You type these words ( "oil spills and benthic meiofauna") on Google and find valuable results.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12146822

I have already gone through this ref. I want to know something more than that.

See publications on Persian/Arabian gulf oil spill from gulf war

You can search very easy Papers on Google. IF you can not. You can contact me. I will send papers to you. Good luck!

1. "Deleterious effects of water-soluble fraction of petroleum, diesel and gasoline on

marine pejerrey Odontesthes argentinensis larvae"

2. "The effect of the ‘‘Prestige’’ oil spill on the plankton of the N–NW Spanish coast"

3."Effect of the Prestige Oil Spill on Salt Marsh Soils on the Coast of Galicia (Northwestern Spain)"

4."Effect of the Prestige Oil Spill on Salt Marsh Soils on the Coast of Galicia (Northwestern Spain)"

5. "Oil Spills in Coral reef - NOAA'

That depends on the composition & structure of the meiofauna community at the site of your study. Most of those are hardy to such spills. However, spills may affect benthic & planktonic microalgal production and impact the overall ecosystem functioning, in turn affecting the meiofaunal populations in an area.

Please read on: http://www.int-res.com/articles/meps/11/m011p257.pdf

Dola I have instances where there is extremely low diversity and abundance due to recurrent oil spills in gulf. If you are interested in details drop me an email and can send you some data.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412005001984

In this paper the authors have found that in some part density of meiofauna decreased drastically, whereas some other part, they dont have any effect, means their abundance are normal.

Thanks all for your valuable suggestions.

I just returned from a meeting where it was suggested that oil spills (particularly the BP oil spill) can result in lower sediment stability. This, in turn, can result in more more sediment turnover, which could potentially affect the meiofaunal community (as well as the macrofaunal community). The study used video analyses to quantify sediment turnover. I will dig through the program later today and find you a reference.

Hi Ghosh,

see the attached paper

How often oil spills are reported in India and what is the source I don't have info if there are several off shore operations I know of Bombay high are there others as well.

Hello Naidu,

I have already gone through that paper, but that information is not sufficient to understand the on-going changes of the ecosystems. Thats why I have asked to you people for better understanding.

Hi Quang,

I could not able to access the full PDF of the following paper........

"Deleterious effects of water-soluble fraction of petroleum, diesel and gasoline on

marine pejerrey Odontesthes argentinensis larvae".

"The effect of the ‘‘Prestige’’ oil spill on the plankton of the N–NW Spanish coast".

Can you please help me?

If the oil spills are in large amount, it may ramain in water for longer time. Prevailing winds and wave action can accelerate the rate of mixing of oil from the surface into water column, increasing the exposure of benthic organisms, thereby decreasing the density and biodiversity of benthic microorganisms affecting the biogechemical cycle and energy cycle in aquatic trophic system. EIRA Division, NEERI, Nagpur (India) has done some work on the toxicity of oil spills on benthic microorganisms, you may contact them to get some more information.

Good luck to you

File 2

Thank you so much Quang!

These papers will be really beneficial for me.

I did an experiment many years ago adding Prudhoe Bay (Alaska) crude oil on to a mudflat in an Alaskan fjord. I was mainly looking at the oil effect on harpacticoid copepods.There was little effec apparentt. I have a small paper on the experiment that I could send to you if you are interested. The sediment on the mudflat was glacially derived and the oil did not penetrate so that it was soon washed off the experimental plots. So my work may not apply to your sediment studies.

Of course Feder, I want to read your paper. I am interested in what kind of small scale changes did you observe in your experiment?

Dear Pramod Chaudhari,

Sorry, I could not find anything at NEERI website. If you have any documents and if you are interested, please send me the link.

Many Thanks for the information.