Vertical Reefs : Life on Oil and Gas Platforms in the Gulf of Mexico /
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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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
[2015]
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Edición: | First edition. |
Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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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.