Abstract
Sub-lethal detrimental effects of Iranian crude oil were studied on the hermatypic coral Stylophora pistillata in a long term laboratory experiment. The experimental system consisted of four 1500 l. capacity tanks, two of which were periodically polluted. A significant decrease in the number of female gonads per polyp were recorded in 75% of the colonies in the polluted tanks. It is concluded that chronic-oil pollution damages the reproductive system of scleractinian corals.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 328-330 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Marine Pollution Bulletin |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1979 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Israel National Council for Research and Development. We are indebted to Professor Z. Reiss (The Marine Biological Laboratory at Eilat, and the Hebrew University, Jerusalem) for initiation of this research and providing all the facilities needed for its execution. Thanks are due to the M.B.L. staff at Eilat for their help. Lastly, we would like to express our deep gratitude to Z. Wolodarski and Z. Havkin for their great assistance through all the stages of this work.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oceanography
- Aquatic Science
- Pollution
