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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... interpreting) what we observe. In this book, I and my fellow researchers report on biological structures that are not only interesting for an integrated oil (resource) company in several ways, but also for the public at large, and for ...
... Interpreted image of a 2 - D seismic line running across the Sula Ridge flat - iron formation . . . 9550 60 61 4.20 An interpreted seismic image shows the varying acoustic reflection strength in the up - dipping layers , beneath the ...
... interpreted regional geological transect across the Gulf of Cadiz El Arriche mud volcano geological setting ... An early drawing showing the W - TR ( Wyville - Thomson Ridge ) acting as a dam . . 125 126 131 133 5.19 These two images ...
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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 |