Browsing Theses, Dissertations and Student Research Papers (Fisheries and Wildlife) by Subject "Oil spills -- Environmental aspects -- Alaska -- Prince William Sound"

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Behavioral constraints on harlequin duck population recovery from the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Rizzolo, Daniel J. (2004-02-05)

I investigated the relationship between harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) behavior and lack of recovery from the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska. First, I evaluated the hypothesis that h ...
Harlequin duck demography during winter in Prince William Sound, Alaska : effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill

Esler, Daniel (2000-09-27)

The 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill was a major perturbation of nearshore habitats of Prince William Sound, a wintering area for harlequin ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus). This research was designed to evaluate harlequin d ...