Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC, Columbia) | Format: URL
www.cerc.usgs.gov — The ultraviolet radiation (UV) component of sunlight can pose a direct threat to aquatic flora and fauna. This issue overview describes the interactive effects of ultraviolet radiation on vertebrate and invertebrate organisms from freshwater and coastal habitats, and interactive effects of ultraviolet radiation on vertebrate and invertebrate More...
Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Alaska Science Center (ASC, Anchorage) | Format: .PDF
www.absc.usgs.gov — An extensive and diverse array of studies were implemented concurrent with and for several years following the Exxon Valdez oil spill to determine the acute and chronic effects to sea otters. In part, this paper describes what activities relative to sea otters should take place prior to, during, and following another spill similar to the Exxon More...