Links

Gulf Coast Research Lab - Marine Botany

Chandeleur Islands Seagrass Monitoring

Links to more information

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RESEARCH:

Presentations:

1. Biber, P.D. Seagrasses: Recovery and Change on Chandeleur Islands, LA. Gulf Coast Research Lab, Ocean Springs, MS. Sept. 14, 2006 [PDF]

2. Biber, P.D. Seagrasses And Hurricanes: Change on Chandeleur Islands, LA. Univ of South Alabama, Biology Dept, Mobile, AL. Nov. 17, 2006 [PDF]

3. Biber, P.D. Seagrasses And Hurricanes: Change on Chandeleur Islands, LA. Univ of Southern Mississippi, Marine Science Dept, Stennis. MS. Apr. 13, 2007 [PDF]

4. Biber, P.D. Seagrasses on Chandeleur Islands: A Cautionary Tale About Climate Change. CERF 20^th Biennial Conference, Portland, OR. 4 Nov. 2009 - poster [PDF]

5. Biber, P.D. 2010. Oil in the marsh. Guest Lecture, southern section American Society of Plant Biologists annual meeting, Ocean Springs, MS. 10 Apr 2011 [PDF]

Selected Websites for more information:

6. History of the Chandeleur Islands - USGS Louisiana Barrier Island Erosion Study

7. Photographic documentary of the Chandeleur Islands - http://www.laseagrant.org/lighthouse/

8. Land and seagrass loss from 1855 - 2005 after Hurricane Katrina - PIES Assessment of Current Seagrass Critical Habitat in Response to Dramatic Shoreline Change Resulting from the 2005 Hurricane Season

9. 2010 Oil Spill media reports about the Chandeleur Islands - May 2010 news articles

Restoration projects to save Chandeleur Islands:

10. Marsh planting in 2001 - Chandeleur Island Marsh Restoration

11. Berms to stop oil in 2010 - USGS Effects of Building a Sand Barrier Berm to Mitigate the Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Louisiana Marshes, and other news articles

12. Impacts on seagrasses from dredging - Biber, P.D., J.D. Caldwell, and L.P. Pham. 2010. Seagrass Bibliography.

13. Oil Spill Restoration website - http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/