ORGANIC POLLUTION OF AN INLAND MARINE CAVE FROM BERMUDA Academic Article

abstract

• Inland marine caves have served as biological refugia and, as such, frequently contain unique assemblages of taxonomically significant relict populations known only from a single cave or cave system. However, the absence of photosynthesis in this totally lightless environment and the presence of a highly stratified water column and long residence times for cave waters, characteristically result in depleted dissolved oxygen levels. Under such circumstances, organic pollution, even at low levels, can produce anoxic conditions and may consequently result in the extinction of entire species of cavernicolous fauna. We here present data on the normal environment of marine caves in Bermuda and cite as an example a cave which has become grossly polluted as a result of indiscriminate dumping. 1984.

authors

• Iliffe, Thomas

published proceedings

• MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

author list (cited authors)

• ILIFFE, T. M., JICKELLS, T. D., & BREWER, M. S.

citation count

• 21

complete list of authors

• ILIFFE, TM||JICKELLS, TD||BREWER, MS

publication date

• January 1984

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Marine Environmental Research  Journal

keywords

• 14 Life Below Water

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/0141-1136(84)90002-3

start page

• 173

end page

• 189

volume

• 12

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0141-1136(84)90002-3

user-defined tag

• 14 Life Below Water