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

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, (c)2015.Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource : color illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781623493127
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • QH545 .V478 2015
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
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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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction QH545.75 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn914255722

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.

Includes bibliographies and index.

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