Sub-lethal behavioural and physiological responses to an underwater explosion in two crustacean species.

The impacts of a small, free-field, surface explosion from a ship scuttling, on two crustacean species was examined. The southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) and the spotted shore crab (Paragrapsus gaimardii) were used to compare the effects on crustaceans in a controlled experiment on animals distributed up to 500 m from the blasts. Methods for assessing damage included; mortality, behavioural experiments, and physiological assessments.

本研究针对船舶凿沉产生的小型自由场水面爆炸对两种甲壳类动物的影响展开了考察。研究选取南方岩龙虾（Jasus edwardsii）与斑点滨蟹（Paragrapsus gaimardii）作为实验对象，在距离爆炸点最远500米的范围内开展对照实验，以对比二者受爆炸影响的差异。本次实验采用的损伤评估手段包括死亡率统计、行为学实验以及生理学指标检测。