Effects of an oil spill on benthic community production and respiration on subtropical intertidal sandflats

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 291-299

  Lee, Li Hua ^a,b   Lin, Hsing Juh ^b,c  

^a ENDEMIC SPECIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Benthic macrofaunal community; Community respiration; Gross community production; Net community production; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPIRATION; GROSS COMMUNITY PRODUCTIONS; MACROFAUNAL COMMUNITY; NET COMMUNITY PRODUCTIONS; TAIWAN;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METABOLISM; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY;

OIL SPILLS;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL A; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FAUNA; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MARINE POLLUTION; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BENTHIC FAUNA; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BREATHING; CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSPORT; CARBON METABOLISM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HETEROTROPHY; INTERTIDAL SPECIES; MACROFAUNA; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; SEDIMENT;

BENTHIC MACROFAUNAL COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY RESPIRATION; GROSS COMMUNITY PRODUCTION; NET COMMUNITY PRODUCTION; TAIWAN;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MICROALGAE; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

TAIWAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84881028109     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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