The ecology of seamounts: structure, function, and human impacts

MR Clark, AA Rowden, T Schlacher… - Annual Review of …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
In this review of seamount ecology, we address a number of key scientific issues concerning
the structure and function of benthic communities, human impacts, and seamount …

Influence of water masses on the biodiversity and biogeography of deep-sea benthic ecosystems in the North Atlantic

P Puerta, C Johnson, M Carreiro-Silva… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Circulation patterns in the North Atlantic Ocean have changed and re-organized multiple
times over millions of years, influencing the biodiversity, distribution, and connectivity …

19 occurrence and biogeography of mediterranean cold-water corals

G Chimienti, M Bo, M Taviani, F Mastrototaro - Mediterranean Cold-Water …, 2019 - Springer
The term cold-water coral sensu lato groups taxa with a more or less pronounced frame-
building ability (eg Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata) with forest-forming organisms …

Cold-water corals in the Cap de Creus canyon, northwestern Mediterranean: spatial distribution, density and anthropogenic impact

C Orejas, A Gori, CL Iacono, P Puig, JM Gili… - Marine Ecology …, 2009 - int-res.com
The occurrence and density of 3 cold-water coral (CWC) species (Madrepora oculata,
Lophelia pertusa and Dendrophyllia cornigera) were investigated in the Cap de Creus …

Linking benthic hydrodynamics and cold-water coral occurrences: A high-resolution model study at three cold-water coral provinces in the NE Atlantic

C Mohn, A Rengstorf, M White, G Duineveld… - Progress in …, 2014 - Elsevier
Observations from numerous cold-water coral locations in the NE Atlantic show energetic
near-bottom flow dynamics along the European continental margin at individual coral …

Ecosystem engineering creates a direct nutritional link between 600-m deep cold-water coral mounds and surface productivity

K Soetaert, C Mohn, A Rengstorf, A Grehan… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Cold-water corals (CWCs) form large mounds on the seafloor that are hotspots of
biodiversity in the deep sea, but it remains enigmatic how CWCs can thrive in this food …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of flow speed and food size on the capture efficiency and feeding behaviour of the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa

C Orejas, A Gori, C Rad-Menéndez, KS Last… - Journal of Experimental …, 2016 - Elsevier
The capture efficiency and feeding behaviour of the cold-water coral (CWC) Lophelia
pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758) were investigated considering:(1) different food types,(2) different …

Hydrodynamics and cold-water coral facies distribution related to recent sedimentary processes at Galway Mound west of Ireland

B Dorschel, D Hebbeln, A Foubert, M White… - Marine Geology, 2007 - Elsevier
Cold-water coral carbonate mound development is the result of complex and interactive
hydrographical, biological and geological processes that can result in morphostructures …

Opportunistic feeding on various organic food sources by the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa

CE Mueller, AI Larsson, B Veuger, JJ Middelburg… - …, 2014 - bg.copernicus.org
The ability of the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa to exploit different food sources was
investigated under standardized conditions in a flume. The tested food sources, dissolved …

Scleractinian cold-water corals in the Gulf of Cádiz—first clues about their spatial and temporal distribution

C Wienberg, D Hebbeln, HG Fink, F Mienis… - Deep Sea Research …, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper presents the first compilation of information on the spatial distribution of
scleractinian cold-water corals in the Gulf of Cádiz based on literature research and own …