Long-term biological effects of petroleum residues on fiddler crabs in salt marshes

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 955-962

  Culbertson, Jennifer B ^a,b   Valiela, Ivan ^a,c   Peacock, Emily E ^a,b   Reddy, Christopher M ^b   Carter, Anna ^a   VanderKruik, Rachel ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiddler crabs; Florida; No. 2 fuel oil; Oil pollution; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Salt marsh

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIODIVERSITY; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MICROORGANISMS;

FIDDLER CRABS; OILED LAYERS; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; SALT MARSH;

RESIDUAL FUELS;

FUEL OIL; PETROLEUM;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CRAB; FUEL; OIL SPILL; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SALTMARSH;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; SALT MARSH; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; DISASTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; MARINE BIOLOGY; PETROLEUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

BUZZARDS BAY; GREAT SIPPEWISSETT MARSH; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MINUCA PUGNAX; OCYPODIDAE;

EID: 34447105014     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.02.015     Document Type: Article

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