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Marsh plants and soil data, northern Barataria Bay, May 2016 to December 2016

Authors: Qianxin Lin
Published On: Jun 02 2017 13:26 UTC
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/N7M61HN5
UDI: R5.x282.000:0002
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Project Information

Funded By:
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Funding Cycle:
RFP-V

Research Group:
Long-Term Impact, Recovery and Resilience: Wetland plant-microbial-benthic ecosystem responses to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and mitigation strategies promoting sustainability

Point of Contact

Qianxin Lin
Louisiana State University / Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
comlin@lsu.edu

Data Collection Period
2016-05-31
to
2016-10-25
Theme keywords

DWH oil spill, salt marshes, effects, recovery, vegetation

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Abstract:

Plant aboveground biomass, plant stem density, and surface soil total petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations of various oiled salt marshes were collected and analyzed to study the long-term effects of and recovery from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Samples were be collected from seven marsh locations each that received no oiling (as reference), moderate oiling, or heavy oiling along northern Barataria Bay, Louisiana in 2016.

Suggested Citation:

Qianxin Lin. 2017. Marsh plants and soil data, northern Barataria Bay, May 2016 to December 2016. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7M61HN5

Purpose:

To investigate the long-term effects of the Deepwater horizon oil spill on coastal salt marshes.

Data Parameters and Units:

Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Site ID, Longitude (decimal degrees), Latitude (decimal degrees), Oiling category, Plant aboveground biomass (g/m2 or g/dm3), Plant stem density (#/m2), Plant belowground biomass (g/m2), Total petroleum hydrocarbon concentration (mg/g dry soil), Soil shear strength (kPa)

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