Abstract:

Plant aboveground biomass, plant stem density, and surface soil total petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations of various oiled salt marshes were analyzed to study the effects of and recovery from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Samples were collected from seven marsh locations each that received no oiling (as reference), moderate oiling, or heavy oiling along northern Barataria Bay, Louisiana in October 2011.

Suggested Citation:

Qianxin Lin. 2015. Aboveground biomass, plant stem density, and total petroleum hydrocarbon data for salt marshes along Barataria Bay, Oct 2011. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N72V2D28

Publications:

Lin, Q., Mendelssohn, I. A., Graham, S. A., Hou, A., Fleeger, J. W., & Deis, D. R. (2016). Response of salt marshes to oiling from the Deepwater Horizon spill: Implications for plant growth, soil surface-erosion, and shoreline stability. Science of The Total Environment, 557-558, 369–377. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.049

Purpose:

To determine the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on coastal salt marshes

Data Parameters and Units:

Date, Site ID, Longitude, Latitude, Oiling Category plant biomass (g/m2), plant stem density (#/m2), total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH, mg/g dry soil), belowground biomass (g/dm^3), soil shear strength (kPa)

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