Effects on hatching in Littorina littorea after an oil spill |
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| Authors: | John Terje Staveland |
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| Institution: | Institute of Marine Research, 5011 Bergen, Nordnes, Norway |
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| Abstract: | One year after an accidental spill of approx. 2000 t of Iranian crude oil on the west coast of Norway, specimens of the gastropod Littorina littorea were collected from the oil polluted shore and allowed to spawn in the laboratory. Snails were also collected from an unpolluted reference site. The oil contamination seemed to have no detectable effects on fertilization. However, the hatching success of the veliger larvae was significally less in the ‘oil polluted’ population. Some highly abnormal eggs were also observed in this egg population. |
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