http://deepseanews.com/2008/05/orcas-and-oil/ All the news on the Earth's largest environment. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:09:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://deepseanews.com/2008/05/orcas-and-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-2946 y Thu, 08 May 2008 15:32:00 +0000 http://deepseanews.com/2008/05/orcas-and-oil/#comment-2946 is it too late to say that the cost of oil beyond $$$ is a tad too high to sustain the addiction? is it too late to say that the cost of oil beyond $$$ is a tad too high to sustain the addiction?

]]> http://deepseanews.com/2008/05/orcas-and-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-2945 dp Wed, 07 May 2008 15:47:12 +0000 http://deepseanews.com/2008/05/orcas-and-oil/#comment-2945 What's really interesting/concerning about this report is that the population has not recovered and continues to have a low fecundity 20 years after the spill. This is somewhat circumstantial evidence supporting the idea that top predators will take longer to recover from drastic disturbances like this, as the recovery slowly makes its way up the food chain. I wonder if there is any information on ongoing pollution issues in the Prince William sound? What’s really interesting/concerning about this report is that the population has not recovered and continues to have a low fecundity 20 years after the spill. This is somewhat circumstantial evidence supporting the idea that top predators will take longer to recover from drastic disturbances like this, as the recovery slowly makes its way up the food chain. I wonder if there is any information on ongoing pollution issues in the Prince William sound?

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