Changing habitat and habitat use by birds after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, 1989-2001

Ecological Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1806-1825

  Wiens, John A ^a,b   Day, Robert H ^c   Murphy, Stephen M ^c   Parker, Keith R ^d  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^c ABR Inc   (United States)

^d Data Analysis Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Ecological impacts; Exxon Valdez; Habitat use; Impact assessment; Oil spill; Prince William Sound; Recovery; Seabirds

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT USE; OIL SPILL; SEABIRD;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; FUCUS; PILEA MICROPHYLLA;

EID: 11144322056     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-5340     Document Type: Review

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