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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... Methane gas bubbles emitting from the seafloor at Tommeliten , at 70 m water depth in the North Sea .. 3.8 A large boulder located inside a pockmark near the Fugløy reef . 22 21 21 3.9 A sketch illustrating how I suggest light ...
... methane - derived authigenic carbonate crusts 4.42 Terrain map from Hola . 4.43 4.44 The location of Malangsreef . 4.45 Echosounder data from Hola . Photo from the lower portion of the Malangsreef . 585 85 86 87 88 89 4.46 A beautiful ...
... Methane Alfred Wegener Institute Marine Benthic Fauna of the Faroe Islands ( programme ) Bottom Simulating Reflector Carbonate Compensation Depth Controls on METhane fluxes Digital Terrain Model Deep Water Coral Deep Water Coral reef ...
... Methane Derived Authigenic Carbonate Mekenes Mud Volcano Mediterranean Outflow Water Million Years Before Present MMV MOW mybp NADW NGU North Atlantic Deep Water NIOZ NOAA OHCB PDB ppbv RCMG ROV SEPM SIP SR TOBI TRIM TTR UiB UNESCO UPI ...
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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 |