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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... survey vessels : Master Surveyor , North Sea Surveyor , Edda Fonn , Seaway Commander , Edda Freya , Normand Tonjer , Acergy Petrel , Polar Queen , Geosund , and Acergy Viking . Without their professionalism , few of the many reefs would ...
... survey vessel Master Surveyor used by Statoil for pipeline route - mapping off northern Norway , imaged here , just as it records the Fugløy reef in 1982 Probably the first - ever colour underwater photograph taken of a deep - water ...
... Survey) National Institute for Oceanic Research (the Netherlands) National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Obligate HydrocarbonoClastic Bacteria Pedee Belemnite (standard) parts per billion by volume R&D Research and Design ...
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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 |