment of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill impacts. In Bays and Bayous Symposium. Mobile, AL : 12/02/2014-12/03/2014.
Ransom, J. T., Filbrun, J. E., Culpepper, C. S., & Hernandez, F. J. (2014). Effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on diets, growth, and condition of larval Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Ransom, J. T., Filbrun, J. E., Culpepper, C. S., & Hernandez, F. J. (2014). Exploring the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on diet, growth, and condition of larval Spanish Mackerel in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Larval Fish Conference & American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting – 2014. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada : 08/17/14-08/21/14.

2013

Hernandez, F. H., Graham, W. M., & Carassou, L. (2013). Response of zooplankton assemblages from the Alabama inner shelf to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: fisheries implications. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Hernandez, F. J., & Filbrun, J. E. (2013). Recent findings from larval fish studies in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission 64th Annual Meeting. South Padre Island, TX , 10/15/2013.
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org