there is work from Richard Warwick that deals with pollution and nematodes I think (Warwick, R.M., 1981. The Nematode-Copepod Ratio and Its Use in Pollution Ecology. Marine Pollution Bulletin 12 (10), 329-333.; Warwick, R.M., 1986. A new method for detecting pollution effects on marine macrobenthic communities. Marine Biology 92 (4), 557-562; Warwick, R.M., 1988. Effects on Community Structure of a Pollutant Gradient - Introduction. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 46 (1-3), 149-149.; Warwick, R.M., Carr, M.R., Clarke, K.R., Gee, J.M., Green, R.H., 1988. A Mesocosm Experiment on the Effects of Hydrocarbon and Copper Pollution on a Sublittoral Soft-Sediment Meiobenthic Community. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 46 (1-3), 181-191.; Warwick, R.M., Clarke, K.R., 2001. Practical measures of marine biodiversity based on relatedness of species. Oceanography and Marine Biology, Vol 39. Taylor & Francis Ltd, London, pp. 207-231.)

Also a paper/chapter by Balsamo et al., (Balsamo, M., Semprucci, F., Frontalini, F., Coccioni, R., 2012. Meiofauna as a tool for marine ecosystem biomonitoring. In: Cruzado, A. (Ed.), Marine Ecosystems. InTech Publisher, pp. 77-104.) that has a table with species specific nematode responses to hydrocarbon pollution. This should be available on RG; let me know if not

Cheers, Jeroen

Thanks Jeroen