A synthesis of deep benthic faunal impacts and resilience following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

PT Schwing, PA Montagna, SB Joye… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill significantly impacted the northern Gulf of Mexico
(nGoM) deep benthos (> 125 m water depth) at different spatial scales and across all …

Trophic niche size and overlap decreases with increasing ecosystem productivity

JS Lesser, WR James, CD Stallings, RM Wilson… - Oikos, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The production and transfer of biomass through trophic relationships is a core ecosystem
function. The movement of energy through the food web is mediated by organisms operating …

Sulfur isotopes (δ34S) in Arctic marine mammals: indicators of benthic vs. pelagic foraging

P Szpak, M Buckley - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2020 - int-res.com
Consumer tissue stable carbon isotope compositions (δ 13 C) are well established
indicators of benthic and pelagic foraging in marine ecosystems. Stable sulfur isotope …

Assessment of food web recovery following restoration using resource niche metrics

WR James, JS Lesser, SY Litvin, JA Nelson - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The primary goal of habitat restoration is to recover the ecological structure, function, and
services of natural ecosystems lost due to disturbance. Post-restoration success typically …

Seasonal δ13C and δ15N isoscapes of fish populations along a continental shelf trophic gradient

KR Radabaugh, DJ Hollander, EB Peebles - Continental Shelf Research, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract The West Florida Shelf, located in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, transitions from a
eutrophic ecosystem dominated by the Mississippi River plume to mesotrophic and …

Anguillids: widely studied yet poorly understood—a literature review of the current state of Anguilla eel research

RE Stuart, JD Stockwell, JE Marsden - Reviews in Fish Biology and …, 2024 - Springer
Freshwater eels (Anguillidae) are facing numerous anthropogenic impacts that have led to
declines in abundance for nearly all species. They have a complex life history that includes …

Depuration Kinetics and Growth Dilution of Caribbean Ciguatoxin in the Omnivore Lagodon rhomboides: Implications for Trophic Transfer and Ciguatera Risk

CT Bennett, A Robertson - Toxins, 2021 - mdpi.com
Modeling ciguatoxin (CTX) trophic transfer in marine food webs has significant implications
for the management of ciguatera poisoning, a circumtropical disease caused by human …

Food web response to foundation species change in a coastal ecosystem

JA Nelson, J Lesser, WR James, DP Behringer… - Food Webs, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Northern Gulf of Mexico, black mangroves (Avicennia germinans) are
expanding their range and replacing smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) as the …

Dietary shifts across biogeographic scales alter spatial subsidy dynamics

SL Ziegler, KW Able, FJ Fodrie - Ecosphere, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Over heterogeneous landscapes, organisms and energy move across ecological
boundaries and this can have profound effects on overall ecosystem functioning. Both …

Seascape-scale trophic links for fish on inshore coral reefs

JP Davis, KA Pitt, B Fry, AD Olds, RM Connolly - Coral Reefs, 2014 - Springer
It is increasingly accepted that coastal habitats such as inshore coral reefs do not function in
isolation but rather as part of a larger habitat network. In the Caribbean, trophic subsidies …