Smooth or smothering? The self-cleaning potential and photosynthetic effects of oil spill on arctic macro-algae Fucus distichus

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Wegeberg, Susse, Hansson, Sophia V., van Beest, Floris M., Fritt-Rasmussen, Janne, Gustavson, Kim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Fucus distichus; Oil spill; Photosynthetic activity; Self-cleaning potential; Smothering; Tidal zone; Arctic; Grane
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/17fe74df-2e87-457b-9da9-29abec1f5b3a; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110604; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85074148135&partnerID=8YFLogxK

Due to increased sea transport and offshore gas and oil exploration, the Arctic is facing an unprecedented risk of marine oil spills. Although beached oil spills can lead to acute and chronic impacts on intertidal ecosystems, the effects of oil spills on macro-algae in Arctic ecosystems is lacking....