Effects of offshore oil drilling on Philippine reef corals.
Bulletin of Marine Science
By: J.H. Hudson, E.A. Shinn, and D.M. Robbin
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Abstract
An offshore drilling site in an area of extensive live-coral bottom off NW Palawan Island, Philippines, was examined 15 months after well completion. Porites lutea growth rates showed that little suppression of head coral growth could be attributed to drilling. Diver observation, however, together with analysis of sampling transect photomosaics, revealed 70-90% reduction in foliose, branching, and plate-like corals in an iron-stained area that extended out from the wellheads in a 115 X 85-m ellipse.-from Authors
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Hudson, J., Shinn, E., and Robbin, D., 1982, Effects of offshore oil drilling on Philippine reef corals.: Bulletin of Marine Science, v. 32, no. 4, p. 890-908.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Effects of offshore oil drilling on Philippine reef corals. |
| Series title | Bulletin of Marine Science |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Bulletin of Marine Science |
| First page | 890 |
| Last page | 908 |