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Maria (Rita) Riggio

Research Associate
Louisiana State University / Department of Biological Sciences
mriggi1@lsu.edu

Accelerating Recovery after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Response of the Plant-Microbial-Benthic Ecosystem to Mitigation Strategies Promoting Wetland Remediation and Resilience

RFP-II
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)
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Meiofauna major taxa data 2011-2016 from Barataria Bay Louisiana in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Authors: John Fleeger, Rita Riggio
Published On: Oct 19 2016 15:01 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/N7FX77F4
UDI: R2.x211.000:0001
File Size: 141.26 KB
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Abundance and shell length of marsh periwinkle and burrow diameter of marsh fiddler crabs with Reference, Moderate, and Heavy DWH Oiling, Barataria Bay, 2012-2014

Authors: Don Deis., Stefan Bourgoin
Published On: Mar 09 2017 22:47 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/N7FF3Q9S
UDI: R2.x211.000:0002
File Size: 779.3 KB
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Photosynthetic pigment composition data (benthic microalgae) from Barataria Bay, 2011-2014

Authors: Fleeger, John
Published On: Oct 05 2015 23:03 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/N7DN430F
UDI: R2.x211.000:0003
File Size: 85.03 KB
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Copepod Species data from Barataria Bay, 2011-2014 from a study of the effects and recovery from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Authors: Fleeger, John, and Rita Riggio
Published On: Oct 07 2015 19:57 UTC
DOI: 10.7266/N7J9649F
UDI: R2.x211.000:0004
File Size: 95.47 KB
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Macrofauna taxa data from Spartina alterniflora dominated intertidal salt marshes in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, 2011-2016

Authors: Fleeger, John, and Rita Riggio
Published On: Oct 19 2016 15:12 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/N7P26W1S
UDI: R2.x211.000:0005
File Size: 100.56 KB
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Population and functional genes of microbial data from Barataria Bay, 2011

Authors: Aixin Hou
Published On: Mar 07 2016 14:34 UTC
File Format: excel
DOI: 10.7266/N79Z92WR
UDI: R2.x211.000:0006
File Size: 32.36 MB
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Field marsh plant and soil data, northern Barataria Bay, 2013-2014

Authors: Qianxin Lin
Published On: Sep 21 2015 19:22 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/N7B8564F
UDI: R2.x211.000:0007
File Size: 58 KB
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Soil microbial community in oiled sites, Juncus and Spartina planted treatments with and without fertilizer, and reference sites, northern Barataria Bay, 2014-2016

Authors: A Hou, G Cagle
Published On: Jun 22 2017 20:29 UTC
File Format: xlsx, txt
DOI: 10.7266/N7MP51NQ
UDI: R2.x211.000:0008
File Size: 50.27 MB
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Soil microbial community in reference and oiled sites, northern Barataria Bay, 2015-2016

Authors: A Hou, G Cagle
Published On: Jun 20 2017 15:35 UTC
File Format: xlsx, txt, xls
DOI: 10.7266/N7FX77T2
UDI: R2.x211.000:0009
File Size: 25.62 MB
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Microbial data 21 stations 2012 to 2015, Barataria Bay, Louisiana

Authors: A Hou
Published On: May 04 2017 15:02 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/N7VM49N4
UDI: R2.x211.000:0010
File Size: 68.43 MB
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Dataset for: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impacts on Salt Marsh Fiddler Crabs (Uca spp.)

Authors: Scott Zengel, Steven Pennings, Brian Silliman, Clay Montague, Jennifer Weaver, Donald Deis, Michelle Krasnec, Nicolle Rutherford, and Zachary Nixon
Published On: Feb 24 2017 17:01 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/N72B8WC6
UDI: R2.x211.000:0011
File Size: 103.61 KB
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Dataset for: Five year of Deepwater Horizon oil spill effects on marsh periwinkles Littoraria irrorata

Authors: Scott Zengel, Jennifer Weaver, Steven Pennings, Brian Silliman, Donald Deis, Clay Montague, Nicolle Rutherford, Zachary Nixon, and Andrew Zimmerman
Published On: Feb 24 2017 18:31 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/N7J964QT
UDI: R2.x211.000:0012
File Size: 200.79 KB

Cagle, G., Lin, Q., Graham, S. A., Mendelssohn, I., Fleeger, J. W., Deis, D., … Hou, A. (2020). Planting Spartina alterniflora in a salt marsh denuded of vegetation by an oil spill induces a rapid response in the soil microbial community. Ecological Engineering, 151, 105815. doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.105815

Deis, D. R., Fleeger, J. W., Bourgoin, S. M., Mendelssohn, I. A., Lin, Q., & Hou, A. (2017). Shoreline oiling effects and recovery of salt marsh macroinvertebrates from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. PeerJ, 5, e3680. doi:10.7717/peerj.3680

Deis, D. R., Fleeger, J. W., Johnson, D. S., Mendelssohn, I. A., Lin, Q., Graham, S. A., … Hou, A. (2020). Recovery of the salt marsh periwinkle (Littoraria irrorata) 9 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Size matters. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 160, 111581. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111581

Fleeger, J. W., Riggio, M. R., Mendelssohn, I. A., Lin, Q., Deis, D. R., Johnson, D. S., … Hou, A. (2018). What Promotes the Recovery of Salt Marsh Infauna After Oil Spills? Estuaries and Coasts. doi:10.1007/s12237-018-0443-2

Fleeger, J. W., Riggio, M. R., Mendelssohn, I. A., Lin, Q., Hou, A., & Deis, D. R. (2017). Recovery of saltmarsh meiofauna six years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2017.03.001

Fleeger, J., Carman, K., Riggio, M., Mendelssohn, I., Lin, Q., Hou, A., … Zengel, S. (2015). Recovery of salt marsh benthic microalgae and meiofauna following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill linked to recovery of Spartina alterniflora. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 536, 39–54. doi:10.3354/meps11451

Johnson, D. S., Fleeger, J. W., Riggio, M. R., Mendelssohn, I. A., Lin, Q., Graham, S. A., … Hou, A. (2018). Saltmarsh plants, but not fertilizer, facilitate invertebrate recolonization after an oil spill. Ecosphere, 9(1), e02082. doi:10.1002/ecs2.2082

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

Pennings, S. C., Zengel, S., Oehrig, J., Alber, M., Bishop, T. D., Deis, D. R., … Walters, K. (2016). Marine ecoregion and Deepwater Horizon oil spill affect recruitment and population structure of a salt marsh snail. Ecosphere, 7(12), e01588. doi:10.1002/ecs2.1588

Zengel, S., Pennings, S. C., Silliman, B., Montague, C., Weaver, J., Deis, D. R., … Nixon, Z. (2016). Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impacts on Salt Marsh Fiddler Crabs (Uca spp.). Estuaries and Coasts. doi:10.1007/s12237-016-0072-6

Zengel, S., Weaver, J., Pennings, S., Silliman, B., Deis, D., Montague, C., … Zimmerman, A. (2016). Five years of Deepwater Horizon oil spill effects on marsh periwinkles Littoraria irrorata. Marine Ecology Progress Series, View, 1–10. doi:10.3354/meps11827