From the Abstract: “Environmental and ecosystem alterations associated with the development and release of contaminants from an active gas and oil field were found to have been primarily related to the presence of the structures per se (- 16,000 m2 har
From the Abstract: “This investigation examines species diversity, faunal similarities, and biomass relations of benthic communities in Timbalier Bay and offshore Louisiana…Sampling was designed to examine possible long-term deleterious effects of oil
Ferrari, S., A. M. De Biasi, L. Pacciardi, G. Fabi, and M. Puletti
From the Abstract: “The mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis was used as a bioindicator in the monitoring of a marine area near a gas-platform. Variations in heavy metal concentrations have been observed during the study period.
From the Abstract: “Tubastraea coccinea and Mycetophyllia reesi were found to have ranges that extend throughout the Caribbean, as do most zooxanthellate scleractinian corals found there.
Fechhelm, R. G., B. J. Galloway, G. F. Hubbard, S. MacLean, and L. R. Martin
From the Abstract: "Two opportunistic benthic surveys werre conducted at an offshore semisubmersible oil drilling rig located in 656 m of water on the continental slope of the Gulf of Mexico to determine the extent of synthetic-based drilling fluid con
