Marine bird populations of Prince William Sound, Alaska, before and after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Bird study number 2. Exxon Valdez oil spill state/federal natural resource damage assessment final report

Technical Report · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:415944

Klosiewski, S P; Laing, K K

We estimated the summer and winter abundance of marine birds in Prince William Sound, Alaska, following the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, examined changes in population size between pre-spill and post-spill surveys, and compared pre- to post-oil spill population trends in the oiled zone of the Sound relative to trends in the unoiled zone. Ninety-nine species of birds were observed on surveys. Estimated populations of 15 to 32 species/species groups demonstrated declines over the 17-19 year period between pre- and post-spill surveys. However, because of the long time period between surveys, we could not directly associate overall population declines with the oil spill.

• Research Organization: Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK (United States). Migratory Bird Management
• OSTI ID: 415944
• Report Number(s): PB-97-112684/XAB; TRN: 63311651
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Jun 1994
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
OIL SPILLS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
BIRDS
POPULATION DYNAMICS