title: Toxicity data for modeling impacts of oil components in an Arctic ecosystem.
abstract: Ecological impact assessment modeling systems are valuable support tools for managing impacts from commercial activities on marine habitats and species. The inclusion of toxic effects modeling in these systems is predicated on the availability and quality of ecotoxicology data. Here we report on a data gathering exercise to obtain toxic effects data on oil compounds for a selection of cold-water marine species of fish and plankton associated with the Barents Sea ecosystem. Effects data were collated from historical and contemporary literature resources for the endpoints mortality, development, growth, bioaccumulation and reproduction. Evaluating the utility and applicability of these data for modeling, we find that data coverage is limited to a sub-set of the required endpoints. There is a need for new experimental studies for zooplankton focused on the endpoints development and bioaccumulation and for larvae and juvenile fish focused on growth and development.
authors.affiliation: Akvaplan-niva, FRAM - High North Research Centre for Climate and the Environment, 9296 Tromsø, Norway.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Klok
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hendriks
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Geraudie
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Hoop
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Laender
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Farmen
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Grøsvik
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hjorth
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nordtug
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ravagnan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Viaene
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carroll
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001110:Arctic Regions; D017753:Ecosystem; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005399:Fishes / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D012098:Reproduction / Q000187:drug effects; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000633:toxicity*; D015048:Zooplankton / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Barents Sea; Ecosystem management; Ecotoxicology; Fisheries; Impact analysis; Model-ecosystem; Petroleum hydrocarbons