Persistence rates and detection probabilities of oiled king eider carcasses on St Paul Island, Alaska

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 522-526

  Fowler, Ada C ^a   Flint, Paul L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM;

BIRDS; DETECTION PROBABILITY; KING EIDER; OIL SPILL; OIL SPILLS; OILED CARCASS; OILED CARCASSES; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTION EFFECTS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIRD; CARCASS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; PROBABILITY; ROCK; SAND; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

USA, ALASKA, ST PAUL ISLAND;

SOMATERIA SPECTABILIS;

EID: 0030870243     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(96)00153-1     Document Type: Article

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