Bird mortality from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. I. Exposure probability in the offshore Gulf of Mexico

Haney, J. Christopher; Geiger, HJ; Short, J.W.

doi:10.3354/meps10991

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“…1 in Haney et al 2014), thus delineating an effective catchment area (sensu Wiese & Robertson 2004). We chose 40 km as the likely maximum distance from shore inhabited routinely by coastal seabirds.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The number of affected birds in contact with the oil multiplied by the proportionate mortality (bird deaths/oil-exposed bird) should then approximate N, the number of bird deaths, so N = ADM (e.g. Wilhelm et al 2007, Haney et al 2014.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These factors account for birds that die but disappear before arriving on shore (Wiese 2003, Munilla et al 2011) and those on shore that go undetected by spill responders (Van Pelt & Piatt 1995, Byrd et al 2009). Alternatively, seabird mortality can be estimated from the numbers of birds present and vulnerable to lethal exposure (Wilhelm et al 2007, Haney et al 2014.…”

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Bird mortality from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. II. Carcass sampling and exposure probability in the coastal Gulf of Mexico

Haney¹,

Geiger²,

Short³

2014

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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Bird mortality from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. II. Carcass sampling and exposure probability in the coastal Gulf of Mexico

Haney¹,

Geiger²,

Short³

2014

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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“…As rapid attempts at remediation occur at "ground zero", oil-fouled organisms are most evident in the adult species affected, obvious from the presence of carcasses on the shoreline [62] [63]. The presence of oil fouling the environment and the shoreline casualties invariably points to negative impacts on the reproductive success of wild populations from the loss or reduced fitness of adults.…”

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“…Much data collected on the effects of DHOS on organismal health are from laboratory studies that attempt to predict the potential impact on populations and from collection and estimation of mortalities immediately following the event [62] [63]. Early life stages are particularly susceptible to stressors and widespread reduction of fitness and survival likely lead to population-level impacts although such effects are difficult to monitor in the ecosystem [69].…”

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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill as a Case Study for Interdisciplinary Cooperation within Developmental Biology, Environmental Sciences and Physiology

Burggren¹,

Dubansky²,

Roberts³

et al. 2015

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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the USA's Gulf of Mexico created a high degree of exposure of marine organisms to toxic polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) present in crude oil. To determine the ecological and physiological effects of crude oil on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem, the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative created several research consortia to address overreaching questions concerning the biological impacts of the ecology of the Gulf of Mexico that would otherwise be beyond the capabilities of an individual investigator or a small group. One of these consortia, highlighted in this article, is the RECOVER Consortium, which brings together physiologists, developmental biologists, toxicologists and other life scientists to focus on the multifaceted physiological effects of PAHs, especially as they pertain to cardiovascular and metabolic physiology of economically important fish species. Using the Recover Consortium's interdisciplinary approach to revealing the biological impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill as a case study, we make the argument for interdisciplinary teams that bring together scientists with different specialties as an efficient way-and perhaps the only way-to unravel highly complex biological effects of marine oil spills.

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Key taxa in food web responses to stressors: the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

McCann

Able

Christian

et al. 2017

Frontiers in Ecol & Environ

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Identifying key taxa in the response of ecosystems to perturbations relies on quantifying both their sensitivity to stressors and their importance in the overall web of interactions. If sensitive taxa occupy key network positions, then they may decrease the capacity of ecosystems to resist perturbations. Despite widespread concern for coastal marshes after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, impacts on individual taxa were variable, and the effects on the overall marsh food web have not been assessed. Here, we synthesize published studies on trophic relationships and oil sensitivity to identify critical taxa in the response of marsh food webs to the oil spill. Taxa such as carnivorous marsh fishes are expected to enhance resilience, while gulls, terns, and omnivorous snails may destabilize the food web. Our framework for identifying key taxa can be applied to other environmental stressors or ecosystems if both the sensitivity of individual taxa to a stressor and the food web structure are known.

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Bird mortality from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. I. Exposure probability in the offshore Gulf of Mexico

Cited by 59 publications

References 42 publications

Bird mortality from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. II. Carcass sampling and exposure probability in the coastal Gulf of Mexico

Bird mortality from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. II. Carcass sampling and exposure probability in the coastal Gulf of Mexico

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill as a Case Study for Interdisciplinary Cooperation within Developmental Biology, Environmental Sciences and Physiology

Key taxa in food web responses to stressors: the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

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