The Exxon Valdez oil spill: Analysis of impacts on the Prince William Sound pink salmon

Reviews in Fisheries Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 289-337

  Brannon, E L ^a   Maki, A W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alevins; Commercial fishing; Crude oil; Escapement; Salmon; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA;

EID: 0000562039     PISSN: 10641262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641269609388589     Document Type: Article

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