THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGACY OF THE IXTOC-I OIL SPILL IN CAMPECHE SOUND, SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO

THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGACY OF THE IXTOC-I OIL SPILL IN CAMPECHE SOUND, SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO

The southwestern Gulf of Mexico constitutes an important subsystem within a Large Marine Ecosystem. Due to its high biodiversity, living resources and energy resources, this region is strategic in the national plans for social and economic development of Mexico. The discovery of fossil fuel reserves...

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Main Authors: Luis Arturo Soto, Alfonso eVázquez-Botello, Sergio eLicea-Durán, Marcial Leonardo Lizarraga, Alexandro eYáñez-Arancibia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Oils
oil-spill
Campeche Sound
hydrocarbons compounds
Southwestern Gulf of Mexico
Spill
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2014.00057/full

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