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The effects of oil pollution on populations of marine and coastal birds

Die Wirkungen der Ölverschmutzung auf Populationen von Meeres- und Küstenvögeln

  • Biological And Hydrographical Consequences Of Pollution
  • Published: April 1968
  • Volume 17, pages 370–374, (1968)
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Helgoländer wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen
The effects of oil pollution on populations of marine and coastal birds
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Mit zunehmender Ölverschmutzung des Meeres als Folge wachsenden Öltransportes mit Schiffen wuchsen die Gefahren für Vögel des marinen Pelagials und noch mehr des Litorals. Die durch die Verschmutzung mit Öl fast durchweg moribund gewordenen und unter verschiedenen Symptomen eingegangenen Vögel umfassen in Nord- und Ostsee über 20 Arten und können bei einer einzigen Katastrophe über 500 000 Individuen ausmachen. Da nicht selten ganze Populationen von See- und Wasservogelarten außerhalb von Brutraum und Brutzeit auf relativ kleinem Raum zusammenkommen, besteht die Gefahr einer hochgradigen Dezimierung oder gar Bestandsauslöschung.

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1. Oil pollution of the sea, especially damage of oil tankers, may cause severe effects on populations of sea and coastal birds, especially as far as bird aggregations in winter quarters or breeding places are concerned.

2. Examples of oil pollution effects on birds are given and the most severely affected species of European waters quoted.

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Goethe, F. The effects of oil pollution on populations of marine and coastal birds. Helgolander Wiss. Meeresunters 17, 370–374 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01611237

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