The effects of oil-spill removers (‘detergents’) on the gastropod Nucella lapillus on a rocky shore and in the laboratory
The effects of oil-spill removers (‘detergents’) on a population of the dogwhelk Nucella lapillus have been studied at Porthleven in South Cornwall, where heavy oil pollution occurred following the ‘Torrey Canyon’ incident in March 1967. Nucella is one of the shore animals which are most resistant t...
| Published in: | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1969
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400038108 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315400038108 |
| Summary: | The effects of oil-spill removers (‘detergents’) on a population of the dogwhelk Nucella lapillus have been studied at Porthleven in South Cornwall, where heavy oil pollution occurred following the ‘Torrey Canyon’ incident in March 1967. Nucella is one of the shore animals which are most resistant to ‘detergent’ treatment, but at Porthleven the species was wiped out in the harbour and the majority of animals were killed on the reef nearby. |
|---|