期刊
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
卷 64, 期 12, 页码 2749-2755出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.09.015
关键词
Salt marsh; Juncus roemerianus; Deepwater Horizon; Oil spill; Oil weathering
资金
- Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative
- Auburn University
Oil exposure has been shown to be detrimental to several salt marsh plants however little information is available for Juncus roemerianus. Thirty-two mesocosms were established with J. roemerianus sod and replicate marshes were exposed to Louisiana sweet crude oil to test oil dose (6, 12, and 24 L m(-2)) and weathering (oil weathered for 0 days, 3 days, and 3 weeks). Juncus were monitored following oil exposure for culm survival, photosynthetic rates, and C-assimilation rates. Oil dosage had a significant effect among wetlands with low-dose (6 L m(-2)) mesocosms having higher culm survival, photosynthetic rates, and C-assimilation rates than medium or high dose wetlands (12 or 24 L m(-2)). Oil weathering did not elicit significant differences between treated wetlands however full strength wetlands (un-weathered oil) consistently had the lowest culm survivorship, photosynthetic rates, and C-assimilation rates. From our results, J. roemerianus marshes may be very susceptible to oil exposure. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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