Vertical Reefs
Subtitle: Life on Oil and Gas Platforms in the Gulf of Mexico
Edition: First edition
Series: Gulf Coast Books
Publisher: Texas A & M University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: College Station, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9781623493110
Table of contents: title: The why and where of drilling for oil and gas --; title: The leasing process --; title: Rigs and platforms --; title: Natural reefs and banks compared to the platforms --; title: How life arrives at the platforms --; title: Visitors above the waves --; title: Below the water --; title: Biological invasions and platforms --; title: Resident animals --; title: Seaweeds and the basis of the food chain --; title: Life on near-shore platforms --; title: Life on platforms of the outer continental shelf --; title: Life on blue-water platforms --; title: Deep life on platforms --; title: Life on platforms at night --; title: Large visiting animals --; title: Recreational use --; title: Fishing --; title: Diving --; title: The fate of platforms --; title: General resources.