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The Effects of Oil and Chemically Dispersed Oil on Natural Phytoplankton Communities

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Fate and Effects of Oil in Marine Ecosystems

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The potential functioning of a marine ecosystem strongly depends on the quantity and quality of the primary production of the phytoplankton (37). Effects of oil on phytoplankton can thus cause changes in the structure and functioning of the entire ecosystem.

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Scholten, M., Kuiper, J., Van Groenewoud, H.H., Hoornsman, G., Van Der Vlies, E. (1987). The Effects of Oil and Chemically Dispersed Oil on Natural Phytoplankton Communities. In: Kuiper, J., Van Den Brink, W.J. (eds) Fate and Effects of Oil in Marine Ecosystems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3573-0_15

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