Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program - II. Ecology

Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program reviews the ecological studies done by the Environmental Studies Program of the Minerals Management Service.
This program, which has spent $10 million a year on ecological studies in recent years, is designed to provide information to predict and manage the environmental effects of outer continental shelf oil and gas activities. The book considers studies on marine mammals and endangered species, birds, benthic organisms, fisheries, and marine ecosystems and makes recommendations for future studies.

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• Authors: Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Geosciences Environment an, Commission on Geosciences Environment and Resources, Committee to Review the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program, Division On Earth And Life Studies, Ecology Panel, National Research Council
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.1992
• EAN: 9780309045988
• ISBN: 978-0-309-04598-8
• No. of pages: 162
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches