Bioaccumulation and histopathological effects of oil on a stony coral
Peters EC, Meyers PA, Yevich PP, Blake NJ. 1981. Bioaccumulation and histopathological effects of oil on a stony coral. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 12(10):333-339
Colonies of the shallow-water Caribbean coral Manicina areolata incorporated petroleum hydrocarbons into their tissues during exposure to water accommodated fractions of tissues during exposure to water accommodated fractions of No. 2 fuel oil for three months. This contamination was not removed after depuration periods of up to two weeks. Although these corals remained alive, evidence of pathological responses was found which included impaired development of reproductive tissues, degeneration and loss of symbiotic zooxanthellae, and atrophy of mucous secretory cells and muscle bundles. Abstract provided by author.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Peters, Esther; Meyers, Philip; Yevich, Paul; Blake, Norman
- Units
- BUIS
- Keywords
- Coral Reefs, Damage, Ecology, Geology, Hazardous Waste, histopathology, Oil, Pollution