The impact of experimental oil-contaminated marine snow on meiofauna

Microcosm experiments were established and run for 80 days to test the impacts of sediment type (clay and marine snow) and oil concentration (0, 3, 10 g/m2) on the benthos. During the course of the experiment, multiple aspects of the community were examined. Organisms were identified and their abundance determined. Diversity and nematode to copepod ratios were calculated across all treatments and replicates.