Applying ecological risk assessment to environmental accidents: Harlequin ducks and the Exxon Valdez oil spill

BioScience

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 769-777

  Wiens, John A ^a  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Environmental risk assessment; Exxon Valdez; Harlequin ducks; Oil spill

Indexed keywords

HISTRIONICUS; HISTRIONICUS HISTRIONICUS;

EID: 35448950418     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/B570909     Document Type: Review

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