217
O’Connor BS, Muller-Karger FE, Nero RW, Hu C, Peebles EB (2016) The role of Mississippi
River discharge in offshore phytoplankton blooming in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico during
August 2010. Remote Sens Environ 173:133–144
Omotoso OE, Munoz VA, Mikula RJ (2002) Mechanisms of crude oil–mineral interactions. Spill
Sci Technol Bull 8:45–54
OSAT (2010) Summary report for sub-sea and sub-surface oil and dispersant detection: sampling
and monitoring, Operational Science Advisory Team (OSAT) US. Department of Homeland
Security, New Orleans, LA, pp 131
Owens EH, Lee K (2003) Interaction of oil and mineral fines on shorelines: review and assessment.
Mar Pollut Bull 47:397–405
Passow U, Sweet J, Francis S, Xu C, Dissanayake AL, Lin J, Santschi PH, Quigg A (2019)
Incorporation of oil into diatom aggregates. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 612:65–86. https://doi.
org/10.3354/meps12881
Passow U, Sweet J, Quigg A (2017) How the dispersant Corexit impacts the formation of sinking
marine oil snow. Mar Pollut Bull 125:139–145
Passow U, Hetland R (2016) What happened to all of the oil? Oceanography 29:88–95
Passow U, Ziervogel K (2016) Marine snow sedimented oil released during the Deepwater Horizon
spill. Oceanography 29:118–125
Passow U (2016) Formation of rapidly-sinking, oil-associated marine snow. Deep-Sea Res II
129:232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.10.001
Passow U, Ziervogel K, Asper V, Dierks A (2012) Marine snow formation in the aftermath of
the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Environ Res Lett 7:11. https://doi.
org/10.1088/1748-9326/7/3/035301
Passow U (2002) Transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) in aquatic environments. Prog Oceanogr
55:287–333
Passow U, Alldredge AL (1995) Aggregation of a diatom bloom in a mesocosm: the role of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP). Deep-Sea Res II 42:99–109
Passow U, Alldredge AL (1994) Distribution, size, and bacterial colonization of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) in the ocean. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 113:185–198
Passow U, Alldredge AL, Logan BE (1994) The role of particulate carbohydrate exudates in the
flocculation of diatom blooms. Deep-Sea Res Oceanogr Abstr 41:335–357
Patton JS, Rigler MW, Boehm PD, Fiest DL (1981) Ixtoc I oil spill: flaking of surface mousse in
the Gulf of Mexico. Nature 290:235–238
Payne JR, Clayton JR, Kirstein BE (2003) Oil/suspended particulate material interactions and
sedimentation. Spill Sci Technol Bull 8:201–221
Pernice MC, Irene Forn I, Gomes A, Lara E, Alonso-Sáez L, Arrieta JM, del Carmen GF, HernandoMorales V, Mackenzie R, Mestre M, Sintes E, Teira E, Valencia J, Varela MM, Vaqué D, Duarte
CM, Gasol JM, Massana R (2015) Global distribution of planktonic heterotrophic protists in
the deep ocean. ISME J 9:782–792
Ploug H, Iversen MH, Fischer G (2008) Ballast, sinking velocity and apparent diffusivity within
marine snow and fecal pellets: implications and substrate turnover by attached bacteria. Limnol
Oceanogr 53:1878–1886
Pruppacher HR, Klett JD (2010) Microphysics of clouds and precipitation, 2nd edn. Springer,
New York
Quigg A, Passow U, Chin W-C, Xu C, Doyle S, Bretherton L, Kamalanathan M, Williams AK,
Sylvan JB, Finkel ZV, Knap AH, Schwehr KA, Zhang S, Sun L, Wade TL, Obeid W, Hatcher
PG, Santschi PH (2016) The role of microbial exopolymers in determining the fate of oil and
chemical dispersants in the ocean. Limnol Oceanogr Lett 1:3–26
Quigg A, Irwin AJ, Finkel ZV (2011) Evolutionary imprint of endosymbiosis of elemental stoichiometry: testing inheritance hypotheses. Proc R Soc: Biol Sci 278:526–534
Quigg A, Finkel ZV, Irwin AJ, Reinfelder JR, Rosenthal Y, Ho T-Y, Schofield O, Morel FMM,
Falkowski PG (2003) The evolutionary inheritance of elemental stoichiometry in marine phytoplankton. Nature 425:291–294
12 Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation and Flocculent Accumulation (MOSSFA) Events…
O’Connor BS, Muller-Karger FE, Nero RW, Hu C, Peebles EB (2016) The role of Mississippi
River discharge in offshore phytoplankton blooming in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico during
August 2010. Remote Sens Environ 173:133–144
Omotoso OE, Munoz VA, Mikula RJ (2002) Mechanisms of crude oil–mineral interactions. Spill
Sci Technol Bull 8:45–54
OSAT (2010) Summary report for sub-sea and sub-surface oil and dispersant detection: sampling
and monitoring, Operational Science Advisory Team (OSAT) US. Department of Homeland
Security, New Orleans, LA, pp 131
Owens EH, Lee K (2003) Interaction of oil and mineral fines on shorelines: review and assessment.
