Oil and California's seabirds: An overview

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-7

  Carter, Harry R ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Oil platform; Oil pollution; Oil spill; Oil tanker; Seabird mortality; Seabird rehabilitation; Seabird restoration

Indexed keywords

MORTALITY; OIL POLLUTION; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION EFFECT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEABIRD;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES;

EID: 1842832227     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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