Tank vessel operations, seabirds, and chronic oil pollution in California

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-34

  Hampton, Steve ^a   Kelly, Paul R ^a   Carter, Harry R ^b  

^a OSPR   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Mortality; Oil tanker; Oil spill

Indexed keywords

MORTALITY; OIL SPILL; SEABIRD; TANKER SHIP; VESSEL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842832225     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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