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SPECIAL ISSUE ON GoMRI:
DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL AND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE
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Foreword to the GoMRI Special Issue
By R.R. Colwell
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Introduction to the Special Issue: An Overview of the Gulf of Mexico
Research Initiative
By J. Shepherd, D.S. Benoit, K.M. Halanych, M. Carron, R. Shaw, and C. Wilson
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Enabling Data Sharing Through the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative
Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC)
By J. Gibeaut
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An Opportunity to Inform and Educate Through the Gulf of Mexico Research
Initiative: Outreach Efforts Surrounding the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
By D.S. Benoit, L.A. Zimmermann, K.H. Fillingham, S.H. Sempier,
N.M. Dannreuther, J.B. Ritchie, and K.M. Halanych
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Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative: Engagement with Public Health,
Risk Perception, and Risk Mitigation
By B. Singer and S.H. Sempier
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Chemical Composition of Macondo and Other Crude Oils and Compositional
Alterations During Oil Spills
By E.B. Overton, T.L. Wade, J.R. Radović, B.M. Meyer, M.S. Miles, and S.R. Larter
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How Do Oil, Gas, and Water Interact Near a Subsea Blowout?
By S.A. Socolofsky, E.E. Adams, C.B. Paris, and D. Yang
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Methods of Oil Detection in Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
By H.K. White, R.N. Conmy, I.R. MacDonald, and C.M. Reddy
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What Happened to All of the Oil?
By U. Passow and R.D. Hetland
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Over What Area Did the Oil and Gas Spread During the 2010 Deepwater
Horizon Oil Spill?
By T.M. Özgökmen, E.P. Chassignet, C.N. Dawson, D. Dukhovskoy, G. Jacobs,
J. Ledwell, O. Garcia-Pineda, I.R. MacDonald, S.L. Morey, M.J. Olascoaga,
A.C. Poje, M. Reed, and J. Skancke
108 The Role of Dispersants in Oil Spill Remediation: Fundamental Concepts,
Rationale for Use, Fate, and Transport Issues
By V. John, C. Arnosti, J. Field, E. Kujawinski, and A. McCormick
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Marine Snow Sedimented Oil Released During the Deepwater Horizon Spill
By U. Passow and K. Ziervogel
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