A comparison of shoreline assessment study designs used for the Exxon Valdez oil spill

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 380-388

  Gilfillan, E S ^a   Harner, E J ^b   O'Reilly, J E ^c   Page, D S ^a   Burns, W A ^c  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exxon Valdez; Oil spill; Shoreline assessment

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGY; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; OIL SPILL; RANDOMIZATION; SPECIES; STATISTICS; TECHNIQUE; WATER POLLUTANT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033033124     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00138-6     Document Type: Article

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