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Ecological changes in subtidal macrobenthic communities of the Taean coast following the Hebei Spirit oil spill: A 10-year longitudinal study

We examined long-term response (2008-2017) of the macrobenthos to the Hebei Spirit oil spill that occurred around the Taean coast, Korea, in December 2007. Oil concentrations were below the Korea/US environmental standards as of January 2008. Organic matter, chlorophyll-a, and zooplankton abundance...

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 2023-12, Vol.197, p.115791-115791, Article 115791
Main Authors: Yoo, Jae-Won, Lee, Chae-Lin, Kim, Sungtae, Seong, Eun-Ju, Ahn, Dong-Sik, Jeong, Su-Young, Kim, Chang-Soo, Kim, ByeongHo, Jeong, Byungkwan, Jeong, Won-Ok
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Summary:We examined long-term response (2008-2017) of the macrobenthos to the Hebei Spirit oil spill that occurred around the Taean coast, Korea, in December 2007. Oil concentrations were below the Korea/US environmental standards as of January 2008. Organic matter, chlorophyll-a, and zooplankton abundance dominated by Noctiluca scintillans were higher after the spill. Macrobenthic diversity recovered to pre-incident (2007) level in 2011. Biomass exceeded that level in 2011 and the increase prolonged for 5 years. Cross-correlation and regression analyses showed that chlorophyll-a at year t and zooplankton abundance at t-2 had a significant relationship with macrobenthic biomass at t (p 
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115791