The effect of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on two ecosystem services in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Rohal, Melissa; Ainsworth, Cameron H.; Lupher, Brach; Montagna, Paul A.; Paris, Claire B.; Perlin, Natalie; Suprenand, Paul Mark; Yoskowitz, David

doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2020.104793

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“…In addition, Plummer et al (2013) reported biomasses of species with legal protection under the US Endangered Species Act or Marine Mammal Protection Act as a proxy for existence value. Rohal et al (2020) reported detritus export to deep waters as a proxy for carbon sequestration. Hyytiäinen et al (2021) used primary production as an indicator for supporting ecosystem services and the number of summer days without cyanobacterial blooms as an indicator for coastal recreation.…”

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Exploring multiple stressor effects with Ecopath, Ecosim, and Ecospace: Research designs, modeling techniques, and future directions

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Science of The Total Environment

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Exploring multiple stressor effects with Ecopath, Ecosim, and Ecospace: Research designs, modeling techniques, and future directions

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Science of The Total Environment

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“…In addition, Plummer et al (2013) reported biomasses of species with legal protection under the US Endangered Species Act or Marine Mammal Protection Act as a proxy for existence value. Rohal et al (2020) reported detritus export to deep as a proxy for carbon sequestration. Hyytiäinen et al (2021) used primary production as an indicator for supporting ecosystem services and the number of summer days without cyanobacterial blooms as an indicator for coastal recreation.…”

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“…created monthly maps of oil concentrations for hypothetical oil spill scenarios in the Beaufort Sea with a spill trajectory model and defined environmental responses (dose-response functions) in Ecospace Chagaris et al (2020). andRohal et al (2020) explored impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Ecosim. They used forcing functions based on established dose-response relationships and modifying mortality and/or search rates of sensitive groups Weijerman et al (2018).…”

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Exploring multiple stressor effects with Ecopath, Ecosim, and Ecospace: Research designs, modeling techniques, and future directions

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Understanding the cumulative effects of multiple stressors is a research priority in environmental science. Ecological models are a key component of tackling this challenge because they can simulate interactions between the components of an ecosystem. Here, we ask, how has the popular modeling platform Ecopath with Ecosim – well-known for applications in fisheries – been used to model human impacts related to climate change, land and sea use, pollution, and invasive species? We conducted an exhaustive, systematic literature review encompassing 163 studies covering mostly aquatic ecosystems. The most modeled stressors were climate change (59 studies), habitat loss (21), species introductions (21), and eutrophication (19), using a range of modeling techniques. Despite this apparently comprehensive coverage, we identify four substantial gaps. First, only 13% of studies investigated three or more stressors, with most studies focusing on single stressors. Compounding this incomplete view, many studies modeled only one of many pathways through which each stressor is known to affect ecosystems. Second, various methods have been applied to define environmental response functions representing the effects of single stressors on species groups. These functions can have a large effect on the timing and magnitude of ecological changes, but best practices for deriving them are yet to emerge. Third, human dimensions of environmental change – except for fisheries – were rarely considered. For example, only 3% of studies reported indicators representing non-extractive ecosystem services. Fourth, only 3% of studies used statistical research designs that allow attribution of ecosystem changes to stressors’ direct effects and interactions, such as factorial (computational) experiments. None made full use of the statistical possibilities that arise when simulations can be repeated 1,000s of times with controlled changes to the inputs. We argue that all four gaps are feasibly filled by integrating ecological modeling with advances in other subfields of environmental science and in computational statistics.

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“…Oily wastewaters, oil spills from the petroleum industry, and oil-shipping accidents have caused detrimental effects on aquatic ecosystems [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]. Such releases can occur from various sources including oilrigs, transporters, and underwater pipelines.…”

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Recent Developments and Advancements in Graphene-Based Technologies for Oil Spill Cleanup and Oil–Water Separation Processes

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The vast demand for petroleum industry products led to the increased production of oily wastewaters and has led to many possible separation technologies. In addition to production-related oily wastewater, direct oil spills are associated with detrimental effects on the local ecosystems. Accordingly, this review paper aims to tackle the oil spill cleanup issue as well as water separation by providing a wide range of graphene-based technologies. These include graphene-based membranes; graphene sponges; graphene-decorated meshes; graphene hydrogels; graphene aerogels; graphene foam; and graphene-coated cotton. Sponges and aerogels modified by graphene and reduced graphene oxide demonstrated effective oil water separation owing to their superhydrophobic/superoleophilic properties. In addition, oil particles are intercepted while allowing water molecules to penetrate the graphene-oxide-coated metal meshes and membranes thanks to their superhydrophilic/underwater superoleophobic properties. Finally, we offer future perspectives on oil water separation that are hindering the advancements of such technologies and their large-scale applications.

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The effect of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on two ecosystem services in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Cited by 17 publications

References 67 publications

Exploring multiple stressor effects with Ecopath, Ecosim, and Ecospace: Research designs, modeling techniques, and future directions

Exploring multiple stressor effects with Ecopath, Ecosim, and Ecospace: Research designs, modeling techniques, and future directions

Exploring multiple stressor effects with Ecopath, Ecosim, and Ecospace: Research designs, modeling techniques, and future directions

Recent Developments and Advancements in Graphene-Based Technologies for Oil Spill Cleanup and Oil–Water Separation Processes

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