Effects of the EXXON VALDEZ Oil Spill on Fork-Tailed Storm-Petrels Breeding inthe Barren Islands, Alaska. Bird Study Number 7. EXXON VALDEZ Oil Spill State/Federal Natural Resource Damage Assessment Final Report

摘要

We evaluated fork-tailed storm-petrels (Oceanodroma furcata) at East AmatuliIsland, Barren Islands, the largest storm-petrel breeding colony within the trajectory of the oil slick, to determine whether there was evidence of adverse effects, following the 1989 Exxon Valdex oil spill. Although we were unable to measure all possible indicators, we found insufficient evidence to conclude that there were significant adverse impacts to breeding storm-petrels in 1989.