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Vertical reefs : life on oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico / Mary Katherine Wicksten, Texas A&M University Press, College Station.

Title
  1. Vertical reefs : life on oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico / Mary Katherine Wicksten, Texas A&M University Press, College Station.
Published by
  1. College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2015]
Author
  1. Wicksten, Mary K.,

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Description
  1. ix, 102 pages : color illustrations, color map; 26 cm.
Series statement
  1. Gulf Coast books ; 27
Uniform title
  1. Gulf Coast books no. 27.
Subject
  1. Artificial reefs
  2. Artificial reefs > Mexico, Gulf of
  3. Continental shelf
  4. Continental shelf > Mexico, Gulf of
  5. Drilling platforms > Environmental aspects
  6. Drilling platforms > Environmental aspects > Mexico, Gulf of
  7. Gulf of Mexico
  8. Marine ecology
  9. Marine ecology > Mexico, Gulf of
Contents
  1. 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.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing action (note)
  1. committed to retain