After Deepwater Horizon spill, oyster size did not change
Monday, January 9, 2017 - 08:01
in Earth & Climate
Contrary to their own scientific intuition, Cornell researchers found that the body size of intertidal oysters didn't change after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. This offers evidence that either the mollusks recovered rapidly or that the accident lacked the severity to affect growth.