Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) in Prince William Sound, Alaska: Effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 201-210

  Dean, Thomas A ^a   Stekoll, Michael S ^b   Jewett, Stephen C ^b   Smith, Richard O ^a   Hose, Jo Ellen ^c  

^a Coastal Resources Associates Inc ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c Sch of Fish and Ocean Sciences University of Alaska Fairbanks ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Eelgrass; Exxon Valdez; Injury; Oil spill; Prince William Sound; Recovery; Seagrasses; Zostera marina L.

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GERMINATION; MITOSIS; OIL SPILL; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; TIME;

ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 0032029837     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(97)00184-7     Document Type: Article

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