title: Controlled marine ecosystems in the investigation of oil biodegradation at sea.
abstract: In the marine environment, petroleum is subject to the action of physico-chemical weathering and microbial biodegradation. Experimental controlled ecosystems have provided essential information about the fate of petroleum at sea.
authors.affiliation: Centre d'Océanologie de Marseille, CNRS UA 41, Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bertrand
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004463:Ecology; D004780:Environment, Controlled; D010578:Petroleum; D014481:United States; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D010578:Petroleum