Polychaete/amphipod ratio as an indicator of environmental impact related to offshore oil and gas production along the Norwegian continental shelf

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2836-2844

  Andrade, Hector ^a   Renaud, Paul E ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Benthic index; Environmental quality assessment; Offshore oil and gas impact; Polychaete amphipod ratio

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS; ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUE; BENTHIC INDICES; BIOLOGICAL INDICES; ECOLOGICAL CHANGES; ECOLOGICAL QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NORWEGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELVES; OFFSHORE OIL; POLYCHAETE/AMPHIPOD RATIO; THEORETICAL BASIS;

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; RATING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

FUEL; OIL;

AMPHIPOD; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GAS PRODUCTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OIL PRODUCTION; POLYCHAETE;

AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLYCHAETA; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; BIOTA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS, NATURAL; NORTH SEA; NORWAY; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; POLYCHAETA; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ARCTIC OCEAN; NORWEGIAN SEA; NORWEGIAN SHELF [NORWEGIAN SEA];

EID: 81855213164     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.08.032     Document Type: Article

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