The effects of crude oil and dispersed crude oil on tropical ecosystems: Long-term seagrass, mangrove, and coral studies
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The effects of crude oil on sensitive and important habitats of tropical ecosystems, such as seagrass beds, mangrove forests, and coral reefs, were studied. In the short term study, chemically dispersed oil caused declines in the abundance of invertebrates, but the effects had disappeared over the long term studies. Fresh, untreated oil had severe, long term effects on survival of mangroves and associated fauna, but had relatively minor effects on seagrasses, corals, and associated organisms.
