Long-term biological effects of petroleum residues on fiddler crabs in salt marshes

Culbertson, Jennifer B.; Valiela, Iván; Peacock, Emily E.; Reddy, Christopher M.; Carter, Anna; Vanderkruik, Rachel

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.02.015

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“…Most studies on crude oil spills have focused on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and have shown that these contaminants caused detrimental effects on various aquatic organisms [2][3][4][5][6]. Conversely, other constituents in the oil matrix, which were commonly referred to as an unresolved complex mixture (UCM) were less studied [7][8][9][10].…”

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Toxicity of sediment-associated unresolved complex mixture and its impact on bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Mehler

Lydy

et al. 2012

Journal of Hazardous Materials

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Toxicity of sediment-associated unresolved complex mixture and its impact on bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Mehler

Lydy

et al. 2012

Journal of Hazardous Materials

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“…5, 7, 10-12) as well as longer-lasting effects, such as alteration of animal behaviors and persistence of oil-derived compounds in food webs (e.g., refs. 5-8, and [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21].…”

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Degradation and resilience in Louisiana salt marshes after the BP–Deepwater Horizonoil spill

Silliman

Koppel²,

McCoy

et al. 2012

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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More than 2 y have passed since the BP-Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, yet we still have little understanding of its ecological impacts. Examining effects of this oil spill will generate much-needed insight into how shoreline habitats and the valuable ecological services they provide (e.g., shoreline protection) are affected by and recover from large-scale disturbance. Here we report on not only rapid salt-marsh recovery (high resilience) but also permanent marsh area loss after the BP-Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Field observations, experimental manipulations, and wave-propagation modeling reveal that (i) oil coverage was primarily concentrated on the seaward edge of marshes; (ii) there were thresholds of oil coverage that were associated with severity of salt-marsh damage, with heavy oiling leading to plant mortality; (iii) oil-driven plant death on the edges of these marshes more than doubled rates of shoreline erosion, further driving marsh platform loss that is likely to be permanent; and (iv) after 18 mo, marsh grasses have largely recovered into previously oiled, noneroded areas, and the elevated shoreline retreat rates observed at oiled sites have decreased to levels at reference marsh sites. This paper highlights that heavy oil coverage on the shorelines of Louisiana marshes, already experiencing elevated retreat because of intense human activities, induced a geomorphic feedback that amplified this erosion and thereby set limits to the recovery of otherwise resilient vegetation. It thus warns of the enhanced vulnerability of already degraded marshes to heavy oil coverage and provides a clear example of how multiple human-induced stressors can interact to hasten ecosystem decline.geomorphology | multiple stressor | wetland | human impacts

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“…However, there is no summary of modern research trends for Uca. This genus serves as a model organism for many disciplines, such as physiology (FRASER, 2006), ecology (GODLEY & BRODIE, 2007), environmental sciences (ODUM, 1969;CULBERTSON et al, 2007) and behavioral ecology studies (HOW et al, 2007). The aims of our study were: (i) evaluate the trend of the number of papers related to this genus; (ii) determine which species were the most studied; (iii) identify which subject category (areas of study) use Uca as a model organism; and (iv) determine which journals, countries and authors have published more articles on Uca and compare models that explain the pattern of scientific productivity of different countries.…”

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Global literature of fiddler crabs, genus Uca (Decapoda, Ocypodidae): trends and future directions

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Bini

Diniz‐Filho

2010

Iheringia, Sér. Zool.

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ABSTRACT. Crabs of the genus Uca Leach, 1814 are characterized by having strong sexual dimorphism and a global distribution. Currently, 97 species have been described and analyzed under several aspects, including population ecology, physiology and ethology. However, there is no general summary of the information from the various literatures. The aim of this study is to perform a scientometric analysis of fiddler crab studies. For this we searched papers available in the Thomson ISI database that contained the words "Uca" OR "fiddler* crab*" between the years 1991 and 2007. For each paper, we researched and recorded the following characteristics: publication year; journal of publication; the first author's nationality; the country where the study was conducted; study type; species studied; and the work area. Our results indicated that there was no increase in the number of articles through the years considered. The Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology published most of the articles on Uca, indicating the importance of this group as a model for testing ecological hypotheses using experimental approaches. Our results also showed that United States had the highest number of authors and published studies on Uca, following the overall trend in dominance on scientific research. Furthermore, using models with three variables (per capita income, number of species of Uca and extent of coastal countries) we observed that, according to the Akaike Information Criterion, the per capita income was the most important correlate for the number of articles per country (both the author's country and country of study). Additionally, our results show that the species U. pugilator (distributed on the East Coast of the North American continent) was the species most singularly referenced in the papers considered. Moreover, our results indicate that most studies on Uca use a descriptive and local scale. The majority of papers in our literature search reflect studies in population biology, followed by behavioral and physiological characteristics. KEYWORDS.Scientometrics, population biology, Uca pugilator, AIC, Per capita income.RESUMO. Literatura global sobre caranguejos violinistas, gênero Uca (Decapoda, Ocypodidae): tendências e direções futuras. Caranguejos do gênero Uca Leach, 1814 são caracterizados por apresentarem forte dimorfismo sexual e são globalmente distribuídos. Atualmente são descritas 97 espécies desse gênero, sendo estudados em diversos aspectos como ecologia de populações, fisiologia e etologia. Entretanto, até o presente não existe um trabalho que sintetize as informações da literatura científica sobre esse grupo. O objetivo desse trabalho foi realizar uma análise cienciométrica sobre estudos de caranguejo Uca. Para isso, buscou-se artigos que continham os termos "Uca" OR "fiddler* crab*, entre 1991 e 2007, disponíveis na base de informações bibliográficas do Thomson ISI. Para cada artigo foram coletadas informações como ano de publicação, periódico onde o artigo foi publicado, nacionalidade do primeiro au...

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Long-term biological effects of petroleum residues on fiddler crabs in salt marshes

Cited by 79 publications

References 21 publications

Toxicity of sediment-associated unresolved complex mixture and its impact on bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Toxicity of sediment-associated unresolved complex mixture and its impact on bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Degradation and resilience in Louisiana salt marshes after the BP–Deepwater Horizonoil spill

Global literature of fiddler crabs, genus Uca (Decapoda, Ocypodidae): trends and future directions

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