The physiological response of the deep-sea coral Solenosmilia variabilis to ocean acidification [PDF]
Several forms of calcifying scleractinian corals provide important habitat complexity in the deep-sea and are consistently associated with a high biodiversity of fish and other invertebrates.
Malindi J. Gammon +4 more
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The cold-water coral Solenosmilia variabilis as a paleoceanographic archive for the reconstruction of intermediate water mass temperature variability on the Brazilian continental margin [PDF]
Recent oceanographic observations have identified significant changes of intermediate water masses characterized by increased temperatures, lowered pH and deoxygenation.
S. Endress +9 more
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Strong depth-related zonation of megabenthos on a rocky continental margin (∼700-4000 m) off southern Tasmania, Australia. [PDF]
Assemblages of megabenthos are structured in seven depth-related zones between ∼700 and 4000 m on the rocky and topographically complex continental margin south of Tasmania, southeastern Australia.
Ronald Thresher +10 more
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Solenosmilia variabilis-bearing cold-water coral mounds off Brazil [PDF]
Cold-water corals (CWC), dominantly Desmophyllum pertusum (previously Lophelia pertusa), and their mounds have been in the focus of marine research during the last two decades; however, little is known about the mound-forming capacity of other CWC species.
Jacek Raddatz +13 more
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Benthic Assemblages of the Anton Dohrn Seamount (NE Atlantic): Defining Deep-Sea Biotopes to Support Habitat Mapping and Management Efforts with a Focus on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems. [PDF]
In 2009 the NW and SE flanks of Anton Dohrn Seamount were surveyed using multibeam echosounder and video ground-truthing to characterise megabenthic biological assemblages (biotopes) and assess those which clearly adhere to the definition of Vulnerable ...
Jaime S Davies +6 more
doaj +7 more sources
Corals and Carbon: The physiological response of a protected deep-sea coral (Solenosmilia variabilis) to ocean acidification [PDF]
<p>Calcifying corals provide important habitat complexity in the deep-sea and are consistently associated with a biodiversity of fish and other invertebrates. Little is understood about how deep-sea corals may respond to predicted scenarios of ocean acidification (OA), but any predicted changes will have wider impacts on the ecosystem. Colonies
Malindi Gammon
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Distribution of deep-water scleractinian and stylasterid corals across abiotic environmental gradients on three seamounts in the Anegada Passage [PDF]
In the Caribbean Basin the distribution and diversity patterns of deep-sea scleractinian corals and stylasterid hydrocorals are poorly known compared to their shallow-water relatives. In this study, we examined species distribution and community assembly
Steven R. Auscavitch +5 more
doaj +3 more sources
First ROV Exploration of the Perth Canyon: Canyon Setting, Faunal Observations, and Anthropogenic Impacts [PDF]
This study represents the first ROV-based exploration of the Perth Canyon, a prominent submarine valley system in the southeast Indian Ocean offshore Fremantle (Perth), Western Australia. This multi-disciplinary study characterizes the canyon topography,
Julie A. Trotter +14 more
doaj +3 more sources
Assessment of the fecundity of deep-sea corals in southeastern Brazil [PDF]
Deep-sea corals have been facing several anthropogenic threats worldwide, making it increasingly important that studies better understand their reproductive biology and associated cycles.
Nathália Bastos +7 more
doaj +3 more sources
Monsoonal forcing of cold-water coral growth off southeastern Brazil during the past 160 kyr [PDF]
Cold-water corals (CWCs) constitute important deep-water ecosystems that are under increasing environmental pressure due to ocean acidification and global warming.
A. Bahr +10 more
doaj +4 more sources

