HOW MANY YEARS UNTIL MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS RECOVER FROM CATASTROPHIC OIL-SPILLS

被引:98
作者
BURNS, KA [1 ]
GARRITY, SD [1 ]
LEVINGS, SC [1 ]
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[1] COASTAL ZONE ANAL INC, POB 97, SOPCHOPPY, FL 32358 USA
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10.1016/0025-326X(93)90062-O
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
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This short review article summarizes the results from long term assessment of an oil spill into a coastal fringe mangrove ecosystem in Panama. The study combined chemical and biological assessment methods to demonstrate that a time period of up to 20 years or longer is required for deep mud coastal habitats to recover from the toxic impact of catastrophic oil spills. This is due to the long term persistence of oil trapped in anoxic sediments and subsequent release into the water column.
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