The Natural history of an Arctic oil field
Subtitle: development and the biota
By: edited by Joe C. Truett, Stephen R. Johnson
Contributors: Truett, Joe C. 1941-; Johnson, Stephen R., 1943-
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 422
Subjects: Natural history -- Alaska -- Prudhoe Bay Region; Ecology -- Arctic regions; Oil fields -- Arctic regions -- Environmental aspects; Prudhoe Bay Region (Alaska) -- Environmental conditions
Description: "Despite the harsh conditions that characterize the Arctic, it is a surprisingly fragile ecosystem. The exploration for oil in the Arctic over the past 30 years has had profound effects on the plants and animals that inhabit this frozen clime. The Natural History of an Arctic Oil Field synthesizes decades of research on these myriad impacts.

Specialists with years of field experience have contributed to this volume to create the first widely available synopsis of the ecology and wildlife biology of animals and plants living in close association with an actively producing oil field."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index