investigating naturalphysicaladsorption ofoilcontent bymangroves, a field-scale study

mangroves are one of the main important species which have critical function in ecologicalprocesses in the coastal habitats. recent studies have focused on long term effects such as biological andchemical responses and reactions of ecosystems. in this research, short term response of avicennia marina’spneumatophores as one of substantial parts of mangroves has been considered while facing the oil slick in tidalwaves. factorial experimental design was conducted considering three factors, each one in two levels in bothspring and winter seasons, separately. experiments were carried out in the north coastline of the persian gulfwhere one of the mentioned species habitat in the naybandnatural national park of iran is located. experimentalevidences on the studied blocks were investigated by experimental analysis, accurately. results revealed themain effective factors which can raise the damages of oil spill in the mangroves habitat through oil adsorptionon the pneumatophores. investigations showed the concentration level of the main significant factors that canaffect the adsorption process. the second significant factor on physical adsorption is retention time, alsoknown as contact time. tests results indicated that adsorption in winter is generally more than that in spring.no significant effect of day or night time on the physical oil adsorption by pneumatophores was traced.