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| Davoodi, Fariba; Claireaux, Guy. |
| On December 12th, 1999, the oil tanker Erika sank off the southern coast of Brittany (France), releasing 20 00030 000 tons of heavy oil in the open sea. Among the affected coastal habitats were important nurseries for numerous flatfish species and particularly for the common sole, Solea solea. To investigate the potential impact of the spill on this economically significant resource, we employed Fry's concept of metabolic scope for activity to assess the deleterious effect of fuel exposure on the functional integrity of juvenile sole. Fish were captured from uncontaminated areas and experimentally exposed to contamination conditions mimicking those encountered during the weeks that followed the Erika spill. Using respirometry techniques we measured basal... |
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Palavras-chave: Solea solea; Environmental adaptation; Metabolism; Fuel exposure; Erika oil spill. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-2798.pdf |
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| Gilliers, Camille; Le Pape, Olivier; Desaunay, Yves; Bergeron, Jean-pierre; Schreiber, Nathalie; Guerault, Daniel; Amara, Rachid. |
| Indicators of growth and condition were used to compare the habitat quality of nurseries of juvenile sole (Solea solea L.) in the Bay of Biscay, based on one survey in 2000. The four biological indicators are poorly correlated with each other, suggesting that no single measure may give an adequate description of fish health and of its habitat's quality. Growth indicators showed significant differences between northern and southern areas. Juveniles from the two southernmost nurseries, the Gironde estuary and the Pertuis Antioche, displayed significant lower otolith increment widths and mean sizes. These differences were inversely related to water temperature and unrelated to genetic or age differences, and are unlikely to be due to limiting trophic... |
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Palavras-chave: Erika oil spill; RNA/DNA; Otolith daily increment width; Essential fish habitat. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-3963.pdf |
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