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Lake Borgne and Mississippi Sound temperature, salinity, and oxygen content; oyster disease index and PAH content

Authors: THOMASM. SONIAT, SARAH M. KING, MATTHEW A. TARR, MEGAN A. THORNE
Published On: Feb 24 2017 22:27 UTC
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/N7W37TP2
UDI: Y1.x034.000:0003
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Project Information

Funded By:
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Funding Cycle:
The Northern Gulf Institute (NGI)

Research Group:
Monitoring of Natural Resources in the Pontchartrain Basin following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Processes, Habitats, and Fisheries

Point of Contact

Matthew Tarr
University of New Orleans / Department of Chemistry
mtarr@uno.edu

Data Collection Period
2011-01-04
to
2011-01-04
Theme keywords

oyster health, oyster contamination, Crassostrea virginica, condition index, disease metrics

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Abstract:

Surface and bottom temperature, salinity, and oxygen content at three locations in Lake Borgne and three locations in the Mississippi Sound were measured. In addition oyster reproductive, condition, and disease metrics were determined at these sites. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) content of the oyster tissue was measured.

Suggested Citation:

THOMASM. SONIAT, SARAH M. KING, MATTHEW A. TARR, MEGAN A. THORNE. 2017. Lake Borgne and Mississippi Sound temperature, salinity, and oxygen content; oyster disease index and PAH content. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7W37TP2

Publications:

Soniat, T. M., King, S. M., Tarr, M. A., & Thorne, M. A. (2011). Chemical and Physiological Measures on Oysters ( Crassostrea virginica ) from Oil-Exposed Sites in Louisiana . Journal of Shellfish Research, 30(3), 713–717. doi:10.2983/035.030.0311

Purpose:

To determine impacts of oiling on oyster health and contamination.

Data Parameters and Units:

temperature (degrees C); salinity (ppt); oxygen content (ppm); depth (m); station/site; latitude (decimal degrees); longitude (decimal degrees); area; gonadal index (GI); condition index (CI); percent female (PF); infection intensity (II); percent infection of Perkinsus marinus (PI); weighted prevalence (WP); PAH content of oyster tissue; none detected (nd)

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