TABLE 2. MPN-Hydrocarbon Utilizers. 

 ,3 



Site 2-78 3-79 



(// X 10 /g dry wt.) 

 8-79 11-79 3-80 



7-80 



6-81 



The elevation in hydrocarbon utilizing populations, when detected, 

 represented a shift within the microbial community. There generally was 

 no evidence that total microbial biomass increased as a result of oiling 

 although there generally was a tenfold variation in the microbial 

 biomass between different sampling times (Table 3). 



Site 



12-78 



TABLE 3. Direct Count. 

 (// X !0 8 /g dry wt.) 

 3-79 8-79 11-79 3-80 



7-80 



6-81 



