|Temperature and the seasonal and geographical occurrence of oiled birds on West European beaches|
Bourne, W.R.P.; Bibby, C.J. (1975). Temperature and the seasonal and geographical occurrence of oiled birds on West European beaches. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 6(5): 77-80
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. Macmillan: London. ISSN 0025-326X, more
Marine birds; Stranding; Marine
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- Bourne, W.R.P.
- Bibby, C.J.
Oiled birds appear to be a commoner aspect of oil pollution where it occurs with cold water-temperatures, whereas the formation of tar-balls becomes more prominent with warm ones, possibly because liquid oil becomes reduced to inert solid residues comparatively harmless to birds more rapidly at higher temperatures.