An oil spillage at a Guillemot colony

An oil spillage at a Guillemot colony

In April 1977 an oil spillage near the RSPB reserve at Bempton Cliffs, Humberside, affected over 1400 Guillemots. Some casualties were not local birds. Summer counts revealed a substantial drop in the numbers of birds on the ledges. By 1978 numbers had increased dramatically, exceeding the pre-spill...

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Veröffentlicht in:Marine pollution bulletin 1982-01, Vol.13 (7), p.237-239
1. Verfasser: Stowe, T.J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In April 1977 an oil spillage near the RSPB reserve at Bempton Cliffs, Humberside, affected over 1400 Guillemots. Some casualties were not local birds. Summer counts revealed a substantial drop in the numbers of birds on the ledges. By 1978 numbers had increased dramatically, exceeding the pre-spill level. The most likely explanation for the observed fluctuations is that some birds were temporarily absent from Bempton in the summer of 1977, returning to breed in 1978.
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/0025-326X(82)90346-0