Deep-water Coral Reefs: Unique Biodiversity Hot-SpotsDeep-water coral reefs are found along large sections of the outer continental shelves and slopes of Europe, from North Cape to the Gulf of Cadiz, and because they also occur along the Atlantic seaboard of USA, the Gulf of Mexico, off Brazil, in the Mediterranean, and off New Zealand, they are currently being targeted by international groups of marine scientists. They have become popular and opportune deep-water research targets because they offer exciting frontier exploration, combined with a whole plethora of modern scientific methods, such as deep-sea drilling, sampling, remote control surveying and documentation. Furthermore they represent timely opportunities for further developments within the application of geochemistry, stable isotope research, bacterial sciences, including DNA-sequestering, and medical research (search for bioactive compounds). The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) has arranged a deep-sea scientific drilling campaign on giant carbonate banks off Ireland. Because the reefs currently defy traditional marine-ecological theories, they represent future research opportunities and will enjoy scientific scrutiny for many years to come. |
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... gas hydrates The Pen Duick occurrence 130 132 5.3.3 Carbonate mounds off Mauritania 137 5.4 Summary 139 6 Other deep - water coral reefs , worldwide 141 6.1 Introduction ... 141 6.1.1 6.1.2 The Campos and Santos Basin reefs , off Brazil ...
... not be important for engineering and foundation considerations . In other instances it is crucial for the safety of installations . For example , when gas and liquids migrating through deep-sea sediments cause the formation of. X Preface.
... gas hydrates in near-surface sediments, then any man-made disturbance can lead to seabed instability. Biology has ... gases and liquids emerge through or onto the seafloor, there may be a dramatic effect, especially on the composition ...
... gas- fields , the Nyegga location , and other locations . A perspective view of a 6 km long and 1 km wide section of the Nyegga seafloor area ... 25 26 26 3.12 Gray and white bacterial mats on the sediment seafloor in the deepest ...
... gases / chemical species ; i.e. , " seabed fluid flow " ) , the so - called " hydraulic theory ” . The main objectives of this book are to describe deep - water coral reefs experienced first - hand ; to review second - hand information ...
Contents
Introduction | 13 |
1 | 39 |
5 | 80 |
6 | 89 |
5 | 103 |
3 | 129 |
6 | 140 |
7 | 163 |
5 | 186 |
13 | 198 |
9 | 202 |
Corals inside a pockmark Troll field | 208 |
An unintended extinction? | 210 |
Conclusions | 216 |
14 | 230 |
B Epilogue | 232 |