Vertical reefs : life on oil and gas platforms in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico /

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On a clear night, the bright lights of oil platforms sparkle in the Gulf of Mexico. Thousands of these platforms off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana play an important role in the lives of underwater species who find food, shelter, and permanent homes in the ecosystem created by these big, three-di...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wicksten, Mary K. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2015]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Gulf Coast books ; no. 27.
Temas:
Drilling platforms > Environmental aspects > Mexico, Gulf of.
Marine ecology > Mexico, Gulf of.
Artificial reefs > Mexico, Gulf of.
Continental shelf > Mexico, Gulf of.
Plateformes de forage > Aspect de l'environnement > Mexique, Golfe du.
Récifs artificiels > Mexique, Golfe du.
Plateau continental > Mexique, Golfe du.
NATURE > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Artificial reefs
Continental shelf
Drilling platforms > Environmental aspects
Marine ecology
Gulf of Mexico
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The why and where of drilling for oil and gas
  • The leasing process
  • Rigs and platforms
  • Natural reefs and banks compared to the platforms
  • How life arrives at the platforms
  • Visitors above the waves
  • Below the water
  • Biological invasions and platforms
  • Resident animals
  • Seaweeds and the basis of the food chain
  • Life on near-shore platforms
  • Life on platforms of the outer continental shelf
  • Life on blue-water platforms
  • Deep life on platforms
  • Life on platforms at night
  • Large visiting animals
  • Recreational use
  • Fishing
  • Diving
  • The fate of platforms
  • General resources.

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