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Relationships between nutrients and dissolved oxygen concentrations on the Texas-Louisiana shelf during summer of 2004
(2009-06-02)
Hypoxia (dissolved oxygen concentrations less than 1.4 ml/l) is a recurrent seasonal phenomenon on the Louisiana Shelf, caused by the combined effects of nutrient loading by the Mississippi and Atchafalaya River System ...
Early life ecology of sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus, in the northern Gulf of Mexico
(2010-07-14)
Sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus, are commonly taken by the recreational and
commercial fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) and larvae are frequently reported in
the region, indicating the Gulf's potential role as ...
Assessment of seismic risk for subsea production systems in the Gulf of Mexico
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)
The number of subsea production systems placed in deepwater locations in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) has increased significantly in the last ten to fifteen years. Currently, API-RP2A (2000 a,b) designates the GOM as a low ...
3-D multichannel seismic reflection study of variable-flux hydrocarbon seeps, continental slope, northern Gulf of Mexico
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)
In the northern Gulf of Mexico, seafloor hydrocarbon fluid and gas seepage is an ubiquitous process on the continental margin. Although seafloor seepage and seep-related features (mud volcanoes, carbonate formation) have ...
Nitrous Oxide Production in the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone
(2010-10-12)
The Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone is created by strong persistent water
stratification and nutrient loading from the Mississippi River which fuels primary
production and bacterial decomposition. The Texas-Louisiana shelf ...
Remote sensing analysis of natural oil and gas seeps on the continental slope of the northern Gulf of Mexico
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)
Natural hydrocarbon seeps harbor distinctive geological, chemical, and biological features in the marine environment. This thesis verified remote sensing signatures of seeps using in-situ observation and repeated collections ...
Structural analysis of the perdido fold belt: timing, evolution, and structural style
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
The Perdido fold belt is the compressional toe of the complex system of detached
structures in the western Gulf of Mexico. Located in the Alaminos Canyon protraction
area in ultra deep-water, this extensive fold belt has ...
Bioaccumulation of mercury in pelagic fishes in NW Gulf of Mexico
(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)
Total mercury (Hg) levels were determined in the tissues of ten taxa of pelagic
fishes, with a special emphasis on apex predators (large vertebrates). Highest Hg levels
were observed in blue marlin (Makaira nigricans), ...
Phytoplankton biomass and community structure at frontal zones in the surface waters of the Northern Gulf of Mexico
(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)
Satellite images of chlorophyll concentration in the surface waters of the Gulf of
Mexico suggest a high degree of heterogeneity in the phytoplankton biomass. The
causes of this variability and the amount of variability ...