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Paul D. Boehm of Exponent, Inc. Speaker 20: 3<br />

View of Baseline is Often Distorted<br />

Recovery is the return to baseline services—<br />

Not pre-spill conditions<br />

5<br />

Some Factors Affecting the Baseline and Its<br />

Measurement<br />

Natural variability affects resource populations<br />

Normal population fluctuations<br />

Climate change (e.g., ocean temperatures, rainfall patterns,<br />

water resources)<br />

Storms and habitat destruction<br />

Pre-release and “but for” release conditions<br />

(“reference”) are likely different<br />

Exact measures of baseline depend on resources<br />

Sediment resources (use reference sites)<br />

Wildlife populations (range of pre-release conditions)<br />

6<br />

Law Seminars International | Natural Resource Damages | 07/16/10 in <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Fe</strong>, NM

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