Central and northern California coastal marine habitats: oil residence and biological sensitivity indices. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5234760

The goals of this study were to characterize the geology and biology of the study area, identify areas/resources sensitive to oil spills, and provide information that may be used to develop oil spill contingency plans. This study focuses on the preparation of detailed maps that relate the physical shore-zone character and wave-energy levels at the shoreline to the biological resources in the shore zone. Tabulated data are summarized on the maps in the form of an Oil Residence Index and a Biological Sensitivity Index for the coasts of the study area. The data for this study are based on three seasonal aerial surveys.

• Research Organization: Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Walnut Creek, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5234760
• Report Number(s): PB-84-127240
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
02 PETROLEUM
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
BASELINE ECOLOGY
MAPS
COASTAL REGIONS
OIL SPILLS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ABUNDANCE
ALGAE
BIRDS
GEOMORPHOLOGY
INVERTEBRATES
SENSITIVITY
SHORES
ANIMALS
ECOLOGY
ECOSYSTEMS
GEOLOGY
PLANTS
VERTEBRATES
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