Discharged drilling waste from oil and gas platforms and its effects on benthic communities

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 456, Issue , 2012, Pages 285-302

  Ellis, J I ^a   Fraser, G ^b   Russell, J ^c  

^a CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Alder Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthic community composition; Chemical toxicity; Oil based fluids; Organic enrichment; Suspended sediments; Synthetic based fluids; Water based fluids

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DEPOSIT FEEDER; DISCHARGE; DRILLING; EXPLORATION; GAS PLATFORM; OIL PLATFORM; POLYCHAETE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TOXICITY;

ANTHOZOA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 84862234310     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09622     Document Type: Review

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