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dc.contributor.authorMulik, J.
dc.contributor.authorSukumaran, S.
dc.contributor.authorJisna, M.J.
dc.contributor.authorRao, M.N.
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-31
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T09:15:26Z
dc.date.available2022-12-07
dc.date.available2023-03-01T09:15:26Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.citationMarine Pollution Bulletin, vol.186; 2023; Article no: 114435
dc.identifier.issn0025-326X
dc.identifier.otherhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X22011171
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/J.MARPOLBUL.2022.114435
dc.identifier.urihttps://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/8932
dc.description7.001
dc.description.abstractA yearlong study was conducted to assess the impact of an oil spill on macrobenthos of rocky intertidal zone of Uran, India and its recovery processes, by comparing impacted site with a reference.Immediate acute effects observed were elevated sediment hydrocarbons, absence of macroalgae and amphipods, mass mortality of macrofauna and dominance of the opportunistic nereid, Namalycastis senegalensis.As the hydrocarbons reduced at the impacted site by ~50 % within three months, gradual re-appearance of macroalgae and re-colonization of amphipods (51.4 %) and sensitive polychaetes (7 %) indicated that the recovery was well underway.The amphipod, Allomelita pellucida proved to be a potential indicator of oil contamination.BOPA correlated with sediment hydrocarbons and performed effectively as the extant macrobenthic communities had sufficient representation of Polychaeta and Amphipoda.Notwithstanding the distinct initial impacts of the oil spill, comparable macrobenthic assemblages comprised of sensitive species at both sites after a year confirmed complete recovery
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
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dc.titleTracing the impact and recovery trajectory of oil spill affected tropical rocky intertidal macrobenthic communities using the BOPA index
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorCSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Mumbai, Maharastra, India


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