Coral settlements on piles of oil-drilling platforms rigged up in the South China Sea from 1984 to 1988 were investigated. The composition and structure of the settlements of 11 species of corals were determined.
Howard, R. L., G. S. Boland, B. J. Gallaway, and G. D. Dennis
From Conclusions and Significant Findings: “1) Production Platform 296B was estimated to have discharged 5.08 x 105 bbl of produced water during 1978-1979.
This paper presents the quantitative results on the standing
stock and population densities of the fouling community on the
submerged oil platform structures in the area of the Offshore
The Texas continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico is a dynamic region influenced by winds, river, and offshore currents. The shelf is composed of terriginous sediment that contains varying amounts of silt and clay.
Temporal and spatial (depth) patterns of shell growth were studied in the mussel Mytilus edulis in relation to water temperature and potential food availability, at an offshore oil platform, Holly (ARCO), in the Santa Barbara Channel, Californ
Van der Stap, T., J. W. P. Coolen, and H. J. Lindeboom
From the Abstract: "Offshore platforms are known to act as artificial reefs, though there is on-going debate on whether this effect is beneficial or harmful for the life in the surrounding marine environment.
From the Abstract: "As a result of laboratory experiments and studies of the life cycle with both light and electron microscopy, it is suggested that the most likely stages of dispersal from coastal populations to the platforms are the filamentous game
