abstract：:Based on a pluridisciplinary research programme on New Caledonia's lagoon (2004-2008), this paper addresses economic, ecological and political issues in order to implement integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) in this French Pacific territory. The nickel mining industry constitutes the core of the re-balancing eco...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： David G,Leopold M,Dumas PS,Ferraris J,Herrenschmidt JB,Fontenelle G

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article firstly describes the physical properties of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary in the context of its adjacent seas. These properties include tidal ranges and tidal phases at mean spring tides, storm surge characteristics, wind-driven currents and water levels, and frontal evolution. Simulated data on...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Uncles RJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term data on the temporal and spatial changes of chlorophyll and nutrients concentrations, phytoplankton biomass, primary production and mineralization of organic matter in the Curonian and Vistula Lagoons were analyzed using seasonal data to 1994 and monthly data to 2007 at 9-12 stations. A comparison with h...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Aleksandrov SV

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The WWF-Natural Marine Reserve of Miramare (Trieste, Italy) is located in a major industrial and vacation area in the Adriatic Sea. Consequently, noise emanating from boating and shipping is an inevitable factor for local fishes. This study investigates the effects of ambient and ship noise on representatives of three...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Codarin A,Wysocki LE,Ladich F,Picciulin M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seawater samples were collected in the lagoon of Nouméa (New Caledonia) along two transects from coastal bays to the oligotrophic barrier reef. Dissolved (<0.2 microm) and sub-micrometer (0.2-0.8 microm) concentrations of chromium, nickel and zinc were measured. Concentrations in the 0.2-0.8 microm size range were cor...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Mari X,Migon C,Nicolas E

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organisms collected from a coastal ecosystem in Japan were analyzed for concentrations of 205 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) congeners; analyses were guided by delta(13)C and delta(15)N measurements. The regression slopes of log PCB concentration on delta(15)N value are regarded as indices of biomagnification in foo...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Matsuo H,Kawano M,Omori K,Nakajima K,Takeuchi I

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A habitat approach was promoted in the framework of ecological status assessment of transitional waters, assuming the importance of habitat heterogeneity to the overall system status. The approach was applied to the use of fish-based multimetric indices by adapting them to seagrass and marsh habitats in the Venice lag...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Franco A,Torricelli P,Franzoi P

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the effects of anthropogenic eutrophication on coastal fisheries may help in the enhancement of fishery production by effective utilization of sewage effluents, as well as in the consequent reduction of eutrophication. In this study, it was revealed that the nitrogen stable isotope ratio (delta(15)N) in ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Watanabe S,Kodama M,Fukuda M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Entanglement in marine debris is a contributing factor in Steller sea lion (SSL; Eumetopias jubatus) injury and mortality. We quantified SSL entanglement by debris type, sex and age class, entanglement incidence, and estimated population level effects. Surveys of SSL haul-outs were conducted from 2000-2007 in Southeas...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Raum-Suryan KL,Jemison LA,Pitcher KW

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An in situ experiment was done to evaluate the dose-dependent response of mussel biodeposition on benthic communities and biogeochemical fluxes. Natural benthic communities were exposed to 7 different levels of mussel biodeposition (equivalent to that produced by 0-764 mussels m(-2)) over 50 days. Benthic communities ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Callier MD,Richard M,McKindsey CW,Archambault P,Desrosiers G

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Against a backdrop of rising sea temperatures and ocean acidification which pose global threats to coral reefs, excess nutrients and turbidity continue to be significant stressors at regional and local scales. Because interventions usually require local data on pollution impacts, we measured ecological responses to se...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Reopanichkul P,Schlacher TA,Carter RW,Worachananant S

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three multi-metric benthic macrofauna indices were used to assess marine benthic ecological quality status (EcoQS) according to the European Water Framework Directive, in seven pollution gradients mainly, western Scandinavia. The impacts included organic load, hypoxia, metals, urban effluents and physical disturbance....

