Counting oil corpses doesn’t add up to death toll

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Counting oil corpses doesn’t add up to death toll

Murdoch University

The Conversation, Vol.31 March

The Conversation Media Group

2011

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Abstract

A new study has revealed that the number of animal deaths caused by oil spills may be up to 50 times higher than previously believed. It found that basing fatality figures on the number of recovered animal carcasses does not give a true death toll.

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Title: Counting oil corpses doesn’t add up to death toll
Authors/Creators: Murdoch University (Author/Creator)
Publication Details: The Conversation, Vol.31 March
Publisher: The Conversation Media Group
Identifiers: 991005543377207891
Copyright: The Author
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Other
Publisher URL: http://theconversation.com/au
Resource Sub-type: Nonrefereed Article

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