Footprint of deepwater horizon blowout impact to deep-water coral communities

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 111, Issue 32, 2014, Pages 11744-11749

  Fisher, Charles R ^a   Hsing, Pen Yuan ^a   Kaiser, Carl L ^b   Yoerger, Dana R ^b   Roberts, Harry H ^c   Shedd, William W ^d   Cordes, Erik E ^e   Shank, Timothy M ^b   Berlet, Samantha P ^a   Saunders, Miles G ^a   Larcom, Elizabeth A ^a   Brooks, James M ^f  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d US Department of the Interior   (United States)

^e Temple University   (United States)

^f TDI Brooks International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic impact; Autonomous underwater vehicle; Octocoral; Oil spill; Paramuricea

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; OIL;

ARTICLE; CORAL; CORAL REEF; DEEP SEA; GAS; GULF OF MEXICO; HYDROZOA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACT; AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE; OCTOCORAL; OIL SPILL; PARAMURICEA;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GULF OF MEXICO; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84905985345     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1403492111     Document Type: Article

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