Prolonged recovery of sea otters from the Exxon Valdez oil spill? A re-examination of the evidence

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 7-19

  Garshelis, David L ^a   Johnson, Charles B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ABR Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic oiling effects; Confounding effects; Mortality; Population surveys; Population trends; Recovery

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OILING EFFECTS; CONFOUNDING EFFECTS; MORTALITY; POPULATION SURVEY; POPULATION TRENDS;

OIL SPILLS; RECOVERY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

OIL;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; MARINE MAMMAL; MARINE POLLUTION; MORTALITY; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION EFFECT; RECOVERY;

CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FORAGING; HARVEST; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; KILLER WHALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; OTTER; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; POPULATION RECOVERY; POPULATION SIZE; PREDATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FEMALE; MALE; OTTERS; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; POPULATION GROWTH; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALASKA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; LUTRINAE; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 84878662868     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.03.027     Document Type: Review

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