Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography,
ecology, and reproductive biology of deep-sea octocorals and also focuses on gorgonian …

Deep-sea corals were discovered over a century ago, but it is only over recent years that
focused efforts have been made to explore the history of the oceans using the geochemistry …

" There are more coral species in deep, cold-waters than in tropical coral reefs. This broad-
ranging treatment is the first to synthesise current understanding of all types of cold-water …

Abstract Van Dover, CL 2011. Mining seafloor massive sulphides and biodiversity: what is at
risk?–ICES Journal of Marine Science, 68: 341–348. Scientific exploration of the deep sea in …

Precious corals have been commercially exploited for many centuries all over the world.
Their skeletons have been used as amulets or jewellery since antiquity and are one of the …

The radial growth rates and ages of 3 different groups of Hawaiian deep-sea 'corals' were
determined using radiocarbon measurements. Specimens of Corallium secundum, Gerardia …

While the specific life histories of different species and populations vary to some extent, sea
turtles typically are long-lived, slow-growing, and wide-ranging, occupying multiple habitats …

Ocean acidification has been predicted to reduce the ability of marine organisms to produce
carbonate skeletons, threatening their long-term viability and severely impacting marine …

Using bomb-14C dating and growth ring counting methods, we calculate life spans and
growth rates of six species of deep-sea corals collected at depths of between 400 and 900 m …

Since the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles was published in 1997, the field has
grown and matured in ways few of the authors would have predicted—particularly in the …