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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... Geology . . . . 109 111 5.8 Map from the Faroe Islands , in the north , to the Porcupine Basin , in the south ... geological setting ... An early drawing showing the W - TR ( Wyville - Thomson Ridge ) acting as a dam . . 125 126 ...
... GEOlogical controls of carbonate MOUNDS on passive continental margins Geochemical Exploration and Research Group Gemini Mud Volcano Gulf of Mexico Hotspot Ecosystem Research on the Margins of European Seas Håkon Mosby Mud Volcano ...
... Geological Survey) National Institute for Oceanic Research (the Netherlands) National Oceanographic and Atmospheric ... Geology Remotely Operated Vehicle Society of Sedimentary Geologists Stable Isotope Partitioning Sula Reef Towed Ocean ...
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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 |