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Assessment of Jessica oil spill impacts on intertidal invertebrate communities

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posted on 2023-05-16, 14:17 authored by Gelin, A, Gravez, V, Graham EdgarGraham Edgar
The impact of the Jessica oil-spill on intertidal macroinvertebrate communities was studied using a reference-impact design at three tidal levels at sites where oil deposits had been reported by a shoreline assessment team, and adjacent reference sites. Faunal relationships between the various sites did not show any clear pattern related to oil exposure at the time of sampling (4-11 months post-spill). Similarly, no significant differences associated with oiling were detected for total animal density nor species richness data, nor for the abundances of common taxa. We note that post-hoc studies such as this are limited by a failure to recognise different levels of oiling impacts at different sites (oiling-site interactions). Baseline information is critical if subtle effects of oiling are to be distinguished. © 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Publication title

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volume

46

Issue

11

Pagination

1377-1384

ISSN

0025-326X

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd

Place of publication

Oxford, England

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  • Restricted

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Environmentally sustainable transport activities not elsewhere classified

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