Initial impacts of the Hebei Spirit oil spill on the sandy beach macrobenthic community west coast of Korea

Yu, Ok Hwan; Lee, Hyung-Gon; Shim, Won Joon; Kim, Moonkoo; Park, Heung Sik

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.02.035

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“…The first characteristic of oil spill is the increase of concentrations of total petroleum hydrocarbons in seawater, soils in coastal areas such as salt marshes, fish muscle and sandy beach micro benthic community (Jung et al, 2011;Yu et al, 2013). It will result in the complete mortality of plants, Spartina alterniflora and Juncus roemerianus, as well as changes of the microbial community, vegetation structure, biomass and function of salt marshes in the coastal ecosystem (Beazley et al, 2012;Lin and Mendelssohn, 2012;Lamendella et al, 2014).…”

Section: Metal Contaminationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Major threats of pollution and climate change to global coastal ecosystems and enhanced management for sustainability

Lü¹,

Yuan²

2018

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Coastal zone is of great importance in the provision of various valuable ecosystem services. However, it is also sensitive and vulnerable to environmental changes due to high human populations and interactions between the land and ocean. Major threats of pollution from over enrichment of nutrients, increasing metals and persistent organic pollutants (POPs), and climate change have led to severe ecological degradation in the coastal zone, while few studies have focused on the combined impacts of pollution and climate change on the coastal ecosystems at the global level. A global overview of nutrients, metals, POPs, and major environmental changes due to climate change and their impacts on coastal ecosystems was carried out in this study. Coasts of the Eastern Atlantic and Western Pacific were hotspots of concentrations of several pollutants, and mostly affected by warming climate. These hotspots shared the same features of large populations, heavy industry and (semi-) closed sea. Estimation of coastal ocean capital, integrated management of land-ocean interaction in the coastal zone, enhancement of integrated global observation system, and coastal ecosystembased management can play effective roles in promoting sustainable management of coastal marine ecosystems. Enhanced management from the perspective of mitigating pollution and climate change was proposed.

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Section: Metal Contaminationmentioning

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Major threats of pollution and climate change to global coastal ecosystems and enhanced management for sustainability

Lü¹,

Yuan²

2018

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“…2007년 12월, 충남 태안군 만리포 북서방 10 km 해상에 서 발생한 Hebei Spirit호 유류 유출 사고는 조간대, 조하 대 등 다양한 서식처 생물의 종조성을 변화시켰고, 유류의 독성으로 인하여 생물량이 감소하는 결과를 가져왔다 (국 토해양부 2008정 2012;정 등 2013;Yu et al 2013). 이 중 암반 조간대의 경우, 외국의 사례와 마찬가 지로 유류제거 과정에서 실시된 고압 세척, 갯닦이 등과 같은 방제 활동의 영향으로 저서 생물이 서식처로부터 이 탈되는 2차 영향을 받았다 (Watt et al 1993;Gajbhiye et al 1995;Peterson 2001;Southward and Southward 2011).…”

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Comparison of Recruitment and Growth Patterns of Pacific Oysters (Crassostrea gigas) between a Natural Rocky Shore and Farming Substrate Within an Oil Spill Contaminated Area of Korea

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윤건탁²

2014

Ocean and Polar Research

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: Macrobenthic biodiversity in the rocky intertidal areas of the Tae-an region, Republic of Korea, has decreased since the Hebei Spirit oil spill in December 2007. We aimed to investigate ecological roles of Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) because recruitment and growth of oysters are critical to the recovery of damaged rocky shore ecosystem. We surveyed two sites monthly: natural rocky substrate and farming substrate, from July 2012 to January 2013 to identify and compare the changes in macrobenthic fauna. The abundance of young oysters was higher at the natural site. On the other hand, the mean height of oyster on the farming substrate was more than twice as great. The abundance of oyster at the natural site increased until October and then continuously decreased until end of study period. However, the abundance of oyster at the farming site constantly decreased from the beginning of study period. These different growth patterns might be attributable to spatial competition between oyster and a barnacle species (Balanus albicostatus) and environmental factors. At the natural site, physical stress factors including dramatic temperature changes and desiccation a few of the major factors limiting growth during aerial exposure. In addition, motile macrobenthos could be detrimental to oysters because they interrupt filter-feeding activities and hence hamper the growth of oysters. We show the higher recruitment of oysters at the natural site and healthy growth in the farming substrate are due to complicated differences in physical and biological stress factors.

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“…The deposition of hydrocarbons or oil/weathered oil at the sediment-water interface can considerably alter the biogeochemistry of benthic systems and impact inhabiting organisms that maintain a close relationship with these substrates (Rivero et al 2005;Massara Paletto et al 2008). In particular, reduced diversity, retrogression to opportunistic species, and reduced size of individuals have been reported for macrobenthic organisms in contaminated sediments (Lee and Page 1997;Peso-Aguiar et al 2000;Blanchard et al 2002;Belan 2003;Je et al 2003;Lu 2005;Gomez Gesteira and Dauvin 2005;Lu and Wu 2006;Di Leonardo et al 2007;Venturini et al 2008;Gonzalez Egres et al 2012;Yu et al 2013;Seo et al 2014;Zabbey and Uyi 2014). Yet, soft-bottom macrobenthic organisms play a key role in processes such as organic matter degradation and nutrient cycling, dissolved oxygen diffusion, dispersion and burial of sediment particles, and secondary production (Michaud et al 2006;Gilbert et al 2003).…”

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Oil spill effects on macrofaunal communities and bioturbation of pristine marine sediments (Caleta Valdés, Patagonia, Argentina): experimental evidence of low resistance capacities of benthic systems without history of pollution

Ferrando

González

Franco

et al. 2015

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The Patagonian coast is characterized by the existence of pristine ecosystems which may be particularly sensitive to oil contamination. In this study, a simulated oil spill at acute and chronic input levels was carried out to assess the effects of contamination on the macrobenthic community structure and the bioturbation activity of sediments sampled in Caleta Valdés creek. Superficial sediments were either noncontaminated or contaminated by Escalante crude oil and incubated in the laboratory for 30 days. Oil contamination induced adverse effects on macrobenthic community at both concentrations with, for the highest concentration, a marked decrease of approximately 40 and 55 % of density and specific richness, respectively. Besides the disappearance of sensitive species, some other species like Oligochaeta sp. 1, Paranebalia sp., and Ostracoda sp. 2 species have a higher resistance to oil contamination. Sediment reworking activity was also affected by oil addition. At the highest level of contamination, nearly no activity was observed due to the high mortality of macroorganisms. The results strongly suggest that an oil spill in this protected marine area with no previous history of contamination would have a deep impact on the non-adapted macrobenthic community.

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Initial impacts of the Hebei Spirit oil spill on the sandy beach macrobenthic community west coast of Korea

Cited by 37 publications

References 29 publications

Major threats of pollution and climate change to global coastal ecosystems and enhanced management for sustainability

Major threats of pollution and climate change to global coastal ecosystems and enhanced management for sustainability

Comparison of Recruitment and Growth Patterns of Pacific Oysters (Crassostrea gigas) between a Natural Rocky Shore and Farming Substrate Within an Oil Spill Contaminated Area of Korea

Oil spill effects on macrofaunal communities and bioturbation of pristine marine sediments (Caleta Valdés, Patagonia, Argentina): experimental evidence of low resistance capacities of benthic systems without history of pollution

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