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Oil Impacts on Coastal Wetlands: Implications for the Mississippi River Delta Ecosystem after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill by Mendelssohn, Irving A, Andersen, Gary L, Baltz, Donald M, Caffey, Rex H, Carman, Kevin R, Fleeger, John W, Joye, Samantha B, Lin, Qianxin, Maltby, Edward, Overton, Edward B, Rozas, Lawrence P

“…On 20 April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon explosion, which released a US government—estimated 4.9 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, was…”
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Habitat selection by flatfishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Implications for susceptibility to hypoxia by Switzer, Theodore S., Chesney, Edward J., Baltz, Donald M.

“…Although eutrophication in the northern Gulf of Mexico contributes to the high fisheries productivity characteristic of the region, nutrient over-enrichment…”
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The Role of Tidal Marsh Restoration in Fish Management in the San Francisco Estuary by Herbold, Bruce, Baltz, Donald M., Brown, Larry, Grossinger, Robin, Kimmerer, Wim, Lehman, Peggy, Moyle, Peter B., Nobriga, Matt, Simenstad, Charles A.

“…Tidal marsh restoration[*] is an important management issue in the San Francisco Estuary (estuary). Restoration of large areas of tidal marsh is ongoing or…”
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Spatial and Temporal Influences of Nearshore Hydrography on Fish Assemblages Associated with Energy Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico by Munnelly, Ryan T., Reeves, David B., Chesney, Edward J., Baltz, Donald M.

“…In 2013–2014, remote video and diver surveys documented fish assemblages around 150 small oil platforms in nearshore federal waters off the entire Louisiana…”
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Abundance and Distribution of Reef-Associated Fishes Around Small Oil and Gas Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico's Hypoxic Zone by Reeves, David B., Chesney, Edward J., Munnelly, Ryan T., Baltz, Donald M., Marx, Brian D.

“…Oil and gas platforms (platforms) provide high-relief habitat in the northern Gulf of Mexico's hypoxic zone that are important to associated fishes. Hypoxia…”
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Habitat suitability for oil and gas platform-associated fishes in Louisiana’s nearshore waters by Munnelly, Ryan T., Reeves, David B., Chesney, Edward J., Baltz, Donald M., Marx, Brian D.

“…River discharge and seasonal, eutrophication-driven hypoxia within coastal waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico create a wide range of environmental…”
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Habitat Use by Juvenile Red Snapper in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Ontogeny, Seasonality, and the Effects of Hypoxia by Switzer, Theodore S, Chesney, Edward J, Baltz, Donald M

“…Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus in the northern Gulf of Mexico are threatened by the combined influence of fishing pressures, the bycatch of juveniles in the…”
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Short-Term Effects of an Oil Spill on Marsh-Edge Fishes and Decapod Crustaceans by Roth, Agatha-Marie F., Baltz, Donald M.

“…On 19 April 2005, an oil spill occurred in southeastern Louisiana's Barataría Bay estuary. We used a drop sampler to characterize the marsh-edge nekton…”
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Habitat Use by Nekton along a Stream-Order Gradient in a Louisiana Estuary by Granados-Dieseldorff, Pablo, Baltz, Donald M.

“…We examined patterns of habitat use by fishes and decapod crustaceans in a seemingly pristine tidal stream system that drains into southeastern coastal…”
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Stable Isotope Indicators of Movement and Residency for Brown Shrimp (Farfantepenaeus aztecus) in Coastal Louisiana Marshscapes by Fry, Brian, Baltz, Donald M., Benfield, Mark C., Fleeger, John W., Gace, Arian, Haas, Heather L., Quiñones-Rivera, Zoraida J.

“…Brown shrimp (Farfantepenaeus aztecus) are an important commercial aquatic species experiencing loss of inshore marsh nursery habitat in coastal Louisiana. To…”
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Environmental characterization of seasonal trends and foraging habitat of bottlenose dolphins in northern Gulf of Mexico bays by Miller, Cara E, Baltz, Donald M

“…A description of the foraging habitat of a cetacean species is critical for conservation and effective management. We used a fine-scale microhabitat approach…”
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Invasion Resistance to Introduced Species by a Native Assemblage of California Stream Fishes by Baltz, Donald M., Moyle, Peter B.

“…Assemblages of native stream fishes in California show a remarkable ability to resist invasion by introduced fishes as long as the streams are relatively…”
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Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Microhabitat Use by Fishes and Decapod Crustaceans in a Louisiana Estuary by Baltz, Donald M., Jones, Robert F.

“…We used a 1‐m beam trawl to characterize microhabitat use by fishes and decapod crustaceans in monthly samples collected in Vermilion and West Cote Blanche…”
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Food, density, and microhabitat : factors affecting growth and recruitment potential of juvenile saltmarsh fishes by BALTZ, D. M, FLEEGER, J. W, RAKOCINSKI, C. F, MCCALL, J. N

“…The relationships among microhabitat use, food habits, conspecific density and recent growth rate for estuarine-dependent juvenile spotted seatrout, Cynoscion…”
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Distribution and microhabitat use by flatfishes in a Louisiana estuary by ALLEN, R. L, BALTZ, D. M

“…We used a 1 m beam trawl to characterize microhabitat use of flatfishes in monthly samples collected in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. Six strata were established…”
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Comparison of fish assemblages associated with native and exotic submerged macrophytes in the Lake Pontchartrain estuary, USA by Duffy, Kenneth C, Baltz, Donald M

“…Since the exotic Eurasian milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum (L.) was first reported in the Lake Pontchartrain estuary in 1978, it has become established as a…”
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Trophic Ecology of Sheepshead and Stone Crabs at Oil and Gas Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico's Hypoxic Zone by Reeves, David B., Chesney, Edward J., Munnelly, Ryan T., Baltz, Donald M., Maiti, Kanchan

“…Oil and gas platforms (platforms) may provide important habitat for reef‐associated organisms in the Gulf of Mexico's hypoxic zone. While summer hypoxia…”
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Summertime hydrography of the nearshore Louisiana Continental Shelf: Effects of riverine outflow, shelf morphology, and the presence of sand shoals on water quality by Munnelly, Ryan T., Reeves, David B., Chesney, Edward J., Baltz, Donald M.

“…River-influenced ocean margins are dynamic and productive coastal environments. Nearshore Louisiana exemplifies the strong influence of the Mississippi and…”
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Sheepshead Foraging Patterns at Oil and Gas Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico by Reeves, David B., Chesney, Edward J., Munnelly, Ryan T., Baltz, Donald M.

“…In the northern Gulf of Mexico, there are over 2,000 oil and gas platforms (hereafter, “platforms”) that are de facto artificial reefs. The ecological…”
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Barnacle settlement and growth at oil and gas platforms in the northern Gulf of Mexico by Reeves, David B., Chesney, Edward J., Munnelly, Ryan T., Baltz, Donald M.

“…Nearshore oil and gas platforms (platforms) off Louisiana’s coast occupy some of the most productive waters in the United States. Platforms are de facto…”
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