Abstract:

This dataset consists of species-level benthic and planktic foraminiferal assemblages identified from sediment cores taken throughout the northern Gulf of Mexico with relation to the Deepwater Horizon and the Southern Gulf of Mexico in relation to the Ixtoc 1 platform.

Suggested Citation:

Schwing, Patrick. 2017. Northern Gulf of Mexico Benthic and Planktic Foraminifera Taxonomy, 2011-2015. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7CR5RDS

Publications:

Schwing, P. T., O’Malley, B. J., & Hollander, D. J. (2018). Resilience of benthic foraminifera in the Northern Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon event (2011–2015). Ecological Indicators, 84, 753–764. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.09.044

Schwing, P. T., & Machain-Castillo, M. L. (2019). Impact and Resilience of Benthic Foraminifera in the Aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon and Ixtoc 1 Oil Spills. Deep Oil Spills, 374–387. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11605-7_23

Purpose:

This dataset was developed to determine the impact and recovery of benthic infauna and epifauna related to subsurface petroleum releases in the Gulf of Mexico. It was also created to determine the amount of Deepwater Horizon and Ixtoc petroleum incorporated in to foraminiferal calcite.

Data Parameters and Units:

Site Name (ID) [please see the list of station locations below], Date Collected (MM/YYYY), Depth increment relative to sediment surface (mm), Individuals identified (count), Species name, Total number of individuals identified (count), # of taxa, Identified mass (g), Coarse fraction mass (g), Total individuals in sample (count), 2 mm sample volume (cm^3), Density (individuals/cm^3), Abundance (individuals/g) Station Locations: DSH08 29.122783, -87.867733 DSH08A 29.120766, -87.868033 DSH10 28.97905, -87.891617 DSH10A 28.9803, -87.8919 DWH01 28.724367, -88.387283 MC04 29.30495, -86.678583 MV02 28.493966, -89.781 PCB06 29.087777, -87.556944 SW01 28.239717, -89.120667

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