Lumber spill in central California waters: Implications for oil spills and sea otters
Science
By: G.R. VanBlaricom and R.J. Jameson
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Abstract
A large quantity of lumber was spilled in the ocean off central California during the winter of 1978, and it spread through most of the range of the threatened California sea otter population within 4 weeks. The movement rates of lumber were similar to those of oil slicks observed elsewhere. These observations indicate that a major oil spill could expose significant numbers of California sea otters to oil contamination.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Lumber spill in central California waters: Implications for oil spills and sea otters |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.215.4539.1503 |
| Volume | 215 |
| Issue | 4539 |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Ecological Research Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 1503 |
| Last page | 1505 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Other Geospatial | central California |