The Effect of Artificial Light on the Community Structure and Distribution of Reef-Associated Fishes at Oil and Gas Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

The northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) contains approximately 2,500 oil and gas platforms, resulting in one of the largest de facto artificial reef systems in the world. As of 2013, 1,227 additional structures had ceased to produce oil and gas and have been decommissioned and removed. While active platfo...

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Main Author: Barker, Victoria Anne
Other Authors: Cowan, James H., Jr.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2016
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-03142016-193545/