Stress response of the black coral Leiopathes glaberrima when exposed to sub-lethal amounts of crude oil and dispersant
The 2010 Deep Water Horizon oil well failure released billions of gallons of crude oil into the deep Gulf of Mexico, and, combined with chemical dispersants, this oil caused significant coral mortality. However, the mechanisms by which oil and dispersed oil impact deep marine fauna are not well unde...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BioOne
2017-12-01
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Series: | Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene |
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Online Access: | https://www.elementascience.org/articles/261 |