| Proof of Concept for Platform Recruited Fish, Phase I: Do Platforms Provide Habitat for Subdault Red Snapper? Contributor(s): U. S. Department of the Interior (Author) |
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ISBN: 1505551854 ISBN-13: 9781505551853 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $15.68 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Nature |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.50 lbs) 88 pages |
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| Publisher Description: There are currently over 3,500 oil and gas structures in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Platform operations and their prior drilling operations produce trace amounts of lead, barium, vanadium, and lanthanum residues that are leached into the surrounding waters and are deposed on the sea floor. These residues have isotopic ratios different from those typical of the Gulf seafloor and can be used as "markers" if they become incorporated into hard-parts, such as otoliths, of fishes associated with oil and gas platforms. |