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Josefson AB,Blomqvist M,Hansen JL,Rosenberg R,Rygg B

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural and functional parameters of periphytic ciliate communities were studied for monitoring water quality in Korean coastal waters during April 2007. The PFES (polyurethane foam enveloped slide) system, a modified glass slide method, was used to analyze periphytic ciliate colonization in marine ecosystems. A to...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Xu H,Min GS,Choi JK,Jung JH,Park MH

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure of nematode assemblages was investigated in the sediments of two different tourist marinas in the Mediterranean Sea and related to pollution variables. Nematode densities and generic compositions were determined, as were concentrations of heavy metals, PAHs and organic matter. Results showed different as...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Moreno M,Albertelli G,Fabiano M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The implementation of the European directive (ELD) 2000/60/EC has produced the development of several biotic indices based in benthic communities. These indices try to summarise ecological quality status of different communities. However, a universal index that works in all situations is difficult to establish, becaus...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： de-la-Ossa-Carretero JA,del-Pilar-Ruso Y,Giménez-Casalduero F,Sánchez-Lizaso JL

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subsequent to an initial wet season flood event in the Brisbane River, Australia, both fast (naked disk) and slow (membrane-covered) variants of SDB-RPS Empore disk passive sampling devices were deployed with an automated grab sampling program. A trend increase in the aquatic dissolved concentrations of diuron and sim...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Stephens BS,Kapernick AP,Eaglesham G,Mueller JF

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A coastal prediction system for Tampa Bay, comprised of a numerical circulation model and Lagrangian particle transport model, rapidly produces hindcast/forecast simulations that alert authorities to high impact areas following the introduction of hazardous material into the bay. The effectiveness of the prediction sy...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Havens H,Luther ME,Meyers SD

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to gain an understanding of the diversity and distribution of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in maricultural environments, multidrug-resistant bacteria were screened for the rearing waters from a mariculture farm of China. Both abalone Haliotis discushannai and turbot Scophthalmus...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Dang H,Zhao J,Song L,Chen M,Chang Y

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While coral reefs decline, scientists argue, and effective strategies to manage land-based pollution lag behind the extent of the problem. There is need for objective, cost-effective, assessment methods. The measurement of stable nitrogen isotope ratios, delta(15)N, in tissues of reef organisms shows promise as an ind...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Risk MJ,Lapointe BE,Sherwood OA,Bedford BJ

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomagnification profiles of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), alkylphenols, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from the innermost part of Tokyo Bay, Japan were analyzed using stable carbon (delta(13)C) and nitrogen (delta(15)N) isotope ratios as guides to trophic web structure. delta(15)N analysis indicated ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Takeuchi I,Miyoshi N,Mizukawa K,Takada H,Ikemoto T,Omori K,Tsuchiya K

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The threats of wide-scale coral bleaching and reef demise associated with anthropogenic climate change are widely known. Here, the additional role of poor water quality in lowering the thermal tolerance (i.e. bleaching 'resistance') of symbiotic reef corals is considered. In particular, a quantitative linkage is estab...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Wooldridge SA

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-seven surface sediment samples were collected from the coast of southwest Taiwan and analyzed for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Concentrations of total PAHs (28 PAH compounds) ranged from 15 to 907 ng g(-1) dry weight. Diagnostic ratios showed that PAHs in the sediments of the Gaoping estuary were pre...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Jiang JJ,Lee CL,Fang MD,Liu JT

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imposex in neogastropods was used to determine the relative TBT distribution in the Gulf of Thailand in 2006. To identify the imposex prevalence, 8757 specimens, belonging to 22 species from five families of neogastropods, were collected at 56 sites in 13 sample areas. These areas were located between the Bight of Ban...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Swennen C,Sampantarak U,Ruttanadakul N

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are ubiquitous pollutants in the environment, and most high molecular weight PAHs cause mutagenic, teratogenic and potentially carcinogenic effects. While several strains have been identified that degrade PAHs, the present study is focused on the degradation of PAHs in a marine environ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Arulazhagan P,Vasudevan N

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amphipod crustacean Talitrus saltator is an established, easily accessible, biomonitor of trace metal bioavailabilities in coastal waters. We have carried out a geographically widespread collection of T. saltator from European shores, stretching from the north-west Atlantic through the Baltic to the Mediterranean....

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Fialkowski W,Calosi P,Dahlke S,Dietrich A,Moore PG,Olenin S,Persson LE,Smith BD,Spegys M,Rainbow PS

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coastal zone of the disused industrial site of Bagnoli, has been studied since 1999 in order to highlight chemical and ecological features of pollution, mainly due to a steel plant. This further study was performed in order to check the foraminiferal response to changes in sediment grain-size and contaminant conce...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Romano E,Bergamin L,Ausili A,Pierfranceschi G,Maggi C,Sesta G,Gabellini M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the aftermath of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, a Long Term Environmental Monitoring Program (LTEMP) has been regularly sampling mussels (and some sediments) for polycyclic aromatic and saturated hydrocarbons (PAH and SHC) at sites in Port Valdez, Prince William Sound, and the nearby Gulf of Alaska region. After ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Payne JR,Driskell WB,Short JW,Larsen ML

