370
Camilli R, Reddy CM, Yoerger DR, Van Mooy BAS, Jakuba MV, Kinsey JC, McIntyre CP,
Sylva SP, Maloney JV (2010) Tracking hydrocarbon plume transport and biodegradation at
Deepwater Horizon. Science 330:201–204. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1195223
Cordes EE (2009) Macro-ecology of Gulf of Mexico cold seeps. Annu Rev Mar Sci 1:143–168.
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.marine.010908.163912
Cordes EE, Nybakken JW, VanDykhuizen G (2001) Reproduction and growth of Anthomastus ritteri (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from Monterey Bay, California, USA. Mar Biol 138:491–501.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s002270000470
Cordes EE, McGinley MP, Podowski EL, Becker EL, Lessard-Pilon S, Viada ST, Fisher CR (2008)
Coral communities of the deep Gulf of Mexico. Deep-Sea Res I Oceanogr Res Pap 55:777–
787. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2008.03.005
CSA International I (2007) Characterization of Northern Gulf of Mexico deepwater hard-bottom
communities with emphasis on Lophelia Coral. U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals
Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, New Orleans, p 169. Available online at
https://invertebrates.si.edu/boem/reports/LOPH_final.pdf
Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (2016) Deepwater Horizon
oil spill: final programmatic damage assessment and restoration plan and final programmatic
environmental impact statement. Available from: http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/
restoration-planning/gulf-plan
DeLeo DM, Ruiz-Ramos DV, Baums IB, Cordes EE (2015) Response of deep-water corals to oil
and chemical dispersant exposure. Deep-Sea Res II Top Stud Oceanogr 129:137–147. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2015.02.028
Etnoyer PJ, Cairns SD (2016) Deep-sea coral taxa in the US Gulf of Mexico: depth and geographical distribution. The state of deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems of the United States. NOAA
Technical Memorandum X: NOAA. Available online at https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/
library/2015-state-of-dsc-report-folder/NOAA_DSC-Species-List_GulfofMexico_EtnoyerCairns_2017.pdf
Etnoyer P, Warrenchuk J (2007) A catshark nursery in a deep gorgonian field in the Mississippi
Canyon, Gulf of Mexico. Bull Mar Sci 81:553–559. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/
contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/2007/00000081/00000003/art00019#expand/collapse
Fern R, Withers K, Zimba P, Wood T, Shoech L (2015) Toxicity of three dispersants alone and
in combination with crude oil on blue crab Callinectes sapidus megalopae. Southeast Nat
14(4):G82–G92. https://www.eaglehill.us/SENAonline/articles/SENA-14-4/80-Fern.shtml
Fisher C, Roberts H, Cordes E, Bernard B (2007) Cold seeps and associated communities of the
Gulf of Mexico. Oceanography 20:118–129. https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2007.12
Fisher CR, Demopoulos AWJ, Cordes EE, Baums IB, White HK et al (2014a) Coral communities
as indicators of ecosystem-level impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Spill. Bioscience 64:796–
807. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biu129
Fisher CR, Hsing P-Y, Kaiser CL, Yoerger DR, Roberts HH, Bourque JR (2014b) Footprint of
Deepwater Horizon blowout impact to deep-water coral communities. Proc Natl Acad Sci
111:11744–11749. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1403492111
Gallaway BJ (ed) (1988) Northern Gulf of Mexico continental slope study, final report: Year 4.
Volume I: executive summary. Final report submitted to the Minerals Management Service,
New Orleans. Contract No. 14-12-0001-30212. OCS Study/MMS 88-0052. p 69. Available
online at https://invertebrates.si.edu/boem/reports/NGOMCS_88_ExecSum.pdf
Gee MJ, Warwick RM, Schaanning M, Berge JA, Ambrose WG (1985) Effects of organic enrichment on meiofaunal abundance and community structure insublittoral soft sediments. J Exp
Mar Biol Ecol 91:247–262. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(85)90179-0
Girard F, Fisher CR (2018) Long-term impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on deep-sea corals
detected after seven years of monitoring. Biol Conserv 225:117–127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
biocon.2018.06.028
Girard F, Fu B, Fisher CR (2016) Mutualistic symbiosis with ophiuroids limited the impact of the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill on deep-sea octocorals. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 549:89–98. https://doi.
org/10.3354/meps11697
P. A. Montagna and F. Girard
Camilli R, Reddy CM, Yoerger DR, Van Mooy BAS, Jakuba MV, Kinsey JC, McIntyre CP,
Sylva SP, Maloney JV (2010) Tracking hydrocarbon plume transport and biodegradation at
Deepwater Horizon. Science 330:201–204. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1195223
Cordes EE (2009) Macro-ecology of Gulf of Mexico cold seeps. Annu Rev Mar Sci 1:143–168.
