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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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Geographic Variability in Salt Marsh Flooding Patterns may Affect Nursery Value for Fishery Species by Minello, Thomas J., Rozas, Lawrence P., Baker, Ronald

“…Flooding of salt marshes controls access to the marsh surface for aquatic organisms and likely regulates the value and use of this habitat for juvenile fishery…”
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Fish Predation on Juvenile Penaeid Shrimp: Examining Relative Predator Impact and Size-Selective Predation by Mace, Marvin M., Rozas, Lawrence P.

“…Predation is likely the primary source of mortality for juvenile penaeid shrimp and, therefore, a key factor driving their population dynamics. We sampled…”
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Effects of Nonnative Eurasian Watermilfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum, on Nekton Habitat Quality in a Louisiana Oligohaline Estuary by Alford, Scott B., Rozas, Lawrence P.

“…Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) provides critical habitat for estuarine nekton in the Gulf of Mexico, but habitat quality of SAV beds may change when…”
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Estimating and Applying Fish and Invertebrate Density and Production Enhancement from Seagrass, Salt Marsh Edge, and Oyster Reef Nursery Habitats in the Gulf of Mexico by zu Ermgassen, Philine S. E., DeAngelis, Bryan, Gair, Jonathan R., Ermgassen, Sophus zu, Baker, Ronald, Daniels, Andre, MacDonald, Timothy C., Meckley, Kara, Powers, Sean, Ribera, Marta, Rozas, Lawrence P., Grabowski, Jonathan H.

“…Seagrasses, oyster reefs, and salt marshes are critical coastal habitats that support high densities of juvenile fish and invertebrates. Yet which species are…”
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Hydrodynamic regulation of salt marsh contributions to aquatic food webs by Baker, Ronald, Fry, Brian, Rozas, Lawrence P., Minello, Thomas J.

“…Vegetated salt marsh habitats are widely considered critical for supporting many species of nekton, yet direct evidence of the processes controlling marsh…”
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Geographic Variation in Salt Marsh Structure and Function for Nekton: a Guide to Finding Commonality Across Multiple Scales by Ziegler, Shelby L., Baker, Ronald, Crosby, Sarah C., Colombano, Denise D., Barbeau, Myriam A., Cebrian, Just, Connolly, Rod M., Deegan, Linda A., Gilby, Ben L., Mallick, Debbrota, Martin, Charles W., Nelson, James A., Reinhardt, James F., Simenstad, Charles A., Waltham, Nathan J., Worthington, Thomas A., Rozas, Lawrence P.

“…Coastal salt marshes are distributed widely across the globe and are considered essential habitat for many fish and crustacean species. Yet, the literature on…”
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Small-Scale Nekton Density and Growth Patterns Across a Saltmarsh Landscape in Barataria Bay, Louisiana by Rozas, Lawrence P, Minello, Thomas J

“…Nekton on the northern Gulf of Mexico depend on estuarine nursery areas, but patterns of habitat use and the underlying processes that drive these patterns are…”
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Population dynamics and secondary production of juvenile white shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus) along an estuarine salinity gradient by Mace, III, Marvin M., Rozas, Lawrence P.

“…We used estimates of shrimp density, growth, mortality, and secondary production during an 84-d sampling period to compare the value of nursery habitat for…”
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Testing the effect of habitat structure and complexity on nekton assemblages using experimental oyster reefs by Humphries, Austin T., La Peyre, Megan K., Kimball, Matthew E., Rozas, Lawrence P.

“…Structurally complex habitats are often associated with more diverse and abundant species assemblages in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Biogenic…”
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Estimating Natural Mortality Rates of Juvenile White Shrimp Litopenaeus setiferus by Mace, Marvin M., III, Rozas, Lawrence P

“…Comparisons of natural mortality rates can be used to identify essential habitat and nursery areas for fishery species. We estimated and compared natural…”
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Variation in penaeid shrimp growth rates along an estuarine salinity gradient: Implications for managing river diversions by Rozas, Lawrence P., Minello, Thomas J.

“…Freshwater inflows from river diversions may affect nekton populations by altering the salinity and temperature of estuarine waters. To investigate the…”
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Effect of Deepwater Horizon Oil on Growth Rates of Juvenile Penaeid Shrimps by Rozas, Lawrence P., Minello, Thomas J., Miles, M. Scott

“…Marsh shoreline, an important habitat for juvenile penaeid shrimps, was extensively oiled in coastal Louisiana by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010. The…”
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Relative value of oyster reef as habitat for estuarine nekton in Galveston Bay, Texas by Stunz, Gregory W., Minello, Thomas J., Rozas, Lawrence P.

“…Biogenic reefs formed by dense aggregations of the eastern oysterCrassostrea virginicaare a dominant feature in most estuarine systems along the Atlantic and…”
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Estuarine fish behavior around slotted water control structures in a managed salt marsh by Kimball, Matthew E., Boswell, Kevin M., Rozas, Lawrence P.

“…Estuaries are composed of multiple interconnected habitat types used by transient fish species during their period of estuarine residency. Structural marsh…”
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Effects of reduced hydrological connectivity on the nursery use of shallow estuarine habitats within a river delta by Rozas, Lawrence P., Martin, Charles W., Valentine, John F.

“…We examined the effects of a hydrologically restrictive transportation corridor on the nursery use of various habitats in the Mobile–Tensaw River delta (MTD)…”
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MARSH TERRACING AS A WETLAND RESTORATION TOOL FOR CREATING FISHERY HABITAT by Rozas, Lawrence P., Minello, Thomas J.

“…Terracing is a relatively new wetland-restoration technique used to convert shallow subtidal bottom to marsh. This method uses existing bottom sediments to…”
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Swimming abilities of juvenile estuarine fishes: implications for passage at water control structures by Kimball, Matthew E., Boswell, Kevin M., Rozas, Lawrence P., Berwaldt, Elizabeth K., Richards, April R.

“…The capability of early life history stage fishes to access nursery habitat within managed salt marshes is dependent on their ability to negotiate water…”
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Use of Shallow Lagoon Habitats by Nekton of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico by Rozas, Lawrence P., Minello, Thomas J., Dantin, Darrin D.

“…We compared nekton use of prominent habitat types within a lagoonal system of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico (GoM). These habitat types were defined by…”
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Nekton Density Patterns in Tidal Ponds and Adjacent Wetlands Related to Pond Size and Salinity by Rozas, Lawrence P., Minello, Thomas J.

“…We examined the distribution of nekton across the marsh landscape using a 1-m² drop sampler to compare nekton densities across three different salinity zones…”
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