Laboratory experiments on the effects of crude oil on the Red Sea coral Stylophora pistillata

B. Rinkevich; Y. Loya

doi:10.1016/0025-326X(79)90402-8

Laboratory experiments on the effects of crude oil on the Red Sea coral Stylophora pistillata

B. Rinkevich, Y. Loya

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Sub-lethal detrimental effects of Iranian crude oil were studied on the hermatypic coral Stylophora pistillata in a long term laboratory experiment. The experimental system consisted of four 1500 l. capacity tanks, two of which were periodically polluted. A significant decrease in the number of female gonads per polyp were recorded in 75% of the colonies in the polluted tanks. It is concluded that chronic-oil pollution damages the reproductive system of scleractinian corals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	328-330
Number of pages	3
Journal	Marine Pollution Bulletin
Volume	10
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0025-326X(79)90402-8
State	Published - 1 Jan 1979
Externally published	Yes

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Laboratory experiments on the effects of crude oil on the Red Sea coral Stylophora pistillata

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