LEADER 03224nam 2200649 450 001 9910797485603321 005 20230807221145.0 010 $a1-62349-312-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000449261 035 $a(EBL)2126744 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001524111 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12551416 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001524111 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11483656 035 $a(PQKB)11231993 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2126744 035 $a(OCoLC)914255722 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse46264 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2126744 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11080230 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL815406 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000449261 100 $a20150729h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aVertical reefs $elife on oil and gas platforms in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico /$fMary Katherine Wicksten 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aCollege Station, [Texas] :$cTexas A&M University Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (118 p.) 225 1 $aGulf Coast Books ;$vNumber 27 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-62349-311-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aOn a clear night, the bright lights of oil platforms sparkle in the Gulf of Mexico. Thousands of these platforms off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana play an important role in the lives of underwater species who find food, shelter, and permanent homes in the ecosystem created by these big, three-dimensional structures standing on the flat sea floor. They may also play lesser-known roles "above the waves" in the migration of birds and even insects. Tapping into years of diving experience, marine biologist Mary Wicksten looks at the inhabitants and visitors of these "vertical reefs", explaining 410 0$aGulf Coast books ;$vNumber 27. 606 $aDrilling platforms$xEnvironmental aspects$zMexico, Gulf of 606 $aMarine ecology$zMexico, Gulf of 606 $aArtificial reefs$zMexico, Gulf of 606 $aContinental shelf$zMexico, Gulf of 615 0$aDrilling platforms$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aMarine ecology 615 0$aArtificial reefs 615 0$aContinental shelf 676 $a577.7/272 700 $aWicksten$b Mary K.$01544799 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797485603321 996 $aVertical reefs$93799297 997 $aUNINA