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http://dx.doi.org/10.7850/jkso.2011.16.3.139

The Early Impacts of the 'Hebei Spirit' Oil Spill on the Macrozoobenthic Communities in the Subtidal Area Around Tae-an, Western Coast of Korea  

Seo, Jin-Young (South Sea Research Institute, KORDI)
Park, So-Hyun (South Sea Research Institute, KORDI)
Shin, Hyun-Chul (Division of Marine Technology, Chonnam National University)
Lim, Hyun-Sig (Department of Marine Fisheries Resources, Mokpo National University)
Choi, Jin-Woo (South Sea Research Institute, KORDI)
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The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY / v.16, no.3, 2011 , pp. 139-146 More about this Journal
Abstract
In order to detect the early impacts of the Hebei Spirit oil spill on the subtidal macrozoobenthos, we conducted a benthic survey at 72 stations in the subtidal area of Tae-an, the eastern Yellow Sea from Dec. 18th 2007 to Dec. 22th after 10 days from the Hebei Spirit oil spill. A total of228 species from 72 stations was sampled with mean density of 561 ind $m^{-2}$ and mean biomass of 39.7 gww $m^{-2}$. In this study, Ampelisca occurred as a major dominant fauna in this survey, but did not appear around oil spill areas. Meanwhile some opportunistic polychaete worms like Prionospio bocki, Prionospio cirrifera appeared in the oil spill area, especially near coastal beaches. The overall abundance and biomass of macrozoobenthos decreased after oil spill. However some stations previously disturbed with sand extraction showed a similar macrozoobenthic community structure.
Keywords
Macrozoobenthos; Hebei Spirit oil spill; P/A ratio; subtidal; Yellow Sea;
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