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.marine.010908.163912
Cordes EE, Nybakken JW, VanDykhuizen G (2001) Reproduction and growth of Anthomastus ritteri (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from Monterey Bay, California, USA. Mar Biol 138:491–501.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s002270000470
Cordes EE, McGinley MP, Podowski EL, Becker EL, Lessard-Pilon S, Viada ST, Fisher CR (2008)
Coral communities of the deep Gulf of Mexico. Deep-Sea Res I Oceanogr Res Pap 55:777–
787. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2008.03.005
CSA International I (2007) Characterization of Northern Gulf of Mexico deepwater hard-bottom
communities with emphasis on Lophelia Coral. U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals
Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, New Orleans, p 169. Available online at
https://invertebrates.si.edu/boem/reports/LOPH_final.pdf
Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (2016) Deepwater Horizon
oil spill: final programmatic damage assessment and restoration plan and final programmatic
environmental impact statement. Available from: http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/
restoration-planning/gulf-plan
DeLeo DM, Ruiz-Ramos DV, Baums IB, Cordes EE (2015) Response of deep-water corals to oil
and chemical dispersant exposure. Deep-Sea Res II Top Stud Oceanogr 129:137–147. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2015.02.028
Etnoyer PJ, Cairns SD (2016) Deep-sea coral taxa in the US Gulf of Mexico: depth and geographical distribution. The state of deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems of the United States. NOAA
Technical Memorandum X: NOAA. Available online at https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/
library/2015-state-of-dsc-report-folder/NOAA_DSC-Species-List_GulfofMexico_EtnoyerCairns_2017.pdf
Etnoyer P, Warrenchuk J (2007) A catshark nursery in a deep gorgonian field in the Mississippi
Canyon, Gulf of Mexico. Bull Mar Sci 81:553–559. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/
contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/2007/00000081/00000003/art00019#expand/collapse
Fern R, Withers K, Zimba P, Wood T, Shoech L (2015) Toxicity of three dispersants alone and
in combination with crude oil on blue crab Callinectes sapidus megalopae. Southeast Nat
14(4):G82–G92. https://www.eaglehill.us/SENAonline/articles/SENA-14-4/80-Fern.shtml
Fisher C, Roberts H, Cordes E, Bernard B (2007) Cold seeps and associated communities of the
Gulf of Mexico. Oceanography 20:118–129. https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2007.12
Fisher CR, Demopoulos AWJ, Cordes EE, Baums IB, White HK et al (2014a) Coral communities
as indicators of ecosystem-level impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Spill. Bioscience 64:796–
807. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biu129
Fisher CR, Hsing P-Y, Kaiser CL, Yoerger DR, Roberts HH, Bourque JR (2014b) Footprint of
Deepwater Horizon blowout impact to deep-water coral communities. Proc Natl Acad Sci
111:11744–11749. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1403492111
Gallaway BJ (ed) (1988) Northern Gulf of Mexico continental slope study, final report: Year 4.
Volume I: executive summary. Final report submitted to the Minerals Management Service,
New Orleans. Contract No. 14-12-0001-30212. OCS Study/MMS 88-0052. p 69. Available
online at https://invertebrates.si.edu/boem/reports/NGOMCS_88_ExecSum.pdf
Gee MJ, Warwick RM, Schaanning M, Berge JA, Ambrose WG (1985) Effects of organic enrichment on meiofaunal abundance and community structure insublittoral soft sediments. J Exp
Mar Biol Ecol 91:247–262. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(85)90179-0
Girard F, Fisher CR (2018) Long-term impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on deep-sea corals
detected after seven years of monitoring. Biol Conserv 225:117–127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
biocon.2018.06.028
Girard F, Fu B, Fisher CR (2016) Mutualistic symbiosis with ophiuroids limited the impact of the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill on deep-sea octocorals. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 549:89–98. https://doi.
org/10.3354/meps11697
P. A. Montagna and F. Girard