Potential impact of oil spills on California sea otters: Implications of the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 38-53

  Brody, Allan J ^a   Ralls, Katherine ^b   Siniff, Donald B ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhydra lutris; Model; Oil spill; Sea otter; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

EXXON VALDEZ; MODEL; MODELLING; OIL SPILLS; POLLUTION EFFECTS; SEA OTTER; SOIL SPILL; SURVIVAL;

USA, ALASKA; USA, CALIFORNIA;

ENHYDRA LUTRIS;

EID: 0029667855     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1996.tb00304.x     Document Type: Article

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