Review of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Effects on Pink Salmon in Prince William Sound, Alaska
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Review of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Effects on Pink Salmon in Prince William Sound, Alaska E. L. Brannon a , K. Collins a , M. A. Cronin b , L. L. Moulton c , A. L. Maki d & K. R. Parker e a Center for Salmonid and Freshwater Species at Risk, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA b Animal Science, University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska, USA c MJM Research, Lopez Island, Washington, USA d A.W. Maki Consulting, Alpine, Wyoming, USA e Data Analysis Group, Cloverdale, California, USA
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