Disturbance-driven changes to northern Gulf of Mexico nekton communities following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Marine Pollution Bulletin(2020)
摘要
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DwH) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico discharged ~3.19 million barrels of oil into Gulf waters, making it one of the largest marine disasters in history in terms of volume. We report on the results of a study to assess oil impacts to coastal fishes and invertebrates. Using two-decades of fisheries-independent data in coastal Alabama and Mississippi, we document variability following both natural and anthropogenic disturbances from two periods pre-DwH (1997–2001 and 2007–2009), one intra-spill period for acute DwH effects (2010–2012) and one period post-spill for chronic, longer-term impacts (2014–2017). Results indicated significant changes to community structure, relative abundance, and diversity in the intra-spill period. Causation for changes is confounded by variables such as behavioral emigration, altered freshwater inflow, death of consumers, and the mandated fishery closure. Results highlight the need for long-term, comprehensive monitoring/observing systems to provide adequate background for assessing future disturbances.
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Macondo,Alabama,Mississippi,Petroleum,Assessment,Fishes,Macroinvertebrates
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