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

by National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Committee to Review the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780309045988
Publisher:	National Academies Press
Publication date:	02/01/1992
Pages:	162
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)