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Title

The impact of an oil spill in turbulent waters : the Braer : proceedings of a symposium held at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 7-8 September 1995 / edited by J.M. Davies and G. Topping.

Publication

Edinburgh : Stationery Office, 1997.

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Additional Authors

• Davies, J. M. (John Murray), 1944-
• Topping, G.
• Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Description

xvi, 263 p. : ill. (some col.), maps; 25 cm.

Subject

• Braer (Oil tanker)
• Braer (Ship)
• Plants > Effect of pollution on > Shetland > Congresses
• Oil spills > Environmental aspects > Shetland > Congresses
• Oil pollution of the sea > Environmental aspects > Shetland > Congresses
• Tankers > Environmental aspects > Shetland > Congresses
• Animals > Effect of oil spills on > Shetland > Congresses
• Oil pollution of the sea > Shetland > Congresses
• Oil spills and wildlife > Shetland > Congresses

Genre/Form

• Conference papers and proceedings
• Conference papers and proceedings.

Note

• Published for the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• The Braer oil spill: environmental circumstances and the remit of the Ecological Steering Group on the Oil Spill in Shetland (ESGOSS) / W. Ritchie -- The Braer incident: Shetland Islands, January 1993 / C. Harris -- The fate of the Braer oil in the marine and terrestrial environments / J. M. Davies, A. D. McIntosh, R. Stagg, G. Topping & J. Rees -- Modelling the fate of the Braer oil: the validity of forecasts / R. Proctor & W. R. Turrell -- Impacts of oil pollution from the Braer on semi-natural vegetation / N. G. Bayfield & J. R. Frankiss -- The effects of the Braer oil on crops and sheep / John A. Milne, R. W. Mayes, A. Smith & A. H. Sinclair -- The direct effect of the Braer oil spill on seabird populations, and an assessment of the role on the wildlife response centre / M. Heubeck -- Sub-lethal effects of the Braer oil spill on seabirds / P. Monaghan, P. Walton, G. Austin, M. D. Burns, C. M. Turner & P. J. Wright --^
• The effects of the Braer oil spill on otters and seals on Shetland / J. W. H. Conroy, H. Kruuk, & A. J. Hall -- The impact of the Braer spill on commercial fish and shellfish / G. Topping, J. M. Davies, P. R. Mackie & C. F. Moffat -- The impact of the Braer oil on caged salmon / K. J. Whittle, D. A. Anderson, P. R. Mackie, C. F. Moffat, N. J. Shepherd & A. H. McVicar -- The impact of the Braer oil spill on sandeels around Shetland / P. J. Wright, R. M. Stagg & A. D. McIntosh -- The sub-lethal effects of the Braer oil spill, Shetland Isles, Scotland, on farmed atlantic salmon (Salmon salar) and the common dab (Limanda limanda) / R. M. Stagg, A. M. McIntosh, C. F. Moffat, C. Robinson, S Smith, D. W. Bruno & C. J. Secombes -- Studies on the response of inter-tidal and sub-tidal marine benthic communities to the Braer oil spill / P. F. Kingston, I. M. T. Dixon, S. Hamilton, C. G. Moore & D. C. Moore -- The Braer: environmental health problems associated with the spill / M. Hall --^
• The Scottish office view of the Braer spill, its effects and management / H. Mills -- Measures implemented by Norwegian environmental authorities during the Braer incident / M. Hauge -- An oceanographer's comments on the Braer incident / J. H. Steele.

ISBN

0114957983

LCCN

^^^98128432^

OCLC

37370914

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library