The present review summarizes the literature on the effects of oil spill on the U.S. Gulf of Mexico coastal vegetation including freshwater-, brackish-, and salt-marshes. When in contact with plant tissues, oil may have adverse impacts via physical and chemical effects. Oil may also become detrimental to plants by covering soil surfaces, leading to root oxygen stress and/or penetrate into the s...

Aquatic organisms encounter a number of contaminants in their environments. Here, we report polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations detected in diamondback terrapin eggs collected from the Patuxent River, Maryland, one year after an oil spill. Data suggested a geographic difference in egg hydrocarbon concentrations. However, at one year after the oil spill, most PAH concentrations ...

DAVIS, R. W., WILLIAMS, T. M., THOMAS, J. A., KASTELEIN, R. A., and CBRN~LL, L. H. 1988. The effects of oil contamination and cleaning on sea otters (Enhydra lutris). 11. Metabolism, thermoregulation, and behavior. Can. J. Zool. 66: 2782 -279Q. The purpose of this study was to develop a method to clean and rehabilitate sea otters (Enhydra lutris) that might become contaminated during an oil spi...

Extrapolation of results from empirical studies of natural or anthropogenic perturbations are a useful tool in estimating potential effects of future impacts, For 5 years we studied the direct effects of a major oil spill on fringing red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle) and the organisms that live attached to their submerged prop roots, Based on these data, we here estimate the effects of this oil...