The deep benthos of Prince William Sound, Alaska, 16 months after the Exxon Valdez oil spill

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 118-130

  Feder, Howard M ^a   Blanchard, Arny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Deep benthos; Exxon Valdez oil spill; Prince William Sound

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEPTH; DISTURBANCE; OIL SPILL; SEDIMENT; ZOOBENTHOS;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ESTUARY; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; USA;

ANIMALIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0032006401     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(97)87420-6     Document Type: Article

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