Semi-submersible rigs: A vector transporting entire marine communities around the world

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2573-2583

  Wanless, Ross M ^a   Scott, Sue ^b   Sauer, Warwick H H ^c   Andrew, Timothy G ^d   Glass, James P ^e   Godfrey, Brian ^d   Griffiths, Charles ^a   Yeld, Eleanor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Strome House North Strome ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d Enviro Fish Africa   (South Africa)

^e Tristan da Cunha TDCU 1ZZ   (United States)

Author keywords

Invasive alien marine species; Marine environmental management; Oil rigs; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOFOULING; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DRILLING RIG; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FINFISH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; REEF; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT;

SAINT HELENA; TRISTAN DA CUNHA;

EID: 77954459007     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9666-2     Document Type: Article

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