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Parasite communities in Boops boops (L.) (Sparidae) after the Prestige oil-spill: Detectable alterations

Aneta KostadinovaAneta KostadinovaMercedes FernándezJuan Antonio RagaA. Pérez-del Olmo

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0106 biological sciencesSparidaeParasitic Diseases AnimalFaunaEnvironmental pollutionAquatic ScienceOceanography01 natural sciences030308 mycology & parasitologyDisastersFish Diseases03 medical and health sciencesAbundance (ecology)PrevalenceAnimalsParasite hosting14. Life underwaterAtlantic OceanPopulation Density0303 health sciencesbiologyEcology010604 marine biology & hydrobiologyBoops boopsbiology.organism_classificationPollutionPerciformesBenthic zoneFuel OilsWater Pollutants ChemicalBoops

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Environmental pollution affects parasite populations and communities, both directly and through effects on intermediate and final hosts. In this work, we present a comparative study on the structure and composition of metazoan parasite communities in the bogue, Boops boops, from two localities (Galician coast, Spain) affected by the Prestige oil-spill (POS). We focus on the distribution of both individual parasite species and larger functional groupings by using both univariate and multivariate analyses. Our results indicate directional trends in community composition that might be related to the Prestige oil-spill disturbance of the natural coastal communities off Galicia. Endoparasite communities in B. boops reflected a notable change in the composition and abundance of the benthic fauna in the localities studied post-spill probably due to organic enrichment after the POS.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2007-03-01Marine Pollution Bulletin
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.10.003