Deep-water coral reefs : unique biodiversity hot-spots
Deep-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 surv
1 online resource (xxvi, 278 pages) : illustrations (some color)., maps
9781402084607, 9781402084614, 9781281861450, 1402084609, 1402084617, 1281861456
288468311
Introduction; Coral reefs; A modern re-discovery; Scandinavian coral reefs; North Atlantic coral reefs and giant carbonate mounds; Other deep-water coral reefs, worldwide; Ancient and modern analogues; Competing theories; An unintended extinction?; Conclusions