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On a clear night, the bright lights of oil platforms sparkle in the Gulf of Mexico. Thousands of these platforms off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana play an important role in the lives of underwater species who find food, shelter, and permanent homes in the ecosystem created by these big, three-dimensional structures standing on the flat sea floor. They may also play lesser-known roles "above the waves" in the migration of birds and even insects. Tapping into years of diving experience, marine biologist Mary Wicksten looks at the inhabitants and visitors of these "vertical reefs", explaining

Marine ecology --- Continental shelf --- Artificial reefs --- Drilling platforms --- Fish habitat improvement --- Fisheries --- Fishing --- Reefs --- Biological oceanography --- Marine ecosystems --- Ocean --- Aquatic ecology --- Marine drilling platforms --- Ocean drilling platforms --- Oil drilling platforms --- Oil platforms --- Platforms, Drilling --- Spar platforms --- Offshore oil industry --- Offshore structures --- Oil well drilling rigs --- Environmental aspects --- Ecology --- Equipment and supplies