April 2020 issue

Volume 65, Issue 4

Looking for buried oil in Bay Jimmy on the Louisiana Coast (photo courtesy of Ed Overton). The 10-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico occurs on 20 Apr. 2020. Research on the long-term impacts of the spill on the Louisiana salt marshes indicates complex relationships between soil, meiofauna, and plant health when affected by oiling and pollutants. See story on page 3.