Our findings indicate that platforms have both beneficial and adverse proximate impacts on migrant
birds. When migrants unexpectedly encounter poor weather en route across the GOM, many
Wiese, F. K., W. A. Montevecchi, G. K. Davoren, F. Huettmann, A. W. Diamon, and J. Linke
Seabirds aggregate around oil drilling platforms and rigs in above average numbers due to night lighting, flaring, food and other visual cues. Bird mortality has been documented due to impact on the structure, oiling and incineration by the flare.
Tasker, M. L., P. H. Jones, B. F. Blake, T. J. Dixon, and A. W. Wallis
The results of a three‐year study of birds associated with three oil platforms in the North Sea are presented. The attendance patterns of birds at platforms and the proportions of different species at these platforms varied throughout the year.
Lowe, C. G., K. M. Anthony, E. T. Jarvis, L. F. Bellquist, and M. S. Love
In order to better assess the ecological importance of offshore petroleum platforms for economically important groundfishes, we quantified the degree of site fidelity of 100 platform-associated individuals representing 15 species at three offshore plat
