Dispersed Oil Disrupts Microbial Pathways in Pelagic Food Webs

Alice C. Ortmann; Jennifer Anders; Naomi Shelton; Limin Gong; Anthony G. Moss; Robert H. Condon

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0042548

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Dispersed Oil Disrupts Microbial Pathways in Pelagic Food Webs

Alice C. Ortmann ,

* E-mail: aortmann@disl.org

Affiliations Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States of America
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Jennifer Anders,

Affiliation Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States of America
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Naomi Shelton,

Affiliation Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States of America
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Limin Gong,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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Anthony G. Moss,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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Robert H. Condon

Affiliation Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States of America
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Dispersed Oil Disrupts Microbial Pathways in Pelagic Food Webs

Alice C. Ortmann,
Jennifer Anders,
Naomi Shelton,
Limin Gong,
Anthony G. Moss,
Robert H. Condon

Published: July 31, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042548

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