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Floating Sargassum Communities of the Gulf of Mexico: Data Collection for the Continued Assessment of Associated Faunal Assemblages, Trophic Interations and Habitat Function in the Wake of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Frank Hernandez

Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)

RFP-III

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Sargassum aerial observations and cruise CTD data collected on the Northern Gulf of Mexico shelf off Alabama, July-September 2011.

Authors: Frank Hernandez
Published On: Oct 26 2015 21:58 UTC
File Format: excel files
DOI: 10.7266/N7348H8J
UDI: R3.x172.000:0001
File Size: 632.62 KB
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ROV video observations of Sargassum associated fauna on the northern Gulf of Mexico shelf off Alabama, July-August 2011

Authors: Hernandez, Frank and Sean Powers
Published On: Nov 09 2015 14:44 UTC
File Format: MTS; Word document
DOI: 10.7266/N7ZC80S7
UDI: R3.x172.000:0002
File Size: 4.8 GB
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Length, weight and age of juvenile Grey Triggerfish collected from R/V Alabama Discovery cruise AL-11-08-Sarg-06 on 2011-08-18 and R/V E.O. Wilson cruise WI-11-09-Sarg-10 on 2011-09-23 in the Gulf of Mexico

Authors: Hernandez, Frank and Sean Powers
Published On: Aug 27 2018 22:31 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/N7W66JCC
UDI: R3.x172.000:0003
File Size: 16.7 KB

Danial Blakely

Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)

dblakely@disl.org

Carla Culpepper
Technician
University of Southern Mississippi / Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

carla.culpepper@usm.edu

Marcus Drymon
Assistant Extension Professor
Mississippi State University / Coastal Research Extension Center

marcus.drymon@msstate.edu

Frank Hernandez
Assistant Professor
University of Southern Mississippi / Department of Coastal Sciences

frank.hernandez@usm.edu

Jana Herrmann

University of Southern Mississippi / Department of Coastal Sciences

jana.herrmann@usm.edu

Crystal Hightower

Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)

chightower@disl.org

Abigail Jacobs

Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)

ajacobs@disl.org

Brian Jones

Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)

bjones@disl.org

Lindsey Kramer

Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)

lkramer@disl.org

Sarah Muffelman

University of Southern Mississippi / Department of Coastal Sciences

sarah.muffelman@usm.edu

Claire Pabody

Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)

capabody@disl.org

Sean Powers
Professor
University of South Alabama / Department of Marine Sciences

spowers@disl.org

Eric Sparks
Assistant Director for Outreach and Coastal Ecology Specialist
Mississippi State University

eric.sparks@msstate.edu

Trey Spearman
Research Technician
University of South Alabama / Department of Marine Sciences

tspearman@disl.org

Amanda Winans

Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)

amandawinans@gmail.com

Jefferson, A. E., Allman, R. J., Pacicco, A. E., Franks, J. S., Hernandez, F. J., Albins, M. A., … Drymon, J. M. (2019). Age and growth of gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) from a north-central Gulf of Mexico artificial reef zone. Bulletin of Marine Science, 95(2), 177–195. doi:10.5343/bms.2018.0025

Powers, S. P., Hernandez, F. J., Condon, R. H., Drymon, J. M., & Free, C. M. (2013). Novel Pathways for Injury from Offshore Oil Spills: Direct, Sublethal and Indirect Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Pelagic Sargassum Communities. PLoS ONE, 8(9), e74802. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074802