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Influence of oil exposure on the physiology and ecology of the common sole Solea solea: Experimental and field approaches

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2004

Guy Claireaux ,
Yves Désaunay ,
Farida Akcha ,
Benoît Aupérin ,
Gilles Bocquené ,
Hélène Budzinski ,
Jean-Pierre Cravedi ,
Fariba Davoodi ,
Robert Galois  and
Camille Gilliers
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Guy Claireaux
Affiliation:
Centre de Recherche sur les Écosystèmes marins et aquacoles (CNRS-IFREMER), 17137 L'Houmeau, France
Yves Désaunay
Affiliation:
IFREMER, Laboratoire d'Écologie halieutique, rue de l'Ile d'Yeu, 44311 Nantes Cedex 03, France
Farida Akcha
Affiliation:
IFREMER, Laboratoire d'Écologie halieutique, rue de l'Ile d'Yeu, 44311 Nantes Cedex 03, France
Benoît Aupérin
Affiliation:
INRA, Station commune de recherches en ichtyophysiologie, Biodiversité et Environnement, Équipe physiologie de l'adaptation et du stress, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
Gilles Bocquené
Affiliation:
IFREMER, Laboratoire d'Écologie halieutique, rue de l'Ile d'Yeu, 44311 Nantes Cedex 03, France
Hélène Budzinski
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de physico-toxicochimie des systèmes naturels, Université de Bordeaux, 351 cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence Cedex, France
Jean-Pierre Cravedi
Affiliation:
INRA, Laboratoire des xénobiotiques, UMR 1089, Toulouse, France
Fariba Davoodi
Affiliation:
Centre de Recherche sur les Écosystèmes marins et aquacoles (CNRS-IFREMER), 17137 L'Houmeau, France
Robert Galois
Affiliation:
Centre de Recherche sur les Écosystèmes marins et aquacoles (CNRS-IFREMER), 17137 L'Houmeau, France
Camille Gilliers
Affiliation:
IFREMER, Laboratoire d'Écologie halieutique, rue de l'Ile d'Yeu, 44311 Nantes Cedex 03, France
Christelle Goanvec
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de biologie et de physiologie cellulaire, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, UFR Sciences et Techniques, 6 avenue Le Gorgeu, BP 809, 29285 Brest Cedex, France
Daniel Guérault
Affiliation:
IFREMER, Laboratoire d'Écologie halieutique, rue de l'Ile d'Yeu, 44311 Nantes Cedex 03, France
Nathalie Imbert
Affiliation:
Université de La Rochelle, Laboratoire de biologie et environnement marins, avenue M. Crépeau, La Rochelle, 17042 Cedex 1, France
Olivier Mazéas
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de physico-toxicochimie des systèmes naturels, Université de Bordeaux, 351 cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence Cedex, France
Guy Nonnotte
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de biologie et de physiologie cellulaire, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, UFR Sciences et Techniques, 6 avenue Le Gorgeu, BP 809, 29285 Brest Cedex, France
Liliane Nonnotte
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de biologie et de physiologie cellulaire, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, UFR Sciences et Techniques, 6 avenue Le Gorgeu, BP 809, 29285 Brest Cedex, France
Patrick Prunet
Affiliation:
INRA, Station commune de recherches en ichtyophysiologie, Biodiversité et Environnement, Équipe physiologie de l'adaptation et du stress, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
Philippe Sébert
Affiliation:
Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Laboratoire de physiologie, Unité haute pression et métabolisme EA 3879, UFR Médecine, CS 93837, Brest 29238 Cedex 03, France
Aurélie Vettier
Affiliation:
Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Laboratoire de physiologie, Unité haute pression et métabolisme EA 3879, UFR Médecine, CS 93837, Brest 29238 Cedex 03, France
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Abstract

Evaluating the ecological impact of an oil spill is a complex issue requiring coherently articulated examination of the sequence of interactions that link the cell, where contaminants exert their effects, to the ecosystem, where interactions with human activities arise. This sequence of interactions traverses the frontiers between scientific disciplines (chemistry, toxicology, physiology, and fisheries ecology). Using the common sole (Solea solea L.) as a model species for the coastal habitats polluted by the “Erika” oil spill, our research project attempted to define indices of functional integrity that characterised the consequences of fuel exposure at the different biological levels. The coupling of field observations with experimental laboratory work revealed how functional alterations which are readily observable within individuals and their organs are progressively obscured as investigation progresses towards more complex organisational levels. Some of the approaches and indices are proposed as instruments for evaluating the impact of contamination by hydrocarbons.

Keywords

Oil spillComplex system approachCommon solePhysiological ecology
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Research Article
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Aquatic Living Resources , Volume 17 , Issue 3: The "Erika" Oil Spill: Environmental Contamination and Effects in the Bay of Biscay , July 2004 , pp. 335 - 351
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© EDP Sciences, IFREMER, IRD, 2004

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