A drift experiment to assess the influence of wind on recovery of oiled seabirds on St Paul Island, Alaska

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-166

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

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCASS RECOVERY; OIL SPILL; SEABIRD; WIND;

ARTICLE; BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; UNITED STATES; WIND;

USA, ALASKA, ST PAUL ISLAND;

EID: 0032006402     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(97)00178-1     Document Type: Article

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