Importance of the artificial light field around offshore petroleum platforms for the associated fish community

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 331, Issue , 2007, Pages 219-231

  Keenan, Sean F ^a   Benfield, Mark C ^a   Blackburn, Jason K ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish community; Gulf of Mexico; Irradiance; Kriging; Light field; Petroleum platform

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; IRRADIANCE; KRIGING; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; OIL PLATFORM; PELAGIC FISH; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PISCES;

EID: 33947100881     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps331219     Document Type: Article

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