Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
DOI | 10.2134/jeq2016.03.0078 |
Desert Vegetation Forty Years after an Oil Spill | |
Nothers, Mara1,2; Segev, Nitzan3; Kreyling, Juergen1; Hjazin, Amgad2; Groner, Elli2,3 | |
通讯作者 | Nothers, Mara |
来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
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ISSN | 0047-2425 |
EISSN | 1537-2537 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 46期号:3页码:568-575 |
英文摘要 | Deserts are the most frequent locations of terrestrial crude oil contaminations. Nevertheless, the long-term effects of petroleum hydrocarbons on desert ecosystems are still unknown, which makes risk assessment and decision making concerning remediation difficult. This study examined the long-term effects of petroleum hydrocarbons on perennial desert vegetation. The study site was a hyper-arid area in the south of Israel, which was contaminated by a crude oil spill in 1975. The contaminated area was compared to uncontaminated reference areas. The composition of perennial plants 40 yr after the oil spill was not significantly affected by the contamination. However, the size distribution of the two most dominant shrub species, Salsola cyclophylla Baker and Hammada salicornia (Moq.) Iljin., and the only tree species, Acacia raddiana Savi and Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne, were different from the reference. These differences can be explained by decreased recruitment. The estimated recruitment of Acacia in the last 40 yr post oil spill was 74% less than recruitment in the reference area. Low recruitment of Acacia may in the future lead to the loss of tree cover, which would change the entire ecosystem, as Acacias are keystone species on which a number of microorganisms, plants, and animals rely. Remediation of oil spills and preventative measures are recommended. |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Germany ; Israel |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000404385100012 |
WOS关键词 | POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS ; NEGEV DESERT ; CRUDE-OIL ; PERENNIAL PLANTS ; ACACIA TREES ; POLLUTION ; GROWTH ; SOIL ; GENOTOXICITY ; RECRUITMENT |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/200369 |
作者单位 | 1.Ernst Moritz Arndt Univ Greifswald, Expt Plant Ecol, D-17487 Greifswald, Germany; 2.Arava Inst Environm Studies, IL-8884000 Kibbutz Ketura, Dn Hevel Eilot, Israel; 3.Minist Sci Space & Technol, Dead Sea & Arava Sci Ctr, IL-8882000 Yotvata, Dn Hevel Eilot, Israel |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Nothers, Mara,Segev, Nitzan,Kreyling, Juergen,et al. Desert Vegetation Forty Years after an Oil Spill[J],2017,46(3):568-575. |
APA | Nothers, Mara,Segev, Nitzan,Kreyling, Juergen,Hjazin, Amgad,&Groner, Elli.(2017).Desert Vegetation Forty Years after an Oil Spill.JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY,46(3),568-575. |
MLA | Nothers, Mara,et al."Desert Vegetation Forty Years after an Oil Spill".JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 46.3(2017):568-575. |
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