Mar Pollut Bull 47:397–405
Passow U, Sweet J, Francis S, Xu C, Dissanayake AL, Lin J, Santschi PH, Quigg A (2019)
Incorporation of oil into diatom aggregates. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 612:65–86. https://doi.
org/10.3354/meps12881
Passow U, Sweet J, Quigg A (2017) How the dispersant Corexit impacts the formation of sinking
marine oil snow. Mar Pollut Bull 125:139–145
Passow U, Hetland R (2016) What happened to all of the oil? Oceanography 29:88–95
Passow U, Ziervogel K (2016) Marine snow sedimented oil released during the Deepwater Horizon
spill. Oceanography 29:118–125
Passow U (2016) Formation of rapidly-sinking, oil-associated marine snow. Deep-Sea Res II
129:232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.10.001
Passow U, Ziervogel K, Asper V, Dierks A (2012) Marine snow formation in the aftermath of
the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Environ Res Lett 7:11. https://doi.
org/10.1088/1748-9326/7/3/035301
Passow U (2002) Transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) in aquatic environments. Prog Oceanogr
55:287–333
Passow U, Alldredge AL (1995) Aggregation of a diatom bloom in a mesocosm: the role of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP). Deep-Sea Res II 42:99–109
Passow U, Alldredge AL (1994) Distribution, size, and bacterial colonization of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) in the ocean. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 113:185–198
Passow U, Alldredge AL, Logan BE (1994) The role of particulate carbohydrate exudates in the
flocculation of diatom blooms. Deep-Sea Res Oceanogr Abstr 41:335–357
Patton JS, Rigler MW, Boehm PD, Fiest DL (1981) Ixtoc I oil spill: flaking of surface mousse in
the Gulf of Mexico. Nature 290:235–238
Payne JR, Clayton JR, Kirstein BE (2003) Oil/suspended particulate material interactions and
sedimentation. Spill Sci Technol Bull 8:201–221
Pernice MC, Irene Forn I, Gomes A, Lara E, Alonso-Sáez L, Arrieta JM, del Carmen GF, HernandoMorales V, Mackenzie R, Mestre M, Sintes E, Teira E, Valencia J, Varela MM, Vaqué D, Duarte
CM, Gasol JM, Massana R (2015) Global distribution of planktonic heterotrophic protists in
the deep ocean. ISME J 9:782–792
Ploug H, Iversen MH, Fischer G (2008) Ballast, sinking velocity and apparent diffusivity within
marine snow and fecal pellets: implications and substrate turnover by attached bacteria. Limnol
Oceanogr 53:1878–1886
Pruppacher HR, Klett JD (2010) Microphysics of clouds and precipitation, 2nd edn. Springer,
New York
Quigg A, Passow U, Chin W-C, Xu C, Doyle S, Bretherton L, Kamalanathan M, Williams AK,
Sylvan JB, Finkel ZV, Knap AH, Schwehr KA, Zhang S, Sun L, Wade TL, Obeid W, Hatcher
PG, Santschi PH (2016) The role of microbial exopolymers in determining the fate of oil and
chemical dispersants in the ocean. Limnol Oceanogr Lett 1:3–26
Quigg A, Irwin AJ, Finkel ZV (2011) Evolutionary imprint of endosymbiosis of elemental stoichiometry: testing inheritance hypotheses. Proc R Soc: Biol Sci 278:526–534
Quigg A, Finkel ZV, Irwin AJ, Reinfelder JR, Rosenthal Y, Ho T-Y, Schofield O, Morel FMM,
Falkowski PG (2003) The evolutionary inheritance of elemental stoichiometry in marine phytoplankton. Nature 425:291–294
12 Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation and Flocculent Accumulation (MOSSFA) Events…