Restoration of habitats impacted by oil spills / edited by John Cairns, Jr., Arthur L. Buikema, Jr.

"An Ann Arbor science book"

Introduction / A.L. Buikema, Jr. and J. Cairns, Jr. -- Recovery and restoration of rocky shores, sandy beaches, tidal flats, and shallow subtidal bottoms impacted by oil spills / B. Ganning, D.J. Reish and D. Straughan -- Introduction -- Types and fate of petroleum -- Habitats -- Prespill data -- Oil effects in different habitats -- Cleanup of oil -- Disposal of materials from cleanup operations -- Chronic petroleum exposure -- Recovery after oil production -- Restoration -- Research needs -- The effects of oil on seagrass ecosystems / J.C. Zieman, R. Orth, R.C. Phillips, G. Thayer and A. Thorhaug -- A primer on seagreass ecology -- Oil on the sea -- Susceptibility of seagrass ecosystems to oil damage -- Protection of grass beds following oil spills -- Cleanup procedures in the vicinity of seagrass ecosystems -- Recovery of seagrass ecosystems following a disturbance -- Restoration of seagrass ecosystems -- Recommendations for future research -- The recovery and restoration of salt marshes and mangroves following an oil spill / C.D. Getter, G. Cintron, B. Dicks, R.R. Lewis III and E.D. Seneca -- Introduction -- Effects of oil spills on marshes and mangroves -- Impacts associated with protection actions -- Impacts associated with cleanup techniques -- Recovery and restoration of marshes and mangroves -- Conclusions -- Measurements of damage, recovery, and rehabilitation of coral reefs exposed to oil / K.W. Fucik, T.J. Bright and K.S. Goodman -- Introduction -- Coral reefs and petroleum infrastructure -- Oil spill prevention and cleanup in the vicinity of coral reefs -- Criteria for assessing damage and recovery from oil pollution -- Rehabilitating a damaged coral reef -- Summary and recommendations -- Oils spills: damage and recovery in tundra and taiga / A.E. Linkins, L.A. Johnson, K.R. Everett and R.M. Atlas -- Introduction -- Background -- Cleanup -- Revegetation/restoration -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Fisheries resource impacts from spills of oil or hazardous substances / W.P. Davis, D.E. Hoss, G.I. Scott and P.F. Sheridan -- Introduction -- Fisheries assessment considerations -- Preparations for spill events -- Protection of identified fisheries -- Strategies for fisheries assessment -- Other options for assessment of recovery of fisheries -- Restoration -- Recommendations for fisheries research and management consideration -- Workshop summary / J. Cairns, Jr. and A.L. Buikema, Jr.

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