Tolerance to long-term exposure of suspended benthic sediments and drill cuttings in the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 176-188

  Larsson, Ann I ^a   van Oevelen, Dick ^b   Purser, Autun ^c   Thomsen, Laurenz ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cold water corals; Drill cuttings; Growth; Larval survival; Lophelia pertusa; Sediment exposure

Indexed keywords

COLD-WATER CORALS; DRILL CUTTINGS; LARVAL SURVIVAL; LOPHELIA PERTUSA; SEDIMENT EXPOSURE;

GROWTH (MATERIALS); ROCK DRILLS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TISSUE;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

COOLING WATER; FATTY ACID;

CORAL; DRILLING; GROWTH RATE; LARVA; SURVIVAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BONE GROWTH; BREATHING RATE; BUDDING; CLEANING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; DRILL CUTTING; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; GROWTH RATE; LARVAL STAGE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LOPHELIA PERTUSA; METAL INDUSTRY; MORTALITY; MUCUS; NONHUMAN; POLYP; SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ANTHOZOA; LOPHELIA PERTUSA;

EID: 84877796868     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.02.033     Document Type: Article

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