Effect of the Hebei Spirit oil spill on intertidal meiofaunal communities in Taean, Korea SCIE SCOPUS
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- Title
- Effect of the Hebei Spirit oil spill on intertidal meiofaunal communities in Taean, Korea
- KIOST Author(s)
- Oh, Je Hyeok(오제혁); Kim, Dong Sung(김동성)
- Alternative Author(s)
- 강태욱; 오제혁; 김동성
- Publication Year
- 2016-12-15
- Abstract
- In December 2007, approximately 10,900 tons of oil from a crude carrier spread rapidly onto the coast of South Korea. We studied the effects of oil on meiofauna by comparing two contaminated intertidal sites with an uncontaminated site. During 2008-2009, the density of meiofauna fluctuated among the contaminated sites but did not vary by season. Seasonal changes in density were observed at contaminated sites 3 years after the oil accident Meiofauna appeared to be more sensitive to oil pollution stress at the more heavily contaminated site than at the less contaminated site. CLUSTER analysis showed that meiofauna communities in the 3 years immediately following the accident significantly differed from those sampled later. A non-metric multidimensional scaling analysis showed that nematode species composition in the first month after the accident significantly differed from those sampled later. Long-term monitoring is needed to assess the effects, of oil on the meiofaunal community. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
- ISSN
- 0025-326X
- Bibliographic Citation
- MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, v.113, no.1-2, pp.444 - 453, 2016
- Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Subject
- ENVIRONMENTAL PERTURBATIONS; SANDY BEACH; SALT-MARSH; SEDIMENTS; IMPACT; SEA; RESPONSES; RATES; COAST
- Keywords
- Hebei Spirit; Oil spill; Intertidal; Meiofauna; Nematodes; Species assemblages
- Type
- Article
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Article
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