Effects of dispersed oil on reproduction in the cold water copepod Calanus finmarchicus (Gunnerus)

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Abstract

Following a 120-h exposure period to 3 concentrations of oil dispersions (0.022mgL-1, 1.8mgL-1, and 16.5mgL-1, plus controls) generated from a North Sea crude oil and a subsequent 21-d recovery, mortality, and several reproduction endpoints (egg production rates, egg hatching success, and fraction of females participating in reproduction) in Calanus finmarchicus were studied. Concentration-dependent mortality was found during exposure, averaging to 6%, 3%, 15%, and 42% for the controls and 3 exposure levels, respectively. At the start of the recovery period, mean egg production rates of surviving females from the highest concentrations were very low, but reproduction subsequently improved. In a 4-d single female reproduction test starting 13 d postexposure, no significant differences in egg production rates or hatching success were found between reproducing control and exposed copepods. However, a significantly lower portion of the surviving females from the highest exposure participated in egg production. The results indicate that although short-term exposure to oil-polluted water after an oil spill can induce severe mortality and temporarily suspend reproduction, copepods may recover and produce viable offspring soon after exposure. The results might imply that for C. finmarchicus populations, the impact from short-term exposure to an oil spill might be predicted from acute mortality and that delayed effects make only a limited contribution to population decrease. © 2013 The Authors.

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Olsen, A. J., Nordtug, T., Altin, D., Lervik, M., & Hansen, B. H. (2013). Effects of dispersed oil on reproduction in the cold water copepod Calanus finmarchicus (Gunnerus). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(9), 2045–2055. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.2273

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