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"A Texas A&amp;M-Corpus Christi researcher says the BP oil spill did at least moderate damage to the tiny animals that live on the sea floor for about 57 square miles around the Macondo well, with severe damage covering about nine square miles.Paul Montagna\u00A0 says it could be a generation or more before the creatures recover.The study was published Tuesday in the online journal PLOS One.Louisiana State University researcher Paul Carney said Wednesday that it's the first-large-scale look at the largest habitat in deep water.The study is part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment that will help decide what damages BP must pay. Montagna says he expects to be subpoenaed as part of the litigation spawned by the oil spill.Related content:BP renews bid to suspend settlement paymentsHalliburton manager charged with destroying evidence after BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spillJudge urged to approve BP claims czar's budgetSign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here from your desktop computer to sign up; on our mobile website, use the drop down to the right to \"Get Email Alerts.\"13484466"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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