Small oil spill kills 10–20 000 seabirds in North Norway |
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Authors: | Robert T Barrett |
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Institution: | Department of Zoology and Marine Biology, Tromsφ Museum, University of Tromsφ, 9000 Tromsφ, Norway |
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Abstract: | An estimated 10–20 000 seabirds were killed by a very small oil spill off the coast of North Norway in March 1979. Despite the fact that over 90% of these were Brunnich's Guillemots Uria lomvia, the breeding population of this species was not considered to have been seriously threatened by this spill. On the other hand, this episode did illustrate how extremely vulnerable certain seabird species are to oil. |
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