Rabalais, N. N. (2011). Troubled waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Oceanography, 24(2), 200-211.
The author addresses the issue of environmental problems and challenges experienced in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico. According to the author, the spilling of crude oil and methane gas that resulted from mechanical and safety failures in the Macondo well has been the main cause of pollution in the Gulf of Mexico. The author further argues that the oil spills greatly impacted the environment, with most lives of human beings and microbes being affected. Moreover, the gushing crude oil also resulted in a decrease in water quality, the loss of most wetlands, and the creation of the largest hypoxic zone in the United States. The book also addresses the remedies that can be incorporated to enhance the restoration of the Mexico ecosystem.
Dias, L. A., Litz, J., Garrison, L., Martinez, A., Barry, K., & Speakman, T. (2017). Exposure of cetaceans to petroleum products following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Endangered Species Research, 33, 119-125.
The article addresses the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the cetaceous species and the actions to be taken to address this issue. According to the authors, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill greatly affected the cetacean species’ life and habitat by flooding their environment. Moreover, the author also addresses the cetaceans’ inability to avoid oiled water, nullifying the previous thought that these species can avoid oiled water. As a result, a conclusion is made that there is a likelihood of direct exposure of petroleum to other organisms, thus the need to consider other animals during response activities.
Li, K. Sidorovskaia, N.A., Guilment, T., Tang, T.,& Tiemann, C.O.( 2023)Investigating beaked Whale’s regional habit division and local density trends near the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site through acoustics.
The article explores the use of acoustics to investigate regional habitat division of beaked Whales and the local density trends within the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site. To enhance this, data was collected in the Cayon valley, and a multistage algorithm developed to aid in the classification of the different species of beaked whales. The authors points out that the beaked whales still feeds on the areas after the spills thus he needs to understand the potential effects of the spills on these species nad the conditions of these habitats.
Li, K., Sidorovskaia, N. A., Guilment, T., Tang, T., & Tiemann, C. O. (2021). Decadal assessment of sperm whale site-specific abundance trends in the Northern gulf of Mexico using passive acoustic data. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9(5), 454.
The article explores the use of passive acoustic monitoring method to study the regional population of sperm whales in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Moreover, the authors also assess the negative impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill through the use of acoustic data in the Cayon area and conclusions made after comparing the sperm abundances before and after the oil spillage. The results acquired proves that acoustic monitoring is effective in understanding population changes in sperm whale and the effects of environmental stressors on their habitats.
Ackleh, A. S., Chiquet, R. A., Ma, B., Tang, T., Caswell, H., Veprauskas, A., & Sidorovskaia, N. (2017). Analysis of lethal and sublethal impacts of environmental disasters on sperm whales using stochastic modeling. Ecotoxicology, 26, 820-830.
The authors explore the effects of environmental disasters on sperm whales through stochastic modeling. To enhance this, the author uses matrix population methods to understand how survival reductions and fecundity impacts the recovery process of the sperm whale population. By doing this analysis, the authors seek to provide an insight into the connection between the disaster magnitude and the probability of population recovery to the normal population prior to the disaster.
References
Ackleh, A. S., Chiquet, R. A., Ma, B., Tang, T., Caswell, H., Veprauskas, A., & Sidorovskaia, N. (2017). Analysis of lethal and sublethal impacts of environmental disasters on sperm whales using stochastic modeling. Ecotoxicology, 26, 820-830.
Dias, L. A., Litz, J., Garrison, L., Martinez, A., Barry, K., & Speakman, T. (2017). Exposure of cetaceans to petroleum products following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Endangered Species Research, 33, 119-125
Li, K., Sidorovskaia, N. A., Guilment, T., Tang, T., & Tiemann, C. O. (2021). Decadal assessment of sperm whale site-specific abundance trends in the Northern Gulf of Mexico using passive acoustic data. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9(5), 454.
Li, K. Sidorovskaia ,N.A., Guilment, T., Tang, T.,& Tiemann, C.O.( 2023)Investigating beaked Whale’s regional habit division and local density trends near the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site through acoustics .
Rabalais, N. N. (2011). Troubled waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Oceanography, 24(2), 200-211.
