(AP) — Pelicans and other birds drenched in oil got lots of attention during last year’s BP oil spill. But bugs?
LSU Agricultural Center scientists will compare bugs and spiders from areas hit by oil last summer to those in oil-free areas to learn more about the spill’s effects.
The study is one of three for which the AgCenter got $2 million through the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium.
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LSU scientists studying oil spill with bugs, sparrows, oysters
September 25, 2011
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