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured dissolved N(2)O, CH(4), O(2), NH(4)(+), NO(3)(-) and NO(2)(-) on 7 transects along the polluted Adyar River-estuary, SE India and estimated N(2)O and CH(4) emissions using a gas exchange relation and a floating chamber. High NO(2)(-) implied some nitrification of a large anthropogenic NH(4)(+) pool. In the...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Nirmal Rajkumar A,Barnes J,Ramesh R,Purvaja R,Upstill-Goddard RC

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of dissolved and particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were monitored in waters of the Rhône River (France) every fortnight for a full calendar year, from June 1994 to May 1995. All flood events occurring over the course of the experiment were sampled at higher frequency to better quan...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Sicre MA,Fernandes MB,Pont D

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of dead discards, originating from beam trawl fishing on the nematode community from the Tagus estuary was investigated in terms of vertical distribution of the dominant nematode groups. Sediment cores were collected from a mud-flat from the Tagus estuary. Crangoncrangon (Linnaeus, 1758) carcasses were adde...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Franco MA,Steyaert M,Cabral HN,Tenreiro R,Chambel L,Vincx M,Costa MJ,Vanaverbeke J

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid urban and coastal developments often witness deterioration of regional seawater quality. As part of the management process, it is important to assess the baseline characteristics of the marine environment so that sustainable development can be pursued. In this study, artificial neural networks (ANNs) were used t...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Palani S,Liong SY,Tkalich P

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxic effects of the water accommodated fraction (WAF) of a natural gas condensate on the larvae of five brooding coral species of the Family Pocilloporidae were examined in short term (96 h) bioassays. Lethality was observed in some larvae of Seriatopora hystrix and Seriatopora guttatus upon exposure to high conc...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Villanueva RD,Montaño MN,Yap HT

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Arctic has become a sink for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) originating from lower latitudes, and relatively high levels have been found in different biota. Recent studies have identified detrimental effects on wildlife including endocrine disruption, impairment of enzyme activity, and reduced immune functio...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Minier C,Forget-Leray J,Bjørnstad A,Camus L

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focused on the accumulation and biodegradation of two typical polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), phenanthrene (PHE) and fluoranthene (FLA), by the diatoms enriched from a mangrove aquatic ecosystem in the Jiulong River estuary, China. After separation, purification and culture, Skeletonema costatum (G...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Hong YW,Yuan DX,Lin QM,Yang TL

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A marine system model applied to the North West European shelf seas is used to simulate the consequences of distinct CO(2) additions such as those that could arise from a failure of geological sequestration schemes. The choice of leak scenario is guided by only a small number of available observations and requires sev...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Blackford JC,Jones N,Proctor R,Holt J

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentrations of all studied organic pollutants, except for DDTs, were greatest at sites in Dalian Bay, where surface sediment concentrations of PHCs, PAHs, PCBs and DDTs exceeded the corresponding ERL values. The sum concentration of DDTs was greatest in Haizhou Bay exceeding the related ERM value. In terms of compo...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Liu W,Chen J,Hu J,Ling X,Tao S

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although reef corals worldwide have sustained epizootics in recent years, no coral diseases have been observed in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean until now. Here we present an overview of the main types of diseases and their incidence in the largest and richest coral reefs in the South Atlantic (Abrolhos Bank, eastern...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Francini-Filho RB,Moura RL,Thompson FL,Reis RM,Kaufman L,Kikuchi RK,Leão ZM

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current chemical dispersant effectiveness tests for product selection are commonly performed with bench-scale testing apparatus. However, for the assessment of oil dispersant effectiveness under real sea state conditions, test protocols are required to have hydrodynamic conditions closer to the natural environment, in...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Li Z,Lee K,King T,Boufadel MC,Venosa AD

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS) is an increasingly popular site for recreational fishing and diving in the South Atlantic Bight (SAB). As a result, there has been heightened concern about potential accumulation of marine debris and its consequent effects on sanctuary resources. Field surveys were conduct...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Bauer LJ,Kendall MS,Jeffrey CF

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the first time synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence (SR-XRF) microanalysis was performed throughout the total length of 4 single barbs from the primaries and secondaries of a snow petrel (Pagodroma Nivea) collected in the Antarctica. Thirteen elements (S, Mg, K, Ca, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se, Sr, Ba, Hg and Pb) were ...

journal_title：Marine pollution bulletin

authors： Xie Z,Zhang P,Sun L,Xu S,Huang Y,He W

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00