The article I chose to use for this blog entry is Changing Habitat and Habitat Use by Birds after the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, 1989-2001. This study assesses the effects and consequences oil spills have on the health of an ecosystem by studying twenty-five different bird species. The study was conducted in Prince William Sound, Alaska, the sight of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The study observed ten bays located in the Sound, some were very polluted by oil while others not so much. In conclusion the study was unable to conclude how the recovery dynamics work because the effects of oil are to long lasting for a short term study to fully understand.
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