Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6361829 | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We estimated the survival probability of breeding European storm petrels before, during and after a severe oil-spill and most of the evidence (64%) contained in the data supported the non-effect of the spill on adult survival hypothesis. ⺠Punctual impact of the spill on survival and expanded (3 years) impact alternatives received less support (17% and 19%, respectively). ⺠Effect size of the spill on averaged survival estimates was negligible in every case. ⺠Our results suggest that European storm petrels minimize the impact of acute pollution or other short term adverse conditions by not investing in reproduction.
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Authors
Jabi Zabala, Iñigo Zuberogoitia, Jose Antonio MartÃnez-Climent, Jon Etxezarreta,