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Title:
Coral growing on North Sea oil rigs
Authors:
Bell, Niall; Smith, Jan
Publication:
Nature, Volume 402, Issue 6762, pp. 601 (1999). (Nature Homepage)
Publication Date:
12/1999
Origin:
NATURE
Abstract Copyright:
(c) 1999: Nature
DOI:
10.1038/45127
Bibliographic Code:
1999Natur.402..601B

Abstract

This summer the coral Lophelia pertusa was found growing on oil platforms in the North Sea and on the Brent Spar oil-storage buoy during its decommissioning. The findings indicate that Lophelia has a wider distribution and a more rapid rate of growth than previously believed. The discovery also has implications for the debate over oil exploration in the Atlantic Ocean and the perceived benefits of onshore dismantling of deep-water platforms.
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